Chapter 225: The Abstinent Gigolo 25

 Since Xi Jingtong had officially started staying overnight to accompany her, Tang Wan behaved especially obediently that evening.

After being fed dinner by Xi Jingtong, she slowly headed to the bathroom to wash up.

Meanwhile, Xi Jingtong sat nearby reading a professional psychology textbook quietly.

After a while, the sound of the toilet flushing came from the bathroom.

Xi Jingtong’s fingers paused against the page for a moment.

For some reason, the image from yesterday—the glimpse of Tang Wan’s body he had accidentally seen—suddenly resurfaced uncontrollably in his mind.

His throat tightened slightly.

Frowning faintly, Xi Jingtong reached for a glass of water and drank some to suppress the strange dryness in his chest.

Not long afterward, Tang Wan slowly walked out while supporting her waist.

Xi Jingtong’s gaze instinctively drifted toward her.

Her loosely tied hair hung softly around her shoulders. Without makeup, her delicate oval face looked pale and fragile, while the oversized hospital gown made her appear even smaller and more vulnerable.

For some reason, at that moment, a strong protective instinct suddenly surged inside Xi Jingtong’s chest.

Just then, Tang Wan’s body swayed unsteadily.

Xi Jingtong immediately tossed his book aside and strode over instinctively.

The next second, Tang Wan fell directly into his arms.

“Are you alright?” Xi Jingtong held her securely and asked anxiously. “Did you hurt the fracture again?”

Tang Wan blinked blankly and shook her head.

After Xi Jingtong helped steady her, Tang Wan looked up at him in surprise and hesitation.

“Huh… Tongtong…”

“I… don’t seem to hate your hug anymore.”

“Can you… hug me again?”

Hearing this, something stirred slightly in Xi Jingtong’s heart.

Then he answered softly:

“Of course.”

The moment he spoke, he gently wrapped Tang Wan back into his arms.

This time, Tang Wan cautiously reached out and hugged his waist as well.

Xi Jingtong’s body paused subtly.

…

A while later, the two slowly separated.

Tang Wan looked at him with delighted surprise.

“Tongtong, it’s true! I really don’t reject your touch anymore!”

“Why is that?”

Xi Jingtong gazed at her quietly.

“Maybe because we’ve become familiar with each other,” he said in a low voice. “So your instincts don’t reject me as much anymore.”

But what he was truly thinking was—

Because you trust me now.

Tang Wan immediately nodded seriously.

“That must be it!”

“Looks like letting you move in with me really was the right decision.”

Then her gaze drifted toward Xi Jingtong’s long, elegant fingers again.

Seeing her expression, Xi Jingtong couldn’t help feeling slightly amused.

The next second, he simply extended his hand toward her.

“If you want to touch it, then touch it.”

Tang Wan looked embarrassed.

“…Mhm.”

But she still obediently grabbed his hand.

Only after returning to the bedside and lying down did she reluctantly let go.

…

Once Tang Wan settled into bed, Xi Jingtong quietly turned off the lights before lying down on the foldable companion bed beside her.

Time passed little by little.

Soon, midnight arrived.

At that moment, Little Cutie woke Tang Wan up exactly as instructed.

“Host, wake up! I’m about to begin the ghost performance!”

“Since I’m getting punished anyway, I might as well go all out!”

Tang Wan instantly became alert.

“Hurry! I want the live broadcast!”

“Okay! Opening it now!”

Very quickly, the system screen switched over to the VIP ward where the male and female leads were staying.

Unlike Tang Wan and Xi Jingtong, who had already gone to sleep early, Yun Zhe was still lying in bed playing on his phone.

Meanwhile, Zhou Xiaoxiao had long fallen asleep in an extremely ungraceful position.

After secretly snapping several ugly sleeping photos of her, Yun Zhe yawned and finally got up to use the bathroom before sleeping.

However—

the moment he stepped inside—

his entire body froze.

On the bathroom mirror, written in blood-red letters, were four horrifying words:

“Give me back my life.”