Chapter 793 - Too tired and fell asleep (1/2)
The sound of construction continues to echo into the setting sky as Lu Tian enters the house. He doesn't make any stops but heads toward the stair to the second floor. He thought that since there was only the study room being worked on, he would hear less of the noise. However, to his surprise, he could still hear the noises like when he was on the first floor.
Now he can't help but be curious about how his wife is doing.
”Yue Ling?”
Taking the last step onto the second floor, he calls out for her. His tone was gentle and softer, unlike the cold and indifferent tone he had when discussing with the men outside.
”Yue Ling?”
He calls out again the name of the person he loves. However, hearing no response from her, he slightly frowns. Could it be that because he took too long outside, she had already gone to the kitchen?
With this thought in mind, he doesn't proceed any further but turns around for the stairs. However, just as he was about to, he sees a small crack left ajar on their bedroom door.
When he left the house after his wife, he remembered closing the door, and even though his team and her team are here, their work hasn't progressed far enough to reach the bedroom.
Walking up to the door, he lightly pushed it open and was greeted with a room illuminating with orange hues as the natural light from outside shone through the windows.
He parts his lip to say the name that melts his heart, but no words came out when he sees his wife.
His entire being softens at her, sleeping peacefully on the king-size bed. She was lying on her back and had already changed into a set of comfortable loungewear.
Making sure his steps were light, he approaches her with a subtle smile on his face. He could hear the faintness of her breathing, and judging from how she hasn't woken up upon his entrance, she must be exhausted from a long day of trying on dresses.
He took a few strides before reaching the bed and lowers himself to sit on the edge of the bed.
”Hmm…”
The second his body added weight onto the bed, Yue Ling let out a small sigh in her sleep. Her eyes calmly flutter open, and she stares up at the white ceiling above. It was only for a split second as she turned her head to the right of her and saw Lu Tian's godlike figure staring deeply at her.
She sighs again, but this time with a smile that could melt snow on a winter day.
”You're back. Is everything alright outside?”
Lu Tian felt his throat dry upon seeing her smile. His Adam's apple bobs in slow motion, and he forces himself to look away from her.
”Everything is being taken care of.”
He knows that he would turn into a hungry beast wanting to devour her if he were to look at her any longer.
Seeing a towel on the bed's side table, he reaches for it and direct the subject elsewhere.
”Why didn't you dry your hair? What if you catch a cold?”
As he grabs the towel with his left hand, his righthand places the blueprint down on the bed. He looks back at his wife, and the feelings he had seconds ago disappear.
Placing the towel on his lap, he doesn't ask for permission but gently pulls his wife up to sit.
”Here, let me help you dry your hair.”
Yue Ling didn't resist when Lu Tian pulled her up. She obediently sits up and gives him a childlike smile with upside-down crescent eyes.
”I did, but I was too tired and fell asleep.”
She laughs at her words and takes the towel out of his hand.
”I can dry my own hair. If there are more things to take care of outside, you should go. I'll go prepare dinner soon.”
Her hands had yet to touch the towel when Lu Tian casually moves it away from her. He places it over her head and proceeds to dry her hair.
”I rather dry your hair than go outside.”
Yue Ling's cheeks flush a shade of pink, and her posture slightly slouches like a turtle hiding inside its shell. She pouts disapprovingly but doesn't push him away or stop him.
She knows that one word from her will only lead Lu Tian to do the opposite.
She sits up like a spoilt child letting her mother dry her hair before bed with a sigh for who knows how many times. Her eyes subconsciously glance down, and she sees the blueprint. However, due to it being rolled like a scroll, she couldn't see the contents inside.
”What is that?”
Her curious question enters Lu Tian's ears, but he doesn't stop his movements. He had already guessed that she had long noticed the blueprint but was using this chance to ask.