Grandpa was standing at the door of the room. It seemed that he had been woken up by the two of them. He looked at them unhappily. "What time is it? Are you holding a negotiation meeting here in the middle of the night?"
Hearing his voice, their conversation came to an abrupt halt.
"Grandpa, why are you awake?" "Lu Yan" seemed surprised by the sudden appearance of the old man and was slightly stunned.
The old man gave a few light coughs and sat in his wheelchair with a serious look on his face. "Go back to your room and rest quickly."
"Sorry, Grandpa. We've disturbed your rest. We'll go to sleep right away."
Lu Yan remembered that Grandpa suffered from neurasthenia and always had a light sleep. He guessed that their conversation just now had disturbed the old man's rest.
The two nodded and turned around to go to sleep. One headed towards the study and the other towards the guest room. Neither of them noticed anything amiss.
The old man watched them walking towards opposite rooms. He coughed loudly a few more times to get their attention. "Where are you two going?"
"Are you really not even going to pretend in front of me and sleep in separate rooms so openly?"
The old man's face darkened completely. He didn't have a good tone at all.
"Both of you go and sleep in the guest room. How can a married couple sleep separately?"
...
In the end, the two of them stared at each other in the guest room.
The rule that Ning Anmiao had mentioned about sleeping in separate rooms had to be broken at this moment.
Lu Yan, who was standing in the room, was the first to speak. "Let's just make do for one night to put his mind at ease."
After saying that, Lu Yan lifted the quilt and lay down on the other side of the bed.
It seemed as if Ning Anmiao was forcing him to sleep with her. She pouted angrily and lay down too.
Due to the change of environment, Ning Anmiao tossed and turned in bed and couldn't fall asleep. She stared blankly into the darkness with her eyes wide open.
"Aren't you going to sleep yet?" Lu Yan's voice came from the other side of the bed. "Shall I pour you a glass of warm water?"
"No, thanks." Ning Anmiao quickly refused. "If we go out now, we'll make noise and disturb Grandpa again."
After what had happened just now, Ning Anmiao didn't want to disturb the old man again. "I've already had some water when we came in."
Hearing her answer, Lu Yan relaxed a little.
"Then why can't you sleep? Are you not used to the bed?"
Ning Anmiao swallowed hard and answered casually. "Sort of."
In fact, besides the unfamiliar environment, there was another reason why Ning Anmiao couldn't sleep.
"Lu Yan."
After a few minutes of silence, she finally couldn't hold it in and softly called out his name.
"I'm here."
His answer came quickly. His voice sounded extremely clear in the quiet room.
His simple reply of "I'm here" made Ning Anmiao, who had been serious just now, burst into a soft laugh.
"You sound more like an AI robot now."
Lu Yan didn't mind her description of him. Instead, he followed her train of thought. "AI robots are perfect and can always come up with the best solutions. Why don't you like them?"
"I don't dislike them." Ning Anmiao replied vaguely. "It's just that robots have no emotions. They're too mechanical and always say the same few things."
"Most importantly, I can't read an AI robot's emotions. Unreciprocated feelings will only make me feel tired."
Although their conversation seemed to be about the pros and cons of AI robots, they both knew exactly what the other was referring to.
In fact, all Ning Anmiao had ever wanted was very simple.
She loved him. As long as she could be sure that he loved her too, instead of just being with her out of a sense of responsibility or to complete the task of getting married, that would be enough.
But being loved seemed to be a very difficult thing.
Moreover, Lu Yan's background was so complicated. He was outstanding and came from a prominent family. He had more responsibilities on his shoulders than others.
For Lu Yan, he always thought things through carefully before making any decision.
Such a person would never be impulsive for someone and do something out of the ordinary.
Ning Anmiao knew that Lu Yan cared about her, but she didn't know if it was just because she was "Lu Yan's wife".
The room fell silent again. Ning Anmiao also quieted down.
She was waiting for Lu Yan's answer.
"Edward was a robot. He had an indestructible mechanical heart." Lu Yan replied slowly. "But he fell in love with Kim."
Ning Anmiao was slightly stunned. She realized that he was talking about the plot of *Edward Scissorhands*.
"Remember the movie we watched together in college?" Lu Yan said, taking them both back to the past.
Of course, she remembered.
At that time, she had leaned on Lu Yan's shoulder and wiped away her tears because of Edward in the movie. She had pitifully asked why Edward had to take on everything for Kim and sacrifice his own life.
At that time, Lu Yan had also thought that Edward was extremely stupid.
But now, he seemed to understand.
"Because a robot's emotions are very simple. Once he is sure that he loves someone, he will do anything to make her happy."
Even if it means sacrificing himself.
Lu Yan thought that if it was Miaomiao in the movie, he would also make the same choice as Edward without hesitation.
Ning Anmiao suddenly felt a warm feeling welling up in her heart.
Lu Yan was always like this.
Calm, mature, and always giving her the answer in a subtle way.
Ning Anmiao turned around, only to bump into Lu Yan's deep, unfathomable eyes.
She didn't know when Lu Yan had been looking at her.
His eyes were as deep as the sea, like an abyss that she couldn't fathom, yet they also seemed to be hiding boundless love.
She quickly averted her gaze as if she had touched something hot.
"Miaomiao, do you think there's a possibility," Lu Yan said with a slight smile when he saw her avoiding his gaze, "that it's because you're so determined to get a divorce that God doesn't let us swap our bodies back?"
"The day we swapped bodies was also the day you proposed a divorce."
This half - joking, half - serious remark made Ning Anmiao start to seriously think about this question. She couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart.
It seemed to be true.
That night, apart from the talk of divorce, nothing unusual had happened. Everything was just like any other day.
"Then, if I don't want a divorce anymore, will we be able to swap back?"
She asked seriously. The tense look on her face in the darkness made Lu Yan laugh.
He couldn't help but chuckle and played along seriously. "Maybe it's really possible. Why don't you give it a try?"
"Then... I won't get a divorce tonight."
Lu Yan almost laughed out of anger. "What about after tonight? Will you continue to ask for a divorce?"
Ning Anmiao swallowed hard and replied calmly. "Let's just fool God for tonight."