Early the next morning.
Ning Anmiao was sleeping soundly. She opened her eyes groggily and saw that the sun was already high outside. Just as she was about to raise her hand to rub her eyes, she suddenly felt something was wrong—
There seemed to be a big hand resting on her lower abdomen!
Her pupils constricted. Subconsciously, she looked up. Lu Yan was lying soundly beside her, still maintaining the same posture as before.
Had he been rubbing her lower abdomen all night?
Early in the morning, Ning Anmiao's heart began to pound uncontrollably and it took a long time for it to calm down.
She saw the stubble on his chin and her hand uncontrollably reached out to touch it. But the moment her hand touched it, Lu Yan woke up.
"Does it still hurt?" His voice was a bit hoarse from just waking up. The moment his eyes fell on Ning Anmiao, they became extremely gentle.
The first thing he did after waking up was actually to ask if she still hurt.
"It doesn't hurt anymore." After answering, Ning Anmiao looked at his face and slowly said, "Thank you, Lu Yan."
Lu Yan sat up. He was still wearing the shirt from last night. Although it was a bit wrinkled, his aura remained unchanged.
He casually tidied up his sleeves and said in a deep voice, "I accidentally fell asleep last night. I'm sorry."
Ning Anmiao's eyes trembled slightly. "It's okay. I'm not angry."
"That's good." Lu Yan pinched the bridge of his nose. Having maintained a side - lying position all night, he really didn't sleep well.
The light sleep all night made him feel a bit tired. When he first stood up, he even staggered a couple of steps.
"You can rest a bit longer. Breakfast will be sent in later." Lu Yan said in a deep voice, "I'll go back to my room."
As he left, Ning Anmiao could even see his unsteady steps.
He must have had a bad night's sleep.
Ning Anmiao stared blankly at the closed door for a long time. When she lifted the quilt and was about to go wash up, she found that her ankle was almost fully recovered.
She knew it was all thanks to Lu Yan's careful care.
However, now that she had recovered, if Lu Yan were to fall ill, she would feel guilty.
After hesitating for a long time, she still decided to go to Lu Yan's room after washing up.
What if he got sick? It would always be inconvenient in a foreign country.
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Before entering the room, Ning Anmiao was holding a cup of hot milk. Her heart was pounding with nervousness, but she still raised her hand and knocked on the door twice.
"Come in." It was Lu Yan's calm voice, with a hint of hoarseness.
Ning Anmiao took a deep breath and pushed the door open. She saw Lu Yan sitting in front of the desk with a computer in front of him.
He was always very busy.
"Do you need something from me?" Seeing Ning Anmiao come in, Lu Yan raised his eyebrows slightly. His gaze shifted from the computer to her, and finally landed on the milk in her hand.
Ning Anmiao bit her lip, walked over and put the cup in front of him. "You stayed up late last night. Drinking some milk will make you feel better."
After saying that, she didn't even think and was about to leave quickly.
She really couldn't figure out why she was being so proactive in caring about him.
Watching her back as if she was fleeing, Lu Yan pursed his lips and slightly raised his eyebrows. "Wait a minute."
"Your foot... is better?" He noticed that Ning Anmiao was walking lightly and casually asked.
Ning Anmiao had no choice but to turn around and answer with her head down. "Yes, I can walk now."
For some reason, seeing Ning Anmiao so docile, he suddenly got a bit playful. He casually closed the computer and pushed it to the side, then waved at her.
"Come here." He only uttered these two words from his thin lips, with an indescribable languidness and leisure. "I have something to ask you."
Ning Anmiao couldn't control herself and took a step towards his position.
Until she stood in front of him.
Lu Yan's fingers were long and slender. He gently tapped on the rim of the milk cup that she had just placed on the table in a hurry. His narrow eyes squinted slightly. "What does this mean?"
"Didn't you stay up late taking care of me last night? I thought..."
Her voice got softer and softer, and she couldn't even speak clearly in the end. "I thought drinking milk could relieve fatigue so that you wouldn't be so tired."
After saying that, she felt a bit regretful.
Whether he was tired or not, what did it matter to her?
Ning Anmiao, wake up. You two are already divorced. These meaningless acts of ingratiation and concern from you have no value at all!
Thinking of this, Ning Anmiao felt even more regretful. She gritted her teeth. "Drink it if you like. If you don't like it, you can just pour it out."
After saying that, she turned around and wanted to run.
But Lu Yan obviously wasn't going to give her that chance. He reached out his big hand and grabbed her wrist. At the moment of losing her balance, Ning Anmiao's body just sat on his lap.
She fell into his arms.
This sudden intimacy made Ning Anmiao hold her breath. Her heart started pounding wildly. Frightened, she wanted to stand up, but the man's hand was so strong that he wouldn't let her escape.
"Are you caring about me?" His tone was very serious, as if he wanted to get an answer from her.
Ning Anmiao pursed her lips. She always felt that Lu Yan was asking on purpose, deliberately teasing her, so she simply didn't answer.
She even couldn't help but look up and glare at him.
For some reason, she always felt that Lu Yan had changed.
He had become bad and also domineering and unreasonable.
Lu Yan raised his eyebrows. Looking at the little girl in his arms getting angry for no reason, he smiled helplessly. His voice was still steady and calm.
"Miaomiao, why did you do this?"
Ning Anmiao tried to break free from his arms. "There's no reason. I already said just now. If you don't like it, you can pour it out."
Lu Yan didn't let her succeed. His big hand moved from her wrist to her waist, tightly pinning her in his arms. The distance between the two of them was forced to be even closer.
"Let me go." Ning Anmiao felt that Lu Yan was being a hooligan. For a moment, her patience was exhausted. She just wanted to escape from him quickly.
Lu Yan's voice was neither too fast nor too slow, still very steady. "I was still asking you yesterday if I could chase you, and you refused me."
"Originally, I had given up. But then you took the initiative to come and care about me and even brought me hot milk to relieve my fatigue."
Ning Anmiao said angrily, "So what? Can't I just pretend I never did it?"
Lu Yan said seriously, "No."
"Miaomiao, you're seducing me." Lu Yan said word by word, extremely seriously and calmly. "You clearly refused me, but then you took the initiative to come and care about me. In the eyes of an adult man, this is not a rejection."
"It's a hint."
Ning Anmiao stopped struggling. She suddenly realized that he seemed to be right.
She had clearly rejected his pursuit harshly, but still did this. It did seem a bit like she was being coy.
She suddenly felt very annoyed.
Ning Anmiao, what on earth are you doing?!
Lu Yan wasn't angry. He just continued to speak slowly in a deep voice. "If that's the case, then I can only understand it as one reason."
"Miaomiao, you're caring about me."