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.”

yelped in reply, “No! I

You'll help me bathe. Boil some water,

was so small that Ning Ran had to boil several kettlefuls

chiseled muscles. Then, he

it off yourself,”

Why are you blushing? You

she stammered, “I-I... Why don't you shower at night instead?

come here in the day; it's safer to shower

Ran turned her head away and tried to take off

it off if you're looking the other

not looking

it

have an arm injury. Why didn't you take off your belt in the first place?” demanded

on the belt before I said anything. I only meant to tell you to wipe me down, not take off my belt. I didn't have the heart to stop

Ning Ran sputtered, “Y-You...”

off his belt and was slowly peeling his pants off

panicked and shrieked, “You're not seriously taking

am I supposed

here! Let me wipe your back first before you take anything

all his clothes. He only wanted to tease Ning Ran a

reaction amused

Ning Ran returned to his side with a towel

Chen reminded her, “Wipe a bit harder. Don't be so

the strength I can muster. I'm not some kind of professional scrubber. This is the

fine. Take your

paper, but I haven't seen you touch them. I assume you wanted them to

surely pat him down before allowing him to 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

time to arrive. We might

least half a month and a very precise operation to orchestrate a takeover. We have plenty

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