In the blink of an eye, it was the next day. The night breeze had pushed open a corner of the room's wooden window, dispersing the lingering intimacy of the night before and replacing the stale air with fresh mountain air.
On the fluffy rug, two fully dressed people lay wrapped in the same thin blanket, arms around each other, limbs entwined, as though they had slept themselves into a single person.
Qi Gu noticed the mountain breeze blowing in before Lin Hanzhi did. He opened his eyes groggily and instinctively pushed at the large hand still resting against his chest.
Mmph... Lin Hanzhi's hand really knew where to settle.
Naturally, Lin Hanzhi woke at the push. He opened his eyes to see a dazed Qi Gu fumbling his way upright and standing barefoot to close the window. Still half asleep, he nearly tripped over a raised corner of the rug and staggered several steps before regaining his balance, looking like a little animal that had only just learned to walk.
Lin Hanzhi had seen Qi Gu being this adorable when they camped by the lake. Seeing it again now, he found him even more irresistibly endearing, and felt a little proud as well.
See this Qi Gu? Cute, isn't he? Mine.
Just thinking that filled Lin Hanzhi's heart to overflowing with a gas called delight. As if in a dream, he raised his wrist toward the light streaming through the window and carefully examined the beautiful bracelet hanging from it.
He had clearly looked at it countless times last night, and had rubbed every jade bead with his fingertips before falling asleep, yet he still could not seem to get enough of it.
Swaying from side to side like a half-inflated little figure buffeted by a storm, Qi Gu