Chapter 86: Chapter 86: Must Protect Her Well
Once she was lying in bed, Shen Nian began to feel a faint sense of regret.
For one thing, lying on her side meant she couldn’t see Lu Cheng’s reaction behind her, nor did she know what he would do next.
For another, this was Lu Cheng’s dorm room, and they would both definitely be staying here tonight.
Especially since they were already husband and wife. A husband and wife who still hadn’t had a chance to consummate their marriage, at that!
It wasn’t that Shen Nian was against something happening between her and Lu Cheng. It was just that... if it happened just like this, it didn’t seem quite right.
The timing was right and the people were willing, but the location... this place really didn’t seem suitable at all.
’Besides, Lu Cheng’s bed is a single bed. A rock-hard single bed, at that. It’s already uncomfortable for me to lie on by myself. If we wanted to... do something... Tsk, it’s not suitable at all!’
’Oh, what am I even thinking about!’ When Shen Nian realized her thoughts had drifted into such sensitive territory, her face couldn’t help but flush another shade deeper.
Fortunately, she was buried under the covers, so no one could see her blushing, no matter how red her face became.
Soon, however, Shen Nian heard Lu Cheng’s footsteps. They were light, but the room was so exceptionally quiet that she could hear almost nothing but his steps and the sound of her own heart.
’Lu Cheng... he’s coming over!’
At that moment, only a single thought remained in Shen Nian’s mind.
’He’s coming over. Does that mean he wants to... do something? If he really does, should I accept or refuse?’
’If I refuse... it feels like I don’t really have any grounds to. From the moment I was reborn, from the moment I accepted Lu Cheng, wasn’t this sort of thing bound to happen sooner or later?’
’Besides, if Lu Cheng really were to do something... deep down, it’s not like I actually want to refuse!’
’But if I accept...’ At the thought, Shen Nian’s heart was instantly flooded with a mix of nervousness, anticipation, worry, and fear.
However, before she could sort through the jumble of thoughts in her mind, she felt a familiar, warm presence instantly envelop her.
One moment she was lying on the bed, and the next, she was suddenly in a warm embrace.
Lu Cheng had come over. He had lain down beside her and wrapped his arms around her!
In that instant, all those unsorted thoughts in Shen Nian’s mind tangled themselves into an impossible knot, with no chance of ever being unraveled.
After walking over, Lu Cheng had actually stood by the bed for a moment. But in the end, unable to resist the longing in his heart, he finally climbed onto the bed and pulled Shen Nian into his embrace.
At this very moment, he needed Shen Nian. He needed her to prove to him that all of this was real, that it was truly happening.
Lu Cheng had held Shen Nian before, of course, but holding her while standing or sitting was completely different from holding her while lying in bed. The feeling, the sensation itself, was worlds apart.
Holding Shen Nian like this, Lu Cheng felt as if he were holding the entire world. Nothing else mattered more than the person in his arms.
He would spend the rest of his life protecting the woman in his arms. He would never let her suffer even the slightest bit of harm.