CHAPTER 376: CHAPTER 132: A SHORT PARTING

Especially in the dream, Chen Yan seemed to display great power, his endurance off the charts!

The lingering passion was like one wave after another, one tide after another...

But just as his emotions in the dream were soaring, suddenly the person in his arms gently turned around and murmured softly to Chen Yan:

"Are you done yet?"

·

Whoa!

Chen Yan suddenly opened his eyes!

With a touch to his forehead, it was covered in sweat.

The room was pitch-black, and Chen Yan was even more dazed, unable to straighten his thoughts for a moment.

Am I... crazy?!

I’m full of righteousness, evil fears the righteous, righteousness prevails, oh ptooey!

It’s ’righteousness prevails, evil fears the righteous’!

How could I dream of such a scenario from a comic book!

Illusion, it’s definitely an illusion!

Once Chen Yan finally regained his composure and cleared his mind, he suddenly noticed the faint sounds in the room.

The sound of running water was coming from the bathroom.

Upon looking at the neighboring bed, sure enough, it was empty, and Gu Qingyi was not there.

This woman went to take a bath?

Chen Yan immediately thought.

Yeah, makes sense.

She bathed on the first day of staying, and it’s already the third day.

Three days without a bath might be bearable, but someone who is sick and feverish sweats profusely. It’s been three days, and Gu Qingyi must have reached her limit.

There was nothing unusual about it, but Chen Yan had just had such an absurd dream, and upon waking he heard the sound of Gu Qingyi bathing in the bathroom.

Suddenly and inexplicably, he felt a bit guilty.

No, I haven’t done anything wrong! What am I guilty about?

Chen Yan pinched his thigh hard.

Stop overthinking! That’s Gu Qingyi, Young Lady Gu!

Recalling when he helped Chu Keqing correct the Cloud Sect Technique, there was a piece in the Cloud Sect Technique called "Purifying Heart Spell," which as the name implies, is used to clear the mind during meditation.

Trying hard to remember, he quickly started silently reciting it.

As he recited, it seemed to suppress those inexplicable thoughts in his mind.

But then, suddenly, the water sound from the bathroom stopped!

With the bathroom door opening and closing, the lighting in the room changed...

Chen Yan, lying on the bed, just happened to see Gu Qingyi tilting her head, using a towel to wipe her hair, and slowly returning to the room.

—There was no alluring scene to behold; Gu Qingyi was dressed rather decently, in black thermal wear that covered her entirely.

But... her figure was truly outstanding. The thermal wear on her body seemed to be growing from her skin.

As the bathroom door opened and closed, the light flashed through just for a moment...

Her graceful curves, akin to the blooming flowers of a crabapple tree, struck deep into Chen Yan’s eyes!

His breath caught, and he quickly closed his eyes.

Though he hadn’t done anything inappropriate, Chen Yan instinctively didn’t dare to let Gu Qingyi know he was awake.

Closing his eyes tightly, he heard the sounds of Gu Qingyi climbing onto bed and getting under the covers.

But just as Chen Yan was breathing a sigh of relief, Gu Qingyi suddenly got up again.

She climbed off the bed and returned to the bathroom. Another bout of water sound followed, then Gu Qingyi came back to the room.

Chen Yan kept his eyes tight shut, yet could distinctly feel Gu Qingyi moving closer to his bed in the dark, bending down, inch by inch, approaching him.

He could even smell a lingering fragrance of shampoo, and that scent gradually mingled closer and closer with him...

Gu Qingyi’s breathing sound landed directly in Chen Yan’s ears.

Chen Yan’s heartbeat began to accelerate.

Finally, a few slender fingers touched Chen Yan’s forehead, cool to the touch and seemingly damp with moisture.

Chen Yan felt a tremor in his heart yet tried to continue keeping his eyes shut.

Next, Chen Yan felt a cool, damp towel laid on his forehead.

Upon discerning the action...

In an instant!

All inexplicable thoughts were dispelled from Chen Yan’s mind, replaced by a faint, indescribable warmth.

In the dark, Gu Qingyi softly spoke, her voice still a bit dry from illness but gentle in tone.

"Did my sounds disturb you? Sleep tight, remember, you said sleeping is the best remedy when one’s sick."

After her words, a hand softly patted Chen Yan through the blanket twice on the shoulder.

Chen Yan knew pretending to sleep was no longer effective, and he mumbled in response: "Mm, alright."

·

When Chen Yan awoke again, he felt like the heavy-headed sensations from his fever had eased by about seventy percent.

Lying in bed, he touched his forehead, seemingly free from fever.

Perhaps the symptoms had naturally subsided, but Chen Yan felt the act of cooling down was largely related to that refreshing damp towel from midnight.

In the room, Gu Qingyi was nowhere to be seen again, where could she be?

Chen Yan rose from bed and glanced around the small standard room.

On the table lay a plastic bag from the pharmacy.

On the first day of being sick, Gu Qingyi had gone out to buy fever-reducing medicine and such.

Along with the things she had taken care of for him these past days, like the cool towels.

Truth be told, Gu Qingyi’s actions seemed rather clumsy, showing a lack of experience in caring for someone.