Zhong Qing knows her limitations and would not endlessly pester a man who does not like her.
So when she heard Tang Shichu say he was leaving, she did not say anything and just watched him leave with open eyes.
Tang Shichu returned home a little past eleven that night, and by the time he got back, the family was asleep.
He moved quietly, entered the room, and went directly to the bathroom to take a shower.
Returning to the room, he gently lifted the quilt and quietly lay down beside Bai Ling.
Thinking the woman beside him was asleep, he didn't make a sound to disturb her.
But just as he lay down, a soft woman's voice came to his ear, "Coming back so late, where have you been?"
Startled by the voice, Tang Shichu adjusted his emotions and turned to look at the woman beside him.
Bai Ling was also staring at him, full of doubt in her eyes.
The man chuckled, reached out to play with the strands of hair by her temple, brought them to his nostrils, and greedily inhaled their scent.
