Her hair was a little messy when she just woke up. She had a pair of big, watery eyes under her long eyelashes, and there was a hint of smile at the end of her eyes.
In the few seconds when he looked at Meng Chuyuan, his pupils seemed to be infinitely dilated, and his mind was following the scene in front of him. It wasn't until Meng Chuyuan moved slightly and was about to get up that Lu Qingye's thoughts were pulled back. .
He moved his hand down, pulled up the quilt around Meng Chuyuan's shoulders, and covered her back. His Adam's apple rolled gently, and his voice was magnetic and gentle: "Then you can sleep a little longer, and I'll go to the company."
Meng Chuyuan's eyes lowered slightly, and her gaze fell on the slender white hand at the edge of the quilt. A small part of it was hidden under the quilt. Her eyes were focused on the silver ring, and her expression was hard to read. Emotions.
After a while, she slowly raised her eyes and said in a soft voice with a bit of laziness, "I'm hungry. I want to eat something before going to sleep."
"Oh." Lu Qingye immediately let go of the quilt, let go of his hands, stood up, and the shadow that fell on Meng Chuyuan also left.
When Meng Chuyuan lifted the quilt and stood up, Lu Qingye knelt down, found her slippers and placed them under her feet.
"Are you in a hurry? If not, how about something to eat together?" Meng Chuyuan put on his shoes, raised his hand to smooth his hair back from his forehead, and looked up at Lu Qingye.
He was just about to go out, but before he could say anything, he heard that Meng Chuyuan wanted to stay with him for breakfast. Their eyes happened to collide, and he agreed without much hesitation.
She patted her face and said leisurely: "Then wait a little longer while I wash up."
After Meng Chuyuan washed up and went downstairs, Lu Qingye was sitting on the sofa in the hall, dragging a computer with one hand and working seriously with his head down.
Seeing that he had something to deal with, Meng Chuyuan deliberately bypassed the hall and went to the kitchen. He steamed some corn and eggs for breakfast, made a plate of milk waffles, and prepared hot milk.
Just as Meng Chuyuan was bringing the food to the table, Lu Jinsen was also dressed and walked down the stairs.
Seeing that Lu Qingye was wearing formal clothes but did not go out, and was still sitting calmly in the living room, Lu Jinsen's pupils showed a hint of surprise: "Brother, why are you still dressed like this at home?"
The person who answered him the next second was not Lu Qingye, but Meng Chuyuan's voice coming from the restaurant: "Breakfast is already ready."
"..." Lu Jinsen was just wondering if Lu Qingye wouldn't go to the company today. The moment he saw Meng Chuyuan like that, he seemed to understand something.
Before the couple allowed him to have breakfast, Lu Jinsen said wisely: "I'm going to work."
After speaking, he left dejectedly.
Seeing Lu Jinsen walking in a hurry, Meng Chuyuan had no chance to talk to him. At this time, Lu Qingye had closed the computer, then came over and sat across from Meng Chuyuan to have breakfast with her.
Meng Chuyuan held half of the corn in his hand and ate it slowly, while Lu Qingye took an egg and gently cracked the shell on the table, then peeled the shell carelessly.
He peeled the eggs in his hands, and then handed them to Meng Chuyuan.
Meng Chuyuan was still chewing corn kernels. When she caught a glimpse of the eggs appearing in front of her eyes, she raised her head in shock and said inarticulately: "For me?"
"Well, take it."
She raised her hand to take the egg in Lu Qingye's hand, "Thank you."
The company didn't know about his return to China yet, so Lu Qingye simply slowed down and waited until breakfast was finished before going out.
He picked up an egg again, this time peeling it for himself. While peeling it, he lazily raised his eyes, looked at Meng Chuyuan, and greeted softly: "Did you sleep well last night?"
"Very good." Meng Chuyuan nodded lightly and expressed concern for him politely: "What about you? Have you recovered from the jet lag?"
Thinking of the scene last night, Lu Qingye paused, then pretended to be calm and said, "It's okay."
He stayed in the study all night last night, finishing work matters, and then squinted on the office chair for a while.
"It's not bad..." Meng Chuyuan repeated what he just said, thinking carefully: "That's just not good."
She finished the corn in her hand, and when she was about to take a bite of the egg, she said lightly: "I forgot to tell you, I don't sleep well."
When Lu Qingye heard this, he looked over calmly and saw that she was as calm as usual, without any embarrassment.
She specially brought a new quilt to the bed last night, covering each person in their own way, to prevent herself from losing consciousness while sleeping and taking advantage of others.
This was strange. She usually slept very lightly, but she didn't feel when Lu Qingye woke up. She was thinking that it might be because the cold weather made it easier to sleep.
Meng Chuyuan asked: "I shouldn't have done anything excessive to you, right?"
He responded softly: "No."
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In the afternoon, Lu Qianling made a special trip back home.
Because Lu Jinsen told her about Lu Qingye's return to China, she rushed back as soon as she woke up without even eating lunch.
Lu Qianling had just arrived home and saw Meng Chuyuan sitting leisurely and elegantly in the pavilion painting in the yard. She walked up and sat down next to Meng Chuyuan with a slightly gossipy expression: "My eldest brother came back last night?"
"You are quite well informed."
"That's right." Lu Qianling patted her chest and said somewhat smugly, "I also heard that you kicked my eldest brother out of the room in the middle of the night. Is this true?"
Meng Chuyuan was painting the scenery of the courtyard. When he heard what Lu Qianling said just now, his hand couldn't help shaking. He dipped the brush in the wrong paint on the palette and accidentally dyed the white paint green.
She frowned and asked in a cold voice: "Who did you listen to?"
Why did she drive Lu Qingye out?
Before going to bed, she obviously helped Lu Qingye get pillows and quilts, and laid them flat for him.
"No?" Lu Qianling scratched his head, with doubt in his eyes: "It shouldn't be? Second brother won't lie to me, right?"
"Did he tell you?" Meng Chuyuan curled his lips, showing disgust in his expression.
She didn't see Lu Jinsen all night last night. She did bump into him in the living room when she woke up this morning, but he seemed to have something to do and left in a hurry.
"Yes, he told me that when he came home at midnight last night, he saw his elder brother coming out of his room in the corridor and went directly to the study. Wasn't it you who kicked him out?"
Meng Chuyuan's eyes were deep, and his expression was mixed with complicated emotions, and he said calmly: "That bedroom belongs to your eldest brother, and he will chase me away if you want."
But when Lu Qianling suddenly mentioned this matter, Meng Chuyuan realized that Lu Qingye had gotten up and left the bedroom last night.
No wonder there were dark circles on Lu Qingye's face when he woke up today, and he seemed to hesitate for a moment when she asked him how he slept.
"It seems... I was the one who let you live here in the first place." Lu Qianling chuckled twice, then gritted his teeth and said, "Second brother is a bad example and started to spread rumors about others."
(End of chapter)
