Ch.20 Warming Up to Him

(Hours later)

"Young Master Zhan."

Her soft hair stroked his face as she lay next to him. His arms were wrapped around her so tightly that she could not budge. She didn't like being restrained like this, even though he had just wanted to take care of her.

Xiyu was so used to being alone, that having another person with her in the room triggered her anxiety. Even though she enjoyed him being around her and it eased her loneliness, she didn't know if she would ever get accustomed to another person in the room. But even then, a married couple didn't need to sleep in the same chamber. She knew at least some married couples in Muxue didn't sleep in the same room, mostly for health reasons.