After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved

Chapter 271: Chapter 271: Take off your clothes, get in bed, hold me tight

Lu Sheng took the cup of water Lu Youye handed to her lips and took a sip of warm water.

Feeling her dry and sore throat from the fever ease a bit, she then took a deep breath and looked up.

"...Actually, I don’t know what happened tonight," Lu Sheng’s voice was slightly hoarse, and her eyebrows were also slightly furrowed.

To tell the truth, she was also a bit bewildered now. The memories about tonight in her mind, until she finished talking with Chen Shu about Juanjuan, were still very clear.

But the memories afterwards were blank; she couldn’t remember anything that had happened, nor how she had lost consciousness later.

"The person I met was Juanjuan’s biological brother, the brother of the girl who came to find me at home last night."

"I only remember, after I talked with him about some things, I just felt very drowsy, and then I fell asleep directly."

"As to why I have a fever, I’m also not sure."

The girl spoke vaguely, leaving everyone listening confused.

Only Li Muchen suddenly thought of something, looking at her: "Are you saying, you felt sleepy while talking?"

"Yes," Lu Sheng nodded, "So afterwards, it seemed like I slept very deeply."

"If it wasn’t for the loud voices outside just now, I might not have woken up yet."

"I understand," Li Muchen took a deep breath, "It might be related to the incense burning in that restaurant."

"Incense―?" Everyone else became even more puzzled upon hearing this.

Li Muchen’s eyes were deep as he explained: "When I entered that restaurant to find Shengsheng, as soon as I went in, I smelled a sweet, cloying fragrance coming from the incense in the restaurant."

"I too felt very sleepy when I smelled that fragrance, but since the windows were broken and the air was circulating, I probably didn’t inhale as much as Shengsheng and Chen Shu, so I was fine after leaving the restaurant."

"Now that I think about it, it’s very possible that the incense contained some components that cause drowsiness and hallucinations. That’s why Shengsheng and that person kept sleeping after inhaling it in the restaurant for a long time."

Hearing this, Lu Sheng was startled and looked at Li Muchen: "Are you saying that Chen Shu..."

"When I came to find you, Chen Shu was also on the ground, asleep," Li Muchen told Lu Sheng, "I brought him back with me, he hasn’t woken up yet; he’s in the guest room."

Although the story sounded somewhat incredible, fortunately nothing bad happened to Lu Sheng, and the Lu Family was finally able to relax.

However, Lu Youye curiously added another question: "The windows were broken?"

"Did you smash the restaurant’s windows to find Shengsheng? There were still customers in the store, couldn’t you enter through the restaurant’s main door?"

"Yes, the doors to the mall and restaurant were locked," Li Muchen said.

"So you were..."

"I came back to Jiang City in a helicopter," Li Muchen answered, "The restaurant was on the top floor of the mall, I broke the restaurant’s windows with a safety hammer from the helicopter, and then jumped in to find Shengsheng."

——Good lord.

Li Muchen breezed through the explanation, but those present couldn’t help but feel horrified when they imagined the scene at the time.

Such behavior was simply too dangerous.

What if something had happened while he was breaking the window on the helicopter? What if he had fallen from the helicopter? How would anyone survive that?

Lu Sheng paused her breathing for a moment, and Jiang Ting also took a sharp breath: "—Child, even if you are worried about Shengsheng, you shouldn’t risk your life like that!"

Li Muchen, hearing Jiang Ting address him as a child, seemed to be momentarily stunned, then he snapped back.

"At that time, through the floor-to-ceiling windows, seeing Shengsheng lying in the restaurant with her eyes closed, I was very worried. So I didn’t think much about it."

Honestly speaking, whether it was receiving no message from the girl momentarily and dropping everything at hand, directly taking a helicopter from Beijing back to Jiang City,

or because he was worried about the girl’s safety, without considering the dangers, he just took a hammer to break the window and jumped in to save her.

Ask how many people in this world would do such a thing for someone else without hesitation, even if she was his wife to whom he was legally married.

If preparing a will was the first shock in terms of money for Lu Jingyan, this time what Li Muchen did let him directly feel—

Li Muchen, he truly regarded Lu Sheng as more important than everything else, including his own life.

Lu Sheng was still running a fever. After saying just a few words, her head felt even heavier and her cheeks were extremely red.

Just after Li Muchen had finished speaking, she coughed several times, causing everyone’s hearts to lift in unison.

"It’s too late today, and Shengsheng is still feverish. Let’s talk about other things tomorrow," Seeing this, Lu Jingyan quickly and tenderly patted Lu Sheng on the back.

"This is Muchen’s room. Let Muchen take care of Shengsheng tonight," Lu Jingyan looked at Li Muchen with a face full of trust, "Is that okay, Muchen?"

"Of course, no problem." Li Muchen immediately responded.

"I already had someone prepare the guest rooms. It’s very late now, Older Brother and the rest of you should rest early."

"Okay, then you take a bit of trouble tonight," Lu Jingyan patted Li Muchen’s shoulder, "If Shengsheng needs anything at night, just come and call us."

"Okay, Older Brother, don’t worry." Li Muchen replied.

Both men were equally calm and communicated smoothly.

Only Lu Youye, who was standing next to Lu Sheng, suddenly looked up anxiously and said, "But Older Brother, I want to take care of Shengsheng too. I’ll stay here tonight as well..."

Before Lu Youye could finish, Lu Jingyan covered his mouth with a hand, looking apologetically at Li Muchen.

"I’m sorry, Muchen. This younger brother of mine usually goes to sleep early, you can see he’s all groggy now."

???

Lu Youye, mouth covered, widened his eyes—

Older Brother says he sleeps early? He used to stay up all night playing games, he’s not sleepy at all right now!

"Mmm! Mmmmm!"

With his mouth covered, Lu Youye could only make muffled sounds.

However, before he could struggle, Lu Jingyan pressed his hand tighter and, without changing his expression, told Li Muchen, "Then we’ll head to the guest room now."

He glanced at Lu Sheng again, his tone tender: "Shengsheng, be good. Mom and your brothers are all here at Li Family to accompany you. If you want to see any brother, just call us. We won’t mute our phones tonight."

"I know, Older Brother." Lu Sheng nodded, her voice still hoarse.

Having said that, Lu Jingyan then dragged Lu Youye away.

Lu Siyan and Li Muchen discussed some precautions about the IV, and Jiang Ting also repeated several concerns. Lu Youming silently stood up, and Lu Ziye touched his sister’s cheek before he was willing to leave.

After the brothers and Jiang Ting had left, the large bedroom was left with only Lu Sheng and Li Muchen.

Without any hesitation, the moment the room fell quiet, Li Muchen leaned over the bed and embraced the girl, enveloping her completely in his arms.

There were many things he wanted to say, and many things were still unclear.

But at this moment, nothing seemed more important than the two of them embracing each other so genuinely.

He only wanted to hold her tighter, even tighter.

The girl’s body temperature was blazing hot, while the man’s body temperature was much lower than ordinary people, creating a cold and hot collision that seemed naturally complementary.

The moment Lu Sheng was held in the man’s arms, when Li Muchen’s cool lips kissed her burning cheek, she couldn’t help but let out a soft sigh—

"...Li Muchen."

Under the dim light, the girl spoke softly in a husky voice.

"...Hmm?" Li Muchen propped himself up, not sure what Lu Sheng wanted.

"Your body is cool, and I’m very hot. Holding me this way, I feel very comfortable."

"So..." Although it was the girl who was feverish, the man’s voice inexplicably became husky.

"So—"

Lu Sheng’s face was flushed with fever. She raised her hand to grab Li Muchen’s meticulously tied tie on his dark gray shirt, her eyes somewhat misty as they met the man’s.

Commanding yet enchanting, she whispered to the man, "Take off your clothes, get into bed, hold me tight."