Stunning Check-in: A Carefree Life Begins in the Countryside

Faced with Li Yuxue's question, Xia An simply smiled.

"Let's go inside and talk."

Li Yuxue hesitated for a moment, "Keep your voice down, don't disturb Yun Shu."

"clear!"

Xia An chuckled and nodded.

The two went to another inner room and closed the door.

Sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed), Li Yuxue recalled a previous guess:

"Judging from your calm demeanor, there must be something I don't know about."

Xia An pulled her into his arms, chuckled softly, and asked with a smile:

"Yu Xue, do you still remember what I told you about my identity?"

"A fake identity?" Li Yuxue raised an eyebrow slightly, puzzled. "What's the connection?"

"certainly,"

Xia An nodded with a smile.

Thinking that I would have to tell everyone later anyway, there was no need to hide anything now, so I told them everything:

"The identity I registered with Yang Yanqiu was my fake one—Xia Jiang!"

Li Yuxue blinked, still looking somewhat puzzled.

"But weren't you at the clinic at the time? What was that person like?"

Xia An hesitated for a moment, then decided to give her an explanation that she could accept.

He smiled and said, "It was created using secret techniques I learned from my master. You can think of it as a shadow under special circumstances."

"A shadow under special circumstances?"

Li Yuxue frowned slightly, and after thinking about it, she still couldn't quite understand.

She shook her head and said, "Since you caused this, then it's fine."

Xia An was slightly surprised. "Aren't you going to ask again?"

Li Yuxue shook her head. "Why ask? Isn't it enough that we know it was your doing?"

"Why ask so many questions?"

As she spoke, she gently embraced Xia An and whispered softly, her breath sweet as orchids:

"Xia An, I want to..."

Xia An was tempted, but chuckled softly, "Aren't you afraid of being discovered if you don't go back?"

Li Yuxue shook her head, "I'm staying here temporarily, so it should be fine if I keep my voice down."

She spoke softly, her heart pounding, her little hands unsure of what to do.

"Okay~"

A muffled sound escaped from deep in Xia An's throat. How could he endure it any longer?

……

for a long time,

Li Yuxue leaned against Xia An's chest, a lingering blush on her face, and sighed softly.

"You're really something!"

Xia An smiled slightly, patted her shoulder, and said softly:

"Get some rest. I'll see if I can go to the commune with you tomorrow."

Hearing this, Li Yuxue was slightly taken aback and asked in surprise, "You're going?"

Xia An nodded slightly.

"You and Yanqiu are both going to the commune, and the clinic happens to be short of some medicinal herbs. I'd like to accompany you."

"good!"

Li Yuxue nodded with a smile, her voice filled with joy and anticipation.

Xia An gently stroked her hair, smiled slightly, and said softly:

"Alright, you should get some rest."

Li Yuxue nodded, gently bit her lower lip, and then whispered:

"You weren't full just now, so there should still be time to go back."

Xia An's brow twitched slightly, and she lowered her head to nibble on her earlobe. "I'd rather continue with..."

"No!" Li Yuxue quickly refused, "I have to get up early tomorrow!"

"Besides, you're going back anyway, so it doesn't matter whether you go back sooner or later."

"My house is built near the clinic, so you can stay overnight there."

Xia An chuckled and nodded, "Okay, then you should go to sleep. I'll leave once you're asleep."

"Um!"

Li Yuxue nodded and went to sleep immediately.

Soon, her breathing returned to normal, and she had clearly fallen asleep.

Seeing this, Xia An was slightly taken aback. "It's so great to be young! You can fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow!"

He got up, dressed, and used his "Snow-Treading Without a Trace" technique to leave Luo Yunshu's house.

The door latch was placed on them from the outside by means of a retractable mechanism.

He immediately climbed over the courtyard wall and quickly returned home.

Seeing that the doors to the main room and the inner room were not closed, but only slightly ajar, Xia An frowned slightly again.

He hadn't returned yet, so it was normal for the main room door to be open, but An Lan and the other person were being far too bold.

Why isn't the door to the inner room closed?

This isn't the first time; what are these two girls thinking?

Although Anpingtun has a good atmosphere, it's better to be safe than sorry!

He hesitated for a moment, then went to the door of the east wing and knocked gently.

"Anlan, are you all asleep?"

"No, not yet."

A response came from inside the house.

Immediately, An Lan opened the door and appeared wearing only a thin nightgown.

"Xia An, you're back. Is something the matter?"

"It's nothing serious," Xia An shook her head. "Isn't Ye Zhiqing still awake?"

"No!"

An Lan shook her head, a playful smile on her face, and said, "Would you like to come in and sit down?"

Xia An's lips twitched slightly, then she looked at her with a half-smile and chuckled softly:

"If neither of you minds, I'll come in and sit for a while."

Upon hearing this, An Lan shook her head, smiled, and stepped aside.

"Come in!"

Xia An blinked and glanced into the dimly lit room, where Ye Wan'er was sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed).

As if sensing his gaze, she got up from the kang (a heated brick bed) and bowed her head slightly.

"Xia, is there something you need from us? Please come in and have a seat."

Xia An glanced at her; this girl seemed to be getting bolder and bolder.

A strange smile played on his lips, but he ultimately shook his head.

"It's getting late, you should all get some rest."

"I just came to tell you to close the inner room door before you go to sleep. If I'm not here, you can't be too careful."

Upon hearing this, the two were slightly taken aback, then lowered their heads in embarrassment.

The two exchanged a glance, knowing each other's thoughts, but neither said it aloud.

Looking back now, they were indeed a bit careless.

An Lan shook her head and smiled, "We understand, we'll be more careful from now on."

Xia An nodded slightly, "Good to know, you all should get some rest."

Having said that, he turned and left.

But from an angle where Ye Wan'er couldn't see, he pointed to the west wing for An Lan.

Upon seeing this, An Lan smiled slightly and nodded almost imperceptibly.

Xia An returned to the west wing and lay down, a hint of anticipation appearing in her eyes.

Soon,

Two soft clicks were heard as the door opened, and a figure crept onto the kang (a heated brick bed).

"You were gone for so long, did you go to Li Yuxue's place?"

Xia An paused slightly, gently ruffled An Lan's hair, and sighed softly:

"So clever!"

"This makes me feel like a failure!"

"Hehe~" An Lan covered her mouth and chuckled, explaining in a low voice, "As far as I know, the only people related to you are Ye Qingxuan and her."

"Since we didn't hear any noise from Ye Qingxuan's side, we can only guess from over there."

Xia An nodded slightly. "It's late. Are you sure you can get up tomorrow?"

Upon hearing this, An Lan rolled her eyes and said in a low voice:

"Didn't you send me here?"

"Besides, you're so capable, why don't you help me with some recovery?"

Upon hearing this, Xia An's lips curled up slightly, and she chuckled softly.

"It seems Lan'er is also eager to try, how could I possibly disappoint such a beauty?"

"Hurry up, An~"

Hearing that soothing voice, Xia An responded with a muffled sound.

"Okay~"

……