You were supposed to have a fake marriage with the diva, so how did you become her father?

Chapter 370 Worse Than Beasts

After the movie ended, the two of them cleaned up the dishes.

While Lu Ran was washing the dishes, Shen Yuege stood beside him wiping the dishes. The two worked together seamlessly, without exchanging a single word, yet both felt a strange sense of happiness.

Perhaps happiness is sometimes this simple.

After washing the dishes, Shen Yuege went to the bathroom to take a shower, changed into a set of light gray pajamas, and came out with her hair half-dry and draped over her shoulders.

She glanced at the double bed at the back of the car, then at the small bed in the booth area, and then turned to look at Lu Ran.

"You can sleep in the big bed tonight. You've been driving all day, you must be tired."

"No need. I'll sleep in the small bed."

"That small bed is only 70 centimeters wide. How can you, who is 1.82 meters tall, sleep in it?"

"Sleep curled up. It's not like I haven't done it before."

Before Shen Yuege could say anything more, Lu Ran had already lowered the table in the booth, put the cushions together, and laid out a thin blanket.

He lay down on it and tried it out. The length was just right, but the width was a bit narrow, and his arms would dangle when he turned over.

"See, it's perfect," he said.

Shen Yuege glanced at him from the side, then didn't insist any further. She walked to the back of the car and climbed onto the double bed.

"Goodnight," she said.

"Good night."

Lu Ran turned off the lights, and the carriage became dark.

Several RVs in the campsite outside the window still had their lights on, and the faint light shone through the curtains, casting blurry spots of light on the ceiling.

He lay on the small bed, turned over, and the bed creaked.

It rolled over again and made another creaking sound.

He flipped it over again, and this time there was no sound, but his knee hit the side panel of the booth, making him wince in pain.

This bed is indeed a bit small.

He was sleeping on his side, his legs unable to straighten.

When I lie flat on my back to sleep, there's nowhere to put my arms.

I'm sleeping curled up, and my back is aching.

I tossed and turned for more than ten minutes, changing positions several times, but I couldn't sleep comfortably no matter what I did.

Lu Ran sighed, stared at the ceiling, and started counting sheep in his mind.

When he counted to thirty-seven, he heard a noise behind him.

Shen Yuege sat up in bed.

"What's wrong?" Lu Ran asked.

"I can't sleep." Shen Yuege's voice sounded a little muffled in the darkness. "You go sleep in the big bed, I'll sleep in the small bed."

"No need. I'm fine."

"What's so nice about you? I've been watching you roll around in and out of bed more than a dozen times. Don't think I didn't see you."

Lu Ran felt a little embarrassed by what she said: "Really, it's not necessary. I'll get used to it."

Shen Yuege remained silent for a few seconds in the darkness without speaking.

Then Lu Ran heard her get out of bed, barefoot on the floor, and walk over step by step.

"Go sleep in the big bed." She stood by the small bed, her tone calm but uncompromising.

Lu Ran sat up and looked at her.

I couldn't see her expression clearly in the darkness, but I could tell she was serious.

"Where will you sleep?"

"I sleep in the small bed."

"You think you can squeeze in? I'm 1.86 meters tall and I can't, but you're only 1.68 meters tall and you can?"

"I don't roll over. I sleep very soundly. Besides, aren't you only 1.82 meters tall?"

"It sounds rhyming when I say it like this."

"..."

Shen Yuege ignored Lu Ran's words and came over with her pillow and blanket, taking his pillow and blanket with her as well.

He had no choice but to stand up and climb onto the double bed.

Double beds are indeed comfortable.

It's 1.5 meters wide, so you can turn over and stretch your legs however you like, and sleep however you want.

Moreover, Lu Ran sensed that it was more than 1.5 meters tall, at least 1.6 meters, wider than two single beds.

But Lu Ran couldn't sleep.

It wasn't because the bed was uncomfortable, but because Shen Yuege was sleeping in a small bed.

She lay on her side, curled up in a ball, her knees tucked to her chest, like a shrimp.

The width of the small bed was just barely enough for her, but there was almost no room to turn over.

She remained motionless in one position, breathing evenly, and seemed to be asleep, but Lu Ran always felt that she was pretending to be asleep.

He stared at her back for a while, then turned over and faced the ceiling.

"Yuege," he called softly.

no respond.

"Shen Yuege".

Still no response.

Lu Ran closed his eyes and began counting sheep.

When he counted to 123, he actually fell asleep.

At some unknown time in the middle of the night, Lu Ran was awakened by a faint sound.

He opened his eyes and found Shen Yuege sitting up in the small bed, moving very gently, as if afraid of waking him.

"What's wrong?" Lu Ran asked groggily.

"It's nothing. I'm going to the restroom." Shen Yuege's voice was very low.

Lu Ran said "Oh," turned over, and continued sleeping.

A few minutes later, he heard the bathroom door open and Shen Yuege walk out, her footsteps very light.

He thought she would go back to her little bed, but the footsteps stopped in his direction.

"Lu Ran," she called softly.

"Um?"

"Move in a little bit."

Lu Ran thought he had misheard, so he suddenly opened his eyes and turned to look at Shen Yuege's silhouette in the darkness.

"What did you say?"

"Move over a little. I need to lie down."

Lu Ran's brain completely shut down at that moment.

He mechanically moved over, making room for half of the bed.

Shen Yuege lifted a corner of the blanket, lay down on her side, and turned her back to him.

There was a fist's distance between their shoulders.

The carriage was so quiet you could hear each other breathing.

Lu Ran lay there, frozen in place, not daring to breathe.

It was as if hundreds of little people were having a party in his head, making a lot of noise and confusion, and he couldn't make sense of anything.

What's going on? Wasn't she going to the bathroom? How come she's in my bed after she finished? No, she's in the big bed.

No, the double bed was originally hers; I was just staying there temporarily. So what's wrong with her coming back to sleep in her own bed?

It seems there really isn't a problem.

But why was his heart beating so fast it felt like it was going to explode?

Is tonight going to go from one person tossing and turning to another?

Just as Lu Ran was lost in thought, Shen Yuege's voice came.

"Don't overthink it," Shen Yuege suddenly spoke, her voice still muffled. "The small bed is too cramped, I can't turn over, my legs are numb."

"I didn't think too much about it," Lu Ran said, his voice dry.

You're definitely overthinking it.

"I really didn't think too much about it."

"Then why is your heart beating so fast?"

Lu Ran was stunned for a moment. He thought she was already asleep, but he didn't expect her to be listening to his heartbeat.

"My heart isn't beating fast."

"I heard it all. Bang, bang, bang, like drumming."

Lu Ran shut up because he realized that saying anything was useless.

His heart was indeed beating very fast, so fast that he could hear it himself.

Shen Yuege didn't speak again. After about five minutes, her breathing became even and long; this time she was truly asleep.

Lu Ran turned his head to look at her. A sliver of moonlight shone through the gap in the curtains, falling on her profile.

Her eyelashes were very long, and when she slept, they curled up slightly, like two small fans.

His lips were slightly parted, and he looked very relaxed.

He looked at it for a few seconds, then turned his head, faced the ceiling, and closed his eyes.

My heart is still beating very fast.

But this time it wasn't because of nervousness, but because of a feeling he couldn't quite explain.

It wasn't happiness, excitement, or trepidation, but a sense of security and peace, like a ship docking at shore.

Shen Yuege slept next to him.

They were less than a fist's distance apart.

This distance is just right.

Lu Ran's lips curled up, she closed her eyes, and this time she fell asleep quickly.

This was the first time the two had slept in the same bed, but Lu Ran did not do anything out of line.

After all, he knew that readers didn't like these storylines.

I had no dreams all night.

...

When Lu Ran woke up the next morning, there was no one beside her.

He reached out and touched the bed sheet next to him; it was cold, which meant that Shen Yuege had been up for a while.

He sat up and rubbed his eyes, and saw Shen Yuege sitting in a booth with two bowls of porridge, a plate of pickled vegetables, and several small steamed buns in front of her.

"When did you get up?" Lu Ran asked, yawning.

"An hour ago, you were sleeping like a log, and I couldn't wake you up no matter how much I called you."

"Did you call me?"

"I called you three times. You rolled over and said, 'Just five more minutes,' and then continued snoring."

Lu Ran blushed; he truly didn't know he snored in his sleep.

He used to live alone and no one ever told him anything, but now that he lives with Shen Yuege, his underwear has been completely exposed.

"I don't snore," he cried out in desperation.

"It was snoring. It was quite loud. But it wasn't the unpleasant kind of snoring, it was more like... how should I put it, like a cat purring in its throat."

Are you praising me or insulting me?

"I'm complimenting you. Cats purring is so cute."

Lu Ran got out of bed, went to the bathroom to wash her face, sat down at the booth, picked up a bowl of porridge, and took a sip.

The porridge was made of white rice, cooked until thick and at the perfect temperature—neither too hot nor too cold.

Pickled mustard greens are made from shredded pickled mustard greens; they're crunchy and go perfectly with porridge.

The steamed buns were fresh, and after Shen Yuege heated them slightly in the microwave, they were still quite soft.

"Did you go out to buy this so early in the morning?" Lu Ran asked.

"There's a small shop in the camp where you can buy steamed buns and pickled vegetables. The porridge is homemade; I used your rice."

"Isn't my rice your rice? What do you mean by using my rice?"

Shen Yuege glanced at him, a smile playing on her lips: "Aren't you stingy? I have to ask you before using your things, otherwise you'll feel bad about wasting them."

"You're making baseless accusations; you're slandering me."

While the two were having breakfast, Lu Ran suddenly spoke up.

"I heard a joke before."

Shen Yuege was a little curious. They were eating, so what joke could Lu Ran be telling? But she was still very curious to hear what Lu Ran was going to say.

"What joke?"

"Once upon a time, there was a man who, after getting married, slept in the same bed with his wife."

To maintain her demure image, his wife told him, "I drew a line down the middle of this bed. If you cross that line at night, you're a beast."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuege knew that Lu Ran was referring to her, as the two of them had slept in the same bed last night.

But Shen Yuege was indeed curious whether this man had crossed the line in the end.

Seeing that Shen Yuege was listening attentively, Lu Ran continued:

The next morning, his wife saw that he hadn't crossed the line, so she yelled at him: "I can't believe you're worse than an animal!"

"Pfft!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuege suddenly burst out laughing, but her face immediately turned red.

Lu Ran looked at the somewhat shy Shen Yuege and asked with a mischievous grin:

"Then tell me, last night, wasn't I worse than an animal?"

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