Chapter 129 The Night is Deep
After the whole family had taken a shower.
Bai Lu's clothes were stolen; the landlord has a manual washing machine and an unreasonable stubbornness that forbids any disobedience.
A drunken big shot is a tough character. Don't be fooled by his childish appearance; when he goes berserk, not even ten oxen can stop him. Bai Lu decides that a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle.
Let him have the "good" job of doing the laundry.
After baldness, there's no hair to dry. Xiao Cheng took a shower, washed his clothes, and hung them up to dry.
They went back to their room empty-handed.
It was late at night.
Xiao Cheng frowned slightly when he saw Bai Lu leaning against the headboard reading a book. He walked over and took the book away.
"I'll see tomorrow."
The book was placed on the table.
Just as Bai Lu was about to get up, she was pulled back into a hug, covered with a blanket, and her warm breath brushed against her ear.
"sleep."
"Wait, I have something to tell you." Bai Lu turned around and pushed the man's chest as he approached.
Xiao Cheng closed his eyes, displaying his unwavering stubbornness to the fullest extent: "We'll talk about it tomorrow."
"No, I have to tell you tonight."
Bai Lu struggled to get up but couldn't, so she pulled the sleeping child up as well. When the child frowned in displeasure, she immediately offered him great news.
"I need to return 30,000 yuan to you!"
“You’ll have 30,000 yuan soon, so you can buy whatever you want. You’ll also have enough funds to prepare for your trip tomorrow. There’s no rush to find a better buyer for the cedar wood.”
Xiao Cheng stared intently at Bai Lu, whose face was beaming with happiness. His eyes held a mixture of confusion and stubbornness, but no joy whatsoever.
There was still a faint trace of injury.
Bai Lu thought she had disturbed his sleep, so she subconsciously patted his head to comfort him: "Sweetie, go back to sleep later... Let's settle the money first. You can hide the money wherever you want, and then you can go to sleep..."
Ouch—no hair, it's prickly!
Xiao Cheng withdrew his hand from above his head, his thin lips slightly pursed: "You can hide it too."
Bai Lu's lips twitched slightly: "What I hide is mine, what you hide is yours. It's your own money, but you have to hide it somewhere I don't know about."
"Why?" the child asked, not knowing how.
“Because that’s your money, you have to keep it safe yourself,” Bai Lu replied earnestly.
Xiao Cheng nodded and replied seriously, "My money is your money."
Bai Lu really can't stand him!
Why are three-year-olds so difficult to handle?
Why not just accept the money and go to sleep? Why keep saying things that are easy to misunderstand?
This made her waver a little.
Bai Lu took a deep breath to calm herself down, then forcefully pulled the child, who refused to get out of bed, to the table.
They sat side by side on the two chairs.
He opened the drawer and took out a large wad of cash.
Put the top 186 yuan in the ledger first, and give 30,000 yuan to Xiao Cheng.
"Here's 30,000 yuan. Count it and tell me if there's anything wrong."
"I don't want 30,000 yuan." Xiao Cheng refused immediately.
A large wad of cash was carelessly left on the table.
Bai Lu stuffed the money back into Xiao Cheng's hand, while pressing his hand down to prevent him from putting it back on the table.
She explained softly, "I know what you're trying to say. There's no need to deduct the cost of groceries. I've been eating and buying groceries these past few days, and it's not like I'm the only one buying groceries. You buy groceries often too. Everyone has spent money, so there's no need for reimbursement. It's only right that we pay you back the 30,000 yuan."
After Bai Lu finished speaking, Xiao Cheng pushed the money back into her hand: "Keep it."
Bai Lu frowned, looked at him seriously, and said, "This is your money, you must keep it yourself."
The gentle tone unconsciously carried a hint of assertiveness; it didn't feel aggressive, yet it brooked no refusal.
Xiao Cheng stared at her for a long time, a slight turmoil surging in his calm eyes, as if a sliver of clarity had finally surfaced.
Instead of pushing the money back, he opened another drawer and put 30,000 yuan inside.
It was even properly locked.
The key was placed at the very back of another drawer.
By the time Bai Lu realized what had happened, she had already watched the entire live stream that she shouldn't have been able to watch.
The table had only three drawers: one for her account book, one for Xiao Cheng's money, and one for his keys.
Well, it makes no difference whether we accept it or not.
Even if you manage to scrape together the money, there's a difference: you put the money from the first drawer into the second drawer next door.
The key is in the third drawer.
Bai Lu hesitated for a moment, but still didn't say anything. Anyway, she was moving out, so it didn't matter where Xiao Cheng's money was; she wasn't going to come back for it.
"I can move out tomorrow. Thank you for taking care of me these past few days and for lending me so many things..."
Before she could finish speaking, she was carried back to bed.
The moment the blanket was pulled over, all sound ceased.
Bai Lu stared blankly at Xiao Cheng, who was lying on his side facing her. He was still holding her waist, and she had her hands in front of his chest. She could hear his steady heartbeat in her palms, and she had a strange feeling.
"I haven't finished speaking yet..."
She tried to pick up the subject and continue.
Meeting his silently gazing eyes, she couldn't utter a word for a long time, as if something was stuck in her throat.
Xiao Cheng wasn't sure if Qing was sober or not, but he stared at her intently and said seriously, "It will be more convenient for you to live at home. There is an electric chestnut roasting machine at home, and a fixed place to pick up the goods. You can make money by making roasted chestnuts while studying for your exams. No one will disturb you at home."
Undeniably, Bai Lu was starting to waver.
Living in Xiao Cheng's house was indeed very convenient. With Xiao Cheng's reputation protecting them, no one dared to cause trouble.
Before making the decision to leave, she had considered staying, perhaps as a tenant, until the college entrance examination.
After the exams, she will have earned enough money for college, and then she can study without any worries.
You can now check time and space...
all is well.
That's right.
Xiao Cheng would occasionally get drunk, and his words and actions became somewhat uncontrollable, making it a bit difficult for her to handle.
She didn't know how much self-control she had.
What if I accidentally fall one day...
Bai Lu shook her head violently. No, no, this guy was involved in an international case in his later life, and it's hard to tell whether it was good or bad.
Her father and maternal grandfather were involved, and if they were not careful, they would be doomed. Otherwise, she would not have risked everything and used all her knowledge to create an extremely meticulous hypnotic environment in an attempt to hypnotize him and enter his memories.
To obtain relevant clues and find the truth.
Unfortunately, my memory was interrupted at a crucial moment, and when I tried to meet him again, he was abroad.
Tell her to wait two days.
At that time, her father and grandfather were in a critical situation, so she hung up the phone and took a plane to find them. However, the plane crashed while passing through the Bermuda Triangle, a place known for its dangers.
When she opened her eyes again, she was here.
Xiao Cheng's ability to carve out a niche for himself in the fiercely competitive capital city of later generations and build his own business empire must have made him a man of great foresight, decisiveness, and cunning.
She wasn't confident she could change him.
Although on the surface Xiao Cheng was not deeply involved in the case, and she had treated him with respect during the time they spent together after arriving here, she could not guarantee the truth or determine his true personality because she had not seen all of his memories.
(End of this chapter)
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