After Si Qing entered the bathroom, she began to soak in the bath while opening Si Nian's wechat to prepare to send her a message.
However, after opening wechat, she felt a bit embarrassed to send anything.
The soak in warm water instantly made the sore spots feel a bit more comfortable.
Thinking about how she had just been in tears, tightly hugging Jiang Cheng, she felt a bit embarrassed to face Si Nian.
To be honest, given her state just now, Jiang Cheng could have actually skipped the first three tedious steps and gone straight into the final stage.
But Jiang Cheng didn't; although he would occasionally look at his own fingers and tease her, he didn't brush her off just to avoid trouble.
Instead, he had been doing his best to soothe her.
In Si Qing's eyes, Jiang Cheng was truly a good man in this regard.
Especially when they were doing those 'calisthenics extension exercises' together.
At the beginning, she was clearly a bit unaccustomed to it.
She even trembled with fear when she saw Jiang Cheng's somewhat brutal offensive.
But although Jiang Cheng was brutal, his hands were constantly soothing and encouraging her.
Fortunately, her adaptability was quite good in the end.
On one hand, it was because the sensations Si Nian felt earlier had been transmitted to her, making her prepared; on the other hand, she was already ready, yet Jiang Cheng still took the care to lead her through a warm-up exercise.
With the double warm-up, she adapted very well.
She only showed some rather pained expressions during the first two minutes.
After two minutes, the expression on her face quickly began to stabilize.
Not only that, Si Qing even felt that this sort of thing was quite interesting.
After hesitating for a while, she was afraid of making Si Nian wait too long.
Si Qing could only bite the bullet and silently send Si Nian an emoji to tell her to come over.
Just as Jiang Cheng finished saying goodnight to Zhou Ying, the bedroom door was suddenly pushed open gently.
Seeing Si Nian poking her head in at the door to look at him, Jiang Cheng did not immediately put away his phone.
Upholding a skill that all 'good men' possess, Jiang Cheng very calmly swiped his fingertip, switching the chat page to the interface where he had previously discussed the stock market with Chen Xue.
With a natural expression, he looked toward Si Nian at the door and beckoned to her: "Come in."
The reason she came over was naturally because Si Qing had messaged her to do so.
Seeing that Jiang Cheng was still shirtless, Si Nian walked into the room with a slightly flushed face.
After closing the door, she walked toward Jiang Cheng.
When she reached him, Jiang Cheng reached out and pulled her directly into his arms, letting her sit on his lap.
After she sat down, Jiang Cheng didn't speak.
He still held his phone in one hand, his gaze falling on the stock market K-line chart sent by Chen Xueer.
He looked exactly like he was working seriously.
Held in Jiang Cheng's arms, Si Nian carefully sniffed the scent of the freshly washed shower gel on his body.
The corner of her eye couldn't help but fall on the lit phone screen.
Seeing that Jiang Cheng had no intention of hiding his phone from her at all, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
People on the internet always say, never touch a man's phone.
Because no one can walk away smiling.
Either you find secrets inside that you can't get over, or you'll be stung by the other person's defensive gaze.
But from the look of it, Jiang Cheng had neither of these.
From the moment she sat in his arms until now, Jiang Cheng hadn't even changed his posture, showing no sign of being guarded against her.
It was as if it didn't matter whether she looked at the phone or not.
This frankness gave her an illusion: she really was special in Jiang Cheng's eyes, wasn't she?
The more she stared at the phone, the more this thought slowly took root in her heart.
While her heart warmed, Si Nian also quietly tightened her arms, changing from being held by Jiang Cheng to actively and gently wrapping her arms around his waist.
She even pressed her face against his chest.
Feeling Si Nian's small movements in his arms, the corners of Jiang Cheng's mouth curled up imperceptibly.
The reason he didn't put away his phone was naturally because he sensed Si Nian's awkwardness.
That's why he took this reverse action to soothe her.
This wasn't the first time Jiang Cheng had done this 'not hiding the phone' act, so he naturally knew how effective it would be.
From the moment Si Nian sat down until now, the Danger Perception Skill hadn't reacted at all.
So Jiang Cheng wasn't afraid of any 'car crashes' or the like.
If the Danger Perception Skill gave a warning, Jiang Cheng would surely turn off the screen at just the right moment, thereby avoiding a crash right as he started the journey.
A few seconds later, Si Nian's voice carried a hint of unhideable joy as she asked, "Is it really okay for you to look at your phone in front of me? You're not going to put it away?"
Jiang Cheng looked down at her and gently scraped her cheek with his fingertip.
"Why put it away? My phone is yours to look at whenever you want."
These words were like a small pebble thrown into Si Nian's heart, sending out ripple after ripple.
The slight awkwardness she felt when she first came in vanished instantly due to this small gesture of Jiang Cheng not avoiding her.
Her mouth curled up again after her gaze lingered on the K-line for a few seconds.
She subconsciously tapped the edge of the screen gently, her voice carrying a soft sweetness that had just settled: "Hey, are you working? What are all these colorful things on here?"
"Looking at stocks. I plan to short this one, so I've been monitoring its trend lately."
"Oh." Si Nian nodded as if she partially understood.
She knew nothing about the stock market, but she had heard that the profits from stock trading were very high.
After all, she lived in Peng City.
As everyone knows, Peng City is a city that loves making money.
Most people are either studying housing prices or the stock market.
So generally, anyone with a bit of spare cash will dabble in stocks.
Hearing this, she didn't ask further and leaned closer into Jiang Cheng's arms again.
He glanced sideways at this woman who was as obedient as a little white flower.
The corners of Jiang Cheng's mouth curled; he suddenly wanted to tease her a bit.
Lowering his voice, he added: "But this has to be kept a secret. Don't mention it to anyone; it's a trade secret."
Hearing this, Si Nian suddenly looked up, her eyes full of surprise: "Ah? This needs to be kept secret? Then why did you tell me?"
Seeing Si Nian so anxious that the tip of her nose almost hit his chin, Jiang Cheng laughed.
Habitually scraping the tip of her nose with his fingertip, the smile floated on the surface but didn't reach his eyes.
He casually dropped a familiar pick-up line: "What do you think?"
This rhetorical question was indeed very effective.
Those four words were like a warm feather, gently brushing against the tip of Si Nian's heart.
Between couples, trust concerning money often hits the heart more easily.
She hadn't expected that Jiang Cheng would not only not hide his phone, but even tell her business secrets.
No way...
Jiang Cheng couldn't be head over heels in love with her, could he?
Self-brainwashing thoughts began to race through her mind again.
Even though she had already given Jiang Cheng her most precious thing—and even roped in Si Qing's happiness so they both gave themselves to him—
In this moment, she still had the illusion that she could never repay Jiang Cheng.
After all, Jiang Cheng's behavior towards them could be said to be an existence of premium value in the market.