Chapter 239 - 91: Encouraging Zhou Jiawen to Drive and Learning Various Skills

She actually wanted to study with Jiang Li, but with the short film shoot coming up in a couple of days, she probably wouldn’t have enough time.

’After all, she had zero acting experience, so if she was going to be in a short film, she had to work on her skills first.’

’Jiang Li hadn’t set any requirements, but she couldn’t let herself off the hook.’

’She had to earn the high salary Jiang Li was paying her.’

The two were speaking so softly that the brothers, Shen Yanzhi and Shen Yuchu, couldn’t quite hear what they were saying. All they saw were the two women whispering to each other.

Shen Yanzhi gave Shen Yuchu a look, and Shen Yuchu immediately strode forward, pulling Zhou Jiawen to his side. "I’m this impressive, and I don’t even get a kiss?"

Zhou Jiawen clicked her tongue, feigning annoyance. "We’re practically an old married couple. What’s with all this kissing?"

’Alright, she was just embarrassed, plain and simple.’

’She just couldn’t bring herself to kiss Shen Yuchu in front of Jiang Li and Shen Yanzhi.’

Women look out for each other, so of course Jiang Li knew what Zhou Jiawen was thinking. She let out a soft laugh. "Alright, let’s get going. If we dawdle any longer, they’ll probably ask us to help see off the guests."

Zhou Jiawen immediately shook off Shen Yuchu’s hand. "Let’s go, then!"

Jiang Li turned back to Shen Yanzhi. "I’ll head back with Xu. I’ll leave Wei for you, so you two can come back together later."

Shen Yanzhi flashed her an okay sign. "No problem."

He added, "If you get sleepy, go on to bed."

Since their villas were all next to each other, they didn’t even have to detour. It was just a short drive to drop Zhou Jiawen off at home.

Once Zhou Jiawen was out of the car, Jiang Li belatedly remembered the pile of stuff in the trunk. She quickly said to Xu Shijie, "Xu, how about you get out and help Wenwen with her things?"

Xu Shijie nodded, turned off the engine, and got out of the car. He ended up carrying so much for Zhou Jiawen that he looked like a Christmas tree.

Jiang Li pulled out her phone, snapped a picture, and sent it to Shen Yanzhi.

After dropping Zhou Jiawen off, they finally headed home.

She didn’t even have to carry anything herself; Xu Shijie and Xie Wan handled it all.

She went to her room to shower, planning to wait up for Shen Yanzhi, but she ended up falling asleep. By the time she woke up, it was the next day.

’That was a little disappointing.’

’She’d thought that after they’d finally confessed their feelings for each other yesterday, they would at least...’

The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Shen Yanzhi lying beside her.

Jiang Li froze for a moment. Shen Yanzhi, however, leaned in and planted a kiss right on her lips. "Morning, darling." Startled, Jiang Li immediately clapped a hand over her mouth.

’She hadn’t even brushed her teeth yet! She didn’t want to ruin his image of her with her morning breath.’

"I’m going to go wash up."

She scooted back, threw off the covers, and slipped out of bed in one fluid motion.

Remembering she had class today, she picked out a casual outfit.

The instructor arrived just as she finished breakfast.

Since Jiang Li had her class, Shen Yanzhi, with nothing else to do, decided to hole up in the study and learn how to care for a pregnant woman.

This continued for the better part of a month. Jiang Li only paused her classes when Jing Shiyun was discharged from the hospital after having her stitches removed.

Jing Shiyun had originally wanted to go home sooner, but Jiang Li persuaded her to extend her hospital stay.

The main reason was that if she were discharged, she’d likely have to return in a couple of days to get her stitches removed anyway. It was better to just stay until they were out and save herself an extra trip.

When they got home, Shen Yanzhi and Jiang Bowen were busy bustling about, carrying in their things and wheeling Jing Shiyun through the door.

Worried that Jiang Bowen wouldn’t be able to take good care of Jing Shiyun, Jiang Li said, "Let me hire a caregiver for you."

Having just set down the last of the bags, Jiang Bowen heard her and immediately retorted, "Why waste money on that? Your mom has me to take care of her. That’s all she needs."

Jiang Li raised an eyebrow at him. "And can you guarantee that you’ll be home 24/7? That you won’t leave the house at all?"

Jiang Bowen rubbed his nose, embarrassed. "Well, no, I can’t do that."

’After all, he still had to check on the shop from time to time.’

Jiang Li shrugged. "Well, there you go."

"Think about it. If you’re not home and Mom is here all by herself, it’ll be a struggle for her to even get a glass of water or go to the bathroom."

"Right now, Jing Shiyun has to stay in bed. She definitely needs someone with her at all times."

"I have to study, and Ah Yan has work to deal with, so it’s not realistic for us to take care of her."

"Even her meals recently have been made by a chef and delivered by Xu Shijie and the others in shifts."