I'll Still Love You Tomorrow Chapter 17: You Smell Nice

Before he could turn, he felt a light tug on his sleeve.

He thought it had hooked onto something, and glanced down.

Two of her slender white fingers were tugging his sleeve, under the warm yellow light, her skin was so smooth there seemed to be a layer of filter.

Sheng Xian paused for two seconds, and lifted his gaze.

Her eyes were shut, just like when he carried her back. She was obedient and quiet, and seemed to be in deep sleep.

She was tall for a female and usually looked fierce but in reality, her bones were slim and she didn’t weigh much.

Her messy hair sprawled over the pillow, her loose loungewear collar was askew, revealing her clear snow-white collarbone.

Sheng Xian glanced down and stared for a while, he pinched the corner of the blanket and tugged it, covering her entire neck.

He straightened, just as he was prepared to forcefully remove her fingers, the sleeping Lu Jingyan called out, “Brother.”

Sheng Xian looked up.

Following his gaze, Lu Jingyan opened her eyes, “I told you I’ll bring you home next time.”

Her eyes were clear, there wasn’t a hint of intoxication.

Sheng Xian glanced down at her, and knew he was cheated.

Her acting skills were impeccable.

He counted the beer bottles, there were at least 8 empty bottles.

It wasn’t just her acting skills that were good, she could hold her liquor well too.

Sheng Xian fell silent momentarily, he pulled his sleeve and turned to leave.

After two steps, the bedroom door opened and Auntie Sun came in with a cup of honey water, “Miss Lu, I made some honey water for you.”

Lu Jingyan hated such sweet things at night, “I don’t want it.”

Auntie Sun coaxed, “You have to work tomorrow morning, you’ll feel awful if you don’t drink this.”

“I’m not drinking this.” Lu Jinyan covered herself with the blanket and turned, burying her face in the pillow.

Auntie Sun was just a housekeeper, she wouldn’t force Lu Jingyan if she didn’t want it. After two more coaxes, she brought the honey water out.

Sheng Xiang stopped at the door and turned to glance over.

Bundled up, she seemed really tiny in the huge bed.

The house was huge, there were three floors. It was very quiet and her room was the only one that had lights on.

Auntie Sun was very respectful, she helped Lu Jingyan close the door and smiled towards Sheng Xian before heading down.

Sheng Xian followed behind and said, “Pass me the honey water.”

Auntie Sun turned with a complex expression.

Before waiting for her reply, Sheng Xian took the honey water from her, “I’ll bring it to her.”

…

Sheng Xian knocked on the door before turning the knob.

It was the second time he entered the room, and just like the first time, out of courtesy, he didn’t look around her room. He walked straight to the bed and placed the drink by her bedside.

Buried in the blanket, Lu Jingyan thought it was Auntie Sun, and she turned around in irritation. “I told you I’m not going to drink it.”

She was like a child refusing to eat her medicine.

Sheng Xian glanced down to admire her flip, “Drink it.”

The figure in the blanket froze for a few seconds, the blanket was ripped open and she set up, “You’re still here?”

Lu Jingyan’s hair was ruffled from rolling around in bed, with several strands trailing into her shirt.

Sheng Xian shifted his gaze, and ignored her question as her hurried, “Drink the honey water.”

Lu Jingyan lifted her head, looking straight into his eyes, “I don’t want it.”

She was looking at him from below, an unflattering angle but it didn’t diminish his good looks, his jaw was defined, neck slender and long, his Adam's apple peeking from his collar.

Sheng Xian didn’t bother coaxing her anymore, he tapped the cup, signaling for her to stop wasting time.

Lu Jingyan behaved like an elementary student, “I don’t want, I really don’t want it.”

Sheng Xian was either in a rush or annoyed by her behavior, his tone became harsh, “Drink it.”

Lu Jingyan stared at him.

No one has ever behaved so harshly towards her.

He’s the first.

Just as she was debating whether to rebut him or fight back, Sheng Xian, who had been looking down at her for a while, bent over and picked up the honey water, took a spoon, stirred it twice and handed it to her. "Behave."

Sheng Xian softened his voice, perhaps to suppress his impatience, and in the quiet night, it seemed gentle.

The ideas that were swimming in her mind disappeared.

She raised her head in silence.

He held the cup unwaveringly.

Their gazes locked for a while. Lu Jingyan's eyes fell on the cup, she looked for a while, and took the cup, giving in to someone for the first time in her life. She sipped the cup slowly, finishing the entire cup.

The moment she was done, he immediately reached for the cup and headed for the door, it was as though he was in a rush to leave.

Lu Jingyan pouted as she watched him leave, just as he was opening the door, she called out, “Sheng Xian.”

She had never called his name.

She had been shamelessly calling him ‘brother’ the entire time.

This was the first time she called his name.

Sheng Xian paused and turned.

Lu Jingyan came down from the bed, rushing to him barefooted.

Sheng Xian looked down at her barefoot and frowned.

Why didn’t she take better care of herself?

Wearing thin pajamas, she drank by the roadside in the middle of the night; she was always smoking when he saw her; and she sent him WeChat messages at 3am in the morning instead of sleeping…

How she behaved shouldn’t matter to him but strangely, he was irritated.

He debated internally for a while, shifting his gaze from her feet to her face.

…wear your slippers.

Just as he was about to speak, her little head inched forward, she grabbed his shirt by the front and sniffed him like a puppy.

Before he could comprehend her actions, she suddenly lifted her head and said, “Brother, did anyone tell you that you smell nice?”