The night was long, and sleep was far away.

Wen Lingxiu felt that this person, Lu Xing, was like poison!

Colorless and odorless.

In just two short years… he had seeped into every aspect of her life. 

Just like now.

Lu Xing leaned against the headboard, his slender fingers flipping through a page of a book.

In his lowest, softest voice, he read these incredibly childish stories.

Nannan loved to listen.

She loved to listen too.

The warm yellow light from the ceiling lamp cascated down on him. Even from this “death angle,” Lu Xing still looked incredibly gentle as he read slowly.

“Everyone has their own star, but the meaning of it varies from person to person.

To a traveler, the stars are a guide; to a scholar, the stars are an unsolvable problem; to a merchant, they are wealth.

But the stars themselves are silent.”

Nannan was already asleep.

But Wen Lingxiu still kept her eyes open, staring at Lu Xing’s face without blinking.

She felt that she wanted something, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on it.

As Lu Xing lifted the covers, intending to leave, a slender, fair hand gripped his wrist.

Lu Xing looked up in surprise and met Wen Lingxiu’s eyes.

He had never seen such a look in Wen Lingxiu’s eyes before—eager, guilty, regretful, and a little complicated.

Wait!

Not right!

Alarm bells went off in Lu Xing’s mind.

Not right, too not right!

120% not right!

Wen Lingxiu had clearly already kicked him out of the queue to be Nannan’s father. So what does she want now?

Lu Xing paused for a moment, the corners of his mouth lifting. He bent down and said in a low voice.

“What’s wrong, CEO Wen?”

“Are you uncomfortable somewhere?”

A wistful expression hung on Wen Lingxiu’s beautiful face. She wanted to let Lu Xing go, but her hand wouldn’t obey.

Her brain told her to let go.

Her body told her to hold on tight.

Ever since she found out about Lu Xing’s past, she could no longer treat him as just an employee.

Everything had changed.

She wanted to make it up to Lu Xing, but Lu Xing might not even want a happy family anymore.

Wen Lingxiu’s long eyelashes drooped, her gentle face filled with conflict.

After a long while.

Wen Lingxiu said softly, “I can’t sleep. Can you stay with me for a while?”

She had said it, throwing caution to the wind. She suddenly let out a sigh of relief.

Wen Lingxiu suddenly realized that speaking her heart wasn’t so difficult after all!

Hmm?

Lu Xing’s head was buzzing.

Not right.

Really fucking not right!

Stay with you?

What kind of staying with you?

Staying with you mentally, or staying with you physically?

Lu Xing’s scalp tingled. He thought, this Auntie Wen has really reached that age. She’s actually fucking hungry!

Fuck!

Lu Xing swallowed, glanced over at Auntie Wen, at the magnificent waves and mountains.

He tried to reason. “This is playing dirty, isn’t it…”

Wen Lingxiu: ???

How is this playing dirty?

Wen Lingxiu followed Lu Xing’s gaze down at herself and her face instantly flushed red.

She snatched her hand away from Lu Xing as if she had been electrocuted, frantically pulling up her nightgown, but the more she hurried, the more flustered she became.

In the end.

It was Lu Xing who helped her button it up.

Wen Lingxiu stared at the ceiling, trying to escape reality. She felt she had lost all her face for this lifetime!

In front of this fool Lu Xing, she had no dignity as an older person left.

Damn it…

A large patch of red spread from Wen Lingxiu’s neck to her ears. The blush on her cheeks, in particular, made Lu Xing stare dumbfounded.

He didn’t even do anything!

Ho… ly… f*ck…

So Auntie Wen has a congenital blushing physique.

Good, good, good.

A crouching tiger, a hidden dragon. Truly a crouching tiger, a hidden dragon.

(TL: I think everybody knows this saying.)

Auntie Wen, you’re really being a stranger. To think you’d let me find out about this only now.

But in order to prevent Auntie Wen’s face from exploding with redness, Lu Xing felt he still had to say something.

So he very skillfully offered a way out.

“CEO Wen, is it because of too much work pressure recently? I have a good solution!”

Seeing Lu Xing’s high spirits, Wen Lingxiu couldn’t be bothered to blush and gently laughed along.

“What solution do you have?”

Lu Xing let out a silly laugh, took out his phone, and said smugly, “I’ll find you some lectures on advanced mathematics and linear algebra. You’ll definitely fall asleep as soon as you listen!”

Wen Lingxiu was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly felt much more at ease. 

She gave Lu Xing a playful glare and said softly.

“How many years has it been since I graduated?”

That’s true.

Lu Xing scratched his head and thought for a moment.

“Then I’ll give you a massage to relieve some stress? Or a foot soak is also a good choice.”

“Honored guest, hello! Technician number eighteen is at your service at any time!”

Seeing Lu Xing trying hard to find a solution, Wen Lingxiu’s heart warmed. She reached out her finger and poked his head.

“Lie down.”

Huh?

Lu Xing secretly pinched his own waist.

Hiss.

So painful!

It’s not a dream!

Why is Auntie Wen so abnormal today! She can’t be that hungry, can she?

He only provides emotional value, not this kind of thing!

Lu Xing looked at Wen Lingxiu’s face warily.

Whoever you are! Get out of Auntie Wen right now! 

(TL: I exorcise you demon †.)

Wen Lingxiu’s watery eyes glanced at Lu Xing, urging him delicately.

“Lie down.”

Swallowing, Lu Xing still decided to trust Auntie Wen’s character.

Uh.

She wouldn’t be such a beast, right?

Nannan is still fucking lying here. You can’t do it like this!

Lu Xing took a deep breath and lay down on the bed.

This was the first time he had slept in the master bedroom’s bed. The source of this content ɪs novel✦fire.net

Sigh, so soft.

I wonder how much this mattress costs. If only I could take it with me.

Seeing Lu Xing carefully lying on the edge of the bed, clutching the side of the quilt, Wen Lingxiu suddenly smiled.

It seems Lu Xing isn’t as at ease as he appears.

After knowing that Lu Xing was also a little nervous, Wen Lingxiu suddenly wasn’t nervous anymore.

She curled her lips in a good mood, pulled open the covers, and lay down on the other side.

“CEO Wen, should I turn off the light…?”

A warm, fair hand reached over Nannan and gently placed itself on the back of Lu Xing’s hand.

Lu Xing’s eyes widened.

Wen Lingxiu was comfortable, as if a wandering bird had finally found a place to rest.

“Goodnight.”

Ah…

Lu Xing stared at the ceiling and subconsciously replied, “Goodnight.”

Oh, mother!

Auntie Wen has gone crazy!

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