Xi Mingzhou suddenly spoke up: "Yulan, I want to stay here tonight."
The request was somewhat abrupt, and Yulan was puzzled. Before she could even ask why, her hand was pulled by Xi Mingzhou and placed against his face. The soft, smooth touch tempered some of her annoyance.
"I’m a total piece of trash," he continued. "I knew your eyes were in bad shape, yet I didn’t stay by your side. If your uncle hadn't come over this morning, I don't even want to think about how you would have managed on your own."
Chapter 17