The window paper between the two of them was pierced, but after it was pierced, there was not much difference compared to before. At most, Huo Changyao changed from touching her hair to holding her hand and then stopped being more intimate.
Jiang Rui wondered if he could not get over the original relationship between brother and sister. After all, he had always regarded himself as an elder brother and tried hard to be a good brother. Suddenly, his role became that of a lover or a husband. Considering Huo Changyao’s old-fashioned character, it does take some time to complete the transformation of his mentality.
She is not in a hurry. She quite likes such a slow pace.
However, one thing that could be felt was that Huo Changyao was more indulgent toward her than before, and almost everything she said was taken seriously. Jiang Rui even felt that even if she asked him to carry her for a walk in the garden, he would only frown and then agree with a look of helplessness.
The two of them are still sleeping in separate rooms for the time being, but after washing up at night, Jiang Rui will come to his room to read together.
Tonight was no exception. She was wearing loose silk pajamas, her hair was casually scattered, and her feet were bare. She nestled into the sofa, and her small feet stepped on the dark velvet of the sofa. Her skin was so white that it was almost transparent. The delicate toes were slightly curled, and the fingernails were round and pink.
Huo Changyao saw it accidentally and could not move his eyes away. He did not turn a page of the book in his hand for a long time.
After a while, Jiang Rui was probably a little tired from sitting, so she turned over and lay down on the sofa. Her legs were raised and her trousers slid down, revealing a perfectly curved calf. In Huo Changyao’s sight, she was swaying leisurely.
His eyes followed those two legs unconsciously. After looking for a while, he moved up along the line of her legs, slender neck, slender back, soft waist, undulating—
Realizing what he was looking at, Huo Changyao immediately turned his head and forced himself to focus on the book in front of him but soon discovered that he could not concentrate. He could not help but frown tightly, mentally criticizing himself for being frivolous and impetuous in his heart.
Since revealing her true feelings, Xiao Qi has become more comfortable and casual in front of him. He is pleased with this intimacy that represents trust but is troubled by his weak restraint.
In Huo Changyao’s view, the progress of the two people after being together should be in stages. In the beginning, they could only hold hands, and then they could hug. As for the more intimate actions, they naturally have to lean back.
He and Xiao Qi have just reached the stage of holding hands, but every time he sees her in front of him, he can’t control his eyes. His eyes always fall on her and wants to hold her in his arms. It is best to sit on his lap and bury her whole body in his arms.
Huo Changyao used to believe that he was not a frivolous person in the past, but he has become more and more self-doubt these days.
Until the night got deeper and Jiang Rui went back to the room to sleep, he did not read a few pages of the book.
It was already the end of the twelfth lunar month, and after being busy for a while, Huo Changyao finally had some free time at home during the day.
Many factories outside have stopped working, and Huo Changlin’s textile factory is no exception. He and Xu Hansheng bought some New Year’s goods and went back to the Huo Mansion to celebrate the New Year together.
The servant informed that Marshal and his wife were on the third floor. Huo Changlin said as he climbed the stairs: “I finally thought of a word to describe Big Brother’s behavior. This is the beauty hidden in the golden house!”
Xu Hansheng smiled and said: “Listening to the Second Brother’s tone, why does it sound like you are calling the Big Brother like a faint monarch?”
Huo Changlin chuckled, “I didn’t say that. Besides, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was the only emperor throughout the ages.”
Xu Hansheng shook his head. The two of them had already stepped up to the third floor and could see the people in the greenhouse. He was about to say hello when Huo Changlin pulled him and whispered: “There is a situation.”
“What’s the situation?”
“Look, Big Brother and Xiao Qi are holding hands. It’s unusual and unusual…” Huo Changlin touched his chin with an incomprehensible look.
Xu Hansheng took a closer look and saw Xiao Qi lying on the recliner with his eldest brother sitting beside her. The two of them were reading a book separately, but their hands were held together. He hesitated and said, “What’s wrong with holding hands?”
Huo Changlin hated that iron could not become steel: “Old Sixth, Old Sixth, why are you like wood? Think about it carefully. Have you held hands with Xiao Qi when you grew up? Have you ever seen Big Brother and Xiao Qi holding hands?”
Without waiting for Xu Hansheng to answer, he said: “No! Who would hold hands with such a brother and sister?”
“So what does the Second Brother mean?”
Huo Changlin rolled his eyes, “So what I mean is that Big Brother and Xiao Qi have made progress.”
After saying that, he sighed secretly. A few days ago, he suggested that Big Brother should test it out, but he did not expect that he already held hands. He thought that Big Brother was as stable as a mountain, and he was not in a hurry. But now it seems that he is quite urgent.
Oh, man, he understands, understands.
Huo Changlin thought he was considerate and coughed twice in the corridor to remind the people inside that they were there and avoid embarrassment.
As a result, Huo Changyao and Jiang Rui only looked up at them together. Jiang Rui greeted them, and Huo Changyao nodded. The two of them looked as usual, and they did not move the hands they were holding together.
Now the embarrassing person became Huo Changlin. Fortunately, with his face, he resolved it with a dry smile, “Big Brother, Xiao Qi, are you reading together?”
Jiang Rui asked him: “How come Second Brother is free today? Don’t you have to go to the factory?”
“For those who are celebrating the Chinese New Year, who are still working? They are on vacation.” Huo Changlin and Xu Hansheng were sitting on the stone benches, “Second Brother has some free time now. Can we go out to play together in a few days?”
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