The next morning, Qiuyi awoke in Meng Shixu's arms.
She only paused for two seconds before realizing what was happening. She instinctively tried to turn around to reach for her phone, but the moment she made that move, the man hugged her tighter, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.
She gave a soft "hmm" and patted the hand that was wrapped around her waist. "Let go, get up. We still have to go back to the north of the city later."
Meng Shixu opened his eyes briefly, feeling the warm, soft body in his arms. He hugged her tighter, buried his face in her neck, and whispered, "What time is it?"
"have no idea."
Qiu Yi forcefully pried his hands off; if he didn't let go, she would truly die young.
The pressure on her waist eased a bit, and she looked up to ask, "Did you set your alarm?"
"No, I have a biological clock, it's seven o'clock."
"Don't you need to adjust to the time difference?"
"It was ready three days before I came back."
With the curtains drawn, she couldn't see whether the sky outside was dark or bright, and the room was pitch black.
She turned around, reached for her phone; it was only 6:30.
She put down her phone, closed her eyes, and thought carefully about what she needed to pack.
She didn't bring many clothes with her to the hotel this time, just a few sets of clothes to change into, pajamas, and toiletries.
She didn't need to pack for too long, and she was too lazy to go back to Lake Rhine to get her clothes. She also had a room at the Meng family's house, on the same floor as Meng Sheng's room, which contained her daily necessities, so there was nothing to worry about.
Around seven o'clock, Qiu Yi suddenly sat up, not fully awake, but already reaching for her phone to check the time.
Meng Shixu was awakened by her loud movements and sat up. Her bare upper body had many scratches and hickeys.
It looks both sensual and decadent.
He opened his eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"
Qiu Yi was afraid of missing breakfast, so she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that it was only seven o'clock. She yawned, clearly not having slept well. "It's nothing, I'll get up and wash up, then go downstairs for breakfast."
Meng Shixu wasn't one to stay in bed too long, so he immediately pulled back the covers, put on his pants, and stood with her in front of the washbasin to wash up together.
Such a scene had not been seen for many, many years. Now that it had reappeared, Meng Shixu felt a moment of melancholy as he stared at the two people in the mirror.
Qiu Yi didn't notice his strange behavior. After brushing her teeth, she started washing her face. Just as the face wash in her hands was creating fine foam, Meng Shixu suddenly pinched her chin and kissed her cheek.
She paused, looking at the toothpaste foam on her face, and nudged his chest with her elbow, annoyed. "What? You still dare to kiss me with all that foam on your face? Go brush your teeth."
Meng Shixu raised an eyebrow, quickly rinsed his mouth and washed his face, then stood silently beside her watching her wash her face.
"If you're too free, go back and pack your things." Qiu Yi glanced at him indifferently.
"There's not much, no rush," Meng Shixu said.
Qiu Yi ignored him, finished washing up, changed her clothes, and saw Meng Shixu standing there motionless. She asked slowly, "Are you planning to wear this to dinner later?"
The suit he wore yesterday was completely wrinkled, and his trousers were covered in suggestive stains, which easily led people to speculate.
Meng Shixu turned around and said, "I'll go change my clothes first and then I'll come and call you."
As he spoke, he took out his room key from his pocket and went back to change his clothes.
Ten minutes later, Meng Shixu appeared at Qiu Yi's door in casual clothes. Qiu Yi opened the door and was stunned for a moment. It had been many, many years since she had seen him dressed like this.
Looks young.
Without the composure and aloofness he exudes in formal attire, he doesn't seem like a thirty-five-year-old at all; he looks like a young man in his twenties.
She chuckled softly, "Why aren't you wearing a suit today?"
"It's tiring to wear these clothes every day," Meng Shixu said truthfully.
As the two walked toward the elevator, they happened to see Meng Sheng's door open. The couple walked out one after the other, and although they recognized each other, there was no awkward atmosphere in the air.
In the restaurant, a large family sat around a table.
Qiu Yi and Meng Shixu sat separately, separated by several people, and not directly opposite each other.
After dinner, as they packed up to return to the north of the city, Meng Chengli got into Pei Sui and Meng Sheng's car. When Qiu Yi was about to get in as well, Meng Sheng suddenly said, "Sister Qiu Yi, why don't you ride in my brother's car? It's not good to leave his car empty when there are three cars."
Qiu Yi paused, looked at Meng Sheng's cunning eyes, smiled, and nodded readily, "Okay."
She opened the passenger door of the Maybach and got in. Suddenly, Meng Shixu leaned over, grabbed her chin, and kissed her.
Qiu Yi's eyes widened in surprise, and before he could react, he had already stepped back. "Meng Meng knows?"
"Well, they said they saw us talking at the door last night, and then..." Qiu Yi fastened her seatbelt and winked at him with a smile.
Meng Shixu paused slightly, nodded, sat back down, fastened his seatbelt, and started the car.
The two-hour drive was difficult. Qiu Yi hadn't slept well the night before, and she fell asleep in the passenger seat as soon as the car got on the highway.
When the car arrived at the Meng residence, Meng Shixu woke her up. After waking up, she pushed open the car door and got out.
The Xu family stayed at the Meng family's house for lunch. Meng Chengli originally wanted them to stay for dinner, but Xu Fengyun and Xu Jinmin both had company matters to attend to, so they left first.
Lou Shumin and Xu Pianran stayed behind to play mahjong with Meng Sheng and Qiu Yi.
After dinner, after seeing Lou Shumin and Xu Pianran off, Qiu Yi and Meng Sheng accompanied Meng Chengli for a while before returning to their room to wash up and rest.
At 1:30, Qiuyi, who was already asleep, heard a knock on the door. She opened her eyes groggily, thinking she was hallucinating, but then there were two more soft knocks at the door.
She paused for a moment, thinking the maid had something urgent, and hurriedly lifted the blanket, stepped on the mop, and opened the door. She saw a familiar figure wearing a dark crew neck sweatshirt leaning lazily against the wall, a pair of dark eyes staring intently at her.
"What are you doing up so late at night?"
“I can’t sleep,” Meng Shixu said.
"Oh, so what? You woke me up?" Qiu Yi was a little angry.
Meng Shixu narrowed his eyes, stepped forward, put his arm around her and walked inside. He lifted his leg, skillfully closed the door, and whispered while biting her earlobe, "It's okay, I'll sleep with you again."
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