Chapter 29: There Certainly Is a New Agreement, But It Can’t Be Spoken…

The thick long eyelashes quivered slightly, hesitating whether to open the eyes or not. The young gentleman was still conflicted, truly unable to figure out where he had slipped up.

He had clearly tried his best not to move around, and hadn’t turned over. By all reasoning, Li Ruantang shouldn’t have noticed.

Moreover, he had secretly peeked through the slits of his eyes, and Li Ruantang also had her eyes closed. Maybe she was sleep-talking like last time.

Meng Jun secretly relaxed, but the corners of his lips curved upwards. Li Ruantang was still thinking of him. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have him in her dreams every time.

Beside him.

Li Ruantang had almost stopped breathing. She waited quietly, waiting for her silly little husband to roll into her arms sleepily as usual.

But Meng Jun was also waiting for her to fall asleep.

For a moment, the mountains were silent, shadows under the moonlight, and the room was quiet.

“Jiu Jiu.” Her voice softened a bit, her fingers tightly clenched into fists inside her sleeves, then reluctantly loosened, “…Sweet dreams.”

Since he had decided to leave, Li Ruantang closed her eyes heavily.

She let go.

People, after all, come alone and go quietly.

The emotions suppressed in her heart churned restlessly, like a blunt knife slowly grinding against flesh and blood. Never mind, just treat it as if it were only a dream.

Her sigh was light and shallow, even the crescent moon seemed tinged with sorrow, the night deepened, and finally everything fell completely silent.

The young gentleman squinted, secretly glancing at the girl beside him, “Tang Tang?”

He called out to her tentatively.

A sweet scent wafted to her nose, and Li Ruantang’s whole body stiffened, but she also understood that it was probably time for him to leave.

She just pretended to be sound asleep.

“Hmm, sleeping so soundly.” Meng Jun’s eyes curved into crescents. In the past few days, he had always fallen asleep early and hadn’t really seen what Li Ruantang looked like when she was asleep.

Now that he saw, the young gentleman’s heart immediately started itching unbearably. After pondering for a while, he silently found an excuse: if he wanted to snuggle, he should definitely wait until she was sound asleep.

Thinking this way, his outstretched finger gently and softly poked Li Ruantang’s cheek, lingering for quite a while. Seeing no reaction from her, the young gentleman’s courage grew, and his fingers brushed over her slightly furrowed brows and eyes in her sleep.

“Tang Tang, sweet dreams.”

The clear and cool voice was filled with joy. Those upturned thin lips lightly pressed together as Meng Jun leaned down. His half-loose dark hair fell, like flowers about to break through the soil and bloom brilliantly, eager yet extremely cautious.

Even the heart pressed in his chest gradually became uncontrollable.

With every inch he got closer, the young gentleman’s ears grew redder and hotter. He tightly closed his eyes, and the fingers grasping her shoulders had already produced a palm full of sweat.

“……”

Wasn’t he supposed to leave?

Li Ruantang opened her eyes in confusion, only to see Jiu Jiu’s lightly pursed lips and extremely nervous expression.

The young gentleman was muttering quietly to himself, trying to muster courage, “It’s okay, it’s just cuddling.”

But the more he said this, the more wildly his heart leapt in his chest. Like the dense drumbeats during the New Year, it pounded so hard he could barely breathe.

This won’t do!

The young gentleman sat back dejectedly beside Li Ruantang, pinching his almost burning cheeks hard before opening his eyes. He sighed rather frustratedly. No wonder Li Ruantang was unwilling to let him accompany her into danger. Now it seemed he truly was useless.

Just thinking about cuddling to help detoxify her had made him so nervous he broke out in a sweat. But those beautiful eyes fixed steadily on the still lying girl. If he didn’t continue, what would happen to her?

Moreover, moreover, they had already exchanged flower wreaths. The Mountain Goddess must have already bound them together.

“Tang Tang, don’t worry, I will definitely save you.” The young gentleman took a deep breath and leaned down again with his eyes closed.

He came more recklessly than before.

Li Ruantang heard this puzzledly, and had just barely lifted her eyelids, intending to ask in detail, when her lips softened, and suddenly her arms were full of sweetness.

She froze stiffly in the blankets, feeling for a moment as if she had fallen into an absurd beautiful dream.

Didn’t he say he was going to leave with that Wei sister who came to pick him up?!

The softness on her lips was as light as a feather, but in an instant it plucked at the strings of her heart, resonating and flowing with undisguised joy.

Perhaps she had misheard.

Li Ruantang’s eyes reddened slightly, but fortunately the night was dark and no one could notice. She only laughed lightly in her heart – so this was what he meant by cuddling.

However, her little husband was indeed silly.

Even if she was as pure and indifferent as possible, she was not a saint. How could she withstand his repeated teasing like this?

Moreover, this was still the Hu family’s home.

The young gentleman had no idea about all these twists and turns in her mind. He sat up with a red face, panting for a few breaths, and then reached out to rub his waist.

Hmm, what was written in the storybooks was really true – his waist really was sore!

Now that he was twisted like a pretzel, forget about his waist, by tomorrow morning his neck would probably hurt too. He wondered if crawling into her arms would be better.

Meng Jun lifted the thin blanket, just about to adjust his position and continue cuddling.

Li Ruantang, who had just been sound asleep, suddenly turned over, turning her back to him.

She always slept on the outside. Meng Jun knelt up straight and tilted his head to look. He didn’t know if he had squeezed Li Ruantang earlier, but with this turn, she was now only half a hand’s width from the edge of the bed.

Obviously, there was no room for him in her arms now.

The young gentleman frowned in frustration. Detoxification would need at least a whole night, right? He had only cuddled for barely a moment in total.

He reached out and gently placed his hand on her shoulder, applying a little force, wanting her to turn around. But Li Ruantang didn’t move at all.

Meng Jun’s worried gaze fell on the long bench beside the table, and suddenly he had an idea.

Wait, why doesn’t he put the bench next to the edge of the kang bed? Although it would be a bit uncomfortable, at least there would be a place for him.

Besides, Li Ruantang would eventually turn over. He wouldn’t have to sleep on the bench all night.

He was such a genius!

The young gentleman gleefully felt his way down from the bed in the dark.

“…Jiu Jiu.”