Perhaps due to fatigue or other reasons, Nanxi fell asleep, slumped on the sofa.
Lu Yinchu picked her up and placed her on the bed. She didn’t wake up. He covered her with a blanket and smoothed her hair. Her forehead creased slightly, but she continued to sleep.
Sighing, he grabbed his pack of cigarettes, opened the door, and stepped outside.
Around three-thirty in the afternoon, Nanxi woke up. She opened her eyes groggily and shivered slightly at the unfamiliar room and large bed. She quickly sat up.
Looking at the blanket she was covered with, she saw it was new, an off-white color with light blue embroidery. It was beautiful - did Lu Yinchu cover her with it?
She bit her lip and got out of bed. Lu Yinchu wasn’t in the room. She figured he must be downstairs, or in the study.
She went to the bathroom to wash her face. She didn’t pay attention to the bathroom when she and Xia Zhen were visiting before. Now, she realized the bathroom here was even bigger than the one in the villa!
Without a doubt, it had a large bathtub and a large mirror. Nanxi frowned, why were there mirrors everywhere!
Did Lu Yinchu like to look at his bare body in the mirror when taking a shower? That was... perverted!
Nanxi quickly groomed herself and went downstairs. He was nowhere to be found. She remembered where the study was, went there, and knocked on the door. No signs of him there either.
The door wasn’t locked. She opened the door and walked in, saw his suit jacket draped over the chair next to the desk, but there was no sign of him!
Where had Lu Yinchu gone?
Nanxi went to the living room to find her bag, took out her mobile phone and saw that she had two missed calls, one from Liang Qiaoqiao and the other from Yang Su!
Nanxi’s eyes flickered, she was hesitant about how to respond.
She found Lu Yinchu’s number and dialed it.
The sound of her phone ringing was accompanied by the sound of the door lock turning. The moment the call connected, a tall male figure came into view. "Missed me so soon?"
Nanxi paused, annoyed, "Are you deliberately wasting my phone credit?"
Realizing she was also on her phone, she quickly hung up, noticed Lu Yinchu carrying two big bags in his hands, she asked with surprise, "Where have you been?"
Lu Yinchu’s voice was calm, "I’m going to cook dinner for you tonight, but we don’t have much food in the fridge, and we’re lacking a lot of daily necessities."
After saying that, he walked to the sofa in the living room, put down the groceries, took out a box from one of the bags, and handed it to her. "Change into these."
Nanxi raised an eyebrow, "What’s this?"
"Slippers, your slippers."
"...". Nanxi frowned, looked at her own feet, at the moment, she was wearing disposable slippers.
After all, this was a new house and many everyday items were not yet prepared. But even so, why did he buy her slippers?
"Lu Yinchu, do you really think I’ll live here? That’s impossible!"
"It’s a fifteen-minute drive from here to your workplace, twenty-five minutes to KING Group. There’s a direct bus service, and roughly speaking, within these fifteen minutes, at least four buses pass by, making your commute to work convenient. Of course, you don’t need to take the bus, I’ll drive you..."
"Also, it’s less than a ten-minute walk to a large supermarket here, and there are two smaller ones about five minutes away. You can buy some things there if needed. I don’t mind driving you around the city to buy anything you lack, as long as you like it, I don’t mind the extra work..."
"Here are the keys. I bought a keychain for you. There’s a fish pendant on it. I don’t know if you like it. If you don’t, I’ll accompany you to pick a new one next time..."
"...". The man looked up at her, his eyes gentle, "What’s the matter?"
"Lu Yinchu, what’s the meaning of all these things you’re doing? When did I say I would live here? Could you please respect me? Could you please stop being so domineering?"
The man remained silent, he reached out, wanting to pull her to sit down with him. But Nanxi wouldn’t sit!
Having no choice, he was forced to stand up. His looming height made Nanxi feel suppressed, she subconsciously took a step back.
"Nanxi, this is just a matter of time. I’m not in a hurry. I’ve waited for eight years, I don’t mind waiting a little longer... I believe in you. You’ll give me an answer, and I believe you won’t let me down."