Chapter 264 - 261: Wife, I Want to Rent a Place Outside

Chapter 264: Chapter 261: Wife, I Want to Rent a Place Outside

At 9:00 PM, the lights at Qitian Animation Company finally went out one by one.

It was too late to head back to campus at this hour, so Li Weiya insisted Wang Ming stay at her rental near Tsinghua Science Park. It was a two-bedroom apartment, and she had one of the rooms prepared just for him.

After all, in the animation industry, working overtime was so common that not being able to make it back to campus was a regular occurrence.

Jiang Xia and Lin Yanwan rode their bicycle back to Bauhinia Apartment as usual. During the National Day holiday, many students had gone home, leaving the campus feeling much more deserted.

"Honey, are you cold?" Jiang Xia put his jacket on backward and pedaled slowly. The night wind hit his face, and he shivered involuntarily.

"I’m okay."

Lin Yanwan closed her eyes and leaned gently against his back. His body blocked most of the oncoming wind, and any chill that got through was offset by the heat radiating from him.

"The weather in the Imperial Capital starts getting cold after October. It was less than fifteen degrees during the day, and it’s probably only seven or eight degrees now. It’ll be even colder if it rains. Remember to dress warmly tomorrow."

Jiang Xia gently exhaled a puff of white breath, still not quite used to how quickly the northern weather turned cold. Back in Yu Du, people would still be wearing shorts and t-shirts this time of year.

"Mhm, I brought warm clothes."

Lin Yanwan nodded lightly. She slipped her hands inside his backward jacket and wrapped them around his waist from behind, savoring the warmth of his body.

"That’s good."

Jiang Xia pursed his lips. "Honey, what do you think... should we rent a place off-campus, too? Like Weiya."

"Hm? Why?"

"Well, look, the weather’s getting colder, and we’ll definitely be working overtime a lot in the future. Sometimes, by the time we get back to campus, the dorm gates will probably already be locked. That’d be so inconvenient."

He had a point. As animators, project delays were common, so pulling all-nighters to meet deadlines was a frequent occurrence.

Lin Yanwan silently caressed his abdomen. She could feel him stirring and knew exactly what mischievous ideas he was entertaining.

She couldn’t help but pout. ’Sure, part of it was for work, but a much bigger part, of course, was that he just wanted to sleep with her.’

’It’s only been a little over a month since school started, and he’s already trying to reenact our past life and start our shameless life of cohabitation?’

’If she agreed, he’d probably spend the entire first night ravishing her over and over again.’

"Hmm... you’re right. But darling, I don’t have to work overtime," Lin Yanwan said with a grin.

At most, she was the dedicated composer for Cat and Mouse. Her work wasn’t as busy as the artists’, nor did she have to rush between multiple recording studios in a single day like a professional voice actor.

In short, since she could finish her work on time during the day, overtime was basically a foreign concept to her.

"But won’t you keep me company?" Jiang Xia whined pitifully.

"You’re showing your hand awfully fast."

Lin Yanwan scoffed lightly. ’If he didn’t want to sleep with her, why else would he insist on her being there?’

Jiang Xia continued to play dumb. "Huh? Honey, what are you talking about? I don’t understand."

’Oh, please! Just keep pretending!’

As everyone knows, the human body has 206 bones, but when he was being indecent, he often had 207.

"If you want to sleep with me, just say so!" she said, gritting her teeth.

"Alright, I’ll just say it then. It’s true, I want to sleep with you," Jiang Xia said matter-of-factly.

He was a normal man, after all. What man didn’t want to sleep with his own wife? Unless he was impotent.

Lin Yanwan was suddenly speechless. That shameless guy actually dared to say it out loud.

She gave the soft flesh of his side a hard pinch and said indignantly, "Getting bold now that Mom and Dad aren’t around, are we?"

Jiang Xia’s body stiffened, and the bicycle handlebars wobbled slightly. He took several deep breaths and said aggrievedly, "Who’s the one getting bold here? Why don’t you ask yourself what you’re doing?"

’If this were during their married days in their past life, he would have carried her to the bedroom and thoroughly ’bullied’ her on the bed long ago.’

Lin Yanwan’s face flushed red. She furtively pulled her hand back and placed it on his waist again.

’It was all because she’d gotten used to touching him while they slept.’

But a girl’s characteristic modesty still made her give a firm rejection at that moment: "No."

Lin Yanwan knew his personality all too well. Once they started living together, their relationship would never be innocent again. He would find all sorts of excuses she couldn’t refuse to get her into bed.

Most importantly, Lin Yanwan was actually more afraid that she herself would agree in a moment of weakness.

Being teased by Jiang Xia every day since her rebirth, she wasn’t frigid; how could she not feel anything?

Jiang Xia seemed to have known she would say that. He chuckled and said, "Alright, then when you have time, honey, rent an apartment for me. That way, if I work late, I won’t go back to campus."

’In any case, to start our shameless life of cohabitation, we first need an apartment. I know Yanwan’s temperament all too well. She might say she won’t get involved, but how could she really stay away? There’s a high chance she’ll end up staying with me during overtime, just like today.’

Lin Yanwan hadn’t thought that far ahead yet and simply nodded. "Okay."

’I’ve already made up my mind. No matter what excuse Jiang Xia comes up with, I will absolutely not go to his rental apartment!’

Back in the dorm room, Tang Qiuting was sitting alone at her desk quietly reading, as usual. When she saw Lin Yanwan, she said in a small voice, "Sister Yanwan, you’re back."

Lin Yanwan nodded and asked with a smile, "Qiuting, how was your part-time job today?"

Hearing this, Qiuting sighed, a troubled look on her face. "Sister Yanwan, I don’t think I’m suited for handing out flyers."

"What happened? Isn’t handing out flyers supposed to be simple?"

"I..." Qiuting bit her lip gently, her head slowly drooping as her voice grew uncertain. "I tried to give people flyers, but no one would take them. The boss said I didn’t complete my task, so he only gave me half my pay."

Hearing this, Lin Yanwan could roughly picture the scene of Qiuting handing out flyers. Because she was so introverted, she didn’t dare to approach strangers, and her voice was so quiet. It would have been a miracle if she’d managed to give any flyers away at all.

She walked over and patted Qiuting’s head. "Qiuting, one failure doesn’t mean anything. What’s important is that you had the courage to take that first step. So, don’t be discouraged. You’re already doing better than a lot of people. If it doesn’t work the first time, try a second time. You can do it. I believe you’ll succeed."

"Sister Yanwan, I... can I really do it?" Tang Qiuting said hesitantly.

Lin Yanwan smiled faintly. "Helping the guys with their haircuts that day was much harder than handing out flyers, and you did a great job with that, didn’t you?"

"Mhm! I can do it!" Qiuting nodded emphatically.

Having successfully encouraged her dear friend, Lin Yanwan thought for a moment, then quietly walked out to the balcony and took out her phone to call Lin Gaoyuan.

"Dad, I’d like a Tom the Cat mascot costume..."