"What does it say?" asked Gu Yixuan, his eyes gleaming with amusement as he looked at her, smiling.
"It says, ’Great, I’ll take two!’ Haha...isn’t that funny?"
Mo Ran couldn’t stop laughing, and Gu Yixuan, afraid that she would laugh so hard she’d run out of breath, quickly began to pat her back to help her catch her breath.
When she finally calmed down, she saw that Gu Yixuan didn’t seem to find it amusing at all, which made her feel downhearted, "Isn’t it funny?"
"...Yeah, it’s hilarious," he said with a slight smile.
In reality, he was actually quite happy that Mo Ran was finally laughing so heartily in front of him. She looked beautiful and very appealing when she laughed.
He hoped that she would have such a happy smile every day from now on.
Having seen her feeling down so often in the past, he really wanted to make it up to her, to give her all the happiness in the world.
"Not funny at all! You didn’t even laugh," Mo Ran grew even more disheartened. How could he not laugh at such a funny joke?
"I’ll tell you another one, I don’t believe you won’t laugh," she said, a bit defiant.
Remembering Gu Yixuan’s genuine laughter from earlier in the day, Mo Ran felt nostalgic and desperately wanted to see it again. His current smiles were all so faint, lacking the charm of that particular laugh.
"Okay," Gu Yixuan let her have her way.
Mo Ran thought about it and realized that she was woefully short on jokes.
The one she just told was the funniest she knew, and if Gu Yixuan hadn’t laughed at that one, he probably wouldn’t laugh at the others either.
"Forget it, let’s not talk about it. It isn’t that funny anyway," Mo Ran said, feeling somewhat discouraged.
"We should rest early, it’s getting late, and staying up is bad for your health."
"What about you? You should go back and rest. I’ll be fine here by myself."
"No, I need to stay by your side to feel at ease," Gu Yixuan said as he tucked her in.
Although the Spring Festival had passed, the weather was still very cold, and despite the heating in the room, it was chilly.
Was he planning to sleep on the sofa for the night?
Mo Ran couldn’t bear the thought and took his hand, saying, "Why don’t you come up here and sleep with me?"
Gu Yixuan looked at her and smiled gently under the soft light.
"When you’re discharged, I’ll sleep with you every day. But not tonight, I’ll sleep on the sofa, don’t worry, I have a blanket."
Mo Ran looked over and indeed saw a white blanket at the corner of the sofa.
"Alright then. I’m going to sleep. You have work to do, right? Remember to get some rest soon." Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by novᴇlfire.net