novelraw Chapter 183 Tonight, I’ll Sleep Here
Chapter 183 Tonight, I’ll Sleep Here
Xia Yinian looked at Gu Lingqian for quite a while, then pouted her lips slightly and sat back down on the sofa."You have something to say, just ask." It’s pointless to just stare at each other.
"What do I need to ask about?" Gu Lingqian sat down on the chair, looking at her.
Xia Yinian moved her lips, getting a bit impatient, she didn’t like playing mind games, it’s better to speak plainly.
The things she could say, she definitely would say; the things she couldn’t, no amount of questioning would make her say more.
"Aren’t you going to offer me a cup of tea?" he said.
Xia Yinian then realized he was still holding his laptop bag.
"Just got back?" She grabbed a cup and poured him some warm water, "I don’t have tea here, I don’t have the habit of drinking tea at night, you..."
Thinking for a bit, she then said: "Have you eaten?"
"What time is it now?" Gu Lingqian countered without answering.
Xia Yinian was startled, then glanced at the clock on the wall: "Half-past ten."
"So?"
"Got it, you’ve already had dinner, my question was superfluous then, okay?" She couldn’t help but roll her eyes.
"It wasn’t superfluous, it’s... quite nice." It felt like a wife caring about her husband.
Though, Gu Lingqian didn’t know why he suddenly thought like that.
Xia Yinian couldn’t figure out what he really meant, whether it was good or bad.
But now, she wasn’t in the mood to think about these things, she yawned, her eyelids starting to feel heavy.
A somewhat resentful glance fell on Gu Lingqian, but she felt too shy to say anything.
When would he leave? It was half-past ten, time to rest.
"I remember you don’t usually go to bed this early, what’s up today?"
Gu Lingqian stared at her obviously weary eyes, yawning so soon, looking like she wanted to sleep.
Are you very tired today?
Xia Yinian wanted to say she really was tired, but in the end, she said nothing.
He had said it, he didn’t like his girlfriend working outside, even a fake girlfriend was the same.
At least, for now, she was nominally his girlfriend.
"I want to sleep." Since he wasn’t asking about things like a man in her bed, Xia Yinian wasn’t going to entertain him.
Really sleepy.
Gu Lingqian still showed no signs of leaving, just calmly looking at her.
Xia Yinian felt a shiver down her spine from his gaze, his expression... why was it so strange?
"What... is the matter after all?" She always felt his gaze wasn’t simple.
Gu Lingqian just picked up the cup, drank some water, and didn’t speak.
Who knows how long passed, he suddenly said softly: "Tonight, I’ll sleep here."
"Oh... what?" Sleep here? What does that mean?
"Do you want me to move out? Where to?"
Before Xia Yinian could finish her question, suddenly, Gu Lingqian stood up, put down the laptop bag, and walked towards her.
Xia Yinian instinctively backed away, but he kept closing in.
He advanced, she retreated, like they were playing a chase game.
Who knows how long it was, suddenly, Xia Yinian’s leg was tripped by something, she lost her balance and fell backward.
Gu Lingqian just watched her fall down without any intention of helping her.
Of course, Xia Yinian wasn’t hurt, she just fell on the bed.
That moment was a bit awkward; she scrambled up in a fluster and when she looked up, she saw Gu Lingqian standing by the bed, looking down at her.
He lifted his long fingers, actually starting to... unbutton his shirt?