Chapter 23

  Gu's emotions were still stirred up and couldn't calm down, unable to get the message she wanted. In the end, she could only comfort Qian Tong to sleep.

  Leaving the room, he saw Si Luo Chen standing quietly at the door, his expression very calm as he asked, "How is she?"

  Qian Tong shook his head: "Just fell asleep, emotions have been unstable all along, can't do anything for now."

  He walked closer and held her hand, comforting her: "I just sent a message to Anna saying that tomorrow I'll go with you to the rehabilitation center, we won't be going to the clinic. Miss Shen has arranged a room for us and prepared some food. It's already very late, let's eat something and rest first. As for Miss Gu, someone will help take care of her, don't worry."

  Her hand was held in a reverse grip, and she asked anxiously, "Lu Chen, is everything okay with you?" She felt that the person in front of her was somehow different, but couldn't quite put her finger on where.

  "It's nothing, I'm just a bit tired."

  "Let's go back quickly." As he said that, he wanted to pull Si Luo Chen away, but then he found the person behind him motionless, and inexplicably turned around.

  "Si Luo Chen asked with a straight face: 'Do you know where the room is?'"

  To Qian Tong: "......"

  Si Luo Chen led Xiang Qian Tong back to the designated room, where everything had been carefully checked by Si Luo Chen before going to find Xiang Qian Tong. There were no surveillance cameras and no wiretaps. Also, considering that Wang Shao Ke and Shen Lue lived next door, the uneasy feeling in her heart also dissipated a lot.

  The room environment is not particularly clean, two single beds together, white sheets, grayish walls around, and dim lighting that resembles a hospital ward.

  It's not the smell of disinfectant around here, but a faint musty smell.

  After the two finished their meal and washed up, Qian Tong sat on the edge of the bed and pulled Si Luo Chen into her arms to comfort him: "Let's just make do with sleeping for one night first. Tomorrow when Gu Qing wakes up, we'll go home and rest properly."

  Si Luo Chen smiled: "You can, I can too, don't always think of me as so weak."

  "......I didn't mean it that way."

  Si Luo Chen stopped and leaned towards Qian Tong's embrace, asking: "Qian Tong, aren't you afraid?"

  "What?"

  "The surroundings outside, and this room are all unfamiliar to us. I've just checked around here, there's nothing, but it doesn't make me feel any more at ease." Si Luo Chen smiled slightly, thinking that this idea was quite naive.

  Xiang Qian Tong thought this made sense, it was indeed not that safe here, the only thing she could rely on was her trust in Wang Shao Ke.

  As for Shen Yue, I have no idea at all.

  "You go to sleep first, I'll keep watch for you."

  Si Luo Chen didn't say anything else, his lips pressed against hers, gently kissing the softness of Qian Tong's face, then quickly pulled back: "Although it's like this, but because you're here, I'm not afraid at all."

  It was just a fleeting kiss, but it made Xiang Qian Tong almost feel like there was an electric current rolling through the blood vessels in her body.

  To Qian Tong: "......"

  Si Luo Chen's lips curled up in a smile as he lay on the bed, his eyes closed, and his long black hair spread out like seaweed among the white snow of the pillow.

  Qian Tong just sat there, not saying a word, quietly watching her, recalling her gentle words, as if already satisfied.

  Reaching out to touch, rubbing the woman's long hair, gently entwining, softly soothing. Si Luo Chen might have been really tired, soon had a sleepy feeling, and in a moment felt Si Luo Chen's steady breathing.

  She leaned in, her warm breath brushing against Si Luo Chen's cheek: "No matter what happens, I'll always protect you. Goodnight, Luo Chen." Smelling the fragrance on her neck, he pressed his lips to hers, a goodnight kiss.

  Just as I was about to retreat after a brief taste, my occipital bone was gently and skillfully grasped from behind.

  Qian Tong was taken aback for a moment, and his face suddenly flushed with warmth.

  Si Luo Chen raised his hand, but his eyes were still closed, his eyelashes trembling slightly, and a hint of a smile seemed to be hidden in the corners of his eyes.

  "How dare you kiss me?!"

  Qian Tong's head was wrapped up, and she could only continue to keep her lips stuck to Si Luo Chen's.

  "...how come you're still not asleep?" asked awkwardly.

  He snorted and said, "I'm already asleep."

  To Qian Tong: "......"

  Si Luo Chen narrowed his eyes and hooked up the corner of his mouth: "Just with vigilance, you see, we caught the thief like this."

  To Qian Tong: "… Luo Chen."

  With both hands around Xiang Tong's neck, Si Luo Chen's smile was faint, the corners of her mouth curved into her usual arc, and her black eyes were as beautiful as ink jade.

  Si Luo Chen gazed steadily at Qian Tong, his arm slipping down to encircle her waist: "We agreed to sleep together, you have even more things to attend to tomorrow, don't you?"

  "Th...then let's sleep together." Xiang Qian Tong replied with a red face.

  Xie Luo Chen shifted his body sideways, making room for the woman on top of him to lie down: "This is more like it."

  Qian Tong's face turned even redder: "......"

  Two people snuggled up in a bed, leaning against each other. Si Luo Chen wrapped his arms around Xiang Qian Tong's and asked: "Qian Tong, what do you plan to do afterwards?"

  To be honest, I really don't know what to say to Qian Tong, and I'm speechless.

  "Let's take it one step at a time, whether as friends or out of duty, we can't just stand by and do nothing, can we? Get some rest, and we'll think of something tomorrow."

  From the first day he met her to now, everything she did made Xiang Qian Tong's heart warm like water. In this small room, it was filled with sweetness.

  "Uh-huh, I see. Sleep tight, goodnight."

  "Good night."

  In another room, Wang Shaokuo finished washing and wiping her hair, seeing Shen Lue puffing on a cigarette sitting on the edge of the bed quietly sizing her up.

  "How come you're still not resting?" Wang Shaokuo asked.

  "It's been a long time since I've seen you, I want to see more of you." He took a drag on his cigarette, exhaled lightly, and said with a smile.

  Wang Shaokuo suddenly felt his face burning: "...... you ...... just said something to Luochen outside, her reaction wasn't quite right." His tone was somewhat awkward.

  "Do you want to know?"

  "I want to know." Wang Shaokuo said honestly.

  She slightly raised her eyes: "Just curious about me, but my affairs can't be casually talked about, so she didn't ask much."

  "So you tell me..."

  "Is it your birthday? It's true."

  Wang Shaokuo's heart softened, as if she knew all of Shen Yue's doubts: "I... didn't distrust you."

  "Really? Then what else do you want to know from me?"

  "Everything about you." he said seriously.

  Shen Lue looked at Wang Shaokuo without responding, the cigarette in his hand slowly burning away. He then slightly gestured: "Come, sit over here, I'll help you blow dry your hair."

  Wang Shaokuo knew that Shen Lue would not easily talk about her, especially after everything today. But he felt his face burning at her every word and action: "I... I can do it myself."

  "I want to help you blow your hair." Shen Lüe's lips curled up with a hint of a smile: "Shao Ke's hair is very good, I like it." Gentle Shen Lüe made people unable to refuse, and could only obediently sit in the chair.

  Shen Yue picked up the hair dryer to help Wang Shaokai blow his hair, and during the process, Shen Yue's gaze was always on Wang Shaokai, with a smile at the corner of his mouth.

  After blowing dry, he took the initiative to hold Wang Shaokuo's waist and let her whole head stick close to his chest. Wang Shaokuo was moved by this sudden action, and her heart beat faster for several beats.

  But the person behind him just held Wang Shaokuo still, quietly making people's hair stand on end, and since they couldn't see anyone, they couldn't help but ask: "What...what happened?"

  The two were already extremely close, and they could clearly feel Shen Lue's warm breath on their ears, the room inexplicably becoming dry.

  "Would you be unhappy if I didn't?" Shen Lue asked in a low voice.

  "What?"

  Shen lowered his voice and whispered: "About Luo Chen and Qian Tong and everything here, I know you're curious."

  As for Si Luo Chen and Xiang Qian Tong's relationship, I've long been aware of it. As a friend, it's only natural to offer congratulations. And as for Shen Lue, who can say they're not curious? That would be a lie.

  But her intuition told her that the more she understood, the deeper she would sink into it, and the more dangerous it would be.

  Before Wang Shaokuo could respond, Shen Lue's lips touched Wang Shaokuo's cheek, next to his ear, and whispered: "Shaokuo, I miss you."

  This voice was extremely gentle, with a hint of intoxication, and it dissipated right next to Wang Shaokuo's ear.

  Wang Shaokai: "......"

  "It would be great if I weren't me."

  It seems like it's expressing something, but actually, it isn't.

  Wang Shaokuo knew she was just talking to herself.

  In Wang Shaoke's eyes, Shen Lue would occasionally joke with her and sometimes tease her until she blushed, but he never said anything like "I miss you". This didn't fit his personality. Now, hearing him say "I miss you" for the first time, his voice was soft and gentle, not cheesy at all, but instead felt pure and unadulterated.

  Wang Shaokai listened as if he was hearing Shen Lue's innermost voice.

  There is a tendency in my heart to melt into these four words.

  "Who are you if you're not Shen Lue?" Wang Shaokuo asked with a red face.

  "I forgot, I just really don't like that me, and now I'm getting more and more disgusted with this me." Before Wang Shaokuo could ask why, the next moment was sealed by Shen Lue's cool and soft lips.

  Wang Shaokuo opened her eyes, letting Shen Lue kiss her. It wasn't the first time she had been kissed by Shen Lue, but she had never disliked such contact, and instead found herself increasingly reluctant to leave.

  Close your eyes and try to meet her kiss.

  They just kissed for a while, and Shen Luo left again with a flutter.

  Wang Shaokuo's breathing paused for a moment, savoring the brief and enchanting kiss just now, suddenly feeling lost and dissatisfied with this unexpected development. As she thought about it, her face couldn't help but flush redder and redder.

  Shen Lue stroked his lips and smiled: "It's a good thing that there will be a response."

  Wang Shaokuo awkwardly hid in Shen Lue's arms: "...... I......"

  "It's getting late, I've been busy since I arrived here today, aren't you tired? Or... is Xiao Ke not thinking of sleeping yet, huh?" Shen smiled slightly and took a step back, his voice low and husky, with a hint of ambiguity.

  For the first time, Shen Yue felt like a hypocritical woman, and Wang Shaokai was completely powerless to defend himself.

  "Tired, very tired. Sleep, slept." Tongue is no longer nimble.

  Shen Yue turned around and left, sitting on the edge of the bed laughing: "Come, I'll hold you while we sleep."

  Wang Shaokai: "......"