Wine-scented Beauty

Chapter 371: Keeping the Promise

Ji Meiqing said through gritted teeth, "I'm not a child. Let me go. I'm so cold. I need to go into my room and hide under the covers to warm up." As she spoke, she tried to break free from Lu Yu's grasp.

"Hey! What are you doing? Put me down." Seeing Ji Meiqing trying to break free, Lu Yu immediately picked her up and carried her upstairs. This caused Ji Meiqing to gasp in surprise, but it was late at night, and she didn't dare to be too loud for fear of disturbing others, so she simply buried her head in Lu Yu's arms and couldn't help but pound his chest with her hands.

Pushing open the door, Lu Yu walked directly to the bedside, placed Ji Meiqing on the bed, took off her shoes, and then let her lie down on the bed. He tucked her in and turned to leave, but Ji Meiqing grabbed his wrist. Lu Yu turned back to look at the person on the bed with some confusion.

Ji Meiqing jumped off the bed, wrapped her arms around Lu Yu's neck, and kissed him on the lips. Lu Yu, still standing there, hadn't even reacted yet. Ji Meiqing whispered in his ear, "Brother Lu, we can go home in a few days. I kept my promise this time." She looked at Lu Yu and smiled sweetly.

Lu Yu looked at Ji Meiqing, thinking to himself how much time they had been alone together since they came to Jiangnan. It seemed like they hadn't had any. But his wife wasn't like other women who loved embroidery and weaving; instead, she loved doing business. He could only silently support her and watch her progress step by step. Many times, he worried that one day Ji Meiqing would walk too fast and he wouldn't be able to keep up.

"Don't catch a cold, hurry back to bed." Lu Yu said, stroking Ji Meiqing's dark hair with tenderness in his eyes. Only then did Ji Meiqing realize that she was barefoot. When she came to her senses, she felt a chill and quickly crawled into the quilt.

"Go to sleep, I'm going to take a shower." Lu Yu said, lowering his head to kiss her forehead. Ji Meiqing nodded like a chick pecking at rice. Lu Yu looked back at Ji Meiqing curled up in the blankets every few steps before finally disappearing from the room.

Watching Lu Yu's departing figure, Ji Meiqing was filled with emotion. How long had it been since she felt this familiar feeling, this feeling of the two of them spending every day together? She realized that she had neglected the person she loved most—Lu Yu—for the sake of money, and by more than just a little bit.

Filled with guilt, she pondered how to make it up to Lu Yu once she returned to Rongcheng. Should she take him out for a delicious meal? Take him out for fun activities? But what fun things were there in ancient times? What delicious food was there? Perhaps she should have a baby with him? This sudden thought startled Ji Meiqing.

Having a child… Although I’m over forty in modern times, I’ve never been in a relationship, let alone had a child. Thinking about it, my face flushed.

"Why aren't you asleep yet? What are you thinking about? Your face is all red." Lu Yu came in after taking a shower and saw Ji Mei lying on the bed, not asleep. She seemed to be deep in thought, but for some reason, her face was flushed.

Ji Meiqing suddenly snapped out of her reverie and, seeing Lu Yu approaching, quickly hid herself completely under the covers, desperately trying to hide her flushed face. She couldn't help but inwardly scold herself for always having such inappropriate thoughts. Seeing her unusual behavior, Lu Yu quickly went over and pulled the blanket off her head.

Ji Meiqing felt a slight chill, opened her eyes, and saw the blanket that Lu Yu had pulled back. She blinked and looked at Lu Yu. Lu Yu touched her forehead with his hand: "What's wrong? Are you alright? Why is your face so red?" Finding that Ji Meiqing didn't have a fever, he asked with even more anxiety.

"I'm fine...it's just...it's too hot, yes, too hot." Ji Meiqing explained to Lu Yu, who looked at her with disbelief. Lu Yu had said he was cold earlier, but now he was saying he was hot. What was going on?

"Oh dear, I'm really fine. I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep." Ji Meiqing said hastily, seeing that Ku Yu didn't believe her at all. After saying that, she closed her eyes tightly and pretended to be asleep.

Lu Yu had no choice but to crawl into bed and look at Ji Meiqing, knowing she wasn't asleep. He waited until she turned over in her sleep to make sure she was really asleep before slowly closing his eyes.

The next morning, Shen Bin heard the alarm and quickly got up. Seeing Zhao Ning'er's sleeping face beside him, he didn't want to disturb her, so he got up and dressed. However, he didn't notice that Zhao Ning'er, lying in bed, turned over and found that the bed beside her was empty, but still warm. Rubbing her sleepy eyes, she saw Shen Bin getting dressed.

She lay in bed without Shen Bin waking her up, instead slowly dressing himself. She woke up around the time the rooster crowed, but simply didn't want to get up; she wanted to spend more time alone with Shen Bin.

Suddenly remembering that she was supposed to pay her respects to Shen's father this morning, she got up and dressed. Shen Bin, seeing Zhao Ning'er getting dressed, couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't you sleep a little longer?"

Zhao Ning'er lowered her head and straightened her clothes. Hearing Shen Bin's words, she thought for a moment and said, "I just arrived here yesterday. I should go and pay my respects to Father today. What if I'm late and upset Father? If people criticize me, that would be even more serious." Shen Bin only asked one question, but Zhao Ning'er calmly explained a whole bunch of things.

Shen Bin jokingly put his arm around her waist and said, "My wife is so sensible. She even calls me 'Father' so naturally." He then tapped the tip of her pen with his finger. Zhao Ning'er blushed and immediately lowered her head, remaining silent.

——Complete the book.