He took the blanket back to the sofa and was about to cover Zhao Xuerou with it when he was startled by her sudden turn around.
Zhao Xuerou's light-colored eyes seemed to be slightly moist, adding a touch of pitifulness to her rosy face. She simply reached out and grasped Jiang Cheng's wrist, her eyes lingering on him like silk, and finally, her cherry lips parted slowly, uttering a few words with a hint of alcohol: "Husband, do you know what day it is today?"
She lay on the sofa, face up, her legs crossed, concealing her graceful figure. The bright incandescent light overhead shone on her originally porcelain-white skin, making the flushed redness from the alcohol even more apparent.
Upon hearing Zhao Xuerou's question, Jiang Cheng hesitated only slightly before lowering his head and subtly pulling her hand off his arm.
He withdrew his hand, and with a sigh, silently asked, "What day is it?"
"……fine."
Zhao Xuerou was also taken aback, a hint of confusion flashing across her beautiful eyes, which eventually turned into utter disappointment, flowing into her eyes. But even though she was so sad that she wanted to cry out loud, she ultimately processed all her emotions on her own.
I was quite happy today.
She didn't want to spoil the mood.
Besides, it's not the first or second time Jiang Cheng has forgotten these things. She can't start making demands on him just because he's changed a little.
Even if we take a step back and assume that a person changes, it doesn't happen overnight. Even if he is changing in a positive direction, it still takes some time, right?
Thinking of this, Zhao Xuerou simply turned her face away, wrapped herself in the blanket, and secretly wiped away a trace of tears from the corner of her eyes. Then, she forced herself to be energetic and said to Jiang Cheng, "I feel a little unwell. I need to... lie down for a bit."
"Um."
Jiang Cheng didn't say much, just sat silently to the side, staring blankly at the distant skyscrapers.
After a while, he suddenly got up and strode towards the balcony.
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