Chapter 21 Wait for me to come back and marry you
As night deepened, the light drizzle seemed to be stopping, and its soft patter gradually subsided. The wall lamps lit up, casting a warm, yellow light that illuminated the bedroom, creating an atmosphere of absurd chaos.
Jiang Qingying lay on the soft bed, her flushed cheeks resting on the pillow, her slender, white arms hanging casually by the bedside. Her face was as red as a drooling rose jam, her limbs weak and numb. The scene of her exposed body flashed before Lu Jinyuan's eyes, and the heat in his body seemed to return. His throat sloshed uncomfortably, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Jiang Qingying caught a glimpse of him out of the corner of her eye and kicked him in an annoyed tone, "Find me another set of clothes."
Lu Jinyuan closed his eyes, suppressing his restlessness. The night was already past midnight, and her energy and spirit were long exhausted; she really shouldn't continue. He could only get up and put on his bathrobe, asking considerately, "Would you like me to help you take a bath?"
Jiang Qingying gave him a sharp look, "You just said you'd help me take a bath."
So what she just said was "find" another set of clothes. The evening's activities were already over, but someone used the excuse of helping her take a bath to force her to do it all over again.
Let him wash it? That's hilarious, you can't believe a word of that.
Lu Jinyuan went to the dressing room and got her a clean set of clothes. After returning, he went straight to the bathroom. Jiang Qingying was confused. Wrapped in a blanket, she staggered to the bathroom door.
Lu Jinyuan was preparing a bath for her and carefully testing the water temperature.
"At least you have some conscience." Jiang Qingying leaned against the door and looked at him. He was wearing a bathrobe and was dressed neatly, but she had just experienced all of his physical attributes.
It was tiring, but I also enjoyed it.
As she pondered, the scene that had driven her to the brink of madness resurfaced in her mind: limbs entwined, breath quick and ragged. She remembered reaching a certain climax when he gripped her neck and whispered in her ear that she should look in a certain direction. Her moist eyes caught sight of overlapping shadows on the dimly lit wall, a scene of ecstasy, a dreamlike illusion, a kind of intoxicating poison that drove her to lose control.
Lu Jinyuan looked at her and noticed her eyes gradually becoming hazy, with a hint of lingering satisfaction in them. So he asked, "Are you satisfied with me?"
Which aspect are you referring to?
"Naturally, that's what you care about most."
A slight upturn at the corners of his lips, a faint smile lingering on his aloof and noble face, made it hard to imagine what he had just done or how he could utter such lewd remarks with that face.
Jiang Qingying wasn't exactly an innocent little flower either. She gave him a seductive smile. "What do you think? Don't you even know what time it is? If I wasn't satisfied, I would have kicked you out long ago." She moved closer, the thin blanket brushing against his black silk bathrobe. "And what about me?"
Lu Jinyuan raised an eyebrow. "All night tonight, huh?"
"I'm afraid I'll drain you dry." Jiang Qingying's words were as hard as steel.
We can't stay here any longer. Lu Jinyuan patted her side with his palm and instructed, "Don't soak for too long."
"Tch—" Jiang Qingying stopped playing with him. She desperately needed a relaxing bath to relieve her body aches.
After Lu Jinyuan left, he tidied up the messy bedroom. The person in the bathroom hadn't come out yet. He felt like having a cigarette afterward, so he went to the balcony, opened the French windows, and a cool, refreshing evening breeze blew in, filling the room and taking away all the lingering ambiguity.
"Sizzle—"
He lit the lighter in his hand, his fingertips pinching the cigarette against the flame. A scarlet light shone in the dim light, and the aroma was long and elegant, mixed with the sweet scent after the rain, enveloping his sense of smell.
He took only one puff, then suddenly remembered something and stubbed out the lit cigarette.
He stood outside for ten minutes before returning indoors. He went to the bathroom and carried the sleeping person to the bed. The person, who was sleeping restlessly, gradually woke up. Upon smelling the almost non-existent scent on him, his brows furrowed instantly, and he mumbled as if talking in his sleep, "It smells awful."
Lu Jinyuan chuckled. "Your nose is really sharp; you can even smell this." "Sorry, I didn't notice."
Jiang Qingying was so sleepy that she had already fallen asleep. Unable to utter a word, she turned over and drifted off to sleep.
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The sky was bright.
Jiang Qingying was woken from her sleep. She opened her eyes irritably and looked at the neatly dressed man sitting by the bed. Instinctively thinking it was late, she asked in a hoarse voice, "What time is it?"
"Six o'clock," Lu Jinyuan replied.
Jiang Qingying closed her eyes, suppressing the urge to swear first thing in the morning. "Six o'clock. Why did you wake me up!"
"Give me your measurements, and I'll have someone send the clothes over."
Yesterday's clothes were ruined and unwearable. Even if they were washed, Jiang Qingying didn't have the habit of wearing the same clothes for two consecutive days. She closed her eyes and mumbled her size.
"I know." Seeing that she was about to fall asleep again, Lu Jinyuan quickly woke her up. "I haven't finished talking yet."
"Spit it out!" Jiang Qingying was going crazy.
Lu Jinyuan was in a very good mood and said good-naturedly, "Do you want someone to take you to work?"
"No need, I'll have Zhou Yu come over later." Jiang Qingying finished speaking and heard a soft sound above her head. She reopened her heavy eyelids, still sleepy, and vaguely saw a key. "What's this?"
Seeing that she had seen clearly, Lu Jinyuan placed the key on the bedside table, saying, "Overtime pay."
Jiang Qingying: "......"
Lu Jinyuan: "It's the bridal suite. I'll send the address to your phone later. Take a look when you have time. Let me know if you're not satisfied with anything. I'm in a different time zone, so my reply might be a little late." He thought for a moment and then continued, "You can continue sleeping. Someone will come to clean later. I told them not to come up and disturb you. I also asked someone to bring breakfast, but I don't know if it will suit your taste. My flight is booked early, so I can't have breakfast with you. Just make do with what you have for now."
After he finished speaking, Jiang Qingying was still sleepy, staring at him blankly for a while before she could process what he was saying. She didn't know what to say, so she just said "Oh".
Lu Jinyuan braced himself on either side of her and leaned down in front of her. When he saw her hurriedly covering her mouth, he paused for a moment and then burst out laughing.
“I didn’t brush my teeth, I’m a germaphobe,” she said.
Lu Jinyuan hummed in agreement, turned his head and kissed her cheek, "I'm leaving."
"Oh." Jiang Qingying seemed speechless today; her usual sharp tongue had vanished overnight.
Lu Jinyuan's cool lips brushed against her ear, a seemingly indistinct touch, his voice hoarse and suppressed, for a moment remarkably similar to his actions last night.
"Wait for me to come back and marry you."
Jiang Qingying was ticklish, so she hid half her face under the covers, also deliberately concealing her gradually reddening face. Her dark, bright eyes stared at him, speechless.
Lu Jinyuan didn't say anything more. The moment he stood up, he resumed his usual cold expression. In fact, when he spoke just now, he also had his usual coldness, but there was an indescribable flirting about it, which is why Jiang Qingying was unusually shy.
To others, this was a love confession, but Lu Jinyuan spoke as if he were giving a work assignment. Only she could barely detect a hint of romantic sentiment in it.
After all, we went through a stormy, soul-stirring experience last night, so our attitudes toward each other are bound to change to some extent.
"Okay." Jiang Qingying responded obediently, which was rare for her.
It was only after Lu Jinyuan had been gone for a long time that Jiang Qingying gradually came to her senses. She had actually been teased by this man, and it was so early in the morning.
No! Where did her fighting ability go?
It's definitely caused by lack of sleep; getting some more sleep will fix it.
Okay, I need to go back to sleep.
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