My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 437 - 022: Don’t Want to Let Her Leave_3

"Mm, no rush, I’ll go check on Yun Xi."

"Okay."

When Yun Qi came out, Ye Lingran had already started serving the dishes on the table. He went over to help, and after he sat down, Ye Lingran served a bowl of soup: "You start eating, I’ll go feed Yun Xi a bit. She’ll feel better after drinking it."

"Mm."

Ye Lingran carried the bowl of soup to the guest room and called Yun Xi’s name several times. Yun Xi mumbled in response, complaining about feeling uncomfortable. Ye Lingran coaxed her for a long time, using a lot of effort to get her to finish the soup, and then went to the bathroom to fetch a towel to wipe her down.

Watching her bustle back and forth from the living room, Yun Qi pursed his lips. When she came out again, he called out, "Come here, stop working, sit down for a bit."

"Yun Xi is asleep, and she’s sweated a lot, so I thought I’d wipe her down to make her more comfortable. After drinking the soup, she should feel better and sleep more soundly." Ye Lingran smiled gently as she spoke, walking over and noticing most of the dishes had been eaten. She smiled and asked, "So? How was it? Did you enjoy the meal?"

"Mm, it was great. The taste is as good as always, very nostalgic."

Hearing him say that, Ye Lingran lowered her brows and smiled, "Then... are you finished? Not eating anymore?"

"Mm, I’m full."

"Should I clear the dishes then?"

"Together."

After they collected the dishes and took them to the kitchen, Ye Lingran noticed his hair was still wet and gestured, "You should blow-dry your hair first! I’ll take care of the dishes."

"It’s fine, I’ll help you."

"No need, it’s just a few dishes, won’t take long, go ahead!" Ye Lingran ushered him out of the kitchen, waving him off.

Yun Qi chuckled, feeling a sense of peace with her around. He nodded, "Okay, then I’ll go dry my hair, thanks for the hard work."

"Mm."

After Ye Lingran finished washing the dishes, tidied up the kitchen, and took out the trash, ten minutes had passed. Ye Lingran walked out of the kitchen and instinctively looked at the clock on the living room wall. Noticing it was already past twelve, she glanced towards Yun Qi’s bedroom, deliberated for half a minute, and then walked in. She peeked inside, finding it empty, felt a bit restless, but still pushed the door open and walked in. She looked around; this was her first time in his room.

The style was consistent with the rest of the villa, simple and elegant. After looking around, Ye Lingran tentatively called out, "Yun Qi? Yun Qi?"

"Looking for me?"

A warm, familiar voice suddenly sounded behind her, startling Ye Lingran so much she almost jumped. She turned abruptly to see Yun Qi standing right behind her, feeling a bit dazed. But once she collected herself, she couldn’t help but scold, "You... where did you come from? How can you walk so quietly? Scared me to death."

"So timid?" Yun Qi took two small steps closer to her: "Is everything tidied up?"

"Mm."

"Thanks for your hard work." Yun Qi smiled softly, holding her hand, his thumb gently stroking the back of her pale hand, "You’ve been busy lately, I haven’t asked how you’ve been. Are you tired? Is the studio busy?"

"It’s alright! Cen Jin is pregnant now, so we hired two fresh interns to help. It’s not as busy as before." After speaking, Ye Lingran paused, instinctively looking up to scrutinize his expression, feeling tense, but seeing his gentle smile without any other emotions, she spoke again, "I heard from Yun Xi that you’ve been traveling a lot for work these past months, hardly resting, you must be exhausted!"

"Things have stabilized now, should be able to relax for a few days." Yun Qi smiled, mentioning Cen Jin, suddenly remembered, "Speaking of Cen Jin, her and Doctor Jiang’s wedding date should be set, right? I got an electronic invitation from her on WeChat a few days ago since she couldn’t see me in person."

"Mm, it’s set for the 21st of this month." Ye Lingran nodded, smiling gently, "They’ve been busy with wedding preparations these days, and since Cen Jin is pregnant, she only comes by in the afternoons, but hasn’t been over the past couple of days."

"Mm, it’s already the 13th today, getting close."

"Yes!" Ye Lingran listened to his warm voice with no fluctuations, nodded, looked down at their joined hands, and felt a sense of attachment in her heart. After a while, she suddenly remembered, "Uh, it’s late, nearly half-past twelve. You must be tired from so many long days, get a good sleep. I’ll head back first." Saying that, she tried to withdraw her hand to leave.

But just as she was about to pull her hand away, Yun Qi tightened his grip, holding her hand again, "How do you plan to get back alone? It’s not easy to catch a cab from here, and... can I be at ease with you going back alone?"

"But... you’re so tired, I can’t have you drive me when you’re exhausted!" Ye Lingran hesitated, seeing the obvious fatigue on his face, she couldn’t bear it. Thinking, she suddenly had an idea, maybe she could borrow his car and drive back, returning it tomorrow. But before she could voice the suggestion, Yun Qi smiled and raised an eyebrow, "Then why not... stay here tonight?"

"Ah?" Ye Lingran felt like she misheard, staring blankly at him.

Yun Qi chuckled again, "I’ll get you a set of my clothes." Saying that, he let go of her hand and went to the closet to pick out suitable clothes for her.

Leaving Ye Lingran in a daze, caught in the chaos of her thoughts, feeling overwhelmed and extremely nervous. She had never stayed over at someone else’s place before, not even at Cen Jin’s, let alone a man’s house.

Though this man was her supposed fiancé, and she wasn’t opposed, but... she still felt anxious and flustered.

While she was lost in thought, Yun Qi had already brought several pieces of clothing over, holding them up to her with hangers, laughing out loud. Ye Lingran snapped out of it, looked down at the T-shirt he was measuring against her, then looked up at him, confused: "Why... are you laughing?"

"Seems... they’re all too big. You could wear one of my T-shirts as a dress." Yun Qi laughed, comparing a few more T-shirts against her, indeed, they were much too big, the length almost like a short dress on her.

Upon hearing this, Ye Lingran rolled her eyes at him playfully. With his height of 1.87 meters compared to her 1.66 meters, she could fit both feet into one of his shoes, let alone the clothes, it was naturally akin to wearing a dress.

Looking at the T-shirts in his hand, Ye Lingran thoughtfully chose one, finally taking the simple white T-shirt he was measuring against her, with just one line of black English letters on the front, without much embellishment. The other two were dark blue and gray, simple as well, but she chose the length, clearly the white T was longer than the other two, so naturally, she chose that one.

"The towels in the second drawer by the sink are clean, bath towels are in the third drawer, also washed, feel free to use them."

"Oh, okay." Ye Lingran responded a bit shyly, taking the T-shirt and heading to the bathroom in his bedroom. After shutting the door, her heart was pounding.

Watching her ’retreating’ figure, Yun Qi laughed silently, wondering if it was because he hadn’t seen her for a while; all he wanted was to stay with her and not let her leave.