Chapter 39 Arousing Those Kinds of Thought
Jiang Ning didn't actually want to take a shower first.
She was wary of Lu Junyan.
In this old Lu family mansion, if Lu Junyan really wanted to do something to her, she would find it difficult to resist, even for the sake of her grandfather.
Moreover, the last time Lu Junyan forced her, she resisted desperately, but it was no use.
Lu Junyan was typing on the keyboard when he noticed that Jiang Ning hadn't moved for a while, so he looked up at Jiang Ning.
The moment their eyes met, Jiang Ning felt as if his thoughts had been read.
Lu Junyan smiled, his usually indifferent eyes curving into crescents, his gaze alluring.
An atmosphere of danger permeated the air.
Before Jiang Ning could speak, he stood up and went into the bathroom first.
Jiang Ning breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the sound of water coming from the bathroom.
This time, Lu Junyan took a longer shower than usual. Jiang Ning had already finished drawing a design draft when she realized that Lu Junyan still hadn't come out.
Moreover, there was no sound of water in the bathroom, as if no one was there at all.
She was a little worried, afraid that Lu Junyan might have fainted in the pool, but she also felt that this kind of thing shouldn't happen to Lu Junyan.
"Lu Junyan?"
Jiang Ning arrived at the bathroom door and knocked.
Are you alright?
No one answered in the bathroom.
Jiang Ning turned the doorknob and found that the bathroom door was unlocked, so he simply pulled the door open.
Lu Junyan's tall figure blocked her way.
Jiang Ning nearly bumped into Lu Junyan's chest.
After taking a shower, Lu Junyan only wore a bath towel around his lower body, leaving his upper body bare.
His rock-hard eight-pack abs exude masculine strength, while his wet hair, dripping with water, adds a touch of sexiness.
Jiang Ning was stunned.
Lu Junyan saw Jiang Ning at the bathroom door, and his eyes showed surprise.
"Are you in a hurry?" he asked.
Who are you talking to?
It wasn't until she heard a familiar woman's voice that Jiang Ning realized Lu Junyan was holding a phone.
"It's nothing," Lu Junyan said to the person on the phone, then said to Jiang Ning, "Make way."
Jiang Ning then realized that he was blocking Lu Junyan's way and stepped aside.
She went into the bathroom and saw Lu Junyan still on the phone when she closed the door.
So the time Lu Junyan spent in the bathroom earlier wasn't because he was taking a bath or fainting in the pool, but because he was chatting on WeChat!
Not satisfied with the conversation, they started making phone calls again.
Jiang Ning recognized the voice on the phone as Chu Qingxue's.
Thinking back, she had been having wild thoughts, worried that if Lu Junyan saw her wearing pajamas after taking a shower, it would arouse his desires in that area.
However, it now seems that Lu Junyan's heart is only with Chu Qingxue.
Jiang Ning forced a bitter smile, inwardly cursing himself for being delusional.
She took a long time to shower, and Lu Junyan must have already gone to bed by now.
Jiang Ning changed into her pajamas and came out of the bathroom.
Perhaps it was Grandpa's instruction, or perhaps it was the servant's own idea, but the pajamas prepared for Jiang Ning were white silk camisoles with delicate water-soluble lace embellishments on the chest.
Jiang Ning was actually quite embarrassed dressed like this, but luckily Lu Junyan had already gone to sleep and was facing away from her.
By this time, it was past midnight, and Jiang Ning was also feeling a bit sleepy.
She lay down on the other side of the bed.
The bed was big enough that although she and Lu Junyan shared the same bed, there was some distance between them, and neither of them touched the other.
Jiang Ning turned off the bedside lamp, plunging the bedroom into darkness.
Lu Junyan, who was beside her, was breathing evenly and was clearly fast asleep. However, Jiang Ning, who was exhausted after a long day, couldn't fall asleep at all.
The next day, Jiang Ning was woken up by her own alarm clock. When she woke up, she looked listless.
Lu Junyan woke up with her, but she wasn't sure if the alarm clock had woken him up.
But she used to do the same thing: set her alarm to get up first, and then wake Lu Junyan up after she had prepared the food, ironed his suit, and polished his shoes.
Jiang Ning was putting on makeup in front of the mirror, trying her best to conceal her dark circles.
At this moment, Lu Junyan placed a steaming cup of coffee on the dressing table.
"I don't know what kind of coffee you drink, so I asked Wang Ma to make the most common latte."
Jiang Ning thanked him, sensing that Lu Junyan was acting a bit strangely today.
In the past, Lu Junyan could give her pocket money and give her gifts during holidays, but he would never serve her a cup of coffee.
Jiang Ning thought that this was probably because they were in the old house and had to put on some disguise!
After drinking coffee, she felt much more energetic and began preparing for the birthday banquet.
As noon approached, customers began to arrive one after another.
These guests were no different from those in previous years; Jiang Ning knew them all.
The other party also knew that Jiang Ning was Lu Lifeng's granddaughter-in-law.
The only difference is that we invited one more person to this year's birthday banquet.
It was Lu Junyan who invited me.
"Junyan, am I not late?"
Chu Qingxue entered the house with a radiant smile.
She dressed up deliberately today, changing her usual sweet style to a slightly mature Morandi pink dress with a smooth cut, clean lines, and a beautiful drape, making it look very high-end.
The jewelry worn with the jewelry is no longer about being flashy and eye-catching, but rather small and exquisite, serving as a finishing touch.
Jiang Ning could tell that Chu Qingxue's outfit was to please Lu Lifeng.
"Grandpa, this is a gift for you."
Chu Qingxue handed a beautifully packaged gift box to Lu Lifeng.
Although it's said that you shouldn't hit someone who's smiling, Lu Lifeng didn't give Chu Qingxue the slightest bit of a friendly look.
"Wang Ma, put the things over there!"
Today is Lu Lifeng's birthday, and he received a wide variety of gifts, all of which are piled up in the storage room.
Chu Qingxue's smile froze.
It's lunchtime.
Lu Lifeng didn't like Western food and preferred Chinese food. The old man's friends all had similar tastes, so Jiang Ning prepared Chinese food, which was what Lu Lifeng usually liked to eat.
"Old Lu, your granddaughter-in-law's cooking skills are good enough to make her a world-renowned chef."
"That's why I said before, Old Lu doesn't have many good points, but he has a really good eye for choosing his granddaughter-in-law."
"That's right! Look at Xiao Ning, and then look at my granddaughter-in-law who can't even crack an egg, sigh!"
Lu Lifeng's friends all spoke highly of Jiang Ning.
“Young people these days are all pretty much the same; few know how to cook, they’re all too busy with work!” Lu Yexiong said from the side.
"That's right, Jiang Ning is unemployed..."
Before Yang Liyun could finish speaking, her father-in-law rebuked her.
"Do you have a job? And you still can't cook?"
Yang Liyun felt a little embarrassed. She knew that the old man liked Jiang Ning, and that Lu Lifeng was the one who first suggested that Lu Junyan marry Jiang Ning.
"Xiao Ning is more hardworking and conscientious than the average young person. That's why people say that children from poor families mature early!"
If it were in the past, Jiang Ning would have been moved to tears upon hearing Yang Liyun say this, feeling that her mother-in-law recognized her efforts and knew how hard she had worked.
However, all she could hear now was Yang Liyun's sarcasm that she was poor and could only be a housewife.
"Xiao Ning is also working at Lu's Group now, as Junyan's secretary..." Lu Lifeng understood the implication in Yang Liyun's words and spoke up for Jiang Ning, "Junyan, isn't Xiao Ning very capable at the company?"
While ladling soup, Lu Junyan replied casually, "Her main job is to assist Assistant Zhang; we don't interact much."
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