Chapter 158: Chapter 158: A Lower and Lower Bottom Line
Su Zixi woke up just as the car stopped at Hades Manor.
She rubbed her eyes groggily, looking at the dimming sky. Before she had a chance to ask, He Jingyao’s voice came from above her head, “Zhixi, we’re home.”
He Jingyao watched her dazed expression, a tenderness flowing in his eyes. He gently patted her cheek, then carried her out of the car and straight into the house.
Mr. Li had already been waiting in the living room.
“Young master, Young Mistress, you’re back,” he said with a smile. “The lady was here all afternoon, wanting to personally make sure the Young Mistress was safe. But then the young lady called for her, and the lady had to leave first.”
He Jingyao nodded, “Call her, I’ll take Zhixi there tomorrow.”
“Alright.” Mr. Li nodded.
Su Zixi was still not fully awake, overhearing these conversations in a daze. She wanted to say she could go right now, but sleepiness proved too overpowering, and she soon fell asleep again …
When Su Zixi was fully awake, it was still pitch black.
She sat up, using the faint moonlight, and felt that her surroundings seemed strange, and the position of the bed seemed off … this wasn’t her room!
Su Zixi jolted, quickly and quietly got out of bed, but as soon as her feet touched the floor, her wrist was grabbed.
“What’s wrong?” a man’s low and husky voice asked.
… She was indeed in He Jingyao’s room.
“I, uh, I’ll go back to my room …” she stuttered.
He Jingyao tightened his grip slightly, pulling her back and enveloping her in his arms, his voice lazy, “Stop fussing.”
In the darkness, she bumped into his chest, still somewhat muddled as if she hadn’t fully woken up yet.
But she vaguely realized something, that if she ever wanted to continue sleeping in separate rooms from him … that goal seemed rather unattainable now.
It seemed the experiences yesterday in Yangdong City had fundamentally changed their relationship.
As to what exactly had changed, Su Zixi didn’t want to delve into, but she was very clear that she did not oppose this change, in fact, she was … looking forward to it.
However, her wanting to get out of bed wasn’t being prissy, but rather …
“Jingyao, I’ve slept too much, and I’m not sleepy right now …” she spoke cautiously.
After all, she had been asleep from yesterday evening until now, at least ten hours already.
“Hmm?” he rubbed her cheek, “And so?”
“I’m hungry,” she said a bit embarrassedly, “I will go to the kitchen to find something to eat, you sleep, I won’t disturb you anymore.”
He Jingyao was silent for a moment, then let out a resigned chuckle, “Let’s go, I’ll come with you.”
“No need, I can go by myself!” Su Zixi hurriedly refused.
“Do you know where the food is kept?” he spoke faintly.
Su Zixi thought about it and immediately wilted; she had never been in the kitchen since she moved in …
Now, in the middle of the night, it wasn’t really appropriate to wake up the servants …
It looked like she had no choice but to trouble him.
He Jingyao turned on the bedside lamp, and as Su Zixi was about to get out of bed, she suddenly noticed her clothes had been changed. She quickly glared at someone, “My clothes … did you change them for me?”
He Jingyao lazily arched an eyebrow, “Who else?”
There were no female servants in the villa, was he supposed to let a male servant help her change her clothes?
Su Zixi was about to express her indignation, but then she remembered how yesterday afternoon in that hotel, he had already seen her naked and touched her all over …
So, she could only mutter, “It’s nothing …”
Her boundaries seemed to be getting lower, Su Zixi thought sorrowfully.