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Chapter 947 - 686 Turn off the lights, go to sleep_2

Chapter 947: 686 Turn off the lights, go to sleep_2

Jiang Chen glanced at her, then turned to the slightly embarrassed Zou Luoxia, and smiled naturally, "Of course, I was the one who pursued her. Aunt, you might not know, Shu Rui was the belle of our school, she didn’t even bother to look directly at us boys."

"You’re talking nonsense!"

Li Shuru was embarrassed and annoyed.

"Am I not stating the facts?"

Jiang Chen’s lips slightly curled, with a teasing smile, "When I first pursued you, you completely ignored me."

It was a joke, yet it was also the truth.

It was even somewhat understated.

Saying she ignored him was actually Jiang Chen giving himself too much credit; when they first met, in her eyes, he was probably no different than a plague.

Looking back now, it was quite amusing.

"Rui Rui has always had high standards."

Zou Luoxia chimed in unconsciously, feeling surprised at the same time.

This niece’s prideful heart was evident to all their elders since she was young, but to think she wouldn’t even consider such an outstanding boy?

It seemed the word "outstanding" was too shallow to describe him.

Zou Luoxia couldn’t find the right words to explain.

"Yes, it was quite a blow to me at the time; I almost gave up."

Jiang Chen sighed with a hint of melancholy.

Li Shuru was amused yet frustrated; she handed him a kiwi with a fierce look in her eyes, "Eat some fruit."

"Why can’t Little Jiang chat with us for a bit?"

Aunt Xue chimed in at the right moment.

"Mom, I just wanted him to eat some fruit."

Jiang Chen grinned and quietly started peeling the fruit.

"Little Jiang, you should think of it this way, it’s Rui Rui’s rarity that makes her special. No other girl would behave like this."

Although Zou Luoxia’s statement was somewhat unclear, everyone understood what she meant.

"Rui Rui hadn’t been in a relationship before she met you."

Zou Luoxia comforted Jiang Chen and added afterward.

As Jiang Chen peeled the kiwi, he looked up, "But Shu Rui told me that she met a senior during high school..."

Li Shuru looked stunned, then glared.

Zou Luoxia paused mid-sentence, glanced at her cousin and then at her niece, and said awkwardly, "Is that so? I wasn’t very clear... Sister, did you know this?"

Aunt Xue shook her head.

She truly didn’t know.

Her daughter had never mentioned it.

"Is Little Jiang telling the truth?"

Li Shuru glared at the troublemaker and explained to her mother, "Mom, it was just a senior, don’t listen to his nonsense."

Aunt Xue looked at her daughter and didn’t pursue the matter further.

Her daughter had been beautiful since childhood and precisely because of that, she had been strict in this aspect.

As Zou Luoxia said, in her understanding, her daughter had never been involved in a romantic relationship.

Of course,

It didn’t exclude the possibility that her daughter kept it from her.

But no matter what the truth was, since her daughter had brought it up voluntarily with Jiang Chen, it proved it wasn’t a big deal.

And this candidness also showed that the two children had a great relationship.

"Rui Rui is so beautiful, it must be those boys who liked her,"

Zou Luoxia defended her niece, taking the stance a good aunt should.

Moreover,

Considering how beautiful her niece was, isn’t it normal to have a bit of a past?

During adolescence, who doesn’t have emotional stirrings?

It’s not as if she believed this young man had no past before getting together with her niece.

But Zou Luoxia dared not mention it.

Just earlier while sharing with friends, she had also called her husband to confirm her niece’s living conditions in East Sea, and her husband had sternly instructed her to have fun, but not to speak recklessly.

She was not foolish, of course, she knew what mattered.

Her niece finding such a perfect son-in-law was a blessing for their entire family.

Sitting in one of the most luxurious mansions in both East Sea and the whole of Shenzhou, the four of them chatted and laughed for over an hour.

"Aunt Xue, better get some rest, tomorrow Shu Rui and I will take you out for a proper tour."

Jiang Chen keenly caught the tiredness in Aunt Xue’s eyes.

"Okay, let’s rest."

Aunt Xue nodded, then said, "But you don’t need to accompany us, let Shu Rui be with us. You’re so busy with work, don’t let us hold you back."

"Yes, Little Jiang, focus on your work, don’t worry about us."

Zou Luoxia agreed.

Despite being family, where comfort is usually more accessible, Jiang Chen thought his presence might just add constraint.

Considering this, Jiang Chen didn’t persist further.

Originally, Li Shuru intended to sleep with her mother, but was rejected by Xue Mingqin on the grounds of having light sleep recently.

So, she had to sleep alone without any pretense.

There was nothing to feel shy about.

On their last trip to Qin Island, the two of them had already shared a bed.

Jiang Chen was totally at ease, shamelessly unfazed, while Li Shuru went to soothe Xue Mingqin and Zou Luoxia, and he went off to shower in the master bedroom.

"Auntie, are they satisfied?" he asked

After showering, playing with his phone in bed for a while, Li Shuru finally came back.

"Quite satisfied."

Li Shuru walked closer.

"Then, what about me?" Jiang Chen joked, "I was pretty good today, right?"

Li Shuru sat on the bed and pinched his arm, "Who allowed you to spout nonsense?!"

"What did I say?"

"Who asked you to bring up the senior student? My mom held me for ages asking about it."

Jiang Chen couldn’t help but chortle, "Aunt Xue really didn’t know?"

Li Shuru gave him a glance and then stood up, "I’m going to shower."

As Jiang Chen loafed around, he soon noticed a book lying on the nightstand.

He reached for it and began reading while leaning against the headboard.

The night was tranquil.

"You’re washing your hair so late at night, aren’t you afraid of catching a cold?"

Li Shuru, in a flesh-colored onesie, came out of the bathroom and sat at the vanity, blow-drying her hair.

This was what one might call coziness at its best.

Jiang Chen put down the book, "You’re accompanying Auntie around, see what they like, don’t be stingy."

Li Shuru turned her head, "That’s my mom and aunt you’re talking about, would I be stingy with them?"

"That’s good."

Jiang Chen nodded, reassured, and picked up the book again.

After drying her hair, Li Shuru climbed into bed and leaned beside Jiang Chen.

"You’d read romance novels?"

Jiang Chen asked with a smile.

"When one can’t sleep alone, one needs something to pass the time."

Li Shuru’s tone was light, yet an undertone of melancholy was unavoidably discernible.

Conscientious of his fault, Jiang Chen prudently didn’t retort.

Li Shuru quietly leaned against his shoulder and joined him in reading for a while.

"I have a question."

"Hmm?"

"Why is it that the romance in books is always so intense, but in real life, it seems so mundane?"

"Where is it mundane?"

Jiang Chen quickly responded, "Have you forgotten? That time at Paradise Mountain, when you almost fell off the pedestrian bridge, I nearly sacrificed myself to save you."

Li Shuru couldn’t help but chuckle and lightly slapped him.

"Always need to bring up your ’heroic deeds,’ don’t we?"

"Isn’t what I said true?"

Jiang Chen said, "And when Aunt Xue asked about us just now, I didn’t mention it, or else they would definitely be even more worried about me."

Li Shuru turned to look at him, her lips moved as if she wanted to comment on his shamelessness, but ultimately, she held back.

"Well, you could have chosen not to save me then."

Jiang Chen glanced at her, "See, get a bit riled up after just a couple of words. You weren’t like this before."

Li Shuru, who usually appeared aloof and isolated even in the eyes of her own family, couldn’t help but laugh. She slapped him again and then, in a huff, snatched the book away.

"Actually, life is much more interesting than any story in books."

Jiang Chen didn’t argue, shifting to a more comfortable position on the bedhead, "It’s just that most people fail to notice it. Like you said, we often think that love in books is fierce while life seems bland. But really, it’s only because we can easily sense the internal tumult of characters in books while failing to grasp the unspoken depth in those around us."

Jiang Chen smiled lightly.

"So, when watching movies or plays, you might try sitting in the back row. You can’t clearly see the show, but you can see the people watching it deeply."

Li Shuru turned to face him, staring wordlessly.

Part child, part venerable elder, Jiang Chen turned over and reached for the switch.

"Lights off, time to sleep."