After settling in, Zhao Shuyao noticed that Qin Yusheng hadn't started driving yet.
Had he regretted it?
"I'm sleepy," Zhao Shuyao hinted cautiously.
"What do you take me for?" Qin Yusheng's tone was full of displeasure.
"What?" Zhao Shuyao was stunned, unsure why this man was angry.
"Sitting in the back seat, taking me for a driver, Zhao Shuyao?"
Qin Yusheng sneered through gritted teeth.
Zhao Shuyao was bewildered.
She didn't know what was going on with this man these past few days; he always said strange things.
Did he not remember what he himself had said three years ago?
Zhao Shuyao would never forget. When she shyly opened the passenger door to get in, Qin Yusheng had said with biting coldness, "This is Xue'er's exclusive seat. Do you think you're worthy?"
From then on, even when riding in a friend's car, seeing the passenger seat would bring back his words, and she rarely sat in the front passenger seat.
It was the man himself who had said those words, so why did he seem to have amnesia now?
So, from beginning to end, was it only her who dwelled on the past, unable to forget his lack of love and the hurt he had caused?
She gave a sarcastic laugh.
Zhao Shuyao got out of the car and, gathering her courage, sat in the passenger seat.
The moment she sat down, something in her heart seemed to quietly slip away.
Back at the villa, Zhao Shuyao was exhausted and fell asleep immediately. Drowsily, she felt a weight by the side of the bed.
When she opened her eyes the next morning, she found her head resting on Qin Yusheng's arm. Not only were they in close contact, but her drool had also landed on his arm.
"Ah—"
Zhao Shuyao screamed and sat up abruptly. Seeing that her clothes were still intact and showed no signs of being disturbed, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As Qin Yusheng frowned and opened his eyes, he happened to see Zhao Shuyao jumping off the bed, looking at him with a terrified expression.
"What's with the look of seeing a ghost first thing in the morning?"
"Qin Yusheng, you you you you... why are you in my bed!"
Seeing the man's calm expression, Zhao Shuyao almost doubted if she had gone to the wrong room last night. She glanced at the bedsheet.
It was leopard print.
She had changed into it last night; it was clearly her bed!
How could this man just get into her bed?
"We're husband and wife, can't we sleep in the same bed?"
Qin Yusheng sat up halfway, his upper body completely bare!
Zhao Shuyao's eyes fell upon his naked upper body. His muscles were well-defined, neither too thin nor too muscular, just the right amount of build, exuding masculine tension and presence.
Zhao Shuyao covered her nose, almost getting a nosebleed.
"Qin Yusheng, it's one thing for you to sleep in my bed, but you're not even wearing clothes! You're simply not human!"
"I'm sleeping in my own bed, is that not allowed?"
The man argued, sounding perfectly reasonable.
Zhao Shuyao wanted to retort, holding her breath, but she couldn't find the words to counter him. "Whatever! I'm going to eat!"
Zhao Shuyao turned and left, simply frying an egg and toasting two slices of bread for herself.
She thought about it carefully. The man had returned so late last night, and in the entire villa, only her room had been cleaned...
No wonder he had come to sleep in her bed.
After frying the egg, Zhao Shuyao placed the toast and egg on the table, picked up her phone, and walked out to the balcony to call a cleaning lady to come over.
When she came back in after making the call, she found Qin Yusheng sitting at the dining table, elegantly savoring breakfast.
It was the eggs and toast she had just fried.
"Qin Yusheng!!" Zhao Shuyao was about to go crazy, almost throwing her phone at the man's handsome face.
Was this man insane? It was one thing for him to sleep in her bed, but now he was eating her food!
These were things Qin Yusheng would never have done before.
Let alone sleeping in the same bed as her, even touching her felt as if she were tainted.
Qin Yusheng calmly forked an egg into his mouth, chewing with great elegance. Even though it was just a simple breakfast, the man made it seem like a meal at a Michelin-starred restaurant, transforming the atmosphere around them.
Under Zhao Shuyao's stunned gaze, he finished the last bite, took a sip of coffee, took a napkin to wipe his mouth, then pushed back his chair and stood up.
"Breakfast was delicious, thank you."
With that, he picked up his phone from the table and was about to walk out.
"Qin Yusheng!!" Zhao Shuyao could no longer tolerate it. She spread her arms, blocking his path, "What exactly do you want!"
"Are you on your period lately? You're so irritable?"
Qin Yusheng raised an eyebrow, seemingly not understanding Zhao Shuyao's intense reaction.
"You ate my breakfast!" The man actually had the nerve to say that!
He had eaten her breakfast, yet he was acting innocent. Clenching her fists, she really wanted to beat him up.
Although she had learned martial arts abroad, the man in front of her was not to be trifled with.
It might result in a mutual defeat.
Zhao Shuyao assessed the tall, imposing man in front of her, swallowed, and abandoned the thought.
Forget it, it wasn't good to resort to violence first thing in the morning; it was better to reason!
"Isn't it normal for a wife to make breakfast for her husband?"
Qin Yusheng raised an eyebrow, clearly not taking it seriously, and offered a plausible excuse before turning to leave.
Zhao Shuyao was dumbfounded.
Husband and wife?
What was this man's problem?
Was he plotting something again? Why was he so strange!
Zhao Shuyao wanted to stop him, but the man had already opened the door and left.
Zhao Shuyao sighed and had no choice but to make herself another breakfast.
Shortly after returning to Hai City, she received a call from a high school classmate.
Zhao Shuyao intended to reject the call, but her hand slipped and she answered.
"Yaoyao, should I call you Mrs. Qin? There's a class reunion tomorrow night. I heard you're back in Hai City, so let's grab a meal and get together. It's been a long time, and I miss everyone dearly... Oh, and bring your man along!"
The high school classmate on the other end of the phone sounded overly solicitous and fawning.
Zhao Shuyao thought of Qin Yusheng's expression. "I'll see. I might not be able to make it."
"Don't say that, you absolutely must come. Among our classmates, you're the most successful. Remember to bring your man!"
After saying that, she hung up the phone, not giving Zhao Shuyao a chance to refuse.
Zhao Shuyao held her phone, feeling stunned.
First thing in the morning, was she winning the lottery? Why so many 'surprises'!
Although she had good relationships with her high school classmates, she hadn't been in touch for a long time after graduation, it had been six or seven years.
No wonder she felt like she saw familiar faces at the airport last night. No wonder these people knew she was back. It must have been a classmate working at the airport who saw her.
Qin Yusheng?