Chapter 182 - 182 Shen Xi Takes the Initiative
182 Shen Xi Takes the Initiative
Shen Xi did not know how to describe what she was feeling. Guan Lei was like a fox, his spirit flitting through the air, his eyes glinting with some unspoken promise.
His clothes were a mess of shifting fabrics, revealing the nape of his neck as it disappeared and reappeared with each tug of his black silk pyjamas. Every so often, obscene moans would escape his lips, and it grew increasingly difficult for Shen Xi to fight her growing flush, her heart rate spiking erratically. Shen Xi could feel her sanity worn down every time Guan Lei tensed.
“Shush! Stop being so loud. How on earth are you so tense?” Shen Xi muttered discontentedly.
She did not forget to press down hard on Guan Lei’s back as she spoke, causing him to snort into the bed.
Shen Xi didn’t forget to press down hard on Guan Lei’s back as he spoke. Guan Lei was pressed down and snorted softly. “Hum~ Yes, that’s it. You should use a little more strength… Ah!”
Listening to Guan Lei was like pressing a hot iron against her soul, and Shen Xi could feel the heat travelling up to the tips of her ears.
She tried to get off Guan Lei’s back, but he stopped her, pulling her back. The result was a loud thump that shook the entire bed. It was quite a fright for Zheng Huai, who hid beneath it.
Zheng Huai clamped his hands around his mouth, swallowing his terror-filled exclamation. Had anyone seen the young doctor’s appearance, they would have noted his dilated pupils and his silent shock, frozen in a moment.
Zheng Huai’s mind raced, filling with countless possibilities and contingencies. From what he could extrapolate, Shen Xi had taken the initiative. Anyone in his position would be mortified.
But if he did not reveal himself, wouldn’t he have to listen to those lewd sounds all night? Wouldn’t that be worse?
Never in his wildest dreams did he consider the possibility that Shen Xi would take things so far. She knew he was hiding under the bed, yet she still dared to flirt shamelessly with Guan Lei. It was really… a little too open.
Guan Lei turned over and looked at Shen Xi, whose eyes were filled with tears. His mouth drew a thin line as he spoke as if he had been wronged, “I didn’t want to do it, but you forced me! I’m only making these sounds because you’re drawing a reaction out of me. I have not been doing it on purpose.”
Shen Xi could not free herself from Guan Lei’s iron grip. She thought she would spontaneously combust, hearing those goosebump-inducing words.
She had planned on scolding him, but those sad puppy eyes were too strong. In the end, she relented. “Alright. Let’s stop today’s bedtime exercise. We’ll continue tomorrow. Now, can you let go of me?”
Guan Lei nodded, doing as she asked. “Just today? Why can’t we rest for a week? I don’t think my body can handle any more bedtime exercise – more so if we do it every day.”
Shen Xi glared at Guan Lei unhappily. “Hah! I see how it is. You’re beginning to tire of me. Am I not doing this for your good? Obviously, you don’t know how to appreciate my goodwill!”
Shen Xi hopped from Guan Lei’s bed to hers, her anger palpable. She turned off the lights, plunging the room into darkness.
Guan Lei merely grinned. “Fine. Since your needs are so strong, I’ll do my best to cooperate and exercise daily,” He said in mock helplessness.
Shen Xi rolled her eyes, refusing to respond. There really was something very wrong with Guan Lei, and she reaffirmed her belief that he had short-circuited it somehow.
It seemed that letting Zheng Huai in was the right thing to do. He had to do something to make Guan Lei return to his normal self. Shen Xi shuddered at the thought of a repeat of today’s awkward situation.
Outside of his peculiar behaviour, Guan Lei looked much better. Two nights without nightmares plaguing his sleep had done wonders: his eyes sparkled with renewed energy, and he was not as tired as before.
Perhaps beauty sleep really was a thing. It certainly did wonders for Guan Lei’s complexion, and he even looked more handsome.
Shen Xi touched her ears. The heat had subsided, and for that, she was glad.
Something in the way Guan Lei looked at her made her feel shy and sent her heart aflutter.
Shen Xi buried her face in her blanket, chanting the Great Compassion Mantra to clear her mind and calm herself so she would not fall prey to Guan Lei’s bewitching looks.
Zheng Huai still had his hands over his mouth, trembling from all he had learnt, his eyes glimmering in disbelief.
Did Shen Xi desire Guan Lei so much that she tormented him every night?
… Maybe he had misunderstood Guan Lei. If he put things into perspective, it was a wonder Guan Lei had not collapsed from exhaustion.
Zheng Huai shook his head sympathetically. He began to pity Guan Lei in his heart.