– April 27, 2021

Zhou Han checked out her for a very long time and needed to refuse, however when the phrases got here to his lips, the phrases immediately modified, “Okay.”

His reply brought about Lin Li to be shocked for a second. She did not anticipate that he could be really easy to agree. Then she laughed, nodded, and turned again into the home.

When Lin Li was about to enter the home, she occurred to fulfill Mom Zhou who was about to exit to name them, “I used to be about to name you. Are available shortly, the porridge is prepared, let’s dig in whereas it is scorching.”

Lin Li nodded and responded with a chuckle: “Okay.” In truth, she vomited twice and emptied every part in her abdomen, she was certainly a bit hungry. However hoped she would not must throw up once more later, she actually had nothing left in her abdomen.

—– Please learn the interpretation from https://irisatdusk.blogspot.com/

Mom Zhou pulled Lin Li in, and didn’t overlook to boost her voice and shouted in the direction of the surface, “Ah Han, you did not eat a lot simply now, why do not you are available in and eat too.”

“Okay.” A low voice sounded behind her, and Lin Li heard his footsteps approaching.

When she entered, auntie had already put the porridge on the desk. Along with the white porridge, have been some non-greasy facet dishes to finish the meal. Lin Li sat down and scooped the porridge with a spoon. The porridge was very sticky; maybe as a result of it is combined with glutinous rice. And the scent was additionally particular, it was a robust rice perfume.

Zhou Han sat down reverse her, glanced at her, after which lifted the bowl in entrance of him.

Mom Zhou initially needed to talk together with her for some time, however Father Zhou immediately known as her over. She then obtained up and went to the grandfather and grandson pair.

Lin Li drank the porridge with out shifting her chopsticks to choose up the dish. She didn’t know if she was actually hungry or if Mom Zhou’s porridge actually aromatic and thick. Lin Li even had the will to eat one other bowl. So she obtained up once more, went to the kitchen and scooped one other small bowl, not daring to eat extra that that. She was afraid if she was not capable of end it, her abdomen could be making bother once more.

—– Please learn the interpretation from https://irisatdusk.blogspot.com/

When Mom Zhou got here again, Lin Li was virtually completed consuming. Seeing that she had completed consuming, Mom Zhou hurriedly reached out to serve her one other bowl, and mentioned, “Let me add extra for you once more. I cooked quite a bit.”

Lin Li hurriedly stopped her, “Mother, I am full, I am unable to eat anymore.” It isn’t unhealthy to have the ability to eat this a lot now. If she ate extra once more, it is in all probability going to be like simply now once more.

“That is porridge, and it will probably’t be used as a meal.” Mom Zhou mentioned disapprovingly.

Lin Li smiled helplessly, “I actually cannot eat it anymore.”

Mom Zhou insisted and mentioned: “You’re too skinny, you might want to eat extra, be obedient, I—”

“Mother, if Lin Li cannot eat, do not drive her, let her eat extra later when she’s hungry.” Zhou Han put down the bowl and answered for Lin Li.

“Sure, sure, I will eat later once I’m hungry.” Lin Li agreed hurriedly.

Mom Zhou considered it, and it was not unreasonable. So she nodded and mentioned, “Okay, I’ll preserve the porridge into the rice cooker and preserve it heat. If you find yourself hungry, it will likely be scorching while you wish to eat.”

Lin Li had not but spoken, however Zhou Han spoke first, “No want, Mother, it is late, and the kid might want to go to class tomorrow, so we should always return.”

Listening to that, Mom Zhou could not settle for it, and mentioned with a relaxed face: “Going house for what? It is uncommon to your complete household to return again. Simply keep over for one night time.”

Lin Li checked out Zhou Han, solely to see Zhou Han trying on the path of the lounge.

Mom Zhou appeared to have seen too. She put the bowl on the desk and mentioned to Zhou Han, “I will discuss to your dad.” As she mentioned, she turned and walked towards the lounge.

Lin Li took off the coat on her physique and returned it to him. Zhou Han reached out and took it, and solely mentioned, “Pack your issues away.” In that tone, it appeared that he believed that Father Zhou wouldn’t agree for him to remain over.

Lin Li did not say a phrase, simply nodded, she was prepared to return to the room to get her bag and Xiao Bin’s coat.

Earlier than she took step one, she heard Mom Zhou’s voice coming from over there, “Ah Han, your father has agreed.” Whereas talking, they may hear her phrases have been stuffed with pleasure and happiness.

Lin Li turned her head and noticed Zhou Han’s shocked face. Though his face did not change a lot, she did not miss it. The power of his fingers that have been holding the jacket was so tight, and it left creases on the jacket.

Turning to take a look at Mom Zhou once more, she was fortunately holding Xiao Bin and kissing his cheek as she requested: “Xiao Bin, staying right here with grandma at night time, are you content!”

The kid simply confirmed an enormous smile and nodded vigorously.

—– Please learn the interpretation from https://irisatdusk.blogspot.com/

When Zhou Han nonetheless had not again to his senses, Lin Li didn’t know what to do. Father Zhou had already stood up from the couch, turned his head in the direction of them, and checked out Zhou Han for some time. He mentioned blankly and indifferently: “Keep over.” After completed talking, with out ready for Zhou Han and Lin Li to reply, he turned and headed in the direction of the research.

Lin Li turned her head and needed to ask him once more if he needed to return, however when she noticed his moved expression and the gleam in his eyes, she already knew the reply. With a faint smile on the nook of her mouth, and with out saying something, Lin Li circled and walked in the direction of the smiling Mom Zhou in the lounge.

At first, Lin Li felt that it did not matter in the event that they stayed or not, however when it got here for time to go to mattress, the issue got here, and Lin Li felt that she ought to have simply insisted on going again!

Trying on the single mattress within the room, she felt like she needed to cry however no tears got here out. Turning her head to take a look at Zhou Han’s eternal expressionless face, he raised his eyebrows barely.

Initially, Lin Li needed to remain at night time and she or he went to the visitor room with Xiao Bin, letting him sleep in his earlier room alone. However who would assume that Zhou’s mom insisted for Xiao Bin to sleep together with her at night time, saying that the kid had grown a lot and but had by no means slept along with his grandma not even as soon as, and so he should sleep together with her for one night time in any case. 

Mom Zhou had mentioned so, what else can others say. So about ten minutes in the past, Mom Zhou took the kid again to the room fortunately to sleep, and did not overlook to inform Zhou Han earlier than leaving, that if Lin Li was hungry at night time, to let him go to the kitchen to heat the porridge for Lin Li to eat.

—– Please learn the interpretation from https://irisatdusk.blogspot.com/

“That…” At this level, Lin Li might solely settle for the truth, so she turned her head and checked out him and was about to debate, “Nicely, you see there is just one mattress on this room…”

Zhou Han raised his eyebrows, closed the door behind him, and solely mentioned: “I will not conform to sleep on the ground!” He straight lower off her ideas.

Lin Li could not imagine it, she glared at him, and mentioned angrily, “You let me sleep on the ground?!” May he be much less imply? Let a lady to sleep on the ground, is he not afraid of being laughed by others!

With a faint smile on the nook of Zhou Han’s mouth, tips flashed in his eyes. He approached her, cornered her again to the door, and slowly mentioned by her ear: “I don’t thoughts in the event you sleep on the mattress with me….”

He leaned too shut. Though the 2 didn’t have any bodily contact, Lin Li felt an invisible sense of oppression from such posture and distance. Her complete individual started to panic just a little, and her speech turned uneven: “Wh… Who.. who needs to sleep with you!”

The smile on Zhou Han’s mouth deepened, after which he obtained up and drew a distance from her, threw his jacket apart, pulled off the tie from his neck, after which started to unbutton his shirt.

Lin Li stared at his sequence of actions, throbbing fiercely in her coronary heart, and requested, “You… what are you doing!”

Zhou Han turned his head and intentionally mentioned: “Taking off garments to take a shower.”

“At house… there are visitor rooms at house… I… I’ll fall asleep within the visitor room.” After talking, Lin Li reached out and was about to open the door.

“Wait a minute.” Zhou Han known as from behind her and reminded her: “Do not forget our present identities. Have you ever ever seen a newly married couple that sleep in separate rooms?”

“However we aren’t husband and spouse!” Lin Li emphasised: “We’re simply in a contractual relationship!”

“It is solely you and I that cooperate, however not within the eyes of outsiders.” Zhou Han checked out her fixedly, with a smile that appeared like nothing on the nook of his mouth.

“…..” Lin Li was speechless, unable to reply in any respect.

Zhou Han chuckled and circled to open the door of the cupboard. There was nonetheless his highschool basketball jersey hanging inside. He stared for some time. The expression in his eyes was now not the same old desertedness, and the gentleness he expressed that he himself won’t even imagine he had. He reached out and took the short-sleeved T-shirt and free sports activities shorts that was held on the facet, and went straight into the toilet.

Lin Li was standing on the facet, regarded on the single mattress and frowned, and nonetheless muttered in her mouth, “Why do you need to have solely single mattress!”

—– Please learn the interpretation from https://irisatdusk.blogspot.com/

When Zhou Han got here out once more, he noticed Lin Li was sitting nervously on the wicker chair the place he normally sat when he got here again from college to do his homework. She was holding the gathering of essays he had learn and checked out it casually.

The corners of his mouth had a slight curve, that perhaps even Zhou Han himself hadn’t seen that the face on himself immediately had been smiling greater than common. 

(TN: Typically, the creator has actually unhealthy grammar that made my head hurts… T_T)

He took a dry towel and wiped his moist hair. The T-shirt on his physique regarded just a little smaller than it was greater than ten years in the past, nevertheless it did not look too awkward.

After his hair was half-dried, Lin Li nonetheless did not appear to have any plans to rise up. Zhou Han put the towel apart, with a small smile he requested, “Are you going to take a seat there all night time?”

Lin Li did not flip her head, flipped the paper together with her hand, simply mentioned, “I will take a look at it for a short time.”

With a lingering smile on his lips, Zhou Han nodded, went across the head of the mattress and went to the opposite facet of the mattress, and mentioned, “I regarded on the climate forecast yesterday, and plainly there will likely be chilly air coming tonight.”

With out turning her head to take a look at him, Lin Li gritted her enamel and mentioned, “Thanks for reminding!”

“You are welcome.” Zhou Han answered naturally.

Lin Li muttered just a little bit indignant, and did not learn any of the phrases within the essay collections. With just a little drive whereas flipping the paper, she made a rustling sound, cursing him for not being a gentleman in any respect.

“Don’t fret, I will not do something to you.” Zhou Han mentioned coolly behind her. When Lin Li circled once more, he was already mendacity down and sleeping underneath the quilt.

Lin Li checked out his again, muttered just a few phrases of dissatisfaction in her mouth, and continued to take a look at the essays in her fingers.

After some time, she did not know the way lengthy, sleepiness lastly struck Lin Li’s eyelids and she or he started to wrestle to remain awake. The coolness was deep within the night time. Lin Li couldn’t assist however hug herself together with her arms round her. She thought to herself that she may very well be probably cursed by Zhou Han. There was actually chilly air coming!

There was no sound within the room, and solely the respiration of two individuals. Lin Li began to tremble by the chilly. Turning her head to take a look at the mattress, Zhou Han was nonetheless in the identical posture as earlier than. He didn’t appear to have moved, respiration easily. Seemed like he needs to be asleep.

When she obtained up, Lin Li quietly stepped ahead, noticed his sleeping face, confirmed that he was actually asleep, after which quietly walked across the head of the mattress, whispering in her mouth, “Solely sleeping on the identical mattress…. solely sleeping on the identical mattress…..” She took off her jacket and lay down gently beside him, leaning on her again, making an attempt to not enable herself to occupy an excessive amount of area.

However she was actually drained, and after mendacity down for some time, Lin Li fell asleep together with her eyes closed.

What she did not know was that when she laid down on the mattress, Zhou Han had the corners of his mouth curved as much as a pleasant arc.

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TN: Aww! I wish to see that good arc on his face