Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 354 - 234: Silent Companionship Is the Longest Confession of Love (First Update)
Shi Nian’s thoughts hadn’t settled when the tall figure of the man suddenly strode through the night and stood before her. He reached out to grasp her elbow and dragged her directly into the car!
The car, though changed from a MINI to a Beetle, still had a similarly cramped interior.
As soon as they both sat down, especially after he sat down, his body so upright, his legs so long, it made the space seem even smaller, making one’s heart palpitate.
Shi Nian nervously cleared her throat: "What do you want to do?"
No sooner had she finished speaking than his hands reached over, cupped her chin, and his lips pressed down.
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The air inside the car suddenly became thin, and her breathing became involuntarily rapid, her brain going blank from lack of oxygen. Her cheeks gradually turned fiery hot, her thoughts scattered, involuntarily enchanted by him, turning with him...
He too was short of breath, and when the oxygen ran out, he had to pause to take a breath. Yet his hands were still unwilling to release her cheeks, his forehead pressed against hers, taking a deep breath, letting out a low sigh.
"Focusing on that tiny cigarette ember, how could you not leave a little for me? The cigarette ember is so small, but my fire has already burned up to the roof... which is bigger, which is smaller? Which is lighter, which is heavier, hmm?"
Shi Nian’s heart felt a small ache, the ache surged layer by layer, reaching her eyes.
She hurriedly sniffed hard, just about to withdraw to speak to him, but his lips pressed down again immediately...
This time, it was no longer blazing and unstoppable; this time, it became cautious and tender.
His lips...
His burning palms;
His... fingertips that moved like a nimble serpent.
—All of it, like poison, knowing she should dodge yet powerless to resist.
In the end, it was him who drove the car back to her home. Without waiting for her rejection, he princess-carried her out of the car.
Without needing her to take out the key, he easily opened the door himself. Rushing almost in one breath to the second floor, he nearly kicked open her bedroom door with force.
The moment they burst into the bedroom... he, too, rushed in.
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All night overturned, he and she were also overturned.
Exhausted, she fell asleep, vaguely feeling him holding her sweat-drenched self into his arms, gently kissing the crown of her head.
She thought he would again forbid her from getting close to Huangfu Huazhang, so she tightly closed her eyes, letting herself quickly fall into a dream due to exhaustion.
But to her surprise, he did not.
Embraced as they slept, until daylight.
Knowing she was still pretending to sleep, he skillfully got up, walked into the bathroom for a shower, casually grabbed a towel to wrap around his waist, and went downstairs to prepare breakfast for her.
Shi Nian took the opportunity to quickly get up, preparing to escape hurriedly, dressing rapidly, she sneaked to the staircase to peek in the direction of the kitchen on the first floor.
The young man with a tall, lean figure, a towel wrapped around his waist, but that silhouette and those lines still looked so gracefully handsome that it made her heart race.
Without looking back, he maintained his posture and just chuckled lightly: "Since you’re up, come down and eat."
Having been caught, Shi Nian stuck out her tongue, and had no choice but to stand up straight and step down the stairs.
Sitting at the dining table, she couldn’t help but blush a bit. Her gaze was fixed only on the plate he handed over, not daring to look into his eyes.
He, however, said nothing, merely sat down and ate silently with her.
Only—unlike what Xiang Yuan used to do, or what any couples or spouses in this world typically do, sitting across the table from each other.
Instead, he dragged the chair over to sit beside her, shoulder to shoulder.
In such a posture, even if neither of them spoke, while they ate, shoulders brushed against shoulders, elbows always touched elbows, it was an unspeakably intimate closeness.
In the morning after such an exhausting, topsy-turvy night, perhaps all words were superfluous, only this silent, intimate companionship was the most touching language.
They quietly finished eating, and Shi Nian, feeling a bit at a loss, nervously held onto her plate, waiting for him to finish so she could wash the dishes.
In the past with Xiang Yuan, if one cooked, the other would naturally take over the dishwashing duties.
He didn’t look up but extended his hand to accurately press her wrist: "Leave the plates to me. There’s still a bit of time before work, so go back up and sleep a little longer."
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She was stunned, hurriedly declining, her face uncontrollably flushing again.
"No, I’ve already slept enough."
Only then did he lift his eyes, his long eyebrows lightly raised.
"Slept enough? I clearly didn’t let you sleep at all last night. It’s only been an hour and a half since dawn, who says such a short amount of sleep can be enough?"
This topic... ahem!
Shi Nian dared not insist on the division of washing dishes any longer, quickly withdrawing her hand from his grasp and rushing toward the stairs.
"Uh, alright then, I’ll sleep another half hour."
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Rosa finally got discharged from the hospital.
She’s a financial partner at "Huatai Hall," so Lu Zhao and other firm partners, as long as they were not required in court today, all came to pick her up.
Xiang Yuan intended to avoid it, but was persuaded otherwise by Lu Zhao. Lu Zhao advised him that after all, they’re still colleagues, and in order for Huatai Hall to get through the current financial crisis, Rosa’s maneuvering is indispensable.
Xiang Yuan also didn’t expect to receive a call from Shi Nian, inviting him to join in picking up Rosa from the hospital.
Xiang Yuan was a bit surprised: "You still want to pick her up from the hospital?"
The things Rosa had done both openly and covertly before were enough to make a woman hold a grudge for a lifetime. Xiang Yuan couldn’t imagine Shi Nian really being able to forgive Rosa.
Shi Nian gave a faint smile over the phone: "Hating someone is different from coldly and unfeelingly watching them have an accident. A Yuan, Xiong Jie is dead; I can now only be thankful that Rosa is still alive. Although she was in a car accident, she’s not seriously injured, and that’s what matters most."
Xiang Yuan was also taken aback: "I saw the reports on TV and in newspapers about Xiong Jie dying in an accidental fire, and although it was lamentable, I didn’t find anything strange. But why do you seem to be associating her death with Rosa’s car accident? Do you think there’s an underlying connection to the misfortunes they faced?"
"Yes," Shi Nian said softly: "Though the logic isn’t easy to see, that’s just my intuition."
Xiang Yuan took a deep breath: "Shi Nian, don’t try to match me with her."
Shi Nian sighed lightly: "It’s not matchmaking, I’m just concerned for her safety. A Yuan, aside from you, who else can I entrust her safety to? It’s not about anything happening between you, just that at least you can look out for each other."
Xiang Yuan’s expression also turned serious: "I will."
After hanging up the phone, Xiang Yuan still couldn’t come back to his senses.
A figure emerged in his mind.
Huangfu Huazhang.
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The law firm partners, Shi Nian and others met at the hospital to pick up Rosa.
Rosa’s parents didn’t come. Mrs. Luo called, saying Mr. Luo was busy with a major project in Shanghai, China, and as the chief engineer, he couldn’t leave the site for even a day; Mrs. Luo was also in Shanghai accompanying him, taking care of his daily needs and couldn’t come away either.
Shi Nian replied with a smile: "It’s okay, Rosa still has her colleagues here. We’ll take her home together."
After hanging up the phone, Shi Nian couldn’t help but glance at Rosa.
Catching a moment when Lu Zhao and the other colleagues were busy with the paperwork, Rosa gave Shi Nian a cool look.
"Don’t look at me with such sympathy. I’ve long stopped feeling sorry... they’ve always been like this, as long as they get busy with work, they have no time to care about me. Even if I died, they wouldn’t take leave to claim my body."
"Don’t talk nonsense!" Shi Nian quickly snapped at her: "Talking about others will sooner or later reflect on yourself. I’ll be watching you, and when you become a mother, let’s see if you’re still a financial powerhouse for women, or if you’ll neglect your work for your child."
Rosa stubbornly turned her head, silent for a long time, then slowly said: "...I’m not getting married in this life, nor having children."
Shi Nian looked at her and understood the strength and despair in her eyes.
Xiang Yuan said there’s no future with her, so she simply decided not to marry or have anyone else’s kids... She was gambling her future happiness on Xiang Yuan.
Shi Nian sighed lightly: "I’m just afraid that when you reach an age where you can’t have children anymore, you might suddenly want them and find you can’t." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
She tilted her head and stared at Rosa: "Even Xu Jinglai froze her eggs, why don’t you try it too? You’ll save yourself the regret later."
Rosa, annoyed, grabbed a pillow and threw it at her: "Shut your crow’s beak! You’re the one who needs to freeze eggs!"
Shi Nian dodged with a smile, her expression teasing.
But in her heart, there was also a silent drop.
She could joke about Rosa, but wasn’t she also someone who couldn’t imagine the future at the moment?
Everything would have to wait till the dust settled before considering marriage and children. But how far away were those things now for her?
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