It seems that this issue cannot be resolved.
Lu Yi automatically ignored the previous sentence and replied when he would move. She has been busy at work lately and might not have time until next weekend.
Lin Jinshen nodded and said, "I'm going on a business trip in a few days. You can move in before then. If you need anything, ask Jiang Xun, he is my life assistant."
He pushed his business card to Lu Yi.
"Okay."
"There aren't many things in the house, so you can add furniture and daily necessities as you see fit." Lin Jinshen handed over a black and gold second card, "I've found an aunt, and we'll meet when you move in. Use this for now, and if you don't like it, we can change it."
"Okay."
Lu Yi took it, and Lin Jinshen arranged everything else, so she seemed to have no choice but to say yes.
As they were about to leave, Lin Jinshen called to her and took a box out of his coat pocket. It was a pair of rings. "The design drawings for the rings to be used at the wedding haven't come out yet, so use these as a temporary substitute for now."
"You know my finger size?" Lu Yi asked.
Don't let there be an embarrassing scene where the ring doesn't fit.
Lin Jinshen's gaze fell on her hand and he said, "I've seen your hand before, so I made a rough guess.
His fingers were long and thin, and when his assistant asked him the size of the ring, he chose seven.
"Very small."
That was the impression Lu Yi got from him, because he was too thin, and the veins were visible under his pale skin.
"Shall I put it on for you?"
"I'll do it myself."
Lin Jinshen's hand was sinewy as he handed over the ring, and there was a sense of strong power lurking under the thin, pale skin. She raised her hand, and her fingers inevitably touched his fingertips.
It felt like a slight electric shock.
Lu Yi took the ring, put it on, thought for a moment, and then put it on his left ring finger.
The size was just right, and the simple style of the plain ring was the understated style she liked. When she looked up, Lin Jinshen had already finished putting it on: "Thank you, I like it very much."
The marriage certificate was received.
The wedding ring was also put on.
Lu Yi still didn't feel any sense of reality that they had already gotten married and become husband and wife. It felt unreal, like they were acting out a script. They didn't even have to look at each other when someone shouted "cut", and they quickly let go of their roles and continued to live their lives as Lu Yi and Lin Jinshen.
"When is President Lin going on a business trip?" She pulled herself away from her other thoughts.
"This Friday," Lin Jinshen replied.
Lu Yi smiled slightly and said politely, "Then I wish President Lin a safe trip."
"..."
She was still wearing the blouse she had received the license for in the afternoon. When she had taken the wedding photos, the hem had been neatly tucked into her pants, but now it had come out and flattened. The top two buttons were undone and she wore a silver collar chain around her slender neck.
It was simple but charming.
Her concern was one of good breeding and courtesy.
It was not a wife's concern for her husband.
Lin Jinshen asked, "Until when will you call me Boss Lin?"
Lu Yi wasn't sure, but looking at his face and the aura around him, she couldn't help but adopt a respectful attitude.
"Call me by my name."
Lin Jinshen didn't give her time to think and decided for her directly, "And don't use 'you' anymore.
It seems that he really does mind if you call him 'you', does he feel old being called that?
In any case, Lu Yi nodded.
Lin Jinshen.
She rehearsed it in her heart, and maybe she could say it next time.
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Early one weekend morning, before Lu Yi woke up, Ms. Xu entered the room and asked her when she planned to move.
She opened her eyes sleepily, turned over and met Ms. Xu's gaze: "What time is it?"
"It's seven o'clock."
"It's still early." Her voice was slurred as she had just woken up: "I won't move until tomorrow, I'll have enough time."
Lin Jinshen was on a business trip and wouldn't be back until the weekend, so she put off moving until the last day.
In the past few days, she had made several trips to Chengxiyuan to buy some things to send over, and once because his assistant Jiang Xin was sending him something.
Jiang Xin looked young, like a recent college graduate, with a nice personality and a meticulous work ethic.
"Did your boss Lin say when he would be back?" Lu Yi asked.
"It's not supposed to be over the weekend, and I don't know the exact time yet. Do you want me to ask for you?" Jiang Xin looked serious.
"No, I was just asking. Work is more important."
Jiang Xun: "I will convey your concern to Mr. Lin."
"..." That's not necessary.
Lin Jinshen had almost finished sorting his things when Jiang Xun came over and said, "Madam, could you please help put the rest away? Since they are Mr. Lin's personal things, it is not convenient for me."
Personal, men's underwear, Lu Yi recognized that they were all Swiss brand Zimmerli, made of island cotton, with a delicate and comfortable fabric.
He likes to use the same brand for everything, from ties to underwear.
Are all conservative men like that?
Lu Yi looked into Shang Jiang's sincere eyes, smiled faintly and thought to herself, even if she gave it to her, it would still be inconvenient for her, but she took it anyway and said yes.
She folded dozens of pairs of men's underwear and put them in the drawer of the closet.
Even though she was not distracted inwardly, her eyes inevitably glanced at the prominent spot in the middle, and her ears tingled. Unable to help herself, she sped up her movements and quickly closed the drawer when she was done.
It seems pretty big.
Can I wear it?
At that moment, she remembered shrinking into a ball on the bed and sighed with remorse.
"Moving is no small thing. You have a lot of things and no one knows what you need. Pack them early and have someone deliver them." Ms. Xu walked over to her bed and started to sit down, but then frowned again when she saw Puff on the bed.
"I've told you many times, cats can't sleep on the bed."
Puff heard the voice and knew she was being rejected. With quick steps she jumped off the bed back to her own little nest.
Lu Yi rubbed her eyes, her arm limp at her head, and said, "How can there be such a heartless mother who would drive away her own daughter? If I leave, won't you be sad?"
"Sad," Mrs. Xu said with a smile, "but since you're already married, if I let you stay at home, people will say we're inconsiderate."
"If I had known that getting married would be such a hassle, I wouldn't have done it," Lu Yi was in a mixed mood, with a mixture of feelings about the future, homesickness, and sadness about leaving home, and she couldn't be happy.
"Nonsense."
"..."
Lu Yi was called, and after a simple breakfast, she packed her things.
Ms. Xu and her aunt helped her, and they had asked her beforehand what to bring and what not to bring.
Ms. Xu watched as Lu Yi collected the cat food and toys, and glanced over the windowsill to see her curled up like a ball of fur. "You're taking the cat?"
"Yes."
Puff has been following her ever since she picked it up, and she will take it with her wherever she goes.
She doesn't know if he'll be able to adjust to the new place.
She has already sent some of his toys there in advance to get him used to the smell, so that when he goes there, it won't be a completely strange environment.
Ms. Xu said, "Why don't you leave the cat behind and I'll take care of it for you?"
She has seen how much Lu Yi values Puff, and if they move in together at that time, her heart will be on the cat, which is not conducive to cultivating feelings between husband and wife.
"No need. You don't like cats, and besides, I can't bear to part with Puff. Isn't that right, Mom?" Lu Yi rubs Puff's little head.
Puff rubs lazily at her palm and meows.
"Stupid."
Ms. Xu is a native southerner who settled in Beijing after marrying Lu Kangcheng. Over the past 20 years, her accent has changed a bit, but she still speaks in her local dialect when she swears.
Lu Yi, who had been scolded for being stupid, laughed, wrinkled her nose, and said nostalgically, "When I move away, no one will scold me like that anymore.
"Stupid, it's not like you won't come back?"
Ms. Xu asked sternly, "Does Jin Shen know you're taking Puff there?"
Lu Yi just remembered and forgot to mention it.
"What if he doesn't like it?"
"Meow~" Puff seemed to sense it, and his little clip sound was soft.
"If he doesn't like it, there's no way I can get rid of little Puff." Lu Yi stood up and put the little toy into a box. Usually, she didn't care, but when she was packing, she realized how much stuff she had bought and how many boxes were full.
Some of them that Puff had gotten tired of playing with were left in the room.
Ms. Xu just said, "If he really can't accept them, you can send them back. I don't like them, and I won't let them go hungry."
"We'll see."
The night before the move.
Almost everything that needed to be packed was already done.
As she looked around the room she had lived in for more than ten years, she felt like a crab that had shed its shell.
Even if she gets a new shell, it won't be the same as the old one.
What awaits her is a new stage in her life.
"Little Puff,"
Lu Yi said as she hugged and cuddled Puff as she slept, "from now on, baby will have to rely on mommy!"
After Lu Yi finished her tour, she first prepared a place for Puff.
The little nest was placed in the bedroom, which had no bay window, so it could only be placed uncomfortably in the corner near the bed. Then there was the cat jungle gym. She was capable and built a cat paradise, and next to it was the litter box with an automatic feeder and a snack box.
Puff was unfamiliar with the new territory and looked around the room.
Lu Yi hung up her clothes and put them in the wardrobe.
On the other hand, he really doesn't have much stuff. His assistant has already sorted and categorized his things and sent them to the appropriate storage places. Most of his clothes are dark suits, and even his loungewear is in the same color scheme.
Her clothes are not as brightly colored as his, but they are still quite colorful.
In the evening.
The doorbell rings. It's Lin Jinshen's aunt. She is under 50 years old and has a friendly round face.
"My family name is Fang. My wife told me to call you Auntie Fang. Mr. Lin probably told you about the working hours, so I'll let you confirm the rest."
Lu Yi let Aunt Fang in, looked around the house and said, "Aunt Fang, you can just call me Lu Yi. I don't have any other requests except for a cat. Could you please take care of it for me during the day?"
"President Lin didn't say anything about a cat or what kind of cat it is. I'm afraid it might be too expensive, and I don't have much experience with cats. The cats that rich people keep are all expensive, and if something goes wrong, she can't afford to pay for it.
"It's not a particular breed of cat, it's a calico, and it's not fussy. It's just a little overweight and on a diet. Usually you just don't give it anything to eat except for meals."
Aunt Fang nodded, "Okay, I'll remember that."
Otherwise, Lu Yi showed Aunt Fang around the house.
They usually don't eat much at home, and cooking is of secondary importance. The focus is on cleaning.
After saying goodbye to Aunt Fang, Lu Yi sat on the sofa, put her arm on her shoulder, and tilted her head so she could see the night view. In the concrete jungle, neon lights twinkled like stars, illuminating the city that never sleeps.
The first night in their new home, Lu Yi couldn't sleep, so she had to snuggle up to Puff to get some sleep.
Puff yawned lazily.
Lu Yi poked her wet nose: "Little guy, do you like your new home?"
"Meow?"
"I'm fine." She hugged him, and Puff obediently didn't run away and let her rub him. "You're so sweet, I won't be so heartless as to kick you out."
She really didn't trust these words.
Lu Yi didn't mention this to Lin Jinshen. On the one hand, if she opened her chat box, it would be the record of the day they got married. On the other hand, they hadn't exchanged a single word. She didn't want to take the initiative to find him. On the other hand, she had her own little plan. Maybe when Lin Jinshen saw Puff, he would like her and agree to let her stay.
Would he?
Lu Yi thought about Lin Jinshen's face. It was too stereotypical. He didn't seem like the type to like small animals.
The time of Lin Jinshen's return was undecided.
She didn't ask and he didn't say.
Lu Yi stayed alone in her new apartment for a few days. The advantage of living near work was that she could sleep half an hour longer in the morning and get to work earlier. When she got home, she would ask Aunt Fang to go home early.
The news of her marriage had already spread around the company.
Yu Qian thought it was a joke until she came to work wearing a wedding ring and a group of people clamoring to eat the wedding candy.
Lu Yi simply invited her colleagues to dinner, and after dinner, they went to the bar to drink and chat.
"You're really married?" Yu Qian looked at her hand and confirmed that it was a wedding ring. It didn't look cheap either. She didn't know what to say, "You just got married so casually.
They had only known each other for a few days.
Lu Yi didn't take it seriously and smiled, running her fingertips over the cold glass. She said, "When I really got married, it wasn't casually.
"What about the wedding?"
"We'll do it later."
Yu Qian heard this like a pie in the sky and didn't know where to start rolling her eyes: "You're so well qualified. What does a girl want? You're still so young, you have plenty of options, and you married such a... man."
After all, she was already married, so it was inappropriate to say the words 'scrounging' and 'looking.
"He's not that bad."
"You're the one in the thick of it!"
"...
The other colleagues didn't want to dampen Lu Yi's spirits, so they came over with their wine glasses and said, "Don't say anything bad on such a happy day. Come on, let's raise our glasses and celebrate Lu Yi's happy marriage."
"Happy marriage!"
They played until they were exhausted, then said their goodbyes and went home. It was already 10 o'clock at night.
Puff heard a noise and came downstairs, waiting to be petted. She bent down to hug him and carried him upstairs, where she put him in the bathroom to take a bath.
She had a little wine tonight, and her cheeks were naturally rosy.
Lu Yi relaxed, blew out her hair, dried her body, put on her pajamas, pushed open the bathroom door, and walked out with a happy, smiling expression on her face.
In the bedroom, Lin Jinshen had returned at an unknown time.
He had just gotten off the plane, his suit in hand, and his shirt was not as neat as it had been when they first met, without a single wrinkle. On the contrary, there were several deep creases around his waist, showing the lines of his muscles.
Their eyes met in this sudden situation.
Lin Jinshen looked at Lu Yi without any subjective awareness.
From top to bottom, the gaze swept over her in an instant, and it was impossible to accurately calculate the time.
But the brain is always a high-level processor, and it can process that glance from the imagination into a complete picture.
Narrow shoulders, long legs, dazzling white skin, hair half dry and black as ink, casually swept behind her back, two thin straps resting on her collarbone, red lips and white teeth, and eyes that looked at him wet and helpless.
The air inside smelled fresh and clean, mixed with the sweet scent he smelled in the car.
"..."
Lin Jinshen averted his gaze and sat down next to her. The intricate pattern on the wall was a simple off-white color that required careful attention to notice.
Lu Yi had never expected Lin Jinshen to return today.
After a moment of shock, she let go of the bathroom door handle and said, "You... you're back."
"Well, have you finished your shower?" His voice was low and deep. As he spoke, his jaw was tensed and his Adam's apple was visibly rolling.
Lu Yi was so embarrassed that she didn't know where to put her hands and feet. They really didn't know each other very well, but they had to be alone in a bedroom. She took a few steps away and said as naturally as she could, "Then you go ahead and wash up. It's so late, so when you're done, go to bed early."
"Mm."
Lin Jinshen was about to lay down his clothes, but his attention was drawn to the small yellow and white flower pattern on the dark blue sheets. He looked up, and at first glance, it looked like a fluffy pillow with ears, like a cat?
He thought that even though Lu Yi looked mature and independent, she still retained her girlish tastes and liked to put stuffed animals on the bed.
It didn't matter, just put it on her side.
Lu Yi followed his gaze and saw the puffer on the bed. Her expression changed when she saw it. It was so sudden that she didn't know how to explain it to him. She took two steps towards the bed and said, "It's like this, it's called a puffer..."
Puff lifted his round head and looked at the stranger before him.
"Alive?"
"Lu Yi said, "It's moving, so it must be alive."
Lin Jinshen knitted his eyebrows and looked at Lu Yi, "Your cat?"
"Yes. His name is Puff. He's very gentle and doesn't like to bark. I'm sorry, I didn't think you'd be back today."
The situation was so sudden that Lu Yi was at a loss for words.
The man and the cat looked at each other.
Lin Jinshen was not interested in the round-headed creature, and the fluffy fur was even more annoying in his eyes.
Feeling the hostility, Puff meowed and crawled to Lu Yi's feet for protection. Feeling safe, he stared at his expression as it grew more serious.
"I can't possibly live in the same room with him." Lin Jinshen looked up at Lu Yi, his tone firm and leaving no room for discussion.
Lu Yi hadn't expected him to be so dismissive: "But there's only one room in the house, so why don't you just put up with it for tonight?"
Lin Jinshen's brow furrowed even deeper, "So you want me to sleep on the sofa?"
"Lu Yi?"
He called out her name in disbelief.
This was the biggest emotional fluctuation since they met.
Lu Yi shook her head and said no, "I will sleep. I'll sleep on the sofa with Little Puff."
"?"
"Why doesn't it work?"
"Little Puff has been sleeping in the same room with me since she was very young, and she won't be used to being without me."
"..."
Lin Jinshen's eyes narrowed, his voice sounding excited as he squeezed it out between his teeth: "You're going to sleep on the sofa the first day we live together, what does that make me?"
"It's okay."
"It's not okay."
Lu Yi blinked her eyelashes and asked tentatively in a low voice, "So, are you going to sleep on the sofa?"