Chapter 274 – Sharing a Bed
Just as Long Yu’s hand touched the person on the couch, unexpectedly, the sleeper suddenly rolled over, and a slender, soft arm draped around his neck.
This unexpected contact made Long Yu’s body instantly tense.
Firstly, he was afraid of waking the person on the couch, and secondly, this physical contact made him unable to control his accelerating heartbeat.
“Cold, so cold.”
Having kicked off her blanket, Yan Xiaosi felt cold in her sleep. When Long Yu moved close to her, she sensed the heat source in her dream and instinctively embraced it.
Hugging the heat source indeed made her body feel much more comfortable. Unwilling to let go, she nestled her body closer into Long Yu’s arms.
Her head finally nuzzled into the man’s burning hot chest. She no longer mumbled about being cold, her slender arm holding onto the man’s neck as she continued to sleep soundly.
Long Yu was tall, and bending over like this while being embraced by her was truly uncomfortable.
“You know you’re cold, yet you kick all the blankets to the floor.”
While softly reproaching her, he reached out with one hand to pull up the fallen bedding and gently covered Yan Xiaosi with it.
“I’ve covered you with the blanket, now can you let go?”
Yan Xiaosi was fast asleep embracing her heat source, completely unable to hear a sound, her slender arm tightly hooked around his neck.
Long Yu lowered his gaze to look at the fluffy head resting against his chest, never feeling as helpless as he did at this moment.
After a moment of helplessness, he raised an eyebrow toward his own large bed.
It was spacious enough—sleeping two people shouldn’t be a problem.
After deliberating for a moment, he finally made up his mind to lift Yan Xiaosi directly from the couch and carry her to his large bed.
The next morning, Yan Xiaosi drowsily opened her eyes to see a handsome man’s face.
The man was sound asleep, his imposing aura subdued, his features soft and a feast for the eyes.
But such a delectable sight frightened her, causing her heart to skip a beat.
She wasn’t sleeping on the soft couch at all, but on His Highness the War King’s large bed, and that feast for the eyes was none other than the War King’s face.
How had she ended up in the War King’s bed?
Had she been sleepwalking?
She wanted to quickly get out of bed while the man was still asleep, then deny everything.
Unfortunately, her plan failed. As soon as she moved, the man beside her opened his eyes.
Just awakened, Long Yu looked at her lazily, catching her guilty, furtive attempt to leave the bed, and his lips twitched slightly.
“After using me, you just want to kick me aside.”
These words frightened Yan Xiaosi, making her face slightly pale.
Had she done something inappropriate last night? For instance, taken liberties with His Highness the War King?
“Your Highness, what do you mean by that?”
Long Yu combed his bangs with his fingers and said in a magnetic tone, “Last night, you called out that you were cold in your sleep and insisted on climbing into my bed.”
Yan Xiaosi’s heart sank.
So she had indeed climbed into the War King’s bed.
“Besides that, did I do anything else?”
“What else did you want to do?”
This implied that apart from climbing into his bed, she hadn’t done anything else inappropriate.
Yan Xiaosi breathed a slight sigh of relief.
“I’m not fond of male companionship, and I don’t want to do anything else to Your Highness. Please rest assured, if I call out that I’m cold in my sleep again and hazily try to cling to Your Highness’s bed, Your Highness can simply kick me off the bed.”
Long Yu’s face instantly turned somewhat unpleasant.
“Hurry up and get off. Do you want to stay on my bed until New Year?”
“Master, I’ve brought your face-washing water.”
Long San entered carrying the basin of water and immediately saw the scene of young Master Yan sharing a bed with his master, both wearing only their undergarments.
Before this, he had always brought the water at this time without any issues. Today, out of habit, he carried the water in, not expecting to see such a scene.
Looking at the two in bed, his cheeks grew slightly warm, and he quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at the bed again.
As Yan Xiaosi was about to lift the covers to get out of bed, Long Yu pressed her back down and pulled up the blanket, covering her completely.
“Get out.”
The master’s tone was clearly displeased. Long San didn’t dare respond and quickly put down the basin, turning to leave efficiently.
Yan Xiaosi, completely covered by the blanket, was slightly suffocating underneath and used both hands and feet to crawl out.
“Why did you cover me with the blanket?”
The War King would absolutely never admit that in that moment, he was very displeased that Long San had seen Yan Xiaosi in her undergarments.
“We’re going to retrieve the military supplies you promised today. Hurry and get up, wash yourself clean, and have breakfast.”
Saying this successfully diverted Yan Xiaosi’s train of thought.
Yan Xiaosi got out of bed, dressed, put on her shoes, and took her towel and willow twig toothbrush, preparing to go outside to wash.
“Assist me in getting dressed.”
Being someone’s attendant for the first time, Yan Xiaosi had no such awareness. Furthermore, having just woken up in the morning, her head was still somewhat foggy. Hearing the War King’s request, she replied without blinking: “Don’t you have your own hands?”
“This King is still injured and not conveniently able to dress myself.”
The words “This King” exploded in her ears with overwhelming intimidation, reminding her that the War King was not to be trifled with.
She had no choice but to put down her towel and willow twig toothbrush, walking back to the War King’s side with a servile posture to help him dress.
However, the clothes she usually wore were very simple in style, requiring only tying a few straps. Long Yu’s formal attire was more complex, with a waistband adorned with a dragon pattern and jade pendants hanging from it. She struggled mightily before managing to attach the dragon waistband and jade pendants to Long Yu’s body.
“It’s done.”
Long Yu moved his arms, feeling uncomfortably awkward all over.
“You call this done?”
The buttons were misaligned, the dragon waistband wasn’t tied properly, and a perfectly good robe had been made wrinkled.
Hearing the War King’s displeased tone, Yan Xiaosi’s gaze scanned up and down his body, finally realizing what was wrong.
“The buttons seem to be misaligned.”
“You just noticed?”
Long Yu couldn’t help but raise his hand to his forehead.
Yan Xiaosi laughed awkwardly, reaching out to undo his dragon waistband: “This is my first time helping someone dress. I have no experience. Let me try again.”
Long Yu was originally very exasperated, but upon hearing the words “first time,” his mood instantly changed from frustration to pleasure.
“You’ve never helped any man dress before?”
Yan Xiaosi held his waistband while answering, “Yes, you’re the first.”
Having lived two lifetimes, you’re the first person to be served by me—how honored you should feel.
You’re the first one!
These words brought a hint of smile to Long Yu’s eyes.
“I’ll do it myself. Go wash up, and hurry back for breakfast when you’re done.”
Afraid that Yan Xiaosi would further damage his robe, he grasped her hand, stopping her from continuing to undo his dragon waistband.
