Lu Wanzheng was led into her room by Xiao Qifeng. The room was decorated in a pure European style, understated yet luxurious, a world apart from the layout of the rooms in Die Lin Yuan.
There was a painting on the wall that could be described as an antique, casually hanging there.
If Xiao Qifeng were dressed in medieval noble clothes at this moment, then everything before him would be like a painting, and he would be the noble young master in the painting, elegant and charming.
Lu Wanzheng stepped forward and grabbed Xiao Qifeng, "You didn't even ask me if it was okay before you agreed to stay?"
"Would you like to stay here? If not, we'll leave now." Xiao Qifeng never cared where he stayed; what mattered was who was by his side.
Lu Wanzheng: "Leave now? Tudou is still being held here. It's not that we can't stay, but I don't have any pajamas or a change of clothes."
"Don't worry about that," Xiao Qifeng said, taking Lu Wanzheng's hand and leading her into the walk-in closet. He opened the wardrobe that had been empty before, and sure enough, a row of colorful clothes and dresses were neatly arranged. There was also a large box under the wardrobe, the contents of which were unknown. "See? Mom wouldn't let you stay at home unprepared."
"What's in this box?" Lu Wanzheng took out a box from under the cabinet. It was a gift box with a big bow on it.
Xiao Qifeng shook his head. This box appeared out of nowhere; it must have been prepared by his mother. "If you want to know what's inside, open it and see."
Lu Wanzheng placed the box between the two of them, squatted down, grabbed the ribbon of the bow, and gently tugged. The bow's shape disappeared, and the decorative ribbon lay haphazardly on the box.
She tossed aside the strap and, without thinking, lifted the lid of the box.
When Xiao Qifeng saw the box and considered that it was prepared by his mother, a small thought came to his mind: could this box contain... sexy lingerie... or something like that?
He watched as Lu Wanzheng opened the box, and the contents were gradually revealed, their true nature slowly emerging.
Lu Wanzheng took the contents out of the box. It was a plain pink nightgown with a small white flower embroidered on the chest. Looking down, she could see a pair of pink pajama pants on top of the box. The box was quite tall, and the pants were close to the top, so there were other things underneath the nightgown.
Not finding what he was looking for, Xiao Qifeng chuckled self-deprecatingly. What was he thinking, becoming so irreverent? Just as he was thinking this, Lu Wanzheng placed the pink pajamas in his hands. She then took out the pink pajama bottoms as well.
"Two sets of pajamas?" Shouldn't there only be one? She took out the blue pajamas, the same style, solid blue, with a small white flower embroidered on the chest. The difference between this blue and the previous pink one was that this one was a larger size, so it should be a men's pajamas.
Lu Wanzheng unfolded the clothes and held them in front of Xiao Qifeng. "This seems to be pajamas prepared for you. It looks like it's a couple's set..." She didn't expect that Xiao's mother would be so thoughtful, preparing so many nice clothes for her, even the pajamas were a couple's set.
"Hmm." Xiao Qifeng was a little disgusted; the pajamas Lu Wanzheng had bought for them before were not as nice.
After tidying up her pajamas, Lu Wanzheng put them all back into the box, then carried the box out of the dressing room. She placed the box on the sofa at the foot of the bed and plopped down to rest.
“This is the bathroom,” Xiao Qifeng followed her out of the dressing room, leaning against the door frame. There were several other doors in the room, and he needed to introduce them to her one by one. After pointing to the bathroom door, he pointed to the last door in the room, “That’s the study. Before I moved out, it was my workplace. There are a lot of books in there. You can find some to read when you’re bored.”
Lu Wanzheng didn't like reading much. What kind of books could Xiao Qifeng have in his study? They were mostly economics books. He would get a headache just looking at them. The dense text was incomprehensible to him. The more he read such books, the more boring they became. However, they might be effective when he had insomnia. He would probably fall asleep after reading them for a while.
She rested her elbows on the sofa armrests, cupping her face in her hands, and said, "You seem to have to get up early for work tomorrow, so don't disturb my sleep."
"Okay, you can sleep as long as you want, just treat it like you're at home." Xiao Qifeng walked to Lu Wanzheng's side.
Lu Wanzheng laughed, "You're trying to frame me. It's my first day at your house, how can I sleep as long as I want? Isn't that going to make me leave a bad impression on your parents? Besides, I'm starting filming tomorrow, so I can't sleep in."
"Tomorrow?" Xiao Qifeng frowned. So soon! He sat down next to Lu Wanzheng with a sigh and pulled her into his arms. "Where will we be filming this time?" He was a little worried. She had just returned home last week and hadn't even been home for a few days before she had to go out to work again.
The coat that Xiao Qifeng had worn in the back garden was put back on after the meal. At this moment, Xiao Qifeng not only simply held Lu Wanzheng, but also wrapped Lu Wanzheng in his coat.
The warm coat enveloped her, and Lu Wanzheng reached out and wrapped her arms around Xiao Qifeng's waist, pressing her weight against him.
Lu Wanzheng was very light, so she barely felt any weight. Xiao Qifeng rested his chin on the top of Lu Wanzheng's head, his hard chest pressed against her chest, and his hot body temperature was continuously transmitted to Lu Wanzheng.
"We're filming in Kyoto this time, so we won't be going anywhere else. Theoretically, I can go home every day. However, the hotel arranged by the crew is close to the filming location, and the last scene might be very late, so I probably won't be able to go home often."
If it ends very late, she definitely won't go home. On the one hand, it will disturb Xiao Qifeng, and on the other hand, it will take a long time to get home. Wouldn't it be better to use that time to sleep?
So she decisively chose to stay in a hotel. If she didn't have any scenes scheduled for the afternoon or evening, she could consider going home for the night.
"Yes, Kyoto is fine."
He would find some time to ask Yao Zijun for the hotel address and room number. Since Lu Wanzheng couldn't go home, he would go to the hotel and stay with her.
Xiao Qifeng came out of the bathroom after taking a shower. Lu Wanzheng had already finished showering and was lying in bed playing on her phone. The bed was very comfortable, with a large and soft mattress. Lying down felt like sinking into cotton.
Xiao Qifeng had changed into the blue pajamas prepared by his mother, and the small white flower on the chest added a touch of inexplicable humor to his appearance.
Lu Wanzheng stretched and just then saw him come out. His blue pajamas made him look much younger, but the little white flower made Lu Wanzheng laugh out loud. The little white flower looked out of place no matter how you looked at it. It was okay in women's clothing, but it really didn't look good in men's clothing.
Xiao Qifeng strode to the bedside. Lu Wanzheng felt the cushion beside her suddenly sink, and a warm person leaned in. He sat on the bed, leaning against the headboard, looking down at Lu Wanzheng with a slightly condescending air. Xiao Qifeng pinched her nose, somewhat amused and exasperated, "What are you laughing at? Don't I look good in this dress?"
Lu Wanzheng couldn't help but glare at him, "Looks good, looks good, but it's not as good as your face. Are you satisfied now?"
That's more like it. Xiao Qifeng smiled, lay down completely, and hugged Lu Wanzheng, her head resting on his arm. "It's getting late, let's go to sleep early, we have to go out to work tomorrow."
Lu Wanzheng slightly raised her eyes and met his gaze. On a whim, she leaned in and kissed his lips. Their soft lips touched, but before Lu Wanzheng could take it a step further, Xiao Qifeng instantly took the initiative and turned his head to suckle her lips.
The two stopped there, not going any further. Xiao Qifeng, panting heavily, said, "When shall we go and get our marriage certificate?"
Xiao Qifeng's hand had already slipped inside Lu Wanzheng's clothes, his large hand pressed against Lu Wanzheng's skin as he held her.
Lu Wanzheng's body was pressed tightly against Xiao Qifeng. She was also panting in his arms, and her voice was soft because of what had just happened, like the soft Wu dialect of a southern girl: "Mr. Xiao, is this a disguised proposal? It's not serious at all. It's like you're trying to trick me into getting a marriage certificate with you. Isn't that a little too easy?" She smiled lightly.
"I want to be with you legally, like buying the ticket before boarding the train. Just tell me when you're ready, and I'll propose right away. Then we'll go get our marriage certificate, okay?"
Lu Wanzheng raised her little fist shyly and punched his chest. "Buy your ticket first, then board the train," she said, "you're getting more and more shameless."
Sleepiness washed over her, and she nestled in Xiao Qifeng's comfortable arms, looking as languid as a potato, and fell asleep. That night, Lu Wanzheng slept with a smile on her face.
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As the first rays of sunlight crossed the horizon, the sun gradually climbed to the mountaintop, generously showering the earth with its warmth.
Xiao Qifeng woke up at the same time as usual, and indeed did not choose to get up earlier because he lived far from the company.
After he got up and went into the bathroom, Lu Wanzheng also got up groggily. She squinted and followed him into the bathroom, hugged him from behind, and then closed her eyes again. She was so sleepy that she could stand up and sleep while hugging Xiao Qifeng.
Xiao Qifeng felt a little sorry for her when he saw her like this. "If you really can't get up, go to bed earlier next time. Don't play on your phone after you take a shower and lie in bed."
Lu Wanzheng nodded weakly.
Xiao Qifeng pulled her close, squeezed toothpaste onto Lu Wanzheng's toothbrush, and poured her a glass of water. "Rinse your mouth and brush your teeth." He handed the rinsing cup to her. Lu Wanzheng slightly opened her eyes, took a sip of water, gurgled it in her mouth, spat it out, and then took the toothbrush and slowly brushed her teeth.
After brushing his teeth and washing his face, Xiao Qifeng pulled Lu Wanzheng, who was still lost in thought, to the dressing room. "Which outfit do you want to wear?"
Lu Wanzheng glanced up, then looked down again. She was so sleepy that she didn't even have the desire to look at the clothes anymore. She said weakly, "Whatever, which one do you think is better?" Her brain was like mush, and she had no mood to do today's outfit. She then yawned several times in a row.
“Alright,” Xiao Qifeng handed Lu Wanzheng a dress and then a trench coat. “Wear one today. I’ll go outside to change. Once I’m done, we’ll go downstairs together. Breakfast should be ready by now.”
Lu Wanzheng nodded.
Xiao Qifeng walked to the other side of the cabinet, opened it, took out a suit, and then walked out of the dressing room. He changed clothes quickly, so he went to the bedroom to change.
Lu Wanzheng sat on the stool in the dressing room for a while, then got up, picked up the clothes Xiao Qifeng had given her, took off her pajamas, changed into a dress, tidied her hair, and went out. There were no cosmetics in Xiao Qifeng's room, so she could only go downstairs without makeup and would have to wait until she went to the company to put on makeup.
Xiao Qifeng and Lu Wanzheng went downstairs. Xiao Junnan sat on the sofa, leaning back with one leg crossed, holding what appeared to be today's newspaper.
Mu Qinshu was not in the living room, and Potatoes were nowhere to be found.
Xiao Junnan heard a sound coming from the stairwell, looked up and saw the two coming downstairs. "You're up, let's go eat."
The Xiao family usually eats breakfast together, but if someone wants to sleep in, they can say so in advance, and the others won't wait for them.
Xiao Junnan put down the newspaper in her hand, placed it on the coffee table, and got up to go to the dining room.
Lu Wanzheng and Xiao Qifeng followed him into the kitchen. Lu Wanzheng saw a gray cat squatting on the floor under the dining table, its face buried in the cat bowl, eating its breakfast heartily.
Hearing the noise in the dining room, Mu Qinshu came out of the kitchen. "Everyone's up. Sit down and eat. Why did Wanzheng get up so early?" She asked the servants to bring up the breakfast they had prepared.
Today's breakfast is Chinese style. The Xiao family has always liked to eat breakfast such as wontons and noodles, which coincides with Lu Wanzheng's taste.
"I have to go to work soon, so I got up early." After changing her clothes and walking a short distance from the second floor to the first floor, she was now much more awake.
Mu Qinshu: "Going to work so early? That's too tiring."
She didn't consider at all whether Xiao Qifeng, who should be on his way to the company at this time, was tired.
Lu Wanzheng shook her head, "It's not hard work."
Mu Qinshu knew she had no right to let Lu Wanzheng rest at home. An independent woman should have her own job, just like she did when she was young.
"I heard filming is very hard work. Wanzheng, you should take more rest. Let Qifeng give you some nourishment. Don't try to lose weight. Look how thin you are."
Xiao Qifeng: "Mom, I understand. I will take good care of Wanzheng. Don't worry."
Lu Wanzheng nodded as if to indicate her agreement.
Today, the kitchen made xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) and soy milk. Xiao Qifeng went to the kitchen to prepare dipping sauce for Lu Wanzheng, and then took out a bottle of milk.
Although soy milk is a traditional Chinese breakfast, Lu Wanzheng doesn't like soybeans or soy products.
Lu Wanzheng didn't like soy milk, so he substituted it with milk.
Mu Qinshu: "Qi Feng is becoming more and more considerate."
“Mr. Xiao has always been very considerate. He takes good care of me in daily life and always remembers what I like to eat.” As Lu Wanzheng said this, she remembered something. Xiao’s mother must know Xiao Qifeng very well. She must know what Xiao Qifeng likes to eat, so she can cook more of his favorite dishes in the future.
However, this can only be done when Mr. Xiao is not around.
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