Chapter 128: The Feeling of Being Cared For by Her
"I really am," Lin Nanxun nodded quickly, then guiltily averted her gaze.
"That's strange, then. Where could the boss have gone?" Zhou Bei asked, looking completely puzzled.
As he spoke, he reached for his phone to call his boss. Seeing this, Lin Nanxun panicked; afraid he would wake the "bad guy" up, she hurriedly confessed the truth.
"The bad guy is sleeping."
After she finished speaking, Zhou Bei wore a strange expression.
"But I just checked the bedroom, and there was no one there. Could he have gone to the guest room?"
Muttering to himself, Zhou Bei didn't wait for an explanation from Lin Nanxun and headed toward the guest rooms.
...
In Lin Nanxun’s cozy little room, Shen Hanzhi had been fast asleep on the small sofa. When he woke up, he felt a little warm. Opening his eyes, he saw a thick down comforter and a down jacket draped over him. He stared at the items covering him, suddenly stunned.
Did she cover him with these?
The warmth of the blanket still carried the sweet, lingering scent of her. Shen Hanzhi stared at the comforter for a moment, a faint, pleased smile appearing on his handsome face.
The feeling of being cared for by her was actually quite nice. A moment later, he pushed aside the blanket and got up.
...
In the hallway, Zhou Bei had opened several guest room doors without finding a trace of Shen Hanzhi. Just as he was backing out of a room, feeling perplexed, the door to the small room at the very end of the hallway suddenly opened from the inside.
Hearing the sound, Zhou Bei assumed it was a servant coming out and prepared to ask about the boss's whereabouts. But he hadn't expected...
The door opened, and a tall man walked out, dressed only in a white shirt and dress trousers. Zhou Bei froze, his expression shifting from surprise to shock.
"Boss..."
Shen Hanzhi hadn't expected to run into Zhou Bei the moment he stepped out. A trace of surprise flickered across his handsome face, along with a fleeting hint of awkwardness, but he quickly regained his usual stern and cold demeanor, masking his earlier reaction.
"Wait for me in a few minutes," he said to Zhou Bei, his tone serious, as if nothing at all had happened.
With that, he strode back toward his own bedroom to shower and change. Zhou Bei, however, stood as if rooted to the spot. It took a long time for him to recover from his shock, and he slowly turned to look at the innocent-looking Lin Nanxun beside him.
"Miss Lin... did you and the boss sleep together last night?"
Could the boss and Miss Lin have already reached that stage?
Upon hearing Zhou Bei's question, Lin Nanxun thought for a moment and then honestly shook her head.
"No, the bad guy was working on the sofa."
The bad guy had slept on the sofa last night. Because Zhou Bei hadn't asked, she didn't mention that every other night, they slept in the same bed.
"Oh, I see. I thought..." Hearing this, Zhou Bei laughed awkwardly. It turned out he had been overthinking things.
...
After Lin Nanxun finished her breakfast, Shen Hanzhi finally came downstairs.
"Boss, will you not be having breakfast?" Zhou Bei followed him.
"No, we're heading straight to the company," Shen Hanzhi nodded.
Lin Nanxun also intended to head out with them, as Zhou Bei would drop her off halfway to her studio. As they reached the entrance, they saw Aunt Xu leading several servants as they carried large boxes into the house. Shen Hanzhi stopped and stepped aside to let them pass.
"Aunt Xu, what's all this?" Zhou Bei asked curiously, glancing at the large boxes.