Chapter 1084: Never Seen Someone So Dense

Upon hearing this, Liu Xin'ai's expression suddenly went blank for a moment.

Can't sleep?

What else can one do if they can't sleep?

Wouldn't you fall asleep just by closing your eyes?

Thinking this, she pulled her hand back directly and said bluntly:

"Close your eyes and force yourself to sleep."

Qin Yiyan: "..."

What a way to "force yourself to sleep"!

Is she truly incapable of saying even a single soft word?

Or does she just not want to?

Qin Yiyan took a deep breath; the mood he had previously felt was quite good was suddenly stifled in his chest, leaving him feeling unsatisfied.

It was she who volunteered to stay and take care of him.

But how could just taking care of him be enough?

He still wanted... he still wanted...

Qin Yiyan's brows furrowed slightly; for a moment, even he didn't know what he actually wanted.

Yet, his mouth spoke as if possessed: "I can't sleep; shouldn't you tell me a story to coax me to sleep?"

After he finished speaking, both of them were stunned.

Qin Yiyan didn't know why he would make such a request.

As for Liu Xin'ai, she was completely dumbfounded, her whole person frozen.

Tell a story?

Could it be that Qin Yiyan really thinks of himself as a child?

Is he actually such a childish person?

The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat quiet.

Qin Yiyan had felt a bit awkward after speaking at first, but seeing Liu Xin'ai fall into silence, his mood instead became at ease again, and he waited with relish to see her reaction.

After a long while—"I don't know how to tell stories."

Liu Xin'ai finally replied.

Qin Yiyan immediately said: "Then just say anything else; if you can't tell a story, you should at least know how to coax someone to sleep, right?"

Liu Xin'ai: "..."

She had truly never done such a thing.

Can't this person Qin Yiyan just be content for a moment?

What is this about wanting to hear a story?

It's more like he's finding new ways to cause trouble for her!

Liu Xin'ai met Qin Yiyan's slightly teasing gaze, still wanting to say that she didn't know how to tell stories.

But the words reached her lips, and she felt that even if she said it, it would be useless.

After two seconds of silence, her gaze suddenly drifted toward the computer to the side.

The titles of several academic papers suddenly came into view, and Liu Xin'ai's mind stirred; she instantly had an idea.

"You said just now that anything would do, right?"

She asked suddenly.

Qin Yiyan's eyes lit up; he hadn't expected her to actually agree, and he chuckled.

"Mm, anything is fine."

As he spoke, he adjusted his posture with composure, waiting for Liu Xin'ai to begin.

Liu Xin'ai sat back in her original spot, clicked the mouse twice, and randomly opened a paper.

Then she softly began to read: "Insights on the clinical nursing of primary hypertension..."

"What?"

Qin Yiyan was startled upon hearing this; he hadn't expected her to start off with medical terminology.

Liu Xin'ai stopped and looked at him with calm, ripple-free eyes.

"Didn't you say reading anything would do? I don't know how to tell stories, so I can only read this. If you don't want to listen, then you can only get back up and work until you are tired enough to fall asleep directly."

Her tone was flat, and after finishing, she waited quietly for Qin Yiyan to make a choice.

Qin Yiyan's gaze darkened sharply, and he used all his strength to keep his expression from looking too stiff.

Deep down, however, he was somewhat speechless.

Reading a paper...

To think this woman could come up with that!

She really is a block of wood!

So boring!

Thinking this, Qin Yiyan didn't show a hint of it on his face; he just adjusted his posture slightly and said with feigned composure: "Fine, keep reading."

A flash of surprise crossed Liu Xin'ai's eyes; she hadn't expected him to actually want to listen. After two seconds of silence, she had no choice but to continue reading.

Her voice was naturally very soft, and when she spoke quietly, it actually had a bit of the effect of coaxing someone to sleep.

Even those professional terms, after turning in her mouth, seemed to carry a hypnotic magic.

Qin Yiyan had originally only intended to listen casually, but somehow, he was truly drawn in by her voice bit by bit.

Although he couldn't understand the content, his eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and his heart became increasingly tranquil.

I do not know how much time passed, but he actually fell into a deep sleep, and the sound of shallow breathing drifted over.

Liu Xin'ai's voice also gradually stopped, and she swept a few glances at the person on the bed with some disbelief.

Confirming that he was truly asleep, she suddenly let out a long breath of relief.

Immediately afterward, her gaze could not help but become somewhat helpless.

Was her thesis really that boring?

She had only read less than a third, and Qin Yiyan had actually fallen asleep?

Her mood was inexplicably complex; she pondered for two seconds, carefully placed the computer to the side, and tentatively pulled on Qin Yiyan's wrist.

Seeing that he did not have much of a reaction, she then pulled both of his hands out, exposing them outside the quilt to ensure she could see them and prevent him from scratching around in his sleep.

After finishing all this, she then picked up the computer from the side again.

But she could not really focus on reading it.

Qin Yiyan's breathing was clearly not loud, yet it lingered in her ears the entire time.

Liu Xin'ai pondered for a few seconds, then simply placed the computer to the side, unable to stop her mind from recalling the events of the past few days.

Starting from her birthday, the feeling Qin Yiyan gave people was as if he had become a different person.

Regarding some things, she could be very certain that he only acted that way to put on an act.

But for other things, there was simply no need for that.

For example...

That ring specifically customized for her.

The willow-leaf-shaped band made it impossible for her to even deceive herself.

And also today...

Thinking of the heart palpitations in that instant when she almost collided with him, and the hand firmly grasped by Qin Yiyan, Liu Xin'ai's expression suddenly became somewhat complex.

Then she frowned slightly, suddenly thinking of something.

Today's events were truly too chaotic, which resulted in her having no time to carefully think about what exactly happened at that moment.

At that time, that researcher was passing by carrying a test tube, and almost everyone was subconsciously dodging.

She wanted to pull Qin Yiyan, and then immediately afterward...

It seemed she had been tripped by someone?

She remembered very clearly that it was indeed because of an inexplicable resistance at her feet that she had fallen out uncontrollably!

At that time, the only people close to her side, besides Qin Yiyan and the teacher, were... Liang Zhicheng.

Once she thought of this person's name, Liu Xin'ai's brow immediately locked even tighter.

Was it Liang Zhicheng who intentionally tripped her?

Or was she overthinking it?

If it was because of that previous matter...

Her thoughts could not help but drift far away, and Liu Xin'ai could not help but recall some past events.

Then she sighed helplessly in her heart.

Forget it, why think so much.

If it were not for her father, she would not have joined this project initiated by Qin Yiyan, and even less would she have met Liang Zhicheng.

What is most important now is when the symptoms on Qin Yiyan's body will subside.

Just as Liu Xin'ai was thinking this, her peripheral vision saw that the already sleeping Qin Yiyan had indeed started to become restless, his hand subconsciously wanting to reach for his own side of his neck.

She also almost instinctively held down his hand, her expression somewhat helpless.

Seeing that he stopped moving, she then intended to let go.

But she did not expect that in the next second...