Chapter 6: Gentle and kind Diaochan

Early morning.

Diaochan felt as if something was pressing on her.

The moment she opened her beautiful eyes, her face turned bright red.

Then she hurriedly closed them again, pretending not to be awake.

But her flushed cheeks and uncontrollably trembling eyelashes had already betrayed her.

Quietly turning her head, she looked at the firm face so close to her, and her heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate again.

After confirming that Duan Yu was not awake.

Diaochan then carefully moved the arm that was pressing on her body away, bit by bit.

Phew~

After doing all this, Diaochan let out a long breath.

Then she quietly got out of bed.

Turning around to look at Duan Yu behind her, Diaochan felt her cheeks burning.

Her white teeth bit her red lips, and a hint of a young girl's budding love flowed from her lowered eyes.

The sky outside had not yet fully brightened.

She walked out of the room, having slept in her clothes all night.

And began the day-after-day labor.

Chopping wood, fetching water, boiling water, cleaning the courtyard.

For these years, Diaochan had to repeat these tasks every morning.

Only, compared to usual, today Diaochan always had a hint of sweetness on the corners of her lips while working.

Her diligent figure also seemed much lighter.

Taking two eggs that were still warm from the chicken coop, Diaochan tucked them into her bosom and then placed them into the boiling water.

In a short while, she fished out the two boiled eggs.

Then she carefully placed them in an earthenware bowl.

Rooster crowing.

Duan Yu opened his eyes on the bed.

He realized the beauty beside him was gone.

But there seemed to be lingering warmth in his bosom, and the scent of her body and warmth seemed to remain between his palms.

"Oh no."

"I didn't cross the line after falling asleep, did I?"

Duan Yu looked at the boundary he and Diaochan had agreed upon last night.

Originally, Duan Yu had said he would sleep on the floor last night.

But it was still March.

The frozen earth had not yet thawed, and the ground was icy cold.

If he slept there for a night, he wouldn't freeze to death, but he would definitely be frozen stiff.

Diaochan couldn't bear it.

So she let him sleep on the bed.

The two squeezed onto the small bed, agreeing on a boundary in the middle.

For such a kind girl as Diaochan, Duan Yu honestly had no evil intentions.

She saved him and took him in.

If he had any evil intentions, he really wouldn't be human.

Therefore, while sleeping, he had kept a flat posture without crossing the line at all.

But now that he was awake, Duan Yu discovered he was lying on his side.

And his arm had been thrown over to Diaochan's side.

"Brother Duan..."

Just as Duan Yu was recalling whether he had done anything unforgivable last night.

Diaochan's gentle voice rang out from outside the room.

Duan Yu, wearing his coarse hemp clothes, hurriedly got up.

Outside, the pretty Diaochan walked in from outside, carrying an earthenware bowl.

When their eyes met, Duan Yu immediately saw the shyness in Diaochan's eyes.

"Brother Duan..."

Diaochan shyly placed the large earthenware bowl in front of Duan Yu.

It was the same porridge as yesterday, but there was actually an egg inside.

Duan Yu was stunned for a moment.

In this era, the common people's households were already impoverished.

Being able to eat one meal a day was already a luxury.

Breakfast was something one couldn't even think about.

Looking at Diaochan's thin, delicate body, he knew that her household couldn't possibly have breakfast daily.

Last night, Duan Yu said he would go into the mountains to hunt today.

It seems Diaochan remembered those words.

"Brother Duan, didn't you say you were going into the mountains to hunt today?"

Diaochan said softly and gently, lowering her head shyly: "You must eat something before going into the mountains to have strength."

"This is an egg..."

Diaochan pushed the earthenware bowl toward Duan Yu.

Then, as if she had remembered something.

She hurriedly stood up. ===== CHAPTER 8 =====