Chapter 101: Of Course It's My Duty to Fulfill a Warm‑Bed Servant's Role!

This damn thing is so different from the script I imagined... Chen Yan looked at the wildly different scene, his filthy hand froze in midair, tugged at the corner of his mouth, and begged, "Female knight, let's talk properly!"

"Can we first move this knife away?"

Chen Yan inexplicably felt a bit panicked, fearing that Xiao Lajiao's hand might tremble...

Then it's true you didn't die on the battlefield but at home; you'd probably be mocked for a thousand years.

"That voice sounds so familiar..."

Dantai Mingyue startled, her brows slightly furrowed, the hand holding the knife did not move a fraction, murmuring in doubt, "It really is Chen Yan?!"

She could of course recognize the voice of her own lord...

But shouldn't that stinky man be in Qinzhou right now?

"I am, I am..."

Chen Yan, seeing Xiao Lajiao catch on, breathed a sigh of relief and suggested, "Young miss, can we talk without the knife pressed against me?"

"Still scary!"

Saying that, she lightly pressed her fingertip against the blade, trying to push it away.

"Can't!"

Dantai Mingyue, expressionless, denied without a hint of hesitation, still held the knife against Chen Yan's throat, and the two slowly moved under the bed, lighting the lamp.

When the candle flame rose, she finally saw the man's face clearly and exclaimed, "It really is you?!"

She paused, as if recalling something, and asked, "Wait, why did you sneak in here?"

Dantai Mingyue didn't understand why anyone would come back to her home and act like a thief, playing the whole sneaking‑in routine.

"Isn't this to give you a surprise..." Chen Yan snatched the short knife, tossed it far away, and said mockingly.

"Surprise?"

"I think it's more of a fright..."

Dantai Mingyue, hearing that, cast a sideways glance at the man who had just spoken, and said.

That questioning, aloof demeanor plainly said:

"Do you think I believe you?"

Chen Yan shrugged, led Dantai Mingyue to the bedside to sit, and asked, "Who in the world puts a knife under the pillow for protection?"

"The one protecting is you, you little thief!"

Dantai Mingyue let out a light hum, pressed her lips together, the cold vanished, replaced by concern, and said, "On the way to Qinzhou to quell the rebellion, were you injured?"

"Are you caring about me?"

Chen Yan blinked, looked at the woman with interest, then slowly leaned closer and teasingly retorted.

"No!"

Dantai Mingyue subconsciously placed her hand between them, denying without any hesitation, "Just asking casually..."

She paused, then added, "You don't know how worried Qingyu has been during the days you were away..."

Even Dantai Mingyue's worry wasn't any less than Qingyu's.

But admitting it is impossible!

Chen Yan looked at the stubborn woman, forced a smile, and said, "How about you check yourself?"

"I'm not injured, but just now I almost gave away the secret!"

Saying that, he took Xiao Lajiao's hand and placed it on his solid chest.

If we talk about the most dangerous moment in the past month, it was just now when Xiao Lajiao's knife was pressed to his neck...

Truly a heart‑pounding terror!

"Isn't it because you deserved it!"

Dantai Mingyue rolled her eyes, let Chen Yan pull her hand, and murmured softly, "Let's see if that person dares to do this again next time..."

She didn't resist, even continuously feeling the sensation transmitted back to her palm.

"Steal Fragrance and Jade, there's nothing I'm afraid of!"

Chen Yan smiled calmly, placed his hand on Xiao Lajiao's waist, gave a gentle pinch, and replied decisively.

He paused, then asked, "So, when did you wake up?"

"Or perhaps you never slept?"

Chen Yan was extremely curious.

The script he designed was clearly perfect; how did it suddenly flop?

"From the moment you stepped into the room, I already noticed you..." Dantai Mingyue's graceful hand clenched into a fist, lightly pounded the man's chest, and said calmly.

Her sleep has always been light.

That faint movement upon entering had long been detected.

If she hadn't thought the person could silently bypass the embroidered envoy, perhaps due to some special nature, she would have sliced his throat...

"No effect!"

Chen Yan pursed his lips, "Didn't scare you, just wasted effort..."

"You're really idle!"

"Just love to tease me..."

Dantai Mingyue stared at the completely disheartened Chen Yan, feeling both irritated and amused, and said angrily.

There are so many women in the mansion, yet this stinky man has a special fondness for bullying her...

As she kept thinking, Dantai Mingyue noticed Chen Yan looking at her with a intriguingly lingering gaze, and asked, "Why are you staring at me like that?"

"Mingyue, the things we hadn't finished before, should we make up for them now?"

Chen Yan placed one hand on his waist, hooked his leg with the other, and, before Dantai Mingyue could react, pulled her onto his lap, licked his lips, and said with a smile.

Long before heading to Qinzhou, Chen Yan already wanted to eat Xiao Lajiao.....

But the riot broke out suddenly, so it could only be reluctantly put aside for now.

But now, it's the right moment!

"What matter?" Dantai Mingyue seemed to realize something, her ears turning bright red, and said timidly.

"What are you talking about?"

Chen Yan raised his hand, his fingertips lightly flicking the feigning‑stupid woman's jaw, and said meaningfully, "Of course it's to fulfill the duty of a warm‑bed maid!"

Having said that, he prepared to lean forward and kiss her thin lips.

"No!"

Dantai Mingyue's body trembled, and she turned her head away.

"You don't want to?"

Chen Yan watched the scene, extremely surprised.

He had thought it would flow naturally, but didn't expect Xiao Lajiao to resist so strongly.

"It's not..."

"I am not unwilling!"

Dantai Mingyue lowered her head, lightly biting her red lips, shy beyond measure, and explained softly, "It's just that you haven't properly bathed and changed for how long!"

"You smell terrible!"

Dantai Mingyue's resistance wasn't about what was about to happen, but about disliking the odor....

The person rushing back must have gone several days without a shower.

And her sense of smell is very keen.....

"I almost thought that some audacious woman would get scared at the last moment!"

Chen Yan smiled, half‑smile, half‑tease, and said, "How about we wash together?"

"You personally check it?"

Saying that, he lifted his hand, about to untie the woman's belt.

"I'll go prepare the bath water for you first....."

Dantai Mingyue's face flushed scarlet, she leapt up violently and fled outward in a panic.

Half Hour Rest later.

The two, having bathed and accompanied bathing, returned.

Dantai Mingyue, as soon as she got onto the bed, pulled the quilt over and firmly covered her head.

Like an ostrich burying its head in the soil, she avoided something by covering her ears and pretending not to hear....

"Wasn't you quite bold the last time you voluntarily climbed onto the bed?"

"Why are you timid this time?"

Chen Yan slowly pulled back the covering quilt, revealing the woman's shy, delicate face, and teased.

"Mingyue's legs aren't legs, they're the spring water of the Seine Riverbank!"

"Mingyue's back isn't a back, it's a Bulgarian rose!"

"Mingyue's waist isn't a waist, it's Life‑Snatching Third Son's curved blade!"

Dantai Mingyue didn't understand what Chen Yan was muttering, but her voice trembled slightly, "A Yan, take it easy.... I'm scared...."

The candlelight in the room went out.

Spring Bed Rhythm.

Chen Yan kissed Dantai Mingyue's neck, exhaling warm breath, "They say women are made of water, but I like boiling water; could you heat a little more for me?"