Chapter 63

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"Junran, are you asleep?" Lin Yuqing's gentle voice suddenly sounded.

Xu Junran was taken aback. He hadn't fallen asleep at all. It was the middle of the night, and having a beautiful woman lying next to him, anyone who could fall asleep immediately would be crazy. Besides, he had too many things on his mind, and his head was full of thoughts about the construction company and the fish farming in the paddy fields.

"What's wrong, Yuqing? Is there something?"

Xu Junran still responded to Lin Yuqing.

Lin Yuqing didn't say anything for a long time. Just as Xu Junran thought she was talking in her sleep, a soft voice suddenly came: "Get in bed!"

One sentence almost made Xu Junran cry out, his whole body tensing up.

Seemingly emboldened by this sentence, Lin Yuqing said again: "Otherwise, let's sleep in the same bed!"

Xu Junran was almost scared out of his wits by her words, thinking, "Sister, what kind of logic is this? Even if others don't know our relationship, don't you know it yourself?"

Sitting up with a helpless look, Xu Junran said seriously, "Yuqing, that's not appropriate."

Lin Yuqing lowered her head slightly. In the darkness, Xu Junran couldn't see her face, but he heard her say softly, "It's fine, come up."

Xu Junran didn't dare. Although he was still a virgin in this life, he had experienced matters between men and women in his previous life. He knew that once a man and a woman got involved in a certain way, things would get complicated. Moreover, although Lin Yuqing was very beautiful and sometimes Xu Junran's thoughts would wander, he wasn't desperate enough to do something without clarifying their relationship. Wouldn't that just turn into a one-night stand like what young people often do nowadays?

Although Xu Junran wasn't particularly conservative and didn't mind the relationship between men and women, he didn't want to do something like this. Besides, Lin Yuqing was someone he had insisted on bringing from Li Family Town to the capital. If something happened, how would others view him?

Embezzlement?

Or premeditated?

Neither of these sounded good.

At this moment, Lin Yuqing continued in a low voice, "The floor is too cold. You have things to do tomorrow, so sleep in the bed. The bed is big enough; we can squeeze in."

"Ah, what?" Xu Junran responded but suddenly stopped.

"I said we can squeeze in for the night," Lin Yuqing repeated, thinking Xu Junran hadn't heard her clearly. She was slightly dissatisfied; she had mustered the courage to let this guy sleep in the same bed with her, and he was still hesitating.

If there were lights, one would see Xu Junran's mouth wide open, his face flushed as if he had been outside in the cold winter.

After a long while, Xu Junran said hoarsely, "Yuqing, I... I..."

"What, don't worry, I won't tell anyone. Just for one night..." Lin Yuqing, having mustered her courage, relaxed her mind and used clothes to separate them, giggling, "You better behave! Or I'll hit you."

Xu Junran didn't know what to say: "I... I..."

While he was still hesitating, Lin Yuqing got up and sat on the edge of the bed, saying boldly, "Are you getting in yourself, or do I need to help you?"

Xu Junran smiled bitterly and nodded, "I'll do it myself."

Putting the bedding on the floor back on the bed, Xu Junran said softly, "Sorry, Yuqing. It's my fault for letting others misunderstand our relationship."

Lin Yuqing lay on her side, facing away from Xu Junran, and said calmly, "There's nothing to be sorry about. To me, reputation doesn't mean much anymore."

Xu Junran was silent. He knew these were angry words. A woman who hadn't married yet and was labeled as a jinx, how could she not care? A pure woman, coming to the capital with him, being treated as his wife, and being forced to sleep in the same bed, how could she be in a good mood?

The bed in the guesthouse wasn't very big, and with Lin Yuqing placing a pile of clothes in the middle, they each occupied one side, almost falling off.

Lin Yuqing was a bit better off; she was a woman and had a smaller frame. Xu Junran, however, was very uncomfortable, almost lying on his side.

"Um, Yuqing, can you move a bit to the other side?" After a while, Xu Junran finally couldn't bear it and spoke up. He was really uncomfortable, almost sticking to the edge of the bed.

Unexpectedly, Lin Yuqing didn't answer him, just facing away from Xu Junran as if she hadn't heard.

Xu Junran was speechless, thinking, "What kind of person are you? You let me sleep here, but you treat me like a thief, giving me such a small space. I might as well sleep on the floor; at least it would be more spacious and not so cramped."

Turning over lightly, Xu Junran reached out and tapped Lin Yuqing's tightly wrapped blanket, saying again, "Yuqing, I'm about to fall off."

"Are you about to fall off? I'm the same. Look where I am," Lin Yuqing finally responded, but her tone wasn't happy. She seemed dissatisfied with Xu Junran's attitude, and her words left Xu Junran speechless. What did this woman mean? She had let him sleep in the bed and said they could squeeze in for the night, but now she was dissatisfied. They say a woman's heart is as deep as the sea, but this was too quick a change!

Xu Junran patiently explained, "Sister, you've created a boundary in the middle of the bed, taking up at least a third of the space. We're both about to fall off."

Lin Yuqing snorted, "Do you think I want to? I'm just afraid you'll make a mistake."

"Me making a mistake?" Xu Junran laughed in anger, "Please! I think you're the one who might make a mistake. I'm afraid you'll ruin my innocence."

"Do you still have innocence?" Lin Yuqing said bluntly to Xu Junran, her tone clearly filled with disdain, "Little kid, you even had your first kiss with me. What innocence do you have left?"

Xu Junran was almost driven to the brink by this woman. He shouldn't have told her on the train that the fight in the restaurant was his first kiss. Now it had become a weapon for her to mock him. It was really frustrating.

"I'll take responsibility for my own innocence. You don't need to worry. But this definitely won't work!" Xu Junran decided to be stubborn too.

"Then what do you want? You can't remove this boundary, can you?"

Xu Junran didn't notice that Lin Yuqing, facing away from him, had a sly smile on her face.