Liu Ruyan, who had been clutching Xiao Qiang’s arm, soon drifted back to sleep. As the steady rhythm of her breathing filled the room, Xiao Qiang remained wide awake.
He shifted slightly, turning his face toward her.
Liu Ruyan’s exquisite features were inches away. Her long, meticulously groomed eyelashes caught the moonlight, shimmering with a delicate luster. Her face—a beauty that could rival Daji—seemed to lose some of its usual allure in sleep, replaced by a serenity more befitting a wife. During the day, she was often so captivatingly flirtatious that Xiao Qiang hardly dared to linger on her face, but in the stillness of the night, he felt he could gaze upon her beauty without reserve.
Chapter 56