Ni Jiu - INTOXICATED (NOVEL)

Chapter 21

The situation was unexpected, Shen Tingwei didn’t stay for a long time.

The first thought that came to his mind after he regained his senses was, can the child stay?

With that in mind, he asked.

Lian Jue’s indifferent expression made it difficult to guess his emotions. He didn’t look at Shen Tingwei for a long time before he hummed softly and then said meaningfully: “I will give you whatever you want.”

Although Shen Tingwe rationally wanted to refuse, he was silent for a moment and his words turned into obedience: “…I want to go back to the dormitory to pack my things.”

He didn’t have the energy to speculate on Lian Jue’s intentions, even if it was to use him or humiliate him, he had to accept it.

It’s not what he wants but as long as there is a glimmer of hope, he will not choose to take the child away.

… Now, marrying Lian Jue is that glimmer of hope.

He needs a peaceful and stable life. Only Lian Jue can give him that.

The worst thing in this situation is having marriage without love.

The best is the same – he doesn’t need Lian Jue’s love and he doesn’t need to give love.

Presumably Lian Jue didn’t come to this kind of place very often. He looked at the dilapidated corridor with small advertisements and the rusted gray-red security door in front of him with a similar look. Seeing Shen Tingwei’s hand on the old doorknob, he frowned, as if he saw something dirty.

Before Shen Tingwei finished turning the key, he grabbed the reflective metal door handle and shook it a few times before the door opened.

“I’ll soon-”

Shen Tingwei wanted to say that he’ll be out soon that he can wait for him here but Lian Jue didn’t give him a chance to finish his words, he passed him and entered the door.

There was a takeaway box on the dining table that his colleague didn’t clean up after eating last night. The weather was hot and the leftovers were left for a day. The taste can be imagined.

Lian Jue’s arm moved slightly but he still stood upright like that. Shen Tingwei noticed it. He guessed that Lian Jue might be trying to raise his hand to cover his nose and mouth. For some reason, he endured it.

“Clean up.” Lian Jue’s urging was very euphemistic.

The bedroom door opened and no light was thrown into the dark room, which looked like an incalculable abyss from a distance.

Before Shen Tingwei walked in, the darkness engulfed his slender body, Lian Jue stood outside the door, only the back of his snow-white neck could be seen in sight.

Shen Tingwei touched the switch on the wall for a long time. When the light came on, Lian Jue found that the room he lived in was really small, so small that even a whole wardrobe could not fit in. He didn’t even need to turn his eyes to see all the furnishings in the room.

Shen Tingwei didn’t invite Lian Jue in and went straight to the bed.

Lian Jue watched him take out his ID card and household registration book from the old pillowcase that had been washed white and couldn’t help but say, “You just put it there?”

“I have nowhere else to put it,” he replied.

Shen Tingwei’s actions of not putting the documents in his pocket can be called cautious. Lian Jue wanted to ask him about it but inexplicably recalled what he said just now and he thought it was over.