Mr. Shen, your love-struck wife doesn't want you anymore!

When Jiang Yu moved out, she didn't take some old clothes with her. She had already thrown them in the trash and didn't plan to keep them, but now they're all hanging in the closet as they were.

And they were all thoroughly washed.

She thought of Shen Chengyan's "accusations".

He said that everything in the house that was related to her had sentimental value for him.

So did he pick these tattered clothes out of the trash can?

While Jiang Yu was lost in thought, Shen Chengyan entered the dressing room. "Didn't you find any clothes?"

Jiang Yu snapped out of her daze, grabbed her pajamas and towel, and without even glancing at him, went into the bathroom with a cold expression.

Shen Chengyan: "..."

What's wrong now?

Did he say something wrong?

When Jiang Yu came out after taking a shower, she heard Shen Mo running around downstairs.

It's already 12:30 a.m.

If this keeps going on, neither of us should sleep.

Jiang Yu, still in her pajamas, came out of the bedroom and looked down at the bottom of the stairs: "Shen Chengyan!"

Shen Chengyan, watching from downstairs that evening, asked, "What?"

Jiang Yu said, "What are you doing? Take him to take a bath! What are you running around for so late?"

Shen Chengyan sighed: "I told him, but he said he wouldn't wash it."

"You're an adult, can't you even control a child?"

"I really can't control him."

"Useless thing!" Jiang Yu shouted, "Shen Mo!"

Shen Mo rushed over and stood with his father, looking up at the building. "What's wrong?"

Jiang Yu said, "Go take a shower."

Shen Mo's face was flushed from running: "Can I play a little longer?"

Jiang Yu: "I'll count to three..."

Shen Mo ran upstairs: "I'm going to take a shower now, Dad, can you help me?"

Shen Chengyan: "..."

All his hard work and rambling were less effective than Jiang Yu's simple statement, "I'll count to three."

Jiang Yu was finally able to sleep after getting some peace and quiet.

She went back to her room, got into bed, and turned off the light.

In the next bedroom, Shen Chengyan carried the chubby boy, who had just finished his bath, to the bed, dried his hair, and then let him lie down to sleep.

Shen Mo stared at his father with his big, round eyes: "Aren't you going to sleep with me?"

Shen Chengyan: "Dad wants to sleep with Mom."

Shen Mo: "Then I want to sleep with my mom too."

Shen Chengyan: "You can't. You're already five years old. You need to be more sensible."

Shen Mo felt this was unfair: "Does being your child mean you have to be sensible at five?"

Shen Chengyan tucked the blanket around him and said, "Yes."

Shen Mo turned her face away angrily and ignored him.

Shen Chengyan lowered his head and placed a goodnight kiss on his silly son's forehead.

When he returned to the master bedroom, Jiang Yu was already in bed, but not asleep yet. As soon as he turned on the light, she frowned and buried her face in the blanket.

Shen Chengyan turned off the lights and went to the dressing room in the dark.

I tried to be as gentle as possible when taking a shower. After I finished showering, I remembered something and went downstairs again.

He turned on the nightlight when he got back, got into bed, and patted Jiang Yu on the shoulder: "Get up."

Jiang Yu got out of bed, squinting at him: "What?"

Shen Chengyan, holding the medicine in his hand, said, "You need to take care of that bump on your forehead."

Jiang Yu said, "No need, it will be fine in a couple of days."

Shen Chengyan looked at the instruction manual in the dim light. "Then you lie still and don't move. I'll do it."

Jiang Yu felt that he was being fussy and disturbing her sleep, but Shen Chengyan completely ignored her. After reading the instructions, he took the ice pack wrapped in a towel and said, "You have to apply ice first, and then apply the medicated oil."

He spoke in a low voice, and before he could finish speaking, a cold touch was already pressed against her forehead.

Jiang Yu shivered from the cold.

Shen Chengyan used his other hand to support half of her face, his large palm pressed against her cheek and chin.

Jiang Yu felt a little uncomfortable, so she took her hand out from under the covers and pushed his hand away.

A few seconds later, his hand came over again.

Jiang Yu opened her eyes with a bit of annoyance, and in the dim light, she met his lowered eyes.

His eyes were deep and dark, his gaze fixed on her face.

Jiang Yu stared at him for a few seconds before looking away.

The hand pressed against her face gently rubbed her smooth, delicate skin with its fingertips.

Shen Chengyan calculated the time in his mind.

Jiang Yu endured it for a long time before gritting her teeth and saying, "Stop touching me, it's so itchy!"

Shen Chengyan was stunned for a moment, then laughed, removed the ice pack and looked at the swollen bump on Guangjie's forehead, which looked really painful.

He then put the ice pack on top.

Jiang Yu asked, "How long should I apply it?"

Shen Chengyan said, "Ten minutes."

Jiang Yu: "Does it really take that long?"

Shen Chengyan: "Mm."

Jiang Yu: "How long has it been?"

Shen Chengyan kept in mind: "Two minutes."

Jiang Yu: "..."

In other words, you have to face him like this and let him stare at you without moving for 8 minutes?

Jiang Yu couldn't stand it anymore and reached her hand out from under the covers to get the ice pack. "I can do it myself. You go to sleep."

Shen Chengyan didn't speak, but Jiang Yu had already grabbed the towel, so he had no choice but to let go.

But he didn't get out of bed; he remained sitting beside her, watching her.

Time ticked by, and Jiang Yu's hands began to ache: "How much longer?"

Shen Chengyan: "Seven minutes."

Jiang Yu sighed and said, "You should do it. My arms are killing me from holding it up like this for so long."

Shen Chengyan took the ice pack, and Jiang Yu closed her eyes, thinking that seven minutes would pass quickly.

She could feel him watching her.

Jiang Yu started counting sheep in her mind.

I almost fell asleep while counting, then was startled awake by a slight pain.

She opened her eyes abruptly, smelling a strong odor: "What is that?"

Shen Chengyan said, "The medicated oil needs to be massaged in for two or three minutes to be absorbed."

Jiang Yu hissed, "Be gentle."

Shen Chengyan's movements were already very gentle: "How about this?"

Jiang Yu let out a soft hum, indicating that she was alright. Shen Chengyan paused, and his gaze on her face deepened.

After applying the medicine, he got out of bed and washed his hands.

Jiang Yu glared at him as soon as he sat down again: "Go sleep in the next room."

Shen Chengyan lifted a corner of the blanket, lay down beside her, and hugged her from the side.

Jiang Yu asked him what he meant.

Shen Chengyan: "When we used to sleep, you always liked to hug me and stick to me. I told you not to hug me, but you wouldn't listen."

Jiang Yu sneered: "So what do you want to do now?"

"I want to hug you." Shen Chengyan put his arm around her waist, "Just like you used to."

Jiang Yu found him quite funny. "So you used to look down on me for being a clingy pest, but now you've become the clingy pest yourself?"

Shen Chengyan remained silent for a long time.

After a long pause, he said in a hoarse voice, "You think I looked down on you before?"

"Otherwise what?"

Shen Chengyan: "...I made a huge decision to marry you, so why would I dislike you? Apart from when you were on your period and you clung to me and I pushed you away, when have I ever rejected your advances?"

Jiang Yu was about to speak when he covered her mouth with his hand. He continued, "When we were dating, you thought I was fickle and aloof. Your feeling was right. I was indeed wavering back then."

"I'm afraid you'll find out I deliberately approached you, and I'm also worried that you'll hate me if you know the truth."

"At the same time, my reason is telling me that I shouldn't be in a relationship with you, and I shouldn't be with you."

"But I can't do it. Even though you are her daughter, when I look at your face, I think of that woman and the things she did to me."

"I even dreamed about my childhood, but her face turned into yours. When I woke up, I thought, we really can't be together. What will you do when you find out the truth? What will I do?"

"I ignored you for more than half a month that time, and even made an excuse to go on a business trip. Yes, that was the time you flew to see me."

"I think you must have sensed my cold attitude towards you, which is why you wanted to come to me. I said I wouldn't let you have your way, but I was absent-minded all day, thinking about when you would land safely."

"Chen Junhai has told me countless times that if I were a smart person, I should stay away from you."

He tightened his arms around her little by little, almost pulling her completely into his embrace.

Their bodies were pressed so close together that Jiang Yu could feel his heavy breathing brushing against her throbbing carotid artery: "Sometimes I wonder why I'm so inexplicably attracted to you, why I can't help but want to get closer to you."