Chapter 64 - Question (1/2)

After they laid down and turned off the lights, Zhong Yan whispered in the dark, “This is great, I was just thinking, you have to go to headquarters tomorrow, and I have to go to the holding center by myself during the day, then I don’t have to go out anymore the day after that. Working remotely is great, I don’t have to go outside at all. Usually, I would have to get up at least an hour and a half in advance, but now I just needed to change ten minutes before I have to be present. If it was just a voice conference, I don’t even need to change my clothes.”

“Yeah…you’re right,” Adrian responded absent-mindedly. But inside, he was just thinking that his days of staying at home would soon come to an end.

When Zhong Yan recovers completely, the exercise plan he had the medical department design especially for Zhong Yan will begin. Adrian recalled the days when Zhong Yan would be half-dead after running less than a quarter of a mile. He felt a bit complicated, but he still did not tell him that.

Just let him be “happy” for a few more days.

“What’s wrong? What are you thinking about?” Zhong Yan asked. He snuggled over to his side and plastered against him through the blanket.

“Nothing, just thinking about some plans in a few days.” While saying that, Adrian peeled away the blanket and squeezed in with Zhong Yan. “You seem spirited today. Not sleepy?”

The temperature of Adrian’s body was very high. Zhong Yan couldn’t help but lean closer to him. Adrian reached his arm over and scooped him up completely, while Zhong Yan was kept pleasantly in his warm embrace. “I was thinking about things in the Capital, and I couldn’t sleep, but now I’m starting to get sleepy.”

The feeling of the soft fabric against his hand was nice. Adrian had been patting his back to lull him to sleep, but that eventually turned into stroking. Zhong Yan grumbled as he gave his chest a light smack, “What are you doing? I’ve already washed myself twice today, I don’t want to go again.”

“I’m touching your clothes, not you. Even though I bought these clothes for you, it’s still our common property. What’s wrong with it if I touch it?” Adrian argued. His chest was pushed again, and it felt like he was being pawed by a small animal. It didn’t hurt, but Adrian knew how painful it could be if Zhong Yan really clawed him. That time, the marks that were left on his back took two whole days to dissipate. He had no intentions of stopping, but instead of stroking him, he returned to patting him again.

Zhong Yan had always slept badly, and it was also difficult for him to fall asleep. But being in Adrian’s arms was just as effective as taking sleeping pills. After a few minutes, he sunk into the warm land of dreams.

But of course, thanks to the heat source underneath his blanket latching onto him tightly, he was woken up by the stuffiness in the middle of the night. But that all comes later.

……

After waking up the next day, Adrian had already left to go to work. Zhong Yan had been woken up from his sleep during the night due to the heat and had to wiggle himself out of Adrian’s arms. Even though he tried his best to be as careful as possible, Adrian’s vigilance was too high and he was woken up from the slightest movement. Zhong Yan quickly explained to him in a whisper, and hearing that he was fine, Adrian quickly fell back asleep. But when Zhong Yan turned on his terminal to adjust the temperature of the room, he also looked through the news and couldn’t help himself from contacting several people to arrange a new task. Then, he was completely awake. Only after laying for a while did he finally manage to fall asleep again.

But this caused him to wake up late. He received Adrian’s call as soon as he got up.

“Awake?” Adrian asked in the call.

Zhong Yan took his toothbrush out of his mouth and mumbled with a full mouth, “I just woke up. Brushing my teeth.”

“You should quickly eat breakfast after you wash up. I think your food should be delivered by now.” Adrian continued, “If you don’t eat now, you won’t be able to stomach your lunch later.”

Zhong Yan spat out the bubbles in his mouth. “Don’t worry, I can just delay my lunch as well.”

“You can’t.” Adrian put on a stern act. “You have to eat your meals on schedule. Once you finish, take a picture for me to check.”

Zhong Yan spat out a laugh and teased, “And what if I can’t send you a picture on time?”

“Then your little cake will be gone tonight.”

“No! You promised I’ll have cake from tonight on.”