Reality and imagination intertwined into a hot mess as she reverted to her primal instincts to own him for the night. All logical thought left her, and all that was left was a shell acting on its own volition.
The passion and attraction engulfing made her sink deeper and deeper.
Suddenly, she heard him say, “I missed you so much.” Unwittingly, tears brimmed her eyes as she felt a hand caressing her belly nonstop.
She surrendered herself to his arms as he kissed her incessantly. He had the power to drive away all her fear, and as a result she fell into a peaceful sleep.
The next morning, Lin Xinyan turned around and tried to hug him, but all that was left was a cold, empty space beside her.
She slowly opened her eyes and realized that the other side of the bed was left untouched, it was clear that no one was around. Even so, what she experienced last night felt so real to her.
She felt that she wasn’t dreaming last night because of how familiar the voice and the scent were. She quickly got out of bed and opened the bathroom door but no one was inside. Maybe he isn’t here anymore. She hurried to the kitchen and heard a sound. Is that him?
Almost running towards the kitchen, she blurted out, “Zong…”
However, before she could say the name, she saw that the person in the kitchen wasn’t the man she desired. Instead, it was Qin Ya.
Qin Ya came back early in the morning and went to cook something because she was hungry. She asked when she saw that Lin Xinyan was still wearing her pajamas, “You just woke up? I have made some noodles. Would you like some?”
Lin Xinyan regained her senses and ruffled through her messy hair. Was I hallucinating? She turned around to catch a better view of the whole house and noticed nothing abnormal.
How did he appear in the middle of the night?
She rubbed her temples to calm herself down. I must’ve hallucinated. How could he even have showed up in my room?
That doesn’t make any sense at all. Even if he managed to find me, it’s impossible for him to slip into my room without a trace.
The strong smell of soup filled the room as Qin Ya came out with her spicy noodles. Lin Xinyan frowned and asked Qinya, “Are you really eating that first thing in the morning? Won’t your stomach hurt?”
Qin Ya placed the spicy noodles on the table, sat down, and said, “I just thought of eating this and one meal probably won’t do any harm.”
When Lin Xinyan entered the room, it was as though something was on her mind, so she looked at her and asked, “Did you run into anyone familiar lately?”
“Nope.” Qin Ya lowered her head as she had prepared herself to put up an act to cover up her lie. Even though she could answer Lin Xinyan’s doubts with ease, she didn’t want to make any eye contact with her because she felt guilty.
Shao Yun gave Lin Xinyan the USB drive but she could not spot Zong Jinghao in the video. The three of them sat inconspicuously at the corner and it was crowded there, so the video did not capture them.
Zong Jinghao probably doesn’t know about that, so he definitely didn’t show up last night.
Lin Xinyan lowered her gaze to hide the fact that she was deep in thought.
“Why did you ask me that?” Qin Ya asked in a quizzical tone, “Is there someone in your mind that you want to see?”
As Qin Ya said that, she looked down and saw Lin Xinyan’s bare feet.
Lin Xinyan followed Qin Ya’s gaze and looked down, and only then did she realize that she forgot to put on her slippers. She tried to explain herself, “Um, I just asked that question for fun. I didn’t put on my slippers because I was dying for a glass of water.”
To prove her innocence, she poured a glass of water and finished it. “I’ll go and change my clothes now.”
The moment she finished saying that, she hurried back to her room to avoid any further questions from Qin Ya. When she reached the room, she realized that everything was in its rightful place, and she noticed nothing unusual. She then put on her slippers and laughed at herself. I must’ve been so tired lately that I started to hallucinate.
She rested her elbow on the table and rubbed her temples.
Zong Yanchen entered her room and looked around with his sleepy eyes. He felt that there was no sign of Zong Jinghao at all, so he knew that Zong Jinghao had already left. In the morning when he was still sleeping, he felt that someone came to his room too, but he didn’t bother to check because he was dead tired.
He threw himself into Lin Xinyan’s arms and asked tentatively, “Mommy, did you sleep well last night?”
She looked at him with her eyes wide open, then she touched his face and said, “I slept very well. What about you?”
I was kept awake by bad dreams but as soon as I dreamed of him, I just dozed off soundly.
Even though it was just a dream, I still felt warm inside.
He nodded and said he slept well too. He studied his mommy’s face and she seemed to not realize that someone had visited her yesterday night. He continued asking, “Would you be able to stay home with us today since it’s the weekend?”
“Sure. I’m not going anywhere today, so I’ll just stay home with you guys.” It has been a long while since I last spend time with them, so I’m just going to stay with them today even if I have a lot of things to do.
Zong Yanchen gently rubbed her tummy and asked her with anticipation, “When is the baby coming?”
“In five more months.” she replied plainly.
It was a common belief that pregnancy takes ten months to complete its cycle from the moment the baby was conceived, but actually, it only took nine months.
“Mommy, can you take Yanxi and me to a movie today?” he asked again in a cute voice, “Can you, mommy?”
He usually didn’t act cute to Lin Xinyan because he knew that she wouldn’t be able to resist his charms whenever he did that.
As expected, Lin Xinyan smiled lovingly and replied, “Alright.”
“I want popcorn and Coke and…”
She interrupted him without any hesitation, “Can you go wash up and change your clothes first? You can think about that after you have breakfast.”
“All right.” He loosened himself from her arms and rushed straight into his room. On the other hand, she composed herself, walked to her closet, and picked out a dress.
Meanwhile, in B City.
Shen Peichuan and Su Zhan who came back from country Y were stunned by a piece of news; a video of Shen Peichuan kissed by Sang Yu at the university entrance was uploaded on the internet by a student.
This caused an uproar because Shen Peichuan wasn’t an ordinary man, but a government official instead. As a government official, his every move would be watched and scrutinized, so this piece of news would surely cause an uproar from the general public.
Su Zhan could not believe his eyes when he saw this piece of news because the Shen Peichuan that he knew wasn’t a devious person.
Through that incident, he had a newfound impression of Shen Peichuan.
“You’re really a wolf in a sheep’s skin. How could you do this? She is just a minor! Were you trying to show off your kissing skill in public?”
From the video, one could tell that there were indeed many people watching.
Besides that, both of their faces were clearly visible as the recording was taken from the side.
However, Shen Peichuan paid no mind to whatever he said. The news had already exposed their identities, but the effect it had on Shen Peichuan was negligible and he wasn’t afraid to be investigated. The same could not be said about Sang Yu though.
After all, as a woman, she was more vulnerable to criticism. Furthermore, she was only a young freshman.
