Chapter 701: Chapter 701: I Belong to You
Li Yufei did not notice his nervousness; she simply tipped her suitcase onto the floor and picked out a set of clothes to change into: “Wake up, then let’s have dinner together.”
Rong Ling: “Hmm…”
Li Yufei took the clothes and went into the bathroom.
Only then did Rong Ling breathe a light sigh of relief.
…
Li Yufei came out of the bathroom after changing, and Rong Ling was also getting dressed.
He had just put on his pants and was fastening his belt. However, he seemed to be struggling with the zipper of his pants.
From her angle, his bare back was taut, his whole body tense, as if he was using considerable effort.
Li Yufei didn’t think much of it and went straight to the living room, casually picked up the phone, and called the front desk, instructing the butler in fluent English to deliver dinner.
An hour later.
The doorbell rang.
The butler delivered the carefully prepared dinner to the dining room.
Rong Ling walked out of the room.
Li Yufei said: “Dinner is ready.”
The butler smiled and said: “Please enjoy.”
After speaking, he turned and left, closing the door.
Rong Ling sat down by the dining table.
Li Yufei told him: “The apartment has 24-hour butler service, providing three meals a day and cleaning. You just need to call the main line. All this is included in the property fee.”
Rong Ling: “Hmm.”
Li Yufei: “When are you going to the school for registration?”
Rong Ling: “Tomorrow afternoon.”
Li Yufei: “Then you should rest early today to adjust to the time difference.”
Rong Ling seemed a bit lost.
Li Yufei smiled: “You still look sleepy, a bit dazed.”
Rong Ling smiled.
Li Yufei: “How do you feel?”
When she booked this apartment, she specifically changed the mattress to Simmons, costing a hundred thousand per set. Sleeping on it, completely exhausted, one wakes up feeling exceptionally refreshed.
Rong Ling’s expression slightly awkward: “Hmm… very comfortable.”
Li Yufei: “Right! I really like this brand of mattress; I specifically changed it.”
Rong Ling was momentarily speechless.
It turned out she was asking about the mattress.
He almost choked, cleared his throat, grabbed his cup, and drank a sip of water.
Li Yufei was startled by his sudden reaction: “What’s wrong? Did you choke?”
Rong Ling: “You changed the mattress?”
Li Yufei: “Yes, I like sleeping on soft beds; hard beds are uncomfortable.”
Rong Ling: “Were you exhausted?”
He abruptly asked.
Li Yufei: “…”
For a moment, she couldn’t tell what he was referring to.
Rong Ling: “I saw you fall asleep right after showering. You must have been very tired.”
Li Yufei coughed: “The thirteen-hour flight was indeed quite tiring.”
Only he…
After sitting on the plane for so long, he still had the energy…
But thinking about how he slept through the flight, it seemed like he was conserving energy!
Li Yufei: “How was your sleep?”
Rong Ling: “Hmm, very comfortable.”
He thought of something and asked: “Are you usually very busy with work?”
Li Yufei: “Pretty busy.”
Rong Ling: “If you return to China, I would definitely feel unaccustomed being alone.”
Li Yufei: “Nonsense, you obviously slept alone before. Sleeping with someone would make it harder to adjust, wouldn’t it?”
Rong Ling: “Not at all, very accommodating. Holding you while sleeping feels very comfortable.”
Li Yufei lowered her head and said nothing more.
It’s hard to tell if his words were pure or carried some hidden meaning.
Her ears were growing hot from hearing them.
After finishing dinner.
The butler came to clean up.
Li Yufei walked to the balcony.
Standing on the balcony, one can enjoy the magnificent night view of the New Jersey World Trade Center.
The evening breeze brushed through.
Across the water, the World Trade Center glittered with multicolored lights.
Rong Ling tidied up the study and put his clothes in the wardrobe.
He exited the room, and Li Yufei was leaning on the balcony, holding a wine glass.
The dining room had a small bar; Li Yufei had ordered some white wine in advance.
She didn’t drink much, but she might have a sip when feeling good or bad.
Rong Ling walked to the balcony and embraced her from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder, following her gaze: “Is the building opposite the World Trade Center?”
Li Yufei: “Yes. I’ve been to New Jersey twice for business trips before. I like standing on the balcony to watch the sunset and dusk. At that moment, my heart feels especially peaceful.”
She slowly turned around and gently hooked his shoulders, kissing him on the lips.
Basking in the evening breeze.
A strand of hair flickered across her forehead.
The strands tangled with his eyelashes, tickling slightly.
Li Yufei opened her eyes and looked into his eyes.
“You know, waking up today and seeing you sleeping beside me, it felt incredible.”
Rong Ling: “Why?”
Li Yufei: “It felt like a dream. Until today, I never imagined that my heart would open up again for someone. You are the first, besides Junjun, that I want to cherish wholeheartedly.”
Rong Ling smiled: “I also never imagined our lives would be entwined like this.”
He still remembers the first time he saw her.
His initial impression of her wasn’t very good.
Back then, she was arrogant and aloof, presenting an untouchable nobility.
Little did he know, one day, he would have her.
Li Yufei: “You should know I once had a relationship… that I abandoned myself. But now, I understand that relationships must be cherished personally. Rong Ling, I want to hold onto you, cherish you, and you must cherish me too. No matter what happens, don’t ever give up easily on me.”
After her birthday, she would be thirty-three.
She is acutely aware of the courage it takes to love someone.
Rong Ling embraced her tightly: “I already belong to you. From now on, I am yours.”
Li Yufei smiled: “I am yours too.”
Under the moonlight, the two embraced tightly, sharing sweet kisses.
…
By the next afternoon.
Rong Ling went to the school to complete the registration process.
At the same time, he met Professor Lu.
The two walked along the school’s shaded path, and after much deliberation, Professor Lu brought up the cruise incident.
Rong Ling did not shy away and described the events concisely.
Professor Lu sighed: “It’s terrifying… That night, when the cruise didn’t dock at Port City as scheduled, I had a premonition that something unexpected must have happened.”
With the delay of the route, the maritime center reported the Ocean Monarch as missing.
No one expected that it would be hijacked.
However, Sang Qin escaped after hijacking the ship, and he still remains missing.
Rong Ling: “In short, everything turned out well in the end, and I am fortunate to have survived that incident.”
Professor Lu: “All these years, I’ve been feeling guilty. If I had booked a plane ticket instead, you wouldn’t have faced such danger.”
Rong Ling: “Professor Lu, thank you for booking the cruise ticket for me.”
Professor Lu looked at him in surprise: “… Hmm?”
Rong Ling just smiled but said nothing.
He is grateful he boarded that cruise.
Otherwise, how could he protect the person he loves?