The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 625 - 625 301 Alone at Midnight (Second Update)

Chapter 625: 301 Alone at Midnight (Second Update) Chapter 625: 301 Alone at Midnight (Second Update) By the time Gu Jiao returned to Bishui Alley, Gu Jinyu had already left.

Fangmama had been keeping watch at the door. Seeing her return, she hurriedly approached and informed her of Gu Jinyu’s visit.

“I know.” Gu Jiao nodded.

Fangmama, noticing her stiffness, worriedly asked, “Miss, what’s the matter?”

“I’m fine.” Gu Jiao answered.

She had met a tough opponent at the Martial Arts Academy today, which had numbed her arm. It had been a long time since she had such an interesting rival.

“From what I can see, the Second Miss seems to have truly repented today.” Fangmama mused. “What happened during her stay at the Manor that triggered such a huge change?”

Gu Jiao paused for a moment, then said, “She didn’t go to the Manor, but to Ciyu Village.”

Fangmama was surprised. “Miss…Have you met her?”

“Yes, I happened to see her once.” Gu Jiao then recounted the details of her previous visit to the clinic.

“So she can endure such hardship in that kind of place.” Fangmama suddenly did not know what to say.

She had seen Gu Jinyu grow up. Whether she was genuinely regretful or just putting on an act, Fangmama considered herself a good judge.

The Second Miss seemed to have truly changed. So…would the Miss forgive her?

Without a word, Gu Jiao stepped into the house.

Six months later, it was late when it got dark. When Xiao Liulang returned from the Hanlin Academy, it was still broad daylight.

Little Jing Kong had gone to feed the chickens.

Gu Jiao was next door arranging accommodations for others.

Wanting easy access to the Old Priest’s private money before the Old Madame regained her memory, she had knocked down the wall between the two mansions to create a door in the backyard.

As soon as Xiao Liulang entered the backyard, he saw Gu Jiao carrying several clean futons across.

He called out to her: “Do we have guests at home?”

Gu Jiao replied, “Gu Yan’s secret guard has arrived.”

Not only had they arrived, but Yu Yaya had also been brought from the hot spring villa.

This was Gu Jiao’s order.

During the long time that Gu Yan had stayed at the Villa, the only servant he hadn’t driven away was Yu Yaya. Even Fangmama had been driven out once by him.

As things started to pile up at home, Gu Jiao thought it would be nice to have a clever maid around.

It was fortunate that there were plenty of vacant rooms next door.

After knocking down the walls, the two families had effectively become one. Fangmama had already moved over, no longer sharing a room with the Yao Family.

Xiao Liulang also helped move some items.

The two secret guards were usually not visible.

Yu Yaya was present the whole time. Seeing Xiao Liulang for the first time, she was so excited that her eyes were wide open: “Wow! Is that brother-in-law? He’s so handsome!”

Gu Jiao tilted her head and said: “Hmm, I think so too.”

Yu Yaya’s explicit flattery did not make Xiao Liulang feel much. But Gu Jiao’s casual five words made him feel strange.

He cleared his throat and said casually: “I will go and see if Jing Kong is back.”

Having said that, he turned around and left.

Watching his strange walking posture, Yu Yaya quietly approached Gu Jiao and asked with an unspeakable expression: “But Miss, why does brother-in-law walk with his hands and feet together?”

There was no need to practice today. When Gu Yan returned from the Qinghe Academy, he was greeted by the sight of the long-lost secret guards and Yu Yaya.

“Young Master! Do you still remember this servant?” Yu Yaya asked happily.

He had almost forgotten Yu Yaya’s name. After a while, he frowned and said: “Bean sprouts?”

Yu Yaya’s face darkened.

All at once, everyone was back. After dinner, Xiao Liulang, as usual, reviewed the children’s homework.

He didn’t bring his experiences from the Hanlin Academy back home. He meticulously composed himself, patiently tutoring little Jing Kong who had been arguing with him all the time, and Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun, who had been daydreaming all night.

Late at night, when everyone had retired, he took out the ancient book again to study the formulas within.

Gu Jiao gently pushed open the slightly ajar door: “May I come in?”

“Come in.” Xiao Liulang said.

Gu Jiao entered, carrying a bowl of lotus seed soup in her hands. It was hot, and this bowl of lotus seed soup had been chilled with well water. It was refreshing and cooling.

Xiao Liulang was wearing thin sleepwear. Because he had sweat a little, his clothes clung to his body, unintentionally outlining his figure. His young body emanated a vigorous masculine power, perfectly combined with his youthful spirit.

Gu Jiao’s eyes were fixed on him.

Xiao Liulang cleared his throat slightly and asked, “Why are you still awake at this late hour?”

Gu Jiao placed the lotus seed soup next to him: “Lotus seed soup.”

Xiao Liulang: “Have you eaten?”

Gu Jiao shook her head.

Xiao Liulang: “So do you want to…”

Want to what?

Share it together?

“Should you eat first?”

There was clearly only one bowl, one spoon.

“You eat first.” Xiao Liulang quickly pushed the bowl toward her.

Gu Jiao sat in front of him, resting her cheek on her palm as she looked at him: “I won’t eat it, I made it for you.”

If Xiao Liulang refused again, it would be somewhat unreasonable.

He paused for a moment, picked up the bowl, and took a careful sip.

The bitter heart of the lotus seed had been removed, mint and osmanthus sugar had been added, making it cool and refreshing, sweet but not cloying.

“Is it tasty?” Gu Jiao asked.

“Tasty,” he answered.

Gu Jiao curved the corners of her lips slightly.

Xiao Liulang finished the bowl of lotus seed soup, and Gu Jiao continued to look at him, resting her cheek on her palm.

Actually, the weather was hot, and she wasn’t dressed heavily.

A thin summer shirt was draped over her nightwear. She hadn’t grown much taller over these two months, but her figure had become increasingly charming.

Xiao Liulang swore he wasn’t deliberately looking at anything, but she was sitting right in front of him, and his glance swept over her unintentionally—

The neckline of Gu Jiao’s dress had slightly opened, revealing a tiny section of the innocent pink edge of her dudou,

Normally this was just part of a regular outfit, but seen in the night, it seemed somehow more private and enticing.

“How come you’re sweating?” Gu Jiao asked, tilting her head, “Isn’t the lotus seed soup cold enough?”

Sweating while eating something cold was indeed strange. Xiao Liulang didn’t know how to explain it, not just his perspiration, but his heartbeat quickened as well.

This had nothing to do with romance, it was purely a man’s instinct.

Being alone with a woman in the middle of the night, and her being so gentle and peaceful…

Despite the fact that this maiden was likely a fiery-tempered kitten when she was alone, at this moment she was really misleading…

Just as Xiao Liulang was stammering and didn’t know how to answer, Gu Jiao suddenly stood up, leaning over the table towards him.

The distance dramatically shrunk, her warm breath and enticing fragrance overwhelming, the pink frills of her undergarment laying starkly before his eyes.

He quickly closed his eyes, but his blood still instantly rushed to his head.

Gu Jiao gently wiped his sweat for him.

He dared not open his eyes.

Suddenly, he heard Gu Jiao chuckle softly, and immediately after, the rustling noise of clothes moving followed: “I’ve buttoned up my clothes now, you can open your eyes.”

Was… was that supposed to be a joke?

Xiao Liulang suddenly found himself unable to open his eyes, but also unable to keep them shut!

Gu Jiao couldn’t stop laughing.

If she weren’t afraid of waking up Xiao Jingkong, she would’ve burst out laughing hysterically.

Xiao Liulang paused for a long while, sensing the shadow in front of him hadn’t left yet, he could still smell her fragrance and feel her breath.

He was a normal man, how could he possibly be indifferent when a woman was so close to him in the middle of the night?

He took a deep breath: “You….”

He wanted to say, you should go back to your room to rest.

Before the words left his mouth, he heard her say, “Look, what’s that outside the window?”

He turned his head, opening his eyes to look out into the moon-washed night.

Everything was just as it had been.

“There’s nothing…” he said while turning back around.

Just at this moment, Gu Jiao leaned on the table, moving forward.

By the time Xiao Liulang turned his head, he saw Gu Jiao’s motion, but he was too late to avoid it.

“Jiaojiao~”

A soft little voice from inside the curtain suddenly called out in a half-awake, half-asleep tone.

Gu Jiao instantly backed away!

Xiao Liulang’s lips met only air.

Trying to avoid when it’s too late, and when true avoidance is needed…

Gu Jiao went to the bedside, pulled aside the curtain, Xiao Jingkong wasn’t fully awake, but seemed to need to pee, covering his little butt: “Jiaojiao….”

“I’ll help him.” Xiao Liulang walked over, carried the half-awake little fellow to the backyard to pee.

Some things, once interrupted, are difficult to continue.

Xiao Liulang put the little boy back to bed. The weather was too hot, Xiao Jingkong only wore a little red dudou, sprawled out on the cool mat.

Xiao Liulang pulled down the curtain, said to Gu Jiao: “It’s getting late, you should go back to rest.”

Gu J, acknowledging with an “oh,” took the bowl and left to wash it. When she was done, she returned to her bedroom on the east side.

Images he shouldn’t be thinking about kept flashing through Xiao Liulang’s mind, it took him a while to calm down.

He forced himself to study for half an hour, thinking he should be able to suppress his desires, but the moment he put down his books, those inappropriate thoughts abruptly came rushing back.

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