My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection

Chapter 181:

"You see, I spend every day either in the studio or at home, and I only occasionally take a break to stroll around the bookstore or something. The people I interact with the most are just the customers at our studio. Where do you expect me to find someone I have feelings for?" Seeing how her gossip-loving heart was burning with curiosity, Ye Lingran couldn’t bear to dash her hopes, but this cold reality check was necessary!

Cen Jin, hearing this, pouted with some disappointment, "Aren’t your parents urging you?"

"My mom and dad aren’t in a hurry," Ye Lingran replied with a helpless tilt of her head and a smile, "It’s my grandma who’s anxious. Her Alzheimer’s is now unpredictable; it used to flare up every half a month, but now it’s happening more frequently. She knows it too and always nags me when she’s lucid. I’d love to find a boyfriend too, but the right opportunity hasn’t come along yet, and I don’t want to settle for less and wrong myself."

"Ah! Is grandma’s condition really that bad now?" Cen Jin frowned with concern, "You know, I haven’t visited her in a while. I’ll make some time to see her soon."

"It’s okay. My mom is with her at the hospital every day now. The situation is fairly stable."

"That’s good."

"Mm." Ye Lingran replied softly, suddenly finding it a bit odd, "Weren’t we just talking about you? How did it suddenly turn to me? Ah, let’s eat quickly! The food’s going to get cold. If I ever really have someone I like or start dating, you’ll be the first to know."

"Okay, you said it, I must be the first to know."

"Okay." Ye Lingran nodded affirmatively, almost raising her hand to swear, "After eating, let’s take a rest! Our brains have been tense all morning, it’s time to relax."

Cen Jin made an ’OK’ gesture and sat back in her seat, "Alright, I’m feeling a bit tired too. I’ll eat and then sleep in the back room of the studio. You should take a nap too, just close the studio door later."

"Mm."

***

At five-thirty, the sunset glow was perfectly streaming through the side blinds of the studio, bathing the room in warmth. A black BMW parked on the street outside the studio.

Jiang Baizhou walked in from outside, coincidentally running into Jiang Baizhou coming out of the material room with materials in hand. He nodded slightly, and Ye Lingran smiled in response, "Cen Jin is in the design room!"

"Mm." Jiang Baizhou responded briefly and walked straight to the design room, where he saw Cen Jin supporting herself with one hand on the desk, holding a pencil in the other as she marked something on a drawing. Beside the desk was a laptop, as if she was referencing a design.

Hearing the door open, Cen Jin looked up, saw it was him, and straightened up with a smile. She put down the pencil in her hand and walked briskly over to him, "Oh, you’re here. Why didn’t you send me a message beforehand?"

"I did." Jiang Baizhou smoothly wrapped his arms around her slender waist, leaned in, and gently pecked her rosy lips, softly uttering two cool, calm notes.

"You did?" Cen Jin was momentarily stunned and instinctively turned to look for her phone on the desk. When she didn’t find it, she suddenly realized, "Ah, my phone is on the desk outside! I didn’t bring it in, so no wonder I didn’t hear the notification sound."

"You’re not done yet?"

"No, still quite a bit to do, but it’s okay. We have plenty of time later. I’ll organize this a little and then we can leave."

"Mm."