Chapter 46
The elevator stopped on the 16th floor.
Lin Jiu was the first to exit the elevator and stopped. She looked left and right. There was a door on each side. "Which house?"
Chen Miao, carrying a large bag in both hands, walked up to her and said, "Go left."
Hearing this, she immediately walked in front of him and prepared to open the door for him.
Looking at the combination lock in front of the door, Lin Jiu hadn't asked yet when Chen Miao leaned over and whispered the number into her ear: "02060810."
She quickly entered the password, opened the door immediately, and gestured sideways for him to go in first.
After he entered, she turned her back and slowly closed the door. As soon as she turned around, Chen Miao took out a pair of pink slippers from the shoe cabinet and bent down to put them in front of her, "These are slippers prepared for you."
Lin Jiu took off her scarf and hung it up somewhere. She looked at the pink bunny doll standing on the slippers. After a few seconds of silence, she looked at Chen Miao and asked, "Did...Secretary Zhou choose these slippers?"
Chen Miao shook his head: "No, he showed me the style, and I decided on it in the end."
"..." She really didn't want to dampen Chen Miao's enthusiasm, so she blinked and said, "It's something nice." In order to avoid having to wear the same doll slippers next time, she added, "But it can be simpler. There are things on the slippers, which looks a bit cumbersome."
"Okay." Chen Miao said, "Next time I'll be careful and won't choose this kind of thing."
Lin Jiu nodded, took off his shoes, put on the slippers and walked a few steps. He felt that the doll was very light and did not affect his walking.
"When did you prepare the slippers?" she asked.
Chen Miao picked up the things on the ground and walked towards the kitchen. "After you measure the size, start preparing."
Lin Jiu followed him, walked through the wide living room, and entered the kitchen. There was an island in the middle of the kitchen, and the aisle was wide enough for five or six more people to stand inside.
When Lin Jiu and Chen Miao stood together to process the ingredients, she actually felt like an old married couple living together.
Her hand that was picking vegetables paused, and she suddenly looked at Chen Miao beside her.
As soon as he entered the door, he turned on the air conditioner, so he took off his down jacket, put on an apron over his sweatshirt, and lowered his head to process the ingredients neatly.
To be honest, he was a perfect match for a family, not at all like the young master that Secretary Zhou had described him as. At least in terms of his behavior, he certainly didn't look like a young master who had never done housework.
"Why does Secretary Zhou call you Young Master?" Lin Jiu asked.
Chen Miao washed the potatoes and peeled them with a tool. As he peeled, he said, "Because I'm his future boss, he doesn't dare to call me by my first name, for fear that I'll take revenge later. In a year or two, he'll have to change his name."
After peeling the potatoes, he quickly cut them into even slices. She was truly astonished by his knife skills. "Do you usually cook at home? You're so skilled at cutting! I thought you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between different grains."
"I don't cook often. My auntie cooks at home." Chen Miao began to prepare the other ingredients in an orderly manner. "On most holidays, there are no outsiders at our house. During that time, it was usually my father who cooked and my mother who prepared the food. I watched him since I was a child, occasionally helping out, and I learned a little bit."
Lin Jiu paused while peeling corn, surprised at the unusually harmonious family relationships in his family.
It was completely different from what she had imagined.
But it seems reasonable.
Overall, he doesn't give the impression of being a person with any family trauma.
Lin Jiu lowered his head and quickly peeled and rinsed the corn, then handed it to Chen Miao to cut and plate. Although it was their first time preparing hot pot together, the two of them worked together very well.
In order to avoid leaving a strong smell of hot pot in the room, Lin Jiu asked Chen Miao to put a small table on the balcony so that they could eat while enjoying the scenery.
It took Lin Jiu thirty minutes to finish lunch. When he packed up and returned to the living room, he slowly realized something.
She raised her hand and smelled the smell on her body, looked at Chen Miao in annoyance and said, "I should have gone out to eat hot pot earlier. I was so impulsive that I came to your house to eat hot pot. Now I smell greasy." At that time, she only thought that it would be meaningful for the two of them to make hot pot together, but ignored the other disadvantages.
Chen Miao looked down at her puffed-up face, curled his lips into a smile, and quickly offered a solution: "There's a bathroom at home, just take a shower."
Lin Jiu lowered his head, feeling a little depressed. "But, I didn't bring any clothes with me, so I don't have any change of clothes."
The next second, she thought of a solution, her eyes lit up, and she looked at Chen Miao: "How about I go back to school first and come back later."
Anyway, the community is near the school, and it doesn’t take long to go back and forth.
"......" Chen Miao looked at her with amusement, "There's no need to make another trip. I have a dryer here, it can be dried in an hour. And..."
He took her hand and led her to a bedroom closet, "These are all your clothes."
Upon hearing this, Lin Jiu opened the wardrobe, and found clothes for spring, summer, autumn and winter. She suddenly looked at Chen Miao, as if waiting for an explanation.
Chen Miao said calmly, "I thought you might stay overnight in the future, so I asked people to prepare something." His tone was flat, as if he was talking about something very ordinary.
"......" After thinking for a few seconds, she silently pushed Chen Miao out and closed the door.
Returning to her closet, she opened the drawer and saw a pile of underwear. She picked up the outermost piece at random and checked the size marked on it...it was her size.
She sat on the floor in a utterly ungraceful manner, holding the pink underwear in her hands, her eyes fixed on the pile of clothes, her mind extremely confused.
After maintaining this posture for three minutes, she stood up with one hand, put her underwear in the closet, slowly opened the door, and saw Chen Miao standing outside.
Lin Jiu took a deep breath and asked calmly, "The bathroom I just went to should have new towels, right?" Although she was asking, she actually had the answer in her mind and just wanted to confirm it again.
Chen Miao nodded in affirmation, "There are all kinds of toiletries in the cabinet."
"Okay." Lin Jiu washed his hands first, then went into the bathroom with his clothes.
After showering, Lin Jiu took her phone and walked around the living room, but couldn't find Chen Miao. Sitting on the sofa, she opened the dialog box, typed a few words, and then deleted everything.
It is really unnecessary to chat on the phone when you are all in the same house.
Placing her phone on a nearby coffee table, she quickly pulled out a piece of paper to catch the water droplets that threatened to fall from her face. She wasn't very good at tying her hair, so a few wet strands always hung playfully by her cheeks, slowly accumulating into water droplets.
She decided to go look for Chen Miao in the room. Before dinner, he had shown her around and explained the specific functions of the room. In just an hour, she wouldn't forget it.
Standing in front of Chen Miao's bedroom, she raised her hand, paused for a few seconds, and knocked on the door gently.
The door opened.
Chen Miao raised his phone and scanned her up and down, his gaze fixed on her head. He quickly understood her purpose and asked, "A hair dryer?"
Lin Jiu saw that he was on the phone, said nothing, and nodded.
"...I'll get it for you." Chen Miao walked towards the bathroom. Perhaps he heard something from the other party, he hummed lazily and said, "My girlfriend. You two can meet her later."
When they came out of the bathroom, Chen Miao had already hung up the phone. He took the hair dryer and pulled Lin Jiu to sit on the chair, "I'll blow dry you."
He removed the towel from her head and turned on the hair dryer again.
Before he blew his hair, Lin Jiu looked up and asked, "Aren't you going to blow your hair?" When she opened the door, she saw that he had changed into black casual clothes, with half-dry hair scattered on his forehead. It was obvious that he had just taken a shower.
Chen Miao chuckled softly: "My hair is short, so I just need to wipe it a little. When your hair is dry, mine will probably be almost done too."
Lin Jiu felt the temperature in the room and felt warm all over. He felt that this was indeed the case, so he stopped talking and concentrated on enjoying Chen Miao's service.
Compared to her eagerness when blow-drying her hair, Chen Miao's movements were slow and gentle, as if he wanted to dry every strand of hair.
His slender fingers would occasionally weave through her hair, inadvertently touching her scalp and behind her ears. These places were so sensitive that her scalp numbed and she froze in her chair, her hands clasped in her lap, her eyes fixed on the green plants on the table.
After an unknown amount of time, the hair dryer finally stopped and he asked, "How is it? Are you comfortable?"
"......" This kind of question is really strange, but Chen Miao has been serving for quite a long time after all.
After a long while, Lin Jiu managed to utter two words: "Comfortable."
Chen Miao seemed very satisfied with her answer. He put his hand on her head and rubbed it gently, smiling happily: "As long as you are comfortable, it seems that my skills are good."
“…” Could you please stop saying things that might cause misunderstanding?
Lin Jiu pursed his lips, reached out to move the hand above his head, stood up and said to Chen Miao, "I'm going to take a nap first." Then he immediately left his room.
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When Lin Jiu woke up from his nap, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.
After dealing with the changed clothes, she pulled Chen Miao to play a few games of Go, playing soft music during the game. The whole afternoon was very pleasant.
After nearly two months of sparring with other members of the Go club, her Go skills have improved, but her current Go level is still not enough to beat Chen Miao.
However, this did not affect her good mood.
After putting the chess pieces back on the board with Chen Miao, the two of them went out for a Western meal.
After eating, Lin Jiu planned to go to the riverside to watch the fireworks.
After getting in the car, she reported the address to Chen Miao, but Chen Miao said there were too many people by the river and that they could see it from another place. Then she ignored him and just looked at the night view outside the window.
While Chen Miao was parking the car, Lin Jiu looked up at the brightly lit building in front of him, and then looked at the stone tablet not far away.
She learned from the few words above that this was a hotel.
Looking at Chen Miao who was gradually approaching, Lin Jiu asked, "Are we going to watch the fireworks in the hotel?"
Chen Miao walked beside her, his arm around her shoulders. "You can see the fireworks on the river through the French windows. They're very clear."
"Did you book the hotel at home?" she asked.
While in the car, Chen Miao didn't touch his phone much, and she didn't even see him make any move to book a hotel.
"I didn't book a hotel, I just called ahead," Chen Miao said. "This is my family's hotel, just come directly."
Lin Jiu stopped and looked up at him, his voice unconsciously rising slightly: "Is this your hotel?!"
"Yeah." Chen Miao was amused by her shocked expression, and then dropped a bombshell, "This whole area was developed by my family, so opening a hotel here makes perfect sense."
“…”
Lin Jiu glanced at the tall and short buildings around her and suddenly found a familiar building. She pointed at that place and motioned Chen Miao to look over there, "Isn't that the shopping mall you took me to before?"
"It's the one I went there last time." Chen Miao said.
“…” No wonder Chen Miao said before that he was very familiar with the shopping mall, it turned out to be his.
At this moment, she felt a little jealous of the rich.
Lin Jiu forced a smile at him and said, "Let's go up."
Before they entered the hotel, a man in a suit was already waiting at the gate. Seeing them with a smile on his face, he immediately came over, politely handed over the room card, and led the way.
The hotel lobby is very grand, with rich colors of exterior materials and various color combinations that look very artistic.
Lin Jiu had never stayed in a hotel and didn't know much about hotel brands, but he could tell with his naked eyes that this hotel was not cheap.
Only when she and Chen Miao were the only ones left in the room did she relax a little.
The room was large, with a living room, kitchen, and gym, all fully equipped. It felt more like a luxuriously decorated home than a hotel. Curious, she pulled Chen Miao around to get a feel for the room's layout.
Then, she placed Chen Miao on the sofa, and she stood up and walked around looking for the TV remote control.
It was still early, far from time for fireworks, so she had to turn on the TV to listen to the sounds.
"...The air conditioner remote control is here." Chen Miao, who was lying on the sofa, raised his hand slowly and showed what was in his hand.
Lin Jiu immediately took it from his hand, studied it for a few minutes, and finally turned on the TV.
Coincidentally, many TV stations were broadcasting their New Year's Eve galas, and the joyful atmosphere spread from the TV screen to the outside world. She turned to a TV station she often watched and saw a happy song on the screen. She turned up the volume and put down the remote control.
She nodded in satisfaction and turned, only to meet Chen Miao's dark eyes. He sat with his legs spread wide in the middle of the sofa, his phone carelessly tossed in the corner. One hand rested idly beside his leg, while the other patted the sofa beside him. "Come sit here."
His tone was very flat, and no emotion could be heard in it, but Lin Jiu felt that he gave people an inexplicable sense of oppression, which was different from his usual feeling.
Sitting next to him and watching TV is the best, both in terms of location and emotion.
If he hadn't said that, she would have sat next to him naturally. But after he said that, she hesitated.
Looking down at Chen Miao, she stood there without moving or speaking.
Chen Miao didn't say anything either, he just looked up at her, waiting for her move.
Lin Jiu looked away and was about to sit next to him. Before his butt touched the sofa, he suddenly put his arm around his waist and forcefully adjusted his position so that he sat across his thighs.
In just a few seconds, he pinned her down on her legs. She had no time to react, but instinctively put her arms around his neck, staring at his face so close to her without blinking.
Suddenly, Chen Miao changed his arm to hug her, and the hand that was originally on her waist tightly wrapped around her legs.
His eyelids drooped slightly, his lips parted slightly, and he lowered his voice and asked, "Why are you hesitating? Can't you sit next to me?"
Obviously, the host's voice on TV was louder, but at this moment it became a vague background noise, and Lin Jiu could only hear his voice in his ears.
Hearing this, Lin Jiu's eyelashes trembled, but he didn't say anything.
"Hmm?" He pressed on, as if demanding an answer from her.
Lin Jiu slowly closed his eyes, then opened them again and boldly expressed his guess: "I think you want to kiss me..."
Ever since they kissed at the bottom of the stairs last time, Chen Miao seemed to have awakened and often took her to a place where there was no one to kiss.
The school was crowded and there were few places like this. So, he always liked to take her to eat outside the school. After the waiter served the dishes and there were only two people in the private room, he would take her to the wall and kiss her delicately and fiercely.
Of course, they didn't always have enough time to go outside the school, so as a second best option, he would hold her in the car and kiss her for a few minutes.
After doing it so many times, Lin Jiu can predict it.
Once his face lightened up, he stared at her intently, and his aura began to change...it meant he was going to kiss her.
Sometimes his judgment failed him. For example, today at his house, there were many moments when he looked like he wanted to kiss her, but he didn't move at all. When she noticed, he looked away.
The moment Chen Miao patted the sofa just now, her intuition told her that he wanted to kiss her.
She didn't dislike kissing him; she even enjoyed the feeling of being controlled by him. When her brain was deprived of oxygen and her thoughts were confused, she felt a kind of extreme happiness. Besides, Chen Miao's hands were very well-behaved and he knew how to hold her back. It was really just a simple kiss.
Therefore, she would condone this almost condescending behavior of control.
However, she has a shortcoming. Once she knows what is going to happen, she will subconsciously want to prepare herself mentally and become hesitant.
As soon as she finished speaking, Chen Miao's chest vibrated violently, and he laughed joyfully. After calming down, he nuzzled her cheek with the tip of his nose and said in the tone of someone giving candy to a child, "My Ajiu is so smart... Congratulations, you guessed my thoughts perfectly. How about giving you a reward?"
Having said that, Chen Miao didn't wait for Lin Jiu to answer and kissed her directly.
Lin Jiu's head moved back due to the kiss, and the hand that was holding his neck slowly loosened and rested weakly on his shoulder, with a tendency to gradually fall down.
She was a little out of breath, and her back unconsciously leaned back, trying to breathe some fresh air.
As a result, before she could move away quickly, the leg she was sitting on suddenly shook up and down, and her whole body leaned forward and lay on his chest. The hand that was originally on her waist had grabbed her head at some point.
Lin Jiu was completely immersed in a state of pleasant suffocation.
Perhaps realizing that she was having difficulty breathing, Chen Miao finally let her go and gave her some time to catch her breath.
Lin Jiu closed his eyes, rested his chin on Chen Miao's broad shoulders, and breathed quietly. Occasionally, he could hear the laughter of the audience on TV.
She thought that the show being performed was probably a skit with a joke.
Chen Miao's hand slowly stroked Lin Jiu's long black hair draped over her shoulders, and asked softly, "Have you rested well?"
"?" Lin Jiu's originally relaxed neck suddenly stiffened.
"No sound...that means you have had a good rest." Chen Miao asked himself and answered.
In an instant, he pushed Lin Jiu onto the sofa and casually reached out to pull a pillow and put it behind her head. He put one arm around her waist and rested his other elbow on her head, stroking it. "I like this position."
This is a difficult position to escape from, there is no retreat.
Lin Jiu looked at the handsome face above him and blinked slowly, wondering what he was waiting for.
Is he waiting for her consent?
As soon as the thought flashed through her mind, she rejected it.
It seems that Chen Miao will not ask for her consent for the kiss.
Lin Jiu paused for a second, and opened his red lips slightly, "Also..."
Kiss?
As soon as she uttered a word, she was kissed gently by Chen Miao.
Very light.
It’s like slowly savoring some delicious food.
After tasting it carefully, he began to gradually increase the strength and become more and more intense.
Suddenly, she finally understood why Chen Miao gave her a break. Perhaps he felt that the kiss just now was not satisfying enough, so he wanted to try again in a different position.
I don’t know how long it took, but the phone on the sofa next to him vibrated, waking Lin Jiu’s drowsy consciousness and opening his eyes.
Her coat was on the sofa on the other side, and her cell phone was in her pocket.
Although the vibration was not loud, it was loud enough for the two of them to hear. Seeing that Chen Miao had no intention of stopping, she immediately patted Chen Miao's arm.
Their lips parted briefly, and she said, "My phone."
"I'll pick it up later."
"We've been kissing for a long time, and our mouths are numb," said Lin Jiu.
She was telling the truth. The New Year's Eve party programs had been changed several times, but it still hadn't stopped. Her mouth was really numb.
Chen Miao stared at her for a few seconds without saying a word. He pecked her mouth a few times, then lowered his head to her neck and inhaled her scent.
Half a minute later, he stood up, pulled her up, and said magnanimously, "Go."
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