658 Holding Hands (3)
“No need. I know what to do. You can leave,” Shen Miao said.
Mo Qing stopped talking and left in silence. Shen Miao looked around and her gaze landed on the half-open window in the room.
She instructed Gu Yu, “Open the window wider.”
Gu Yu was puzzled. “Miss, the wind is still blowing outside. You’ll catch a cold.” She really found it puzzling. When Shen Miao was young, she was very afraid of the cold. For some reason, she seemed to like to sleep with the window open at night these days.
“I’m not cold.” Shen Miao said calmly, “Go and open it.”
Gu Yu glanced at Shen Miao’s thick outer clothes, but she did not ask further. She opened the window in confusion.
For the entire day, Shen Miao stayed in the house. From time to time, she would glance at the window, causing Jingzhe and Gu Yu to look at the window too. They thought that something would bloom there, but there was clearly nothing on the windowsill. Shen Miao read for a while before walking to the window and standing there for a while.
Unknowingly, the sky turned dark. After dinner, Jingzhe and Gu Yu left. Shen Miao felt that it was silent outside, as if the entire capital was in a deep sleep. There was still nothing in the window.
A trace of disappointment flashed across Shen Miao’s eyes. Bored, she played with the chess piece in her hand. Gradually, she became sleepy, so she closed her eyes and fell asleep on the table.
When Xie Jingxing entered the room, he saw Shen Miao sleeping soundly on the table. The window was open, and the candlelight was swaying slightly because of the cold wind. Shen Miao was sleeping quietly with her head buried in her arms.
He walked to Shen Miao’s side and looked down at her. After a pause, he took off his cloak and gently covered Shen Miao.
Shen Miao was a vigilant person. When there was a movement, she tilted her body slightly and looked up, but she did not open her eyes. She said in a daze, “Lizi, rub my shoulders.”
Xie Jingxing was speechless.
He leaned against the cabinet beside him and looked at Shen Miao. He said in amusement, “Hey, did you dream of becoming the empress again?”
These sudden words woke Shen Miao up. Coincidentally, a cold wind blew in from outside. She sneezed and was instantly awake.
Xie Jingxing walked to the window and closed it. The room immediately became much warmer. He crossed his arms and leaned against the window, asking, “Why are you sleeping at the table?”
Shen Miao looked at the purple-clothed young man and rubbed her eyes. She asked, “Why are you here so late?” She actually sounded like she was complaining. She had probably just woken up from her sleep and was still in a brain fog, so she did not notice anything wrong with her tone.
But Xie Jingxing noticed it.
The room fell silent. He walked forwards her step by step until he reached the table where Shen Miao was sitting. He placed his hands on the table and leaned over, asking, “Are you waiting for me?”
Shen Miao suddenly came back to her senses and quickly replied, “No.”
The corners of Xie Jingxing’s lips curled up, and his tone was a little sad. “Oh, I heard that you waited for me at the window for the entire day today. So it’s not true. Since there’s nothing else, I’ll leave.” With that, he pretended to leave.
“Wait!” Shen Miao stopped him.
Xie Jingxing said, “Why?”
“If you know, why are you still asking me?” Shen Miao gritted her teeth. Facing Xie Jingxing, she really couldn’t be calm and collected, because this person was simply devilish. She regretted checking the window so often throughout the day. Xie Jingxing had probably planted some people in the mansion to inform him of her every movement. However, it was really annoying that Xie Jingxing deliberately asked when he knew it already.