Stay with Me Tonight

Will you stay with me tonight?

From the time Xing Yue left home to the time he returned, it was about four hours. That was enough time for him to digest. The Little Fire Snake's belly was still round and bulging, clearly indicating that it hadn't spit out any bones.

Although it's okay for it to eat bones in its snake form, it has poor digestion and is prone to vomiting. Plus, it can't swim very far, so it generally won't eat in its snake form unless in an absolutely safe environment. Bu Yao is really something...

They weren't on guard at all.

This place is unsafe. If a bad guy were to break in in the middle of the night, Bu Yao wouldn't even have a chance to escape.

Xing Yue hung her bag on the hook on the wall, changed out of her high heels, bent down, and touched the warm belly of the snake with the back of her hand. She tapped the slightly bulging part with her fingertip. The Little Fire Snake was sleeping soundly and did not even react to her approach.

After touching her for only a few seconds, Xing Yue withdrew her hand. She went into the bathroom to remove her makeup, washed her face, turned the sink faucet to the coldest setting, and rinsed her face for at least three minutes, until her face was red and numb from the cold.

Xing Yue then came out, took out his phone, and held up the orange-red python head in one hand. The hot, warm spot pressed against his palm, making her unable to resist rubbing it.

With his freed-up other hand, he turned on the camera and took a picture of Miss Bu's sleeping face.

She opened WeChat and sent the photo directly to Ji Wenyan.

[Madam Bu, Miss is sleeping here. Please come and take her back. My room is very small; there's not enough room for two people to move around.]

After sending that message, Xing Yue immediately felt much better.

Ji Wenyan estimated that it had been more than ten years since she had seen Bu Yao's snake form. At the age of eighteen, Bu Yao no longer liked to transform into a snake. Madam Bu had repeatedly expressed her desire to hold Bu Yao's little snake form, but Bu Yao refused.

After all, we've grown up, and we're definitely not like we were when we were little.

She sent the location again.

It's past 4 a. m., so naturally there's no response from the other side.

Xing Yue dialed the number and waited almost a minute before the other end answered. Although the tone was gentle, there was a hint of displeasure in the voice. "Xiao Yue, do you know what time it is?"

Xing Yue used to respect Ji Wenyan a lot and never called her in the middle of the night to disturb her sleep.

She no longer wants to respect this woman.

"I don't know what time it is, I only know that your daughter is staying at my house and won't leave. Out of consideration for our past relationship, I haven't called the police yet. Come over now and take your precious daughter back. It'll be twenty minutes at most, and I'll see you at the Police Station at twenty-one." Xing Yue went to the balcony to make the call, making sure to close all the balcony doors and windows.

After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for Ji Wenyan to say anything.

Xing Yue knew something about Madam Bu. If Bu Yao had gone back on her own initiative, the person who would have come to pick her up would have been Housekeeper Li. But since it was she who made the call, it meant that Bu Yao didn't want to go home. So the person who would have come to pick her up would definitely have been Madam Bu.

She gripped her phone, her eyes unreadable, and stood outside on the balcony for a while before going inside.

Seeing that it was almost time, Xing Yue picked up the Fire Snake and placed it on the bed. As soon as he put it down, Bu Yao transformed back into human form, knelt on the bed, and looked at Xing Yue with sleepy eyes while holding the bedding to her chest.

"You're off work..." Bu Yao whispered.

It's a very common phrase, often used while waiting for one's partner to come home.

It was something Xing Yue had longed for and desired for a long time.

She was slightly dazed, but her eyes quickly cleared again. She took the tube of ointment from the bedside table and said, "Come here."

Xing Yue changed her clothes when she left for work, and she's wearing the same outfit when she comes home.

A V-neck bodycon dress with ruffled, openwork long sleeves exudes a cool, sexy vibe. Her legs are encased in semi-sheer black stockings, and as she sits on the edge of the bed, the skirt rides up slightly, creating an alluring yet seemingly ordinary pose.

Bu Yao's ears burned as she looked at the medicine. She buried her face in the blankets and rubbed it against them, only peeking out with her bright eyes. When she saw the medicine in Xing Yue's hand, her cheeks flushed instantly, and she shook her head.

Xing Yue asked her, "Does it not hurt anymore?"

Bu Yao nodded slowly.

The air inside was thin, and even the smell of last night's wild revelry was still strong.

Bu Yao wondered if Xing Yue would send her away Xing Yue her injuries healed, so she didn't want to apply any medicine despite the pain.

Xing Yue repeated himself, still using those two simple words. "Come here."

Xing Yue didn't say much tonight; it seemed he just wanted to apply medicine to her...

Unable to discern Xing Yue's mood, Bu Yao hesitated for a moment before crawling over.

Her knees pressed into the bedding, leaving shallow marks. She was completely naked, even her hair was tied up. Her porcelain-white, delicate skin filled Xing Yue's vision. It was so tender that even her knees were flushed from just a short time.

She climbed into Xing Yue's arms and found a soft spot to sit.

Xing Yue supported her lotus-root-like arms, his throat dry and hoarse. "Sit apart, it'll be easier to apply the medicine."

Bu Yao up, intending to sit separately from Xing Yue, but that hand turned her around, so that her back was pressed against Xing Yue's, her shoulders were being embraced, and her ears were filled with his hot breath.

She watched Xing Yue squeeze ointment in front of her, watched his plump, fair hands apply medicine to her wound, and twirl around...

Bu Yao suddenly seemed startled, her back arching as she pressed down on Xing Yue's hand, preventing him from wiping it away.

"Xing Yue..." she whispered, her face flushed.

"What's wrong?" The woman's face was expressionless, and her tone was calm, seemingly unaware of how embarrassing her method of applying the medicine was.

It was this seemingly casual tone, so refined and gentle, that belied the unrefined movements of his fingertips.

Xing Yue didn't remove Bu Yao's hand, but instead guided her, "Did I hurt you? Then help me rub it."

These words Bu Yao Yaoshou feel as if she had touched a hot stove; she withdrew her hand and hid it behind her back.

Luckily, she had her back to Xing Yue, otherwise she wouldn't know where to look...

Just then, Bu Yao's phone rang.

She quickly got out of bed, pulled her phone out from under her dress, and was surprised to see who was calling. Why would her mother be calling her at this hour?

They usually keep in close contact, but they rarely call each other in the middle of the night.

Bu Yao answered the phone and chatted for a bit before learning that her mother had driven over and was waiting for her downstairs.

She hung up the phone, Xing Yue, sipping his iced water, asked leisurely, "What's wrong?"

Worried that her mother would wait too long, Bu Yao started getting dressed, saying, "I'll go home first and come find you tomorrow."

If it were a maid, Bu Yao could simply refuse if she didn't want to go back, but since the person picking her up was Ji Wenyan, she knew her mother was so worried about her that she had come looking for her in the middle of the night, so naturally she had to go home.

Although Bu Yao is arrogant, she is mostly an obedient daughter in front of her mother.

Xing Yue put down his water glass, strolled over to Bu Yao, and tugged at her soft, light pink lace bra with his fingers. His slightly icy lips pressed against her warm, fragrant neck. "Will you stay with me tonight?"

She suddenly hugged the woman in front of her and said, "Tell your mother to stay here with me and go back tomorrow."

Xing Yue rarely spoke up to ask her to stay. Bu Yao's face flushed red, and she flinched slightly as he kissed her with his cool lips. Although she felt strange about Xing Yue's change in attitude, she was so confused by his words and her heart was pounding from the kiss that she couldn't concentrate on thinking about anything else.

She did as Xing Yue Xing Yue, nestled in his arms, and called her mother back, saying shyly that she would go back tomorrow...

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Madam Bu, who drove over in the middle of the night, hung up the phone, her usually dignified and gentle face almost contorted with rage.