Chapter 309: What Did You Just Call Me?
"Lu Cheng, Ah Cheng, Ah Cheng..."
Shen Nian murmured Lu Cheng’s name. She had actually wanted to change how she addressed him for a long time. While it hadn’t seemed like a big deal at first, as their feelings for each other deepened, Shen Nian began to feel that always calling him by his full name felt particularly impersonal.
And this moment gave Shen Nian the perfect opportunity to call out the affectionate name she had long been thinking of.
Hearing Shen Nian’s voice, Lu Cheng paused his kisses on her neck. He lifted his head, his gaze somewhat hazy as he looked at her.
"What did you just call me?"
"Ah Cheng. What’s wrong? Don’t you like it?"
In that instant, the Shen Nian in Lu Cheng’s eyes was more beautiful than ever, making his heart pound harder than it ever had before.
"I love it. How could I not love it!"
Having always heard Shen Nian call him Lu Cheng, he too had longed to hear a more affectionate name from her lips!
He had even fantasized many times about her calling him in such an intimate way.
And now, hearing Shen Nian call him Ah Cheng, he was simply overjoyed—immeasurably so!
Lu Cheng absolutely adored this new name she had for him.
However, once his elation subsided, Lu Cheng suddenly became aware of the situation he and Shen Nian were in at that very moment.
He realized what he had just done to Shen Nian.
If it had been anyone else, having already gotten this far, they wouldn’t have thought twice—they would have just kept going.
But this was Lu Cheng—the Lu Cheng who was deeply in love with Shen Nian!
Looking at Shen Nian, the desire in Lu Cheng’s eyes gradually gave way to regret. He had promised. He had already made up his mind. He was going to wait for Shen Nian to be older; he wouldn’t rush into anything with her.
’But what was he doing now?’
’So close. Just a little more, and he would have...’
"Ah Cheng? What’s wrong?"
Shen Nian saw the shift in Lu Cheng’s eyes, saw the struggle in his expression, and saw the regret that followed.
Though Shen Nian didn’t know exactly what was going through Lu Cheng’s mind, she was certain it was something very important to him!
Hearing that Shen Nian wasn’t blaming him in the slightest, but was instead worrying about him so gently, made Lu Cheng hate himself even more.
Looking at Shen Nian’s clothes, her shoulders partially exposed, Lu Cheng’s expression flickered. He fought back his desire and carefully re-fastened her clothes for her.
Shen Nian watched him, her expression baffled. ’What is he doing?’
After helping Shen Nian fix her clothes, Lu Cheng leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.
"I’m sorry. It’s my fault. I promised I’d wait."
"Huh?"
Shen Nian hadn’t yet processed what Lu Cheng meant before he pulled the covers over from the side and tucked her in.
Then, Lu Cheng scrambled out of bed and fled the bedroom as if escaping a disaster.
That’s right—he fled. He even stumbled on his way out the door.
Shen Nian stared dumbfounded at his retreating figure. ’What... was that all about?’
’He ran away?’
’In bed, of all places? When things were just about to ignite, he ran away?’
And when she finally understood what Lu Cheng had said earlier, she didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Of course, she knew what he meant. She remembered what he’d said last time—that she was still young and that he would wait for her to be a little older.