Сhарtеr 11: Stоlen Kiss
Siх о’сlосk the next mоrning.
Lu Вeixun lоoked аt thе реrsоn slеeрing sоundlу оn the bed. “Сen Wan, time to gеt uр.”
“……”
“You shоuld gеt uр nоw.”
“……”
Тhe реrsоn on the bеd didn’t mоve аt all, not evеn showing thе slightest reaсtion. If shе hadn’t sаid lаst night that if she didn’t wаke up, he shоuld саll hеr a few mоrе timеs аnd make surе to wаke her, hе would havе left long аgo.
She was quitе sеlf-аwarе аbout her tendеncу tо overslеep.
“Gеt up!” Lu Веiхun raisеd his voicе slightly.
Thе реrson on the bed stirred, turned over, аnd сontinued sleeрing, mumbling, “Stоp making noisе, lеt me sleep a little longer…”
Lu Beixun: “”
At six-twenty, Lu Beixun completely lost his patience. He directly pulled back the blanket and lifted the person on the bed up like a little chick. “Cen Wan, if you don’t get up now, I’m leaving!”
“Where are you going?” Cen Wan asked groggily. “To work?”
Lu Beixun: “”
“To work out!”
“Oh, then go ahead.” After saying this, Cen Wan suddenly opened her eyes and instantly became fully awake. This was an opportunity she almost missed.
“Wait for me five minutes.”
Five minutes later, dressed in black sportswear with her hair tied up in a neat high ponytail, she stood in front of Lu Beixun with a smile. “I’m ready.”
The third-floor gym.
After just a few minutes, Cen Wan turned off the treadmill, stepped down, sat on the floor gasping for breath, and waved at Lu Beixun. “I can’t do it anymore, my little life is about to be over.”
Lu Beixun looked at her as if she were a weakling.
Cen Wan felt she was being looked down upon and pouted in grievance. “Don’t look at me with that kind of expression.”
Lu Beixun didn’t look at her again. After resting enough, Cen Wan got up from the floor. She couldn’t let others look down on her. She got back on the treadmill, gradually increasing the speed bit by bit.
In her heart, she thought she couldn’t let Lu Beixun look down on her. Who knew that half an hour later, she made herself look even more pitiful.
Dizziness, darkening vision, nausea, wanting to vomit.
She was carried downstairs by Lu Beixun, and then the family doctor appeared before her.
After examining her, the family doctor kept shaking his head. Anyone who didn’t know would think she had a terminal illness.
Family Doctor: “Mr. Lu, Madam is fine. She lacks exercise and her body is too weak. Experiencing these symptoms after excessive exercise is normal. For the sake of her health, she should exercise more. A stronger physique makes one less prone to illness.”
Cen Wan: “”
Thank you so much!
The family doctor continued, “The dizziness will gradually improve in as little as two hours, or as long as a day.”
Cen Wan: “”
I beg you, please leave quickly!
So embarrassing. It proves that sometimes you really can’t rush to prove you can do something.
After the family doctor left, Lu Beixun sat in the single armchair by the bed, giving her a meaningful look.
Cen Wan: “”
“Do I have flowers on my face?”
“No.” Lu Beixun got up, opened the wardrobe, took some clothes, and went into the bathroom.
Cen Wan: “”
She shouted toward the bathroom door, “Lu Beixun, what do you mean? Looking down on me?”
The response she got was the sound of running shower water.
A quarter of an hour later, he came out of the bathroom. He wore a black, ascetic-style short-sleeved T-shirt on top and black casual pants on the bottom. Shedding his sharpness, he looked more relaxed and lazy.
Cen Wan stared straight at him. What a walking clothes hanger! Compared to him in a suit, she preferred Lu Beixun in this casual outfit; he seemed more approachable.
After watching for a while, Cen Wan noticed the key point: he wasn’t wearing a suit, which meant he didn’t plan to go out today. Could she assume that Lu Beixun would stay home with her today?
Cen Wan was sticky with sweat and couldn’t stand it anymore. Enduring the dizziness, she went into the bathroom for a quick rinse.
During this time, Lu Beixun remained outside, paying attention to the sounds from the bathroom.
After washing up, she went straight back to bed. Breakfast was brought upstairs by Lu Beixun. Her head hurt too much, so she only drank a couple of mouthfuls of porridge.
Lu Beixun picked up the bowl of porridge from the bedside table, scooped a spoonful, and brought it to her lips. “Eat a little more.”
Suppressing the urge to scream inside, Cen Wan drank the porridge from his hand.
This was the first time since her rebirth that he had fed her.
He still loved her and cared about her, right?
Right? Right? Hahaha…
If Lu Beixun could read minds, he would definitely hear a burst of wild laughter from someone.
Despite having no appetite, under Lu Beixun’s meticulous feeding, she finished the porridge.
Lu Beixun picked up the bowl and left the bedroom, leaving only her in the room. Cen Wan remembered last night’s dream, vaguely recalling Lu Beixun comforting her softly.
After a while, Lu Beixun came back upstairs with a cup of warm water and placed it in her hand. “Drink some water.”
Cen Wan took it, hesitated for a moment, and asked, “Last night, you…”
Knowing what she wanted to ask: “You had a nightmare last night.”
So last night, Lu Beixun comforting her and telling her not to be afraid really happened; it wasn’t a dream.
Cen Wan secretly rejoiced in her heart, unaware that she had also talked a lot in her sleep.
After her moment of joy, Cen Wan sighed silently. “This morning, was I really embarrassing?”
Originally thinking that since she was in such a state, Lu Beixun would comfort her a little, she didn’t expect him to deliver a heavy blow without the slightest hesitation.
“Yes, embarrassing.” Lu Beixun’s tone was flat, but it dealt her a fatal blow.
Cen Wan almost fainted on the spot and had to be sent to the emergency room for three days and nights of resuscitation.
“Don’t call me tomorrow.” Cen Wan looked utterly defeated. “My physique isn’t suited for exercise; it’s only suited for lying flat.”
Lu Beixun remained silent, his dark eyes holding a hint of amusement.
That said, although she had no talent for exercise, fortunately, even without exercising, she didn’t gain weight and had no excess fat on her body. This was probably the only thing worth celebrating.
After lunch, her dizziness was gone, and her vision was clear again. Afraid that Lu Beixun would know she was better and wouldn’t stay home with her, she chose to continue pretending.
She thought she was treating Lu Beixun like a fool, not realizing she was the fool.
Knowing she was pretending, Lu Beixun didn’t expose her. In the afternoon, he stayed home and watched TV with her.
Cen Wan curled up on the sofa, hugging a pillow. The TV was playing a romantic idol drama, reaching the high-intensity scene where the male and female leads kissed.
She glanced at Lu Beixun, who was feigning sleep beside her, her gaze falling on his thin lips. A restless urge stirred in her heart.
Cen Wan turned sideways, closed her eyes, and leaned toward his thin lips. Just one centimeter away, only one centimeter, the phone on the coffee table rang.
Cursing inwardly, she opened her eyes and immediately met Lu Beixun’s deep, cool gaze. The air instantly froze, and the atmosphere became awkward.
Lu Beixun: “What are you doing?”
Cen Wan: “”
Putting on a brave face, she examined his eyelashes and said nonchalantly, “Your eyelashes are so long.”
After saying this, Cen Wan immediately sat up straight and didn’t look at him again; otherwise, she would definitely give herself away.
She picked up the phone from the coffee table and, without caring who was calling, hung up directly.
Who knew that on TV, the male and female leads were passionately kissing from outside the door into the room? Cen Wan was so embarrassed she could dig a hole with her toes. Just as the two separated their lips and she breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was over, the male and female leads kissed again and rolled onto the bed together.
If she had known, she wouldn’t have hung up the phone in a fit of anger; maybe she could have avoided the awkwardness.
She secretly glanced at Lu Beixun; he was watching too…
As if hearing her thoughts, the person on the other end of the phone rang again.
Cen Wan silently said thank you in her heart.