Meanwhile, seeing that Xu Qingjia really seemed exhausted and had settled down to rest, Na'er slowly lowered the hand she had been about to reach out with, unwilling to disturb him. Obvious jealousy and frustration lingered on the girl's rosy cheeks, but she instinctively softened her movements and lowered her voice.
The White-Haired Dumpling lifted her little face, just in time to see Gu Yue shoot her a fierce, reproachful glare, then gesture with her eyes toward Xu Qingjia, whose head rested on her lap.
It was as though she were blaming her for making Xu Qingjia so tired.
An immature little she-dragon who has no sense of restraint and doesn't know how to be considerate!
Gu Yue snorted inwardly. She knew perfectly well which shameless little she-dragon sneaked into her junior brother's room every night. If he had been resting normally, he couldn't possibly be this sleepy. That immature little she-dragon must have been making trouble and keeping him from getting a good night's rest.
It was all Na'er's fault!
Gu Yue successfully blamed her current "predicament"-her slightly erratic heartbeat, her stiff arms, and the awkward yet intimate position she had no choice but to maintain-entirely on Na'er's "thoughtlessness." After all, Na'er was another version of her. Xu Qingjia was one of her ally's heirs. Since her other self had kept him from resting properly, her present self naturally had to make it up to him.
The White-Haired Dumpling glared back indignantly. What? Why was she looking at me like that? I didn't do anything wrong.
Na'er really hadn't done anything wrong.
Xu Qingjia really was sleepy, too. He wasn't pretending.
This was a little trick involving spiritual power. By expending a substantial amount of spiritual power in a short time, he could induce this sort of drowsiness. Moreover,