Chapter 26: Sleeping Together

Qin Zoran looked at Meng Yitong, lying on her back on the bed, and said, “Do you want to take a bath to relax?”

He really didn’t understand how the girl, who had been full of energy during the photo shoot, could be like this after it ended.

“I don’t want to fill the tub!” Meng Yitong replied in a muffled voice.

She was truly exhausted today. If it weren’t for the fear that Qin Zoran would refuse to accompany her for another photo shoot, she wouldn’t have overexerted herself like this!

Realizing she hadn’t removed her makeup, Meng Yitong mustered the energy to get up and go to the bathroom.

As soon as she entered the bathroom, she saw Qin Zoran rolling up his sleeves and bending down to adjust the water temperature in the bathtub. The sight of him was so handsome that Meng Yitong couldn’t help but feel mesmerized.

At that moment, it felt as though a halo had been added to him, making him shine even brighter.

Her heart raced faster, and she could even hear her heartbeat in her ears.

Quickly, she turned away and continued to remove her makeup, trying to appear calm.

Before she finished removing her makeup, she heard Qin Zoran’s voice behind her, “The water’s ready. I added some lavender essential oil to help relieve fatigue. You should soak for a while.”

After he finished speaking, he went out and closed the bathroom door behind him.

When Meng Yitong finished her makeup removal and sank into the warm bath, she couldn’t help but laugh in happiness.

She felt a deep sense of joy that she couldn’t stop.

While Qin Zoran was in the walk-in closet getting changed, he heard the giggling coming from the bathroom and couldn’t help but shake his head. He thought to himself: She’s such a little girl—happy one moment, upset the next. Her emotions are like the weather in June—unpredictable.

When Meng Yitong returned to the room after her bath, she found that Qin Zoran had already finished his shower and was lying on the right side of the bed in his bathrobe.

At first, a little shy, Meng Yitong felt a bit disappointed when she saw him absorbed in his phone, without even glancing at her.

She sat on her side of the bed, checked her phone, and realized it was nearly 1 AM. Hastily, she put her phone down and got into bed.

She definitely didn’t want a repeat of the traumatic hospital experience from that day.

After a long day, Qin Zoran finally took some time before bed to respond to all the messages he had received during the day.

When he finished, he turned his head and saw Meng Yitong curled up in the bed, and a wave of disappointment washed over him, though he wasn’t sure why.

Quietly, he turned off the bedside light and got into bed, preparing to sleep.

Perhaps because she had slept there the night before, Qin Zoran felt the blankets were infused with a sweet fragrance, and the scent filled his senses, making him feel slightly disoriented.

As he closed his eyes, his mind replayed the intimate moments from earlier that day—the moments when they were close during the photo shoot.

On the other side, Meng Yitong also couldn’t fall asleep. She felt cold in the room, even though she was wrapped in the blanket.

She had adjusted the temperature higher yesterday, so why was it so cold now? Was it turned down while the room was being tidied up?

She couldn’t understand why people set the air conditioning so low. In the middle of summer, she was freezing even under a blanket.

However, she didn’t feel like adjusting the temperature now. The thermostat was far from the bed, and if she went to change it, she’d have to get up.

Plus, the thermostat was on Qin Zoran’s side, and she didn’t want to disturb him as he had been so kind to accompany her for the photoshoot today.

But Meng Yitong couldn’t hold out for long. She feared that if she stayed in the cold, she might catch a cold by morning.

Reluctantly, she decided to roll over and snuggle up to Qin Zoran, and immediately felt warmer.

She clung to his warmth, thinking that since he was her husband, she could hold him now or later—why not take advantage of his good mood toward her?

Just as she was lost in her thoughts, Qin Zoran, who she thought was already asleep, suddenly reached over and pulled her into his arms.

Startled, Meng Yitong froze. But to her surprise, he didn’t do anything else and simply fell asleep after holding her.

Relieved, Meng Yitong realized that it was just an unconscious action.

She lay in his arms for a while, listening to his steady breathing and the rhythmic beating of his heart. The sound of his heartbeat felt so loud, almost like a drum, and it kept her wide awake.

Unable to sleep, she tried to shift positions, but before she could, Qin Zoran pulled her back into his embrace, saying, “Don’t move!”

Now, Meng Yitong didn’t dare to move at all. Her face was pressed against his chest, and she could still hear his heartbeat clearly.

She thought she wouldn’t be able to sleep, but before she knew it, she drifted off.

When she woke up the next morning, she found that she was alone in the bed.

Rolling to the edge of the bed, she grabbed her phone and saw it was already 10 AM.

Quickly, she got out of bed to wash up, thinking to herself: I can’t stay up late anymore. Waking up this late will give people such a bad impression.