My Wife is a Workaholic

Chapter 13 – Spending the Night Together

It was very late at night when Zu Jin got home, but she was so hungry that she went to the kitchen to cook a bowl of instant noodles.

After cooking it, she carried the bowl over to the table and sat down. She had just taken a bite when she suddenly came to her senses.

According to what she had agreed with Yan Lin, she was supposed to go on a date with Yan Lin when she came back from the business trip today.

Moreover, Yan Lin also said that he would take her to see his parents…

It was too late today. But if Yan Lin took her home to see his parents when they meet tomorrow…

Zu Jin’s exhausted mind instantly became active.

Why did she suddenly feel like a scumbag?

Her boyfriend had planned for her to meet his parents, but her mind was still full of thoughts about work and she didn’t know she was nervous until the time came.

The most terrible thing was that she had no idea what to prepare in advance when doing such an important thing like meeting his parents.

Thinking of this, Zu Jin called Yan Lin at once.

As expected, Zu Jin still felt a trace of dissatisfaction from his tone of voice even though it did not sound unusual after they connected.

“Are you back from your business trip?”

Zu Jin chuckled. She thought Yan Lin usually appeared to have a good temper, but he was also quite frightening when he was really angry.

“Haha, yeah. Are you asleep?”

Yan Lin replied, “I am prone to insomnia, so I stay up late.”

Zu Jin listened to his low voice, and her heart that had been restless all day had unexpectedly calmed down without realizing it.

“I haven’t slept either. How about…you come here now and together…we will watch a movie or something?”

Could a man and a woman really watch a movie together in the middle of the night?

Zu Jin blushed when she finished speaking.

On the other end of the phone, Yan Lin was silent for a moment, and then asked, “Can you take tomorrow off?”

Zu Jin’s brain suddenly exploded. “Uh…I can take the morning off, but I still have to go to work in the afternoon.”

Yan Lin seemed to chuckle. “Okay, then I will really come over?”

“Come!”

So at eleven o’clock in the evening, Zu Jin was already too tired to go to sleep.

After hanging up the phone, she stood up, threw the remaining half of the bowl of instant noodles into the kitchen sink, and then rushed upstairs.

Because she didn’t like having outsiders at home, she only invited a cleaning lady to clean up on weekdays. However, the cleaning lady didn’t go to her upstairs bedroom.

That’s why Zu Jin’s bedroom had always been a bit of a mess. For example, there was a big pile of magazines and documents on the nightstand, and a few bottles of skin care products on the vanity, and the seat was also occupied by the clothes she threw on it. As for where her makeup was, it was because she had packed it away on this business trip, and she didn’t have time to take it out after she came back just now.

Zu Jin was under pressure to tidy up the bedroom. She stuffed everything that could be stuffed into the drawers and closet.

After tidying up, she felt that the room seemed to be presentable on the outside. After thinking about it, she took out a bottle of perfume and sprayed it several times around the bedroom.

When Yan Lin rang the doorbell, Zu Jin had just finished taking a bath and her hair was half dry.

As soon as Zu Jin heard the doorbell ring, she felt that her image in Yan Lin’s mind was completely gone.

She was not only an unfeminine workaholic, but also a scumbag who didn’t care about his feelings.

She was now an anxious…

Zu Jin stiffly put down the hairdryer and automatically changed into a skirt. After that, she went downstairs to open the door for Yan Lin.

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Yan Lin was holding yellow roses in one hand and a large plastic bag in the other.

Zu Jin was excited to see him holding yellow roses, but as soon as her eyes fell on the plastic bag, she saw that it was filled with snacks and vegetables…

She didn’t know whether to start laughing or crying.

Sure enough, their love was so heartwarming!

After receiving the yellow roses, Zu Jin blushed.

“For me?”

As soon as these words came out, she immediately regretted it. What an idiotic question! Aaahhhh!

Do you want to expose your nervousness so obviously?!

Yan Lin raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, “Of course, who else can I give it to?”

Zu Jin gave him a bright look. She smiled and sniffed the flowers in her arms. Then, she turned around and let him in.

She stood at the entryway and waited for Yan Lin to change into slippers. Zu Jin immediately couldn’t help but lean closer and pressed him against the door.

“Oh.”

Yan Lin bumped into the door and groaned. Before he could even react, Zu Jin had already stood on her tiptoes and kissed him a few times.

Yan Lin put down the bag in his hand and put his arms around her thin waist with a smile.

The light in the entryway was a little dim, but now it seemed to be a good place for a passionate embrace.

It’s just that Yan Lin was too tall. Zu Jin had been kissing him on her tiptoes for a while and her legs and feet hurt. Even her lower back was a little uncomfortable.

She was in a daze when she pushed Yan Lin and whispered, “Stop…stop for a moment.”

“Hmm?”

Yan Lin’s voice was a little hoarse. He raised his head and loosened his arm around Zu Jin’s waist. Then, he saw Zu Jin take a deep breath.

Yan Lin immediately could not help but laugh.

 

Zu Jin had a look of shame when he laughed, so she pinched him. Then, she took his hand and dragged him to the living room to sit down.

She found a vase and put the yellow roses in it.

Afterwards, she went back to the entryway to bring the plastic bag over.

Yan Lin saw that she was going to open it, so he stood up and went over to help. “There are frozen shrimps and some vegetables in there. They need to be put in the refrigerator.”

“What did you buy them for?”

Zu Jin asked knowingly and teased him as she watched him quickly unpack things.

Yan Lin replied, “I was afraid your refrigerator was empty, so I just bought them in advance to make you breakfast tomorrow.”

Didn’t that mean he’s staying tonight?

Zu Jin heard a loud cry, and immediately could not help but want to pounce on him.

Her heart was screaming crazily!

How did I, Zu Jin, find such a tall, handsome, gentle and virtuous husband?!

Oh, no, ahem. He’s just my boyfriend right now…

While Yan Lin was unpacking everything into the refrigerator, Zu Jin’s restless nerves finally calmed down.

She set up the projector screen in the living room and opened a bottle of red wine. She poured a glass and sat on the sofa to obediently wait for Yan Lin to come.

When Yan Lin arrived at the living room, he saw that Zu Jin was clearly staring at the screen, but her cheeks and ears had secretly turned red like a pair of monkeys and horses that could not cover its heart and mind1.

He went over and wrapped his arms around her into a hug, cuddling each other.

“What movie do you want to see?”

Zu Jin replied, “Is comedy okay?”

“Yes.”

In the end, they were only quiet for less than half a minute when Zu Jin could not help but make a sound again.

“When I called you just now, you didn’t seem happy?” she asked, looking up at Yan Lin.

Yan Lin was silent for a moment and then replied, “For so many years, I have been used to meeting people who break their promises and lose their credibility. But falling in love is not the same as doing business. I treat you seriously and sincerely, and I hope you can treat me in the same way. So when I didn’t hear anything from you these past few days, I thought you must have forgotten what we had discussed the other day.”

This time, Zu Jin choked on her words and could not get it out.

From Yan Lin’s tone, she heard a touch of dissatisfaction and a trace of grievance…

This was not really like what Yan Lin would usually say.

However, Yan Lin had told the truth, and she was more sure of an important guess in her mind.

That was, Yan Lin hated dishonest and untrustworthy people very much.

It seemed that she really didn’t do very well this time.

“I…I was wrong. No matter how busy I am at work, I should have taken the time to get in touch with you every day.”

Yan Lin suddenly shook his head. “It’s not because of this, you still don’t understand.”

“Huh?”

“Do you know what I like about you?” Yan Lin rubbed her head.

Zu Jin looked at him and asked blankly, “Yes, what do you like about me?”

“I like your honesty and straightforwardness. What attracted me the most at first was your personality, your passionate feelings, and your sense of reason.”

Zu Jin thought she would be happy if he praised her.

But somehow, she couldn’t laugh after hearing it.

If she had not suffered so much, who would have wanted her to be like that?

She felt that if she was born in an ordinary family, with parents that did not have any skills and could even quarrel from time to time, she could go home, take a break, and catch her breath no matter how much she suffered outside.

But there were so many ifs in life. She had never had the chance to make a mistake, and there was no harbor for her to take shelter under, so she must be rational.

Therefore, it might also be that when she saw the gentle and beautiful Yan Lin for the first, she intentionally wanted to get close to him.

She really wanted to have a real home.

But what was that saying?

There were so many harbors to take shelter under this world. If you wanted to take shelter from the wind, others would also want to take shelter from the wind, and the shelter would probably fall apart in the end.

Therefore, Yan Lin probably meant the same thing.

“So what you mean is…”

Yan Lin hugged her tighter and didn’t let her finish.

“What I mean is, every time you go on a business trip in the future, you don’t have to call me every day when you are busy. However, you must buy me a gift when you come back, no matter how valuable it is. I’m making a rule to keep you in check so that you can understand that you chased me and already got me, so everything will be alright, you know?”

When Zu Jin saw that he had made his words clear, she immediately felt a lot of relief.

“I see, don’t worry!”

Yan Lin shook his head helplessly. “I think you may ask your secretary to secretly help you prepare.”

Zu Jin chuckled. “How is that possible! When that moment comes, you can ask her yourself. Don’t worry, I won’t lie to you!”

At this point, Zu Jin suddenly remembered the things they had discussed previously.

“By the way, when are we going to meet your parents? I can make time  for it. Also, what type of gifts should I prepare to meet your parents? What do they like?”

Unexpectedly, Yan Lin looked down at her but did not say a word.

Zu Jin curiously touched his face. “What’s the matter?”

“Let’s talk about that some other time. It’s too late today.”

“Huh?”

Zu Jin’s voice did not end yet, when in the next second, she was suddenly lifted up into a princess carry.