Chapter 394

She didn’t know that she ended up in the hospital, which must have scared Sean.

She said, “I’m sorry, Sean. I forgot to tell you about it later.”

Thinking of what happened that night, Sean felt a pang.

He thought, ‘Forget it. It’s been so long anyway. She is my girlfriend now, so what’s there to fuss about?’

He said, “Forget it, I don’t want to bicker with you. Eat quickly. There are other things to do after this!”

Josie looked suspicious, thinking as she ate, ‘Did I miss something?’

After a long while, she seemed to discover something.

She asked, “The decor and the furniture are all things I said I liked before!”

It wasn’t narcissism. Everything in the room felt too similar, like things she had seen in magazines before.

It happened a long time ago when she saw a home decor magazine lying on the Reedshaw family’s coffee table.

Claire had mentioned that Elliot was moving out and was looking for a house to renovate, and she had asked what kind of decor Josie preferred.

Josie had no idea that everything she said had been meticulously noted by Sean.

Sean looked satisfied. “So you still remember. Did you notice anything?”

He gently tapped her nose. “This is your graduation gift. It’s our home.

“It took me over a year, from buying the place to renovating it and picking out all this furniture and these items. Do you like it?”

Josie’s eyes welled up. “Yes, I love it. How could you be so wonderful, preparing all of this so long ago?”

“From the day you agreed to be my girlfriend, I wanted a place that belonged only to the two of us.” Sean stood up, walked to Josie’s side, bent down, and picked her up.

He said, “The Reedshaw family is full of people, and the school isn’t convenient for us.

“I couldn’t bear to take you elsewhere because I wanted us to be alone. So, of course, I had to prepare a home for you.

“Renovation is tiring work. I did consider picking things out with you and decorating our home together, but after thinking it over, I still couldn’t bear to see you getting tired.

“Josie, I love you! This will be our home from now on, okay?”

Josie burst into tears. “Okay, I have a home now. Thank you, Sean. I love you so much!”

She might not yet know how to love someone, but she knew that she might never be able to let go of Sean.

Sean put up her hair and said, “Then let’s not go anywhere today, okay? Just spend the day with me.”

Josie really wanted to agree, but she had something very important to do, and she had already made plans.

“I…” Josie wrapped her arms around his neck.

She asked, “How about I spend a whole day with you, starting from this afternoon?”

“Do you have plans?” Sean raised an eyebrow at her.

Josie nodded. “I’ve been preparing for this for a year, and I don’t want to miss it. Sean, we have plenty of time ahead of us, okay?”

“You little fool!” Sean pulled her into his arms and kissed her.

He said, “We’re going to spend our lives together. How can I keep clinging to you when you have important matters?

“Where are you going? Should I go with you?”

“I have an appointment with Ian at the research institute,” Josie said, leaning into his arms, her lips a little sore.

She added, “I promise I’ll be done quickly. Then I will spend this afternoon with you alone.”

At the research institute, Ian saw that Josie couldn’t stop smiling.

He said, “Welcome, Josie. Want to check out the lab?”

“Not today. I still need to finalize my paper!” Josie waved her hand. “Have you finished revising your paper? And have you double–checked the experimental results?”

Ian nodded.

He said, “Rest assured, there’s no doubt. Once published, it will certainly make an impact.

“Moreover, Digby has validated the experimental results, which are truly useful for our future research.

“Josie, how did you ever predict this outcome? That’s incredible!”

Josie smiled and shook her head.

She said, “I’m not incredible. I just like to run my mind wildly. You are the one who’s incredible.

“You actually made the experiment a success. Don’t worry, your hard work this past year won’t be in vain.

“Then I’ll be going now.”

Seeing that she had no intention of talking to him any further, Ian was truly disappointed.

For over a year, his relationship with Josie had made no progress whatsoever.

Originally, he thought that as long as he worked hard on the experiment, once it succeeded, Josie would surely be impressed with him. But now it seemed that his wish had failed.