Chapter 2085: Who Is an Outsider

Yaen Chi pointed at Ye Wanting, “She likes desserts, add a bit more fruit honey.”

Xu Shu chuckled twice and, passing by Ye Wanting, deliberately teased Yaen Chi, “Should I help you? Carry her to the sofa or haul her to bed?”

Yaen Chi momentarily furrowed his brows, feeling a bit reluctant. He didn’t want another man touching her, though sleeping slouched like that couldn’t be comfortable. Given his current physical condition, he couldn’t move her himself.

“Sorry to trouble you.”

“What?” Xu Shu thought he heard it wrong.

Yaen Chi pressed his lips, awkwardly coughed, and said, “Hurry up.”

“Oh, the nerve!”

Xu Shu held back a laugh, mocked him a bit, then stopped the teasing. He carefully helped Ye Wanting up, carried her to the sofa, and laid her down. His hand under her legs was half-fisted like a gentleman, being careful not to touch her unnecessarily.

He even covered her with a light blanket. Exchanging a look with Yaen Chi, he raised his brows towards the door and quietly tiptoed out.

Leaning against the pillow, Yaen Chi gazed at her for a while with his deep, thoughtful eyes, then picked up the “Dream of the Red Chamber” to read. Fortunately, there weren’t many typos, and he could manage to get into it.

The sky outside gradually darkened. Ye Wanting turned over, and the sudden sensation of weightlessness startled her awake. Instinctively supporting herself on the edge, she realized she almost tumbled off the sofa.

Wait a minute, didn’t she just nap briefly at the coffee table?

She sat up slowly, about to speak, when she saw Yaen Chi lying sideways asleep, so she swallowed her words back. She stayed still, tucking a throw pillow behind her waist quietly, trying not to make a sound.

Yet Yaen Chi still woke up. Once he opened his eyes, he regained alertness quickly, catching sight of her instantly, “When did you wake up?”

Ye Wanting was still dazed, “Just now.”

Her hair was still down, uncombed, and the corner of her eye had an imprint from the sofa armrest’s lines. Just waking up, her mind was probably still fuzzy, and her blinking was slow.

Yaen Chi looked at her and chuckled, “Your sleeping posture…”

“What’s wrong with me?”

Ye Wanting quickly covered her face, “Did I drool?”

Yaen Chi was amused, pointing to his own face, “There’s a mark, feel it.”

Ye Wanting had already touched it, and she didn’t even dare to lift her head. Digging out a small mirror from her bag, she stared into it for a long while. She couldn’t actually see it and had to feel it with her fingers, getting closer to scrutinize it, her cheeks flushing red.

Yaen Chi found her reaction utterly adorable but probably overdid the teasing, so he added, “You can’t see it, it’ll fade soon.”

“But you could see it clearly,” she said.

Ye Wanting pulled her hair forward to cover her face, feeling terribly embarrassed about having fallen asleep.

“Brother Chi, how did I get on the sofa? Did you…”

“It wasn’t me, it was Xu Shu who carried you. It’s better than you sleeping slouched over.”

So Brother Shu saw it too…

It really was so embarrassing.

Ye Wanting hastily packed her things, searching for words, “It’s already dark; Brother Chi, you must be hungry. I’ll go out and get you some food, what would you like to eat?”

Was she planning to escape?

“No need to rush, we’ll wait. Xu Shu already went to get it.”

“How can I trouble Brother Shu with this? I’ll go instead,” Ye Wanting blurted out, busy with her hands, momentarily not realizing what was odd about her words.

But Yaen Chi noticed, adopting a light, teasing tone he asked, “How is it a bother to him? The way you say it makes you seem so outside.”

Outside?

Which outside?

Ye Wanting was suddenly startled, wondering if she just categorized herself and Yaen Chi separately.