Chapter 161 I Want to Take It Slow with You
"Do you really want me to move in?" Xiang Yun asked her hesitantly.
Xu Songning broke free from his embrace, a displeased expression on her face. "You mean you don't want to be with me? If that's what you think, then forget it. The second bedroom is just sitting empty anyway. If you want to see each other in the future, check your schedule with me first. If it doesn't match, then don't see each other for the next two weeks."
Xiang Yun took a few steps forward and took her hand. "That's not what I meant."
"So what do you mean?"
"It was too fast before, I wanted to take it slow with you," Xiang Yun said softly. "Sometimes I fly at night, and Boss Zhou said you have trouble sleeping. I was afraid of waking you up and then you wouldn't be able to sleep."
Xu Songning rubbed his ears. Who could stand such a pleasant voice speaking in your ear, and every word it said was for your benefit?
She backed down, "Then what do you want to do? Our work schedules overlap, and we only get to see each other two or three days every two weeks. We both leave early and come home late, so how can we possibly see each other? Don't you want to see me?"
They are very busy with work, often so busy that they have little time to spare and rarely have the opportunity to meet.
Xiang Yun recalled what Xu Songning had said: that her ex-boyfriend, a pilot, was like a bird without feet, never staying for her.
At that time, I also answered her that even a bird without feet could land if it wanted to.
He was willing to sacrifice everything for Xu Songning.
"Okay, we'll do it your way."
Xu Songning was satisfied. "The second bedroom isn't ready yet, are you going to sleep in the master bedroom with me?"
"Together?" Xiang Yun raised an eyebrow.
"What are you thinking about? I'm just sleeping!" Xu Songning smiled brightly.
After all that commotion today, who has the energy to do anything else? Both of them have to go to work tomorrow. Xu Songning took a bath in the master bathroom, while Xiang Yun was arranged to take a bath in the bathroom outside.
Xu Songning was soaking in the bathtub, a soft towel wrapped around her hair. She stretched out her arms and leaned back, her heart bubbling with happiness.
Indeed, things are only effective when said face-to-face; writing only makes things more complicated.
Xiang Yun moved quickly and soon returned to the master bedroom. Xu Songning let him in, and he then strolled around the master bedroom openly.
The gift box on the desk was too conspicuous. He picked it up and took a look. It was wrapped in exquisite gift paper, but he couldn't tell what it was. The box was also quite heavy.
There was a card under the gift box, and the neat and strong handwriting was clearly Xu Songning's.
Happy birthday, Brother Yun! Wishing you safe travels!
Xiang Yun's heart softened. It turned out that she had prepared a gift for herself and planned to give it to him yesterday, but she had missed the opportunity because she was drinking.
Hearing the sound of someone getting dressed in the bathroom, Xiang Yun pretended not to see the gift, put the card back, and put the gift box away.
Xu Songning was comfortably soaking in the bath when she suddenly remembered that the watch she had bought was still on the table. She quickly ended her bath and poked her head out. Xiang Yun was sitting on the edge of the bed reading a book.
She glanced at the gifts on the table; they hadn't been touched.
She trusted Xiang Yun completely; someone as polite as him wouldn't touch other people's things without permission.
"Brother Yun, what are you looking at?" Xu Songning rubbed his hair with a dry towel.
Xiang Yun closed the book, placed it on the bedside table, and took a towel to wipe it for her. "Tagore's Poetry Collection."
"A collection of poems? Didn't you ask me about this last time? Is this the one you found?" Xu Songning pointed to the book.
Xiang Yun responded, gently wiping her hair as she recited a few lines of poetry from the book.
"my heart
Birds of the wilderness
In your eyes
It found its sky.
Xu Songning suddenly remembered that this was a sentence from the book he had helped his colleague take back when they met at the coffee shop during the New Year.
These two lines of poetry were also what Xiang Yun wanted to say to her.
"Have the birds found a place to go?" Xu Songning asked him with a smile.
"Yes," Xiang Yun answered softly.
Xiang Yun used a hairdryer to dry her hair. Xu Songning sat cross-legged on the bed, feeling incredibly at ease because Xiang Yun was behind her, his presence constantly enveloping her and making her feel safe.
Once his hair was almost done, Xu Songning turned around and covered his eyes, saying, "I have a gift for you, but you're not allowed to open your eyes."
“Okay,” Xiang Yun replied.
"Aren't you curious about what it is?" Xu Songning opened the gift box, took out the watch, and held it up to his wrist a few times. It really suited him!
"I like everything you gave me." Xiang Yun closed her eyes, her eyelashes long and straight.
"Okay, raise your hand."
A watch was fastened to his wrist. Xu Songning helped him adjust the length and fasten the watch.
He opened his eyes, staring blankly at the dark blue watch. If he had accepted Xu Songning's explanation before because he liked Xu Songning, now he believed that Xu Songning liked him too.
"When did you find out about my watch...?"
“I knew about it the day we went rock climbing; I saw the glass was broken. You probably didn’t want to tell me, so I took it upon myself to buy a watch that I thought would suit you perfectly.” Xu Songning held his hand, casually fiddling with it, clearly very satisfied with the watch.
Xiang Yun recognized the watch; he owned a 747 special edition from the same brand and bought it as soon as it was released.
This watch isn't cheap. If Xu Songning really wanted to play a trick on him, he wouldn't need to use such an expensive watch as a performance.
Xiang Yun silently hugged her, using a bit of force. Xu Songning, not understanding what was going on, patted his hand, "What's wrong? Are you touched by me? Then you'd better work hard to learn cooking skills, Sister Xu is waiting for you to cook."
"I really like it, thank you." Xiang Yun released Xu Songning from his embrace. "It's getting late, let's go to sleep. Which side do you want to sleep on?"
They've been working so hard today, they all need to rest early and recharge for the next day's shift.
Xu Songning slept on the right side, patted the empty space on the left, and Xiang Yun turned off the light and lay down next to her.
The two slept peacefully, shoulder to shoulder. Xu Songning slid her foot to rub against his calf, but Xiang Yun patted the back of her hand and said, "Go to sleep."
Xiang Yun's voice was tinged with sleepiness, making it sound even more sexy.
Xu Songning lay on her side, facing Xiang Yun, and said, "I can't sleep. I want to hear you tell me a story."
With someone else next to her, she doesn't know if she'll be able to fall asleep.
Upon hearing this, Xiang Yun forced himself to turn over, still feeling sleepy, and patted her back gently, just like her mother used to take care of her when she was a child. "Good girl, we'll talk about it tomorrow. Goodnight."
"Good night." Xu Songning yawned.
Strange, why am I sleepy so soon?
Xiang Yun's arm was quite strong, and he gently patted her back. As they both grew sleepy, Xu Songning snuggled closer to the heat source and snuggled into his arms, falling asleep in each other's arms.
"Bang bang bang!"
Xu Songning was woken up by knocking on the door. Early in the morning, someone was knocking loudly on the door.
When Xu Songning woke up in Xiang Yun's arms, she was still a little confused. "Who is it?"
Xiang Yun glanced at the time. "It's still early. You go to sleep first. I'll go open the door and check."
"Hmm." Xu Songning closed her eyes again. She was still sleepy, but who would knock on the door so early in the morning?
Wait a minute! I think I forgot something yesterday!
Xu Songning suddenly jumped out of bed, took out her phone and saw that, sure enough, Zhou Qiao had sent her many messages last night, but she hadn't replied to a single one!
not good!
"Don't open it!"
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