Chapter 109 The Devil's Kiss
The ladder has been borrowed again.
Bai Lu went home looking depressed.
I didn't see Luo Shiliu when I came over, and it's no use chasing after him now; he might have already gone home.
Was it really that windy last night?
The wind blew tiles off everyone's roofs?
Xiao Cheng is a man of his word. He promised Bai Lu last night that he would get her a bigger bed, and he did so this afternoon.
Although it's still a wooden bed, it's bigger, wider, thicker than the old wooden plank bed, and has a faint calming fragrance.
I fell asleep very quickly after lying down.
Xiao Cheng collected the blankets and clothes, folded them, and put them back in the wardrobe. Before entering the room, he glanced at the direction of the large bed. As expected, Bai Lu was already asleep at this time.
His sleeping posture was different from his usual curled-up position.
The bed was big, so she didn't roll up her clothes. She simply covered herself with a plain blanket, positioning herself further inside and leaving half of the space outside for him.
Before going to sleep, he was probably still reading. Even after falling asleep, the book was still in his hand, covering his face, with his hand lazily resting on the pillow.
Xiao Cheng gently pulled the book from her hand, stared at her slightly flushed cheeks for a while, then turned around, put the book back on the table, lay back in bed, turned off the light, and went to sleep.
The devil's kiss gently landed on the girl's forehead.
The devil's claws gently pulled the girl into his arms.
...
A sunny afternoon.
A group of fluffy, egg-yolk-colored chicks, stumbling and kicking their short legs, flapping their thin, squeaky wings, strolled around the chicken coop with their mother hen.
"Chirp chirp chirp~"
"Chirp chirp chirp~" The little chick is hungry.
Clusters of flower buds on the chestnut tree were blown down by the wind. The chicks thought it was a gift from heaven and pecked at them eagerly, only to realize something was wrong once they got a bite.
When the chicks looked up, they were met with a disdainful glare from their mother hen, and they spat it out again.
Holding rotten vegetable leaves in his hands, Xiao Wei ran excitedly to the chicken coop to distribute food.
I had just finished feeding the chicks when I heard a loud thud from the riverbank, the sound of something heavy falling to the ground.
Bai Lu is still scooping water from the river to water the vegetables!
Xiao Wei's expression changed, and he ran over quickly. After going around the fence, he saw a figure on the ground.
Are you alright?
As the trembling voice faded, Xiao Wei had already run to Bai Lu and helped her up.
"fine."
Bai Lu just slipped and sat on the ground by accident. She didn't fall and didn't need help, but she didn't refuse the little guy's kindness. With his help, she stood up on her own.
When she got up, she found the little one staring at her belly with a tense little face, as if he was very worried.
Bai Lu habitually patted his head and explained softly, "You just slipped and sat on the ground, you didn't fall. Besides, there's grass on the ground, so even if you fell, it's okay."
Xiao Wei looked up at her, his furrowed brows still furrowed, clearly still worried about her stomach.
They probably thought they had hurt their little nephew.
After being honest with Xiao Cheng, Bai Lu originally wanted to find an opportunity to briefly talk to Xiao Wei about this matter.
After all, although the little one doesn't talk much, he still cares a lot about her belly.
They were willing to give her the precious eggs they used to hatch chicks to supplement her nutrition. When she was kidnapped by Liu Tiezhu, the little girl stood up and fought against Liu Tiezhu's two cousins with a three-pronged rake. In the end, she was kicked and injured.
Bai Lu squatted down to be at eye level with the little guy and said softly, "Xiao Wei, there's something I need to tell you."
Did the child really fall and get hurt?
Xiao Wei's small body was tense, his little hands hanging by his sides clutching his clothes, his innocent eyes full of nervousness.
Bai Lu gently placed her hands on his shoulders and said softly, "I don't have a child in my belly."
Xiao Wei's eyes widened suddenly, his face turning pale: "Why? Did it just... disappear when it fell?"
The small voice trembled uncontrollably.
Bai Lu patted his shoulder lightly, trying to comfort him, but it didn't seem to work; his small body stiffened even more.
He could only continue to explain: "It's not that it disappeared, the hospital made a mistake. I'm not pregnant, there's no child in my belly. The one with the child is someone else named Bailu."
"What do you mean?" Xiao Wei didn't understand.
"What I mean is that there were two people with the same name, Bai Lu, who went to the hospital for a checkup. One was me, and the other was someone else." Bai Lu tried to explain in more detail: "The one who was pregnant was another Bai Lu, not me. The doctor mixed up our test reports."
"They gave me the pregnancy test result from Bailu, but they gave me the test result from Bailu that showed I wasn't pregnant, which caused a misunderstanding. I'm actually not pregnant."
The words had barely left his mouth.
Xiao Wei ran away with tears in his eyes.
Bai Lu regretted it a little; had she explained it in too much detail and hurt the little guy's fragile little heart?
He hurriedly got up and chased after her.
The little figure ran back to the main house, rushed inside, closed the door, locked it, and shut out everything outside.
Bai Lu knocked on the door, but there was no response.
A faint creaking sound came from under the door; the little one must have jumped onto the bed. Could it be…
Are you crying in your blanket?
Bai Lu was a little anxious and troubled.
Xiao Cheng went to talk to Jiang Zhengang today and didn't come back for lunch. I don't know when he will be back.
She could kick open a mere wooden door, but that would terrify the little one inside.
It would be bad if this caused psychological trauma.
Bai Lu paced back and forth in the house, trying to think of a solution.
Suddenly, with a creak, the courtyard gate was pushed open.
As Xiao Cheng, dressed entirely in dark colors, walked through the door, Bai Lu felt for the first time that he was radiating light from head to toe.
He immediately started running out to greet them.
"Acheng, you're back."
Xiao Cheng hadn't received such a high-level and enthusiastic welcome from her in many days.
I was dragged... and supported by my arm as we went back to the main house.
I thought I would be helped to sit down at the table and offered a glass of water to quench my thirst, just like before.
The truth is, they were both standing in front of a door.
"Quickly knock on the door and call Xiao Wei out," the girl tugged at his sleeve, her voice soft and anxious.
Xiao Cheng had no interest in the door, and even less interest in the little thing inside; he had no interest in speaking.
Bai Lu could only explain in a low voice, "I told Xiao Wei about that, and he seems unable to accept it for the time being."
Xiao Cheng asked, "Which matter?"
Bai Lu's voice was even softer: "I'm not pregnant."
Xiao Cheng glanced at the closed door, but only for a moment before turning back to sit at the table and pour himself some water.
"Don't worry about him, he'll come out when he's hungry."
Bai Lu snatched his water glass away: "Xiao Wei's eyes are red. I'm worried he might do something foolish."
Xiao Cheng stared at the slender, jade-like hand holding the cup, his thin lips slightly pursed: "He's not stupid."
His tone seemed indifferent, yet it also suggested that he already knew Xiao Wei's character perfectly well, without the slightest emotional fluctuation.
Aside from staring at the cup in her hand, as if urging me to return my things, he seemed to be saying, "Give me back my things now."
Bai Lu hid the water glass behind her back and gave him a smile: "Knock on the door first and call Xiao Wei out."
Xiao Cheng clearly didn't want to call out, so he withdrew his gaze from her hand and picked up another cup to pour water.
It was just filled up and then snatched away again.
(End of this chapter)
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