The room was dead silent. Xia Weilan couldn't help opening her eyes slightly and peering around. She saw that tall figure lying on the side on the sofa, covered with a blanket, with his back to her.
But a part of Mo Beichen's long legs was hanging off the sofa.
"Hubby, won't you come to bed? I promise I won't touch you," Xia Weilan said, feeling a twinge of pity.
Mo Beichen didn't respond.
Xia Weilan fell silent too.
"Knock, knock, knock. Sir, Madam. Master sent me here with some milk. Is Sir asleep?"
Aunt Tian's voice came from outside the door.
Xia Weilan immediately sat up in bed. At the same time, Mo Beichen also sat up. The two of them glanced at each other.
"The door is unlocked. Come in," Mo Beichen's cold voice came from inside the room after a while.
Aunt Tian gritted her teeth and turned the doorknob. She hung her head and placed the milk on the table. "Master said a glass of milk before bed is good for the body."
Aunt Tian came in on a mission to check. Seeing Mo Beichen and Xia Weilan sitting side by side on the head of the bed, looking all lovey - dovey, she finally left the room in peace and went downstairs right away to report to Master Xia.
After seeing Aunt Tian leave, Mo Beichen picked up the milk somewhat helplessly and handed it to Xia Weilan. "You drink it. Remember to rinse your mouth before going to sleep."
After saying that, Mo Beichen was about to get up.
"Hubby..." Xia Weilan tightly grabbed his pajamas and wouldn't let go.
"What?" Mo Beichen looked down at her, his voice calm.
"You come to bed too. If you don't agree, I won't do anything to you. I promise," Xia Weilan tilted up her sincere little face and stared at him longingly, a bit stubborn.
"Or, I'll sleep on the sofa," Xia Weilan rolled her eyes and finally said.
What kind of man was Mo Beichen? How could she let him sleep on the sofa? Just thinking about it made her feel it was really unfair to him.
But it was different for her, Xia Weilan. She was small - framed and could even turn over on the sofa without falling off.
Thinking this way, Xia Weilan was about to get out of bed.
"Come back!" Mo Beichen said in a deep voice.
He couldn't bring himself to let a woman sleep on the sofa either.
"Do as you said before," Mo Beichen said. Then he picked up a glass of milk in each hand and handed one to her. "Drink it."
That night, the two of them slept on the big bed, one on the left and the other on the right, with a decent distance between them.
"Click." Mo Beichen reached out and turned off the light. The whole room instantly plunged into darkness.
An ambiguous atmosphere permeated the bed.
Xia Weilan tried to open her eyes wide but couldn't see a thing.
She also knew Mo Beichen's temper and didn't dare to touch him at this moment for fear of angering him and making him leave. So she obediently lay on her side, looking in Mo Beichen's direction.
The moonlight was dim that night, and it was pitch - black in the room.
However, the white light in Xia Weilan's eyes was especially noticeable.
Mo Beichen squinted his eyes and quietly stared at those eyes as bright as stars. Somewhere in his heart had softened without him knowing.
Before long, Xia Weilan's steady breathing could be heard in the room.
Mo Beichen gently leaned over, reached under her neck, and pulled her into his arms. Then he closed his eyes too.
"Mo Beichen, don't believe it. Come back quickly..."
"Mo Beichen, why are you so stupid? Waaah..."
In the middle of the night, a sorrowful mood filled the room. Mo Beichen opened his eyes, turned on the bedside lamp, and found that Xia Weilan had curled up at some point. She was shivering non - stop, her face deathly pale, and she kept repeating his name.
"Xia Weilan, what's wrong? Wake up," Mo Beichen looked at her seriously and gently shook her shoulder.
But Xia Weilan seemed to hear nothing. She just kept shivering all over, as if trapped in boundless fear.
"Xia Weilan!"
Mo Beichen gently wiped the sweat off her forehead and nervously called her name, trying to pull her out of the nightmare.
Maybe it was the gentle touch on her forehead or the sound of Mo Beichen's voice. Xia Weilan suddenly paused. Her curled - up body relaxed a bit.
But Mo Beichen couldn't fall asleep anymore. The image of Xia Weilan's helplessness kept flashing in his mind. He walked to the window, opened one of them, and let the cool air in. For some reason, his heart felt heavy, as if a rock was weighing on it.
Why did Xia Weilan have a nightmare related to him?
She told him not to believe something. Not to believe what?
Was it because he had been too harsh on her that night, leaving a shadow in her heart?
The more Mo Beichen thought about it, the more annoyed he felt.
His gaze on the bed became even deeper and more solemn.
The next day.
When Xia Weilan woke up, she found that Mo Beichen was no longer by the bed.
She changed her clothes, washed up, and then rushed downstairs. Fortunately, she managed to see Mo Beichen sitting in the living room having breakfast.
"Hubby..." Xia Weilan happily ran over, grabbed a piece of bread at random, and sat down beside Mo Beichen.
Mo Beichen calmly looked at her, his eyes full of inquisitiveness.
"Did you sleep well last night? Did I pull the quilt?" Xia Weilan immediately looked at him warily.
"No," Mo Beichen replied.
"Then?" Xia Weilan thought for a while but couldn't think of anything. "Let's have breakfast then."
Xia Weilan munched on the bread while sipping the milk, looking energetic and carefree. This Xia Weilan made Mo Beichen suddenly feel like he couldn't understand her. He said,
"Did you sleep well last night?"
"Sure, I slept well," Xia Weilan answered without even thinking.
Mo Beichen fell silent again. It felt like an invisible hand was clutching at his heart.
This silly girl had a nightmare but didn't even know it?
Mo Beichen finished his breakfast first and then sat on the sofa, casually picking up a foreign - language book and flipping through it.
A few rays of sunlight shone into the hall from outside the window, accompanied by the sound of Xia Weilan gulping down the milk.
Mo Beichen rubbed his forehead, as if he had some troubles. He even felt annoyed while reading the book.
Xia Weilan quickly took a few more gulps, then jumped down from the dining table.
"Okay, let's go."
Hearing this, Mo Beichen finally stood up.
As he passed by Xia Weilan, Mo Beichen paused, frowned, and reached out to wipe the milk off the corner of Xia Weilan's mouth.
"You're so clumsy," Mo Beichen said in a non - committal tone and then walked out.
He was going to take Xia Weilan to school first and then go to the company.
On the campus of University A.
Xia Weilan was walking on the tree - lined path. When the students passing by saw her, they immediately started whispering.
"I heard Xia Weilan has a powerful backer. Even Lin Xuefei hasn't dared to come to school for several days."
"If I had to apologize in front of the whole school, I wouldn't dare to come either. The principal has even posted the disciplinary notice on the bulletin board. I feel so embarrassed for Lin Xuefei."
"I heard Xia Weilan is a relative of Mr. Mo from the Mo Group. Tsk, tsk, tsk. From now on, stay away from Xia Weilan. Don't ever provoke her."
Xia Weilan pretended not to hear anything. When she got to the classroom, she deliberately scanned around. Sure enough, Lin Xuefei wasn't there for class again today.