Yan froze in surprise. Before she could react, Sky snuck into her arms. She paused for a few moments before she hastily hugged Sky close to her as she was afraid that it would fall. Rubbing its head against her arm, Sky nestled in her arms gently. It was so well-behaved and adorable that she felt like she was going to get a nosebleed from this.
She was filled with excitement as she stood up while carrying Sky, then she looked at Han Qing awkwardly.
“You can let it accompany you tonight if you’d like.”
“Can I?” she asked with uncertainty. The question she really wanted to ask was: ‘Can I really stay over for the night?’
“Yes.” Han Qing walked forward. “It’s late; I’ll bring you back to the room. You should get some rest soon.”
She held Sky in her arms as she followed after him. Entering the room together, he brought her to the bedroom as he said, “Sleep here for tonight. I’ll be right next door. You can call me on my phone, or just yell for me if you need anything.”
He is really going to let me stay here tonight. Hugging Sky to her chest, she nodded in confusion and made a noncommittal sound in reply.
“I’ll take my leave now.” Before he left, he paused and gave her another look; it made her nervous. “What’s wrong?”
“Don’t think too much. I will deal with… the situation. Just get some sleep.” After saying that, he reached out his hand and placed it lightly on her head, then softly ruffled her hair.
Yan was speechless. She only came back to her senses at the sound of the door closing. Did Han Qing just… ruffle my hair? She was so stunned she forgot to react.
“Meow, meow, meow!” Sky suddenly started struggling in her arms. She lowered her head. “What’s wrong, Sky?”
“Meow!” Sky jumped out of her hands, then sashayed onto the bed. It snuggled into the blankets and looked at her as if inviting her to join in.
She looked at the cat silently. Why does this cat seem like a spiritual being? After pondering for a while, she climbed onto the bed. When she lay down, Sky immediately moved to her side and meowed next to her. Thus, she petted its head for a while until it lay down beside her.
Too many things had happened in succession tonight. However, the incident that stood out to her the most was the kiss with Han Qing. He suddenly kissed her, leaving her unable to react in time. She didn’t even know how she managed to respond to the series of actions and conversations that came after.
Reaching out her hand, her fingertips lightly brushed across her lips. At the same time, her heart felt like it was going to burst. Why did he… kiss me? Is it for the reason I’m thinking of? She closed her eyes. She did not dare to continue with her train of thought for fear of the disappointment that would come after hyping herself up.
Petting Sky’s head, she leaned over and whispered a question, “Sky, tell me… Why did he suddenly do that?”
“Meow?” Sky tilted its head and looked at her with big, round eyes.
“Sigh, you’re just a cat; what would you know? Let’s just go to sleep.” Covering both of them with the blanket, she closed her eyes and prepared to sleep. At first, she thought that the moment she closed her eyes tonight, she would be plagued with visions of Li Sihan forcing himself on her. Instead, all she saw once she closed her eyes was Han Qing—his eyebrows, his eyes, and his lips…
She shook her head vigorously, trying to get his appearance out of her head. Then, she rolled over and went back to sleep. Even so, he continued to occupy her mind. Yan’s eyes flew open and she stared at the snow-white ceiling. At this moment, she felt that she was done for in this lifetime. I’m firmly wrapped around his finger. If he has no interest in me, then… I’ll never get married. I’ll just live out the rest of my life alone. She tossed and turned throughout the night until she fell asleep from exhaustion when dawn came.
In her dreams, he gently held her face in his hands, lowered his head, and kissed her again and again—her dreams all night were filled with his kisses. Opening her eyes the next morning, she found that she had drooled all over the pillowcase. She panicked and jumped up, then reached out her hands to rub at her mouth frantically.
Sky, who had accompanied her throughout the night, was nowhere to be seen. The bedroom door was cracked open, indicating that it had escaped out the room. She sat there for a few seconds, then got up and went to the restroom to wash up. While she was at it, she also washed the pillowcase she used last night.
After sleeping through the night, she noticed that Han Qing’s shirt was extremely wrinkled; it looked very sloppy, but she had nothing else to wear. While she was mulling over what to do, a cat’s cry sounded from outside the bathroom. “Meow.”
“Sky?” Yan came out of the bathroom and saw Sky sitting on the carpet obediently. There was a bag in front of it that seemed to be filled with something.
“What is this?” Crouching down to check it out, she found that the bag held some female clothing. She was bewildered. “How did you—” Halfway through her sentence, she seemed to realize something and was stunned by the realization. How can I be so stupid? One glance is enough to tell that the clothes were prepared by Han Qing!
Since arriving here last night, there had been no other people; it was only the two of them and the cat. I can’t believe he sent the cat to deliver the clothes to me!
“Meow?” Sky seemed to say, ‘I’ve completed my mission.’ Then, it turned around and ran out.
Yan took the clothes with her into the bathroom. Opening the bag, she realized that even her undergarments had been prepared for her. She changed into the undergarments, her face flaming red. It fitted her body perfectly, and she wondered how he managed to guess her size, much less obtain such an accurate estimate. She rarely wore dresses, but the clothes he had prepared for her today was a sweet white floral dress. She looked good in it, but… it felt strange wearing the dress; perhaps because she was not used to it.
Scratching her head, she decided to tie up her hair, then left the room. In the beginning, she thought that there were no other people in the house. However, the moment she left the room, she ran into a middle-aged lady. When their gazes met, the lady smiled at her. “You must be Miss Zhou. I am the servant Mr. Han hired to clean the place. He asked me to let you know that you can go downstairs for breakfast when you wake up.”
“Huh?” A servant comes here to clean? Well, that makes sense too. The house had been spotless when they arrived yesterday. Since Han Qing rarely lived here, there must be a servant who came here to clean it out once in a while; otherwise, it would be dirty after some time.
Shyly smiling at the other party, she asked, “Good day to you. How may I address you?”
“You are too kind, Miss Zhou. Please call me Mrs. Lin.”
“Thanks, Mrs. Lin. I’ll be going then.”
“Please go ahead. Do be careful when you go down the stairs, Miss Zhou.”
After bidding farewell to Mrs. Lin, she went downstairs. Although she had changed her clothes, the slippers on her feet were still Han Qing’s slippers, so it was hard to walk down the stairs.
Halfway down the stairs, a voice came from downstairs. “Stay there and don’t move.”
Hmm? Yan looked toward the direction of the sound and coincidentally met Han Qing’s eyes.
