bookbashuk Chapter 346 I was too nervous
Chapter 346 I was too nervous
Seeing his dawdling, Shen Li teased, "What's wrong? You're acting like a little girl."
"N-nothing." Lu Sheng shook his head, but the tips of his ears turned slightly red.
The doctor had been changing his dressings for the past few days, but this was the first time Shen Li had treated his wound, and he felt inexplicably flustered.
Shen Li removed the gauze and looked at the slightly scabbed wound. She was about to get the medicine powder when she suddenly remembered something and slapped her forehead in annoyance: "Oh no, I forgot to ask Mingcheng how to use this medicine powder." With that, she turned to go downstairs.
"Wait a minute." Lu Sheng quickly called out to her, trying to keep his tone natural. "Mix the white and black powders with water in a two-to-one ratio and apply it to the wound. Mingcheng told me that when he gave me the medicine."
Shen Li turned to look at him, a smile in her eyes: "How did you know?"
"Yeah, I just saw how Mingcheng used it."
Lu Sheng gave a faint smile as he watched Shen Li turn to prepare the medicine, but his gaze involuntarily swept across the room—this was her bedroom, filled with a faint, sweet fragrance that belonged to her.
The days spent together made him crave this warmth more and more, and the inner struggle intensified: he didn't want that body to wake up. If he remained asleep forever, would he be able to avoid revealing his identity?
Does that mean I can stay with her forever and be with her legitimately?
"What are you thinking about, so lost in thought?" Shen Li returned with the prepared ointment and asked curiously when she saw him staring blankly at the head of the bed.
Lu Sheng snapped back to reality, concealing the darkness in his eyes, and smiled, "It's nothing, I was just thinking about what to do after I go back to China."
"Don't think about it too much, just focus on recovering."
Shen Li picked up a cotton swab, dipped it in ointment, and gently applied it to his wound, her movements so gentle it was as if she were afraid of breaking something.
"We can deal with whatever comes up after we get back to China; there's no use just thinking about it."
Lu Sheng forced a slightly stiff smile: "Okay, I understand, thank you, Lili."
Shen Li glanced at him, her tone slightly reproachful: "Big brother, why are you being so polite to me this time since you woke up? You weren't like this before."
Lu Sheng's body stiffened slightly, his heart tightened, and he quickly made an excuse: "Perhaps I hit my head and haven't fully recovered yet, so my reactions are a bit slow and I seem a bit distant."
"Perhaps."
Shen Li lowered her eyes slightly, her tone tinged with disappointment.
"Maybe it's because we haven't been together for too long, and you've become distant with me."
She couldn't help but wonder to herself, "Could it be that my brother has someone else outside, which is why he's being so polite and distant towards me?"
She didn't want to doubt him, but his behavior was really unusual.
Lu Sheng sensed the grievance in her tone and quickly explained, "No, Lili, don't misunderstand. I just woke up not long ago, and I'm still weak and my mind is a little sluggish."
"Is that so?" Shen Li raised her eyes and looked straight into his eyes, trying to find a flaw in them.
Lu Sheng awkwardly avoided her gaze, then met it again, his eyes burning with determination: "Really, you have to believe me. No one loves you more than I do."
Looking into his sincere eyes, Shen Li smiled slightly and said, "Okay, I was overthinking it. Stop talking and let's apply the medicine quickly so you don't catch a cold."
Lu Sheng's heart pounded. Shen Li's cotton swab landed on his skin, the gentle touch like a feather brushing against his heart, tingling and burning, making his whole body tense up.
After applying the medicine, Lu Sheng was about to get up and go back to his room when Shen Li said, "You can stay here tonight; the room is big enough."
"This... isn't quite right. It's not appropriate in the eyes of outsiders." Lu Sheng's eyes were full of surprise.
Because he knew that Lili was officially married to Lu Cheng, but she and Lu Sheng were only together in private.
After all, there's no such thing as polyandry in the capital.
"What's wrong with that?" Shen Li waved her hand dismissively. "You're injured, so I can take care of you nearby. I'll just squeeze in with Feng Ye for the night later."
Lu Sheng hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded in agreement: "Okay."
Shen Li turned to leave, but stopped abruptly when she reached the bedside and leaned down to slowly approach him.
Lu Sheng's heart skipped a beat, and he nervously gripped the sheets, even his breathing became shallow.
Shen Li raised her hand, gently placing her palm on his chest, feeling his rapid heartbeat, her eyes filled with a teasing smile: "Big brother, why are you so nervous? What haven't we done together?"
A warm breath brushed past his ear, and Lu Sheng's heart fluttered. He subconsciously leaned forward slightly and accurately kissed her lips.
The kiss was somewhat awkward and tentative, ending quickly. He explained in a slightly hoarse voice, "I was too excited, not nervous."
Shen Li laughed, her eyes full of slyness: "That's more like it, otherwise I would have thought you were some greenhorn."
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Sheng reached out his right hand and pulled her into his arms, carefully avoiding his own wound, and kissed her again while holding her shoulders.
This time, he shed his initial awkwardness and, with a long-suppressed longing, kissed her even more deeply.
Shen Li gently hooked her arm around his neck, trying not to touch his injured shoulder.
As the kiss deepened, Lu Sheng's breathing became heavier, and he called out in a hoarse voice, "Lili..."
Shen Li stepped back slightly, looking at his flushed handsome face with a hint of understanding in her eyes. She glanced down at his lower body and said softly, "You should lie down."
Lu Sheng was stunned and hadn't realized what she meant when he saw Shen Li skillfully bend down and reach out.
His heart tightened, and he felt a little helpless—this was the first time he had experienced something like this, and he was so nervous that his whole body stiffened.
The process was much shorter than expected, so short that Shen Li was somewhat surprised. When she looked up at him, she caught sight of the embarrassment and unease in his eyes.
"I..." Lu Sheng opened his mouth, his cheeks burning, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into, unable to even finish his sentence.
Shen Li quickly reached out and gently patted his back, comforting him softly, "It's okay, it's just that you haven't relaxed in a long time, that's why you're like this."
Lu Sheng took a deep breath, his voice slightly hesitant: "I was too nervous, it's been too long..."
He paused, too embarrassed to continue.
His heart was filled with bitterness and unease—this was clearly his first time, and if Shen Li knew, would she look down on him?
He couldn't help but wonder if Lu Sheng in the past was much more composed than he was.
The more I thought about it, the more upset I felt, and I couldn't help but feel a little down.
Shen Li looked at Lu Sheng's embarrassed expression and said, "What are you thinking about? You're not feeling well, so it's normal for you to act like this. You'll be back to normal once you're healed."
After all, she knew all too well what state her older brother had been in before.
So they offered careful comfort.
Lu Sheng asked in a low voice, "I wasn't like this before, was I?"
Shen Li glared at Lu Sheng: "Big brother, have you lost your memory? That can't be! You work harder than the donkeys in the production team."
Listening to Shen Li's description, Lu Sheng realized that they had been very close before.
What should I do? It also tastes a little sour.