CHAPTER 234: CHAPTER 232: AAAAH, SLEEP! HURRY UP AND SLEEP!

Shi Su was utterly exhausted, even though her period had come... she herself... hadn’t done anything...

Yet in the end she was completely soaked by the shower water, and too tired to even lift her hand, she leaned limply against Jing Jihan, not caring about her image at all as she was cleaned and carried out of the bathroom by the man.

As she was carried out, Shi Su couldn’t help but worry whether her pad was in place, hoping it wouldn’t stain his clothes or the bed, feeling both tired and embarrassingly self-conscious due to her period.

She somehow overlooked just how irresistible she was at the moment; with a face that had aroused Shi Yunyin’s envy and hatred since childhood, she couldn’t possibly look bad.

The man had hurriedly showered her earlier, and now she carried a fresh scent of body wash, the same as his, with her slightly damp long hair lying softly on her shoulders, its ends slightly curly.

Half girl, half woman.

She was drowsily carried to the bed, flipping over and being held in the man’s arms; she didn’t push him away, simply falling asleep like that.

However, she suddenly woke up in the middle of the night.

Jing Jihan held her in the dark room, her head resting on his arm, having slept for about four or five hours.

It was now a little over four in the morning, wintertime, and there were at least two more hours until sunrise.

Though the man had been full of vigor before sleeping, it was due to the spiked drink from today; after falling asleep, his breathing was long and steady, unlikely to wake up early.

Shi Su carefully and slowly got out of bed, put her clothes back on, took a can of coffee from the room, and sat by the window looking out.

"Shi Su, want to step into my world?"

"Want to try it with me? Hmm?"

Jing Jihan had said these two sentences then.

Her mind was hot and disturbed at that time, not having the opportunity to think, and after being kissed by him again, she had no chance to respond.

Outside the window was silent, and they said Jiang City might have snow this year, but we didn’t know when it would fall, or whether in Z City this rare snowy scene could be seen.

The coffee was at room temperature, neither cold nor hot, only stimulating the taste buds; though reason told her it was better not to drink it during her period.

She took just two sips before setting the coffee can down.

She stood up, smoothed out the man’s coat she had messed up, placed it on the sofa, then turned to leave, silently opening and closing the door.

A man as exceptional as this, to say she wasn’t moved would be a lie; Wen Ke had seen through her long ago, how could she not know herself?

Should she step into his world?

Yes.

Should she try it with him?

Yes.

But she needed to sort out her own life first and go back to Jiang City to formally discuss this dad thing with little Shi Mianmian.

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The next day, coincidentally, the filming for "Honey Ferris Wheel" in Z City wrapped up, after a day’s filming they returned to Jiang City overnight to regroup and prepare for the first day’s shooting.

Modern drama shooting wasn’t as difficult as period drama; didn’t require setting up studios outside, nor the extensive green screen preparation for special effects.

Just needed some special scenes cleared of people, after filming could leave the site.

Jing Jihan received a WeChat message from Shi Su who was driving back to Jiang City overnight during a meeting in the east tower of Z City.

Shi Su: [The crew is heading back to Jiang City for shooting, rushing back overnight. Forgot to tell you, so I’ll head back first to accompany Mianmian, see you back~]

Jing Jihan: [Mm, stay safe.]

Shi Su: [Okay.]

Jing Jihan didn’t reply again.

That day Shi Su left the hotel without a word, and Jing Jihan didn’t ask much; this man seemed exceptionally adept at strategizing and understanding all matters, he guessed she needed time, moreover Z City was indeed not a suitable place for romance, so he didn’t push her.

Shi Su leaned back with her eyes closed in the car, planning to nap for a while as they’d reach Jiang City later in the night, and once home at Kaixing Mansion she wouldn’t rest well going back and forth, since she’d have to rise early for filming in Jiang City. She wanted to seize this moment to sleep.

As she was about to drift off, her phone suddenly vibrated, she slightly raised her brow, glanced down at the phone resting on her.

Jing Jihan: [How many days?]

Shi Su: "?"

How many days what?

She didn’t rush to reply; merely stared at those two words, gradually returning from her semi-conscious daze, and suddenly realized he meant how many days her period had left.

Shi Su was jolted awake by those two words.

Why was he asking how many days her period had left?

Previously, it was due to an urgent and special circumstance, she didn’t succeed in sacrificing but at least offered her hands!

Which left her unable to hold the script properly the next day during shooting.

Shi Su stubbornly refused to acknowledge her current flustered heart, secretly deciding to change the fingerprint lock password on the door to one Jing Jihan didn’t know when she returned to Kaixing Mansion.

She glanced at the message again, feigning ignorance and not replying right away, tossing her phone aside to continue sleeping.

Suddenly the phone vibrated again, Shi Su wasn’t planning to check, but Jun and Chu Jiu sitting beside her curiously glanced her way.

Chu Jiu: "Shi Su, why’s your face so red?"

While asking, she even reached out to feel Shi Su’s forehead, worriedly fearing she was catching a cold.

Shi Su quickly turned away: "Don’t touch, it’s probably just stuffy in the car."

Saying this, she lowered her head, grabbed her phone to check again.

Jun casually raised an eyebrow seeing Shi Su’s expression resembling a girl on the brink of romance.

Shi Su opened her phone, seeing Jing Jihan’s name in the WeChat notification bar.

Jing Jihan: [Heh]

Only a single heh, without punctuation.

Shi Su could almost instantly visualize the expression on the man’s face, feeling as if he had seen through her.

She clutched her phone, thinking she wasn’t the kind to retreat, it’s just a question of how many days, and everyone’s grown-up, what could possibly be unanswerable?

Shi Su simply replied: [Five days.]

After a moment’s pause, she suddenly countered in attack: [You’re in Z City at such a late hour still having meetings, so busy? How long will you be in Z City? Which day will you return to Jiang City?]

Jing Jihan seemed busy, replying after a while: [Returning after five days.]

He only answered her latter question.

Shi Su looked at her own "five days" above, then at his response "returning after five days".

Jing Jihan, you scheming heart of Sima Zhao!

The day was unfit for chat!

Shi Su instantly felt the phone turning hot, tossing it aside, turning over to lean against the seat, pulling a coat over her head intending to sleep.

Yet once closing her eyes, all she could think of was either the "returning after five days" or that evening in Z City’s east hotel, the scene in the bathroom...

Ah, what was she thinking?!

Ah, sleep! Go to sleep!