Marry Me Quick

Chapter 797 I'll Protect You

At this time, apart from the night owl Lu Qinghan, she couldn't think of anyone else to pick up Bai Yunan. Anyhow, she couldn't rest assured if he went back alone.

Little did she know, as soon as Bai Yunan heard this, he frowned. "I'm not going back."

Lu Qingyou was speechless but found it somewhat amusing. Bai Yunan was quite interesting when he was drunk.

"Even if you don't want to go back, you have to. It's not appropriate for a grown man like you to stay here," she remarked.

She wondered if Bai Yunan understood what she was saying because he lowered his head to look at her with a meaningful gaze. "If I go back, you will go and see that annoying brat, Xi Luo."

"Annoying... brat?"

She couldn't relate Xi Luo with the term 'annoying brat' at all.

"I know what that annoying brat is up to. Don't go out with him," Bai Yunan said, his eyebrows slightly furrowed. He didn't have his usual sharpness, but instead showed a hint of gentleness.

"I think he's pretty nice," Lu Qingyou replied. Sensing that the two of them were getting too close, she took a step back.

Biting her lip, she asked, "Do you care if I meet other men?"

Bai Yunan's reaction was slower than usual, and it seemed like he was pondering her words. After a few seconds, he uttered in a serious tone, "Don't meet other men. All of them have ulterior motives."

Lu Qingyou almost burst out laughing. She suppressed the laughter at the corner of her lips and asked him, "What about you?"

"I'll protect you." This time, Bai Yunan answered quickly.

Lu Qingyou shuddered and suddenly felt like hugging him.

With that thought in mind, she did it.

She reached out to hug his waist and bury her head in his chest.

When she truly felt herself in his embrace, she realized just how much she missed him.

At the thought of the two of them marrying somebody else in the future, and how they would never be able to hold each other like this and have intimate conversations, she felt her heart clench and it felt suffocating.

Leaning against his chest and listening to his strong and steady heartbeat, Lu Qingyou muttered, "Okay. I won't see other men anymore, and you shouldn't see other women too, okay?"

The response she received was the steady and dense sound of the man's breathing.

Afterward, she felt a weight on her shoulder.

He had fallen asleep.

...

When Bai Yunan woke up, he felt a slight headache.

The fragrant smell in the blanket told him that he wasn't at home or in his own apartment.

His first reaction was alertness, but when he turned his head and saw the photo on the bedside table, he relaxed.

How did he end up at Lu Qingyou's place?

Last night, he was dragged out for drinks by Bai Yeqi until late.

If he had known that he would come to Lu Qingyou after drinking, he wouldn't have come even if he were beaten to death.

Then, he got up and went to the bathroom to freshen up.

Standing in front of the mirror, his gaze swept over the pink toothbrush and the towel with a cat pattern, and he felt a strange sensation.

After Lu Qingyou grew up, he consciously or unconsciously kept his distance from her and rarely entered her room.

The feeling in his heart was somewhat strange.

After a quick wash, he opened the door and went out.

The apartment wasn't big and only had a few rooms.

He walked straight to the next room without knocking on the door and was about to enter.

As soon as the door slightly opened, he froze.

A beautiful girl with fair skin appeared before him. His gaze traveled down from her fair neck to her ankles before he realized what he was doing and quickly closed the door.

He didn't look where he was going and ended up bumping into the couch.

The couch was made of solid wood and was heavy. When he bumped into it, it made a creaking sound that was unpleasant to the ears.

The sound jolted him back to his senses.

Seeing a water dispenser nearby, he walked over and poured himself a large glass of cold water to calm down.

He didn't expect that Lu Qingyou happened to be changing clothes.

Due to his job, he was cautious in everything he did, which had become a habit.

He opened the door without making a sound and happened to see Lu Qingyou with her back turned, not noticing him.

His first reaction upon seeing her body was not to immediately close the door, but rather, he felt a burning desire within him. He felt like a voyeur, which ignited his inner ball of fire.

He irritably wiped his face and went to the bathroom.

When Lu Qingyou came out and saw no one in the living room, she went into her own bedroom.

Last night, after Bai Yunan fell asleep, she had a hard time dragging him into her bedroom, so she had to sleep in Cheng Qiulu's room.

There was no one on the bed, but she heard the sound of water running in the bathroom. Is he taking a shower?

She had to go to work later, but she could make breakfast now.

After scavenging through the refrigerator, she decided to make spinach casserole since she had limited skills in cooking.

She never cooked at home. In her teenage years, she read about some relationship tips online and had a sudden urge to learn how to cook, but in the end, she didn't learn much.

Instead, after her internship, she started learning how to make simple food with Cheng Qiulu.

Although the casseroles she made were average, they were still edible.

While combining all the ingredients in a pot, she heard the sound of the door opening behind her.

She turned around and saw Bai Yunan walking toward her with wet hair.

When he approached, she noticed that his complexion was somewhat pale. She reached out to touch his forehead and asked worriedly, "Why do you look so pale? Are you feeling unwell?"

As soon as her fingertips touched his forehead, he dodged.

However, Lu Qingyou could feel the coldness of his forehead.

She furrowed her eyebrows. "Why are you so cold?"

Bai Yunan put on a cold expression to conceal his discomfort.

How could he not be cold after taking a cold shower in the middle of winter?

"I'm fine. I felt warm when I woke up this morning, so I took a cold shower," he answered calmly. When his gaze fixated on her slender and fair neck, an image of what he had seen outside the door flashed through his mind involuntarily.

She had a fair and delicate body, a slender waist, and a graceful figure...

Suddenly, he felt his body heating up.

His expression became extremely serious as he looked at Lu Qingyou, who was shocked to hear that he had taken a cold shower. In a cold voice, he uttered, "I'm leaving."

Only then did Lu Qingyou react and stop him. "Have breakfast before you go. I'm making spinach casserole. Look."

As she spoke, she motioned for Bai Yunan to look at the pot of ingredients.

Bai Yunan glanced at her, his expression somewhat strange. "You can cook?"

He couldn't describe the feeling. He once thought that he knew her the best, but he didn't even realize that she could cook now.

Lu Qingyou was unaware of the complex thoughts running in his mind, but she felt a little embarrassed, so she tucked her hair behind her ear, saying, "I only learned how to make a casserole from Qiulu. I don' know how to cook anything else."

Bai Yunan looked at her naive face and suddenly realized that she had really grown up. She was no longer the mischievous and troublesome girl from his childhood who always worried him.

As he sat down at the dining table, his gaze was heavy as it fell on her. He just couldn't look away.