He felt he must be going crazy!
If he wasn't crazy, how could he dream about himself and...
He didn't even dare to recall it!
Fear and shame enveloped him. He dared not face himself, much less Yu Sheng. He got out of bed, packed his things, and fled the merchant's house like a deserter!
His emotions now are definitely different from then, but what remains the same is—
Tension and fear!
Shang Yan let out a long sigh, reached out his slightly trembling hand, grasped the doorknob, and then pressed down hard...
A delicate fragrance of gardenias wafted over, the scent that Yu Sheng had just picked up from her loungewear.
He looked around the entire bedroom with trepidation.
The bedroom was decorated just as warmly as the one downstairs, with white sheets with a floral pattern, curtains with a lace inner layer and a tie-dyed green outer layer, and pale yellow walls.
A wedding photo of the two hung above the bed. At that time, Yu Sheng didn't know that Gu Ye was keeping Jiang as a mistress. She smiled happily, and Gu Ye also smiled broadly. The two looked exceptionally well-matched.
However, the photo was particularly jarring to Shang Yan.
He glanced at it only once before looking away.
Then, they searched for small toys for the couple in the room.
Everything in the room was neatly arranged, and he didn't see any small toys.
So they searched through the drawer again, but still couldn't find it.
Logically, such items would be placed near the bed for convenience. If not on the bedside table, where would they be? In the dressing room or the bathroom?
Shang Yan glanced at the dressing room, then went to the bathroom.
He was both a businessman and an engineer, with meticulous logical thinking. The moment he looked at the sink, he immediately noticed that a set of toiletries was missing, and he immediately guessed that Yu Sheng and Gu might be sleeping in separate rooms.
He immediately left the bedroom and went to the three rooms on the right.
This time, he was no longer indecisive.
Upon entering the third room, he immediately deduced from the remaining items that Gu was sleeping there!
Suddenly, the heavy weight that had been pressing on his heart as he went upstairs disappeared.
He burst out laughing, muttering to himself, "So that's the secret behind why Gu didn't let them go upstairs... They sleep in separate rooms!"
As Shang Yan smiled, he suddenly thought of the time at the hot spring when Li Susu asked Yu Sheng and Gu Ye if they hadn't 'done that' yet. He also thought of Xie Nanzhou saying that Yu Sheng wanted to give Gu Ye a chance, but her body resisted contact with him.
He connected those two events with their separate sleeping arrangements, and a bold idea began to form in his mind—
Could it be that they haven't slept together yet?
This idea made Shang Yan very excited!
Even if she had a relationship with Gu Ye, he wouldn't despise her, but if she didn't have a relationship with Gu Ye, he would feel that she belonged entirely to him...
After achieving his goal for the night, Shang Yan didn't stay at Gu Ye's house any longer. He left as soon as he came downstairs. At that time, Gu Ye was still vomiting in the bathroom, Qiao Moya was still taking care of him, and Duan Huaisheng was still fast asleep on the sofa, but all of this was irrelevant to him.
As Shang Yan stepped out of Gu Ye's house, a biting gust of wind blew in his face, but he felt no cold at all. He was so excited that he forgot that Li Susu was still at his house.
Even though Red Hare wasn't feeling well, it still wagged its tail and went to greet him when it saw him return.
Shang Yan patted the dog, and when he saw Li Susu lying on the sofa, his hand, which was taking off his coat, froze.
It's already past midnight, is it really a bad idea to send Li Susu back now?
He was somewhat reluctant to let her stay at his house overnight.
While Shang Yan was struggling with his decision, Li Susu opened her sleepy eyes, saw Shang Yan, and stood up, saying, "You're back?"
"Okay." Shang Yan responded, "If you don't want to go back, you can stay here for the night, and I'll take you back first thing tomorrow morning."
Shang Yan's tone was somewhat cold and distant, completely different from when he was acting as a couple with Li Susu in front of everyone. Li Susu felt quite disappointed after hearing this.
Even though she knew in her heart that they were just a couple in name only and that he didn't have any romantic feelings for her, she was still disappointed.
She had been looking forward to staying overnight, but his attitude was like a bucket of cold water poured over her, instantly sobering her up.
Even though she knew that staying wouldn't lead to anything with Shang Yan, she still wanted to stay, forcing a smile as she said "okay".
"The guest room is the first one on the left. I have something to do, so I'll head back to my room first!"
After Shang Yan finished speaking, he walked upstairs.
Li Susu stared at his tall, slender back, her fists clenched tightly, her eyes filled with resentment.
After she arrived, Qiao Moya sent her another message saying that if she stayed at Shang Yan's house tonight, she should seize every opportunity to have sex with him. They were both from prestigious families, and once they had sex, they could make their fake relationship real!
Qiao Moya's words made her eager to try, but after calming down, she realized that the trick wouldn't work on her.
She's from an official family; doing that would not only lower her status but also make him look down on her.
They were only pretending to be a couple. Once he knew she had designs on him, he would definitely distance himself from her, making it very difficult for her to get close to him again.
Therefore, she cannot do that.
She needs to wait for the right opportunity to take their relationship further.
...
Gu Ye was actually quite drunk, but he was afraid of losing face in front of Shang Yan, so he kept pretending to be drunk.
He vomited so much that he was completely disoriented, even mistaking Qiao Moya for Yu Sheng. After rinsing his mouth, he cupped her face and kissed her, saying, "Sheng Sheng... I love you..."
Qiao Moya didn't mind being mistaken for Yu Sheng by Gu Ye at all. Not only did she not mind, she also cooperated and said, "Husband, I love you too!"
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