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.”
in reply, “No! I
me bathe. Boil some water,
Ran had to boil several kettlefuls of water before the water
off his shirt, revealing his chiseled muscles.
sure you can take it off yourself,” Ning Ran mumbled while
and I need your help. Why are you blushing? You have
Why don't you shower at night instead?
one's going to come here in the day; it's safer to shower now. Stop dawdling.
turned her head away and tried to take off Nan Chen's belt. Her
Chen teased, “How are you supposed to take it off if you're looking the other way? Why are you always making such
looking at
it off
Why didn't you take off your
working on the belt before I said anything. I only meant to tell you to wipe me down, not take off my
Ning Ran sputtered, “Y-You...”
taken off his belt
Ran panicked and shrieked, “You're not seriously
I supposed
shameless! I'm still standing here! Let me wipe your back first before you
to take off all his clothes. He only wanted to tease Ning Ran a
amused him
with a towel
reminded her, “Wipe a bit harder.
muster. I'm not some kind of professional scrubber. This is the best I can
Take
Ran asked Nan Chen curiously, “Guo Si brought you pen and paper, but I haven't seen you touch them. I assume
leave. I don't want to get him in trouble by asking him to smuggle a letter out for me. We can bide our time for a better opportunity to get a letter out of this place,” explained Nan
Ran replied anxiously, “Letters take time to arrive. We might not get our message out in time if we
far too big. They'll need at least half a month and a very
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