A few seconds later, Bo Jinlan looked away from her collarbone. "What are you daydreaming about?"
Jiang Yaoyao finally regained consciousness. "Huh? Oh, the top blanket, you can grab a thin one."
Bo Jinlan quickly took down the blanket.
Jiang Yaoyao pulled open the bottom drawer and found a four-piece cotton set. Then, she realized….
Seriously, she couldn't pretend it!
She had to ask him for help again. "Do you know how to put on a duvet cover?"
Bo Jinlan leaned casually against the closet, his long fingers stroking his chin. "I'll look into it. It shouldn't be too difficult."
Jiang Yaoyao was speechless.
She knew it!
How could the heir of a wealthy family, who lived like a prince, possibly know how to put on a duvet cover?
However——
After hanging up the phone, Cheng Runzhi took a cup of warm water and returned to bed upstairs. As he was walking down the hallway, he suddenly heard a scream.
He frowned and stopped.
Then, Jiang Yaoyao's voice came through the door.
"Geez, slow down!"
"Do you know how to do it or not?"
"Can you be gentler?"
"Forget it, get out! Get out! Let me do it!"
Cheng Runzhi was speechless.
Was his niece so valiant in private?
Little did he know——
In the bedroom, Jiang asked Bo Jinlan to zip up the duvet cover while she slipped into it along with the duvet.
After much effort, they finally put the cover on!
She clapped her hands and felt a sense of accomplishment. "You still have to rely on me, right?"
Bo Jinlan raised his eyebrows. "I'm the one who found the strategy."
Jiang Yaoyao puffed up her cheeks in anger. "Okay, I'll give you half of the credit!"
Bo Jinlan looked at her puffer-like face and smiled. He hugged the blanket and walked to the sofa.
He first laid the bedsheet and then placed the blanket on it.
Jiang Yaoyao also carried the small pillow over and placed it correctly.
It was such an outstanding achievement!
She smiled happily at him. "There."
The girl's eyes were curved, and the corners of her mouth were curled up, revealing eight neat white teeth. Her face was dainty and sweet, with a pure and innocent smile.
Bo Jinlan looked at her and joined in the laughter. "A pleasant collaboration."
Jiang Yaoyao blinked. For some reason, she suddenly felt a little shy. "Ugh, it's getting late. Go take a shower."
"All right."
When the man entered the bathroom, Jiang Yaoyao pinched her cheek.
What the hell was she doing?
Weren't they just putting on a duvet cover and arranging a sofa together? Yet, there was this weird feeling like an old married couple.
***
When Bo Jinlan came out of the shower, the bedroom was quiet.
Jiang Yaoyao was lying on the sofa, seemingly asleep.
Bo Jinlan looked at her tightly shut eyes and raised his eyebrows playfully before walking over.
***
Jiang Yaoyao was getting ready to sleep when she suddenly felt a hand reaching over and touching her neck.
"Ah——"
Jiang Yaoyao screamed in fear.
Her mouth was covered.
Then, she began to struggle desperately.
Beast!
He was such a pervert!
How dare he mess around with her in her grandfather's house!
"Don't scream," said Bo Jinlan in a deep voice.
Jiang Yaoyao grabbed his sturdy arms with both hands while her feet kicked wildly at the quilt. Her peach blossom eyes glared at him fiercely, "Hmm hmm (don't touch me!)."
Bo Jinlan looked down at her.
He had just showered and was wearing a gray T-shirt and casual pants.
Compared with his usual well-dressed business elite, he was more homely and casual now. Especially with his wet, black, shaggy hair hanging over his eyebrows, making him look like a college boy.
It seemed to be the first time she saw him dressed in something other than a shirt and trousers.
No!
Jiang Yaoyao suddenly remembered the provocative sight of him in the hotel room earlier, with only a white towel wrapped around his hips.
This thought made her face turn red. Soon, the heat spread to her ears and neck. The bedroom was quiet, but her heart was thumping so fast that it almost jumped out of her throat.
Until….
"Here's your medicine."
"What?" said Jiang Yaoyao, still in a daze.
"You didn't apply the medicine I bought in the morning." After Bo Jinlan finished speaking, he narrowed his eyes slightly. "Or do you want me to apply it for you?"
"No need!" Jiang Yaoyao quickly got up and snatched the bottle. "I'll apply it myself!"
Bo Jinlan nodded. "Then you go apply it while sitting on the bed."
"Huh?" hummed Jiang Yaoyao.
Bo Jinlan had already straightened his body. His expression and tone were solemn, and he had a refined and elegant posture. "I'm a guest, after all. I can't let the owner sleep on the sofa."
Jiang Yaoyao was curious. "Didn't you say the sofa was too small for you to sleep on?"
Bo Jinlan smiled. "Before I change my mind."
Before she could finish her sentence, Jiang Yaoyao jumped up from the sofa, ran to the bed, jumped on it, and pulled off the blanket to lie down.
It only took one second.
Bo Jinlan couldn't say a word.
***
The sound of the storm outside the window grew louder.
From time to time, lightning and thunder lit up the bedroom.
Jiang Yaoyao was ready to sleep after applying the medicine.
However, she did not know if it was because she had not slept in this bedroom for a long time or because of a man in the room.
In short, she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
Half an hour later, she could not help but pull the blanket away. "Bo Jinlan, are you asleep?"
The room fell silent.
When Jiang Yaoyao thought he was asleep, the man's deep and magnetic voice sounded. "You're keeping me awake."
Jiang Yaoyao rolled her eyes. "I'm a light sleeper, and I need my own bed. Why are you blaming me for your insomnia?"
She got out of bed and ran to the bookcase to get a book. Then, she ran to the sofa. "Can you read this to me?"
Bo Jinlan was too stunned to speak.
He was silent for almost ten seconds.
He seemed speechless.
Jiang Yaoyao's initial expectations turned into disappointment and even embarrassment. She snorted, "Forget it if you don't want to read it! Cheap bastard!"
She turned around to leave, but he grabbed her wrist.
The man held her fair wrist and sat up from the narrow sofa. He took the book from her hand and glanced at it. He smiled faintly. "Can you fall asleep just by reading this?"
Jiang Yaoyao was holding a copy of the essay for high scores in English for the college entrance examination.
She nodded, "I'm sure I'll fall asleep just by reading this."
When Cheng Runzhi hired Bo Jinlan as her private tutor to primarily catch up on English, she would often be absent-minded during the lessons. Either she was captivated by his beauty, or she lost her composure due to the charm of his voice.
Bo Jinlan's voice belonged to that warm, deep, magnetic bass. It differed from the typical sharp Beijing accent that some people from the capital had. When he spoke, his tone was steady, his pace measured. Especially when speaking English, it was like the dubbed male voice in old films, irresistibly charming and alluring.
It was a bit nostalgic.
Bo Jinlan remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, "Go and lie on the bed."
Jiang Yaoyao immediately went back to bed and lay down.
The floor lamp beside the sofa was switched on. Bo Jinlan leaned back on the couch and flipped open the book. Then, a faint, pure English accent slowly sounded.
Jiang Yaoyao turned to look at the man's handsome and elegant side profile under the warm light. Her lips slowly lifted as she listened to his magnetic voice.
After an unknown amount of time….
Bo Jinlan put down the book and looked up at the bedside.
The girl's eyes were closed, and her breathing was steady. She had already fallen asleep.