Chapter 85: The Deal
The night was almost completely dark, and through the scattered shadows of the trees, a bright moon vaguely ascended into the sky. Only when the fire rose and she watched the flickering flames and felt the scorching heat, did Gu Youyou finally feel at ease.
She had been frightened all day long; during dinner at the Gu Family’s, Grandma Huangshi kept muttering criticisms about her which she ignored. After dinner, she followed Jin Zijin up into the mountains.
Now, her nerves, tense all-day, finally relaxed, and she felt utterly drained.
Jin Zijin observed this and said, "I’ve prepared the bedding; you’ve been tired all day, go to sleep first!"
Truly exhausted and sleepy, Gu Youyou didn’t even bother to wash up and laid down on the bedding placed upon the rock, still in her clothes.
The wood crackled in the fire, and in its light, Jin Zijin’s expression remained mysteriously unfathomable, like a vast enigma.
Gu Youyou lay there in her clothes, watching his profile for a long while without speaking.
Despite being tired and sleepy, once she lay down, Gu Youyou felt she couldn’t sleep. She tossed and turned, flipping over and back again.
Jin Zijin remained seated by the fire, occasionally stirring it and adding a log.
His profile, illuminated by the firelight, had sharp and distinct features, his chiseled face hidden behind that disarrayed beard.
Gu Youyou was extremely curious; what did the face hidden beneath those disordered whiskers look like?