Chapter 36

This guy was secretly writing a growth diary for the little one.

Jiang Yu felt a bit complicated inside, a feeling she couldn’t quite describe.

There was a warm, bittersweet sensation in her heart.

She looked at the beautiful handwriting on the pages, feeling curious about what he had written inside.

Seeing that he hadn’t come back yet, she began to read.

“Today is the first day our baby was born. After a long wait, the baby finally arrived, but Jiang Yu is still unconscious. She hasn’t woken up yet. I wonder what she’ll feel when she sees the baby she worked so hard to bring into this world…”

“On the baby’s seventh day, she still hasn’t woken up. The doctor says all her vitals are normal, but she remains unconscious. I wonder if she will ever wake up. The baby is seven days old now, looking very beautiful and quite like her…”

The entries that followed were all about the baby’s little details. Occasionally, there were lines about how much he missed her and hoped she would come back soon.

Jiang Yu felt a pang of complex emotions.

Who was this “she” he was referring to?

Could it be another woman?

Jiang Yu’s eyes suddenly burned with jealousy.

At this moment, Jiang Zhe walked in. Jiang Yu looked at him and asked, “Jiang Zhe, I have something to ask you.”

Seeing the notebook in her hand, Jiang Zhe wasn’t surprised at all and said, “Okay, ask away.”

Jiang Yu showed him the notebook and asked, “Who is this ‘her’ that you miss so much?”

Jiang Zhe walked over and said, “I thought you would know.”

Jiang Yu’s grip on the notebook tightened slightly, and she retorted, “How would I know? I haven’t been anywhere. The person you’re waiting for can’t be me. Tell me, is there another woman in your heart?”

Jiang Zhe leaned against the desk, looked down at her, and asked softly, “Does it really matter?”

Jiang Yu was baffled by his logic. “Of course it matters. If your wife had another man in her heart, wouldn’t you mind?”

After a moment, Jiang Yu realized she was his wife.

Jiang Zhe replied, “Not just mind, I would be very concerned.”

“Then why—ugh!” she grumbled.

Jiang Zhe walked around the desk, wrapped his arms around her, and said, “Shouldn’t you be telling me where you went?”

Jiang Yu: …Oh no.

She had been a bit jealous, worried that the “her” he wrote about wasn’t her. But now that she asked, it felt like she was exposing herself. Even though she felt he probably knew something, she didn’t know how to explain it.

How was she supposed to say, “I’m a soul from another world”?

Who would believe that?

Although they both seemed to understand each other, some things were better left unsaid.

Jiang Yu said, “Alright, stop talking and kiss me.”

Jiang Yu felt she was making quite a sacrifice to keep this secret.

Jiang Zhe was stunned for a moment, then felt as if fireworks were going off inside him.

He hadn’t expected her to take the initiative.

He quickly bent down and kissed her.

But after just one kiss, Jiang Yu said, “Alright, that’s enough. Just one kiss.”

She covered her mouth with her hand and looked at him with bright eyes.

Jiang Zhe: …

How could she be like this?

Jiang Zhe didn’t care. He pulled her hand away and leaned down to kiss her again.

Jiang Yu was pinned against the bookshelf, her eyes wide open, clearly expressing her surprise: “You lack integrity! I only asked for one kiss, and now you’re taking advantage.”

The man’s kisses were lingering and intense, urgent like a sudden rainstorm, yet gentle as a breeze.

He usually seemed so refined and restrained, but in moments like these, he always showed a bit of dominance. Jiang Yu was pressed against the bookshelf, his hand cushioning the back of her head, enveloping her in his gentle yet assertive embrace. Perhaps this guy had a way of stirring emotions. Jiang Yu felt increasingly dizzy until, with a thud, she bumped their foreheads together.

Jiang Zhe, holding his forehead, looked at her in shock.

Jiang Yu hadn’t expected that even kissing could lead to a head bump. Seeing his shocked expression, she felt a bit guilty and a bit aggrieved.

“Uh, I didn’t mean to.”

Jiang Zhe was only a bit shocked and didn’t take it too seriously. He leaned in again.

“It’s okay, let’s continue.”

Jiang Yu was kissed again. Their lips pressed together, their scents mingling, creating a beautiful and lingering moment.

Jiang Yu felt her legs weakening, and as she groped behind her, she seemed to touch something.

It felt like a sketchbook.

Hmm?

Jiang Zhe seemed to be able to draw. What could be in it?

Jiang Yu’s curiosity about the contents outweighed her interest in kissing. She pulled out the sketchbook, broke free from his embrace, and waved it in front of him. “Can I take a look?”

Jiang Zhe hadn’t expected her to find the sketchbook and was momentarily stunned. He instinctively wanted to refuse, but the words caught in his throat, and he agreed.

“Sure.”

Jiang Yu was initially curious about his drawing skills, but upon opening it, she found it was filled with drawings of herself.

Her looking at peach blossoms, her strolling through a food street, her by the seaside, her pregnant self, and her not-pregnant self.

Jiang Yu was stunned, her mouth agape. She couldn’t believe he had drawn so many pictures.

Some were realistic, while others seemed imagined.

Jiang Yu’s voice trembled with surprise.

“Jiang Zhe, why did you draw so many pictures of me?”

Jiang Zhe had been cautious enough to hide the sketchbook on the bookshelf, but she had still found it. He lowered his head and apologized, “Sorry.”

Jiang Yu found his apology inexplicable.

She had only asked why he drew her, and here he was apologizing. What was he apologizing for?

Jiang Yu said, “I was just asking why you drew so many pictures of me.”

“Could it be that you really, really like me?”

“Do you really want me to say it?”

Jiang Yu suddenly felt that if he confessed, it might put pressure on her, but she still wanted to hear it.

“It’s okay, go ahead.”

His gaze gradually grew more serious. Jiang Yu felt like telling him to stop, but she didn’t.

“When you weren’t here, I missed you a lot. Jiang Yu, I was afraid that one day you wouldn’t come back and that you would fade from my memory. So I took a pen and drew all the memories I had of you.”

Jiang Yu looked down.

The truth had finally come out. She lowered her head and asked, “Jiang Zhe, aren’t you afraid?”

“I’ve told you before, I’m not afraid of supernatural things. If you’re scared, I can stay by your side.”

“Jiang Yu, I can distinguish between you and her. During the days you weren’t here, I was always waiting for you. I even prepared myself to wait for years. Do you know how happy I was when I saw you return?”

Jiang Yu remained silent for a long time before saying, “Jiang Zhe, I’m a bit worried that I can’t reciprocate your intense love.”

She had always known Jiang Zhe liked her, but it seemed more profound than she had imagined.

He hugged her. “It’s okay. You don’t have to like me as much. I like you enough. Jiang Yu, you don’t have to give anything back. Just stay by my side.”