It was almost dawn when Dean and an exhausted Ye Ye got into the car to return to the hotel. Ye Ye leaned on Dean’s shoulder and fell asleep as soon as she got in. Dean noticed the girl beside him breathing evenly, smiled, and laid her down on his lap. He gazed at Ye Ye, who looked like a pure infant, with a gentleness he had never shown before, though he himself was unaware of it. The car soon reached the hotel’s underground parking. Ye Ye was still sleeping soundly. Dean carried her into the elevator that went straight to the presidential suite on the top floor. Back in his room, he laid Ye Ye gently on his large bed, carefully removed her clothes, leaving only her underwear, fetched a towel from the bathroom, spread it on the bed, and placed Ye Ye on it, covering her with a blanket to prevent any menstrual leakage. Then he turned and went to the bathroom. After washing up, Dean returned to the bed, slipped under the covers, and lay down beside Ye Ye. He found it strange; even though he was married, he and his wife always had separate rooms, and he would only visit her for intimacy, never allowing a woman to stay overnight in his bed, let alone one who was menstruating, a situation where even his wife would not be close to him. He could easily have taken Ye Ye to her own room! But now, here he was, holding a girl he had known for less than a day, who couldn’t do anything with him because of her period, and he didn’t mind at all, just holding her and falling asleep. Dean couldn’t figure out what was happening to him; he had seen many beautiful women, and although Ye Ye could be considered the most beautiful Eastern woman he had ever met, it shouldn’t have been enough to make him abandon his principles!
“Yan Ting… don’t go… brother… I hate you… Yan Ting… I like you… Yan Ting…” Ye Ye murmured in her sleep.
Dean, listening to Ye Ye repeatedly calling out ‘Yan Ting,’ furrowed his handsome brows. This Yan Ting must be the first love Ye Ye mentioned earlier while hugging him. What kind of man would make Ye Ye so concerned? Dean actually began to feel a bit jealous of this man named Yan Ting, imagining their past intimacy, the sweetness between lovers, his heart felt like it was on fire… He frowned, holding Ye Ye tightly, whispering, “Baby, within seven days, you’ll be mine, and then, I’ll completely erase that Yan Ting from your heart!” In her sleep, Ye Ye felt someone holding her. Half-awake, she opened her eyes to see Dean’s handsome face through her blurred vision and smiled foolishly, “Oh, I even dreamed of you in my dreams, Ho… you are so beautiful…” she mumbled in Chinese, then turned sideways, placing one of her jade-like legs over his abdomen, hugging his waist tightly with one arm, and buried her small face deep into his armpit. Hearing Ye Ye calling him, Dean smiled happily, “Ye Ye, are you awake?” thinking she was awake, he gently called her. “Zzz…” The response was Ye Ye’s soft breathing. Dean shook his head, laughing helplessly; it seemed this little fool thought she was seeing him in a dream… Looking at her innocent sleeping face, the little thing had played until she was exhausted… Holding her, he suppressed his intense desire and joined her in slumber… For the first time, Dean was holding a woman and did nothing but sleep!
The night passed without dreams, and as the first light of dawn entered the room, Dean woke up on time as per his long-standing habit; he never allowed himself the luxury of sleeping in. Given his status, he was destined from birth to never enjoy such leisure. Looking down at Ye Ye, who was still sweetly asleep in his arms, her long eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings, thick and curled, her cherry-pink lips slightly pouted, her face flushed with sleep. Unable to resist, Dean placed a kiss on her slightly puckered lips, deepening it involuntarily, as his desire surged…
Ye Ye felt something nibbling at her lips, “Hmm…” she opened her eyes slowly. Dean, sensing that Ye Ye was about to wake up, quickly closed his eyes, pretending to be asleep. Ye Ye opened her eyes bit by bit, then a bit more — “Hmm, what’s this? A person? A man?” She was in bed with a man? It was Ho, with such a handsome face, straight long eyelashes, firm and sexy thin lips, a straight nose bridge, and well-shaped eyebrows full of valor. But why was she sleeping with him? She looked down at herself, “Hmm, just in my underwear!” Oh no, she had her period! She cautiously opened the blanket to check for any leaks, but surprisingly found a towel beneath her, already stained with a little bit of her blood… Ye Ye blushed with embarrassment. She had unknowingly spent the night with a man, and during her period… “Oh, how embarrassing!” She quickly got up, removed the soiled towel, grabbed her small bag, and headed to the bathroom. Dean opened his eyes, watching the closed bathroom door with a meaningful look…
[From Paris to Rome: Nine, The Wife’s Call]
After taking a shower and changing into a fresh sanitary pad, Ye Ye, wearing Dean’s oversized bathrobe, stepped out. Seeing Dean still ‘asleep’ in bed, she smiled slightly, went to his wardrobe, picked out a silver-black shirt to wear, then climbed back into bed, snuggling up to Dean’s neck. “Ho, wake up, Ho,” Ye Ye whispered. Dean pretended to just wake up, slowly opening his eyes, “Good morning, baby.” “Ho, why was I sleeping here last night?” Ye Ye asked. Coming from a family with underworld ties, she was a straightforward girl who did what she thought, without much pretense. Since she had a good feeling about this man, she would get closer. “I carried you up here. You smelled so good, I couldn’t bear to let go, so I just held you and slept!” Dean laughed roguishly, nuzzling her neck to inhale deeply, “Baby, what perfume are you wearing? It’s such a unique scent!” A scent he had never encountered among the many women he had known. “Does it smell good? Haha, stop, it tickles, don’t sniff…” Ye Ye laughed, trying to dodge. “Tell me, what scent is it?” “You tell me first, did you do anything inappropriate to me last night?” Ye Ye grabbed his wandering hand, glaring at him. “Am I that kind of person? I swear, I just helped you take off your clothes… although I wanted to, but, you know, it was your time of the month…” Dean grinned wickedly. Ye Ye playfully hit his chest, “Bad guy!” “You still haven’t told me what the scent is.” “Hmph! I’ll tell you, but you can’t buy it; it’s a fragrance I made myself called ‘Night Soul,’ with a unisex scent, isn’t it special?” Ye Ye said proudly. “You are a magical baby, you can do anything.” Ye Ye hugged his neck, “Of course, I’m the ‘super invincible’ Ye Ye!” Dean affectionately kissed her cheek, “Let’s sleep some more, you must be tired from the time difference and your period.” “Yeah, hold me. Sleeping with you felt nice, let’s cuddle some more!” Ye Ye cooed. Dean silently held her, and Ye Ye slowly closed her eyes.
