Chapter 114: Sleep With Me
Li Ye said, “We’ll put our things away and leave.”
Lian Li nodded.
Li Ye and Ling Yu acted like all-around nannies, entering the house to place documents on the coffee table in the living room, then going to the dining table to take out the food from the food container, arranging it beautifully, and finally retreating the way they came.
The entire operation was clean and efficient, without any wasted movement.
Li Ye and Ling Yu bid her farewell: “Goodbye, Miss Lian.”
Lian Li was marveling at where Jin Shi Yue found his employees when she heard them and politely smiled back, “Goodbye.”
The moment the door closed, Lian Li still felt a bit surreal.
Had her home recently become a famous check-in spot?
It felt like the number of people coming and going had increased several times over.
Lian Li was starving, her stomach rumbling. She touched her stomach and went to the restroom to wash up.
After washing up, she came out and found Jin Shi Yue still asleep. She walked over, knelt on the bed, and placed her palm on his forehead.
His temperature was normal; he wasn’t sick.
Lian Li was about to withdraw her hand when Jin Shi Yue’s sharp grip caught her wrist. His strength was considerable, causing her a bit of pain.
Jin Shi Yue lifted his eyelids and, upon seeing it was her, immediately loosened his grip but still held her wrist.
“Sorry,” he said, his voice slightly hoarse and his tone casual.
The Eldest Young Master actually apologized.
Lian Li felt a bit surprised and asked, “Your assistants brought food. Do you want to eat something before resting?”
Jin Shi Yue lightly lifted his eyelids and provocatively raised an eyebrow lazily, “So thoughtful?”
Lian Li thought she had just asked casually and that it had nothing to do with being thoughtful.
“Eldest Young Master, this is not your home. There are no maids to personally bring delicious food to your bedside.”
“Then come to my home,” Jin Shi Yue said, a smile playing on his lips, his tone inexplicably serious, “I’ll personally bring food to your bedside.”
Lian Li didn’t want to go to him: “Hurry up and get up to wash up. I’m hungry and want to eat first. I won’t wait for you.”
With that, she walked out of the room.
Lian Li sat at the dining table. When she was half full, Jin Shi Yue emerged with long legs, his steps leisurely and steady.
He was wearing silk pajamas, the fabric soft, which somewhat diminished his sharp and aggressive aura. His bangs lay lazily and naturally on his brow bone, making him look casual yet unattainable.
Jin Shi Yue pulled out a chair and gracefully sat down.
Li Ye and Ling Yu had brought Chinese food. They ate slowly. When Lian Li was almost done, she looked up at the man opposite her.
“What time did you go to sleep?”
“Ten o’clock,” Jin Shi Yue replied.
Definitely not ten o’clock at night.
…Ten o’clock in the morning???
Lian Li was surprised. Had he not been tired after working for so long?
Jin Shi Yue put down his chopsticks, lifted his gaze, and his calm, deep eyes fell on her face. “Cancel all your plans for today.”
During the New Year, Lian Li had no plans by herself. She asked, “For what?”
“Sleep with me.”
Jin Shi Yue’s gaze swept over the bowl and chopsticks in front of her, concluding she was full. He stood up, his long legs striding forward, and with his strong, powerful arms, he hooked her behind the knees and around her waist, lifting her up.
Lian Li wrapped her arms around his neck and asked, “Can’t you sleep by yourself?”
Jin Shi Yue drooped his eyelids, his dark eyes glancing at her, and retorted, “How can one sleep alone?”
Lian Li’s “sleep” was a noun, while his referred to the verb.
The culture of Chinese characters is profound.
Jin Shi Yue’s legs were long, and his strides were wide. In just a few sentences, he had walked into the bedroom. He placed her on the bed, then lay down himself, pulling her into his embrace and covering them with the quilt.
He said to her, “Sleep.”
Those two words seemed to be coaxing her to sleep, but he was the one who was clearly tired.
Lian Li let his actions be, closed her eyes, and counted sheep in her mind. She fell asleep without knowing how many she had counted.
The only clear feeling was that although the house with an extra person was still quiet, it didn’t feel as lonely anymore.
On this cold yet festive holiday, something seemed to be brewing silently, guiding the isolated island towards the season of spring blossoms.
They slept until dark and then had dinner. After the meal, Jin Shi Yue went to the balcony to take a call. Lian Li guessed it was from the Jin Family.
During the time of reunion and happiness, he had stayed with her for too long.
Lian Li sat cross-legged on the sofa, a cushion behind her back, her mobile phone in hand. Her gaze flickered to the tall, straight figure standing on the balcony, then she looked down at her phone screen.
Her fair, smooth fingers idly scrolled through her Moments.
Xue Shufan had posted an update, and the little girl in the photo with her looked somewhat familiar.
Lian Li tapped to view the image and realized that the delicate, rosy little princess looked exactly like the little girl she had met at Wan Yi Hua Fu before.
Jin Shi Yue’s appearance was truly deceptive, fooling both young and old.
The deceptive Jin Shi Yue ended his call, strode over, and said he had to go back home due to a family matter.
Lian Li felt he could come and go as he pleased and didn’t need to tell her, but she still nodded, “Goodbye.”
Jin Shi Yue said he was leaving but didn’t move, standing in place and staring at her with an unreadable expression.
“What’s wrong?” Lian Li asked.
“Is this how a girlfriend acts?” Jin Shi Yue’s expression was indifferent, his tone casual, “Your boyfriend is leaving, and you’re doing nothing.”
Lian Li got off the sofa and stood up straight, saying, “Should I see you out?”
Jin Shi Yue’s lips twitched, amused and exasperated.
His girlfriend was too unreliable, so he had to take the initiative himself.
Jin Shi Yue reached out and grabbed Lian Li’s wrist, gently but firmly pulling her into his embrace. He slightly bent his back, resting his chin on her shoulder.
The man’s sudden embrace left Lian Li quite bewildered. She blinked her eyelashes very slowly.
Their embrace wasn’t tight, but she could feel the strong, powerful beat of his heart within his firm, warm chest.
It was a strange feeling.
Hearing another person’s heartbeat was like dropping a stone into a calm, waveless lake, creating ripples. His heartbeat was like infinitely spreading ripples, enveloping her own.
After hugging for about a minute, Jin Shi Yue released her and transferred a red envelope to her phone with one hand.
Lian Li looked down at the transfer red envelope. The amount was quite large, and she asked, “Why are you suddenly transferring money to me?”
It wasn’t for reconciliation or an apology; he had already given her a birthday gift and a New Year red envelope. Lian Li couldn’t figure out the meaning of this transfer.
“For my girlfriend,” Jin Shi Yue said, “No reason needed.”
He spoke as if transferring money to his girlfriend was the most natural thing in the world.
Lian Li didn’t understand the Eldest Young Master’s rules, but she respected them. She couldn’t help but respect them, after all, he was unreasonable and domineering.
Receiving a red envelope was a happy occasion.
Lian Li didn’t hesitate. She accepted the red envelope, thanked him, and said, “I’ll see you to the door.”
Instead of being angry at her seeing him off like a little squirrel, Jin Shi Yue’s lips curved upwards, a hint of a casual smile on his face.
Lian Li always saw guests only to the door and never crossed the threshold; it was her habit. But today, she unconsciously took two steps forward until the man was out of sight before going back inside and closing the door.
Lian Li returned to the living room, her gaze inadvertently falling on the coffee table, where a document was placed.
It was Jin Shi Yue’s document!
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