Jiang Jingyu gave the woman five hundred yuan, and she gave them the best room in her house.
She changed the bedsheets and pillowcases in front of them.
After the woman left, Jiang Jingyu asked Lu Jiaying to take off her wet clothes and go to the bathroom to wash up quickly, but Lu Jiaying refused.
Although the ice between her and Jiang Jingyu had broken, and they had understood each other's feelings, she still couldn't be completely open with him.
"Then you can't keep wearing wet clothes. Don't worry, I won't look. You go in first, and I'll find the landlady to get you some clean clothes."
Lu Jiaying finally went into the bathroom.
Jiang Jingyu gave the landlady another two hundred yuan and borrowed a clean dress. He also borrowed a large bath towel to wrap the child and they took turns showering.
They were exhausted.
After washing up, they saw Lu Jiaying sitting by the bed fiddling with her wet phone. Jiang Jingyu urged her to lie down on the bed.
Lu Jiaying was sadly using tissues to absorb water from her phone.
"I forgot about my phone and computer when I jumped. Both our phones are broken. What if the company has any urgent matters?"
Outside, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and the rain poured down. They had finally found a place to shelter, so why worry about company matters?
Jiang Jingyu pulled her down to lie down and held her in his arms.
"Don't worry, the sky won't fall. Even if it does, my uncle will hold it up. Just consider it a day off for yourself. Nothing will happen."
"You've been in the rain for so long, be careful not to catch a cold. I'll warm you up."
It was comfortable for the two of them to snuggle together. Not only did their body temperatures quickly return to normal, but they even exceeded the usual warmth.
Lu Jiaying, with her pure heart, was lying there and was about to fall asleep from exhaustion.
Jiang Jingyu looked at her fair and tender face, her beautiful eyelashes like dense fans, and his breathing grew heavier.
He was holding her too tightly. After lying down for a while, Lu Jiaying felt tired and wanted to turn over to loosen up.
Moreover, she felt something was poking her uncomfortably.
She opened her dazed eyes and mumbled to him to discuss, but was startled by Jiang Jingyu's clear, wolf-like gaze.
"Didn't you say we were going to sleep? Why are your eyes so wide open? Why are you staring at me?"
Jiang Jingyu's throat rolled. "Lu Jiaying, if I told you I don't just want to sleep, would you agree?"
"What do you mean?"
"Exactly what you're thinking."
"But I'm not thinking anything. The only thing I'm thinking is that I'm very sleepy and I want to sleep."
Jiang Jingyu was also speechless.
She was so old, and had reached the position of department director at a large company like Gery Electric, yet she was so naive about some things.
Jiang Jingyu could only prompt her, "If you sleep now, what will you sleep for at night? Let's chat."
Lu Jiaying's sleepiness was scared away by him. She pushed him.
"Okay. But you have to loosen your grip on me a bit. I'm so tired from being held."
She moved back a little, no longer feeling poked. "What shall we talk about? You go ahead."
They looked at each other. Jiang Jingyu said, "Actually, I've always been curious about one thing. You're so beautiful, and you're this old. Have you really never been in a relationship?"
Lu Jiaying's face fell, and she kicked his foot.
"What do you mean? Do you think I'm old, or are you doubting me?"
"No, no, how could I dislike you? I'm already fond of you. I'm just curious. There must have been many people pursuing you. How did you resist the temptation?"
For Lu Jiaying, this was not a temptation at all.
Melody had sponsored her throughout university. She owed them a favor and only wanted to graduate quickly to repay them. She had no mood for romance.
Jiang Jingyu was very satisfied with her answer.
"Heaven failed you during your student years, so now it has sent me to compensate you. Everyone has to experience romance in their life. You have to date me properly from now on."
She had to admit, it did feel a bit like that.
Looking at the young and handsome him, Lu Jiaying felt he was better than any of her pursuers in university.
It was a good thing she hadn't given herself away carelessly back then.
"Then I'll ask you a question too."
"Ask whatever you want."
"What if President Zhan and the others find out and can't accept it..."
"Impossible. My parents aren't like that. Neither are my aunt and uncle."
Jiang Jingyu was full of confidence.
"My aunt is also a few years older than my uncle. And when they were young, she didn't fancy him at all. It was my uncle who relentlessly pursued her. They've been through much more than us, so they won't not understand."
"What about President Hu? He always seems very serious. I'm a little afraid of him."
"My uncle is indeed quite serious. But I heard that his story with my aunt is also quite romantic, and he had to pursue her with great effort... In short, you don't need to worry. None of my family members are old-fashioned conservatives, so no one will have any objections."
However, Lu Jiaying couldn't help but overthink.
"I'm saying, what if, what if someone objects?"
Jiang Jingyu flicked her nose.
"Even if my parents don't agree, I'm not afraid. Although I'm not very old, I've already saved enough startup capital."
"I've always had a dream of starting my own network technology company, but I didn't pursue it to respect my parents' feelings."
"If they really push me, we'll go out and start our own business. With your and my talents, why worry about not being able to make a living?"
Lu Jiaying chuckled.
Although Jiang Jingyu was younger than many men, his attitude when facing problems was reassuring.
The more she looked at him, the more she liked him.
She couldn't help but move closer to him again and hugged his neck tightly.
"I never imagined I'd have anything with you in this life. Jiang Jingyu, you're too cute, you know that?"
Jiang Jingyu lowered his head and touched her nose with his. Because she actively wrapped her arms around his neck, he was instantly aroused again.
"Who calls a man cute, especially me? You're complimenting me, but I don't like hearing that."
"Then what do you like to hear?"
He whispered something in Lu Jiaying's ear, and her ears immediately turned red.
"Shameless. Where did you learn all this?"
"It's not the first time, is it? Let's not be shy, okay? Let me teach you too."
Newly in love couples always have endless passion. They talked and laughed, slept and woke, without eating or drinking, and stayed in bed together until the next morning.
The rain finally stopped, and their clothes were dry. With the help of the woman, they called a motorcycle and finally returned to the pier.
Since Li Guohua was also returning soon, there was no need for them to go to the island again. They decided to return to the hotel and wait for him for a day.
It was considered a short vacation for the two of them. Work wasn't busy, they had no worries, and they had just confirmed their relationship.
They talked and laughed, playfully bickered, and spent another day together at the hotel.
The next evening, before going to bed, Lu Jiaying said that the vacation was over.
"Starting tomorrow, we have to work seriously. Don't keep dragging me out to play."