I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 402

Fu Ling’s eyes shot open in fright, only to find herself staring straight into Su Shaoqing’s eyes.

She jumped and shot away from him immediately. She had just had a nightmare, and it had taken an obvious toll on her body—beads of sweat were appearing on her forehead. Fu Ling looked up and wiped her forehead dry. She turned to look at Su Shaoqing and swallowed. “You…” Glancing around her, Fu Ling realized that they were at the villa he was telling her about just now. “Have we arrived?”

Su Shaoqing nodded. “Yes, we have.”

Su Shaoqing turned to look at her again. Passing her a few pieces of tissue paper, he joked, “Here, wipe your sweat with this! What were you dreaming about?”

Fu Ling took the tissue paper from him and gripped them tightly. After a short silence, she replied, “I had a nightmare!”

She tried to laugh it off. “It’s been going on for a few years. I’m quite used to it by now.”

She sounded very nonchalant about it, as though she didn’t care at all. “When did we get here?”

“We just arrived!” Su Shaoqing felt his heart break a little as he looked at her. He reached out his hand as though to caress something, but Fu Ling didn’t give him that chance. She opened the car door and walked out to the boot of the car. “Hey! Where’s my luggage?”

“Liang Lin has brought it into the house for you.”

“Liang Lin? When did he get here?” Fu Ling hadn’t realized it at all.

Su Shaoqing smiled and got out of the car too. “You were sleeping so soundly that I felt a little sorry to wake you up. Right. What do you want to eat for dinner?”

Fu Ling glanced at him suspiciously. “I don’t feel like eating anything. Where’s my room?”

“Follow me!”

Su Shaoqing led her into the house but turning around to look worriedly at Fu Ling, who was trailing behind him. As they made their way to the door, Su Shaoqing told her all about the history of the place. “Li Heng built this place a few years ago. Originally, his plan was to move in here with Pei Huan, but many unfortunate things happened, leading to a delay in those plans. His house is right over there. It’s just next to ours, so in the future…”

Su Shaoqing continued to chatter excitedly, and Fu Ling pretended to listen to him. Truthfully, she couldn’t really understand what he was saying. She kept telling herself not to think nor care about these things. She never thought for a second that Su Shaoqing was doing all this for her sake.

After all, Su Shaoqing’s attitude towards her had been very clear back then. If he had any sort of romantic feelings toward her, Su Shaoqing would never have treated her so horribly.

Since she had experienced all that before, Fu Ling refused to read too much into his advances now. Nevertheless, the scenery in this villa was indeed splendid. The garden on Li Heng’s side of the villa looked especially beautiful. Pei Huan must have decorated it.

Although the garden was only dimly lit by the moonlight, Fu Ling could see how lovely it looked. She felt really happy for Pei Huan. After all, Pei Huan had broken up with Li Heng around the same time Fu Ling had been dumped by Su Shaoqing. Now that Pei Huan and Li Heng were back together, Fu Ling felt nothing but joy for the happy couple.

Lost in her thought, Fu Ling’s steps grew slower as she strolled through the garden, admiring the view. Su Shaoqing slowed down to match her pace. He stood under a tree, watching Fu Ling intently as she looked around the garden, lost in her own thoughts. He couldn’t help but think how wonderful it would be if they continued like this with each other.

After a while, Fu Ling turned around and spotted Su Shaoqing standing some distance away from her. Feeling a little shocked, she ran up to him and said, “Come on, let’s go! I want to see my room.”

“It’s upstairs. It’s right opposite my bedroom. I’ve already asked the maids to clean it up for you. Go and have a look—all the toiletries and furniture are new. If they aren’t to your liking, I’ll have someone come in and change them for you.”

Su Shaoqing looked at her, expecting to be praised for his ingenuity. However, Fu Ling shook her head. “That’s alright, thanks.” After all, she would only be staying here for a short time. Besides, this was Su Shaoqing’s house and not hers—it wasn’t up to her to impose her own preferences on the decoration of the room.

Fu Ling went upstairs and soon located her room. As Su Shaoqing had promised, everything in it was fresh and new, including the bedsheets on the bed.

Looking rather peculiar, Fu Ling opened her luggage and started putting her clothes away. Thankfully, she hadn’t brought many things along with her, and she finished putting them away quickly. Turning around to look at Su Shaoqing, she pursed her lips and said, “Don’t worry; I won’t sneak off in the middle of the night. Stop following me around.”

Su Shaoqing pouted. “You must be hungry! Do you want to order in or go out to a restaurant for dinner? What do you want to eat? I can make dinner for you.”

“No thanks. I’ve already ordered takeout for myself,” Fu Ling replied. “Thanks for your offer, Mr. Su, but there will be no need for that. If you’re hungry, you can go out and eat or make dinner for yourself!”

“You…” Su Shaoqing looked extremely awkward. However, the next moment, a smile had appeared on his face again. “What takeout did you order? Is it good? Order a portion for me, too! We can have dinner together.”

Seeing the grin on Su Shaoqing’s face, Fu Ling felt a headache coming on. “No, it tastes like crap. The food I eat is for the masses, so you might not be accustomed to its taste. Out of consideration for you, Mr. Su, I think you should order your own dinner or make your own meal!” As she spoke, Fu Ling went over to shut the door. “Mr. Su, I’d like to rest now. Is that okay with you?”

Su Shaoqing’s lips curved into a smile. Before he could say anything else, Fu Ling stuck out her hand and shoved him out of the room.

When Fu Ling leaned towards him, Su Shaoqing caught another whiff of her flowery perfume. He fell into a daze instantly, and Fu Ling took that opportunity to push him out of the room and slam the door in his face.

Su Shaoqing stood staring at the door, feeling stunned at Fu Ling’s actions. Still a little dazed, he slapped himself across the face. A while later, he finally snapped out of his reverie and walked away from the door. Sighing pitifully, he mumbled, “Have a good rest, then!”