Sharing Dreams with My Bestie's Cousin

Wen Zhi closed the door of the room, and looked down at the Buddha Beads on her wrist. She had indeed dreamed about him last night.

And it was a deeply satisfying dream.

She raised her hand to cover her face.

She dared not think about how embarrassed she would be if Shang Hexing knew she was dreaming about him in such a way in her dreams. She probably wouldn’t even be able to lift her head.

She hoped he would never find out!

...

The weather wasn’t great today.

It had started raining from midnight, and by eight in the morning, it had not yet stopped, drizzling incessantly, which was distressing to look at.

Chong Wanyin looked at the rain outside the window, put down her utensils, and frowned, "The weather forecast in Lin City really does as it pleases."

Wen Zhi had just finished breakfast and was holding a cup of hot tea, "Maybe it’s because the White Lady and Xu Xian are meeting today."

Chong Wanyin let out a chuckle, "Zhizhi, since when did you become so humorous."

Wen Zhi set the hot tea back on the table, her mouth sweet, "It’s seriously because I see madam always with a frown, I’m worried on behalf of madam, unable to go outside."

Chong Wanyin, "Going outside is not urgent, I’m just like that, once the weather turns bad, my mood gets affected."

Wen Zhi took out her phone to check the afternoon weather forecast, "Madam, the weather forecast says there won’t be any rain this afternoon."

Chong Wanyin shook her head, leaning back in her chair, "I don’t believe Lin City’s weather forecast anymore, we’ll see what happens this afternoon."

Wen Zhi nodded.

Chong Wanyin hadn’t slept well last night, and she was already starting to feel drowsy. She called Zhao Qin over, "Light some incense, I’ll take a short nap, wake me up after one o’clock."

Zhao Qin nodded, taking a small box from the suitcase, opened it and took out an incense burner and a piece of calming incense.

Wen Zhi got up and walked over to Zhao Qin, casually fingering the flowers in the vase and asked inadvertently, "Auntie Qin, did madam not sleep well last night?"

Zhao Qin, almost unguarded around Wen Zhi, nodded and said, "Yes, madam seldom travels far, and inevitably had trouble sleeping last night. Now I am lighting a piece of calming incense for her, she might nap a while."

Wen Zhi frowned upon hearing this, "Would this calming incense really work?"

"Miss Wen, you shouldn’t underestimate this calming incense." Zhao Qin showed the piece of calming incense she took out of the box to Wen Zhi, "Just this small little piece cost madam quite a bit of money, this small box is almost worth a fortune."

Wen Zhi became interested, drawing closer with a curious face, "Is it really that effective?"

Zhao Qin smiled and said, "Indeed."

Then, while preparing to light the incense, Zhao Qin asked Wen Zhi, "Miss Wen, do you want to rest? The incense when lit, won’t make a person drowsy if they are alert, but if someone is tired, it will make them fall asleep easily."

Wen Zhi said, "Then I will lie on the couch for a while."

Zhao Qin responded, "Sure, I’ll get you a blanket in a moment."

Wen Zhi nodded.

After the calming incense was lit, Wen Zhi discovered that its fragrance was particularly faint, nearly indiscernible if sniffed carefully, but if one just sat quietly or lay down, it felt especially relaxing around the temples.

No wonder Zhao Qin said, that such a small box of calming incense was almost worth a fortune.

Soon, Zhao Qin brought a blanket for Wen Zhi, "Miss Wen, do you find this blanket suitable?"

Wen Zhi, without even looking, took it and said, "This one will do, its thickness is just right."

Zhao Qin nodded, turned to leave, but Wen Zhi stopped her, "Auntie Qin, could I trouble you with something?"

Zhao Qin, grateful to Wen Zhi for talking about extending her leave in front of Chong Wanyin, showed a good attitude, "What do you need me to do, Miss Wen?"

Wen Zhi shyly smiled, pointing to her mouth, "I’m feeling a bit peckish."

Zhao Qin bent down smiling, "Miss Wen, what would you like to eat?"

Wen Zhi said, "I deliberately saved some room during breakfast because I was actually craving the specialty snack of Lin City—the Southern Song Winning Cake. Auntie Qin, could you go out and buy some for me?"

"Of course, I’ll go get some for you right now." Zhao Qin was very agreeable and prepared to leave immediately.

Wen Zhi instructed, "Auntie Qin, buy extra, maybe madam will also like it."

"Alright, alright, I’ll buy more. Miss Wen, have a nap, and by the time you wake up, I should be back." Zhao Qin was already changing her shoes.

Wen Zhi watched her leave, "Okay."

As soon as Zhao Qin left, the smile on Wen Zhi’s face faded. She quickly got up and went to the lit incense burner.