A Little Cold

Luo Xiyun came out after taking a shower and saw that Chen Xu had already made a bed on the floor and was about to sleep. She said, "Your injury hasn't healed yet, why don't you sleep on the bed?"

Chen Xu raised his head and smiled, "It's okay, it's the same anywhere."

He's probably afraid I won't be used to it.

Luo Xiyun had this thought in her mind. She walked to the bed, got into the quilt, and turned off the light. The room fell into darkness.

Lying in bed, she recalled the bits and pieces of the past few months with Chen Xu. After her impression of him changed, looking back at his various behaviors, she could find many things she had overlooked before.

Actually, he's a very considerate person.

As she thought about it, waves arose in her heart.

His consideration was restrained, hidden behind the social mask he kept at a distance from others.

In their interactions, he never invaded her psychological safe distance. The words he said and the things he did left her with a lot of space.

In the past, she just thought Chen Xu was very measured. Now, she realized that behind such measure, wasn't it a kind of consideration?

Change the angle, and you can see another side of a person.

It was at this moment that she realized that she had never understood the man lying a few meters away.

"Xiyun."

In the darkness, Chen Xu suddenly called her softly. This was the first time she had heard him call her name, and she felt a slight strangeness in her heart. Her voice was a little tight when she answered, "What's wrong?"

"I'm a little cold." In the darkness, the man's voice trembled slightly.

"Ah? What should I do?"

She turned to one side and reached out to turn on the light, when she felt the quilt behind her being lifted, and a body got into the quilt, lying within reach.

Her body stiffened, "You, what are you doing?"

"Let's sleep together, it'll be warmer this way." The man's voice sounded from behind.

What to do?

He said he was very cold, maybe he got frostbite in the snow. If I ignore him, his condition will worsen.

He just wants to warm up. It should be okay, right.

The words of refusal reached her lips, but she swallowed them back. She lay on her side with her back to Chen Xu.

She felt her heart beating fast. Even with her back turned, she could clearly feel that the man behind her was very close, almost touching her.

After a while, the man spoke again, "Let's sleep closer, otherwise the heat will all escape."

No, I can't do this.

But, he's just sick, feels cold, and wants to huddle together for warmth.

With this hesitation, she did nothing.

"Why is your body so hot? Do you have a fever?"

Suddenly, Chen Xu's voice rang out from behind.

"No..." She just wanted to speak, but a large hand reached her forehead and touched her face again.

"It's a little hot, let me see."

With a click, a lamp on the bedside table lit up, the orange light was soft and not dazzling at all.

"I'm fine..." She reached out to push Chen Xu's hand away, but she couldn't move it. Instead, those hands increased their strength.