Chapter 22 Companionship
She explained: "In the first half of the year, I lost my phone, so I lost the notes on many numbers."
Of course Shen Yuehuai knew that she was explaining, but how much truth this explanation had depends on how one understands it.
He tried to cover up for her: "Well, that's true, but that's not the point. The point is, 'Drink less in the future.'" There was no blame in his words.
Shen Sangsang, however, behaved very well: "Okay, I get it. Today we are just meeting up with a few friends. Everyone is happy, so we drank a little together."
Shen Yuehuai's gaze fell quietly on her face. After a while, he said, "I met all your friends today. Let's have a meal together in a few days and get to know each other formally."
Shen Sangsang immediately raised her face.
"Why, is it inconvenient?" Seeing her so surprised, Shen Yuehuai asked directly.
Shen Sangsang shook her head: "Oh, no, no."
Shen Yuehuai whispered: "Well, I'll send someone to reserve a place."
Shen Sangsang didn't know why he had to arrange this dinner. Her eyes fell on the quilt on her body, and her eyes were full of thoughts.
At this time, Shen Yuehuai, who was standing there, said again: "It's getting late, let's all go to rest."
When Shen Sangsang heard this, she raised her face again, and in the few seconds she raised her face, Xu Jie and the servants all left the bedroom.
The bedroom was completely empty and the atmosphere suddenly became quiet, leaving the two of them alone.
When she thought he would comment on her drunkenness, Shen Yuehuai simply said, "I'm going to take a shower." Then, his hand fell on the buttons of his clothes and he walked towards the bathroom.
Shen Sangsang's expression was a little unnatural, but she felt it was normal. After all, the two of them were already husband and wife. Even if Madam Shen was no longer here, all this had become a fact.
No couple sleeps in separate rooms.
Instead, she became calm.
The sound of water soon came from the bathroom, and Shen Sangsang leaned on the bed watching a melodramatic TV series.
After about half an hour, the sound of water in the bathroom stopped. Shen Yuehuai washed off the smell of alcohol and walked out of the bathroom.
Shen Sangsang turned her face to the side almost as soon as she heard the noise.
Shen Yuehuai saw the person on the bed looking at him. He asked with a damp face, "Aren't you sleepy now?"
Shen Sangsang quickly replied, "I'm awake, not sleepy."
Then, she looked at him in his pajamas, and her sight seemed to be stabbed by something. She immediately looked away and her eyes fell on the TV again.
Shen Yuehuai saw her quickly turn around and said nothing. He just walked to the other side of the bed and got on it directly.
Shen Sangsang listened to the noises around her, felt the bed collapse, and was a little confused about what lines were being said in the TV series.
Shen Yuehuai, who sat on the bed, had a normal expression. He picked up a magazine on the bedside table and flipped through it. "If you're still dizzy, ask the servant to bring up some sobering soup."
"I'm not that dizzy anymore." At this moment, the alcohol had completely dissipated from Shen Sangsang's brain.
Shen Yuehuai didn't ask any more questions and just flipped through the papers in his hand.
The room was very quiet, so the sound of the TV seemed extremely loud in this quiet room. Shen Sangsang saw him leaning on the bed reading a magazine.
She thought for a few seconds, then picked up the remote control on the table and turned down the TV volume.
Later in the bedroom, one was watching TV and the other was reading a magazine, and they didn't disturb each other.
It started to drizzle outside.
With the sound of rain, Shen Sangsang's thoughts drifted away unconsciously.
A few years ago, she often stayed in the same room with him.
At that time, he was working at his desk, and she would stay in his room to do her homework. When she had free time, she, as the little maid, would refill his pen with ink and help him organize the documents on his desk.
When she was sleepy, she would curl up on the sofa beside him and sleep like a kitten.
He would smile at her in a doting manner.
But she was very calm, because she was spoiled by him and had nothing to fear.
When she woke up, she always had two little mustaches drawn in ink under her nose.
She was always angry and went to find him with heavy steps.
He would laugh so hard that he would pull her to his side, look at her quietly with gentle eyes, and wipe off the beard above her mouth bit by bit with very light and gentle movements.
But now, after so many years, the two of them stayed in the same room again, but they became an unfamiliar couple.
Just as Shen Sangsang's thoughts were drifting away, Shen Yuehuai, who was quietly flipping through a magazine, said softly, "The reason I'm staying here is because I said I would be responsible for you. So no matter how big the age gap is between us or how far apart our social status is, Sangsang, since you've become my wife, then no matter what, I won't be perfunctory with you. Everything that a husband and wife should have, the time to get along and accompany each other, will be given without fail."
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