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Shu Ran: … um…
This really isn’t her fault. Qin Xian didn’t tell her he would be back early, so she stayed up late. She’s not taking the blame for being late.
Shu Ran hurriedly got up to meet him, while the person waiting at the airport seemed completely at ease, chatting with her casually. He didn’t seem worried at all and didn’t mind that he had been waiting for almost an hour.
“Why did you wake up so late today? What time did you go to bed last night?”
Shu Ran bit her lip, trying to recall. Um, two o'clock? It seemed like it should be, maybe, a bit later.
Well, when she finished chatting with Xu Yan Ying last night, it was already past three, close to four in the morning.
That was a full two hours later than the sleep time she promised Qin Xian. If he found out… Shu Ran didn’t dare to tell the truth…
Shu Ran forced a somewhat strained smile and stammered, “I had some things to do last night, so I went to bed a bit late. It should have been around two-thirty.”
Afraid he wouldn’t believe her, she added as a cover-up, “I went to sleep right after we finished our call.”
Shu Ran silently reminded herself that she was obedient and had gone to bed properly. She wished he would change the subject quickly.
But the incoherence in her words and those little tricks and thoughts couldn’t possibly fool him.
Qin Xian raised an eyebrow and asked suspiciously, “If you went to bed at two-thirty, shouldn’t you have woken up around eleven? I remember your biological clock is always very punctual.”
After spending two months with Shu Ran day and night, Qin Xian was well aware of her sleeping habits and daily routines.
When she didn’t have work, she usually went to bed before midnight and slept until nine the next morning.
If she had work, she would generally rest before ten o'clock and wake up at seven the next morning.
Her routine was very regular and punctual, with nine hours of sleep; if she got one hour less, she would feel groggy all day.
"Hehe..." Shu Ran could only laugh foolishly, racking her brain to come up with an excuse, "Maybe it's because the weather is nice, and I'm a bit sleepy."
Qin Xian couldn't be bothered to call her out on it and simply said softly, "Go to bed earlier next time, got it?"
Shu Ran was rummaging through her wardrobe while holding her phone, responding vaguely, "Got it, got it. Where are you? Still at the airport?"
His serious voice came through the line with a definite answer, "Yeah, waiting for my wife to pick me up."
Wife...
Shu Ran's hand paused as she searched for clothes. Through the mirror beside the wardrobe door, she clearly saw a blush unexpectedly rising on her face.
Really.
Shu Ran closed the wardrobe and placed her thick coat and sweater on the bed. She took her phone from her ear and asked, "Why don't you come back first?"
Qin Xian seemed to be in a good mood and kept teasing her, "Well, I'm afraid if I go back first, my wife will come and find me gone, so I have to wait here for her."
If he returned first, Shu Ran might feel a bit disappointed; he knew she had always wanted to go out and see things.
After being cooped up for more than two months, hearing that she could finally go out would definitely make her happy. If he just went back without her, initially Shu Ran would be surprised, but after that surprise would come disappointment. Disappointment for sleeping too late and missing the chance to go out.
He decided to wait for her to wake up, to give her a chance to come and get him.
After all, he had plenty of time on his hands.
So, he spent over an hour in the VIP lounge at the airport, going through documents, occasionally dialing her number out of boredom.
By the time he finished the documents, she still hadn't woken up.
Qin Xian then called the maid to wake her up.
Shu Ran rushed into the bathroom with clothes and a towel, hurriedly saying to him, "Wait for me, I'll be there soon."
On the other end, Qin Xian took a slow sip of coffee and leisurely replied, "No rush, take your time."
He wasn't in a hurry at all; their world together was just about to begin.
...
As Shu Ran drove down the road, her feelings were quite complicated.
She seemed to remember that before she had developed feelings for him, she had also come to the airport to pick him up.
She recalled that she had been very reluctant—no, extremely reluctant—at that time.
Seeing him back then would make her feel scared; her first instinct was to hide.
At that time, it seemed she was driving Zhou Jiajia's car, which she wasn't familiar with, so she drove slowly, causing him to wait at the airport for quite a while.
Back then, she didn't know he was sick and took him to eat at a faraway place, with the large car windows open, exposing him to the night air while he had a high fever and pneumonia.
Now thinking back on this, Shu Ran still feels a bit of guilt.
Time is truly interesting; it can change her from being reluctant to now being anxious and eagerly anticipating his return. Her state of mind then is so different from now.
When Shu Ran arrived at the airport, Qin Xian was already waiting at the entrance. He was accompanied by several airport staff and Chen Jin. He stood aside while an elderly man seemed to be talking to him, his expression somewhat serious.
Such a grand scene made passersby only dare to sneak glances from afar, not daring to approach.
Shu Ran saw this through the glass doors outside and felt a bit intimidated, unsure whether to go over.
As she hesitated, Chen Jin noticed her and leaned in to whisper a reminder in his ear.
Sure enough, a second later, Qin Xian's deep gaze turned toward her, locking onto her with intensity as a faint smile appeared on his lips. He looked at her meaningfully, urging her to step forward and come closer to him.
In an instant, everyone's attention shifted toward her direction.
Shu Ran coughed softly twice to ease the tension brought on by those piercing gazes. Only then did she adjust her skirt and smooth out the wrinkles of her coat, gracefully stepping in her high heels as she slowly pushed the door open and walked inside.
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