Chapter 131: Chapter 130: Climbing into the Wifey’s Bed

At that, Ye Ling could only give a helpless, wry smile.

’This little imp, when did she get so mischievous?’

"Alright, alright, I’ll be your model, okay?"

Ye Ling sighed, then got up and sat down across from Ning Ruoxi.

At the sight of this, Ning Ruoxi broke into a sweet smile.

"I’m going to start drawing now, okay? Don’t move!"

Ning Ruoxi immediately took out her drawing tools and began to sketch lightly on the paper.

She was completely absorbed in her work, drawing with intense focus. Every now and then, she would lift her head to look at Ye Ling, carefully studying his facial features.

And as she studied him so carefully, Ning Ruoxi couldn’t help but feel captivated by the young man’s handsome face.

’Oh my god.’

’How can one guy be this handsome!?’

The art studio had a circular layout, with the model typically placed in the center and the artists arranged in a circle around them.

So, with Ye Ling sitting in the model’s spot, the other people in the room could see him as well. Of course, most of them could only see his back or his profile.

"Are they trying to rub it in?"

"Sigh, looks like this art studio is about to become drama central."

"I’m so jealous, waaah. I want a boyfriend to draw me, too!"

"Preach, sis~"

Many students who had been working on their own art couldn’t help but sigh.

Some of the people there actually had partners, but they were still incredibly envious.

After all... not everyone had a partner with Ye Ling’s looks!

"Are you done yet?"

Ye Ling had been holding the pose for almost half an hour, and he looked at Ning Ruoxi with some exasperation.

To everyone else, the scene was incredibly sweet and adorable. But to him, sitting perfectly still was absolute torture!

"Don’t you move! I’m almost done!"

Ning Ruoxi said at once.

Ye Ling sighed. ’To think that I, Ye the Mighty Man, would see a day like this!?’

’After today, I’m probably never coming back to this art studio again.’

But Ning Ruoxi was actually quite fast. In fact, if she hadn’t been such a perfectionist, she would have been done ages ago.

"All done!"

Finally, Ning Ruoxi put down her brush. She looked at the artwork before her and nodded in satisfaction.

"Let me see how it turned out."

Ye Ling’s curiosity was piqued, and he walked over.

"No, I can’t let you see!"

Ning Ruoxi immediately snatched the drawing paper and clutched it to her chest.

"My lady, I sat here for over forty minutes, and you won’t even let me see the final piece?"

Ye Ling felt a bit helpless. He suddenly raised an eyebrow. "You little rascal, you didn’t add something extra to the drawing, did you?"

"No!"

Ning Ruoxi said instantly, though a faint blush crept onto her pretty cheeks.

"Don’t lie if you can’t do it convincingly. You’re blushing."

Ye Ling rolled his eyes. While Ning Ruoxi was distracted, he snatched the drawing paper from her.

"Hey..."

Ning Ruoxi yelped in surprise, but seeing that Ye Ling had already grabbed it, she could only give him a sheepish grin. "It’s not like... I added anything, really..."

"Hm?"

Ye Ling looked down at the drawing in his hands, his brow instantly furrowing.

Ning Ruoxi’s drawing was actually excellent, as realistic as a photograph and a perfect likeness of Ye Ling. Except... for the nose. Why was it a pig’s snout!??

"Ning Ruoxi!"

Ye Ling shot her a dark look.

"Hehe, isn’t it cute?"

Ning Ruoxi playfully stuck out her tongue, her gaze darting away, not daring to meet his.

"Hmph!"

Ye Ling snorted. ’She’ll pay for this,’ he thought viciously. ’Sooner or later, I’ll make this little rascal pay!’

"Come on, don’t be angry. It’s almost time to go home. I’ll make you dinner, how about that?"

Ning Ruoxi, guessing that Ye Ling was genuinely angry, immediately latched onto his arm.

At her words, the dark look on Ye Ling’s face finally eased up a bit.

After they got home, Ning Ruoxi really did make dinner for Ye Ling.

The little rascal had clearly been serious about learning to cook this past week. She had gone from only being able to fry an egg and boil a bowl of noodles to now being able to cook a few simple, home-style dishes.

Her scrambled eggs with tomato, in particular, earned his nonstop praise.

Clearly, this girl had quite a talent for cooking.

After dinner, Ye Ling took a shower.

Even though it was already autumn, the "Indian summer" heat was not to be underestimated. He’d still worked up a sweat over the course of the day.

"Ah, that’s better!"

Ye Ling came out of the bathroom. A mischievous glint appeared in his eyes, and he snuck over to Ning Ruoxi’s room.

Ning Ruoxi had already showered and snuggled into bed. She was poring over the manuscript for the third volume of *Lingxi’s Love*, so focused that she didn’t even notice the arrival of that big pervert, Ye Ling.

Seeing the little rascal still engrossed in her manuscript, Ye Ling couldn’t help but smirk before reaching out and plucking the pages from her hands.

"Ah!"

Ning Ruoxi gasped. Looking up, she saw Ye Ling. "Stinky! When did you sneak into my room!?"

"I’ve been in here for a while. You were just too absorbed."

Ye Ling tutted, tossing the manuscript aside. "Silly girl, why are you still working so late? Can’t you take a break and get some rest?"

"I just didn’t have anything better to do... Besides, I’m not sleepy!"

"Not sleepy? Doesn’t matter. *I’m* sleepy now. Bedtime."

"If you’re sleepy, then you should go... Hey! Why are you getting under my covers!?"

As Ning Ruoxi watched Ye Ling climb into her bed with practiced ease, her face flushed as red as an apple.

"What’s wrong with climbing into my wifey’s bed?"

Ye Ling said, completely unfazed.

"Get out!"

Ning Ruoxi immediately gave him a kick.

"Darling, I think it’s time we settled the score from earlier today, don’t you?"

Ye Ling, however, narrowed his eyes, suddenly pulled Ning Ruoxi into his arms, a wicked smile playing on his lips.

"Earlier today..."

At his words, Ning Ruoxi couldn’t help but stick out her tongue. "And how do you plan on settling the score?"

"You’ll sleep with me tonight."

Ye Ling said at once.

"No way!"

A mix of shame and anger flared on Ning Ruoxi’s face. ’This rotten guy! All he thinks about day and night are these naughty things!’

"I just want to hold you while we sleep. Is it a crime to want to hold my own girlfriend while we sleep?"

Ye Ling said, putting on a wronged expression. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Honestly, in this day and age, just sleeping while holding each other was nothing. Many couples would head to a hotel to do the deed on their second day together...

From that perspective, Ye Ling and Ning Ruoxi’s relationship was progressing quite slowly indeed.