Chapter 35 Before going to sleep, Shen Li...
Before going to bed, Shen Li went to the toilet. Rooms 3 and 4 were located on the right side of the cabin, and the two rooms shared one bathroom.
Shen Li entered the bathroom and closed the door. The next second, a hushed voice came from outside the door.
“Honey, I’ve told you so many times, this is just a temporary measure, all for the sake of a better future for us…” Wang Luo’s voice was very low, as if afraid of being overheard, “…Teacher Feng and his wife are a legally married couple, they’ve officially announced it. What’s wrong with them introducing their wives? What are you and me? Just a couple. Right now, this show is my only chance to become popular again. If my fans find out I’m in a relationship, and a… I’m finished.”
"Or what is it?" Fang Xuan's excited voice rang out, his tone revealing a hint of disbelief.
Shen Li stood awkwardly behind the door, pretending not to hear anything as she stared at the pristine white tiles, silently praying that the two would say less and leave quickly.
“No,” Wang Luo realized he had misspoke and quickly tried to correct himself, “I’m not saying you’re bad, but I think we shouldn’t act impulsively right now.”
"I acted impulsively? What did you say when you asked me to go on the show with you? You said you would introduce me to everyone as your boyfriend, which is why I turned down the training in Country L and went on the show with you. So you lied to me?"
Wang Luo's expression froze. He avoided Fang Xuan's questioning gaze. He had only lied to Fang Xuan about going on the show because he knew Lu He'an would also be on it. His purpose was to annoy Lu He'an, since Lu He'an didn't want to continue being with him.
Seeing Wang Luo like this, Fang Xuan began to sob softly. The coffee training fee in Country L was the dream of every barista, and one could only go if they received an invitation. This year, he finally received an invitation, and the date was March.
Fang Xuan had already bought his plane ticket to Country L. It was Wang Luo who begged him, crying, to appear on the show with him, saying he wanted to introduce himself to everyone. Fang Xuan agreed, a decision his childhood friend found extremely difficult to understand.
"Ah Xuan, are you crazy? You're going to give up this opportunity for this man? What kind of love potion did he give you? I have to go tell Uncle Fang, you've really lost your mind!"
Fang Xuan knew what he was doing. He liked Wang Luo very much and wanted to hold hands with her to watch movies and take walks together, but Wang Luo always said—
“Baby, I’m sorry. I have a lot of fans. If I get photographed like this, I’m doomed. Can you please understand me? I’ll definitely go public with you when I feel more confident.”
Fang Xuan was unwilling, but he understood.
This time, Wang Luo took the initiative to make an official announcement, and Fang Xuan, in a moment of infatuation, agreed. He sent an email to the organizers to decline, expressing his deep apologies for not being able to attend the training due to his own reasons.
"You bastard!" Fang Xuan couldn't help but pick up a towel hanging nearby and throw it at Wang Luo.
"I'm such a jerk, I'm such a jerk." Wang Luo took the towel and placed it on the washstand. He walked over and pulled the furious Fang Xuan into his arms, soothing him in a low voice, "I promise, I'll definitely tell the fans that you're my boyfriend in the last episode of the show, and I promise I won't let you suffer any grievances."
Wang Luo's eyes held a sinister glint, but his face remained warm and gentle. He had to keep Fang Xuan under control and prevent any untoward trouble. So what if Shen Li was married? There was no one he couldn't get if he wanted them. Whether it was Lu He'an or Fang Xuan, weren't they both devoted to him?
When he and Shen Li get together, he will secretly use Shen Li's money to support Fang Xuan. Fang Xuan will no longer have to work hard to run the coffee shop. He can spend his days shopping and enjoying a comfortable life. He doesn't believe Fang Xuan would dislike this kind of blissful existence. And once Fang Xuan tastes the sweetness, he certainly won't give him away.
Wang Luo selectively interpreted Lu He'an's disgust and avoidance as resentment and anger at being abandoned.
After the noise outside disappeared, Shen Li, who had been standing in the bathroom for more than ten minutes, opened the door and breathed in the fresh air.
Shen Li washed her hands, hung the towel that had fallen on the table back in its place, sighed deeply, and a trace of regret flashed in her eyes.
He knew about the coffee training conference in Country L, which featured world-class baristas as instructors and brought together highly skilled and unique new baristas from all over the world.
It can be said that this is the cradle of renowned baristas.
It's a pity that such an unworthy man ruined a promising future.
Back in his room, Lu He'an looked up from his phone. He had been killed in the canyon and was now waiting to be resurrected: "Why did it take so long?"
"I went downstairs to get a glass of water." Shen Li made an excuse and didn't say what she had just heard. It wasn't something glorious or worth showing off.
Lu He'an shook his head, ignoring it, and continued his rampage.
Perhaps because she had gotten used to Jiang Huaichuan's warm and comfortable embrace, Chen Li kept waking up and falling asleep, never entering a deep sleep, and woke up at 5 a.m.
In the early spring dawn, the room was dimly lit. Lu He'an was still asleep. Shen Li curled up on her side for a few minutes, then reached out and slipped her phone from the bedside table into the blanket.
With the screen dimmed to its lowest setting, Shen Li was scrolling through her WeChat Moments when a message suddenly popped up at the top, followed by an emoji made of a frozen pear.
[Huaichuan: Why did you wake up so early? (The kitten is worried)]
Shen Li was taken aback, then suddenly remembered that he was wearing a bracelet that Jiang Huaichuan could use to monitor his physical data in real time.
Shen Li glanced at the bracelet and, sure enough, the sleep module was lit up with huge blue characters, displaying a shockingly low score that hadn't appeared in a long time—
69.
Clicking into the sleep report, the duration of deep sleep is even more unbearable to look at; a single number suggests a spacious apartment.
Shen Li stared at the lonely "0" and was speechless.
Is it really that bad? Just because Jiang Huaichuan wasn't there, his deep sleep was completely gone?
Shen Li didn't believe it. After thinking about it, Shen Li attributed the reason to his sudden change in sleeping environment.
[Chen Li: I couldn't sleep, why are you awake too?]
Normally, Jiang Huaichuan's beautiful eyes, as bright as the stars in the night sky, would not open before 7 o'clock. Whenever Shen Li opened her eyes, she could see Jiang Huaichuan's straight eyelashes drooping down and covering her eyelids.
Shen Li's mind raced as she recalled the progress of each project and the content of last week's meeting with the company's senior management.
The conclusion was: there were no problems.
It wasn't because of work, it was because...
A vague guess surfaced in his mind: perhaps Jiang Huaichuan woke up early for the same reason as him, but he was like an ice cube, with cold hands, cold feet, and a cold body. He would probably sleep more comfortably if Jiang Huaichuan didn't hold him.
Shen Li pursed his lips, afraid that he was just imagining things.
The next second.
[Huaichuan: I can't sleep without holding you]
[Huaichuan: Baby, I miss you]
Shen Li's pupils dilated slightly as he looked at the faintly glowing screen.
In the past six months, Jiang Huaichuan would often tell himself that he missed him, liked him, loved him, and so on, expressing his feelings of love. But he himself seemed to have never said such things to Jiang Huaichuan, and in fact, Jiang Huaichuan did the same.
He also missed Jiang Huaichuan. Without him by his side, he tossed and turned in the dark, cold night, unable to fall asleep.
Shen Li's fingertips gently tapped the screen.
He typed and deleted, deleted and typed again.
Jiang Huaichuan leaned against the headboard, his eyes flickering as he looked at the intermittent "The other party is typing" message appearing at the top of the screen.
Shen Li's fingertip hovered above the send button. He hesitated, his curled-up body already tense into a straight line.
[Chen Li: Yes, I miss you too.]
When Jiang Huaichuan received this message, more than ten minutes had passed since he sent it. His eyes widened instantly, and he jumped off the bed in surprise, rushed to the living room, picked up the frozen pear sleeping on the floor, and gave it a big kiss.
He couldn't even wait for the return of the Shenyang-Lijiang high-speed train.
[Huaichuan: I'll pick you up tomorrow after this is over]
[Huaichuan: It's settled then, wait for me.]
——
At 7 a.m., there were intermittent noises outside the door, and Shen Li groggily opened her eyes.
That's right, after sending a message to Jiang Huaichuan, Shen Li took a nap, which was unusual for her.
The door was gently opened a crack, letting in the white light from the hallway outside.
"Still asleep."
Feng Wei's furtive voice rang out as he tiptoed cautiously into the dimly lit room.
Shen Li was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood. So even workplace experience variety shows can't escape the fixed formula.
[Teacher Feng! I want to see my wife!]
[My wife's sleeping face must be absolutely gorgeous. She's buried in the blankets with her eyes closed, only her messy, fluffy head peeking out. Her dazed look after being woken up, paired with that red mole on her lower eyelid... Ah, so soft and sweet!]
The food upstairs is so delicious!
Jiang Huaichuan sat at the dining table, as anxious as an ant in a hot oil pan.
Oh no, after my wife's real looks were exposed, now even her sleeping face is going to be revealed...
Jiang Huaichuan's hand trembled, and the shrimp in the porridge fell to the floor. Frozen Pear, who was lying on the sofa, jumped over with a "whoosh," rolled her pink tongue, and swallowed it in one gulp.
Unable to resist the barrage of comments, Feng Wei had no choice but to sneak up to Shen Li's bedside with his phone like a thief.
Then it met a pair of brownish-red pupils.
Feng Wei paused: ...
[...]
[...]
"Ahem, Xiao Shen woke up pretty early, haha." Feng Wei straightened up awkwardly, regretting for the hundredth time why he had left his room so early to use the toilet, only to be caught by the director who was waiting for him to do a lucky task.
Considering that there were girls among the guests, Ji Yu, who was originally sleeping in bed, was also pulled up.
Ji Yu was so angry that she almost threw a pillow at her husband.
Why did he wake up so early?!
【Ah—I can't see it anymore! I can't see it anymore!】
[No way! Teacher Feng! Handsome Feng! Let Shen Li sleep a little longer, go and film others first! I'm going to throw a tantrum!!]
"Brother Feng, so early?" Shen Li propped herself up and sat up, completely unaware in the dim light that the top two buttons of her pajamas were undone, revealing her fair skin underneath.
In front of the screen, Jiang Huaichuan's heart, which had just returned to its place, shattered completely on the ground.
[Hiss~]
[Wow, isn't it a bit too extravagant to watch this so early in the morning? Watch it as much as you want, even if you don't want to!]
Jiang Huaichuan sent several comments, which were instantly drowned out by a sea of messages. He picked up the phone and called Song An.
On Sunday, Song Zhu was forcibly turned on. He pushed aside the long arm that was lying across him, moved to the right a couple of times, and picked up the frantically vibrating phone to answer it.
"boss?"
Jiang Huaichuan asked plaintively, "Song An, how can I make my comments on Lemon Video stand out?"
Send a comment?
Song An grabbed a handful of hair and quickly offered the most effective solution: "Buy a membership, spend money, send the most expensive VIP bullet comments, float them on the screen, one 8888."
Anyway, the boss has money, so let him spend it.
Jiang Huaichuan learned the trick and immediately hung up the phone. Without stopping, he opened a membership and recharged his account, quickly sending out three Supreme Barrage comments.
Buttons up.
The top button of my pajamas is undone.
[Chen Li, pajamas buttons]
Three flashing gold-colored comments paused at the top of the screen for five seconds. Shen Li was startled and lowered her head, quickly covering her slightly reddened ears. Then, trying to hide her embarrassment, she asked Feng Wei, "Teacher Feng, are you going to call others?"
Feng Wei nodded, then immediately remembered that this lucky mission had a time limit, and quickly pointed the camera at Lu He'an in the next bed.
The screen was instantly filled with wails.
[...Who! Who could be so vicious?!]
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