Feng Tingliu eventually fell into a deep sleep due to exhaustion.
Yu Chi Feng carried him back to the bed and carefully covered him with a quilt. He then moistened a handkerchief with warm water and gently wiped away the tear stains on Feng Tingliu's face.
It is said that the tears of mermaids can turn into pearls, which are extremely precious.
But Yu Chi Feng felt that the tears shed by Feng Tingliu were the truly rare treasures.
Yu Chi Feng had never seen Feng Tingliu like this before. Not only the unexpected tears, but also the first time he was so clingy, wrapping his arms around Yu Chi Feng, and the rare sweetness and softness between their lips and teeth.
At first, Yu Chi Feng thought he had made the person cry, but later found out that it was not the case. It was just that the emotions ran deep and couldn't be controlled.
Oh... Well, it could also be said that he made the person cry...
Yu Chi Feng got onto the bed and hugged the sleeping Feng Tingliu in his arms.
Sensing the heat source, Feng Tingliu moved closer to Yu Chi Feng's embrace, tightly sticking to his chest, and reaching out to grasp his clothes before finally stopping.
But his brows were still tightly furrowed, as if he was still struggling in a nightmare.
Yu Chi Feng looked at his cat-like actions, and his heart felt itchy as if being gently scratched by him.
Yu Chi Feng somewhat understood Feng Tingliu's clingy actions. But Feng Tingliu's feelings for him were beyond his expectations.
Yu Chi Feng gently patted his back and whispered in his ear:
"Master, I won't leave you."
As if Feng Tingliu had really heard this sentence, his brows gradually relaxed, and he fell into a peaceful sleep with a steady breathing.
Yu Chi Feng smiled gently, lowering his head to touch Feng Tingliu's forehead, putting aside all the miscellaneous concerns.
He understood.
If all this was the path chosen by Feng Tingliu, then he respected Feng Tingliu's path and would accompany him on this path for a long time.
As long as he could understand Feng Tingliu's actions, there was no need to force himself to accept them. His kindness was indeed too naive. Now, after seeing so many chaotic struggles in the martial arts world, he could understand Feng Tingliu's actions a bit more.
That was enough.
"Master, I love you."
Yu Chi Feng gently kissed the tip of his nose and whispered.
Loving everything about someone is not a necessity on this path. Why force each other to accept different concepts? The person he loved was Feng Tingliu, and that was enough.
Of course, Yu Chi Feng didn't dare to say this in front of Feng Tingliu.
Before he regained his memory and confirmed his identity, he didn't have the confidence to promise anything to Feng Tingliu.
Yu Chi Feng lifted his hair and kissed his forehead.
If he was rich, he would come to propose marriage with an eight-person bridal sedan chair and countless betrothal gifts.
If he was poor, he would give everything he had, even offering his own life, to stay by his side.
The noon sun already had the fierce heat of summer.
Feng Tingliu felt a thin layer of sweat on his body. What was worse was that there was an even hotter heat source beside him.
He frowned and woke up slowly, reaching out to push the person beside him away. But unexpectedly, he couldn't use his strength, and the person hadn't woken up yet, remaining motionless.
"Yu Chi..."
Just as Feng Tingliu was about to shout, he found that his voice was hoarse, and it was even a bit difficult to make a normal sound.
He immediately woke up completely, and the memories of last night rushed into his mind like a flood, shocking him to the point where he froze in place, and his neck and face instantly turned red.
What had he done!
He had wrapped his arms around Yu Chi Feng's neck!
He had also asked Yu Chi Feng not to leave!
He had even taken the initiative to ask Yu Chi Feng to hug him!
In the end, he had actually cried!
Feng Tingliu stared wide-eyed at Yu Chi Feng, who was sleeping soundly, and a feeling of annoyance and anger arose.
Completely disregarding the soreness in his waist that made it difficult to straighten up, he lifted his foot and gave a hard kick to Yu Chi Feng's chest -
"Ouch!"
Yu Chi Feng was kicked out of bed in his sleep, crying out in pain. He covered the place on his chest that was kicked and sat up aggrievedly.
"Master..."
Yu Chi Feng rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked up, only to see Feng Tingliu's face flushed red, obviously remembering yesterday's events and becoming angry.
He also saw that Feng Tingliu was covering his lower back, and immediately feltDistressed and moved closer.
"Master, is your waist hurting? I'll rub it for you."
Just as Yu Chi Feng reached out his hand, it was slapped away by Feng Tingliu with a loud sound.
Immediately after, Feng Tingliu grabbed Yu Chi Feng's collar and pulled him in front of himself, gritted his teeth, and said fiercely:
"Forget what happened yesterday!"
Yu Chi Feng blinked. He had expected that Feng Tingliu would be angry when he woke up, but he didn't expect that the angry Feng Tingliu would be somewhat cute.
He also knew that Feng Tingliu had an excessive sense of self-esteem and always wanted to be in the dominant position. But yesterday, he showed a different appearance than usual.
"Okay, okay, I know. I'll forget it right away!" Yu Chi Feng naturally went along with him, smiling as he looked into his red eyes and raising his hands in surrender.
Feng Tingliu stared into his eyes for a while, and the redness on his face gradually subsided a bit.
"Come here and rub my waist!"
"Okay!"
Yu Chi Feng quickly climbed onto the bed and hugged the person again. His warm palm covered the person's lower back and gently rubbed to relieve the soreness.
Feng Tingliu leaned in Yu Chi Feng's arms, looked up to glance at his silly smile, but happened to meet his gaze.
Yu Chi Feng saw Feng Tingliu looking at him, and his smile deepened.
"Just rub it properly." Feng Tingliu snorted and withdrew his gaze.
"Hehe, okay."
By the time Yu Chi Feng had rubbed Feng Tingliu until he was comfortable, it was already late in the morning.
Yu Chi Feng helped Feng Tingliu change into clothes and supported him to get out of bed.
The sun was hot, and Feng Tingliu put on thin summer clothes.
A thin layer of gauze was draped over the moon-white thin shirt, and the silver-threaded willow leaves embroidered on the shirt were faintly visible under the gauze.
But this clothing was really thin. To cool off, Feng Tingliu's arms and chest were exposed, revealing the occasional faint red marks on them.
Feng Tingliu leaned on the Arhat bed.
Yu Chi Feng hurriedly brought a soft cotton cushion and placed it behind him, making him more comfortable.
Feng Tingliu calmly enjoyed Yu Chi Feng's busy service. He crossed his legs, supported his head with one hand, and yawned lazily, not caring about the marks exposed on his body.
Suddenly, Feng Tingliu glanced at the beautifully made but charred carpet on the ground, and frowned. His gaze shifted, and he saw a puddle of already dried water stains on the other side...
Yu Chi Feng saw him frown and followed his gaze to see the marks. Immediately, his neck turned red.
"I'll go and call someone to deal with the carpet and replace it with a new one." Yu Chi Feng said, pouring a cup of tea for Feng Tingliu by his hand, and then hurriedly went out.
Feng Tingliu sneered and didn't bother with him.
Yu Chi Feng walked to the courtyard and found a figure at the courtyard entrance. That person had obviously been waiting for a long time and had even squatted on the ground, but was staring tightly at the direction of the room door.
"Qin Qichao?" Yu Chi Feng frowned as he looked at him. "What are you doing here?"
Qin Qichao stood up as soon as he saw Yu Chi Feng. A pair of wolf-like eyes stared at Yu Chi Feng for a while, opened his mouth,Hesitant to speak.
Yu Chi Feng didn't care about his thoughts. His mind was only filled with the dirty carpet in the room.
"Call two more people to replace the carpet in the room."
"...The carpet. Was the carpet on fire yesterday?" Qin Qichao asked in a daze.
"Yes, there was a fire in the room, and the carpet caught fire." Yu Chi Feng waved his hand and told Qin Qichao to hurry up and call someone.
Qin Qichao nodded. Suddenly, he remembered something, looked up at Yu Chi Feng, and hesitated to say: "I didn't expect you and the city lord to have that kind of relationship."
"Huh? What kind of relationship?" Yu Chi Feng was also stunned.
"Well... I'm not discriminating against you. I also know that some wealthy people will spend money to keep some... pretty boys."
As Qin Qichao spoke, he frowned as he looked at Yu Chi Feng's resolute face that had nothing to do with a pretty boy. Then he became confused again and quickly turned and ran away.
Yu Chi Feng:?
Qin Qichao brought two servants into the room to clean up the carpet. The expensive carpet was rolled up with difficulty by them, and the charred cabinet was also dealt with together.
They naturally saw the water stains on the carpet, but they could only pretend not to see them, shifted their gaze, and rolled the end with the marks to the innermost side.
Qin Qichao also saw it. He looked at Yu Chi Feng with a complicated expression, and then quietly turned his head to see the occasional marks exposed on Feng Tingliu's body.
Qin Qichao's ears turned red quietly, and he lowered his head, not daring to look anymore.
"Go to the warehouse and get a new one. Get the one that was transported from Persia a few days ago." Feng Tingliu said as he looked at the empty ground.
"Yes."
The old carpet was moved out, and a new carpet was laid. The carpet with a brighter color gave the room a new look in summer.
Feng Tingliu stepped barefoot on the carpet, feeling the texture under his feet, and nodded in satisfaction.
Not long after, the people from the kitchen brought iced plum soup for Feng Tingliu to cool off.
Feng Tingliu then acted like a young master, lying on the Arhat bed and sipping the cold and sweet soup. There was no sign of the clingy attitude from last night.
Yu Chi Feng looked at him wearing thin clothes and walking around barefoot, and his heart itched. He sat on the footstool by the bed, held Feng Tingliu's ankle, and placed his foot on his thigh.
"Even though the weather is hot, Master should be careful not to catch a cold. Just step on me." Yu Chi Feng said this, but the hand that was gently touching the skin under his fingers was still exploring.
"Chih, don't I know your little thoughts?" Feng Tingliu chuckled and lightly stepped on it.
"It's my honor to be Master's footstool." Yu Chi Feng smiled and completely wrapped his tiger's mouth around his ankle, and tilted his head to kiss his knee.
Feng Tingliu trembled due to the soft and itchy feeling, and kicked him on the shoulder, pushing him a bit further away.
"Why, aren't you going to be stubborn with me now?" Feng Tingliu raised his eyebrows, deliberately making their cold war sound more ambiguous.
Yu Chi Feng saw that he had given him a way out, and quickly followed. He had an ingratiating smile on his face and pulled his foot back into his arms.
"Of course, how could I be stubborn with Master?"
"Heh, I'll deal with you later." Feng Tingliu moved his foot and found a place to step on with the sole of his foot.
"Uh..." Yu Chi Feng's body tightened, and his eyes changed. The hand holding the person's ankle exerted a bit more force.
Just as the two were entangled, suddenly a burst of footsteps sounded outside the room.
"Master, something has happened."
Bai Zhong's voice sounded along with the knocking on the door, causing the movements of the two to pause.