Chapter 59 Chapter 59 Body Fragrance
After washing up, Lin Mo walked out of the bedroom neatly dressed.
Li Ningxin seemed to have just woken up and was washing up in the bathroom outside. When she heard the noise, she poked her head out and called out, "Senior Sister, I bought breakfast and it's on the dining table. You can eat first."
Lin Mo was surprised: "When did you buy it?"
"I ordered takeout as soon as I opened my eyes. It just arrived a moment ago. Eat it while it's hot. You don't have to wait for me."
"Okay." Lin Mo agreed, but did not eat.
She took two glasses from the sideboard and went to the kitchen to turn on the water dispenser. The place had been unoccupied for a while, so the glasses and the utensils in the dispenser needed a thorough cleaning. While the dispenser was refilling, she checked her phone and booked a three-hour cleaning appointment on the app.
This process took about five minutes. When she came out of the kitchen with two cups of room temperature water, Li Ningxin had just finished washing up and came to the restaurant.
The two sat opposite each other, and Lin Mo explained the plans for the day to Li Ningxin while eating.
"Before moving, I gave many daily necessities to the building cleaner. After the cleaning is done this afternoon, we'll go to the nearby supermarket and market to buy some, and I'll also take you to familiarize yourself with the surroundings."
Li Ningxin nodded gratefully.
"The environment here is pretty good. Across the street from the main entrance, less than a kilometer away, is Qinzhou Lake. I used to walk by the lake and watch the ducks. If you have free time after get off work, you can go for a stroll. It's good for relaxing."
"That's great. I just glanced at the map when I ordered, and it's really close to the lake."
"But there's one downside: it's not close to a subway station, about two kilometers away. It's quite congested during rush hour, so it might be hard to get a taxi. You often have to compete with others for a shared bike."
"It's okay. At worst, I can just get up early and walk to the subway station. It won't matter when I get home from get off work. I'll just treat it as a walk."
Lin Mo smiled and said, "I used to do this often."
"Senior Sister." Li Ningxin suddenly stretched out a hand and gestured in front of her eyes, "What number is this?"
Lin Mo didn't understand the reason, so she looked at it with wide eyes and answered seriously: "Five."
Li Ningxin suppressed her laughter: "What are you picking up with your chopsticks?"
"Side dish." Lin Mo looked down and saw herself picking up soy milk from a plastic bowl with chopsticks.
Li Ningxin laughed: "Senior Sister, what time did you go to bed last night? Why are you so drowsy?"
Cough cough.
Lin Mo coughed twice and said guiltily, "I can't sleep. I don't sleep until dawn."
Li Ningxin actively picked up a few side dishes with chopsticks and placed them on the plastic cover that was used as a plate in front of her: "After dinner, you go to your room to catch up on some sleep. I'll go out for a walk by myself."
Lin Mo yawned and nodded: "Okay, the cleaning lady will come at 1:30, please wake me up."
"good."
In fact, Li Ningxin didn't have the heart to wake her up. When the cleaning staff came to clean up, she specifically asked them to keep their noise down. So, she didn't notice anything, and when she woke up, it was already 4:30 in the afternoon.
Lin Mo stretched lazily and looked around. The house was bright and clean, looking brand new.
And she slept exceptionally soundly, feeling refreshed and like a newborn.
After everything was packed up, I went out shopping with Li Ningxin as planned.
After parking the car in a nearby parking lot, the two walked to the market. When passing by an aromatherapy shop on the corner, Lin Mo couldn't help but stop. There was a striking slogan on the floor-to-ceiling window of the aromatherapy shop - Aromatherapy soothes the mind and helps sleep.
When she was in Changli, she bought some aromatherapy, which was indeed useful. However, she didn't often suffer from insomnia and was busy with work, so she always forgot about it. Therefore, when she couldn't sleep occasionally and remembered to use it, it was either expired or had evaporated. Over time, she stopped buying it.
Now, seeing that line of promotional slogan, Lin Mo subconsciously thought of Lu Yanxiao.
Lu Yanxiao sent her a message this morning saying, "I'm not sleepy, I haven't slept yet." She wondered if he was asleep now. Had he been too tired to sleep?
Lin Mo was unsure, but couldn't help but worry, so she pulled Li Ningxin into the store.
Lin Mo: "Hello, which one is the best for calming the nerves and helping you sleep?"
The shop assistant came up to me enthusiastically and recommended: "This lavender is the best-selling one. The oleoresin acetate contained in the essential oil has the effect of soothing the mood and helping you sleep. Give it a smell."
The clerk took out two perfume test strips from the counter and gave one to her and one to Li Ningxin.
Lin Mo took it and put her nose close to it. The light herbal fragrance permeated her nostrils. The smell was so relaxing and seemed to be more effective than the ones she had bought before. She glanced at Li Ningxin with a questioning look.
Li Ningxin sniffed at the note and said with a grin, "It smells good."
The clerk's eyebrows lit up immediately, and she continued to introduce it attentively: "If you like this scent, then I must recommend the gift box. It contains scented candles and perfume with the same scent. The scent will last longer than essential oils."
"That's it," Lin Mo said to the clerk directly, "I'll get this gift box and two bottles of essential oils, packaged separately."
After the clerk finished packing it, she handed the gift bag to Li Ningxin: "Well, this is for you, a housewarming gift."
Li Ningxin was surprised and flattered, and waved her hands repeatedly: "Senior Sister, I don't need it. I thought you were buying it for yourself. I really don't need it!"
"It's all paid."
Lin Mo forcefully stuffed it into her mouth, hoping to help her feel better and recover from yesterday's uneasiness as soon as possible. "There's a small humidifier in the drawer under the TV table in the living room. I've used it a few times before and it works great. Just add some mineral water and a few drops of essential oil and you're good to go."
"Senior Sister—"
"Hurry up and take it. We still need to go shopping."
"Okay, thank you, senior sister~" Li Ningxin couldn't refuse. Her eyes were full of emotion and she hugged the packaging bag tightly in her arms.
Lin Mo turned to the clerk and asked, "Can you help me order a fast delivery?"
She wanted to get the essential oil to Lu Yanxiao as quickly as possible.
Shop assistant: “Sure.”
Lin Mo: "Then please help me scream now, thank you for your hard work."
After leaving the store, just to be safe, she sent Lu Yanxiao a message, telling him how to use essential oils to help him sleep: simply add a few drops to a humidifier, a tissue, or even a pillow. It was simple, and told him to use it if he still couldn't sleep. But after sending the message, Lu Yanxiao never responded.
Thinking that he might have fallen asleep, Lin Mo urgently instructed the deliveryman that if he rang the doorbell once and no one answered, he should put the item directly at the door or with the property manager and never press the doorbell again.
After that, she went shopping with Li Ningxin without distraction.
At around eight o'clock in the evening, Lin Mo drove back to Fenglin Garden. The house was quiet. She looked around and found Lu Yanxiao in the audio-visual room. He was wearing pajamas and playing games on the sofa.
At first, she thought that Lu Yanxiao might just be playing after waking up, and she was in a good mood and high spirits after returning from shopping. Seeing that Lu Yanxiao was playing so focused and intensely, she suddenly wanted to try it too.
Lin Mo hurried to the refrigerator and brought in two bottles of drinks. She excitedly asked Lu Yanxiao, "Is it difficult?"
"Want to play?" Lu Yanxiao handed her the other controller.
She took it and was about to answer when she accidentally caught the man's eyes and immediately became suspicious: "Are you asleep?"
Lu Yanxiao replied lightly, "I'll sleep later."
!!
He hasn't slept yet, has he?
Lin Mo was furious. She threw down the game controller, stretched out her arms, put the palms of her hands on his cheeks, and forcefully turned his head over and bent it down so that he was facing her. In this way, she could see his eyes clearly.
There are heavy red blood vessels, and the beautiful eyelids have now become many layers. There is an unignorable purple bluish color under the eyelids. The face is full of fatigue, and it looks like a sleepless night.
Lin Mo pinched his face hard and said sternly, "Didn't you sleep at all during the day?"
"I can't sleep." Lu Yanxiao said bluntly and casually, "I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed, so I want to do something else to distract myself."
Lin Mo's heart clenched, she felt angry and distressed. Wasn't this guy really afraid of sudden death? She snatched the game controller from his hand, threw it on the sofa, and angrily ordered, "Turn off the screen and go back to your room to sleep."
"It's okay, I'll play with you for a while longer." Lu Yanxiao still looked calm and composed.
Lin Mo had a cold face and pretended to be angry: "I don't want to play anymore. Playing games will make you lose your spirit. You are not allowed to play either. Go back to your room and sleep."
"Okay." Lu Yanxiao shrugged. "Maybe I still can't sleep."
"If you can't sleep, just force yourself to sleep. Closing your eyes is also a way to rest." Lin Mo said in a firm tone. She pulled his wrist and pulled him back to the bedroom downstairs. She watched him brush his teeth and lay down on the bed. Only then did she feel a little relieved.
“Where are the essential oils?” she asked.
Lu Yanxiao turned his gaze towards the cloakroom.
Lin Mo walked in and found that he had put the essential oil and its packaging bag into a glass cabinet used to store valuables such as watches and tie clips. There was also a pair of familiar objects in the cabinet - a pair of ceramic cups for couples.
That was the cup they had graffitied on in Taocheng not long after they got their marriage certificate.
Two cups were placed close together, forming a complete red heart, and inside the red heart, two rabbits were placed close together. They were out of tune with the luxury goods in the glass cabinet, but they were placed there with the utmost care, with even an extra layer of velvet under the cups.
Bang, bang—
Lin Mo felt as if something had struck her heart. She stared blankly at the cup and the essential oil, wondering why Lu Yanxiao had done this? Why did he treasure these worthless things she had given him so much?
Is it what she guessed?
Or is he so meticulous that he puts the gifts he gave me in a glass cabinet just to prevent his aunt or grandfather from coming to his house for a surprise attack?
"What's wrong?"
The man's voice outside brought her back to her senses, and she replied, "It's okay, I just found it after searching for a long time."
Lin Mo carefully took the essential oil out of the cabinet. When she returned to the bed, she took out two pieces of paper from the paper box and stacked them together. Then, she dropped two drops of essential oil on the paper towel and placed it next to Lu Yanxiao's pillow.
"Okay, it's very simple." She looked at Lu Yanxiao. Actually, she wanted to ask something, but she was inexplicably afraid of hearing an answer that was beyond her expectations.
Forget it, the most important thing for him now is to sleep, and other things can be dealt with another day.
Thinking of this, Lin Mo stood up and said, "You sleep well, I'll go out..."
Before she finished speaking, the man lifted the quilt and patted the bed on his right side: "I can't sleep, stay with me for a while."
"If I'm here, you might not be able to sleep even more."
Lu Yanxiao chuckled and said jokingly, "If you want to do something, I still have the energy and strength."
"Think about wool, go to sleep."
Lin Mo glared at him and was about to leave, but was suddenly grabbed by the man's wrist. She turned around, but the man didn't say anything. He just looked at her steadily with his deep eyes. She softened her heart in an instant.
"Then, just for a moment..."
"Well, just for a moment."
After saying this, Lin Mo kicked off her slippers, climbed onto the bed, and lay down on her side next to him. The next second, the man slipped one arm behind her neck and the other around her shoulders, then with a little force, he pulled her into a full embrace.
Buried in the crook of his neck, Lin Mo smelled the fresh aroma of corn again.
She later looked it up online, and it said that everyone actually has their own unique scent, which is usually difficult to detect. But when you like someone both physically and psychologically, your brain will automatically release dopamine, allowing you to clearly smell that person's scent.
It may not be absolutely accurate, but many people on the Internet have used their personal experiences to support this statement.
Lin Mo thought that this might be how she felt about Lu Yanxiao. He could make her happy, and she liked him both physically and mentally. Therefore, the dopamine secreted by her brain made her smell the corn scent on him.
What about Lu Yanxiao to her?
The question came back to the guess she had just made in the cloakroom.
"Lu Yanxiao." She called softly.
"Um?"
Lin Mo: "Can you smell me?"
Lu Yanxiao took her hand, lifted it up to his lips, and kissed the back of her hand gently: "Camellia."
"..." That was the smell of hand cream. Lin Mo pulled her hand back, "No, smell somewhere else."
Lu Yanxiao lowered his head slightly and sniffed her hair again: "Jasmine."
"No." She was a little anxious. Although she was not sure when she started to smell Lu Yanxiao's scent, she remembered that the earliest time was when she lay in the crook of his neck.
Could it be that the smell there is stronger?
Lin Mo sat up and pointed to the crook of her neck: "Smell here."
Lu Yanxiao: “?”
Lin Mo grabbed two of his fingers and tried to pull him up: "Smell it." Lu Yanxiao didn't understand, but sat up obediently.
To make it easier for him to smell, Lin Mo raised her chin and tilted her head high, pointing her finger at the specific spot for him to smell: "Here."
Lu Yanxiao's gaze fell on her fingertips.
The girl was already thin, and when she relaxed, her collarbones were clearly visible, like two small wings. Now, with her head tilted high, the wings became even more pronounced. Her skin was fair and delicate, and the deep, rounded clavicle, under the light and shadow, resembled a work of art cast in white porcelain, the finest in appearance.
Lu Yanxiao raised his arm, gently took the girl's hand away, and then couldn't help but kiss her.
Lin Mo was startled by the wetness and tingling sensation and pushed him subconsciously: "What are you doing? I asked you to smell it, not kiss it. Why did you suck it?!" She lowered her eyes and saw that there was already an obvious red mark on her collarbone.
Lu Yanxiao said calmly, "Sorry, I heard it three times."
"It smells so good." Lin Mo raised her head again. Afraid that Lu Yanxiao would mess around again, she emphasized again, "Smell it twice. Use your nose, not your mouth."
"Okay." Lu Yanxiao pressed the corners of his lips together, and this time he leaned forward and sniffed hard as she instructed. "It smells good."
Lin Mo's eyes lit up: "What fragrance?"
"Jasmine scent."
“…”
Lu Yanxiao didn't smell her unique scent. Lin Mo sighed inwardly, but she still didn't give up. Could it be that the smell of shower gel, shampoo, and hand cream was too strong?
She gathered herself together and said, "Wait for me."
After saying that, she jumped out of bed, put on her slippers, and quickly ran into the bathroom. She washed her hands, arms, and neck several times until she was sure there was no smell of skin care products before returning to the bedroom.
"land……"
She swallowed the rest of her words in time because Lu Yanxiao fell into a deep sleep.
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