Time flowed silently through the fingers like an hourglass. In the quiet living room, only the ticking of the pendulum clock could be heard. Even Chu Jin's snoring and Xuan Xuan's heavy breathing were filtered by the silence and disappeared. There was a faint smell of tobacco drifting from the direction of the floor-to-ceiling windows, lingering in my nose and disturbing my thoughts.
Liang Sheng seemed to come back from his thoughts, lowered his voice, and spoke arrogantly: "These are matters between me and her. Even if we encounter difficulties in the future, I believe she can face them bravely with me. "
His words, on the one hand, swore sovereignty to Director Qin, and on the other hand, they also expressed their trust or expectation in me. I raised my knees and curled up quietly, feeling suddenly a sweet feeling in my heart.
Perhaps for many women, the outcome of a relationship is crucial. If they cannot see the future, some people would rather give up and comfort themselves with words such as 'long-term pain is worse than short-term pain'. But for me, what I care more about is the process, the distance and tacit understanding between two hearts. This feeling is something I have never experienced before when I was with Liu Nanhao. It intoxicates me, fascinates me, and makes me happy. I sink without limit.
This time it was Director Qin's turn to be silent. He sighed softly and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I still understand the principle that brothers and wives should not play with each other."
"That's good." Liang Sheng murmured softly.
After a moment of silence, Director Qin asked softly, "So, what now?"
"What?"
"Just let them sleep like this?"
Liang Sheng made some movement, probably getting up. His voice was a little lazy, and then the sound of rustling footsteps got closer and closer. Liang Sheng lowered his voice and said, "Take the two women to the bed, Chu Jin, and let him sleep on the carpet."
"Pfft." I suddenly couldn't hold it back and made a slight laugh. I was afraid of being discovered by Liang Sheng, so I immediately moved my body and pretended to cough.
A huge shadow enveloped my entire body, and then a pair of hands picked me up by the waist. The faint scent of roses and tobacco exuded a mellow masculine scent. Liang Sheng carried me to the bed in the bedroom, tucked me in, and gently pressed a kiss on my forehead. His gentle movements made my whole heart beat out of rhythm.
When I woke up in a daze, it was already late at night. I shrunk my neck, my head felt as heavy as lead, and the Tianling Cap ached a little. I turned over with half-squinted eyes, and saw Liang Sheng's sleeping face so close at hand, and I was shocked. I suddenly woke up, held my breath and concentrated, and didn't dare to move.
I quietly poked my head out, the bedroom door was closed tightly, the living room was still quiet, and I didn't know if they were still there. Didn't you say that Xuanxuan and I sleep in bed? Why is Liang Sheng lying next to me? I turned to look at him, and he suddenly frowned and hummed a sentence from his throat: "Are you awake?"
My heart skipped a beat, and I was stunned for a few seconds before I nodded weakly and asked him in a low voice: "Where are they?"
Liang Sheng stretched out his hand from the quilt and took me into his arms. He put his chin on my forehead and answered casually: "Qin Zhuren has gone back. Xuanxuan and Chu Jin are sleeping in the living room."
"Did you just sleep?" I could hear his heartbeat next to my ears. I huddled in his arms and remained motionless. Looking at the sky, it must have been around three or four in the morning. The days in Haicheng are long and the nights are short. If it's sunny, the sky will be dark at five or six o'clock. .
Liang Sheng rubbed his chin against my forehead a few times and hummed softly: "I've been asleep for a while."
After a few seconds of silence, he suddenly called me: "Yan'er."
"Huh?" I closed my eyes, feeling sleepy.
"How about we sleep like this every day from now on?"
As mean as him, as arrogant as him, and as gentle as him, his sudden words of tenderness were as tender as water, as if the warm sun in winter melted my whole heart. I can still vaguely recall the conversation he and Director Qin had while sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling window a few hours ago. I wonder if there is an old man living in his heart. That man has no sense of security and will also Sometimes when I feel lonely, I will be tender and affectionate towards my lover; when the old man appears, he is as fragile as a child, leaning on my chest and acting like a baby.
"Yeah." I nodded.
Liang Sheng suddenly hugged me tighter, as if he wanted to rub me into his body.
Just like this, I fell asleep hugging him, and when I woke up again, it was already broad daylight.
I woke up with a start, just like on a Monday morning during school days, I had a dream about being late for school, and then woke up suddenly.
I looked around in panic. There was nothing under the thin silk quilt. The moved pillow told me that someone had indeed slept last night. I was still wearing yesterday's dress. My head was still a little groggy. I glanced at the time. It's already eleven o'clock noon.
"Oops!" I also promised Jingjing to help her go to that company to deliver the contract. I got a little excited after drinking last night and completely forgot about it. Yesterday, the sales manager of that company specifically said hello to us and told us to go as early as possible because their boss had many social engagements in the afternoon and was away from the company.
I didn't care too much. I put on my slippers and hurriedly opened the door and went out. There was no one in the living room. The reception area and the originally messy dining table were tidied up. The ashes in the ashtray were cleaned. Everywhere is filled with that familiar fragrance.
After washing up as quickly as possible, he picked up his bag and went out. On the way, he called Liang Sheng and was forwarded to his voicemail. It's important to deliver the contract right now. Liang Sheng should know that I've been looking for him when he sees my missed call soon. So he stopped a car and went straight to Yuan Sheng.
Yuan Sheng was obviously more deserted during the holidays than usual. Except for a few business departments that had employees on duty, most of the employees were on vacation. As soon as I entered the lobby, a front desk colleague greeted me. There were some people crowded there, so I asked the front desk, "It's a holiday today, why are there so many people?"
The front desk responded enthusiastically: "Zhu Shen, the new makeup supervisor will arrive tomorrow. Today, the personnel department is working overtime to train the new group of interns."
"Oh." I nodded, and while waiting for the elevator, I asked again: "It seems that there are a lot of interns in this group. Are they all makeup artists?"
The front desk apologized politely to me: "Sorry, I'm not very clear about this."
"It's okay, thank you."
I followed the intern and squeezed into the elevator. As soon as the elevator door closed, someone poked my shoulder. When I looked back, Yuan Yushan pursed her lips and smiled at me.
I was about to ask her why she was here. Considering that there were so many people here, it was inconvenient to talk. Then I thought about it, maybe it was arranged by Director Qin, but it was quite efficient. She came to participate in the training in only two or three days. .
Yuan Yushan stood behind me and didn't say anything. The elevator stopped at the film and television center floor. Everyone filed out, and I was squeezed into the innermost part. Yuan Yushan was the last one to go out. Before leaving, she waved to me with a smile and said goodbye.
(End of chapter)