Chapter 061

Recently, He Ye often hugs Lu Jin’s neck. 

He seemed to really enjoy this, and He Ye remembered what he said when he first asked her to hug him, so she was willing to cooperate. 

When she hugged him before, her elbows pressed against his coat. 

Tonight felt different. He had discarded his old pajamas, and her arms were completely around his shoulders and neck. 

He told her to hold on tight and not let go. 

Lu Jin, fresh from his shower, felt warmer than usual. 

He Ye stood on tiptoe, leaning against the wall, her eyes closed and mouth slightly open. 

Lu Jin held her close, lowered his head, and kissed her. 

Every sound in the darkness seemed amplified, more embarrassing and special; it was an experience just for them. 

He Ye’s arms began to ache. The twenty-centimeter height difference made her feel like she was exercising her arms. 

Feeling dizzy, she instinctively tried to grab his waist, but when her hands touched his muscles, she felt like she was burned and wanted to pull away. 

Lu Jin held her hand and guided it around his waist. 

He Ye’s heart raced. 

Lu Jin changed the position of her hand, stopping to press his hand against her forehead, asking her not to turn away. 

He Ye tried to pull back, but Lu Jin paused: “Don’t like it?” 

He Ye replied, “…not really, it’s just… too much.” 

Lu Jin said, “I don’t mind.” 

At this moment, He Ye encountered the legendary abdominal muscles her roommates had talked about. 

Since she couldn’t escape Lu Jin’s hold, she decided to count them out of pure curiosity. 

One on the left, one on the right—that’s the top row. 

After confirming the muscles were in pairs, she only counted the left side. 

She counted each row without realizing Lu Jin’s hands were forming a loose fist, and she was moving entirely on her own. 

After counting the fourth row, He Ye continued to count, absorbed in her task.

The muscles under her fingertips suddenly tensed, and her boyfriend’s breathing above her became heavier.

He Ye: “…”

She quickly pulled back, but Lu Jin held her down.

He Ye already guessed where this was going and called out anxiously: “Lu Jin!”

Lu Jin paused, then suddenly grabbed her wrists and lifted them against the wall, kissing her again. He wanted to hug her with his other hand, but the hem of He Ye’s pajamas lifted a lot because her hands were raised. Lu Jin wrapped his arms around her thin waist unexpectedly.

It was a stronger reaction than when a mimosa is touched.

Lu Jin suddenly let go and stepped back.

He Ye instinctively lowered her sore arms and gasped for breath.

Lu Jin looked at her blurry outline and said in a hoarse voice: “I’m sorry.”

He Ye responded with confusion: “Ah?”

Lu Jin: “The waist, it wasn’t intentional.”

He Ye: “…”

She didn’t react until he spoke again.

The difference was striking. Her boyfriend, who used to try everything to explore inside, now seemed scared to touch her waist, as if she would break up with him again over it.

He Ye felt shy, wanted to laugh, and felt a bit soft-hearted.

“No, it’s okay.” She grasped the hem of her cotton dress, secretly thanking God that he pulled back quickly; otherwise, if he had moved up a little more, he would have discovered that she was empty inside.

After a moment of silence, Lu Jin took the pajamas hanging on the door handle.

When He Ye saw this, she bent down and picked up the mug nearby.

Lu Jin: “Go to sleep.”

He Ye nodded and quickly returned to the master bedroom.

He Ye set the alarm for seven in the morning.

After tidying her room, she went out.

The door to the second bedroom was closed, the public bathroom door was open, and there was no sign of Lu Jin in the kitchen or living room. However, the clothes he wore yesterday were hung on the balcony, all of them still there.

Deliberately ignoring a certain pair of boxer briefs, He Ye walked over and touched the leg of his trousers.

Clearly, in this season, his clothes couldn’t have dried in just one night.

The washing machine and dryer are stacked together, so maybe he forgot to use them last night.

He Ye walked back to the living room, thought for a moment, then took out her phone and sent him a message: [Are you awake?]

Team leader: [I’m awake and waiting for you.]

He Ye: [What are you waiting for?]

Team leader: [Go to my place and help me get my clothes. It’s not convenient for me to go out now.]

Team leader: [You have the access control. The door lock code is 520708, and I will tell you which ones to take after I watch the video of you entering the cloakroom.]

He Ye looked at the six-digit password.

“0708” is her birthday, and the “52” in front…

He’s obviously a cool academic, so why does he like using such silly things?

She teased him: [I saw some people in the community wearing pajamas going downstairs to pick up parcels and throw away garbage. You can take the elevator directly to the garage, and you won’t see many people.]

Lu Jin didn’t reply.

Soon, the sound of the second bedroom door opening was heard.

He Ye, sitting on the sofa, raised her head, ready to see her boyfriend’s pajamas.

But when Lu Jin came into view, he was only wearing a white bath towel around his waist.

He Ye lowered her head, clenched her phone, gritted her teeth, stood up, ran to the entrance, changed her shoes, and went out!

Team leader: [Building 10, Room 1601, thank you.]

He Ye, waiting for the elevator, ignored him.

There is only a road between their communities.

He Ye went out from the north gate of the community, crossed the road, and arrived at the south gate of Wangchao Mansion. Since Lu Jin had set up her facial recognition in advance, she successfully passed the access control.

He Ye checked the information again and confirmed that his address was the same as Zhang Xiaofeng’s family, both in Building 10.

Maybe it’s sentimental.

Wangchao Mansion is very large. He Ye followed the signs as she walked and took several minutes to reach the tenth building.

It was a completely unfamiliar neighborhood, and as a stranger visiting her boyfriend’s home for the first time, He Ye felt a bit uncomfortable.

This discomfort peaked when she reached the sixteenth floor and a white-haired old lady suddenly walked out from next door as she was entering the password.

The old lady looked at her curiously.

He Ye blushed.

The password unlocked. She hesitated, unsure whether to greet her boyfriend’s elderly neighbor, but the old lady spoke first: “Are you Xiao Lu’s girlfriend?”

He Ye nodded.

The old lady laughed and said, “So he really has a girlfriend. When he first moved here last year, I wanted to introduce him to someone, but he said he already had a girlfriend. I never saw him bring her home, so I thought he was lying.”

He Ye felt a twinge of anxiety but kept smiling.

The old lady chatted: “Are you here to see Xiao Lu?”

He Ye: “…He is in the hospital and asked me to come get some clothes.”

Old lady: “Oh, why is he in the hospital?”

He Ye: “He fainted after working overtime late at night, but luckily it’s not serious, and he’ll be discharged this afternoon.”

The old lady lamented that staying up late is harmful to health, then finally went downstairs.

He Ye took a deep breath and pushed the door open to enter.

Inside was pure black, white, and gray.

The balcony curtains were half-drawn because the owner was not home, and the black and gray living room felt quiet, cold, and mysterious.

For a moment, He Ye felt as if she met Lu Jin’s dark and sharp eyes.

She stood at the door for a while before slowly beginning to explore her boyfriend’s house.

There was no extra furniture in the living and dining room, not even a painting on the wall or a potted plant.