The night was quiet, and only the chirping of cicadas could be heard. Xia Yu stood by the window until her legs started to ache, then lazily turned around and wanted to go back to her room to sleep.
That"s when she realized that she didn"t know which room Liu Sijie had brought her luggage to, so she had to search one by one. There were three rooms on the second floor, and she couldn"t find her luggage in two of them, leaving only the half-closed one. Xia Yu knew that Shen Yan was definitely there, but she had to muster up her courage and knock on the door a few times.
After waiting for a while, she heard no response from inside, Xia Yu knocked on the door a few more times, and said: "I"m coming in."
Pus.h.i.+ng the door open and walking in, she saw Shen Yan in his black silk pajama lying in bed, reading a book. He must have heard her knock on the door just now, but he didn"t reply, like a mute.
What the heck? Don"t you know that I am helping you here?
She felt frustrated, but at the same time, it was only to be expected. Xia Yu only glanced at him and then started to look for her own luggage.
Just as she was about to leave with her suitcase, the man in the bed looked up at her and asked, "Where are you going?"
Xia Yu replied expressionlessly: "Sleep."
Shen Yan said: "Sleep in this room."
"Then you get out!" After a long trip, she was also tired, it"s just time to take a bath and sleep.
"I"ll sleep in this room too!" Shen Yan squinted his eyes and looked at her with a smile that was not exactly a smile.
Xia Yu did not appear to be surprised, she only replied with a provocative look in her eyes: "Aren"t you afraid that I will take advantage of you?"
Shen Yan"s handsome face was unfazed, and he said calmly: "I"m in a good mood right now."
Xia Yu paused for a while before she realized what he meant. What did he mean by "I"m in a good mood" was that he could reluctantly allow her to take advantage of him.
Xia Yu had seen shameless people, but she had never seen such a shameless person. Xia Yu had tried so hard not to reply him with a biting look.
"There"s no need that we pretend to be a couple. I"m coming over, whether Mr. Dong gives me face or not has nothing to do with us being a couple or not." Xia Yu turned and left …
"Are you sure that Liu Hai, Jiang An and the rest will take you in?" Shen Yan did not stop her. When she walked at the door, she heard a voice from behind.
"What do you mean?" Xia Yu turned around.
"Didn"t you see that those two rooms had luggage inside?" Shen Yan"s face was filled with bare ridicule.
What, she thinks I"m interested in her? We live under the same roof every day, have I ever crossed the line?
"They are already here? Then …" Xia Yu was surprised, the compet.i.tors had arrived earlier than him, but he still acted unhurriedly.
Having guessed what was on her mind, Shen Yan lowered his head to flip the page and answered: "Since we"re already living here, we"ll meet sooner or later, there"s no need for me to join in the fun. Besides, Mr. Dong is getting old, wouldn"t it be inappropriate to disturb his rest?"
His last sentence about being inappropriate, Xia Yu was not sure whether it was about those two, or about her.
Xia Yu glanced at the man and cursed him in her heart, but she also felt that the man had an extraordinary mindset and was even more patience.
When ordinary people saw their opponents seize the initiative, they would start thinking of a way to remedy the situation. However, he had an indifferent and calm behavior and was even considering his opponents. He was like a junior who knew when to advance and when to retreat, giving his elders enough courtesy.
"No wonder the Old Madame sent you here." Xia Yu dragged her luggage back and took out her pajama to take a bath.
"Wow, you"re praising me!" How rare, Shen Yan smiled and leaned on the side of the bed to read a book. After reading 40 pages, Xia Yu came out of the bathroom.
She was wearing a water pink silk pajama with her hair tied into a bun on top of her head. Her cheeks were white and pink, like a sweet and alluring peach.
"Sleep!" Shen Yan threw away the book and lay down on the bed.
Suddenly, someone patted his head. "Get up."
He immediately opened his eyes, and a black shadow appeared in front of him. He raised his head and looked up, and saw Xia Yu looking at him from up
"What for?"
Was there even a need to ask? Go to sleep in the secondary bedroom next to this one, Xia Yu had already inspected it and saw that the bedding was already prepared: "You should be a bit like a gentleman."
Was she kidding? What they had in the small room was a child"s bed. He was a young man more than 1.8 meters tall, yet she asked him to sleep in it. Shen Yan was not exaggerating that he was afraid that if he slept in that bed, it would be crushed by his weight in midnight.
He turned over and faced Xia Yu with his back, he was not going.
Xia Yu had never seen a person as shameless as him, but this was related to her own welfare. She would not let it go just like that, so she grabbed his arm, trying to pull him down with all her might.
In the end, there was a disparity in strength between them, before Shen Yan"s body would move, she was already exhausted to the point of gasping for breath.
Xia Yu used a leg to lean on the side of the bed, trying to pull him down. Unexpectedly, she used too much force, and Shen Yan fell off the bed, causing her to retreat a few steps, and crashed into a tea table on the side. It happened to hit her on the waist, causing her face to change color from the pain instantly.
"Girl, don"t be so barbaric, be careful that you won"t get married!" Shen Yan immediately got up from the floor, embarra.s.sment written all over his face. He had never been so embarra.s.sed before, actually to fight for a bed with a girl, and fell down from the bed.
If others were to know about this, they would definitely laugh at him.
He is the great Young Master Yan!
Even if n.o.body would marry me, I won"t marry you, a man without any grace. Xia Yu rubbed her waist with her hands, her face filled with hatred.
Could it be that she got some problem from that fall just now? Shen Yan walked towards her.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the black silk pants approaching her. Just as she raised her head, Shen Yan was already in front of her. Before she could start talking, he already lowered his big body, held her back with one arm, and her legs with the other.
He carried Xia Yu and turned towards the big bed.
Xia Yu was shocked. She instinctively grabbed onto his clothes, and asked with vigilance: "What are you doing?"
She wanted to struggle, but her waist was too painful, and she couldn"t use any strength.
This time, it was Shen Yan who did not speak. He walked to the big bed, bent down slightly and put her down, Xia Yu grabbed onto the bed sheet with one hand in an attempt to escape from the danger zone. However, he held one of her arms and one of her legs and turned her just like turning a pancake.
In the blink of an eye, everything was spinning so fast that even Xia Yu herself did not know what was going on, but she was already lying face down.
Both of his hands were placed on her waist, causing Xia Yu to panic. With her last bit of strength, she turned her hand back and was about to scratch him.
With a clap sound, Xia Yu felt pain. Her beautiful features knitted together and the back of her hand was slapped by him and was pulled back swiftly then turned red.
Shen Yan"s cold voice came from behind, "If you don"t want to be paralyzed, don"t make me angry."
It was unknown if it was because of the pain in her waist, or because she was afraid of getting beaten up by him, but for this moment, she did not resist. Shen Yan"s big hand was still on her waist, Xia Yu only realized after she calmed down that he was giving her a message.
Shen Yan"s technique could be considered professional as he gradually moved from the side of her waist towards the spine. When he pressed on a specific spot, Xia Yu suddenly grabbed onto the bed sheet, and couldn"t help but yell: "Ah, it hurts, it hurts!"
Shen Yan paused for a bit, and then pressed on the center position.
Xia Yu immediately became nervous, "Don"t touch it here, it"s too painful."
Shen Yan did not listen to her. His thumbs pressed on the place she said it would hurt, his strength decreased by a bit. Even so, Xia Yu still painfully buried her face in the bed, gritting her teeth as she endured.
Liu Sijie was rather interested in the scenery here. After he put down his luggage, he started walking in the courtyard. Unintentionally, he walked to a belt of plum trees, in the light of the lamps, the reddish color of plums looked quite beautiful.
He picked one, wiped it with a tissue, and bit into it. The sweet and sour juice filled his mouth.
It indeed tasted good, and it must be naturally growing in this garden. He raised his head and looked at Shen Yan"s room. The light was still on, and he knew that Shen Yan had not slept yet.
So, he picked some plums, took them back to his room, washed them, and brought some upstairs for them.
When he reached the door, he heard Xia Yu scream in pain, followed by a loud groan then a light one...
Liu Sijie was a grown man, he knew very well about his master, and what was happening in the room, he could even think it through with his toes.
It seems that he succeeded? Looks like it will be a sunny day tomorrow. Liu Sijie smiled as he looked at the plum in his hand, then turned and walked downstairs.
Xia Yu didn"t know if it was because he had pressed on the same spot for too long that her body became number, and she gradually felt that she could adapt to this pain. Separated by a thin layer of silk pajama, the heat from Shen Yan"s hands reached Xia Yu"s skin ultimately, and it made her feel extremely hot.
It"s no longer the pain that she was thinking about, but other arsy-varsy things. For example, she felt a little embarra.s.sed. At this moment, she was sprawled out on the bed like a dead fish, and Shen Yan was sitting on the bed with his hands behind her back, mainly on her lower back, pressing with great force.
Of course, Shen Yan would never want to take advantage of her, but there is a difference between men and women after all. Furthermore, she was not wearing underwear underneath her pajama. Every time his big hands pa.s.sed by her back through her pajamas, she would feel a sense of shame and humiliation that she was seen through by him.
"Move!"
Xia Yu was currently immersed in her own world, so she didn"t hear what he had said clearly.
Lifting her head slightly, she pretended to be calm and asked, "What?"
This hypocritical woman, Shen Yan, who was sitting on the side of the bed, had intolerance on his face: "I told you to try to move."
What kind of bad luck was it? He was even working as a ma.s.seur for her.
Xia Yu lay down and tried to use the force in her waist to roll over. As expected, she no longer felt the sharp pain like before, it was just a little bit sour, but it was okay.
She was happy for a moment, then smiled at Shen Yan from the bottom of her heart, "You"re really good. You even have this kind of ability?"
Was this girl saying that he"s just a ma.s.seur? Shen Yan shot her a cold and furious glare. He really wanted to throw her off the bed.
Considering that she was so delicate, and for fear of getting into trouble, he barely managed to hold it in.
Seemingly she said something wrong, Xia Yu awkwardly retracted her smile, and slowly sat up. She stroked the strands of hair beside her ear and said softly: "Thank you, I will go sleep in the small bed."
Shen Yan gave Xia Yu a look saying that she wouldn"t be injured if she did this earlier. He stood up to make way for her, telling her to leave, anyway quickly, it"s getting late, and they had things to do the next day.
What did this b.a.s.t.a.r.d mean? She deserved to be injured, and she even caused him to suffer? Eh, is he still a man? Since she had already been wounded like this, he should have taken the initiative to sleep in the small bed.
But in reality, not only did he not take the initiative, he even thought that it was someone else"s fault.
I"m still injured, Xia Yu pulled the blanket over: "My waist is so sore, I can"t move, I can"t move!"
No wonder the ancient saying goes that only women and villains were hard to deal with. If you can"t move, don"t move.
Shen Yan was full of smiles as he slipped into bed, "Then let"s sleep together!"