roccoschili Chapter 414 The Playboy's Divorced Woman 10
Chapter 414 The Playboy's Divorced Woman 10
When Gu Shenbai arrived at Xie Qingyu's place, Xie Qingyu was already eating.
Seeing him come over, Xie Qingyu calmly asked Tao Hong to add another set of bowls and chopsticks.
Xie Qingyu's naturalness made Gu Shenbai feel a little more at ease.
He didn't even need the food he brought; otherwise, he felt that Xie Qingyu wouldn't have waited for him if the meal were served again.
After dinner, it's time to rest.
Xie Qingyu walked ahead without saying a word, and Gu Shenbai followed behind her all the way to the inner room.
Tao Hong helped Xie Qingyu remove her makeup and hair. Gu Shenbai looked around, feeling a little lost in this room he had never been to before. The fragrant scent had a soft feel to it, making him feel relaxed.
Seeing that Xie Qingyu wasn't looking at him, he glanced around and then slumped onto the couch over there.
The tatami mat was where Xie Qingyu usually took a nap, and a few storybooks were casually placed on it.
Xie Qingyu could see in the bronze mirror that Gu Shenbai had picked up a book out of boredom and then got engrossed in reading it.
Gu Shenbai was so engrossed in watching that he didn't even notice that Xie Qingyu had already tidied up and was standing next to him. It wasn't until he realized that a gaze was on him that he discovered it was Xie Qingyu, who had already washed up.
He put down the storybook as if to cover up his embarrassment, saying, "Your book is quite interesting."
"They're just some romance novels, something to pass the time. Take some if you like."
"Have you read all of these?" Gu Shenbai asked, pointing to the several storybooks.
"I've seen most of them, and after seeing so many, they're all pretty much the same." Xie Qingyu's words carried a hidden meaning.
Gu Shenbai did not say no.
But now, looking at Xie Qingyu, he didn't know what to say.
Xie Qingyu had already washed and dressed, wearing a pure white nightgown, her smooth hair hanging down her back, giving her an unadorned beauty. Perhaps without makeup, Xie Qingyu looked less dignified and more charmingly naive.
Gu Shenbai glanced at it twice before looking away, his voice a little hoarse, "Where should I stay tonight? How about I stay in the room next door...?"
"Then you came for nothing today?" Xie Qingyu said.
She slowly walked forward to Gu Shenbai.
Gu Shenbai didn't even dare to lift his eyes at this moment. He himself couldn't understand why he had such a reaction. It was probably because he felt indebted to Xie Qingyu. He thought that must be it.
As for why he owes money, he himself doesn't know.
"Go and wash up first," Xie Qingyu said casually before heading towards the bed.
Gu Shenbai fled to the side room to wash up as if he were escaping behind her.
When they returned, the candlelight in the room flickered, and there were no maids inside.
Xie Qingyu sat on the couch, holding a storybook in her hand by candlelight. This scene made Gu Shenbai stop in his tracks.
Because she was looking down, Xie Qingyu's hair fell in front of her, partially obscuring her face, but adding to her charm.
Hearing footsteps, she looked up and said, "You're all done."
"Mm," Gu Shenbai responded softly.
Xie Qingyu stood up from the couch at this moment and said to him, "You can sleep here tonight."
Gu Shenbai was stunned for a moment before he realized she was referring to the couch.
In the short time that followed, a quilt had been laid out on the tatami mat. It looked soft and had been tidied up.
"Sleep here?"
"Well, we can't sleep in the same bed, can we? You and I both know this is for the sake of our reputation. In reality, we're already divorced, so we have to maintain some boundaries." Xie Qingyu looked at Gu Shenbai with an expression that was practically asking, "Yes or no?"
Gu Shenbai was taken aback, thinking that he had never suffered such hardship as to have to sleep on a couch for a night.
But when he met Xie Qingyu's eyes, he couldn't say anything and could only nod.
Seeing that he agreed, Xie Qingyu turned and walked towards the bed curtains, not forgetting to remind Gu Shenbai, "Remember to extinguish the candles later, I don't like light when I sleep."
Not long after Xie Qingyu lay down, she could feel the candlelight being extinguished, followed by the sound of Gu Shenbai stumbling back onto the bed.
Xie Qingyu slept soundly that night, but Gu Shenbai might not.
Anyway, by the time Xie Qingyu woke up, Gu Shenbai had already left.
Only after asking Tao Hong did I learn that Gu Shenbai had woken up so early in the morning, perhaps because he wasn't used to sleeping on the soft couch.
Xie Qingyu didn't care about any of this, but the person who was most concerned about this matter was probably the First Madam.
When Xie Qingyu finished her meal and went to pay her respects, the First Madam had already helped her up before she even began to curtsy.
"When I woke up today, I heard the magpies chirping outside. I guessed that something good must have happened. I was thinking of having you accompany me to the shop today, and I could show you around the shops in our mansion so you could pick out some things you like. But I'm currently ill and it's not good for me to show my face. I think it would be better if Brother Shen'er went with you instead?" The First Madam was indirectly asking about the two of them yesterday.
Let's see if we've reached the point where we can go out together.
After all, anyone could see that Gu Shenbai no longer disliked Xie Qingyu.