Chapter 54

Qin Ke did not decline. After tidying up his clothes, he headed for the side room.

Before long, he finished bathing and returned wearing only his inner robes, his wet hair draped over his shoulders. Seeing Rong Xi slumped against the chair back, drowsing, a few traces of fond indulgence appeared in his eyes.

"Lan Zhi, wake up."

Rong Xi jolted awake. Once he came to himself, he heard Qin Ke say softly, "After you bathe, go rest on the couch."

"All right."

That had been his plan, but after bathing, he suddenly felt wide awake. Lying on the couch, he could not sleep at all.

After a while, he lightly poked a certain Qin's arm.

Qin Ke suddenly turned over, his left arm circling Rong Xi's waist as he asked in a low, hoarse voice, "Mm?"

"Brother Chen said he was going to look for medicinal herbs. I wonder how it is going."

Qin Ke pulled him closer. "Why talk about him?"

After copying out the prescription, he had handed it to Chen Chuangu. Chen Chuangu had been greatly interested.

Since some of the herbs in the prescription were difficult to obtain, he had volunteered to gather them himself.

Naturally, Qin Ke would not tell Rong Xi about this.

"But I can't fall asleep," Rong Xi said softly, not noticing the faintly coquettish note in his voice.

Qin Ke abruptly opened his eyes. The tenderness in them was rich and deep, as though it could drown a person.

Leaning close to Rong Xi's ear, he gave a low laugh. "How about I take you up to the roof to look at the stars?"

Rong Xi immediately nodded.

Qin Ke smiled, and the two put on outer robes before heading into the courtyard together.

They brought out a ladder and