Chapter 62
Chapter 62
Ye Piaoling lay on her back for a while, then rolled over and lay on her stomach for a while.
It felt a little cold.
So she casually dragged the quilt over.
Once she was covered up, it was much warmer.
Then she started to feel a little sleepy…
So she closed her eyes.
…
Night fell.
Di Xiulan stepped into his bedchamber and saw someone asleep on the bed.
The man frowned and walked to the bedside, looking down at the sleeping girl.
She was sleeping extremely soundly, her body arranged in a fencing pose, with drool pooling beside her pillow.
Di Xiulan: “…”
Ever since the Soul-Departing Dream, she had developed a habit of running to his bed.
The depths of the man’s eyes darkened, shifting through several emotions.
In the end, he did not wake her. He simply removed his outer robe and got into bed.
Ye Piaoling had taken over the very center of the bed.
The man frowned and nudged her toward the wall.
She seemed rather displeased and mumbled something before going right back to sleep.
Di Xiulan’s lips curved.
He had already witnessed just how heartless and carefree her sleep quality was.
He lay down beside her and reached for the quilt.
The girl’s body was wrapped up in the quilt like a silkworm cocoon. When he tugged, she rolled along with it, rumbling right over to his side.
Warm, soft breaths brushed against him. The man’s gaze instantly darkened another shade.
Even like this, she still did not wake up. She only seemed to sense that her pillow was gone.
Ye Piaoling frowned, and her entire body began rotating across the bed like the hand of a clock, searching for a suitable pillow.
Then her head landed on the man’s chest.
Di Xiulan’s gaze sank. This woman was actually this restless in her sleep?
In the Soul-Departing Dream, he had tormented her into exhaustion every night, so she had slept especially obediently.
But now, she was clearly overflowing with energy…
Ye Piaoling used the man’s chest muscles as a pillow and seemed to find them not quite comfortable enough.
Dissatisfied, she groped around a few times, then shifted lower and pillowed herself on his abs.
After lying there for a while, she still felt it wasn’t soft enough.
So she kept shifting…
As she shifted, she felt as though she had bumped into something in the way.
She frowned, stretched out a hand, and pushed it aside in disgust.
“…”
Di Xiulan suddenly flipped over and, with a dark expression, pinned her to the bed.
“Ah!!!”
Ye Piaoling was scared awake at once.
She opened her eyes and saw the Regent King’s face, sinister to the extreme.
“Di Xiulan?!”
Ye Piaoling clicked her tongue, then cried out in accusation, “Why are you in my bed?”
The man extended his long, elegant fingers and unhurriedly brushed the loose hair on her forehead behind her ear.
His lips parted slowly. His gaze was gloomy and ruthless, yet his voice was gentle and unhurried.
“You are in my bed.”
Ye Piaoling froze.
Her eyes darted around as she observed her surroundings. Only then did she remember that she had only meant to lie down on the Regent King’s bed for a bit, but somehow, while lying there, she had fallen asleep…
“Sorry. I went to the wrong bed.”
Ye Piaoling spoke sincerely, then tried to get up and slip away.
But the man pressed her right back down.
“The day before yesterday, you damaged my bed…”
Di Xiulan pointed at the line of words she had carved into the headboard and said slowly, “Today, you disturbed my rest again.”
“You think one apology is enough to settle this?”
Hearing this, Ye Piaoling sank into deep thought.
A moment later, her face filled with enthusiasm. “Then to express my apology, I’ll come warm your bed every day from now on. How about that?”
Di Xiulan: “…”
The girl was still staring at him, her expression excited and full of anticipation.
After a while, Di Xiulan suddenly curved his lips, his smile meaningful.
“Very well. I happen to be short of a maid who can warm my bed.”
Ye Piaoling chuckled. “Deal!”
That way, she could charge the electric scooter and complete System missions while she was at it…
As for things like a man and a woman sharing the same bed, she had no worries at all.
Everyone knew the Regent King was celibate. After spending time with him these past few days, Ye Piaoling could confirm that Di Xiulan was indeed celibate.
Although she had witnessed the Demon Emperor’s debauchery in the Soul-Departing Dream, that was because of Evil Cultivation. Before that, the Demon Emperor had also been celibate.
As for Di Xiulan, this man was colder than the Demon Emperor at his core, and even harder to fathom. He clearly had no normal human desires.
Even if he did, they definitely weren’t the same as a normal person’s.
Ye Piaoling had never considered him a normal person in the first place, which was why she dared to brazenly propose warming his bed.
Having obtained his agreement, Ye Piaoling smiled and said, “Today’s service counts as a free trial, so I won’t disturb Your Highness’s rest any longer.”
With that, she slipped out nimbly.
This time, the man indeed did not stop her.
He let her walk away after stirring up trouble, completely unbothered and leaving no trace behind.
He merely gave a faint order.
“Come earlier tomorrow night. Make dinner.”
Ye Piaoling: “???”
Cook?
“I have to cook too?” Ye Piaoling turned back and asked.
“Since you are a maid, naturally, there are many things I will require of you.”
Di Xiulan said indifferently, “Starting tomorrow, you will obey my instructions.”
“…”
Ye Piaoling took a deep breath.
Very good. Now she was going to be busy.
She had classes during the day, and at night she had to work-study…
She also had to worry about the shop’s business.
But for the sake of charging her scooter and completing System missions, Ye Piaoling endured it.
“Fine. I can cook for you too. None of that is a big deal… Just you wait and see!”
Ye Piaoling had already done the calculations in her heart. She absolutely would not do business at a loss!
She hopped onto her electric scooter, waved a hand, and left with great swagger.
“Your Highness, see you tomorrow, Your Cheapness!”
…
By the time Ye Piaoling returned to Falling Petals Courtyard, it was already the dead of night.
As she passed by the coffin, a person suddenly sat up from inside. “Eldest Miss!”
“Eek!”
Ye Piaoling jumped in fright and glared at him.
“Why are you lying in my coffin?”
Fox Shadow said, “This subordinate missed you, so I could only come into this coffin to reminisce.”
He sighed, then said sadly like a neglected little wife, “Eldest Miss, lately you’ve been staying away from home more and more.”
Ye Piaoling said, “That’s right. Starting tomorrow, I won’t be coming back for dinner anymore. I have to go out and do business.”
She advised Fox Shadow, “Look, Huohuo and I have both found joy in life. You can also find something meaningful to do.”
Koi had already gone from a salted fish to a silly fish, spending all day listening to Pleasant Goat and dancing.
Fox Shadow said wistfully, “But what can I do?”