It was just as well that they couldn’t do it on their mattress, or it would have been so much harder for them to clean up.
They could never leave any evidence of what went on and what would surely continue to go on between them. They could not help it now that other people also knew what their true relationship was, but from here on, nobody else must ever find out, especially not people who would not have their best interest at heart and would betray them for the smallest of rewards.
When Qing Xue was preparing to leave again to return to the barracks, Bai Ruyi said, “It might be best, Xue, if we behaved more formally with each other in public.”
As they crossed the courtyard, Qing Xue clenched his jaw and looked like he wanted to protest, but in the end, he nodded. “I understand.”
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