Chapter 80 His heart beat a little faster...
When Zhou Ci returned to the room, Song Yu was already in bed. The sound of her phone scrolling through videos was quiet, so she turned down the volume.
The sound of the door opening startled Song Yu. She put down her phone and greeted Zhou Ci: "Are you back?"
"Yeah!" Zhou Ci responded, he tugged at his tie and walked towards Song Yu.
Under the warm yellow light, Song Yu was wearing his black T-shirt, his lower body tucked into the quilt, his right hand holding his cell phone, and he was meeting his gaze as he walked closer step by step.
The black T-shirt was too big, and she looked like a child wearing adult clothes, which made her look petite. The collar could not hold up the collar and slipped down, revealing half of her shoulder. Her collarbone was sunken and deeply shadowed, making her look charming and seductive in bed at night.
Zhou Ci looked away, only looking at her face. "Watching videos?"
"This video is quite funny." Song Yu opened his phone and played the video for him. "The UP host is really good at making memes. The comment section is full of laughter."
Zhou Ci followed her hand and leaned over to look at her phone. The distance between them suddenly shortened. The fragrance of Song Yu's body after bathing, mixed with her body fragrance, went straight into his nose. The air seemed to become thinner in an instant, and Zhou Ci felt his throat a little dry.
Song Yu was completely unaware. Seeing that Zhou Ci wanted to see it, she tapped the screen a few times with her slender and beautiful fingertips, turned up the volume, and moved the phone closer to Zhou Ci.
Her skin was very white, with a slight fluorescent glow. "Skin as white as cream" is probably the best way to describe it. Her wrists were very thin, with the blue veins on them clearly visible. Her nails were trimmed neatly, and her nails were smooth, a healthy pink with a white crescent on them.
Zhou Ci knew the feeling of holding these hands in his hands, smooth and soft, with a good touch.
After watching the video, he stood up again: "I'm going to take a shower."
Song Yu put his phone away, without even raising his head, hummed, and continued watching videos.
Zhou Ci went to the cloakroom to get a set of pajamas. Before entering the bathroom, he looked back at Song Yu. Song Yu had changed her posture to watch videos. She was lying on the bed, looking relaxed, with a smile on her lips and bright eyes. She was obviously in a good mood.
Zhou Ci curled his lips unconsciously and walked in.
When he came out of the shower, he looked at Song Yu again, only to see Song Yu sitting with a serious expression on his face, with a wooden box placed in front of him.
"What is this?" Zhou Ci moved closer while wiping his hair.
"It's the jewelry grandma gave me." Song Yu looked up at him, "Grandma said it was your mother's only relic and she wanted to pass it on to her daughter-in-law."
Zhou Ci said "Oh" lightly, "Then you take it!"
Song Yu opened the box and placed it in front of Zhou Ci. "This set of jewelry is too valuable. You should keep it for yourself! If you meet someone you like in the future, give it to her."
Zhou Ci stood in front of Song Yu's bed, looking down at her: "You seem very confident in me. Do you think I will ever meet someone I like in this life?"
"Why not?" Song Yu looked up and stared at him. However, since one of them was standing and the other was sitting, their auras were vastly different. "You're still so young, handsome, and successful in your career. The next stage..."
Zhou Ci didn't want to listen and interrupted her directly: "Are you serious?"
"I really think so." Under Zhou Ci's gaze, Song Yu didn't know why he lacked confidence, and spoke carefully: "Zhou Ci, you are really outstanding, and there are many girls who like you. You just need to pick one of the girls who like you."
"Thank you so much for speaking so highly of me," Zhou Ci mocked. "But you'll probably be disappointed. I don't believe in love, and I never will in my lifetime. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked you to fake a marriage to satisfy my family, right?"
"It's too early to say anything. Who can predict what will happen in the future? Just think of it as leaving yourself a way out." Song Yu pushed the wooden box towards him again. "Take it! This is something your mother left for you. It's very precious."
Zhou Ci didn't answer. He rubbed his forehead and said in a somewhat irritated tone, "Then you keep it for me first! When I meet the right person in the future, I'll ask you to give it back."
Song Yu thought about it and said, "Okay." She put the wooden box away again and placed it on the bedside table, ready to take it away tomorrow and lock it in her safe.
Being interrupted like this, Zhou Ci lost his mood and said, "It's late, I'm going to sleep."
Song Yu had just laid down when he saw Zhou Ci walking towards the sofa in the bedroom. He quickly got up again and asked, "Where are you going?"
"I'll sleep on the sofa." When he said this, Zhou Ci had already sat down on the sofa.
Song Yu looked at the sofa where he couldn't even stretch his legs straight, then looked at the bed which was still mostly empty. After a long struggle, he decided that he shouldn't go too far. "The sofa is too small. You can't even stretch your legs straight. Why don't you sleep on the bed?"
Zhou Ci leaned on the sofa and looked at her sideways: "Do you mind?"
"Such a big bed, two quilts, what's the big deal?" She patted the empty space beside the bed and invited him again: "Come up! Sleeping on the sofa all night will make you feel uncomfortable in the morning. How can you go to work tomorrow if you don't get enough rest?"
After she said that, Zhou Ci really went to bed with her.
The two of them lay down and turned off the lights. The room suddenly became extremely dark. When one could not see, one's perception of the surroundings became particularly sensitive. It was as if there was a little sun sleeping next to them. Even through the quilt, heat could be felt. Song Yu could even hear Zhou Ci's breathing.
His heartbeat was a little fast, just like hers. It was the second time in their lives for both of them to share a bed with someone. Although this time they were just sleeping under the covers, it was inevitable that they would feel nervous and uncomfortable. Zhou Ci should be the same as her.
Song Yu couldn't sleep, but Zhou Ci didn't move, so she had to lie there in a daze, not knowing when she fell asleep.
The next day, Song Yu woke up in Zhou Ci's arms. Her head was inexplicably resting on Zhou Ci's arm, and her legs were resting on his feet. Zhou Ci's other hand was around her waist. They were both lying on their sides, and they were quite close together.
The haze blue curtains were translucent, and Song Yu could see every eyelash of Zhou Ci clearly. His skin was white and translucent, without a single blemish on his face, clean and refreshing. Few boys had such good skin, but he frowned when he slept, as if he was hiding a lot of worries, making people want to wipe them away.
Time is a good thing. It can make love stronger or weaker, and it can also make awkwardness disappear, allowing two people to get along with each other freely.
Six years ago, she had never thought about lying in the same bed with Zhou Ci, even if they didn't do anything. Six years later, they were married, although it was just a contract marriage, but strangely, she was not as resistant as she was back then.
It was uncomfortable to maintain the same posture for a long time, so Song Yu took Zhou Ci's hand away from her waist, intending to stay away from him, otherwise the situation would be difficult to explain.
She was also a little confused. She obviously slept very well and hardly moved around. But how come on the first night she slept at Zhou's house, she rolled out of her own quilt and into Zhou Ci's quilt? It was not comfortable to sleep with her head resting on her arm. Her neck felt sore now, but she didn't wake up.
Unable to figure it out, she attributed the reason to being used to her bed. Another reason was that the air conditioner was turned on too low, and Zhou Ci was hot. She was afraid of the cold, so she unconsciously moved closer to the heat source in her sleep.
As soon as Song Yu moved, Zhou Ci woke up. Their eyes met, and neither of them knew what to say.
It was Song Yu who reacted first. She moved back and into her own quilt. Zhou Ci also cleared his throat. They both turned around and got up.
There was only one bathroom in the room. In order to ease the embarrassment, both of them didn't use their brains and just got up and walked. When they reached the bathroom door, they were stuck there again.
It was even more embarrassing. Song Yu was so embarrassed that he wanted to bite his toes and wanted to start a crazy literary recitation.
At the critical moment, Zhou Ci took a step back and gave the bathroom to Song Yu, "You use it! I'll go wash outside."
"Okay!" Song Yu nodded desperately, wishing he could leave quickly to get rid of this weird atmosphere.
After washing up, the two went to the first floor to have breakfast. Mr. Zhou and Mrs. Zhou got up early and practiced Ba Duan Jin in the yard. When Song Yu and Zhou Ci went downstairs, they had just returned from practice.
Breakfast was ready and the nanny brought it to them as soon as they sat down.
Old Mrs. Zhou loves eating soup dumplings. She just picked up one when she remembered something and asked Zhou Ci, "I remember your house was being renovated. Is it finished?"
"It's just some minor changes, nothing major. It shouldn't take long. When the renovation is finished, we can hire someone to come and remove the formaldehyde and then we can move in."
Mrs. Zhou nodded, then looked at Song Yu and smiled: "Ruru, you can stay at home for the time being. You can move in when the house is renovated. Grandma will also urge them to complete the construction."
This made Song Yu seem very anxious to live with Zhou Ci. Song Yu blushed a little, "Grandma, the decoration can be done slowly. I'm not in a hurry."
"You guys are not in a hurry, Grandma is, okay?" Old Mrs. Zhou had a kind look on her face. She was really satisfied with Song Yu as her granddaughter-in-law. "Grandma is not old-fashioned. I'll be happy to have my great-grandson with me at the wedding. Children of your age are of good quality. You must hurry up and have one soon. After all, we already have the marriage certificate, so we don't need to be bound by formalities."
Song Yu looked at Zhou Ci as if for help. It would be better for the elders of the family to solve the matter of childbirth on their own, so as not to cause family conflicts.
Her shy look, in the eyes of Old Lady Zhou, told her that Zhou Ci was unwilling to give birth. She put her chopsticks heavily on the table and said to Zhou Ci, "I knew it was you who was causing trouble."
Zhou Ci picked up another steamed dumpling for Mrs. Zhou. "Grandma, we just got married. Can you let us spend a few years together as a couple?" Seeing that Mrs. Zhou was about to speak, he shut her up with his next words. "You can't scold people in the morning, otherwise you will have bad luck all day. That's what you said."
Seeing that his wife had said almost everything she needed to say, Mr. Zhou decided to leave it at that: "Let's eat! We don't need to worry about the children. They know what to do and will take care of it themselves."
The matter was finally over after the head of the family spoke.
Song Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Although her and Zhou Ci's marriage was fake, she already felt the pressure. The old man was old and was more anxious, so he urged them to have a child right after the marriage.
Today's hurdle is over, we'll talk about it next time.
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