The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife(176-180)

Chapter 176: Supplement

Bai Lu squeezed Xiao Cheng's hand, expressing gratitude. Xiao Cheng, looking at her small hand in his, suddenly hugged White Dew and kissed her face.

"Don't say thank you. I don't like it."

"Your way of not liking it is to kiss?"

Bai Lu was stunned for a second, realizing that the child had already let go after stealing a kiss.

He then pulled her to open the wardrobe, searching for a backpack in the corner. Opening the zipper, he took out a seemingly ordinary package—a black plastic bag.

"For Lulu," Xiao Cheng put the items in Bai Lu's hands and looked at her earnestly.

As she smelled the herbal fragrance, Bai Lu opened the package to find precious medicinal herbs—supplements.

However, there was a twist, "These supplements..."

Xiao Cheng immediately responded, "To help Lulu nourish her body."

Bai Lu doubted her eyes; she examined the herbs under the intense light from the moon outside and the indoor lamps, realizing they were genuine: deer antler, seahorse, sea cucumber, cordyceps, Korean ginseng, and more.

All were precious ingredients for body nourishment, but these, combined with other valuable herbs on the table, seemed to target a specific area—the kidneys!

These were aphrodisiac supplements!

Bai Lu's mouth twitched, muttering, "Are you sure these are for nourishing my body?"

Xiao Cheng confirmed, "For Lulu's body."

Bai Lu thought, 'May the heavens take away this devil! I'm not a man; why would I need aphrodisiac supplements!'

"Are you sure..." Bai Lu looked at the tall and sturdy man in front of her, with a well-built physique outlined by his clothes, feeling uncertain.

After hesitating for three seconds, she finally asked, "Are these supplements for you to nourish your body?"

"No," Xiao Cheng furrowed his brow, explaining seriously, "Last time at the hospital, the doctor said your health is not good. Supplements can help you."

Bai Lu was touched by Xiao Cheng's consideration for her health, but she couldn't appreciate these particular supplements.

She wondered how he managed to turn a simple request for supplements into a purchase of aphrodisiac kidney supplements.

Bai Lu, while organizing the supplements on the table, asked casually, "When you went to buy supplements, how did you ask the seller?"

Finally realizing White Dew's reaction was different from what he imagined, Xiao Cheng asked, "Did I buy the wrong supplements?"
While speaking, he emptied the contents onto the table, attempting a careful inspection.

Even though... he couldn't discern anything.

Seeing his bewildered eyes, Bai Lu knew he truly didn't understand what was wrong with these items.

"No, you didn't buy the wrong ones. It's just that these supplements are too strong. My body is too weak right now, so I can't take them," she explained, improvising a reason, hoping the child would believe her.

Every time she said something, he believed it.

Xiao Cheng believed her but expressed concern, "If your body is so weak that you can't even take supplements, when will you recover your health?"

Bai Lu comforted him by patting his head, "It's okay. These supplements are too strong when taken together. We can take them separately. Buy some other items and put a small portion of the supplement in the pot to make soup; it will still nourish the body."

Xiao Cheng, although relieved, still questioned, "Are you sure these are too strong? I bought them for nourishment."

'...May the heavens help me deal with this devil! I'm not a man; I don't need aphrodisiac supplements!'

"Do you make sure..." Bai Lu looked at the man before her, questioning his intentions. "Did you really buy these for me to nourish my body?"

"No," Xiao Cheng asserted, "I went to the herbal market and told the seller I needed supplements for body nourishment. The seller didn't ask anything and gave me these."

Bai Lu didn't know what to say.

This guy, when not drunk, wasn't as harmless as he seemed now, obediently listening.

With a single glance, he could send chills down one's spine, make legs go weak, and scare the neighbor's child into tears.

Perhaps the seller knew he was not to be messed with, so they weighed whatever he wanted without asking too many questions.

After tidying up the supplements on the table, Bai Lu placed them back in the inconspicuous black plastic bag under the window and in the wooden cabinet that came with the room.

However, as soon as she put them away, Xiao Cheng took them out.

She held his hand about to open the bag and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Taking them to make soup."

Xiao Cheng continued to open the bag, saying, "You said a little bit would still nourish us. Let's do it tonight."

Bai Lu used all her strength to stop the child from causing trouble, quickly closing the small wooden cabinet's door.

"Today is too late, and we don't have other ingredients at home for soup. Let's do it another day."

Afraid that Xiao Cheng wouldn't relent, she urgently dragged him back to the bed and covered him with a blanket, saying, "Let's go to sleep."

"The light isn't off," Xiao Cheng tried to get up.

Bai Lu tightly held one of his hands, allowing him to turn off the light with the other hand.

After turning off the light, Xiao Cheng lay back in bed.

One second later, he got up again.

"I haven't taken a bath."

Bai Lu, holding onto his waist, said, "Didn't I tell you earlier when you came back? You drank too much tonight and can't take a bath. Take one tomorrow morning."

"I'm not drunk!" Xiao Cheng objected.

Judging by that stubborn and childish tone, not being drunk would be strange.

"Fine, fine, you're not drunk." Bai Lu coaxed the child kindly, "Let's wash up tomorrow morning. I'll wake you up earlier. Now, let's go to sleep, okay?"

"No."

Xiao Cheng insisted, "I want to take a bath."

White Dew sighed. "The water in the pot is not hot enough, and it's already late. Let's wash up tomorrow morning. I'll wake you up early. Sleep now, okay?"

"No."

Xiao Cheng refused, "I want to take a bath."

Bai Lu doubted if ten buffalo horns were enough for him to stop, or if even ten cows couldn't bend his stubbornness, which seemed as unyielding as reinforced concrete.

He didn't even bring clothes.

What was he thinking?

"You didn't bring clothes."

"I forgot."

If you forgot, just come back and get them!

Not only did Xiao Cheng not come back, but he also confidently left a message, "Lulu, help me get my clothes."

What was a moment of being touched turned into a moment of speechless frustration for Bai Lu.

And look at the time now; it's already 1 am, and he still wants to take a bath. The water in the pot has cooled down.

He was simply being unreasonable!

With one hand holding Xiao Cheng's clothes and the other carrying the main house's hot water bottle, Bai Lu knocked on the bathroom door.

"There's still plenty of hot water from noon. Pour it into the bucket and wash together. Don't use cold water; it's not good for you."

The door opened slightly, revealing a well-defined large hand reaching out to take the clothes from Bai Lu.

After a while, the hand reached out again to take the hot water bottle.

Bai Lu hadn't heard any water sounds when she arrived, and Xiao Cheng's arm wasn't wet; he probably hadn't started bathing yet.

He had just undressed.

An indescribable scene flashed in her mind. Blushing, Bai Lu turned and left.

"Lulu..."

Xiao Cheng called her, but she didn't respond.


































Chapter 177: Do Not Look Rudely


The sound of footsteps echoed from the bathroom.


Step by step, as if treading on the tip of the heart.


Bai Lu's figure stiffened.


Xiao Cheng wouldn't come out without wearing clothes, right!


"Do you have anything else to take? Tell me, I'll get it for you. Don't come out!"


Before Bai Lu could finish her sentence, the footsteps were already behind her, followed by a chilly breath like snow.


In an instant, the entire space was filled with the rushing heartbeat from all directions, making her ears deaf.


Breath paused, time paused.


The cold breath passed by Bai Lu, turning from behind to in front, from elusive to suddenly visible.


Bai Lu immediately closed her eyes, hands covering her eyes, nervously retreating three steps. "What are you doing?"


Xiao Cheng looked at Bai Lu, who covered her face, looking puzzled. "I haven't done anything."


As he spoke, he took a step towards her.


One step, and he was in front of her.


Bai Lu sensed the approaching cold breath, retreated again, and her heels had reached the low threshold of the bathroom. She couldn't retreat any further, or she would enter the bathroom.


She could only reach out her hand to block him. "Stop, don't come any closer. Why did you come out?"


Xiao Cheng looked at the fair hand extended in front of him, wanting to hold it. He looked up and saw Bai Lu, who was covering her face and still nervous. He slowly reached out his hand.


He handed her the empty hot water bottle.


"The hot water is finished, here's your hot water bottle."


Bai Lu took the hot water bottle and walked away.


The next second, she directly collided with a cold, hard, and resolute wall. When she instinctively leaned back, a force wrapped around her waist.


The whole person steadily crashed into the robust and resolute chest.


The hand covering her face fell off.


Her eyes were filled with mosquito coil circles.


What's going on? She clearly walked around, how did she still collide? She's really going crazy!


Do not look rudely! Do not look rudely!


Xiao Cheng saw Bai Lu still tightly closing her eyes in his arms, as if she had finally discovered something, he chuckled.


Opening his mouth to explain, "I am wearing clothes."


"... You should have said it earlier!"


Bai Lu finally opened her eyes without any burden, the mosquito coil circle vision gradually becoming clear.


Suddenly, it was a feast of beauty.


The strong and sturdy chest of a man was right in front of her, healthy and sexy wheat-colored skin, distinct muscles, robust and resolute. The old knife scars had faded, and the faint pink traces added a touch of imposing aura to the plainness. The not-so-obvious iron sand bullet wounds on the chest made the still picture suddenly enter the blood curtain of gunfire.


To defend one's dignity, one must be decisive in killing; to be ruthless and "cruel," one must create the awe-inspiring authority that everyone fears and obtain a few taels of broken silver to sustain life.


Haughty and ruthless, indifferent to human emotions, was the world's initial interpretation of Xiao Cheng; strategizing in the business world, sitting steadily in a high position, was the world's later admiration for Xiao Cheng.


No one knew what kind of past was hidden beneath the suit and leather shoes.


Bai Lu witnessed it today.


Perhaps, in the memories of her previous life, she also witnessed it, but didn't see and feel it so vividly.


Seeing that Bai Lu had been silent all along, Xiao Cheng thought she was hurt and quickly hugged her.


Patting her back, he said, "Be more careful next time you walk."


Bai Lu thumped him, "Clearly, you suddenly walked to the right and bumped into me. I was walking on the right. You just needed to walk straight. Why did you walk to the right... Clearly, you only wore pants and said you were wearing clothes. Nonsense..."


"She was covering herself back and forth, still giving him indecent looks!


Xiao Cheng grabbed her little fist in front of his chest with not much strength and sternly retorted, "Pants are also clothes."


Bai Lu withdrew her hand and pushed him away, saying, "Yes, yes, you're right. If we don't take a bath soon, the water will get cold."


"Lu Lu, wait for me to sleep together."


Xiao Cheng finished his serious admonition before going to take a bath.


Bai Lu turned around, wanting to say "dream on" to him, but when she saw the new wound on his back, she stopped abruptly.


She said nothing, turned around, and went back to the room.


The night was cool like water, so quiet that even the sound of fish splashing water in the small river could be heard. Occasionally, a few strands of shimmering moonlight fell on the river, creating a beautiful scene.


The fish swam away with a splash of their tails.


Xiao Cheng returned to the room after taking a bath and saw Bai Lu sitting at the bedside, waiting for him with a book in her hand.


He walked over immediately.


Bai Lu's gaze moved from the book to Xiao Cheng's face, and she said, "Take off your clothes."


Xiao Cheng paused in his steps.


Quickly getting on the bed, he approached Bai Lu, and his deep, dark eyes stared at her intently.


"What did you just say?" he asked.


Bai Lu, looking at his face just a centimeter away, expressionless, extended a finger and pushed him away.


She put down the book in her other hand and took out a small bottle from under the pillow.


Speaking slowly, she said, "Take... off... your... clothes."


Seeing the small bottle in Bai Lu's hand, Xiao Cheng's eyes flashed with panic, and he decisively stepped back.


"No need, I'm not injured," he said.


The small bottle in Bai Lu's hand was the medicinal wine for treating bruises that Xiao Cheng's grandparents had given him when they went back to Xiao's village to pay respects during Qingming Festival. The medicinal wine could not only treat sprains but also promote blood circulation and remove bruises caused by injuries.


As Xiao Cheng turned around, Bai Lu grabbed his arm. "Where are you going?" she asked.


"To wash clothes," Xiao Cheng found a reason.


Bai Lu's face showed a cool smile. "I already heard the sound of you washing and hanging clothes."


Saying that, she reached out towards his neckline.


Xiao Cheng covered his collar and retreated to the bedside, leaning against it closely.


But Bai Lu followed and sat in front of him.


Softly, she said, "Good boy, take off your clothes."


Xiao Cheng shook his head. "I won't."


"Lulu wants you to be reserved."


Bai Lu bit her lip, and her smile became cooler. "When you want to hug me to sleep, why don't you talk about being reserved?"


Xiao Cheng: "..."


"When you kiss me, why don't you mention being reserved?"


Xiao Cheng: "..."


"When you want me to wait for you to sleep together, why don't you talk about being reserved?"


Xiao Cheng: "..."


"That's different."


"How is it different?"


Bai Lu grabbed Xiao Cheng's hand covering the collar. "You can make a scene when you're drunk, can't you listen?"


"No," Xiao Cheng refused to let go.


Even though Bai Lu held his hand, she still couldn't open the buttons on the collar, one by one. Even when one finger was pried open, the other hand covered it again, and at last, both hands were used.


He just wouldn't let Bai Lu unbutton his collar.


Bai Lu wasn't angry at all. She slowly let go of his hand, her tone light and ethereal. "Okay."


"Since you don't want to take it off, I won't force you. When you went out of the province for business a few days ago, I cleaned up the utility room, washed all the sheets, pillowcases, and mosquito nets. You..."


"I'll take it off!"


Xiao Cheng didn't wait for Bai Lu to finish. He let go of her hand and quickly unbuttoned his collar, from the first to the last button.


It took less than three seconds.


The speed was so fast that when Bai Lu turned her head back, it was already a breathtakingly beautiful scene that could make countless peach blossoms fall.


Xiao Cheng casually tossed his clothes aside.


"It's off."


























Chapter 178: You're Really Amazing


Bailu stared at his sexy and charming collarbone for a moment, and when her gaze moved upward, their eyes met.


It felt as if they had been caught doing something naughty.


"Cough... turn around," she said.


Turning around meant facing the wall. Xiao Cheng didn't turn; instead, he got off the bed, sat on the edge, and turned his back to Bailu.


A bruise, the size of a palm, covered an old scar from a knife. New and old wounds intertwined, the bluish-purple marks doubled, appearing reddish-purple and disturbing.


Certainly, during the chaos tonight at Tianshang, he must have been sneak attacked by some sinister person. The shape of the injury looked like a chair leg, definitely not as slender as a bottle.


Moreover, a broken bottle would leave glass shards, but there were none on Xiao Cheng's back, and his skin wasn't cut.


The injuries were hidden beneath the flesh.


Bailu opened a small bottle, poured some medicinal wine into her hand, and covered Xiao Cheng's back, gently rubbing.


"You said you weren't hurt. What's this on your back, you big liar?" she remarked.


Xiao Cheng turned his head. "I'm not a liar. I don't lie to Lulu. These are just minor injuries; they'll be fine in a couple of days."


"Who told you that minor injuries aren't injuries? You have wounds on your back, and you're still carrying me. Do you think your injuries aren't severe enough?" Bailu felt like her heart was soaked in a sponge filled with water—sour and swollen.


As the pressure on Xiao Cheng's back became gentler, he softly spoke, "Lulu, it's not severe."


"Not severe enough to ignore the injuries and act recklessly?" Bailu squeezed a bit harder.


Xiao Cheng grunted, "Lulu, be gentle."


"Gentle isn't effective," Bailu continued to rub. "Grandma said you have to rub it hard to disperse the medicinal properties, make it evaporate, and rub until it feels warm. Only then will it be effective for recovery."


Saying this, she rubbed a bit more forcefully.


It was like punishing an unruly child.


Under the force, the medicinal wine evaporated, and the wound started to feel warm. Xiao Cheng pursed his lips. "Lulu, it hurts."


"I'm not hurting," Bai Lu corrected his childish sentence.


She continued the ruthless rubbing, making him, who concealed his injury and insisted on carrying her, regret it.


Let's see if he learns his lesson and dares to do it again next time.


The continuously evaporating medicinal effects made Xiao Cheng's back feel like it was engulfed in a fiery sea, burning with pain.


He turned around, grabbed Bai Lu's hand, and apologized sincerely, "Okay, I won't do it next time."


Bai Lu smiled and said, "Hmm," indicating that she understood, then pulled her hand back, pushing him away.


Xiao Cheng: "..."


The burning sensation attacked his back again, completely masking the warmth of Bai Lu's hand.


"Lulu?"


"Hmm..."


As Bai Lu raised her head, Xiao Cheng kissed her, silencing any questions she might have had. The unspoken words were all lost on her lips.


The motion of rubbing in her hand stopped abruptly as he turned around, slipping away. He caught it.


Placed on his exposed chest, he felt the heartbeat transition from steady to slightly rapid.


His other hand gripped her neck, leaving no space to retreat. Bai Lu's mind went blank.


Xiao Cheng's kiss wasn't a light touch; it was an aggressive attack from the start, as if he were extracting something.


When Bai Lu's sluggish brain reacted, her mind had become a mush, clouded by the kiss.


At this moment, Xiao Cheng let go.


The deep gaze seemed to contain surging flames, suppressed. He looked at Bailu, his voice unusually hoarse—


"It doesn't hurt anymore."


Is he using her as a painkiller?


Bai Lu wanted to punch him, but she bit her lip and refrained: "Why didn't you scream when you were injured before?"


"No one used to apply medicine for me."


Xiao Cheng answered Bai Lu's question truthfully, looking at her blushing face with a firm gaze. "But now, there's Lulu."


After regaining composure, Bai Lu wanted to say, "I'll leave after I finish my exams." However, when she saw the obvious expectation in Xiao Cheng's eyes, the words at the corner of her mouth involuntarily swallowed back.


After some consideration, she felt it was necessary to remind him: "You can't do this in the future."


"Why is it inappropriate?" Xiao Cheng asked, not understanding.


Bai Lu would rather face a big shot. At least, big shots understood certain unspeakable matters instantly.


Children, on the other hand, understood nothing.


Moreover, a child's memory only lasted for one night. Tomorrow morning, he would forget what happened tonight.

"Even if I tell him about sleeping in separate rooms now, he will forget by tomorrow; agreeing or not agreeing is the same.


It's really frustrating.


Bai Lu sighed, decided not to say anything more, and pushed Xiao Cheng back, saying, ''There's still a bit of medicinal wine that hasn't been applied.''


Xiao Cheng was surprised, ''How is it not applied yet?''


Bai Lu gave him a cool look, ''Who told you to expose your back to others for a beating? The scars are so long; a bit of medicinal wine won't be enough.''


''I didn't expose my back to others.'' Xiao Cheng argued logically, ''I was ambushed.''


After hearing his explanation, Bai Lu nodded in understanding while pouring medicinal wine onto her hands, asking, ''Did you get revenge?''


''I did.'' It was necessary.


Seeing his cold and vengeful eyes, Bai Lu couldn't help but laugh, ''How did you get revenge?''


Xiao Cheng looked at Bai Lu's smiling face, pure and clean eyes, and said nothing.


Bai Lu smiled and said, ''I'm not afraid.''


Still, Xiao Cheng remained silent. Despite Bai Lu pushing him to turn around and covering his back with the soft warmth again, he didn't speak.


As the pressure gradually increased, the soft warmth was replaced by a scalding sensation, but he didn't speak again.


Bai Lu guessed, ''Did you break the enemy's leg?''


Since she already guessed, Xiao Cheng wouldn't deny it but corrected, ''Stepped on it.''


''You're really impressive!'' Bai Lu admired him as a man and vigorously rubbed him a few times, two times, three times.


''Is this reward good enough?'' Xiao Cheng remained silent.


Probably not, because Bai Lu rubbed him forcefully three more times and the spicy medicine's effect spread.


Helpless, Xiao Cheng pursed his lips. The hands on his back suddenly disappeared, leaving only the lingering pain.


He turned around abruptly, ''Is it done?''


''Yes, there was only a small area left to apply, and now it's done.'' Bai Lu held the small bottle of medicinal wine, got off the bed, and put it back in the drawer by the window.


Turning back, Xiao Cheng was already putting on his clothes, buttoning them up one by one.


After buttoning the third button at the top, he let go.


The distinct curve of his collarbone lay exposed beneath the unbuttoned collar.


It caught Bai Lu's eyes faintly.


Xiao Cheng took the opportunity to lie down, turning off the lights and covering themselves with the blanket.


Bai Lu was momentarily stunned, then realized that after a busy day, they could finally sleep.


If the child likes to hug, then let him.


Unexpectedly, just as she closed her eyes, Xiao Cheng's deep, magnetic voice reached her ears, ''Lulu.''


''Do you like the new clothes I bought for you?''


With a slight smile at the corner of her closed eyes, Bai Lu replied sincerely, ''I like them.''


Xiao Cheng chuckled lightly, holding her as they drifted off to sleep.


—May 24, 1997, the first time Xiao Cheng gave Bai Lu clothes, shoes, and supplements."

























Chapter 179: Turning Danger into Safety


Early the next morning, Chen Dafu came to ask for leave from Bai Lu, saying he wouldn't be selling chestnuts today.


This was because Chen Chunli had given birth in the early hours of the morning.


It was a difficult birth, taking a long time, and Chen Dafu needed to go home to bring his mother to visit Chen Chunli.


Bai Lu was slightly surprised, but it was somewhat expected.


Last night, she had suspicions when she noticed Chen Chunli's unusual behavior. However, as they escorted her home, there were no signs of impending labor, so Bai Lu thought everything was stable.


Unexpectedly, instability occurred after the door closed.


Xiao Wei also heard Chen Dafu's request for leave and walked up to Bai Lu, lowering his head in self-blame. "It's my fault that I couldn't stop Chen Chunli from seeing Brother Haozi drunk. She got so angry that she almost couldn't give birth."


Bai Lu, stirring the sugar syrup in front of the stove, patted the little one's head and explained softly, "It's not your fault. You've done well."


"Wang Hao drank alcohol, and the smell couldn't be hidden. Chen Chunli would have found out whether she came out early or late. Moreover, Chen Chunli has successfully given birth, and both mother and child are safe."


"Although the process was difficult, the result is good, proving that you did well before we came back."


Upon hearing Bai Lu's words, Xiao Wei gradually relaxed his grip on his tightly clenched clothes and looked up to see Xiao Cheng, who was cold-faced while roasting chestnuts. Xiao Wei immediately tightened his clothes again.


"Did I really not do anything wrong?"


Bai Lu nudged Xiao Cheng's arm.


Xiao Cheng turned his head, met the girl's frequent blinking, and reluctantly said, "You didn't."


The little one finally let go of his wrinkled clothes, but the self-blame in his bright, big eyes had not completely disappeared.


Bai Lu smiled and said, "Later, let's go to the market to buy vegetables, and on the way, we'll buy some fruits to visit Wang Hao, Chen Chunli, and the healthy little baby."


Xiao Wei's eyes lit up.


But when he thought that it wasn't his big brother and sister-in-law who had the baby, most of the brightness dimmed instantly.


Only the last bit remained, lasting until Bai Lu and Xiao Cheng finished roasting chestnuts, completed their deliveries, and went to the market.


Luo Shiliu and Xiao Dazhuang returned with the goods, and Xiao Cheng had to go to the city. They separated at the market.


Lunch was definitely not going to be eaten at home. Bai Lu asked, "Will you come back for dinner tonight?"


With people coming and going at the market entrance, the girl standing in the sunlight looked particularly gentle, and her voice was pleasant, like a obedient wife waiting for her husband to come home for dinner.


Xiao Cheng was slightly stunned, and his cold eyebrows softened. With a certain affirmative tone, he said, "Yes."


Bai Lu's smile curled up at the corners of her eyes. "Then I'll buy more vegetables, and you come back early in the evening."


"Okay."


The hospital was not far from the market. Bai Lu bought vegetables and placed them at Wenshuyun's stall, then picked up a fruit basket.


Aunt Wu refused to take the money, only accepting it when she heard that Bai Lu was going to give it to someone else, not for herself.


When Bai Lu and Xiao Wei arrived at the hospital, Chen Chunli, who had fainted, still hadn't woken up, but her condition had stabilized.


There were two beds in the ward. One had Chen Chunli lying on it, and the other was empty. He Yulan, Chen Chunli's mother, and Chen Dafu were all by the empty bed, looking at the baby.


Seeing Bai Lu, they immediately called her over to see the child.


Everyone's faces were filled with the joy of the arrival of new life. Regardless of any previous conflicts, they all disappeared in the pure and clear eyes of the little baby.


Wang Hao went to fill the hot water bottle and returned with a tired look on his face, showing the fatigue from staying awake all night.


Seeing Bai Lu, his eyes instantly turned red.


"Sister-in-law, if it weren't for you, Chunli and the child might have..." Wang Hao, a big man, choked several times.


He even bent his knees...

Bai Lu hurriedly caught the person just before kneeling down, saying, "Take your time, no need to rush."


Chen Dafu, who was discussing the child with Xiao Wei, noticed the situation and immediately came over to help Wang Hao take the hot water bottle, watching Wang Hao go outside and speak.


Saying this here would definitely wake up his sister.


This floor was all postpartum wards. Perhaps there were not many people giving birth this season, and there weren't many people moving around in the corridor outside. Bai Lu gently closed the door.


Wang Hao, with red eyes, slowly explained the situation, "Last night when I got home, Chunli quarreled with me for a while. When she saw I wasn't talking, she went to the toilet."


"I remembered your advice. I had to pay attention to Chunli's movements tonight, no matter where she went. I hadn't waited long outside the toilet when I heard a sound of falling. When I opened the door, I found Chunli had fainted on the ground, and there was blood on her legs..."


If it weren't for Bai Lu's early warning, Wang Hao would have, as usual, gone to sleep after being annoyed by Chen Chunli.


His mother had to take care of his sick father, handle all the household chores, and even accompanied Chen Chunli to Bai Lu's house late at night. After the tiring journey, he went to sleep.


The toilet was not in the main house, quite a distance away, and the sound from the toilet couldn't be heard.


Plus, he had been drinking, so he wouldn't know when he could wake up. Over time, Chen Chunli and the child in her belly were undoubtedly in a dire situation.


When he came to the hospital last night, the doctor said it was fortunate that they arrived in time; any later, it would have been a choice between the two.


Even with the second option, there was still a significant chance of accidents, hemorrhage, and the inability to save both.


Wang Hao now felt a wave of fear. If it weren't for Bai Lu's reminder, he would have regretted it for the rest of his life.


Bai Lu looked at Wang Hao, who expressed genuine gratitude with red eyes, feeling a sense of melancholy in her heart.


Before coming here, all she saw in Xiao Cheng's memory were cold and emotionless scenes.


The icy brothers, brandishing knives and guns, defeating enemies who begged for mercy on their knees.


Even the few rare moments of joy were silent images, like an old video player playing memories that didn't belong to that era.


All those people were ruthless and unfeeling, including Xiao Cheng, Luo Shiliu, Xiao Dazhuang, Wang Hao... all the same.


Coming here, Bai Lu realized that whether it was Xiao Cheng or his brothers, they were all flesh and blood, just like ordinary people, with emotions and principles.


Perhaps, it was precisely because of their emotions and principles that later led to Wang Hao's dilemma... to his death.


Bai Lu knew that fate was something not easily changed by human will, and reminders didn't always work.


But she still wanted to try, whether it was presumptuous to help Wang Hao defy fate or because she couldn't bear to see Xiao Cheng standing alone in that position.


Words that could be spoken out loud should never be hidden.


Bai Lu earnestly said to Wang Hao, "We're all family. If you have anything in the future, you can talk directly to Ah Cheng. You don't have to keep everything in your heart."


"You've been with Ah Cheng for so many years, and you know his personality. He just doesn't like to talk, but he considers you all as brothers in his heart. You can talk to him about anything, discuss with him, and he won't sit idly by."


Wang Hao didn't know why Bai Lu suddenly said these words, perhaps because of what Chen Chunli had done before, the advance warning, or something else.


Regardless of the reason, his sister-in-law's frank words were deeply engraved in his heart.























Chapter 180: Sending the Wallet


On the way home.


Xiao Wei occasionally stole glances at Bai Lu's belly.


The scorching little eyes, as hot as a suppressed volcano, were hard to miss, even for Bai Lu.


"Why are you looking at my belly?"


Caught peeking, Xiao Wei's little face tightened, immediately retracting his gaze, and his small hands fidgeted with the sides of his clothes.


Stammering, he said, "I'm looking at my little nephew."


"Why is it always about a little nephew!"

Bai Lu spoke without thinking, "your brother and I won't have a little nephew."


Xiao Wei stopped in his tracks.


Not moving, he asked, "Why? You lied. You told me last time that you would, you said as long as Big Brother built a big house, you would have a little nephew!"


Bai Lu recalled and realized she had indeed said that, at the time just to comfort the upset little guy.


Alright... wishing to go back in time and change history!


"Xiao Wei, having a little nephew is a complicated matter. Let me explain..."


"I won't listen, I won't listen." Xiao Wei covered his ears.


With just a small head visible, his innocent little face was full of sadness and deception.


Those clear and bright big eyes were on the verge of tears in an instant, but he held back.


Bai Lu suddenly felt shameless for deceiving a seven-year-old, it was against moral principles.


"I didn't mean that. Don't be sad, don't cry. Just listen to me."


Xiao Wei still ignored her, covering his ears with his hands that formed two scissors, leaving a gap.


Bai Lu bit her lip, resisting the urge to laugh. After a pause, she continued to explain, "Having a little nephew is a big deal. Look, after getting pregnant, you have to stay at home for delivery, take care of the baby at home, teach the baby to speak, walk, send the baby to school. But I still have to study..."


The last sentence was the key, and Xiao Wei caught on.


His little eyebrows furrowed, and after thinking for a while, his whole shoulder drooped.


Seemingly finally accepting this cruel fact, he said weakly, "I understand."


"Because you have to study, you can't have a little nephew for now. Auntie Wu's Xiao Ling said she's about to take the college entrance exam, and you study every day, surely preparing for the exam like Xiao Ling. Big Brother doesn't build a big house because he's worried it will disturb you studying. Not telling you about having a little nephew is also because you have to take the college entrance exam and study..."


With his head bowed, Xiao Wei walked, completely unaware that his words had left Bai Lu stunned in place.


After walking for a while without hearing footsteps catching up, Xiao Wei turned around, looking at Bai Lu with a puzzled and sad gaze.


"Why haven't you gone?"


Was he waiting for Big Brother?


Before Xiao Wei could ask the next question, Bai Lu preemptively asked, "How do you know all this? Who told you?"


Xiao Wei glanced behind her, unable to speak, hesitating under Bai Lu's stare.


After hesitating for who knows how long, he finally squeezed his fingers, reminded, "Big Brother..."


"Your Big Brother wouldn't say such things." Bai Lu was certain that Xiao Wei was going crazy with the idea of a little nephew. Even a drunk child wouldn't say such things, let alone a Xiao Cheng.


However, just as she finished speaking, a low, cold voice came from behind, "It was me."


Wait, wasn't that the voice of Xiao Cheng!


Bai Lu: "!!!"


Xiao Wei, how could you be so unkind!

Xiao Wei: "..."


I already warned you; it's your own fault for not listening!


Bai Lu took a deep breath, embracing the principle of 'I'm not embarrassed if you're not embarrassed,' and lifted the corners of her mouth, forming an awkward yet polite smile.


Turning around, she greeted, "Why are you back?"

Ugh! What she meant was, 'You're back.'


Xiao Cheng heard both sentences. His eyebrows raised slightly, and he reached out to take the basket of vegetables from the girl.


''Come home for lunch.''


Bai Lu sympathized with his sudden discomfort: ''Is the food in the city not good?''


Xiao Cheng said seriously, ''Not good.''


Bai Lu looked at him with an expression that said, 'Do you expect me to believe that?' ''Are you coming back for lunch?''


Xiao Cheng added, ''Lunch and dinner.''


''After lunch, are you going back to the city to continue your work?''


''Yes.''


The new town was indeed very close to Pingcheng, closer than other small towns, but it still took more than forty minutes by motorcycle.


Coming back from afar just for lunch, could the food in Pingcheng cause food poisoning?


Bai Lu noticed that Xiao Cheng had become somewhat picky lately.


As they walked, a soft voice suddenly sounded beside them: ''Something fell out of the vegetable basket.''


It was something in a beautiful small bag.


The leather bag fell out too.


Round, black, flat and somewhat long, it was unclear what was inside.


Xiao Wei looked at Xiao Cheng's hand in surprise, Xiao Cheng looked at Bai Lu in confusion, and Bai Lu paused for a moment.


''That's for...''


A wallet for a child.


But the child was there last night, not today. Today was for the big shot, and she didn't need to buy a wallet!


She had been careless!


Seeing Xiao Cheng's puzzled and incomprehensible look and hearing her interrupted words, Bai Lu's expression gradually turned grim.


His usually cold face became icy, and the wallet and small leather bag in his hand changed shape.


The huge demonic hand, like the claw of a violent dragon, could slash through a person's throat with a wave, not to mention...


The wallet!


''That's the wallet I got for you.'' Bai Lu quickly spoke up to plead: ''I bought the wallet for you on purpose.''


''Open it and see if you like it?''


Xiao Cheng was slightly stunned, apparently caught off guard by this unexpected... pleasant surprise. He furrowed his brow and, not knowing whether to believe it or not, used his slender fingers to open the bag and take out what was inside.


Sure enough, it was a black wallet.


When Xiao Cheng looked at Bai Lu again, there was a faint glimmer in his eyes, and the iceberg seemed to have shattered.


Afraid that he would ask too many questions, Bai Lu explained preemptively: ''You bought me clothes before, and I noticed you didn't have a wallet, so I bought one for you.''


This explanation was quite reasonable.


Xiao Cheng narrowed his eyes, holding the wallet and looking at Bai Lu, trying to see something from her eyes.


But... there was nothing.


She asked him, ''Do you like it?''


Xiao Cheng nodded slightly.


Later, on the way home, everyone was silent. After finishing lunch, they went about their business.


After dinner, showering, and washing and drying clothes, Bai Lu sat on the bed reading.


As she read, she suddenly saw Xiao Cheng entering with some belongings.


He moved the pillow, moved the blanket.


After moving the blanket, he went to the wardrobe to get clothes.


It wasn't until later that Bai Lu realized he was moving to the utility room to sleep. The book in her hand suddenly fell.


He had already gotten off the bed by the time she realized, ''I can go.''


Saying this, he reached into the wardrobe. Her clothes were neatly packed in a bag in the corner.


She had planned to tell Xiao Cheng about it today, but she had forgotten from noon to night, and she hadn't figured out how to say it.


Unexpectedly, Xiao Cheng took the initiative.


Before Bai Lu's hand could reach halfway, Xiao Cheng grabbed her wrist and pulled it out of the wardrobe.


''No need.''