44 Do you like me, Xiaoman?

Jiang Lai turned over several times in bed, but she still couldn't fall asleep after a few minutes.

She opened her eyes and looked at the dark ceiling, and suddenly realized something - why was she waiting for sleep? Didn't she usually play with her phone until she was sleepy before going to sleep?

Thinking of this, Jiang Lai picked up the phone on the bedside table. When she picked up the phone, she felt a resistance. With a subconscious reaction, she reached for the charging port. Sure enough, Chen He'an had charged her phone for her at some point.

Jiang Lai unplugged the phone charging cable, and the phone screen illuminated the circle of bed centered on her face. There was a pink thermos cup on the bedside table. Jiang Lai knew that it must be filled with hot water at just the right temperature.

The phone screen went off during her stunned interval, and Jiang Lai suddenly felt that she missed Chen He'an very much, even though he was next to her.

Her fingers slowly curled up in the quilt. Jiang Lai seemed to realize belatedly at this time that Chen He'an had just said that he loved her very much.

She didn't know why her nose was a little sour, and she had the urge to cry.

The screen of the mobile phone that had been automatically turned off lit up again because of a new message. Jiang Lai saw that the person who sent the message was marked as "Manman", so he retracted his feet that had been stretched out from the quilt. Jiang Lai decided to reply to Meng Man's message first.

Jiang Lai only briefly reported to Meng Man that she was fine when she arrived at Shen Hean, and then she was busy arguing with Shen Hean and didn't read the message again.

When she opened her mobile phone, Jiang Lai found that Meng Man had been bombarding her with messages all night.

[I'm sorry, Lai Lai, it's all my fault that I didn't choose a good place and pay attention to safety. If anything happened to you, I don't know what to do...]

[Fortunately, your man is here, I won't scold him this time, woo! ]

[Lai Lai, are you okay? Did that old man do something to you! (Waving a fist) Although it's thanks to him tonight, one thing is one thing. If he dares to do anything to you, I will definitely not agree! ]

[Lai Lai, what are you doing, speak up, husband! Husband, speak up! ]

...

Jiang Lai opened the chat box and comforted Meng Man: [I'm really fine. It's not like you haven't been here before. You brought me here when you came before and nothing happened. Tonight was an accident. Don't blame you. ]

[That... Chen He'an didn't do anything to me, don't worry. ]

Meng Man should be playing with her phone, and she replied immediately: [Really? Did he scold you? Are you really okay? ]

Jiang Lai touched her nose a little embarrassedly, unwilling to admit in front of her friends that she had just been scolded a few times, feeling a little embarrassed.

So she avoided the main point and changed the subject: [I'm really fine, I don't feel anything now, don't worry, I can still go out with you in high spirits tomorrow! ]

Jiang Lai said don't worry, Meng Man was really relieved to see that she was really fine, and began to wink at Jiang Lai across the screen:

[Are you... in trouble? Let's make it clear first, all my gossip at this moment is based on the fact that you have nothing. ]

Meng Man also laid the groundwork very carefully, and then said bluntly in a very uncivilized way: [How is it? How is the feeling of fueling the fire? (winking)]

Jiang Lai felt that Meng Man had become more and more open after going abroad, and she even had the nerve to gossip about her best friend's sex life.

Jiang Lai gave Meng Man a straightforward "get out", although it was indeed as Meng Man said, the feeling of fueling the fire was very different, she clearly felt that it was very hot inside, and the spring water in the pool was overflowing much faster than usual.

Jiang Lai thought about it, and then the cold and gentle face of Shen Hean when he served her appeared in front of her again.

The coldness was because he was still angry in his heart, but he was reluctant to do anything to her, and he was the first person to feel hurt when he slapped her. The gentleness was because... gentleness was because of what?

Because he loved her very much.

Jiang Lai finally couldn't suppress his excitement, kicked the quilt hard with his feet, and when he was about to roll around in the bed, there was a slight sound from the door.

Jiang Lai saw a ray of light coming through the crack in the door, and she stopped kicking the quilt. Then she heard a clear, pleasant, and somewhat helpless voice: "Baby, what are you doing if you don't want to sleep?"

Jiang Lai got into the quilt, covered herself tightly, and snorted: "What are you doing here! I want to sleep, you woke me up, okay?"

Chen Hean did not leave, but gently closed the door.

Jiang Lai felt a shadow cast in front of her, and then a warm big hand gently stroked her forehead: "I came to see if a certain child is sleeping well."

Although the light was not on, Jiang Lai could feel the gaze on her face as if it was real. She pulled the quilt uncomfortably and hid her face again. Her voice became muffled through the quilt: "Did you wake me up?"

"Really?" A faint laugh came from her ear: "Whose phone screen is still on?"

Jiang Lai's face was very hot. She raised her hand to turn off the phone screen next to the pillow, and patted Shen He'an's hand that was still pinching her face: "Don't touch me." Shen

He'an laughed softly, took his hand back good-temperedly, and then squatted down beside the bed.

Jiang Lai's eyes had adapted to the darkness, and she could vaguely see the outline of Shen He'an's cheek. He was looking up at her, and then gently took her hand outside the quilt: "Baby, it's time to go to bed. You have to rest early today. I'll sing you a song to coax you to sleep, okay?"

Jiang Lai's heart sank softly, and she said "Okay" as if she was reluctant to agree, but she didn't realize that her voice had become sticky, like eating a piece of candy that was so sweet that it made her throat sticky.

Chen Hean curled his lips gently, and put his other hand on her head, stroking it gently while singing softly:

"Your eyes are as transparent as crystals, and there is an endless universe inside..."

Eason Chan's "Baby Song"

Chen Hean sometimes coaxed her to sleep like this. The first time was when she slept too much during her afternoon nap that day, and she couldn't fall asleep until two or three o'clock in the evening, but she had to go to class the next day.

Jiang Lai wanted to ask for leave when she thought about getting up early the next day. Her attitude towards learning was very casual that semester. She had asked for leave several times just because she couldn't get out of bed. Chen Hean didn't let her ask for leave, and she made a big fuss and bit his arm.

He didn't get angry, but just coaxed her gently, saying baby, come to my arms, close your eyes, and I will coax you to sleep.

Then he sang this song. This was the first time Jiang Lai heard Chen Hean sing. He usually didn't play music except when he was driving. Jiang Lai had noticed the songs he played in the car, most of which were old songs and slow songs, and most of them were Cantonese songs, which didn't suit her taste at all.

Later, the playlist in his car was completely occupied by her. As soon as Jiang Lai got into his car, she skillfully connected to the car Bluetooth, and then shook her head and had a party in the car.

Shen Hean's voice was particularly nice, and it was conceivable that he was even more pleasant to the ear when singing. Although he could not be considered to have any singing skills, his narrating singing style coupled with this song - a song that a father sings to his precious child, would make her feel cherished and tolerated.

Jiang Lai fell asleep in his arms that day, patting her back gently.

Later, whenever Jiang Lai had a little insomnia, she would make a fuss and ask Shen Hean to coax her to sleep. His coaxing service also expanded from singing to telling bedtime stories. Jiang Lai sometimes treated this as a role-playing game like playing house, and she has never been tired of it for so long.

Listening to Shen He'an singing to coax her to sleep, Jiang Lai's eyelids began to grow heavy subconsciously.

After a busy day today, her body was already tired, but she was still energetic just now. Now that she was quiet, she realized that she was swept by sleepiness.

Jiang Lai's eyelids were almost unable to open. She still remembered pulling Shen He'an's sleeve when he finished singing the last sentence, and then explaining a lot of things that made things even more obvious: "Get up, hold me and sing, I'm used to it, I can't sleep without holding me."

A smile appeared in Shen He'an's eyes. He responded softly, got on the bed obediently, got into the quilt, and then held Jiang Lai in his arms.

The moment their bodies touched, the temperature was so comfortable that Jiang Lai almost sighed.

She held back, but Shen He'an didn't. He gently touched Jiang Lai's forehead with his lips, his voice a little hoarse: "Baby, I can't sleep without holding you."

Jiang Lai snorted softly like a proud girl, but did not refute, just urged: "Hurry up and sing."

Chen He'an laughed softly, hugged her tighter, stroked her back skillfully with his big hands, and began to sing softly again.

This time, Jiang Lai's eyes really didn't have the strength to open after singing.

Chen He'an was silent for a few seconds, bent down and kissed her eyelids, and whispered in her ear: "Do you like me, Xiaoman?"

The person in her sleep hummed in dissatisfaction, raised her hand and pushed his annoying face away.

Chen He'an sneered.