Chapter 743: Chapter 743: Boyfriend’s Gift
After stepping out of the glowing square, Bai Youwei found that she hadn’t returned to the lounge as expected, but had been taken directly to the headquarters’ dining room.
Zhu Shu was nowhere in sight.
Before delving into the game, Bai Youwei had breakfast with everyone in the dining room. Now it was deep into the night, and naturally, the dining room was deserted.
Zhu Shu was probably back in the lounge with Yan Qingwen and the others.
Bai Youwei rubbed her leg and left the restaurant, taking the elevator back to her room.
The timing within the game and outside world varied slightly. Sometimes it was longer, sometimes shorter, and sometimes it syncs perfectly. Bai Youwei remembered that it was around nine o’clock when she left the game, but as she walked the desolate corridors of the building, it felt much later than nine, probably around eleven or twelve at night.
The sound of her footsteps echoed loudly in the eerily quiet hallway.
Bai Youwei instinctively tread lightly and arrived at her room’s door, which was unlocked. With a gentle push, the door opened.
Shen Mo must have left it unlocked, worried about her returning late at night.
Bai Youwei pursed her lips, the urge to laugh and play a prank on him, to give him a little fright, arose out of nowhere.
She tiptoed into the room and silently shut the door behind her.
The man lying on the bed immediately bolted upright!
His voice was low but authoritative, like a hawk roused from sleep. His sharp, merciless black eyes swept over her, radiating a hint of fierceness.
Bai Youwei stood frozen at the doorway.
As soon as Shen Mo realized it was her, his intense aura dissipated instantly. He got out of bed and walked over to her, gently took her hand, stroked her head, and finally cupped her face, asking gently, “Have you sorted everything out?”
“Yes…” Bai Youwei answered, then snapped back to her senses and accused him, “You were harsh with me just now!”
Shen Mo let out a chuckle, then flicked on the light, brightening the room.
“Are you tired? Want to take a bath?” He went to run hot water in the bathroom, adding with a smile, “I didn’t recognize your footsteps.”
Bai Youwei took a seat on the edge of the bed, kicked off her shoes and plaintively replied, “Yes, you couldn’t even recognize my footsteps.”
Shen Mo had no comeback, and instead admitted lightly, “Yes, I couldn’t recognize them.”
Because most of the time, she used a wheelchair.
With a whining, spoiled tone, Bai Youwei flopped down and grumbled, “I overused my legs this time, I can’t walk a single step now. My legs need rest.”
When Shen Mo returned, he picked her up and asked with a smile, “So these legs that need rest, are they going to take a bath now?”
“Yes~” Bai Youwei hugged his waist like a lazy cat, rubbing her head against his chin, acting coy while insisting, “You carry me, okay~”
Shen Mo replied, “I’ll carry you to the bath, and when you’re done, I have a gift for you.”
“A gift?” Bai Youwei perked up, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Shen Mo. “What gift?”
You will know it in a while.” Shen Mo smiled, not giving it away.
Normally such a serious person, he suddenly seemed mysterious and romantic, causing Bai Youwei to reevaluate him.
What could the gift be?
While soaking in a rose essential oil bath in the bathroom, Bai Youwei was mulling over, was there a recent holiday? Christmas was approaching, but Shen Mo didn’t seem the type to celebrate Christmas.
Besides, if it was a Christmas gift, it should be given on the actual holiday.
…Could it be a birthday? He had only recently known her age, it was unlikely he knew her birthday.
Then what could it be?
Gifts usually come with a reason, right?
As Bai Youwei pondered, a sudden thought flashed vividly into her mind!
With her hand over her heart, sitting upright in the tub, an incredulous thought crossed her mind: Could he be proposing to me?!