Chapter 98: Our Home...
When Jiang Yuyan finished washing, she looked at Lu Qiang, standing outside the bathtub in front of her but facing another direction.
His white cotton clothes soaked in water made his shirt stick to his body, which showed his strong and well-toned back.
She cleared her throat and said, "It's done!"
Hearing her, Lu Qiang couldn't understand what to do, and his heart started to pound faster and faster. Gulping, he closed his eyes, inhaled deeply, and exhaled out from his mouth as he turned to walk towards the shelf, having sets of white towels. He pulled out two towels from it and walked towards the bathtub.
When Jiang Yuyan saw him coming to her, she shrank towards the bathtub wall and sat while holding her knees in front of her chest.
Lu Qiang didn't look at her as the water was transparent, and her whole body was visible in it. He didn't look directly towards her, but he could sense where she was from the corner of his eyes.
Lu Qiang sat on the bathtub's edge while holding towels in his hands, looking in another direction and facing his back towards her as he asked, "Can you stand up on your own now?"
Jiang Yuyan nodded, "Hmm!"
Lu Qiang didn't look at her and said, "You can hold me from the back for support."
Jiang Yuyan nodded again, 'Umm!"
She was not sure about her legs but still tried to stand up, but again her legs were shaking, so she took support by placing her hand on Lu Qiang's shoulder as she stood behind him.
Lu Qiang realized she sought the support to stand up, but he didn't turn back as he wanted her to give some time and didn't rush to look at her, though he was worried she might fall back in the water.
Lu Qiang offered her a towel as he sensed that she stood up in the water.
Jiang Yuyan accepted the towel and wrapped it on herself as fast as she could because she was worried she might fall back in the water, as her legs started losing the strength. She then immediately held on to Lu Qiang's shoulders for the support.
Lu Qiang understood she was ready. Lu Qiang held her hands that rested on his shoulders and jumped inside the bathtub to take her out of it.
Lu Qiang looked at her face but didn't dare to look further down as he was worried she might feel embarrassed.
Opposite to his expectations, Jiang Yuyan didn't hesitate this time, and there was no feeling of embarrassment. She was covered in a towel from below her shoulder to half of her thighs and stood up in front of him without trying to hide or looking away. The reason was not to make things difficult for him when he was only trying to help her.
Lu Qiang looked into her eyes, and it surprised him to see her not being embarrassed and hesitant. Feeling relieved, he put her both hands on his shoulder, unfolded the other small-sized towel in his hands, and carefully wrapped it around her hair.
When Lu Qiang lifted Jiang Yuyan, she circled her one arm around his neck, and with another hand, she covered her thighs with the lower side of the towel, which continued to get misplaced after he lifted her in his arms.
Lu Qiang carried Jiang Yuyan outside of the bathroom and made her sit on the mini chair in front of the dressing table. Pulling out the hairdryer, he stood up behind her and started to dry her hair.
Once they finished it, Lu Qiang stepped towards the huge wardrobe in the room and opened its one side. That side of the wardrobe was filled with a few sets of women's clothing.
Jiang Yuyan was surprised to see this but didn't ask anything. Lu Qiang noticed her reaction and replied while going through the stuff in the wardrobe, "When I bought a dress for you at noon, I ordered the store manager to send few sets of dresses and necessary things of the same size to our home."
Jiang Yuyan felt surprised again, but it was not because of those dresses in the wardrobe but the words she heard from Lu Qiang 'Our Home.'
She surprisingly murmured while looking at him, "Our home?"
Lu Qiang smiled, knowing what she must felt, "Yes! Our home!"
Jiang Yuyan felt overwhelmed hearing it. It was like she found a place for herself. Many things happened since she came to this place and she was already happy with everything but the words like 'Our bedroom, Our house' made her feel different.
She liked it. She liked this man; she liked this house, no actually it was their house. She liked everything he did for her. She felt it was her world which belongs to only her with him by her side. Just in a short time, he gave her the happiest moments of her life. She continued staring at him in amazement.
Lu Qiang selected clothes for her, closed the wardrobe and towards her. He noticed the way she stared at him and asked, "Didn't you like this home? Should we buy another one?
His words snapped her out of the daze, and she spoke, "Huh? N…No..I mean, I liked this house. I liked it very much. Don't buy another one."
Lu Qiang smiled mischievously, "As you say. We will stay here only."
Jiang Yuyan felt confused and thought, 'When did she agree for this?' She didn't have a chance to say no now.
Lu Qiang looked at the puzzled and shocked woman and couldn't help but smile widely. He stepped towards Jiang Yuyan carrying the clothes, which he picked up from the wardrobe and passed it to her, "You can change into this."
Jiang Yuyan accepted the clothes and sat there while holding them. She thought, 'how can she change into these clothes in front of him?' as looked at the clothes in her hands in confusion.