After her dramatic cousin stopped acting up, the aloof doctor got anxious.

Qi Wenshen's gaze lingered on the pajamas for a second before shifting away.

"OK."

His gaze swept over the wardrobe, and his brows instantly furrowed.

"Why are there only these clothes?"

A few sets of clothes were hung on one shelf, and the pajamas area was even smaller.

"Enough is enough, why do we need so many clothes?"

She was too embarrassed to say that her wardrobe used to be full of sexy outfits.

Shen Ruo stood at the bathroom door, holding the thin lace nightgown that was practically invisible, still trying to make a final stand.

"Um... I can wash myself, you should go back and rest too."

Before he could finish speaking, he was lifted into the air.

Shen Ruo gasped, dropping the pajamas she was holding to the ground. She instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck.

Qi Wenshen carried her into the bathroom and closed the door with his foot.

Shen Ruo is wearing an off-shoulder dress today.

Qi Wenshen placed her on the non-slip mat by the bathtub to help her stand, then reached out and his fingertips touched the zipper pull on her back.

He slowly unzipped the zipper, the metal teeth separating bit by bit, like tearing open the wrapping paper of a gift.

The skirt slipped off her shoulder.

First, there's the graceful curve at the front, then the concave curve at the waist, and finally, the pert buttocks.

The skirt fell to her feet.

Shen Ruo only had two pieces of cloth left on her body.

The bathroom light shone on her, making every inch of her skin seem to be coated with a soft glow.

Shen Ruo's ears were so red they looked like they were about to bleed.

Qi Wenshen's gaze slid from her shoulder to her waist, then from her waist to her calves, and finally landed on her face.

Qi Wenshen reached out and his fingers landed on the buttons on the back of her hand.

His fingertips touched her smooth skin, and Shen Ruo's body trembled.

With all the buttons undone, Shen Ruo quickly wrapped her arms around them.

She felt Qi Wenshen's hands taking off her last piece of clothing.

Shen Ruo stammered, "You...you go out first, I can do this myself, really."

Qi Wenshen's hands didn't stop, his voice descending from above her head, carrying a sense of oppression, "Lift your foot."

Shen Ruo closed her eyes helplessly and mechanically cooperated with the movements.

After a slight sound, she was completely exposed.

Her skin was flushed a light pink, whether from shyness or heat.

Qi Wenshen carried her into the bathtub, the water rippling and obscuring most of her view.

His movements didn't stop, but his breathing became heavier.

He knelt down on one knee by the bathtub, picked up a bath sponge, squeezed out some shower gel, and began to massage her.

Professional service, satisfaction guaranteed.

"I'll do this..."

"Don't move."

Qi Wenshen washed very carefully.

He rubbed his shoulders, arms, and back, his movements were very proper and orderly.

Slowly, the hand inadvertently slid from her back to her front and lingered there.

The bath ball floats on the water.

Shen Ruo tilted her head back slightly, and a sound escaped her throat that she herself was unaware of.

Qi Wenshen's breathing became completely disordered.

He held her waist with one hand, while his other hand remained in the water.

He lowered his head and his lips involuntarily kissed her.

He swallowed all of Shen Ruo's "mmm" sounds at the end.

The hand that remained in the water slid down to her lower abdomen.

"…No…"

Her soft, charming voice couldn't stop Qi Wenshen's actions.

The water surface sloshed.

Ripples spread out in concentric circles.

The soft sobs continued.

……

After an unknown amount of time, the water had cooled down to a semi-cool temperature. Shen Ruo felt weak all over, like a piece of silk that had been melted. If he hadn't been holding her, she would have collapsed in the bathtub.

Qi Wenshen pulled her out of the water, wrapped her in a bath towel, dried her off, and carried her to the bed.

He ignored the lace slip dress.

Carefully turn her to sleep on her side, leaving the area on the back of her neck where the medicine was applied exposed to prevent it from hitting the pillow.

Shen Ruo had her eyes closed and was no longer fully conscious. She vaguely felt a kiss on her forehead.

"I'm going to take a shower."

Qi Wenshen's voice had a hoarse quality that had just been suppressed and hadn't completely dissipated.

Shen Ruo was unable to respond to him.

That dog of a man, what a load of rubbish about being celibate.

She doesn't even let her neck pain go unpunished.

Qi Wenshen stood by the bed, glanced at her, then turned and went into the bathroom. The sound of water quickly began, gushing and flowing for a long, long time.

The sound of water continued even as Shen Ruo fell asleep.

When Qi Wenshen came out of the bathroom, Shen Ruo was already fast asleep.

He stood by the bed and watched her for a while, then wiped his still dripping hair with a towel and casually draped the towel over the back of the chair.

Then he made a very natural decision: he pulled back the covers and lay down.

Why did he go back to his room when his mother wasn't home?

As Qi Wenshen lay down, he reached out and pulled Shen Ruo closer to him, so that her back was against his chest.

She was sleeping soundly and only groaned when she was moved.

Qi Wenshen wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her into his embrace.

Her back was pressed against his chest. He lowered his head, buried his nose in the hair at the back of her neck, and smelled the scent of her shampoo, a faint peach fragrance.

He closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep.

Before falling asleep, he reached for his phone and sent a message to Wei Jing with his eyes closed.

[Tomorrow is a day off.]

Wei Jing's reply came quickly: [Surgery tomorrow.]

Qi Wenshen: [You go ahead, are you sure you can't do it?]

Wei Jing replied instantly: 【…Okay.】

Qi Wenshen: [Shen Ruo is also off tomorrow. Talk to Head Nurse Lin about it tomorrow.]

Wei Jing: [...If you're going to rest, why drag Shen Ruo into it?]

Qi Wenshen turned off his phone.

He tucked the phone under the pillow, tightened his arms around her, rested his chin on her head, and fell into a deep sleep.

Shen Ruo was jolted awake by a sharp pain in the back of her neck.

She moved groggily and felt a burning sensation on the back of her neck.

She knew that blisters must have formed there; what was bright red yesterday had probably turned into a dense mass of small blisters by this morning.

She sighed with her eyes closed, turned over, and tried to change her position to continue sleeping.

Then she froze.

She wasn't wearing pajamas.

It's completely smooth.

What froze her even more was the hand resting on her waist.

Warm fingers rested loosely on her waist, their pads touching her skin, yet their presence was so strong that she dared not even breathe too forcefully.

"woke up?"

The sound came from the side, with the hoarseness characteristic of someone who has just woken up.

Shen Ruo froze on the bed, her fingers gripping the corner of the blanket.

She slowly turned her head, and Qi Wenshen was lying next to her, on his side, with one hand under his face and the other hand on her waist. His hair was a little messy, his eyelashes were half-drooping, and he had a lazy look like he had just woken up.

He wasn't wearing any clothes either.

Shen Ruo swallowed hard, her voice a little strained, "You... what are you doing here?"

Qi Wenshen looked at her, a very faint smile playing on his lips. "I slept here last night, didn't you know?"

Shen Ruo: "..."

Last night, she was half asleep, only remembering being pulled out of the bathtub and put on the bed, then he said he was going to take a shower, and then she fell asleep.

She had no recollection of what happened after that.

"No... I mean, why don't you go back to your own room?"

"You're completely uninhibited just because your aunt isn't home? Sister Chen is still here. When she comes to make breakfast, she'll see us coming out of the same room..."