Chapter 118: Bring it Back

After the meeting, everyone went to the military canteen for dinner.

To host the guests, today’s meal was particularly lavish, featuring chicken, duck, fish, and shrimp.

But Yu Xiangnian couldn’t eat any of it; she could only sit behind Yu Jiashun and translate whenever someone spoke.

After dinner, the day’s schedule was over, and the military district sent a car to take the guests to the guesthouse.

Watching the guests leave, Yu Jiashun said with satisfaction, “Nian Nian, today was very good.”

He then instructed the guard to bring out the confidentiality agreement that had been prepared in advance and asked Yu Xiangnian to sign it. “You must keep the secret; our lives are in your hands!”

Yu Jiashun thought to himself that if he had to deal with his daughter personally, he’d rather not live!

Yu Xiangnian signed without even looking, mimicking Zhao Ruozhu’s tone, “Old Yu, don’t you trust your own daughter?”

Yu Jiashun gave her a stern look. “Go home and review those materials. The negotiation the day after tomorrow is crucial. There must be no mistakes!”

“Got it, got it. Just hurry home and rest,” Yu Xiangnian said.

When Yu Xiangnian returned home, she was still feeling frustrated about not having tasted any of the delicious food.

Then she saw Cheng Jingmo taking out two large lunch boxes from a cloth bag. “I picked from places that others hadn’t touched, so don’t complain.”

Yu Xiangnian’s eyes lit up. “When did you get these?”

Cheng Jingmo had been accompanying the guests the whole time, so when would he have had a chance to get these?

Cheng Jingmo had already opened the lunch boxes. “I picked them up when I went to the translation department to get the materials. I’ll heat them up.”

No wonder Cheng Jingmo was carrying two cloth bags; it turned out one contained food.

Yu Xiangnian looked at the braised chicken legs, pepper-salt shrimp, and sweet-and-sour fish, salivating. “Don’t bother heating them up; I’m too hungry.”

Cheng Jingmo brought a pair of chopsticks and a bowl. “Eat quickly.”

After a satisfying meal, Yu Xiangnian looked at the thick stack of materials and grimaced. “I wonder how long I’ll be up tonight?”

Cheng Jingmo picked out three sets of materials. “Look at these three; you need to remember the content as they’re related to the negotiation the day after tomorrow. For the rest, I’ll go over the key points with you.”

Since Cheng Jingmo had been called back to the army before his sick leave ended, he had been involved in preparing these materials and was already familiar with the content.

“I’ll take a shower first to wake up,” Yu Xiangnian said.

Cheng Jingmo thoughtfully prepared hot water for her to bathe.

While Yu Xiangnian was showering, he took a cold shower under the outdoor faucet.

When Yu Xiangnian returned to her room to review the materials, Cheng Jingmo had already washed his clothes and was in the living room, marking the key points in the remaining materials.

By a little past eleven, Yu Xiangnian had finished reviewing the three sets of materials, and her eyelids were starting to droop.

Today’s intense focus had left her exhausted.

Time to tease that innocent man to relieve some stress!

She walked out of the room, took a sip of water, and saw Cheng Jingmo had marked up all the documents, explaining each one’s key points.

Considering the importance of the matter, Yu Xiangnian put aside her teasing thoughts and focused intently on reviewing and noting down everything.

Forty minutes later, Cheng Jingmo finished explaining, and Yu Xiangnian was too tired to think about anything else and just wanted to sleep.

“Help me organize the materials in order; I’m going to sleep,” she said.

Yu Xiangnian, half-closed eyes, went to the bathroom and then to bed, falling asleep almost immediately.

Cheng Jingmo tidied up the materials, glanced at Yu Xiangnian who was already fast asleep in the bedroom, and then at the steel bed folded in the corner of the room.

After hesitating for four or five minutes, he turned off the lights in the living room and quietly entered Yu Xiangnian’s bedroom.

A man should keep his promises!

But it seemed Yu Xiangnian had forgotten about what she had said today!

She wasn’t sleeping on the edge of the bed like before but was now in the middle, cuddling the blanket.

Cheng Jingmo took out his pillow from the closet and placed it on the bed, turned off the lights, and carefully lay down on the outer side of the bed.

Yu Xiangnian went even further, snuggling up close to him and resting her head on his arm.

If it weren’t for his specialized training that allowed him to sense whether someone was pretending to sleep, he might have thought Yu Xiangnian was trying to push him off the bed.

He moved closer to her and embraced her soft, delicate body.

Yu Xiangnian was woken up by Cheng Jingmo the next morning.

She hadn’t gotten up this early in a long time, having grown accustomed to the life here; even the military bugle didn’t wake her up anymore.

“I brought breakfast. After eating, we’ll leave.”

Yu Xiangnian lazily got up and noticed Cheng Jingmo’s pillow on the bed.

She smiled, “Did you supervise me last night?”

Cheng Jingmo looked a bit awkward. “Yes, you didn’t say anything. Hurry up and wash up.”

Yu Xiangnian decided to tease him early in the morning. “I felt like you were holding me while we slept last night.”

It felt like that last night, though she wasn’t sure if it was a dream.

Regardless of whether it was true, she wanted to tease him.

Immediately, Cheng Jingmo’s face turned red.

He had spent a lot of time outdoors, so his skin had become tanned, and the redness showed more vividly.

He looked at Yu Xiangnian nervously.

Was his behavior too frivolous or rash? Would Yu Xiangnian be angry?

He opened his mouth and stammered, “I… I just held you because you almost pushed me off the bed. I… won’t do it tonight.”

“What are you nervous about?” Yu Xiangnian raised an eyebrow and smiled. “If you held me, then I should hold you back!”

The dog of a man dared to hold her secretly!

Yu Xiangnian put on a nonchalant expression and left the bedroom to wash up.

Cheng Jingmo’s anxious heart gradually settled.

If Yu Xiangnian wasn’t angry, did that mean she was willing to be held by him?

What if she wanted to hold him tonight? What should he do?

Should he lie down to be held or lie on his side? Should he pretend to be asleep?

Or should he ask Yu Xiangyang?

Forget it! Such matters are difficult to discuss openly!

It was another day of intense focus.

Just like yesterday, Yu Xiangnian only got to eat after returning home.

After dinner, she went through the negotiation content for the next morning again.

She didn’t go to bed until after eleven at night.

Cheng Jingmo lay in the military posture, waiting for Yu Xiangnian to come and hold him, but it seemed like Yu Xiangnian had forgotten her earlier words.

Cheng Jingmo wasn’t sure whether to feel disappointed or just used to it.

From the beginning, it was he who remembered her, while she had no impression of him at all.

From the start, he was the one who had feelings first, but she had only recently started showing some difference toward him.

At this moment, Yu Xiangnian was replaying the content for the next day in her mind and, after finishing, prepared to sleep soundly.

Just as she was getting a bit drowsy, she remembered what she had said this morning.

Without hesitation, she turned over, wrapped her arms around Cheng Jingmo’s chest, and rested her head on his shoulder.

Cheng Jingmo’s mood, which had been sinking, instantly soared, and his mouth couldn’t help but curve into a smile, though his body remained tense with every muscle tensed up.

“Cheng Jingmo, are you asleep?”

Cheng Jingmo, nervously trying to speak, said, “… No, what do you want to say?”

“Do you have a reaction?”