Ning Ran had a dream that night. She dreamt that she was looking for something with her mother.
She had no idea what they were looking for, only that she was very anxious.
It felt as though they would be in big trouble if they failed to find the unknown item, not that she knew what trouble was in store.
Dreams were never known to be logical anyway. Ning Ran soon jolted awake from sheer anxiety.
She immediately saw Nan Chen's handsome face. He stared intently at her and asked, “Did you have a nightmare during the day? What was the dream about?”
“I felt as though I was looking for something, but I have no idea what,” Ning Ran explained while exhaling slowly.
Nan Chen replied, “Well, my body feels itchy, so I'm taking a shower.”
“Guo Si only brought us medicine and towels. There's no soap or shampoo. How are you going to shower?” she asked.
“There's a bar of soap there for washing clothes.”
“That's not for bathing. It'll harm your skin.”
Nonetheless, he insisted, “Well, we can't go days without showering. I'm sure it'll be fine if we use more water to rinse ourselves off.”
“Don't use the bar soap, then. Just shower with clean water and scrub a little harder; that should work. There's a wooden bucket over there with water in it,” suggested Ning Ran.
Nan Chen nodded and replied, “Thanks in advance, then.”
Ning Ran felt a sense of foreboding as she asked, “Why are you thanking me in advance when you're the one showering?”
“My leg's injured now. I can't move around easily. How can I bathe without your help?” retorted Nan Chen.
“But... erm...”
He added, “Might I remind you that we actually have children together? What's wrong with helping me to take a shower? I can always return the favor.”
Ran practically yelped in reply, “No! I can shower alone, thank
then. You'll help me bathe. Boil some water, will you?
small that Ning Ran had to boil several kettlefuls of water before the water temperature
revealing his chiseled muscles. Then, he looked
off yourself,” Ning Ran mumbled while
your help. Why are you blushing? You have
stammered, “I-I... Why don't you shower at night instead? This feels a bit weird
come here in the day; it's safer
her head away and tried to take off
teased, “How are you supposed to take it off if you're looking the other
looking
take it off myself,
don't have an arm injury. Why didn't you take off your belt in the first place?”
tell you to wipe me
Ning Ran sputtered, “Y-You...”
had taken off his belt and was slowly peeling his pants off
and shrieked, “You're not seriously
else am I supposed to bathe?” he
I'm still standing here! Let me wipe your back first before you take
take off all his clothes. He only wanted
nervous reaction amused
side with a towel and began
“Wipe a bit harder. Don't be so
all the strength I can muster. I'm not some kind of professional scrubber. This is the best I can do. Take it
fine. Take
asked Nan Chen curiously, “Guo Si brought you pen and paper, but I haven't seen you touch them. I assume you wanted
against it. Guo Si's disembarking in another couple of days, and they'll surely pat him down before allowing him to leave. I don't want to get him
time to arrive. We might not get
They'll need at least half a month and a very precise operation to orchestrate a takeover. We
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