That evening, after sending the little ancestors off to dreamland, Xia Chujian finally had some free time. She quietly opened her suitcase, looked at the box full of gleaming natural pure gold, and smiled like a doting aunt.
This was hers. Her gold.
At that moment, the door to the small study was gently pushed open.
Xia Chujian turned around and saw Small Nine Xiang, who should have been asleep in his own Small Bed.
"Huh? Why are you awake?"
Xia Chujian did not hide her gold from Small Nine Xiang.
After all, Small Nine Xiang had given it to her.
Small Nine Xiang stared at the gold in a daze for a moment before rubbing his eyes and toddling over to her. In a soft, childish voice, he said, "Elder Sister, Nine Xiang wants to sleep with Elder Sister!"
Xia Chujian picked Small Nine Xiang up, kissed his chubby little face, and said, "Originally, Small Nine Xiang is a big boy now, so he should sleep by himself."
"But Small Nine Xiang was especially good today, so Elder Sister will sleep with Small Nine Xiang tonight. Okay?"
Small Nine Xiang grinned so widely his eyes disappeared, then quickly tilted his head and fell asleep against Xia Chujian's shoulder.
Xia Chujian: "..."
He really was a child. Nothing to be done about those habits!
Xia Chujian carefully placed Small Nine Xiang on her bed and covered him with a thin blanket.
Although it was summer, the villa's central air conditioning kept the temperature at around twenty-one degrees Celsius at night, so they needed something over them to avoid catching a chill.
Before going to sleep, Xia Chujian pulled up her Virtual Display Screen, intending to browse Star Net's trending news before bed.
This had been her old habit. Ever since