"Delicious... smack, smack..." Chen Liushang finished eating with a satisfied smile. She burrowed into Ming Xuan's arms, obediently went back to sleep, and this time Ming Xuan gave her a potent dose of medicine to better soothe her soul.
Seeing her smiling foolishly with sleepy eyes as she tucked herself under the small quilt, Ming Xuan found her utterly adorable. For a moment, he felt both amused and filled with a deep tenderness toward her.
He gazed affectionately at her sleeping form. After quite a while, he placed the medicine bowl on the table, sat by himself at the bedside to keep watch over her, and recalled the scene that had just unfolded at the bathing spring. A sudden wave of blushing shyness and fluttering heartbeats washed over him, leaving him momentarily dazed. He gave his head a gentle tap, and taking advantage of the moonlight, casually cast a Barrier before leaning against the table and falling fast asleep.
Chapter 92