Chapter 223: Fortunately, I Met You (1/2)

Cheng Xi’s face paled when she saw Lu Chenzhou standing outside, but she quickly recovered and greeted him normally. “Why didn’t you let me know that you came out?” She grasped his hand in hers. The spring air was cool, but his fingertips were even colder than the December wind. Cheng Xi unconsciously rubbed them in an attempt to warm them up. “Do you feel alright?”

“Yes,” he replied softly.

“Shall we go back?”

“Alright.”

And so, Cheng Xi held his hand and they left the hypnotherapist’s office together. On the way home, neither of the two spoke very much. Lu Chenzhou’s gaze was fixed outside the window, his thoughts preoccupied.

When they got home, he immediately pulled Cheng Xi into bed, where they cuddled together. Cheng Xi felt his whirling emotions through his desperate embrace. After a while, she said, “If you want to do it, we can.”

Sex could be a very good way to let out one’s emotions, and Lu Chenzhou definitely needed to vent right now.

Unexpectedly, he rejected her by burying his head in her back and forcefully hugging her from behind. “No, it’s fine.”

“Lu Chenzhou……”

“I’m afraid that I’ll harm you. Cheng Xi, don’t worry about me. I’d rather, just lie here and hug you.”

Cheng Xi’s heart trembled. In the end, she couldn’t move away, and she didn’t say anything else either; she just sighed and closed her eyes.

She didn’t know when she fell asleep, but when she woke up, it was already midday. The spring sun shone brightly through the window, warming up the balcony.

She was still caught in his embrace, his hands tightly wrapped around her.

Lu Chenzhou slept in a very orderly fashion, and he almost never moved at night. When Cheng Xi woke up in the morning, she often saw that his position hadn’t changed at all throughout the night. He seemed to wake up in the exact same position that he fell asleep in—even his blankets were smooth and orderly in the way they draped over his body.

Cheng Xi initially assumed that he hadn’t woken up yet, so she tried to stay still, but then, she felt that something was off and turned around. Lu Chenzhou had actually woken up long ago, but his eyes were indistinct as his gaze was focused on something far off in the distance.

Only when Cheng Xi turned out did he break out of his reverie, turning around to gaze at her.

Cheng Xi touched his face lovingly. “Are you hungry? I’ll make you something to eat.”