Chapter 498 - Chapter 498: Chapter 498 Sleepless Night_1 (1/2)

Chapter 498: Chapter 498 Sleepless Night_1

“You should drink the hot soup, it’s indeed strengthening, made of many good ingredients. Don’t let Eunuch Gao see that I didn’t drink it, he might think that I purposely rejected you.”

Wei Ruo’s mouth twitched into a smile, her tone half-joking, half-serious.

After finishing her words, Wei Ruo turned around and entered the inner chamber behind the screen.

Wei Jinyi lowered his head to look at the nourishing soup on the table…

A moment later, Wei Jinyi poured the medicinal soup in the pot into a flower pot beside him.

He dared not drink this soup as Wei Ruo suggested. If this soup is truly a tonifying potion for that purpose, after drinking it, the arising lustful feelings could lead him to overstep boundaries with her, something he would regret for a lifetime.

He had confidence in his self-control, not fearing a bowl of tonic soup.

But when confronted with Ruoruo, he didn’t have that much confidence, as an inner demon already lurked within his heart.

Throughout the night, Wei Ruo lay on her bed, her eyes sparkling, no sleep in sight.

Knowing that Wei Jinyi was in the same room with her, Wei Ruo felt an unexpected bout of insomnia.

Amidst the summer season, the shrilling of cicadas and chirping of crickets outside became especially clear.

Wei Ruo’s thoughts drifted far away with these sounds…

I wonder if second brother drank that bowl of soup, or did he dispose of it surreptitiously.

When Wei Ruo told Wei Jinyi to drink that soup, she wasn’t lying, he could indeed drink that soup.

After consuming that nourishing soup, although it makes you feel hot and bothered, it only makes you feel soft and weak, without any aggressiveness.

If a robust person like second brother consumes it, its effects would be just like that of an aphrodisiac, making one’s spirit artificially lively in certain aspects.

Probably, Eunuch Gao also feared harming Wei Jinyi, so he chose this conservative method.

If she was transformed into a hungry tiger, and Wei Jinyi’s body couldn’t stand it, that would be a big problem.

So even though Eunuch Gao had a mission, he also had to prioritize Wei Jinyi’s physical safety. Even if he took some measures, they are quite mild.

Moreover, Eunuch Gao didn’t dare to be too explicit. If he really slipped in an aphrodisiac, they would definitely confront him the next day and Eunuch Gao wouldn’t be able to handle it.

Wei Ruo also believed that Wei Jinyi probably wouldn’t enter the inner chamber.

She didn’t know what Wei Jinyi was like towards others, but towards her, he would only blush and escape, not offend intentionally, let alone attempt anything with her when the night is still and everyone is asleep.

In fact, she was safe with him guarding outside than if she slept alone, she could sleep peacefully.

So Wei Ruo didn’t know why she was awake.

Unconsciously, scenes of interactions with Wei Jinyi floated into her mind. In her memory, his eyes, dark as black gemstones, were always deep and unfathomable, watching her.

Especially after meeting again in the Capital City, his gaze towards her was always elusive, as if hiding a multitude of stories.

On the other side of a screen, Wei Jinyi also couldn’t fall asleep.

His hearing was exceptionally sharp, he could clearly hear Wei Ruo’s breathing. From her breath, he could discern that she hadn’t fallen asleep.

Why hadn’t she fallen asleep?

Is something troubling her?

Is it because he was here?

Even though he couldn’t see her, merely sensing her in the same space and hearing her breathing and slight movements on the bed, Wei Jinyi could feel his heart beating in an unusual measure.

He clearly disposed the bowl of tonic soup, yet why did his breath grow heavy as if he had consumed the soup?