After dinner, Lu Jingyan declined Lu Minghui’s suggestion to stay overnight at the old mansion and brought Shen Nanyin back to Yujing Bay.
Holding her luggage in one hand, Lu Jingyan pressed a few buttons with the other. “Come over and register your fingerprint and facial recognition.”
She moved closer to him, and Lu Jingyan didn’t bother to step aside like a gentleman would, inevitably leading to some physical contact.
He looked down at her fluffy head, her slender, fair nape tempting him to leave a mark.
Lu Jingyan averted his gaze, entered the house, and took out a brand-new pair of women’s slippers.
“Stay here for now. Do you prefer a flat or a villa? We can go look at some later.”
Shen Nanyin looked up and let out a soft “ah.” “That’s not necessary, really. This place is quite nice.”
Lu Jingyan raised an eyebrow, his expression meaningful. “Alright.”
A moment later, Shen Nanyin understood why.
Despite being a spacious flat of several hundred square meters, because he lived alone, only one room was kept as a bedroom. The others were a study, a gym, a home theater, and so on…
Shen Nanyin stood hesitantly at the door of Lu Jingyan’s room, dragging her suitcase.
Last time, her mind had been fuzzy, but this time she was completely clear-headed.
So she could clearly sense the atmosphere in the room, which was entirely that of another man.
Moreover, there was only one bed.
Although the bed was quite large, were they really going to sleep together?
“Why are you standing here spacing out?”
Lu Jingyan pulled her suitcase into the connected walk-in closet.
The closet was already filled with many sets of women’s clothing, from everyday wear to nightgowns, along with handbags from major brands of the season.
The dressing table was covered with skincare products from luxury brands, and the drawers were filled with jewelry of various styles.
Shen Nanyin pursed her lips and followed closely behind him. “Um, where do I sleep?”
Leaning against the closet, Lu Jingyan’s voice carried a hint of casual indifference.
“I spent so much money; can’t I even hold my wife to sleep at night?”
Shen Nanyin: “…”
She tried to bolster her courage. After all, other contractual marriages also required providing marital intimacy. At least Lu Jingyan’s looks were decent.
“You go first?”
Lu Jingyan looked down and asked her.
Her heart was beating rapidly, her palms sweating, as she managed a difficult “mm-hmm.”
Lu Jingyan took her to the bathroom and showed her how to turn on the hot water. “Press this if you want to take a bath. The bathtub is clean.”
After grabbing her nightgown and undergarments, Shen Nanyin dawdled inside for a long time, washing slowly. Only when she couldn’t delay any longer did she muster the courage to come out.
Her hair was wrapped in a towel, a strand of damp hair hanging over her forehead, her eyelashes still dotted with water droplets.
Under the long silk nightgown, only a small section of her calves and slender ankles were visible, her skin tight and delicate over her bones.
Women tend to shower at higher temperatures, so her skin carried a faint pink hue.
Lu Jingyan’s eyes darkened slightly. He washed his hands and had her sit on a chair.
Shen Nanyin sat stiffly.
Then she saw him open one of the bottles of essence water, pour it onto a cotton pad, gently pinch her chin, and lift her face.
The moisturizing liquid was applied to her face. Shen Nanyin looked up, somewhat bewildered.
After applying the essence, he opened a jar of cream, his warm fingertips gently massaging it to spread the cream.
They were very close. Lu Jingyan caught the scent on her and paused.
She had used his shower gel, and her body seemed to carry his scent.
Meeting her confused gaze, Lu Jingyan explained casually.
“If I left it there, you wouldn’t use it.”
He knows me so well…
Shen Nanyin pursed her lips, letting out an awkward, light cough. “I’ll use it in the future.”
The warmth in her cheeks rose with the gentle rubbing and kneading. It was just applying moisturizer, yet her ears felt burning hot, and her heartbeat grew somewhat erratic.
Only when his hand finally withdrew did Shen Nanyin let out a sigh of relief.
“Want me to blow-dry your hair?”
Lu Jingyan closed the lid of the moisturizer and placed it back properly.
“No need,” Shen Nanyin hurriedly replied. “You should go take a shower.”
As soon as she said it, a faint sense of embarrassment rose in her heart—as if she were in a hurry to do something.
“I mean, you should rest early.”
Help, that sounded even stranger.
The corner of Lu Jingyan’s lips lifted slightly. “Understood, Mrs. Lu.”