Seven years after my death, the male protagonist of the substitute novel was criticized

Chapter 43: Dim Bathroom
At night, Lin Lu tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

Duan Chengyu determined that they were in the relationship of pursuer and pursued in the parallel world, and began to analyze subsequent events based on this relationship.

But she felt a little conflicted - she was not the kind of person who would be moved by just any pursuit, even if Duan Chengyu was handsome enough.

But if she wasn't tempted, the question still remained: why did such a bizarre thing happen to her and Duan Chengyu?
Was she attracted to Duan Chengyu in the parallel world? If falling into the Antarctic ice was the ending of the dream, were they already together at that time? Otherwise, why did she only want to call his name?

Or was it that she only knew Duan Chengyu there? This didn't seem realistic.

Lin Lu turned over again, sandwiched the quilt between his legs, and stared at the darkness with wide eyes.

She didn't understand what was bothering her. It was as if some other worry was covering her mouth, nose, and ears, preventing her from thinking of a solution to the problem in a more sober state.

After rolling around a few times, she simply put on some clothes and went to the terrace to get some fresh air.

The suite was quiet, and there was no sound in Pei Yizhou's room. He was probably fast asleep.

Lin Lu opened the door quietly, but found that the glass door of the terrace was closed. He opened it a crack and found that it was raining outside.

There was no way she could go to the terrace, so she had to tiptoe to the kitchen to get some raspberries.

After taking out a box of raspberries and closing the refrigerator door, she suddenly noticed a little light on the other side of the antique display cabinet on her left.

Speaking of which, the layout of this house is very square, with floor-to-ceiling windows on all four sides. Only the terrace has the windows removed because it is planted with flowers and plants. On the other three sides, such as her room, when the curtains are opened, there is a whole wall of floor-to-ceiling windows, through which you can see the sunrise.

Behind the four glass windows are the living area and office area, which are simply separated, with a 45-degree angled antique display shelf serving as a dividing line.

Passing through the space on both sides of the antique display cabinet is the office area, which has all the necessary living facilities but is quieter and has large bookshelves.

But Pei Yizhou almost never used that side. He usually held online meetings in the living room and had to keep an eye on her.

The lights are on over there now. Could it be that Pei Yizhou is not sleeping in the room, but is busy working in the middle of the night?
Lin Lu frowned, walked over quietly, and prepared to urge him to go back to bed.

But when I walked to the door of the study, I found that there was no one inside and the light was on in the bedroom next door.

The bedroom door was not closed. Standing at the door, I could see at a glance that a piece of glass inside was fogged up and there was a shadow inside.

He seemed to be tilting his head back, and one could vaguely make out that his jawline was tightened, vaguely revealing his broad shoulders and back with firm muscles.

Lin Lu seemed to be bewitched. He stared at the hazy beauty and subconsciously took a few steps closer.

There was the sound of dripping water and low gasps, overflowing from the bathroom.

Before she could react to what it was, she swallowed as if her throat was dry.

This scene was like a dream, but much bolder than a dream. She listened in a daze, her brain automatically identifying the emotions in those panting sounds, pain, joy...

After listening to it a few more times, her heartbeat quickened and her hands unconsciously clenched for a moment, causing the box of raspberries to make a rustling sound of the plastic shell.

She was stunned immediately, and then the sound of water and panting in the bathroom stopped.

"Who?" Pei Yizhou asked in a hoarse voice, alertly.

I didn't realize it was necessary until I asked.

Who else could it be? There were only two of them in the house.

Lin Lu regained his senses, and the shame and embarrassment that came with the belated realization surged into his heart, his ears and cheeks were about to smoke.

While the people inside hadn't come out yet, she immediately fled.

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As expected, Lin Lu suffered from insomnia.

She didn't dare to sleep, for fear that when she fell asleep she would no longer dream of Duan Chengyu's face, but of Pei Yizhou's body and breathing.

Even if it was a violation of moral laws in a dream, she couldn't stand it. She ate a few raspberries when she was hungry and when she was thirsty, she also ate raspberries. At noon, Pei Yizhou came to knock on the door.

"Aren't you going to get up yet? Get ready and go downstairs for lunch."

Lin Lu pretended to be dead and said nothing.

Pei Yizhou was silent for a while, then sighed at the door: "Lulu, last night was just a casual..."

"Okay, I'll be up right away! You go downstairs and reserve a table first!" She quickly raised her voice to interrupt his bold remarks.

Because I spoke so quickly, my voice was a little hoarse.

Pei Yizhou was silent for a while again before leaving the door of her room.

She breathed a sigh of relief, climbed up and sat up, covering her face with her hands and sighing deeply.

The vacation is over and I have to move out and live alone as soon as possible.

She and Pei Yizhou couldn't afford a second accident.

They had Chinese food for lunch. In front of Lin Lu was a dish of coconut chicken. She only ate this dish and didn't even bother to look up at Pei Yizhou.

After dinner, I didn’t know what Pei Yizhou was wearing today.

Pei Yizhou wanted to chat on the way back, but she turned around as soon as she walked out of the restaurant and said she wanted to go to the barber shop and asked him to go back first.

The barber shop couldn't stop Pei Yizhou from wanting to accompany her, but they both knew that this was just an excuse, which meant that she didn't want to chat now.

Pei Yizhou looked at her for a while, and finally had to agree.

Lin Lu said he was going to the barber shop, but in fact he ended up going to the beach, wandering aimlessly along the traces left by the waves.

Her bare feet stepped on the wet sand, and her confused mind became a little clearer. She looked out at the sea in a daze.

There are several little people quarreling in my mind——

One said, you're done, you've reached an age where you're beginning to desire a man's body, but the object of your desire is her brother whom she has depended on for many years. All those years of moral education are a waste.

Another said, how can you be blamed for this? It was obviously Pei Yizhou who came up with this idea first. Maybe he deliberately seduced you into committing a crime.

The third one said, don’t think too much, you are just old enough to have a taste of a man. Didn’t your heart beat faster when you looked at Duan Chengyu’s handsome face in the video?

Another person echoed, "Yes, yes, yes, it's a common desire, not directed at anyone. You should talk to someone quickly, it would be best if you can taste the flavor and help Pei Yizhou dispel his twisted thoughts."

Even as these little guys gathered together, Pei Yizhou's panting kept flashing through his mind, and he would quickly find the sound of Duan Chengyu's smile to cover it up.

After walking around again and again, her head was still buzzing, so she simply sat down, buried her head in her knees, and howled in frustration.

Not far from the beach, Pei Yizhou, who had promised to go back to the hotel first, was staring at her back.

He couldn't really feel comfortable leaving her alone down there for too long.

His eyes felt dry and sore, so he closed his eyes and rubbed his brows, thinking about what happened last night.

It was really an accident. He deliberately stayed away from the bedroom and went to the office area to make a long-distance call to a foreign client. He stayed there after the call just to avoid Lin Lu's attention.

Who knew she would sneak into the kitchen to eat fruit in the middle of the night and see it right in front of her.

When he chased her out, he only saw her shadow running back to the room, in a panic, like a rabbit, and her slippers almost flew off.

But this is also a good thing. The difference between a brother and a man cannot be broken by a hug or a tacit understanding. Only drastic measures can change her perception of him.

(End of this chapter)