"It depicts things you don't know how to do." Li Xizhou chuckled.
"..." Pei Ye froze, pressing his lips together. "Then, what does 'very detailed' mean?"
"Besides, I learned how last night. What is there to teach?" he said.
"Yes." Li Xizhou blinked. "We both learned last night. Something you could draw in two or three pages-why does that booklet have two or three hundred thick pages, with so many illustrations?"
"..." Pei Ye fell silent for a moment and lowered his eyes. "You've read it?"
Li Xizhou smiled. "She said she found it for you. She presented it to me the month before last, and I took it and flipped through a couple of pages... I found it too indecent to look at and gave it straight back."
"How indecent?" Pei Ye asked softly, narrowing his eyes.
Li Xizhou chuckled. "Have her bring it. We'll read it together."
"Now?"
"Aren't you hungry?"
"Not really." Pei Ye glanced at her. "Then shall we go get something to eat?"
"Mm." Li Xizhou raised her arms around his neck, pressed close, and murmured, "Let's lie here for an hour, then go eat steamed buns."
"...No," Pei Ye said.
"What do you mean, no?" Li Xizhou opened her eyes, inches from his.
"I can't hold back," he said softly, aggrieved.
"..." Smiling shyly, Li Xizhou hugged him tighter, and Pei Ye smiled too.
"What, then?" she asked, her voice muffled against the hollow of his shoulder.
"Have Li Xianfang bring it. I want to see." Pei Ye was filled with curiosity he wanted to satisfy and a faintly stirring desire.
Keeping her head buried, Li Xizhou raised an arm and rang the Small Bell again.
Half an hour later, Li Xianfang answered the summons.
When she entered carrying the Box, Pei Ye had