Chapter 97 After the Honesty...
He struggled to get up, looked around to see who was next to him, and with great difficulty, dragged his heavy limbs to his feet.
He vomited before he could even see who it was.
He vomited until he lost consciousness and collapsed to the side.
Later, after an unknown amount of time, he seemed to sense someone changing his clothes...
Memory ends.
When he woke up the next morning, he saw Bai Lu, wearing a bathrobe, sleeping beside him.
I had just changed my clothes and was about to leave when Li Xuelan and her entourage came knocking on the door...
Xiao Cheng's memory inexplicably switched to last night, where a pair of soft, warm hands were changing his clothes.
He slightly raised his deep eyes and quietly looked at the girl in front of him.
Bai Lu felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, so she had no choice but to continue explaining: "That night, you threw up, and all the alcohol was on the bed. When I woke up, I was half drunk and half confused, so I changed all the sheets and blankets and then went out."
“That day was a dinner party at the brick factory. The boss treated all the factory employees to dinner and karaoke in the city. My parents took me there. After I left your room, I found that my parents had already left. I had no money and couldn’t get a ride home.”
“The city is far from the town, and there are long stretches of road without streetlights, so I can’t go home. I can only go back to your room.”
Bai Lu paused at this point.
He continued frankly, "When we got back, I saw that your clothes were stained with a lot of alcohol. You were unconscious, so I called you a few times, but you didn't respond. So I helped you change your clothes. My clothes were also stained with alcohol, so I changed into a bathrobe as well. Nothing happened between us that night."
Therefore, there is no possibility of pregnancy.
In part, Bai Lu's account was a roundabout one. After Xiao Cheng vomited, the bed reeked of strong liquor, and the original owner of this body was awakened by the smell of alcohol, getting up in a daze.
The room was dark with the lights off. The original owner saw an unfamiliar dark figure on the bed and left immediately.
After going outside, he found that Li Xuelan and her father had already left. The original owner had no money and could not afford to take a bus home. The city was far from the town, and he dared not walk back after dark, so he had no choice but to return.
He rummaged through the storage cabinet to find new sheets and duvet covers, changed the ones on the bed that had been soaked with alcohol, changed Xiao Cheng's clothes, and then changed the original owner of the body into a bathrobe before lying down to sleep.
Nothing happened that night.
"When I woke up the next morning, I had a headache and couldn't remember anything." Bai Lu explained that when the original owner was forced by Li Xuelan to find Xiao Cheng to take responsibility, she remained silent and tacitly agreed, and the original owner really didn't remember anything.
When Xiao Cheng heard her say, "Nothing happened between us that night," his furrowed brows inexplicably relaxed.
He didn't have much memory of it, and when he woke up the next morning, he didn't really feel anything.
It was that pregnancy test result that caught him completely off guard.
Bai Lu knew Xiao Cheng must have doubts about the pregnancy test result, so she explained, "The pregnancy test result is real. One morning I threw up, and my mother took me to the hospital for a checkup. After the doctor received the result, he personally confirmed that I was pregnant."
"The person who examined me before me was also named Bailu, so it must have been a misdiagnosis due to the same name."
Xiao Cheng glanced at her, his eyes unfathomable, his expression indifferent, and he remained silent.
Bai Lu knew that this was absurd and not very credible, but that was the truth.
Unexpected disasters are unpredictable and unstoppable, let alone misdiagnosis due to the same name, which has a high probability of occurrence.
The original owner of this body lacked intelligence, was timid and had low self-esteem. She was bullied at school from childhood to adulthood. The girls would only threaten her to clean and copy homework. No one was a true friend to her, and no one would talk to her about girls' little topics.
Li Xuelan's feudalistic ideas are deeply ingrained, and she would never share knowledge about sex with the original owner of this body.
Therefore, the original owner had no idea how pregnancy actually occurred.
I thought it was something I overheard my classmates saying while I was in the bathroom: if two people sleep together, they will get pregnant.
They didn't even know that pregnancy doesn't involve menstruation.
After moving into Xiao Cheng's house, the original owner of this body frequently visited Li Shuixian, giving her money in exchange for a few more words of nonsense from her, which led to this conversation.
Therefore, when the original owner was forced by Li Xuelan to take out the pregnancy test results and go to Xiao Cheng to negotiate, she acquiesced.
If it weren't for the pregnancy test results and Li Xuelan's threat to abort the child, Xiao Cheng would not have compromised.
He will not agree to Li Xuelan's dowry of 30,000 yuan.
After all, the morning after the drunken night, Li Xuelan took the original owner to find Xiao Cheng, trying to force Xiao Cheng to take responsibility.
Xiao Cheng's exact words at the time were: "I have no money, but I have your life. If you can beat me, you can take it."
He was incredibly arrogant and looked down on Li Xuelan.
Being tricked and forced to swallow one's anger and be blackmailed is not Xiao Cheng's style. Bai Lu had entered Xiao Cheng's memories and knew his personality and his disdainful thoughts at the time.
He handed the notebook and money to him again with both hands: "There is 6,080 yuan here. Add the chestnuts that are currently in the woodshed, as well as the accounts that Wang Cuihua, Wen Xiuyun and Yu Fugui have not settled, there is at least 8,700 yuan."
“I know I’m still far from 30,000. If you don’t mind, I can use the method of making roasted chestnuts to pay off the remaining debt. If you mind, please allow me to stay at your house temporarily, to use your woodshed and kitchen, and to use the chestnuts you have. You can name your rent amount. Once I’ve earned enough money to pay off the debt, I’ll pay you back all at once and move out immediately.”
Her tone was neither humble nor arrogant, but polite and distant, without any flattery or servility.
Even when seeking lodging, it's a matter of negotiation with unwavering integrity; if one can't find a place to stay, one won't bow down and beg.
Xiao Cheng had witnessed her arrogance and knew that it was deeply hidden within her, never revealing itself in ordinary interactions, and never making anyone feel uncomfortable.
The only time she stood up was when the police came to search her home. She confronted Liu Tiezhu in public, showing no fear whatsoever.
An unyielding spirit that cannot be defeated by any evil forces, a powerful aura that overwhelms the entire audience with just a hint of its brilliance.
At that time, she was stunningly beautiful and righteous, even those in uniforms were inferior to her.
He knew then that she was different from everyone else, different from those in the small town, different from those in the city, and different from those in the city.
He knew she didn't belong here...
Seeing that Xiao Cheng was still not taking the notebook and money, Bai Lu thought he was still angry and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
He offered a second solution: "If you don't want to see me, please lend me 100 yuan. I'll go out and find a place to stay. I'll wait for you to leave before coming back to make roasted chestnuts. I'll try to save up 30,000 yuan as soon as possible and pay you back. I'll never appear in front of you again."
This is the final solution.
If Xiao Cheng doesn't agree, take back all the money, kick her out, and don't lend her a single hundred yuan.
Bai Lu didn't know what to do either.
Going home is too far away, I can't go back.
I can't go to Li Xuelan's house. Li Xuelan had said long ago that a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl.
Don't go back to her if you're in trouble; she can't help you.
Xiao Cheng lowered his eyes slightly, glancing at the yellowed notebook, the red and green coins, and the slender, motionless hand.
He looked up again and stared intently at the girl in front of him.
(End of this chapter)
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