Chapter 26 [26]
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Luo Qingyue's room door was locked. Lu Mingxiao first carried her to his side and carefully put her on the bed.
The little girl was soaking wet and needed to change her clothes. Everyone rushed over to check on her. Lu Mingxiao entrusted the task to Liu Meng and asked her to use a hairdryer to dry Luo Qingyue's hair.
The room door was locked, and the rest of the people waited quietly in the hallway.
Upon receiving the retrieved surveillance footage on his phone, Luo Hanzhou's anxiety about Luo Qingyue instantly transformed into burning rage.
Of course, there was also guilt and gratitude towards Lu Mingxiao.
Lu Mingxiao instructed the steward to cook two bowls of ginger and jujube soup, then turned to look at Luo Hanzhou.
"Xiaoyue is fine, she just needs to rest now. Go and clean up your mess, I'll take good care of her."
Luo Hanzhou gave Lu Mingxiao a hug.
He had just left when Liu Meng opened the door and came out.
"Xiaoyue is asleep. Why don't you come with us to the restaurant and get something to eat?"
Lu Mingxiao politely declined: "I'm not hungry right now. I'll have someone bring some over later."
Liu Meng reminded him, "You'd better take a hot shower too, or you'll catch a cold."
Lu Mingxiao responded and watched everyone leave.
Back in the room, the little girl was fast asleep, her long hair spread out on the pillow, her breathing soft.
She really does resemble a princess from a fairy tale, but thinking about what she just went through, it's hard not to feel sorry for her.
After gazing at Luo Qingyue for a moment, Lu Mingxiao contacted the housekeeper to have the ginger and jujube tea delivered later.
He turned off most of the lights in the room, leaving only two wall lamps on the sofa. The wall lamps emitted a faint light, and his restless mind finally calmed down.
Lu Mingxiao was completely soaked and still hasn't dried.
He had planned to take a shower, but thinking that the sound of the water would disturb Luo Qingyue, he decided to change his clothes first.
When he came back from the dive, he had already changed his clothes once; thankfully, he had a habit of making backups.
Lu Mingxiao quietly took a new set of clothes and sat down on the sofa, while Luo Qingyue opened her eyes at that moment.
All the light in the room was focused on Lu Mingxiao.
The pillow was very high, and Luo Qingyue could capture his movements and expressions perfectly without breaking a sweat.
Lu Mingxiao raised his hand to unbutton his shirt, his slender fingers peeling away each button one by one from top to bottom.
The first thing you notice is the defined collarbone, followed by the strong pectoral muscles, the clearly defined eight-pack abs, and the exquisite V-line.
This is a body that rivals any fitness blogger's. Luo Qingyue licked her lips, really wanting to touch it.
The dim lighting magnified Lu Mingxiao's figure on the wall.
The interplay of real people and light and shadow creates a captivating and alluring atmosphere, filling even the air with a restless energy.
Luo Qingyue held her breath, her adrenaline surging. On a whim, she threw off the covers.
However, having just suffered a severe injury, her body had not yet recovered its strength and was not able to maintain its balance. When she got out of bed, she leaned forward and fell to the ground.
A sound came from beside the bed. Lu Mingxiao was startled at first, but when he caught sight of a figure in the dim light, he immediately got up and went over.
He picked Luo Qingyue up again, placed her on the bed, and then turned on the light, making the room bright.
Lu Mingxiao changed into a dark green shirt, which completely concealed his good figure.
Luo Qingyue sat on the bed, hugging her knees. Fortunately, the carpet was soft, and she wasn't hurt. Regretfully, she looked up to the sky and wailed, "I just wanted to go to the bathroom, why is it so difficult?"
Lu Mingxiao bent down: "I'll carry you there."
Their breaths mingled, and the man was right in front of them.
Her heart was pounding, and Luo Qingyue didn't dare look into his eyes.
"That was just now, but I don't want to go anymore."
Lu Mingxiao asked instinctively, "Won't it be uncomfortable to hold it in?"
Luo Qingyue: "It's just a visit, to see what the essential differences are between your restroom and mine."
Lu Mingxiao: ...I don't understand, but I respect it.
Luo Qingyue couldn't sleep anymore, so Lu Mingxiao asked the housekeeper to bring over ginger and jujube soup and dinner.
The two finished their ginger and jujube soup first, and then Lu Mingxiao set up a small table on the bed and placed Luo Qingyue's dinner in front of her.
Luo Qingyue chose a steak, paired with honey butter bread slices.
Lu Mingxiao sat on the sofa with seafood congee and pan-fried lemon chicken breast in front of him.
Luo Qingyue craned her neck and looked at Lu Mingxiao: "Your porridge looks good, can you share some with me?"
The seafood porridge was a large portion, and Lu Mingxiao specifically asked for two bowls. He took a spoon, scooped the porridge from the pot into the bowls, and stood up to present it to Luo Qingyue: "It's a little hot, let it cool down before you drink it."
Luo Qingyue nodded, and after Lu Mingxiao returned to the sofa, she raised her voice and said, "Can you sit here? It's so far away from me, it doesn't taste good when I'm eating."
Lu Mingxiao admitted, "I don't have the habit of eating while sitting on the bed."
"Then I'll go sit on the sofa."
Just as Luo Qingyue was about to get out of bed, Lu Mingxiao, fearing she might fall again, stood up first.
"I think I'll get used to it."
Lu Mingxiao took a bowl of seafood porridge and chicken breast, placed them on the small table, and sat down opposite Luo Qingyue.
Luo Qingyue cut a piece of steak and put it in his bowl. She heard him ask, "Are you still feeling unwell?"
The moment Luo Qingyue fell into the pool, it felt as if she had fallen into an abyss.
It was pitch black, fear gripped all my senses, and the sounds around me gradually became indistinct.
She plummeted rapidly into the abyss, a chill spreading through her blood. She tried to struggle, but her limbs felt as if they were tightly bound by vines, and her consciousness was almost fading.
At this critical moment, a powerful beam of light pierced the darkness and shone in.
The abyss receded, replaced by clear, azure seawater; at this moment, there was only the relief of surviving a catastrophe.
Faced with Lu Mingxiao's question, Luo Qingyue shook her head: "Luckily you were here, otherwise I might have—"
While enjoying the delicious food, Luo Qingyue couldn't say anything discouraging, so she abruptly stopped and changed the subject: "Sister Meng said that you jumped from the second floor. Have you ever thought that this was actually very dangerous?"
Lu Mingxiao took a sip of seafood porridge and said calmly, "At the time, I didn't care about anything else. I was only thinking about saving people. I have diving experience and I have a lifeguard certificate. Looking back now, it wasn't a big problem."
Recalling the warm and sturdy embrace, Luo Qingyue gazed at Lu Mingxiao and sighed.
"You're quite good at making people feel safe."
"If you're in a relationship, your girlfriend should be very happy."
"Not necessarily."
Lu Mingxiao thought for a moment, "Don't all girls need companionship? Given my situation of being away on business for twenty days a month, I'm bound to feel some guilt."
"You're not going out to play, you're going out to work."
Luo Qingyue put the bread slices into the porridge. "Those who truly understand you will not feel indebted; on the contrary, they will be very supportive."
Lu Mingxiao smiled and patted her head: "You're so young but you're so clever, you know how to comfort people."
The head pat. A scene that has appeared many times in shoujo manga.
My scalp was sensitive, and a slight electric current spread rapidly, even making my bones feel numb.
Fortunately, Lu Mingxiao asked about the reason for her entanglement with Fan Wei, which drew Luo Qingyue's attention.
"Fan Wei felt she was special and could be my brother's last girlfriend, so she came to me and asked me to acknowledge her as my 'sister-in-law.' I said, 'My brother always told me to call you 'sister,' not 'sister-in-law,' which proves you have no chance. You can play around with my brother, but don't take it seriously.'"
"Honest advice is hard to hear, and it's never pleasant to hear, so she got upset. Plus, I exposed her for carrying a fake bag in front of Sister Meng on the yacht that afternoon, which made her lose face. So she's settling old scores with me."
Lu Mingxiao ate a piece of chicken breast: "What is your importance in your brother's heart? It was the stupidest move she made by targeting you."
“None of my brother’s girlfriends liked me, but Fan Wei’s feelings were the most obvious.”
Luo Qingyue said, "I used to be immature and would call my brother when he was on a date. He would leave them and come to find me without saying a word. Now I feel that my brother really needs to have his own life, and I hope that I am not so important to him."
Slightly melancholy, she finished speaking, expecting to receive comfort from Lu Mingxiao.
To her surprise, only laughter came from inside. Luo Qingyue asked, puzzled, "What are you laughing at?"
"A question suddenly came to mind."
Lu Mingxiao bluntly stated, "If you're single, your brother is afraid that others will have ulterior motives towards you. If you were in a relationship, wouldn't he go crazy?"
"Let him go crazy then. I can't let him trap me forever."
Luo Qingyue finished her seafood porridge and said casually, "However, my brother did say that he would break my future boyfriend's legs to see if I would like him when he's lame, to prove whether we are truly in love."
Lu Mingxiao took a tissue from the bedside table.
"If you're a man, fight fair and square. What kind of skill is it to resort to underhanded tricks?"
“He would say I’m willing, so I need to find someone stronger than him.”
Luo Qingyue rested her chin on her hand and shifted her attention to Lu Mingxiao, "Can you beat my brother?"
"I've never been in a fight, but I've played ball."
Lu Mingxiao looked helpless. "Your brother can't accept defeat. He blocks me all the time. He's over thirty years old, yet he's still so childish."
Luo Qingyue: "But your relationship is still very good."
Lu Mingxiao: "He is very sincere to his friends, which is what I admire most about him."
...
After dinner, Lu Mingxiao packed up his things and waited for the housekeeper to come and collect them.
Luo Qingyue stretched on the bed, and Lu Mingxiao said, "You can sleep here tonight, I'll go and get another room."
Lu Mingxiao had already taken the contents out of his suitcase; Luo Qingyue didn't want him to go through any more trouble.
After eating and drinking her fill and fully recovering her energy, Luo Qingyue got out of bed and put on her slippers.
She wore the pink nightgown that Liu Meng had prepared and twirled in front of Lu Mingxiao.
Her skirt fluttered, and her voice was light and cheerful: "See, I'm all better now, can you relax?"
Lu Mingxiao nodded: "I won't turn off my phone when I sleep. Call me anytime if anything happens."
Why don't you ask the housekeeper to smash down the wall separating us?
Or, I wouldn't mind if you slept in the same room as me.
As Luo Qingyue was thinking this, a piercing and sharp shout came from outside the terrace.
Lu Mingxiao opened the door and went out with Luo Qingyue.
Luo Hanzhou stood by the pool and threw Fan Wei into the water.
Fan Wei struggled in the water, repeatedly saying "I was wrong," looking pitiful.
Luo Qingyue believed that Luo Hanzhou knew what he was doing.
An eye for an eye, just to teach Fan Wei a lesson; it won't lead to anyone's death.
Sure enough, no sooner had he thought that than Luo Hanzhou had someone pull Fan Wei up and left without saying a word.
Fan Wei knelt by the pool, and Lu Mingxiao's gaze was fixed on her.
The moonlight was bright and the stars were twinkling. He raised his left hand and covered Luo Qingyue's eyes.
Luo Qingyue stood up straight, her face showing that she was at his mercy, but in reality she was wailing in pain.
"Lu Mingxiao, what are you doing? I can't see anything anymore."
A gentle breeze carrying the scent of flowers blew by, and Lu Mingxiao's long hair brushed against his cheek as he spoke softly.
"Seal away the bad memories, and when the sun rises tomorrow, your story will turn a unique new page."
Lu Mingxiao pushed Luo Qingyue back into the house, escorted her to the door of her room, and then removed his hand from her.
He bent down and patted her head again: "Goodnight, little moon, the princess loved by many."
[Author's Note]
Yue: Do you know how hard it is for me to see a body?! [Crying][Crying][Crying]
Xiao: Now that I've seen it, I'm yours! [Let me see][Let me see][Let me see]
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