Li Wei and Gu Jinzhi lay side by side on the wide cloud bed.
Their postures were quite rigid, with a half-meter gap still maintained between them.
"Are you leaving tomorrow too?" Li Wei asked somewhat listlessly.
More than a day had passed, and Gu Jinzhi's turbulent emotions had mostly subsided. When he spoke, there was actually a hint of ease.
"What, you can't bear to see me go?"
Asking this, he had prepared himself to be "sanctioned" by the girl.
Never did he expect that what he got in return was dead silence.
The reason Li Wei was silent was because she discovered that, deep within her heart, she actually felt a trace of reluctance to part with him.
This feeling made her somewhat irritable, and not knowing what to say, she could only respond with silence.
Amidst the thick night, Gu Jinzhi smiled from the bottom of his heart.
With Li Wei's current cultivation level, she immediately noticed Old Gu's little expression.
Her face darkened. "What are you smiling at?"
Gu Jinzhi turned onto his side, gazing intently at the profile of the girl beside him, and said lingeringly, "It's really nice to have you here."
"You!"
A layer of crimson quickly spread across Li Wei's cheeks, burning all the way from her jade-white neck to the tips of her ears.
Hoo—hoo—
She caught her breath a few times, unable to quite handle Old Gu's gaze, and stiffly changed the subject. "What is there for you to chat with that fellow Ksitigarbha about for a whole day straight?"
Gu Jinzhi reined in his smile, his tone turning solemn. "Whether as a husband like me or as a 'son' like him, both of us want to do something for you..."
Before his voice trailed off, a small, jade-white