My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 373 - 003: Injured

Chapter 373: 003: Injured
Shao Min, who was sitting two seats behind, saw this and nudged Chai Jie beside her, whispering, "I think the matter between President Yun and Miss Ye doesn’t seem like a rumor at all. I bet it’s true, even though President Yun has never admitted it publicly. Look, today he’s not only pushing unit tickets, he even let Miss Ye sleep on his shoulder! Yesterday morning, he held Miss Ye’s hand to take her to the office in front of everyone! This series of actions completely proves they are definitely in a relationship."
"Let’s not get involved in President Yun’s private matters; you should gossip less too. We woke up too early this morning, now we have time, let’s rest and sleep for a while!" Chai Jie wasn’t really interested in these things and didn’t have the burning gossip desire.
Shao Min pouted and rolled her eyes at him in irritation, "You are truly dull, don’t you understand the importance of balancing work and rest? All day long, you only know work, work."
Chai Jie closed his eyes, not bothering to argue with Shao Min about these trivial matters.
Seeing Chai Jie ignoring the conversation, Shao Min rolled her eyes out of boredom, feeling that traveling with Chai Jie was the thing she least wanted to do—it was truly dull and joyless, and sometimes speaking to him was like having a conversation that could choke her.
Throughout the journey, Yun Qi did not sleep, continuously looking at his phone, while Ye Lingran slept leaning on his shoulder, her black hair exuding a faint fragrance lingering around his nose, disturbing his thoughts. During these three-plus hours, he hadn’t absorbed anything from the content on his phone.
At 5:25, a sweet announcement sounded in the plane. Yun Qi heard it, put away his phone, and hesitated on how to wake her. The head resting on his shoulder slightly moved, showing signs of waking up. Yun Qi was momentarily stunned, tilted his head to look over but did not speak.
Ye Lingran also gradually awoke due to the sweet announcement sound. She had slept much longer today compared to her usual nap time, so as soon as she heard some noise, she woke up, consciousness clearing, realizing she was leaning on someone’s shoulder. And wasn’t the person beside her Yun Qi?
Thinking of this, Ye Lingran froze all over, filled with regret inside. When did she end up sleeping on his shoulder? She really had no impression of it; could it be she’d been leaning for over three hours!
After struggling internally for a while, she hurriedly raised her hand to remove her eye mask. Having worn it for too long, the intense light made her feel discomfort immediately, so she quickly raised her hand to shield her eyes, needing time to adjust.
"Awake?" Yun Qi, noticing this, asked with a smile.
"Uh..." Ye Lingran was shocked when Yun Qi suddenly spoke, hurriedly lifting her head from his shoulder. Her eyes had adjusted a bit to the light, but she still couldn’t open them fully, only half squinting as she looked at him, hand half-shielding her eyes, explaining somewhat flusteredly, "I...I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to... don’t know when..."
Yun Qi chuckled, his brows arching lightly. Since she didn’t know, there was no need for him to mention he moved her head over. Seeing her continuously blocking her eyes, he concernedly asked, "What’s wrong? Are your eyes uncomfortable?"
"No... Just had the eye mask on, now took it off, the light’s strong, a bit uncomfortable." Ye Lingran laughed awkwardly, suddenly noticing that the armrest which had been between them was raised, causing a momentary pause and a strange feeling arising within her.
"Is it better now?"
"Um, much better."
"Is it okay now?"
"I’m fine."
Seeing this, Yun Qi relaxed and smiled. Just then, Shao Min came over, nodding a reminder, "President Yun, Miss Ye, in about twenty minutes or so, we’ll arrive at Jiang City’s Shuangxue Airport."
"Mm," Yun Qi responded lightly, again looking at Ye Lingran, "Would you like something to drink?"
"Um, okay." Ye Lingran put the eye mask back in its original box and stored it in her bag, nodded, realizing she hadn’t drunk anything all afternoon and indeed felt her mouth a bit dry.
"What would you like to drink?"
"Plain water is fine."
Seeing the two chatting without any hindrance, Shao Min felt her remark was utterly unnecessary, awkwardly wiped her nose and quietly returned to her seat. Chai Jie looked at her as if she’d deflated like a balloon, chuckling, "What’s wrong?"
"Nothing, just suddenly thinking that dinner tonight may be served with dog food." Shao Min, feeling defeated, sat back listlessly, exhausted and leaning weakly against her chair.