Chapter 473 - Lets Sleep (1/2)

She never planned to take Gao Yi's money. It's not because she despised it. Whatever Gao Yi gave her, she would take it; but she wanted to have a career for herself. It need not be a huge career where she could earn a huge sum of money. She just wanted to live a good life with her daughter.

When she walked out of the room, Gao Yi was still sitting on the sofa. Xia Ruoxin knew he was waiting for her.

”Ruoxin, come here.” Indeed, Gao Yi extended his hand towards her once she wasn't busy.

Xia Ruoxin walked over and sat down beside him. She rested both her hands on her knees. She was still feeling reserved with him. Gao Yi chuckled.

Xia Ruoxin flushed, red as a tomato. She wanted to bury her face in her hands.

She's already at this age, but her skin was still as thin as ever. If only she could become more thick-skinned.

”Haha…” A deep voice guffawed. Xia Ruoxin felt her ears and face flush a darker shade of red with excitement.

Gao Yi never took his hand away from Xia Ruoxin. He just made small talk while playing with her hair, which had grown to the length of her ears. It looked nice when it was long. Xia Ruoxin was very much suited for long hair. She looked gentle and refreshing, and when she smiled she resembled a blossom about to bloom. With short hair, she didn't look like a strong steeled woman no matter how much she pretended to be one. Her smile was too bashful to belong to one.

”Ruoxin…” The man's voice was hoarse with desire.

Her hands tightened on her knees. She could smell the scent of attraction wafting in the air. A gust of wind blew, and she stood up abruptly. ”The window's open. I'm going to close it.”

She walked towards the window. Indeed, she must have forgotten to close it, or the wind blew it open. The winter breeze hit her cheeks, bringing along chilling stillness; but it also cooled her burning cheeks to their normal temperature. She shivered, feeling awake all of a sudden.

A hand shot out, closed the open window, and then pulled the curtains together.

”Ruoxin…” Gao Yi rested his chin on Xia Ruoxin's shoulders as he murmured under his breath seductively.

”Mmm…” It was the only sound Xia Ruoxin could make. Oh, no. Her cheeks burned hot again. She lowered her face. At least Gao Yi couldn't see anything, but he must have noticed her flushed ears.

”Let's sleep.” The man's warm voice made all the blood rush up to Xia Ruoxin's head.

S-sleep?

Sleep…

?

”Go to sleep.” Gao Yi pushed Xia Ruoxin indoors. ”The little girl would kick her blankets away again.”

When she closed the door behind her, her cheeks were still blushing. She buried her face in her palms. What was she thinking about? Meanwhile, the kid on the bed stuck her feet outside the blanket. Perhaps she found it stuffy, and one of her feet hooked onto the blanket and—indeed—kicked the blanket away, revealing a white and soft foot resting on the blanket. Her body was sprawled across the bed. Everything else was good about the little girl save for her habit of kicking the blanket off and bad sleeping style. There had to be someone by her side; otherwise, she might really fall off the bed at night.

Xia Ruoxin walked over and tucked her daughter under the blanket again, but with a pull, she accidentally pulled her daughter's doll out of her grip. She put the doll on top of the drawer by the bed. She'd be able to see her doll once she wakes up.

She entered the washroom and opened the tap; she then scooped some water and splashed her face. Instantly, the cold made the heat in her cheeks dissipate.