While talking, Chang Geng suddenly found that his side had gone quiet, he gathered his courage and turned his head to take a look next to him — the inn's bed was quite small, so half of Gu Yun's body seemed to be hanging off of it. The blanket only covered a corner of him, and his leg almost reached the end. He had one hand behind his head, lying in the posture of momentary rest, but had unknowingly fallen asleep.

Chang Geng instantly stopped talking. He stared intently at Gu Yun's profile for a long time in the darkness.

He raised his hand, then retracted it again, after repeating this several times, his fingers hesitantly stayed in the air. He did not know how long it took for him to still his trembling breath, then gently hugged Gu Yun's waist, patting as lightly as sweeping off dust while whispering: "Yifu, move inside a little, you are about to fall off the bed."

Gu Yun was awakened by him but quickly recognized where he currently was. He made an 'mm' sound in response; with his eyes remaining closed, he followed Chang Geng's hand and moved inside, whispering in a low tone: "Falling asleep in the middle of talking... not old yet but the body has already grown senile."

Chang Geng helped pull the blanket up and undid the hair crown for him: "It was because I placed a tranquilizer next to the pillow, you have also travelled in a rush. Sleep now."

This time there was no response, he truly did fall asleep.

The space in the bed was very narrow, when whispering in a low voice, it suddenly created the illusion of an intimate embrace. Chang Geng almost bowed his head and kissed Gu Yun's temple, as if this was naturally the right thing to do.

However, he immediately realized the insolence of his thought; he quickly laid back down properly.

The tranquilizer seemed to have taken effect, Gu Yun was sleeping soundly in a relaxed state. But it seemed to be picky when it came to its effectiveness. For Chang Geng, it was utterly useless. With Gu Yun lying next to him, whenever he closed his eyes, he always felt that this was only a dream, he could not help himself from opening his eyes again to confirm it was indeed reality.

After repeating several times, the small bit of drowsiness had vanished in thin air. Chang Geng simply did not sleep and quietly looked at Gu Yun.

Looked at him throughout the night.

The next morning, Chen Qing Xu arrived. She first used the dying Master Sun as a teaching example, then tossed him over for Chang Geng to play with... no, to take care of — then went to meet Gu Yun.

Chang Geng only glanced at her figure from behind as she moved upstairs. His behavior did not show the slightest hint of difference, as if he was not at all curious.