When Luo Nanchen returned to the room, he caught a whiff of an unusual atmosphere.
Although Lin Qiao had a cold and gorgeous appearance and usually didn't talk much, she looked like a celestial maiden detached from the mortal world.
The kind that seemed hard to mess with.
Except during meals.
However, in fact, Lin Qiao wasn't that intimidating. She just preferred soft approaches rather than forceful ones.
She just looked tough.
But today, as soon as Luo Nanchen entered, he saw Lin Qiao sitting at the table, smiling at him.
This was a treatment he had never received before.
Luo Nanchen was a bit confused. He had no idea what Lin Qiao was up to.
Lin Qiao smiled, "You're back?"
Luo Nanchen nodded, "Yes."
Lin Qiao poured a cup of tea for Luo Nanchen, blew on it gently to cool it down, and then handed it to him, "Everything taken care of?"
All these gestures seemed extremely considerate, but Luo Nanchen felt inexplicably flustered.
"Xiaolin, if you have something to say, just say it," Luo Nanchen took the teacup and placed it on the table. He freed his hand to hold Lin Qiao's, "I admit all my mistakes and promise never to make them again."
"Mistakes? What mistakes?" Lin Qiao asked in surprise, genuinely so, "Why are you so eager to admit mistakes?"
The more Lin Qiao said this, the more flustered Luo Nanchen felt.
"Xiaolin, do you know something?"
Lin Qiao nodded, "I know. You're childish."
"?"
"Actually, you can show your true self in front of me," Lin Qiao said with a smile, "It's a pity that you've shown it all to Mo Xiujie."
Oh no, it seemed she had sold Mo Xiujie out...
Luo Nanchen understood, "I see. What did Mo Xiujie say?"
Lin Qiao shook her head, "Hey, let me tell you something else. Today we saved a..."
"What did Mo Xiujie say?"
"I want to tell you..."
"What did Mo Xiujie say?"
"..."
Lin Qiao stuck out her tongue and shrank her head guiltily. Mo Xiujie, I'm really sorry for you...
Luo Nanchen gritted his back teeth, "Okay, I know."
Know? Know what? Why did she know nothing?
However, when Luo Nanchen was angry, he liked to grit his back teeth. Although it wasn't obvious on the surface, his lower jawbone would become particularly prominent, angular.
How handsome...
Cough, why was she being so unreserved and always acting like a fangirl?
Mo Xiujie was, after all, an important source of information. If he was punished by Luo Nanchen now, it would be difficult for her to find out anything in the future.
She'd better save Mo Xiujie's life first.
"Luo Nanchen," Lin Qiao started to change the subject, "Isn't it good that I'm so gentle with you?"
Luo Nanchen was stunned for a moment, "It's not bad..."
"Then why did you ask if I knew something as soon as you came in?" Lin Qiao snorted, "You think there's something wrong when I'm gentle and kind to you, right!"
"No."
"Yes, there is!"
Luo Nanchen directly picked Lin Qiao up, "Okay, if Xiaolin says there is, then there is."
Lin Qiao was suddenly picked up and felt a bit flustered. She instinctively wrapped her arms around Luo Nanchen's neck, "Wh...what are you doing?"
"You."
"???"
"You asked what I'm doing."
"And then?"
"The answer is you."
"..."
What kind of bold words were these? Wouldn't Luo Nanchen get this book taken off the shelves by the editor like this?!
But before she could blush and feel her heart race, Lin Qiao suddenly remembered something and asked carefully, "You didn't forget that I'm still on my period, did you?"
Lin Qiao looked at Luo Nanchen's expression. The handsome face that had been full of joy suddenly lost its expression.
Although Luo Nanchen's expressions were never very obvious, Lin Qiao still noticed this subtle change.
Alas, wasn't this also a loss for her?
After all, even Zou Lvrui, the original author of the novel, had fantasized about sleeping with Luo Nanchen.
It was really...
Such a pity...
Luo Nanchen sighed. His voice was extremely gentle, "It's okay. I can endure it."
His voice was hoarse and deep.
Like a cello scraping across gravel.
Lin Qiao was a fan of celebrities in the 21st century. One of the live - streamers she followed was a voice actor.
That was the most beautiful voice she had ever heard.
Luo Nanchen's voice was even better.
And the comments under that voice actor's videos were all about "the baby flying out".
"Flying a baby" meant that when seeing a handsome guy or a "male contestant" that made one's heart flutter, one skipped all the steps like dating, getting married, having sex, and getting pregnant, and just "flew a baby".
Lin Qiao felt that she could now experience the fun of "flying a baby".
Brother, I'm game!
Then... it was another day when Lin Qiao helped Luo Nanchen relieve his desires with her hands.
Lin Qiao: Such a useless me...
Luo Nanchen hugged Lin Qiao contentedly and lay on the bed.
Lin Qiao's hands were numb. She lay in Luo Nanchen's arms, extremely exhausted.
"Luo Nanchen."
"Hmm?"
"It's afternoon now. We haven't had lunch yet."
"Is Xiaolin hungry?"
Lin Qiao was frustrated, "The workload is heavy. I'm tired."
"Then your husband will go prepare lunch."
Luo Nanchen kissed the center of Lin Qiao's eyebrows, got out of bed, and covered Lin Qiao with the quilt.
The promised top - floor feast was gone. Now it was replaced by a few remaining side dishes scavenged from the kitchen.
But it was okay. It was edible.
Lin Qiao wasn't picky at all.
Luo Nanchen had long since reached the state of fasting. Whether he ate or not depended entirely on his mood. At the moment, he just sat beside her, smiling, watching Lin Qiao eat.
While gobbling down her food, Lin Qiao didn't forget to talk to Luo Nanchen, "Let's go to Yangzhou City."
"Why do you suddenly want to go to Yangzhou City?"
"It's the thing I was about to tell you just now. The girl named Tinghe we saved, with all that talk about Boss Pi and Boss Xie. Even if we don't help her, we should at least send her back. Anyway, we don't have a destination, right?"
Luo Nanchen nodded, "Okay, I'll follow whatever my wife says."