Good heavens, weren’t they supposed to not act rashly as Di Xi Huang said?
The figure appeared tall under the moonlight, brushing back his hair before pushing open the glass door.
Ou Xue Man panicked, searching for a defensive weapon and finding only the cup of fragrant coffee in her trembling hands.
The door slowly opened, and the figure entered her room with the cold night wind. Panicked and unsure what to do, she reflexively threw the coffee cup at the intruder.
“Ah,” a familiar painful cry followed, “So hot, so hot, Xue Man, it’s me.”
The voice calmed her panic. She focused and saw him, looking disheveled, shaking his burned hand.
“Di Xi Huang?” Ou Xue Man was stunned. What was he doing climbing the balcony and scaring her in the middle of the night?
As he moved towards the bay window, she noticed a wound on his back and bent down to retrieve the first aid kit from the hidden low cabinet under the bay window.
Her actions made Di Xi Huang pause, unable to stop looking at the dark compartment. Logically, an outsider would not easily discover such a design, but she seemed familiar with it, moving naturally and unhesitatingly.
Recalling her casual desire to stay in Tong Yixuan’s room, doubts rose in Di Xihuang’s heart. He glanced at her tending to his wound and asked, “Why aren’t you sleeping yet?”
She lifted her eyes slightly, casting a cold glance, “Waiting for someone to climb my balcony.”
Di Xihuang’s smile deepened as he handed her a delicate glass lamp no larger than a palm. “You’re used to lighting a small lamp by the bed before sleeping, right?”
Stunned by the exquisite lamp, she realized it reflected a habit she had developed of lighting a small lamp by her bedside. Its weak light provided her warmth and a sense of security, a small detail unnoticed by anyone, even Chen Zhensheng, who had been by her side for six years.
Taking the lamp, still warm from his touch, she asked, “Did you come just to bring me this lamp?”
“I suddenly remembered but was afraid I might be wrong, so I secretly came in through the balcony. I didn’t expect you really can’t sleep without a lamp,” he replied softly.
