Chapter 134: The Room Caught Fire

After Jiang Sui returned to her room, Lu Ye’s mind replayed the words she had just spoken.

“Have you… remembered anything? Perhaps dreams about your past life? Or do you feel you possess something unusual compared to ordinary people?”

His expression darkened slightly as he furrowed his brows, pondering for a moment.

“Dreams…”

After a brief pause, he looked toward Jiang Sui’s room, then glanced at his own. Although the villa had numerous rooms, there were only three master bedrooms. The other rooms had mostly been converted into a gym, a tea room, a home theater, and the like.

He fixated thoughtfully on the room where he usually slept.

Late at night, Jiang Sui, who was sound asleep, suddenly opened her eyes. The scent of smoke wafted in from outside.

“Is there a fire?!”

She sprang up and hurried to the door, only to bump into a human wall the moment she opened it.

Rubbing her nose, she looked up at the man before her.

“What are you doing? Playing ghost? Is there really a fire?” Jiang Sui fired three questions in quick succession.

Yet in her mind, she thought it shouldn’t be possible. She had already checked the feng shui of this house—it wasn’t a layout prone to fires. Facing south to north, with proper air circulation and balance of the five elements, it simply shouldn’t catch fire.

So how could a fire break out in the middle of the night?

Lu Ye’s tone was heavy. “Earlier, when I lit a candle in my room, I accidentally set the bedsheet on fire. The bed caught fire, but the flames have already been extinguished.”

Jiang Sui blinked. “…Why on earth are you lighting candles in the middle of the night? Are you trying to summon spirits or something?”

She couldn’t understand this man. Lighting candles at such an hour was not something a normal person would do.

Lu Ye frowned. “No, I just lit one casually to try it out.”

Jiang Sui stared at him, perplexed. He didn’t even bother to come up with a decent excuse?

“I’ll go check it out,” Jiang Sui said, about to leave.

“I locked the door. There’s still a smell of smoke inside, and I’m worried it might affect Xuan Xuan,” Lu Ye’s words stopped her in her tracks.

Hearing this, Jiang Sui decided not to go.

“Alright then, let’s talk about it in the morning. I’m going back to sleep now.” With that, she turned to return to her room.

Yet Lu Ye entered before her, walking straight into her bedroom.

Only then did Jiang Sui notice—he had brought a pillow with him? Entering her room like this—was he planning to sleep in her bed?

Lu Ye strode over to the bed, but before he could touch it, Jiang Sui quickly intervened and pulled him back.

“Wait, why are you coming into my room? This is my bed,” she said, displeased.

Lu Ye looked surprised. “Aren’t we husband and wife?”

Jiang Sui nodded. “Yes.”

Lu Ye looked puzzled. “Shouldn’t spouses sleep together then?”

He spoke as if this were the most natural thing in the world.

“Have you heard that most married couples actually sleep separately after marriage?” Jiang Sui retorted.

Lu Ye fell silent for a moment, then murmured, “I’m so sleepy…”

Without waiting, he flopped down onto Jiang Sui’s bed.

Jiang Sui didn’t even have time to stop him.

She stared at him speechless for a few seconds before maneuvering around him to lie down herself.

Once she settled in, she suddenly flexed her long leg and kicked Lu Ye off.

Such a big man!

With a loud thud, he hit the floor, the sound echoing from the ground.

Lu Ye lay there stunned for a moment, then a faint smile tugged at the corner of his lips.

“We’re all adults here. Could you be a bit more mature?” Jiang Sui said calmly. “If you want to sleep with me, just say so. You’d be refused anyway.”

Lu Ye’s smile froze instantly.

“…”

Jiang Sui said no more after kicking him off the bed. After all, dragging him out would look bad.

Surely a man like him had some shame.

Wouldn’t he get up and leave on his own after being kicked down?

But to her surprise, after a long while, Lu Ye remained motionless.

She glanced toward the edge of the bed.

He had already closed his eyes—and was sleeping on his own pillow.

“…”