Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 948: Worse Than Death (1)

Chapter 948: Chapter 948: Worse Than Death (1)

The father-in-law and son-in-law were so engrossed in their game of chess that they didn’t stop until late into the night. Mo Yan, fighting yawns and struggling to keep her eyelids open, eventually couldn’t help but remind them, "Dad, Bro Xiao, it’s really late; you two should wash up and go to bed."

Mo Qingze glanced at Xiao Ruiyuan, who wore an expression of fatigue, then looked over at the eye dropper pot in the corner and noted that more than half of the hour of Hai had passed. Realizing they would return to Jing City very late, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "It’s getting dark, why don’t you stay here tonight?"

Xiao Ruiyuan, masking the slight upturn of his lips, stood up and, with a touched expression, said to Mo Qingze, "Thank you, Father-in-law."

Mo Yan, who was exhausted, said there was hot water in the pot and then rubbed her eyes as she walked out of the study and returned to her own courtyard.

While soaking in the bath inside Space, Xuetuan leisurely flew over. Its snail-like eyes peered into the tub for a while, then nonchalantly shifted away as it spoke, "Yanyan, you knew full well that foolish woman would make her move tonight; why did you come back so late?"

After her bath, Mo Yan felt more spirited and poked the soft belly of Xuetuan, saying, "They won’t escape if they didn’t succeed in their task; what’s there to fear?"

Xuetuan stared with its eyes, speechless.

After drying off, Mo Yan changed into a pair of short-sleeve lingerie and shorts and exited Space. Just as she lay down on her bed, someone knocked on the door of the small hall. The door creaked open by itself before the knocking could continue twice.

To catch a few burglars, Mo Yan hadn’t even bolted the door this time.

Xiao Ruiyuan, however, mistook this as Mo Yan waiting for him, his lips curving into a pleased smile. But when he saw Mo Yan’s exposed snowy white arms and legs, he nearly thought the girl he loved was intentionally tempting him.

Mo Yan, unaware of his thoughts, just wanted to get rid of someone before the burglars sneaked in, so she feigned a yawn and said, "Bro Xiao, whatever it is, let’s talk tomorrow. I’m dead tired now."

Upon hearing this, the smile at the corners of Xiao Ruiyuan’s lips stiffened for a moment, then he sat down by Mo Yan’s bedside and said gently, "You go to sleep; I’ll leave after you’ve fallen asleep."

Mo Yan rolled her eyes silently and, with a frown, said, "But I can’t sleep with you here."

The smile on Xiao Ruiyuan’s face gradually faded as he looked at the somewhat distracted Mo Yan and asked in a deep voice, "Are you hiding something from me?"

She never rushed him away as soon as he arrived, no matter how late it was before.

Damn, does he have to be so sensitive?

The corners of Mo Yan’s lips twitched slightly; she suddenly felt that having a clever fiancé might not be such a good thing after all!

Seeing his face growing darker, Mo Yan gave a rather pathetic explanation, "No, no, it’s just... I really can’t fall asleep with someone else by my bed. If it were you, would you be able to sleep?"

Xiao Ruiyuan’s furrowed brows relaxed, seemingly accepting her explanation. He got up and sat down on a chair across the bed, watching Mo Yan intently without a word.

Even though he wasn’t speaking, his message was clear: I won’t disturb you by the bed; you can sleep now!

Mo Yan was now at a loss for words and, feeling helpless, lied down on her bed and closed her eyes, forcing herself into deep sleep, hoping that would make him leave, right?

That was the idea, but he didn’t play by the rules. Seeing that Mo Yan had closed her eyes and her breathing had become deep, as if she truly had fallen asleep, he stood up and sat beside the bed. His somewhat coarse hand gently traced her delicate face, seemingly never able to get enough of looking at her.

This was agony for Mo Yan. Because her eyes were closed and she couldn’t see, her other senses became exceptionally sensitive. Feeling Xiao Ruiyuan’s hand touch her face, her entire attention followed his hand. Just when she couldn’t resist the urge to open her eyes and shoo away the person disturbing her sleep, she suddenly felt something heavy press down upon her head.

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