The light shone directly into Wen Sining's eyes. Since she hadn't really fallen asleep, it was hard for her to adapt to the brightness. Her eyelids involuntarily wanted to blink, and her fingers tightened under the covers.
After standing beside the bed for a while, Lu Luochen bent his knees and sat down at the foot of the bed.
Squinting, Wen Sining glanced at Lu Luochen's back. Without his direct gaze, she let out a sigh of relief and deliberately turned over as if she was uncomfortable.
She lay face - down on the pillow. Her nose was just blocked, and having trouble breathing, Wen Sining moved her legs to make a gap for her nose to breathe.
Lu Luochen leaned forward, propping his elbows on his knees. He turned the button on his wrist and then shifted his body outward a bit. The corner of his clothes accidentally touched Wen Sining's sole, and the soft fabric made her feel itchy.
So itchy!
Wen Sining's fingers were almost tearing the bedsheet. Her toes were about to curl involuntarily.
As if on purpose, Lu Luochen shifted his body backward again.
She couldn't hold it anymore!
Wen Sining lifted her calf. Fortunately, she was wearing pants.
Looking back, Lu Luochen glanced at Wen Sining lying on her back. He didn't get up but continued his initial position and even kept moving backward.
More and more of his body was in contact with the bed. His palm naturally leaned backward, firmly sticking to the bed.
Feeling the air temperature hovering around her body, Wen Sining became restless and nervous.
What on earth was causing this sudden strangeness?
She squeezed her legs tightly together, trying her best to avoid contact with the body beside her.
Suddenly, cold fingertips touched her warm skin. Wen Sining was stunned for a few seconds. Yawning and rubbing her eyes, she sat up from the bed tiredly.
"Um?" She let out a grunt from her nose and looked around the room sleepily. "Are we back?"
Lu Luochen turned his head, his lips tightly pressed together. His cold eyes stared at Wen Sining.
"When did we get back? Why can't I remember anything?" She quickly got out of bed and took a few steps backward, scratching her messy hair absent - mindedly.
The hair had been in a mess when she was swaying in the car. Now, when she scratched it, the rubber band at the end of her hair slipped off, and her long hair fell on her shoulders.
Wen Sining tossed her chin upward, and her hair fluttered on her shoulders. She looked at Lu Luochen blankly, and her sleepy eyes fearlessly met his gaze.
One second, one minute... It lasted for a long time. Wen Sining felt her heart trembling under his gaze. She didn't expect to see Lu Luochen here.
She glanced to one side and murmured with her head down, "I'm all sticky. I'll go wash up first."
After saying that, Wen Sining immediately walked towards the bathroom, walking quickly to get away from Lu Luochen as soon as possible. However, reality told her that nervousness didn't just appear out of the blue.
She reached for the doorknob of the bathroom. A shadow behind her suddenly rushed forward and stopped her from opening the door.
Wen Sining's peripheral vision was sharp. The moment the other person touched her, her hand retracted extremely sensitively.
"Do you want to wash too?"
Lu Luochen held the doorknob but didn't push it in. Standing behind her, he directly encircled Wen Sining in his arms.
Thump... Thump - thump...
Her heart was pounding violently, as if she had been exercising for a long time, or maybe it meant something else.
Wen Sining held her breath briefly. Looking back at Lu Luochen, she said, "You go first."
Bending down, her petite body was like a fish in the water, easily slipping out from under Lu Luochen's armpit.
After she escaped from the bathroom door, Lu Luochen didn't go in immediately. He looked back at Wen Sining. His eyes paused for a few seconds, then he quietly opened the door and went in.
On the sink, the medicine box brought back from Lincheng was prominently placed on the shelf. Lu Luochen thoughtfully reached out and picked it up. His fingers rotated around the edge of the box, and the lid was easily unscrewed.
The light - yellow ointment had been used up to the bottom of the box, and only a little near the edge was left, which was hard to get out.
Lu Luochen seemed to think of something. He put the ointment back and opened the drawer below.
After opening two drawers in a row, he found that they were filled with some unimportant sundries. But these didn't dispel his suspicion. Looking back, he saw the cabinet in the high position behind him.
Since he saw Wen Sining without the scar the previous night, that image had been lingering in Lu Luochen's mind.
Strangely enough, why did he have such a thought?
Lu Luochen searched for a long time. He stopped his action, and his eyes were looking around aimlessly.
Outside the bathroom, Wen Sining wasn't idle either. She touched the scar on her cheek with her hand. Not feeling at ease, she lowered her head and looked at herself in the mirror.
Buzz...
The sound from the phone was like a time - bomb, instantly igniting Wen Sining's sense of urgency.
She rummaged through her pocket to find the phone. The moment she unlocked the screen, she saw the message content.
A photo popped up. It was a picture of her without any scars on her face.
"I will definitely expose your secret."
There was a line of text below the photo.
After thinking about it briefly, Wen Sining immediately locked in on a face in her mind.
Still not giving up?
She smiled helplessly.
She hadn't paid attention to Wen Minhao in recent days, but he seemed to have made her the target of his life. Looking at such a blatant challenge, Wen Sining casually deleted the photo and the text.
Just as she finished all this, the bathroom door opened at this moment.
"Are you done washing?" Wen Sining asked briskly. "Then I'll go in."
Picking up her pajamas, Wen Sining hurriedly squeezed past Lu Luochen and slammed the door shut.
The floor of the bathroom was dry, and the environment inside was also dry. There was no sign of any water vapor.
Wen Sining glanced at the door, with a hint of doubt in her eyes. Sensing something, she came to the sink and carefully examined the items on the shelf.
He had touched them!
She reached for the ointment box. Just by touching it with her finger, she immediately felt an unusual temperature.
Sure enough, he was suspicious!
Wen Sining still remembered her reaction early the other day. It seemed that she needed to dispel his doubts as soon as possible.
Taking off her coat, Wen Sining stood under the shower and started to wash up. Wispy white steam filled the whole bathroom, and the fragrance of the shampoo wafted out through the crack.
Lu Luochen found his phone and left the room.
...
In front of the apartment building, Xiaolan was sitting on the steps, looking pale and emaciated. Her dry eyes stared blankly ahead. The lamp on one side stretched her lonely shadow on the ground.
Whoosh... A taxi suddenly stopped, and the wheels made a screeching sound on the sun - baked ground.
Xiaolan just casually glanced at it and didn't pay any more attention to the taxi.