Chapter 136 Sharing a Bed

Chapter 139 Sharing the Same Bed

After four years apart and with no recollection of their past memories, they suddenly find themselves alone in a bedroom, about to lie down on the same bed.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't embarrassed.

Let alone Lu Zhenyu, judging from Shen Jingsi's posture of walking around the bedroom with his hands behind his back, he probably felt uncomfortable as well.

"Um, do you need to wash up?"

"Huh? Ah." Shen Jingsi, who had turned around, nodded hesitantly.

As soon as the bathroom door closed, Lu Zhenyu jumped up from the sofa.

Looking around the milkshake-themed bedroom, I caught a glimpse of myself reflected in the floor-to-ceiling window and turned to run to the walk-in closet.

I tried on four different nightgowns but wasn't satisfied. I finally found the last one I'd kept at the bottom of my drawer and put it on. That's when I felt at ease.

She heard the sound of a sliding door outside and peeked out from behind it.

How Shen Jingsi went in and out was unknown; if his hair hadn't been damp, one would have thought he'd just wandered around inside.

"Are you going to sleep in this? There are new bathrobes in the bathroom."

Still dressed in a black silk shirt and suit pants, with a wristwatch on his wrist, Shen Jingsi shook his head. "This way, you can sleep soundly too."

Looking down at her pajamas, which were so tight they almost felt like they were choking her, she cleared her throat. "It's getting colder tonight, and I'm afraid of the cold."

Everything is understood without words.

Shen Jingsi nodded in agreement.

A short while later, Lu Zhenyu returned carrying a new quilt, and looked at Shen Jingsi, who was sitting upright on the sofa at the foot of the bed.

The man looked over and said, "I'll sleep here."

It's cold today, and it's not heating season yet, so even though Lu Zhenyu is dressed so warmly, she still feels drafty.

She spread out the blankets, walked over, grabbed the person's wrist, and led them to the bed.

"We've almost had a baby, what's with all the fuss? You sleep on the left, I'll sleep on the right."

Seeing that Lu Zhenyu was quite natural and poised, she turned around and got into bed after speaking, leaving Shen Jingsi standing by the bed for a while before silently bending down, lifting the blanket, and lying down.

"I've turned off the lights."

"Don't you have night blindness?"

"You don't need to walk if you close your eyes to sleep, why would you keep your eyes open to see ghosts?"

Shen Jingsi said, "I'm sorry."

Lu Zhenyu, who was about to step forward to turn off the light, frowned. "Are you stupid? What's there to apologize for?"

Realizing what was happening, Shen Jingsi reflexively replied, "Sorry."

Lu Zhenyu paused, her hand about to press the switch. She turned around, and the two looked at each other. Belatedly realizing what was happening, Shen Jingsi stopped lying down. "Sorry."

It's stuck in a vicious cycle.

Lu Zhenyu was amused, "Why do you always have so many apologies to make?"

The eyes, now shrouded in darkness, slowly drooped.

Because he owed so much debt, he could never repay the girl even if he apologized for a lifetime.

With the lights off, the two lay quietly in their respective blankets, separated by a Milky Way.

After a moment of silence, Lu Zhenyu spoke first, "Are you asleep?"

Shen Jingsi, standing beside him, replied, "Not yet."

"Can't sleep because you're in a different place?"

"Um."

Actually, I just couldn't bear to sleep.

Lu Zhenyu shifted her body to lie on her side, her hands under her face, her indistinct fox eyes shining like stars in the twilight.

Do you often suffer from insomnia?

Knowing the girl couldn't see him, Shen Jingsi still unconsciously glanced away, saying, "I don't sleep much either."

Lu Zhenyu, "Managing such a large family and also running the Broadway, isn't it tiring?"

Shen Jingsi said, "I'm not tired."

He used to be pampered and spoiled. When he first took over the group, even his own father, who was always on duty, couldn't keep an eye on him. He would either go out and have fun or secretly go to accompany girls to class. No matter what a man's responsibility or family mission he was supposed to have, he couldn't be restrained.

Later, the Shen family fell into misfortune, and his beloved girl married someone else. With the thought in his heart, "I don't love you, and I certainly don't love a powerless cripple," he began to numb himself with frantic work, working non-stop, just wanting to make a name for himself so that when she returned, she could see with her own eyes how ridiculous her choice had been.

In the four years that followed, Shen Jingsi felt that it was a blessing from God that his wife and daughter were still alive, so living in darkness and wallowing in despair day and night was the price he had to pay.

He was so tired and exhausted that he sometimes wished he could sleep forever and never wake up again. In the end, he realized that even sleep had become a luxury that this sinner could not afford.

But there was no need to tell the girl in front of him that he was already very content to be able to lie next to her and sleep with her for another night.

Lu Zhenyu asked again, "Why are people always trying to assassinate you? Is it because of... what happened back then?"

Shen Jingsi said, "It's normal for a tall tree to catch the wind. Jin Chuan and Jin Heng will all be affected. It's just that I'm hard to kill, so the commotion is bigger."

The man spoke of matters of life and death as casually as eating and sleeping.

Lu Zhenyu didn't say anything more, because she felt that the man in front of her was dishonest, at least to her.

She rolled over and said, "Go to sleep early. You're exhausted after a long day."

No one spoke again, and the dark bedroom fell silent.

As the breathing beside him gradually became steady, Shen Jingsi, who had been staring at the ceiling with his eyes open, gently turned around, placed his hand under his head, and quietly looked at the person who should be asleep.

The girl's skin appeared even whiter in the dim light, and she slept peacefully with her hands folded in front of her abdomen.

Shen Jingsi was completely engrossed in watching. A long-lost drowsiness, mixed with the effects of alcohol, made him want to rest, but his heart didn't. He stared at the man without blinking.

As I was looking, a hand appeared in front of me. "Go to sleep quietly and stop thinking about nonsense."

The warm, milky scent of delicate hands soothed my dry eyes, closing them before the tears fell.

Shen Jingsi asked, almost as if possessed, "Could you hum another song for me?"

Lu Zhenyu opened her eyes, "What song?"

Meeting those bewildered eyes, Shen Jingsi finally came to his senses.

Yes, she has already forgotten.

He clenched his hands under his head, trying not to lose control in front of the girl so close to him. "You can hum anything."

Lu Zhenyu moved closer, "So what have I hummed before?"

Shen Jingsi, "Lullaby".

For him and the baby in his belly, when he comes home exhausted from work every day, with a headache and unable to sleep, she, five months pregnant, would lean against the headboard, hold him in her arms, touch her pregnant belly that sometimes moves, stroke his face, and hum an impromptu lullaby.

Shen Jingsi is someone who wants to hear it again.

Because he knew that once the marriage ended, he would never hear it again.

A wave of negative emotions swept over me.

Shen Jingsi silently clenched his fist hidden under the pillow, gritted his teeth, and suppressed the strange sensation surging through his body.

His forehead was covered in sweat, and his body under the covers trembled from time to time. Afraid of being discovered, he wanted to turn his back.

Just as she was about to be turned over, her taut, straight body was pulled into a warm, soft embrace.

Lu Zhenyu, who had moved over, rested her head against the headboard, bent her arms to support her upper body, and wrapped her broad upper body in her arms.

"Clear your mind, don't think about anything, and you'll fall asleep in no time."

Four years have passed. Once again, he rests his head on that soft, warm chest. Shen Jingsi's cheek is pressed against the burning chest, and he hears the heartbeat of someone else pounding in his ear.

It's really pathetic for a grown man to bury his face in a woman's chest and cry. He doesn't think he's capable of protecting his girl's future.

But he was just that useless. In other words, Shen Jingsi had never shown any ambition in front of Lu Zhenyu.

Now, he wields immense power in his left hand and amasses countless riches in his right. Throughout the capital, no one fails to bow and scrape respectfully before the head of the Shen family, the president of the Broadway.

But who would have known that the only desire of that ruthless official and decisive businessman was to be hugged by his wife again?

Fortunately, his wish came true tonight.

Her face, concealing pain, was buried deep in his warm embrace, her arms encircling his slender waist beneath his thin nightgown.

It was just a clean hug, but it was so tight that Lu Zhenyu could clearly feel the trembling against her lower back.

Humming a lullaby?

She couldn't quite manage to hum a tune.

Perhaps that's a talent only mothers possess.

But she could still hold the person in her arms, gently stroking their head with her palm.

She said, "Jing Si, if you can't sleep in the future, you can come to me."

All that could be heard in my arms was the muffled sound of swallowing.

Lu Zhenyu gently rubbed her sweaty head with her palms, her voice soft, "I want a divorce, but that doesn't mean we have to cut ties completely and never see each other again. In my heart, you will always be a very important person."

After a long while, a restrained, trembling voice came from her arms, "Thank you."

She rested her chin on his forehead. "Sleep now, I'll watch over you."

The man replied, "If I'm talking nonsense, just pinch me awake."

Lu Zhenyu asked, "Why?"

Shen Jingsi said, "I'm afraid you'll hear too many business secrets."

I actually wanted to appear as presentable as possible in front of the girl.

A girl's soft laughter came from above, "Then I'll have to listen carefully, and see if I can use it to threaten you, one million for each."

Shen Jingsi laughed, "No need, no threats, I'll give you everything that's mine."