After that, Yan stopped moving around. Instead, she leaned against Han Qing obediently because his voice sounded gravelly and tired, which might have been due to the large consumption of alcohol. She couldn’t help with anything right now, so she tried to be on the best behavior for him.
Soon, Yan felt his breathing becoming smooth and steady. She blinked several times while taking a guess. Is he asleep? That can’t be. I’m still lying on him. How can he fall asleep while hugging me? She waited for a while, and true enough, Han Qing’s breathing remained steady. It looks like he truly is fast asleep.
Yan was shocked when she heard a faint knock against the door, but she calmed down swiftly and shifted Han Qing’s arm around her gently before getting out of bed to head to the door.
Luo Huimei was waiting for her at the door. Initially, she wanted to enter the room straight away, but recalled that Yan and Han Qing were in a relationship after all. If I were to see something I shouldn’t, we would be embarrassed for the rest of our lives. Hence, Luo Huimei waited at the door for a moment and only knocked on the door after confirming that it was quiet in the room.
“Mom.” As Yan came out of the room, Luo Huimei couldn’t help but look over her shoulder into the room. “Where’s Han Qing?”
“He’s… asleep.” The corners of Yan’s lips twitched. After that, she explained, “He slept soon after entering the room.”
Asleep? Luo Huimei was surprised. How did he fall asleep so quickly? ”Didn’t you say that he can hold his liquor? Why is he fast asleep now? Is he drunk?”
“He must have had too much to drink. Furthermore, he has been swamped with work lately. I think he must be exhausted,” Yan came up with some excuses. In all honesty, she was just guessing. Handling the company alone had always been exhausting for Han Qing. Although he did not have to handle petty issues, the matters he had to attend to were taxing. Furthermore, there were times when the job was demanding and it would take a toll on his mental state. That was why he fell asleep quickly.
“I see, that’s true. It must be exhausting to run a company. In that case, will you have to help him if you were to marry him in the future?”
Yan blushed immediately at the sudden question. “Mom, that’s a long way to go. Who knows? We’ll talk about the future when it comes to that.” With that, Yan grabbed Luo Huimei’s arm and led her away from the room.
Luo Huimei commented unhappily, “Silly girl, why are you shy? He isn’t young anymore. Isn’t he planning to start a family? You two might not be together for a long time, but both of you must have marriage in mind, am I right? You should settle down and mull things over. Otherwise, what would you do if he ambushes you with a marriage proposal?”
Marriage proposal? Han Qing proposing to me? Yan just couldn’t imagine that scene—no matter how hard she tried to do so. How could such a cold and steady person propose to me on a bent knee? However… The same cold and steady person took the initiative and kissed me after we started our relationship. Besides, when we were on vacation abroad, his responses that night were very… Anyway, there was a vast difference from his usual calm and restrained exterior. Yan was too shy to continue with her messy thoughts, so she remarked, “Mom, please stop with the nonsense. I can handle it myself.”
“I can tell you are clueless. You avoid the topic each time I bring it up. Silly girl, you can’t be planning to toy with his feelings, can you? Are you planning to date without getting married?”
Yan was at a loss for words when she heard that. I’m speechless by what goes through her brain. How did she come to that conclusion?
“Huh? Did I guess correctly?”
“Mom, it’s impossible… I will never get involved with other men apart from him. In fact, I will never get married with anyone else,” Yan sincerely confessed.
“That’s fine. But, he isn’t getting any younger. It’s best that you two get married and have children soon.”
Yan was stunned to silence when she heard that and did not want to linger on this topic. Besides, Luo Huimei had a slight change in expression when she started talking about this topic, as if something important struck her. “By the way, previously…”
“Mom, I’m busy. I should check on him. I’ll return to my room now.” Then, Yan turned around to return into her room. She closed the room door behind her and leaned her back against the door while holding a hand over her chest. Luckily I escaped. Otherwise, Mom’s questioning would drive me up the wall.
Yan steadied her breathing before approaching the bed. She noticed that Han Qing was fast asleep and she knew that she wouldn’t be able to sleep in her own bed tonight. Why don’t I let him sleep in my room? I can stay overnight in the guest room. However, Yan was used to taking a shower at night before sleeping. She took a long nap in the afternoon, so she had yet to shower today. It’s embarrassing to shower here.
In the end, Yan took her clothes to shower in the guest room. After she got out of the shower, she returned to her bedroom to open her cabinet to get a quilt and pillow for the guest room. Just when she was busying herself, Luo Huimei appeared out of nowhere. She was leaning against the door frame while regarding Yan. “Wait, Yan, aren’t you two together? Why are you shifting to the guest room?”
Yan was dumbfounded when she heard that. I think my mom is a busybody. Why is she so concerned about my relationship? Besides, she’s so interested in such a sensitive and embarrassing issue. “Mom, it’s getting late. Aren’t you going to bed?”
“My daughter isn’t sleeping yet. I’m accompanying my daughter for a chat. Is that a problem?” Then, Luo Huimei walked into the room and sat on the bedside. “Look at yourself. The bed isn’t even well made. Is this how you make your bed? The bedcover will be in a mess once you shift in bed.” She nagged her daughter while making the bed properly—and even continued complaining for some time before finally leaving.
Yan let out a sigh of relief and got under the quilt to lie down in bed. However, she was wide awake since she had a long afternoon nap. Besides, she just couldn’t fall asleep since her mind was jumbled with thoughts. She tossed and turned on the bed. Then, she searched for the signs and symptoms of being pregnant on her phone until she fell asleep.
…
The next day, after Han Qing woke up from his sleep, he reached out to the bedside subconsciously to check the time on the alarm clock, but ended up grabbing a comb instead. He was astounded for a few moments before opening his eyes and he was greeted with a foreign ceiling. Yan had chosen blue as the theme for her room when it was renovated in the past. There were white stripes between the light blue color and the décor clearly indicated that the room belonged to a young lady.
A sweet feminine fragrance lingered in Han Qing’s nose because it was all around him from the quilt and pillow. Furthermore, he realized that the quilt he had on him was light blue in color with a cartoon theme. He paused for a while before his lips curled into a faint smile. That’s right. I recall now. I came to look for Yan yesterday. I drank some alcohol and spent the night here.
