140 I Miss You Already (2/2)
Jin Qingyan picked up his phone and looked at the time. At this time, she would probably be asleep.
Nevertheless, he still dialed her number.
Unexpectedly, the line just went through and was picked up immediately.
”You're not asleep yet?”
An Xiaoning had her earpiece on as she leaned against the bed frame, a book in hand. Her eyes never left the page of her book.
”Umm, I'll sleep soon.”
”What are you doing if you're not sleeping? Just because I'm not at home, you can't get used to sleeping alone on a huge bed?”
It seemed as if she could almost imagine the look on his face as he said this. An Xiaoning agreed with him on the surface, ”Umm, without you sleeping beside me, I can't sleep at all. How I wish I could hug onto you as I sleep.”
Even though he knew she was just spouting nonsense, he was still feeling rather joyful. ”In about three or four days, I'll be back. When you go out these days, remember to have people around you, just in case.”
”I'm with the police every day, there are even two special armed officers. Don't worry, it's you who should be careful about your safety there.”
”You're worrying about me?”
”Umm. I'm worried that just going overseas for a few days, you will fall into the hands of other women seducing you and won't come back anymore.” An Xiaoning had purposedly replied to him in a sarcastic tone.
This drove him into laughter again. ”Why do you underestimate your husband?”
”You still know that you're my husband?” An Xiaoning could no longer bear it inside. ”You don't tell me anything that's bothering you. Don't tell me I, An Xiaoning, am only fit to share your happiness and enjoy the treatment as a Young Mistress, but not fit to share your burdens?”
”I was just afraid to affect your mood.”
”You hiding things from me already affects me, you really think I won't know?” An Xiaoning placed the book down and focused on the conversation. ”When we were at the ski resort that night, you weren't out to buy condoms. Those condoms were brought from home, weren't they? Tell me, where exactly did you go?”
”I just went out to pick up a call. A lot of the market shares here have been snatched by Gu Beicheng. I was afraid you'll ask me who I was calling, and I didn't want to affect your mood, so I just found a random excuse,” he replied frankly. ”Also, yesterday night, I went out to pick up a call too. I just conveniently got a hot spring bath before I went back. I'm all done explaining, honey.”
”Jin Qingyan.” An Xiaoning grunted. ”You're really something, you can even hide something like picking up a call from me. If you were to have another woman outside next time, I'm afraid I wouldn't even find out until my death.”
”Don't be angry, honey.”
An Xiaoning was actually not angry. She could understand this, at least, and also saw an attentive side to him. Saying a white lie to not affect her mood was not a bad thing; at least his intentions were good.
”Don't do this anymore next time.”
”Umm, I won't.”
She laughed. ”Why do you sound so energetic?”
”I slept for a long time after reaching here. Now, I'm not sleepy at all.” He leaned against the window. ”I miss you already.”
Hearing this, An Xiaoning's heart abruptly pounded at a faster pace. She reached out her hand to feel her left chest. It was obviously not something mushy, but she could vaguely feel a sense of excitement.
”Why aren't you talking?”
”You really miss me already?”
”Really. Alright, rest early, good night.”
She ended the call and mumbled to herself, ”He said he missed me already…”
She turned to her side and lay on the bed, her hands continuously pulling onto the bedsheets. Her face ridiculously felt hot.
She took off her clothes and sat on the bed, only in her lingerie. Taking out her phone, she took a picture with high definition and sent it to him. She could almost imagine the look on his face when he sees the picture and couldn't help but chuckle about it.
She quickly turned off her phone, pulled over the covers, and went to sleep.
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