Chapter 15 - Changing Clothes (1/2)

Chapter 15: Changing Clothes

Xue Dongting coughed lightly, causing Song Yuming to open his eyes and look at her. She really wanted to change out of her damp clothes, but she was bashful to speak up. She dithered and dithered, but it was really annoying to be in damp clothes. Blushing, she said, “I want… to change.”

Song Yuming looked at her. “You’ll catch cold.”

“Then… Then I can change under the covers…”

He smiled. He was helpless against this stubborn little wife. “Where are your clothes? I’ll get them for you.”

Xue Dongting thought for a moment. Her clothes were in the trunk, but she was embarrassed to have a man rummage around in her underwear. “I’ll get them myself,” she said quickly.

Song Yuming frowned. “No, you must be careful about catching cold!” He saw her eyes flit to the red trunk at the end of the bed so he threw off the covers, slipped on shoes and lit the lamp and went to the red trunk.

Xue Dongting’s whole face was flushed. She watched him rummage around for a bit, then he brought her something and asked if this was what she was after.

She saw it was her undergarments, but her unmentionables were wrapped in a little bundle, so he probably didn’t see them. And she couldn’t very well deny that these were it, so she went “Mm” and reached out to take them.

Song Yuming put them under the quilt. “Get under the covers, it’s cold.”

Whether from her fever or from embarrassment, Xue Dongting’s face was flushed crimson. Her pretty, watery eyes were captivating.

Not to mention the fact they were in a coastal border town far from the capital. Out here, Xue Dongting was a consummate beauty.

A beauty like her coyly stretched out in Song Yuming’s bed was bound to give a fisherman some enchanting ideas, but he remembered his little wife was still weak so he had to smother that kindling fire within. Oh it was not easy!

Xue Dongting noticed the mysterious way he looked at her and she got nervous. “Blow out the lamp” she said softly. “Don’t waste oil…”

Song Yuming shook his head, his eyes faintly smiling. “It doesn’t use regular oil, it’s burning whale oil. It will burn a long time.”