It Wasn't That He Lacked Charm, He Just Cared About Her

Wu Xi followed his gaze down to the bath towel around his waist and nearly yanked it off.

"Fuck! Mine's huge, so you don't need to worry about it!"

"Really? Then why did she fall asleep? Could it be that you're so unattractive she couldn't get interested even with you naked? That's even scarier than looking like a child." Smiling, Xuan Jia mercilessly drove the knife into his heart.

Wu Xi was furious and somewhat at a loss for words, but he knew Xuan Jia was trying to drive a wedge between them.

So he took a few seconds to calm down, then picked up Xin Lan's wristband and ended the video call.

Like hell he lacked charm.

He simply cared about Xinbao and was afraid she was too weak to handle it.

It definitely wasn't because Xinbao hadn't asked for it and he didn't dare make a move.

Even if they were going to do it, he should at least wait a few months until she was in better health.

The sunset glow on the ceiling had completely given way to a star-speckled night sky.

Wu Xi moved onto the bed and slowly drew Xin Lan into his arms. Only after making sure he hadn't woken her did he dare settle down.

But the moment he closed his eyes, the sight he had seen in the bathroom flashed before him again.

Especially since they were still lying naked together under the same covers. With the slightest movement, his chest and thighs could feel her silky-smooth skin.

Another rush of heat surged through Wu Xi's head, which Xuan Jia had just sent spinning with anger.

Sigh, this really is a test of my self-control.

What a sweet but taxing reward.

Wu Xi thought he wouldn't be able to sleep, just like that afternoon, because little Wu Xi stood at attention until the middle of the night.

But he didn't even notice when Xin Lan got up and left the next day.

When he finally woke up and heard Fuxi say it was already noon, he was so stunned that he shot upright like a dying man jolting up in bed. He clutched the blanket, utterly bewildered.

"Holy shit! I actually slept that long in one go?!"

His head didn't hurt at all, and he hadn't even had a single dream. It was as if he had been unconscious for more than ten hours.

But he hadn't been unconscious. His body was full of power, like a weapon that had been charged up. Not only were his five senses sharper, but his Mental Landscape showed no sign of unrest. He clenched his fists, feeling as if he had an inexhaustible supply of strength.

So this is the difference between having a guide and not having one?

Love it, love it!

In the dining room.

Cang Leng was eating his plain, low-fat meal while looking at his wristband.

It was strange. He hadn't been able to reach Wu Xi since last night. The guy hadn't replied to messages or answered calls, as if he had vanished after going to sleep. It was a little alarming.

With no other choice, he looked across the table at Xin Lan, who was taking her time with an exquisite meal of four dishes and a soup.

"Miss Guide, why haven't I seen Wu Xi all morning? Do you know where he went? I haven't been able to get in touch with him."

By rights, Wu Xi should have attended to Xin Lan when she got up and personally escorted her to the soothing room, so Cang Leng had never considered the possibility that he was still asleep.

After all, the guide had already left, yet the sentinel who had slept with her was still in bed. Even an exclusive sentinel would be criticized for that, let alone Wu Xi, who was still a guard sentinel.

Cang Leng thought Wu Xi wouldn't dare do such a thing even if he had a hundred times the courage.

But the truth gave him a resounding slap in the face.

"Oh, he's probably still asleep. I saw he hadn't woken up this morning, so I just left. Is he still not up?"

Xin Lan looked up at him between episodes of her show, not taking the matter to heart.

But Cang Leng and Chi Ming, who had been helping serve her food and soup beside her, both changed expressions.

The two exchanged a look, equally incredulous.

"No way. How could Wu Xi be so inconsiderate? He actually let Miss Guide get up by herself?"

Cang Leng felt as though everything he knew had been shaken.

Rather than let such an inconsiderate guy sleep with Miss Guide, they might as well let him do it!

Although he wasn't very good at attending to people, he could still help her get dressed, brush her teeth, and escort her around.

Those were basic skills anyone hoping to become an exclusive sentinel had to learn. Wu Xi hadn't done a single one of them, so what gave him the right to sleep with her?!

Chi Ming felt differently from Cang Leng. He didn't think it could be that simple.

After all, a sentinel's five senses changed completely after differentiation. No matter how inconsiderate Wu Xi was, he couldn't have done this on purpose.

So for some reason, he must have been fast asleep—so deeply that even his five senses had dulled, and he hadn't noticed Xin Lan waking up at all.

But what could make a sentinel sleep so deeply?

Could they have done something else special last night besides sleeping?

Both their thoughts ran wild.

Just then, Wu Xi excitedly pulled open his door and came racing over.

"Xinbao~ I actually slept for more than ten hours straight! That was the longest and best I've slept since becoming a sentinel. Boo-hoo, I'm so moved! Thank you, Xinbao! I don't even know how to thank you now. How about you let me do something for you? I'm willing to do anything for you! Really!"

Xin Lan's show had just reached an exciting part, and Wu Xi started chattering nonstop as soon as he came over. Her good mood was instantly disrupted.

"Then start by learning to shut up. Chi Ming will sleep with me this week, and you can come back next week. The two of you will take turns until the joint operation."

Xin Lan had just about finished eating anyway. After giving her instructions, she promptly took her show over to the couch and curled up.

She couldn't exercise right after a meal, so she could watch for another two hours. That should be just enough time to reach the part where the heroine ascended to the upper realm, and her Dao companions, longing for her in the lower realm, gave up competing with one another and cultivated desperately, ascending one after another to catch up with her. So satisfying!

"?"

Wu Xi widened his innocent eyes, a huge silent question mark hanging over him.

No one paid him any attention.

But a faint sourness seemed to drift through the air.

Wu Xi turned his head and only then noticed Cang Leng holding a fork and staring resentfully at him and Chi Ming.

How come? Why? I want that too!

He screamed silently, tears glistening in his eyes. He was practically twisted out of shape with envy and jealousy.

Wu Xi silently looked away and swallowed. Then he turned and saw Xin Lan, and couldn't help letting out a couple of delighted chuckles.

"Hehe."

He actually got to sleep with Xinbao for a whole week the week after next!

Ahahaha! This is awesome!

Chi Ming was finally on the same wavelength as him.

He put away the cooking utensils, and as he untied his apron and washed his hands, he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.

That's wonderful. Lanlan hasn't forgotten me, and she even put me ahead of Wu Xi.

Looks like I made the right decision. As long as I'm considerate enough, Lanlan won't abandon me...

Some were happy, while others were miserable.

Wu Xi and Chi Ming were delighted, but Yun Jin, who had learned from Cang Leng that he wouldn't have a chance to sleep with her for the next few months, stood rooted to the spot in disbelief.

Why do all the bad things happen to me, but none of the good things ever come my way?

I haven't even had time to do anything yet!

Fuck!

Holding to the principle that one more person suffering meant one more person to share the pain, Cang Leng and Yun Jin made a special trip to the administrator's office to tell Mo Xiao.

Mo Xiao said nothing, and his expression barely changed after he heard the news.

But after they left, puzzled, the fountain pen in his hand was instantly twisted out of shape by a powerful force.

The expensive pen was ruined, and black ink splattered everywhere, soaking the documents on the desk and staining the uniform that was always immaculate.

But the man, who was usually so fastidious that he couldn't tolerate the slightest speck of dirt, did nothing this time.

He even took off his gloves and deliberately used his clean hands to gently take out the photograph he always kept tucked inside a book, looking at it again and again, his azure eyes full of puzzlement and unwillingness.

After silently staring at the indifferent woman in the photograph for a long time, Mo Xiao suddenly let out a heavy breath and sent Xin Lan a message.

"Guide Xin Lan, when will you have time? I'd like to fulfill the promise I made to you before, but you may need to come to the administrator's office in person. My iris authorization is required to grant you administrator privileges, and you'll also need to complete authentication with me."

(Thank you to all the beauties and queens for the little gifts. You're so thoughtful ❀! I'm full of motivation to keep writing now, hehe!)