Last chance

Luo Yuwen followed Jiang Shuiying and looked around her yard. He didn't think it was a thief, but more like something running in to cause trouble.

"Jiang Shuiying, do you want me to help you call the police first?"

Jiang Shuiying didn't agree, but frowned and shook her head. She stared at the intact doors and windows, feeling that...it might not be that serious.

"I'll go check the surveillance first."

The yard's surveillance camera was connected to the video doorbell, and only Jiang Shuiying knew the password. Three people gathered around the small screen, and the scene was a bit funny.

Jiang Shuiying played back the surveillance video. There was nothing unusual two weeks ago, until a rainy night a few days ago. The three of them finally found out what was going on, and the truth was so funny that it made people laugh and cry.

Typhoons are common in City A during the summer, and that day happened to be a typhoon. The rain was heavy and the wind was strong, blowing the swings this way and that and leaving the flower pots on the flower stand in a precarious position. The rain continued into the night, when suddenly, two small figures appeared in the corner of the garden and scurried around.

Jiang Shuiying looked closely and saw that they were two kittens.

The two cats must have been frightened by the bad weather during the typhoon. They kept running around in the garden, knocking over the flower stands and flower pots, and the soil mixed with rainwater made a mess of the garden.

After messing up the garden, the two kittens jumped around and no one knew where they went, and finally disappeared from the surveillance camera.

After learning the truth, Jiang Shuiying wanted to laugh and cry. She felt sorry for the two kittens, but also felt sorry for her own little garden.

However, Jiang Shuiying also felt relieved. At least it had nothing to do with the people and things in the past, and no one had come to disturb her life so far.

She rubbed her brows and said to Aunt Zhang, "Aunt Zhang, you go back first. I'll have the people from the garden company come to clean up tomorrow. Please come back in a few days."

Aunt Zhang also felt a little guilty. After all, she really thought there was a thief and that was why she hurriedly asked Jiang Shuiying to come back, but this happened as a result.

"I'm sorry, Miss Jiang, I didn't know it was a cat. I really thought there was a thief..."

Jiang Shuiying waved her hand. "It's okay. I just happened to be coming back. It didn't delay anything."

"Well...I'll be leaving now. I'll come back in a few days."

"Yeah, bye."

After Jiang Shuiying sent Aunt Zhang away, she leaned against the door frame and breathed a sigh of relief. When she came to her senses, she found that Luo Yuwen was still standing behind her.

Seeing that Luo Yuwen didn't know what to say again, she suddenly felt bored and annoyed.

So she turned around, and although there was a smile on her face, it did not reach her eyes.

"Mr. Luo, could you please help me carry my luggage in?"

"After you help me move, Mr. Luo, please do as you please. I'll go up first."

Jiang Shuiying didn't look at him during the whole conversation, but just stared at the messy yard. After she finished speaking, she didn't give Luo Yuwen time to react and went straight upstairs, leaving Luo Yuwen standing alone in the yard.

Luo Yuwen froze. The day before, the two of them were still playing intimately, but after just one night, Jiang Shuiying changed so quickly and quickly pulled away.

If I hadn't pushed her away, maybe the two of them wouldn't have ended up like this.

Luo Yuwen regretted it deeply, but he was helpless. He could only watch her go upstairs and could do nothing.

He sighed heavily, walked to the garage, opened the trunk, and began to help her with the luggage.

Jiang Shuiying didn't have much stuff, just a few cardboard boxes, suitcases, and a small safe, which was easy for a muscular man like him to carry.

Luo Yuwen quickly put the things neatly in the living room on the first floor, but he did not leave as Jiang Shuiying asked. Instead, he sat in the box and waited alone on a chair for the sky to darken.

Jiang Shuiying completely ignored Luo Yuwen downstairs. She took a comfortable bath to wash away the fatigue of the whole day.

When she finished washing and came out of the bathroom in her pajamas, it was completely dark. She looked at the time and it was almost seven o'clock in the evening.

Luo Yuwen should be leaving, right?

Jiang Shuiying thought so, glanced at her pajamas, pulled a shawl over her shoulders and put it on, then walked downstairs.

There was no light on in the living room on the first floor. Jiang Shuiying saw the cardboard box in the corner with the light from the stairs and thought that Luo Yuwen was really gone.

Jiang Shuiying shrugged and turned to turn on the light.

She really didn't care. Luo Yuwen's rejection in the past few days had been very obvious, and she had never been a person who would pester others.

If you don’t accept it, then goodbye. I don’t owe him anything anyway.

As a result, when the lights in the living room came on, Jiang Shuiying realized that Luo Yuwen had been sitting in the corner, his head lowered, almost buried in his chest. Jiang Shuiying looked at him and felt that his short hair was a little droopy.

The corners of her mouth curled up imperceptibly, then recovered in an instant, returning to her previous aloof look.

"Mr. Luo, you haven't left yet?"

"It's already late. If you don't leave now, it will probably be midnight when you get back to G City."

In fact, Luo Yuwen had been observing Jiang Shuiying's actions since she came downstairs, and he only raised his head when the lights came on.

Jiang Shuiying had just finished a shower, her curly hair slightly damp, scattering carelessly over her shoulders. Her dark red silk suspender nightgown shimmered with each step, while her shawl tightly wrapped around her fair arms.

The familiar rose scent wafted with her every move and naturally entered Luo Yuwen's nostrils.

Luo Yuwen was stunned and didn't come back to his senses until Jiang Shuiying spoke.

Hearing that Jiang Shuiying was going to drive him away again, Luo Yuwen quickly stood up and walked towards her.

"Jiang Shuiying, you have so much luggage, you need someone to help you pack it."

"Let me do it. I'll help you collect it."

After Luo Yuwen finished speaking, he wanted to open the box and organize it, but was stopped by Jiang Shuiying again.

"I don't need your help, Mr. Luo."

Luo Yuwen was stunned, and the expression on his face became stiff.

"...Why?"

Jiang Shuiying lowered her head and fiddled with her phone, seemingly replying to a message.

"Someone will come to help me later."

"Who will help you? The auntie just now?"

"No," Jiang Shuiying raised her head and looked at him, "It's the housekeeper."

"The butler will be here soon and will help me."

Luo Yuwen's expression finally cracked after hearing it clearly. Butler? The butler who had been lying on her knees before?

Jiang Shuiying had said before that she could ask the housekeeper to come and see her, but now she directly asked the housekeeper to help her clean up. What does this mean? Will the two of them live together in the future?

Luo Yuwen saw it very clearly at the time. The look in the housekeeper's eyes when he looked at Jiang Shuiying was mixed with many things beyond his job duties. Jiang Shuiying was so smart that she could definitely see it.

Luo Yuwen suddenly felt a nameless and inexplicable panic and regret in his heart.

Originally, I was the one who stayed by Jiang Shuiying's side, but now I have to give this position to someone else.

No, no!

Luo Yuwen made up his mind, gritted his teeth, and walked towards Jiang Shuiying. Jiang Shuiying was still typing against the wall, not even looking up.

It was not until Luo Yuwen's Martin boots appeared in Jiang Shuiying's sight that she looked up at him, but her eyes were still as cold as before.

"What's wrong, Mr. Luo, do you have anything else to do?"

"Jiang Shuiying, I don't like it."

"What don't you like?"

"I don't like you calling him here. I'm a living person right here, why are you still looking for him?"

"Whatever he can do, I can do too."

After hearing this, Jiang Shuiying put down her phone and looked up at him.

Luo Yuwen took another step forward, blocking the light and almost shrouding her in shadow.

"I don't like it either. You call me Mr. Luo."

"So what do you like me to call you?"

Luo Yuwen grabbed Jiang Shuiying's wrists with both hands, lowered his head, and his eyes were forbearing and restrained.

"I, I've never been in a relationship, nor have I ever loved anyone. But I want to stay with you."

"I don't know if this is love, but this is what I think in my heart. I don't know why I pushed you away that day. In fact, I didn't want to. I..."

Luo Yuwen took her hand and gently stroked her slender white fingers.

"Don't leave me, Jiang Shuiying."

For the first time, Luo Yuwen spoke out his inner confession in full. He felt relieved but also terrified.

What if Jiang Shuiying rejects me?

Luo Yuwen kept his head down and looked at her fingers, waiting quietly for her response.

However, where Luo Yuwen couldn't see, Jiang Shuiying's expression returned to its previous half-smile, as if she was confident of victory.

Jiang Shuiying followed Luo Yuwen's movements, held Luo Yuwen's hand with her backhand, and then exerted force to pull Luo Yuwen towards herself.

Luo Yuwen was not paying attention and fell on her, and the two of them were stuck together again.

“!”

Jiang Shuiying pulled her hand out, climbed up Luo Yuwen's neck with both hands, and stroked the prickly stubble on the back of his head.

Her face was bare, but the blush on her face from taking a bath had not yet faded. Her slightly red lips opened and closed, and her breath fanned Luo Yuwen's face.

"Luo Yuwen, this is your last chance."

"If you don't want to, push me away now."

Luo Yuwen's mind was like fireworks exploding. He no longer hesitated and put his big hands around Jiang Shuiying's waist. Then, he lowered his head and kissed her lips.

"Hmm..."

This kiss wasn't just about passion; it was also proof of their mutual understanding. The kiss, filled with love, was passionate and long. When they separated, both were slightly out of breath, and Jiang Shuiying's face had turned even redder.

Luo Yuwen's eyes fell on her lips that were glistening with water, and his breath was unstable. "Jiang Shuiying... I..."

"Still called Jiang Shuiying?"

Luo Yuwen hugged her tightly and covered her again.

“…Yingying.”

After the passionate kiss ended, Luo Yuwen held her face and put their foreheads together.

"Yingying, the housekeeper you just mentioned, will he come?"

He didn't want others to see Jiang Shuiying so emotional.

As a result, Jiang Shuiying pinched his abdominal muscles hard.

"Why are you coming? Who would come here at this time?"

"So you just..."

Jiang Shuiying glared at him and said, "I lied to you."

"If I don't push you once, you'll always be like that. It makes me angry."

Luo Yuwen rubbed her forehead ingratiatingly, "It's my fault. I shouldn't be so awkward."

Jiang Shuiying looked at him with a smile in her eyes, gently rubbed his calf, and said:

"Of course it's your fault. Can you really push me away now?"

Luo Yuwen felt itchy when she rubbed him, so he picked her up with both hands. Jiang Shuiying also put her arms around his waist. Luo Yuwen supported Jiang Shuiying and walked towards the bathroom step by step.

Jiang Shuiying was dizzy, while Luo Yuwen was immersed in it. It was not until the second half of the night that Jiang Shuiying felt dry and fell asleep in Luo Yuwen's arms.

In a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness, it seemed as if someone gently kissed her cheek and said "I love you" to her. Then, Jiang Shuiying's thoughts were completely immersed in the dream.

She dreamed of the time when she first married Yan Ming.