Ye Que's story began when Chi Zaozao was five years old and entered the Ye Family, and when he narrated up to her being fifteen, almost four hours had passed.
Suddenly, he realized the little woman lying beside him had already fallen into a light sleep.
He curled his lips into a slight smile and got out of bed with graceful movements.
He poured himself a glass of water to drink before coming back, leaning over, and gently kissed her fair little face.
He really wanted to keep kissing her and never stop, but he was afraid that if she woke up and felt he was taking advantage of her, she wouldn't dare to make any more intimate moves.
Once in bed, he spent almost the entire night with his eyes open, unable to sleep, just staring at her sleeping face the whole night.
The next morning, his eyes were nearly panda-like.
But he still got up before Chi Zaozao, got dressed neatly, and prepared her clothes, shoes, and toiletries.