Chapter 19: Mr. Neighbor

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Laurie couldn’t be bothered to argue with Claude. She secretly rolled her eyes and got ready to return to her small bedroom.

“Where are you going?” Claude stopped her.

“Going back to sleep.”

Alice hadn’t once appeared since the two of them entered the apartment, which meant that she was definitely not at home.

“No.” Claude immediately objected to her idea. “Alice may come back at any time. It’s easy to get exposed.”

Of course, Laurie had thought of this as well, but she just didn’t want to sleep in the same room as Claude today.

This man was her husband in name, but he claimed not to know her in public.

When she thought of the little beauty beside him, Laurie couldn’t describe how she felt. Was she destined to be cuckolded?

“Just say that I’m working overtime. I’m tired and I’m going to sleep first.” Just as Laurie was about to return to her room, she was blocked by Claude.

“No.”

“Why?”

When he heard the nasal tinge in Laurie’s voice, Claude felt that she was going to cry again.

Thus, he softened his tone. “We have an agreement. We need to pretend to be a loving couple in front of Alice.”

“Yes, we have an agreement.” Laurie took a deep breath and raised her head to look at him with certainty. “We only need to be a loving couple in front of Alice, that’s all. Under normal circumstances, we are just unfamiliar neighbors. Right, Mr. Neighbor?”

Claude heard her somewhat angry tone and thought about how he had linked arms with Michelle at the banquet today. He suddenly felt a little guilty.

However, the two of them were clearly married by agreement only. They simply lived their own lives separately. He did not do anything wrong.

Thus, he replied, “Yes.”

Upon hearing his words, Laurie was utterly speechless.

She felt that the whole day had not gone well and just wanted to have a good sleep.

“Alright, I’ll go take a shower first. I’m tired.”

She pushed the door open and closed it, leaving Claude out there, alone and feeling quite awful inwardly.

He had wanted to ask her why a married woman was hugging another man outside, but when she addressed him as “Mr. Neighbor,” he found that he had no grounds to argue with her.

When he returned to his room, Laurie was already lying on the bed. She didn’t cover herself with the blanket. Instead, she covered herself with her coat.

And the bed was divided into two by the rolled-up blanket. The right side of the bed Laurie was lying on was clearly only half the size of the left side.

When she heard him come in, Laurie sat up. “This is the center line. No one is allowed to cross the line when sleeping at night!”

When he recalled the way Laurie slept, Claude’s lips curled up slightly. “What if either party crosses it?”

“Run for five kilometers with weights!” Laurie raised her head stubbornly.

Claude smiled. “Alright, five kilometers with weights. It’s a deal.”

Early the next morning, just as Claude predicted, there was another octopus sprawled across his body.

Laurie slept very soundly, but Claude had the habit of waking up at 5:30 am every day.

However, as soon as he moved, Laurie snorted with displeasure, scaring him so much that he did not dare to move.

As he listened to her even breathing and breathed in the milky scent on her body, Claude suddenly felt that he could sleep for another fifteen minutes.

However, after fifteen minutes, Laurie still showed no signs of waking up. Claude had to stealthily remove her arms and legs from his body, then pull down her nightgown and cover her with a blanket.

Click! Claude took a photo with his cell phone and recorded the evidence of Laurie crossing the line. Then, he began to wash up and make breakfast.

When she smelled the fragrance of the food, Laurie’s stomach growled and she gradually woke up.

At this point, Claude was no longer in the room. She lowered her head to look at her sleeping posture. Laurie closed her eyes helplessly. Did she cross the line again?

She thought for a moment. Luckily, Claude had already woken up. It was fine as long as she refused to admit it.

“Morning. Let’s eat.”

As she looked at the simple breakfast, Laurie felt that Claude was definitely a good family man.

He could hold his own at his workplace, but he was also good with the household chores at home. He could also stand up against hooligans. Unfortunately, he already had a little girlfriend.

“Morning.” Laurie maintained a polite smile and did not feel awkward about crossing the line at all.

However, when she finished the last bun, Claude spoke up.

“So when are you going to do the five-kilometer run with weights?”

“Huh? What five kilometers?” Laurie had already thought it through. She would never admit it.

Running five kilometers alone was enough to kill her, not to mention running with weights!

Claude narrowed his eyes slightly and handed his cell phone to Laurie.

In the photo, she was already lying on Claude’s side. The photo was very clear, and there was no way to deny it.

As he looked at Laurie’s slightly blushing face, Claude smiled again.

“You can wake up at 5:30 am tomorrow morning and make up for these five kilometers first.”