"I just came up." Song Qingshu studied the young woman before him at close range. Her skin was fairer than that of women from the Central Plains. Years of warfare had not added any weathered weariness to her face; instead, they had given her a touch of heroic spirit, perfectly blending with a woman's softness to form her uniquely breathtaking temperament.
"Get down quickly." Huo Qingtong gently pushed him, thinking how terrible it would be if her younger sister woke up and saw them. Unfortunately, no matter how hard she pushed, she could not move him.
Song Qingshu tightly held her hand, looking utterly aggrieved. "Traveling has already been exhausting. Sleeping on the floor is uncomfortable. Can you really bear to make me?"
"Cut it out. Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?" Huo Qingtong was both embarrassed and angry.
Song Qingshu leaned shamelessly closer. "Then tell me, what am I thinking?"
Although they had already shared physical intimacy, Huo Qingtong still was not accustomed to such close contact after so many years as an unmarried girl. She turned her head slightly and spat softly, "And yet you watched me run around making your bed just now?"
Song Qingshu smiled awkwardly. "I was afraid you wouldn't agree if I brought it up directly."
Huo Qingtong's cheeks flushed crimson, and she felt her face burning. "So you're pushing your luck like this?"
Song Qingshu lightly brushed his fingers over her smooth, fair cheek and smiled. "In the end, you still care about me too much to send me down."
Huo Qingtong shuddered all over and shifted her delicate body farther inward. "You can stay here, but you're not allowed to misbehave."
"Fine!" Song Qingshu readily agreed.
After a while, Huo Qingtong suddenly stiffened in the darkness. "You promised not