madnovel Chapter 103 Feeling the Heartbeat?
Chapter 103 Feeling the Heartbeat?
Lin Shuyao excitedly ran upstairs, and when she was almost at her own dorm room, the door of the dorm across the hall suddenly opened, and Su Wan came out, still sleepy-eyed and wearing pajamas, looking like she was going to the bathroom.
"Comrade Shen, you're back so late? Where have you been?"
Su Wan's gaze fell on Lin Shuyao, scrutinizing her. Although she quickly adjusted her expression, the blush on her cheeks didn't fade so fast, and her bright red lips clearly showed that she had been kissed.
Lin Shuyao hummed in agreement and nodded politely, not intending to say anything more.
Su Wan didn't let her off the hook, pressing further, "You look like you're dating someone. Who's he? Is he from our factory?"
"No, no," Lin Shuyao chuckled dryly, denying it.
Su Wan laughed: "Don't try to hide it from me, you look like you've just started dating. I've been there before. Tell me, what's your boyfriend like?"
Lin Shuyao didn't know why Su Wan was so curious about her affairs, but she didn't intend to reveal anything and directly changed the subject: "Comrade Su, it's quite cold outside, you should go to the toilet, I'll go in first."
She quickly pushed the door open and went inside, then turned around and closed it.
The smile on Su Wan's face vanished the moment the dormitory door closed.
When Su Wan looked out the window just now, it was too dark, and she couldn't see the man's face clearly. She could only vaguely see that he was quite tall and looked a lot like Cheng Zheng, but she couldn't be sure.
Although, Su Wan still held onto a sliver of hope and wanted to confirm it herself. However, judging from Lin Shuyao's reaction, she felt that it was Cheng Zheng, almost certainly.
Su Wan dug her nails into her palms and closed her eyes briefly.
the next day.
Su Wan waited for Gao Jie on her usual route home from get off work and they bumped into each other.
When Gao Jie saw her, she exchanged a few pleasantries, then suddenly remembered something: "Xiao Su, has your department been quite busy lately? Your representative doesn't get home until almost midnight every day. He's so tired, I'm worried he'll ruin his health, he's so young."
"Does he get home this late?" Su Wan feigned surprise. "But yesterday, when I went to his office to submit some materials, the lights were already off."
Not even six o'clock yet?
Gao Jie sensed something was wrong. She already suspected her son and Lin Shuyao, and now hearing this news, she couldn't help but have her own suspicions. She tentatively asked, "What about Shen Qing? I remember she's also in your department."
"Why did you think of Comrade Shen, Auntie?" Su Wan asked knowingly. Last time, when Gao Jie used Zhao Tiemei to reprimand her, she guessed that Gao Jie didn't like Shen Qing, otherwise she wouldn't have introduced Zhao Tiemei to Cheng Zheng.
Gao Jie said "Oh," and replied, "I was just asking casually. It just so happens that I only know you and Shen Qing in your department."
Su Wan nodded: "Oh, I see. Oh, Auntie, I didn't even notice until you asked me. Shen Qing has been coming back to the dorm quite lately. We live across from each other, so she always asks me to take care of her, which is why I've been paying extra attention."
After hearing Su Wan's answer, Gao Jie was almost certain that her son's late return was related to Shen Qing.
A son is no longer under his mother's control once he grows up.
Her son really did ignore what she said!
That evening, Gao Jie returned home and waited until midnight before hearing her son come upstairs. She went out in her pajamas and met her son in the hallway.
"Ah Zheng, why are you back so late again? Have you eaten?"
Cheng Zheng casually replied, "Something came up in the department, so I worked overtime for a while. I've already eaten, so you don't need to worry about it."
"Oh, that's good. Go wash up and go to bed." Gao Jie nodded and went back to her room.
Back in her room, she couldn't help but complain to her husband, "If you don't do something about your son, our family is going to be in big trouble!"
Cheng Huazhang was still half asleep and didn't take it seriously: "What big scandal? You women are always so easily alarmed. Ah Zheng is a sensible kid, so don't worry about it."
"I'm worrying unnecessarily! Do you even know what it is?" Gao Jie shoved her husband in annoyance. Cheng Huazhang, with his eyes closed, asked, "What is it?"
Gao Jie pulled the blanket up and sat on the edge of the bed, saying, "Our son likes that girl Shen Qing!"
Pfft. Cheng Huazhang laughed out loud with his eyes closed. "You're talking nonsense. Cheng Zheng knows that Shen Qing is his cousin, how could he possibly have those kinds of feelings for Shen Qing? I think you're overthinking it."
"You know nothing! My son came out of my belly, do you think I don't know? When have you ever seen him go shopping with a woman? Bring her breakfast? Eat food that other people have eaten? Let me tell you, he's done all those things to Shen Qing!"
Cheng Huazhang kept his eyes closed, unconcerned: "I told you you were overthinking things. I asked my son to take good care of Shen Qing. At first, he even planned to get rid of her, but I persuaded him to stay and made him look after her more."
Gao Jie: "That doesn't justify giving Shen Qing such special treatment. What's the difference between this and dating? Anyway, there's definitely something going on between them. I'm a woman, I know best!"
Cheng Huazhang: "But you insisted before that Shen Qing was my daughter. Alright, go to sleep now."
Women have such vivid imaginations.
He's always making random, unfounded assumptions.
Not taking it seriously by her husband, Gao Jie didn't dare to let her guard down. That day, she deliberately left work half an hour early and went to stake out the area near the gate of Factory 306.
She actually managed to catch her.
Cheng Zheng and Lin Shuyao walked out of the factory area one after the other.
The two didn't walk together when they left the factory; they only met up after going around a street.
Gao Jie followed from a distance.
The two walked ahead.
Cheng Zheng, carrying a lunchbox, walked to the park in the center of the street. He stopped and said to Lin Shuyao, "Let's go inside and find a place to eat. After you eat, you can go to work at the restaurant."
"Okay." Lin Shuyao agreed and followed him into the park.
The two found a stone table and benches in the park. Lin Shuyao was about to sit down when Cheng Zheng stopped her, "Wait."
The stone bench is uncomfortable on my butt.
Her skin was so delicate that it left a mark if you pinched it.
He took off his coat, folded it into a square, laid it on the stool, and then let her sit down.
Lin Shuyao felt touched and enjoyed being taken care of like this. After sitting down, she gave him a sweet smile: "How did you know I'm afraid of hard objects? Thank you, it really feels much better with the padding."
"Eat up." Cheng Zheng placed the lunchbox he was carrying on the stone table, opened it one by one, and handed her the prepared chopsticks.
"Let's eat together," Lin Shuyao said, picking up a little food with her chopsticks and feeding it to him. "Open your mouth~"
Cheng Zheng leaned closer, opened his lips, ate, and then fed Lin Shuyao another bite with his chopsticks.
The two would eat a few bites, then feed each other a few bites, exchanging a sweet glance as they did so, making even ordinary dishes taste extraordinary.
In a corner unseen by the two, Gao Jie clung to a tree branch, hiding behind it, watching them as her blood pressure soared and her chest heaved.
She knew her son had a problem with Shen Qing!
I never expected her to catch me red-handed!
Stay calm, stay calm, and see what the two of them do next.
After Lin Shuyao finished eating, Cheng Zheng put away the lunchbox, then carried it and accompanied her for a walk in the park to digest. Lin Shuyao had to go to her part-time job at the restaurant in half an hour, so they wanted to spend more time together during this short period of time.
There was no one in the park at this time, but because it was daytime, the two still didn't dare to hold hands openly. They just walked arm in arm, side by side, but their fingers would touch from time to time. When they touched each other, Cheng Zheng would pull Lin Shuyao's fingers together for a while, and then let go for a while in case someone saw them.
Over and over again.
They held on to it and then let it go.
They finally found a secluded corner, and the two of them looked at each other and then hugged.
"Waaah... I don't want to go to work." Lin Shuyao leaned against Cheng Zheng's chest, nuzzling her head against his chest, and pleaded with him in a sweet voice.
If it weren't for saving money to run away, she really wouldn't want to work two jobs.
Cheng Zheng put his large arm around her back, gently stroking her head twice with concern, his voice low and deep above her head: "Don't go..."
Every day after work, he wanted to spend more time with her, but today he was too busy at work and the two of them didn't have time to meet.
Lin Shuyao grabbed his waist with her small hands and scratched him like a kitten: "Waaah, I don't want to go either, but I need to save money. If I don't work part-time, I won't have any money..."
Cheng Zheng's Adam's apple bobbed heavily as her small hand tickled him, his voice low and husky: "What exactly do you want to buy? Hmm? Tell me, is all the money I have for you enough?"
"There are so many things I want to buy..." Lin Shuyao changed the subject, her small hand touching his abs. "Let me count how many there are, one, two, three..."
Cheng Zheng's large hand slid from her back to her slender waist, grasping the most indented part and caressing it back and forth: "Did you count them all?"
"I counted them, there are eight... But Cheng Zheng, your heart is beating so fast!" Lin Shuyao stopped counting his abs, wrapped her slender arms around his waist, pressed her cheek against his chest, and listened to the thumping sound of his chest like a drum.
She was holding him, how could she not be fast? Cheng Zheng's eyes flashed with doting affection, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly. "Isn't your heart beating fast?"
Lin Shuyao placed her hand on her chest, but couldn't feel anything. "Why don't you try?"
Without thinking much, she pulled Cheng Zheng's hand to her chest. Cheng Zheng's palm unexpectedly touched an incredibly soft surface. Through the thin fabric, the temperature and soft contours were crystal clear.
He froze instantly, as if he had been branded with a hot iron. He pulled his hand back almost instantly, and his ears turned bright red at a visible speed, spreading all the way down to his neck.
At the same time, Lin Shuyao released her grip on his hand, belatedly realizing what she had just done. Her cheeks flushed instantly, and even her neck turned pink.
She was both shy and embarrassed, and let out a soft "ah." In the end, she simply buried her face in his chest and refused to look up again.
She then heard his heartbeat become even more rapid than before.
Thinking of something, she reached out and pinched his waist lightly, her voice muffled inside his clothes: "...Don't think like that."
"How did you know... I was overthinking?" Cheng Zheng's voice came from above, much lower and hoarse than usual.
Lin Shuyao pinched him again, complaining sweetly, "Who told you to have such a fast heartbeat..."
A low chuckle came from above.
Cheng Zheng raised his hand and ruffled the top of her hair, his voice hoarse as he tentatively asked, "Then... is it okay?"
"What do you mean, 'can't I do'?" Lin Shuyao wrapped her arms around his waist, lifted her head from his embrace, and looked at him with a pool of alluring eyes, both innocent and captivating.
Cheng Zheng's Adam's apple bobbed heavily. He leaned down slightly, his warm breath brushing against her ear: "Feel your heartbeat again."
Swish.
Lin Shuyao's cheeks flushed instantly, and her earlobes and neck skin also turned red and hot.
She playfully accused him, "Cheng Zheng, I didn't realize you were so improper..."
"Silly girl, I was just teasing you," Cheng Zheng chuckled softly, gently rubbing her slightly flushed cheek with his finger. "It's almost time, are we still going to the restaurant?"
With business to attend to, Lin Shuyao had no choice but to get out of his arms, nodding reluctantly.
"Let's go then, I'll take you there."
It was darker than before, so they could hold hands openly now. Cheng Zheng intertwined his fingers with hers and led her out of the park.
Gao Jie, who had been hiding behind the bushes and following the two, clutched her chest and almost fainted!
She had always thought her son was an ice block, impossible to warm up to, and incapable of getting close to women. But what did she just hear? What did she just see?