Zhu Qianying shifted her body slightly, leaning towards the sofa, trying to leave most of the sofa for him and also trying to increase the distance between them.
"good!"
Yan Han did not refuse, but readily sat down on the sofa.
His straightforwardness was somewhat unexpected for Zhu Qianying.
She was the one who said she wanted to talk, but she was stunned for a moment until Yan Shao raised his eyebrows slightly, stared at her, and gently called her name, "Ying'er?" before she came back to her senses.
"Oh..." She licked her lips, composed herself, and then said, "Young Master Yan, you know I drank a lot on New Year's Eve!"
Yan Shao nodded. In fact, he had been waiting for her to say this for several days.
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, she woke up in his arms and was so frightened by his question, "What, you did it and now you're going to deny it?" that she fled in panic.
For the next few days, she deliberately avoided him.
In his view, the longer she hid, the more her mind wavered, which is why he needed to spend a lot of time preparing her mentally.
However, he thought she would hide for longer, and would only talk to him when she returned from M country on business.
As it turned out, her rationality prevailed far more than her rationality.
Or perhaps it was the special circumstances of tonight that forced her to speak to him earlier than planned.
"I know!" Of course Yan Shao knew, after all, he had personally made her a Long Island Iced Tea.
She did drink quite a bit that night. And he admitted that her behavior that night was indeed related to drinking.
But who can say that behavior after drinking isn't a true reflection of one's inner self?
Anyway, he was more inclined to believe that her dependence on and trust in him that night was her true feeling towards him.
So, after that night, he was secretly pleased with himself for several days, and even now, he still firmly believes that she did not have any feelings for him as she claimed.
However, he wasn't quite sure how deep this feeling was.
"Hmm... Did I do a lot of strange things that night?" Zhu Qianying racked her brains to recall the memories, but she did not do anything out of line to Young Master Yan.
She was merely passively indulging herself in a kind of illusory reliance under the influence of alcohol. As for any active behavior, if she remembered correctly, there wasn't any.
"No!" Young Master Yan answered readily.
What she did that night wouldn't have been strange at all if it had been anyone else. Even if she were sober, let alone drunk, wouldn't it be perfectly normal to develop a dependence on an outrageously handsome man and accept his advances?
But such a thing would be strange if it happened to Zhu Qianying.
She is a decisive and efficient person who never drags things out, and this is especially true in matters of the heart.
Whether she was with him, Xing Bailun, or even Cheng Ye, she seemed to be able to completely detach herself from emotions.
So, her gentle yet slightly vulnerable demeanor that night not only surprised him but also made him feel sorry for her.
He vaguely sensed that for her, occasional indulgence and weakness were probably the ultimate luxury. He guessed it was because she had always carried too many responsibilities, so she would feel extremely guilty if she indulged herself even once.
Yan Shao's denial surprised Zhu Qianying. She thought he would take the opportunity to pin a bunch of unfounded accusations on her, such as throwing herself at him or flirting with him.
But he didn't say anything, he just gave this one sentence in a very casual way.
"Then why did you say those things on the first day of the Lunar New Year?"
Zhu Qianying remembered it clearly. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, she woke up in his arms in the bedroom of the wooden house. He immediately said, "You did it, and now you're denying it?"
At this point, his denial clearly contradicted what he had said that morning.
"Fool, I was just joking, and you believed me?" At this moment, Young Master Yan only wanted to make up for the mistake he made that day.
At the time, he did want to pressure her to see if she dared to face it.
But as it turned out, he was still too hasty.
"Really? Then I'm relieved!"
Zhu Qianying was still somewhat skeptical. Although she didn't quite believe his words, since he spoke so confidently now, he would definitely not bring up the matter of New Year's Eve again in the future.
For her, that night was a dream.
That's probably true for him too.
"Hmm, there's nothing to worry about. Go take a shower."
After Zhu Qianying brought out the clothes, he pointed to the bed again.
"This bed isn't big, but it's enough to sleep in. Can we each sleep on one side tonight?"
What was originally something that Zhu Qianying found difficult to talk about, Young Master Yan spoke openly and frankly, so Zhu Qianying had nothing to worry about anymore.
Although Yan Shao is thick-skinned and occasionally acts like a hooligan, he has never forced her to do anything.
Five years ago it was the same, and five years later it will be the same.
After all, for a man like him, if he really wanted to satisfy his physical needs, he could just snap his fingers and a bunch of beautiful women would rush towards him. Why would he need to use such despicable means to force her to do something shameful?
When Zhu Qianying came out of the shower, Yan Shao was leaning against the bed reading a book. In the middle of the bed, he had actually created a wall of books, just like in the movies.
Yan Shao did this clearly to put her mind at ease.
So Zhu Qianying fell asleep peacefully, and the two of them lived peacefully until dawn.
Zhu Qianying had no idea how well Yan Shao slept, but she herself slept well and woke up in good spirits.
Last night, Zizai insisted on sleeping with his cousin, and this morning he came knocking on the door and making strange noises while pinching his nose outside.
"Lazybones, get up!"
Zhu Qianying, who had already washed up and changed her clothes, opened the door and saw the little guy squatting outside. As soon as he saw her come out, the little guy jumped up and ran into her arms.
"Good morning, you lazybones!"
Zhu Qianying pinched his nose, "Good morning, you diligent pig!"
The little guy pouted, "I'm not a pig!"
"A lazy pig's son is, of course, a pig too!"
The little guy grunted twice in protest and peeked into the room.
"Your daddy's shaving, do you want to go watch?"
The bathroom door was open, so Zhu Qianying knew that Yan Shao was shaving.
"No!" The little guy shook his head resolutely and pulled Zhu Qianying to the main house.
Zhu Qianying thought that the expert who named Zizai, whom Madam Yan and the others mentioned, could only be met at a temple.
Unexpectedly, she was pulled into the main house by Zizai and saw an elderly man dressed in a long robe with a white beard, who looked exactly like the enlightened monks in the movies.
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