CHAPTER 207: CHAPTER 207: CANNOT SLEEP TOGETHER

An Duxuan, who was dozing on the sofa beside him, swiftly opened his eyes and sat up as he sensed Li Tianyao getting up.

Then he saw that his own clothes were all wrinkled, while Li Tianyao was immaculate from head to toe.

This was something the always-competitive An Duxuan couldn’t stand.

"How come your clothes aren’t wrinkled? Did you not sleep at all?"

Li Tianyao grunted in response.

"The little girl didn’t sleep either."

An Duxuan: "???"

How come it sounded like Li Tianyao was accusing him of feigning company? But he did fall asleep just now! He couldn’t rebut! He could only pretend he didn’t catch that.

As soon as An Yan walked in, An Duxuan rushed to speak,

"Let’s go, we’re heading home!"

Whether it was genuine companionship or feigned, his sister was his, and he could take her away. Heh heh.

"It’s time for breakfast!" Li Tianyao’s annoying voice rang out.

"Who eats breakfast in the middle of the night..."

Mumbling, An Duxuan raised his hand to check his watch. Then, surprised, he said,

"How is it already five o’clock?"

Li Tianyao ignored him, only looking at An Yan.

"Hungry, aren’t you?"

"Mmhm."

An Yan nodded sincerely; hunger was one of those things that didn’t bother you until someone mentioned it, and then it was unbearable.

"Let’s go, time to eat."

"Okay."

Li Tianyao led An Yan by the hand, while An Duxuan followed unhappily behind.

"Yanyan, it’s not good for girls to stay up late; you’ll get dark circles under your eyes! Let’s not stay up late anymore, okay?"

"Oh."

In the dining room, the food was already laid out.

An Yan ate a few bites at random and stood up to head upstairs.

"I’m going to sleep now."

Once her stomach didn’t feel uncomfortable anymore, her sleepiness became somewhat uncontrollable.

An Duxuan was about to call her to come home to sleep. Li Tianyao stopped him.

"She’s already that exhausted, why make her walk even more?"

An Duxuan: "..."

Alright, for his sister’s sake, he wouldn’t take this up with Li Tianyao.

After watching An Yan go upstairs, An Duxuan turned to Li Tianyao.

"Once you safely return from Country R, let’s tear down the walls between our two places and merge the two into one..."

Lu Feng called out to him.

"An Second Young Master! It’s not appropriate. The Li Family’s elders already don’t support Ninth Master settling down in Luocheng, and if even the walls are gone, wouldn’t that really be like marrying into your family?"

Marrying into the family would be great!

A gleam lit up in An Duxuan’s eyes, and he displayed a dismissive look.

"What does it matter about marrying in or not? It’s the modern era; we don’t care about that, right, Li Tianyao?"

"We’re not tearing it down!"

He didn’t care about marrying in or not, but even with walls, this An Second Young Master was unstoppable. Without walls, wouldn’t he take even more liberties and move right in with them? He didn’t want an outsider intruding on his married life with the little girl! Especially An Duxuan, whom he found increasingly irritating!

Li Tianyao quickly took out his phone and sent a message. In less than two minutes, An Duxuan’s phone rang.

It was about his detailed work arrangements that followed, specifying that he must report on site immediately without delay.

Visibly annoyed, An Duxuan glanced at Li Tianyao.

"You really are..."

Li Tianyao took out his phone, about to send another message. An Duxuan quickly pleaded,

"Okay, okay, fine, you’re the boss, you’re the strong one!"

After An Duxuan left, Li Tianyao got up and went upstairs.

He went straight to An Yan’s room and upon entering, saw that she had already let down her hair and was holding her pajamas, about to enter the bathroom.

"Do you need any help with anything?"

An Yan: "???"

She was going to take a shower. What was Li Tianyao thinking, teasing her like that all of a sudden? Could he actually help her bathe? She was a young woman in her prime, wasn’t she?

Seeing her staring with wide eyes in silence, Li Tianyao chuckled lightly and reached out to ruffle her hair.

"What are you thinking about? I mean I’ll help you dry your hair later!"

An Yan’s tense nerves instantly relaxed.

After agreeing with an "Okay," she quickly scurried into the bathroom.

After going in, she thought it over and finally decided to lock the door from the inside. Men and women should maintain their distance! Especially knowing they both carried an unknown virus, An Yan felt she should eliminate any possibility of ambiguity. With the door locked, she could bathe in peace, free from wild thoughts. Smart!

Hearing the CLICK as the bathroom door locked, a hint of helplessness flashed quickly in the depths of Li Tianyao’s eyes.

The little girl was wary of him! Did she really distrust him that much? Unhappy!

When An Yan finished her bath and came out, she saw Li Tianyao holding a hairdryer.

"Come here."

An Yan obediently went over and sat in front of him.

The warm air from the hairdryer brushed over her scalp, a kind of comfort that was indescribable.

As it blew, her consciousness began to drift.

Then she felt Li Tianyao pick her up, place her on the bed, and considerately cover her with a blanket.

Just when she thought Li Tianyao would leave, the bed sank, and he actually lay down beside her.

"UGH."

An Yan, not pleased, pushed at him. "Go back to your room."

The man caught her hand.

"Do you really see me as someone who wouldn’t care about your life or death?"

An Yan, struggling to stay awake, mumbled in reply,

"You’re not, but I’m afraid I can’t control myself!"

At her most unguarded, An Yan inadvertently revealed her true thoughts.

She, too, was a normal person. How could she have no feelings at all for a man as extraordinarily handsome as Li Tianyao? She just knew how to restrain herself!

"So, it’s best we don’t sleep together!"

An Yan’s hand weakly pushed him, stubbornly conveying her resolve.

The expression on Li Tianyao’s face became complicated then.

He had always thought the little girl had no feelings for him. It turned out she actually did. She was just like him, forced to suppress her feelings due to the poison in their bodies! His lips curled uncontrollably upward!

He brushed his lips against An Yan’s a few times.

"Alright, sleep well!"

Feeling him get out of bed and leave, An Yan finally relaxed and drifted off to sleep within seconds.

「In the study.」

Li Tianyao called He Peng, who was leading the team to Miao District in search of the Golden Thread Worm.

"Report on the progress!"

"We have reached Miao District and have learned that the Golden Thread Worm can only survive in the Ancient Tomb. Ninth Master, don’t worry, the brothers are working hard to find the tomb!"

"Good. If you’re short-staffed, hire locals. Decide the pay yourself. I have only one requirement: find the Golden Thread Worm as soon as possible!"

"Yes."

After this phone call ended, he called the head of the biotech research center.

"Report on the progress of the Antidote!"

"The cell sample analysis is out, but..."

Li Tianyao listened, his expression growing darker and darker.

"So you’re saying you can’t develop an Antidote at all?"

The other party was so frightened that he hardly dared to breathe.

"You have two more weeks. If it’s still the same answer, the budget for next quarter will be cut in half!"

He supported so many people, yet at the critical moment, there wasn’t one who could help him with his problems! Li Tianyao was very angry!

KNOCK KNOCK!

Lu Feng knocked and entered.

"Ninth Master, there’s news from Country R..."