Lin Xianghuai paused, his deep eyes fixed on her with a complicated expression. After a long while, he turned his head away and said stiffly and awkwardly, "Husband, please don't say those kinds of things anymore. It's not like that at all."
"I love you very much."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xianghuai's handsome face flushed slightly, and he left the stilted house carrying kitchenware.
Yuan Jiang was stunned. Logically speaking, what she said when she was angry just now contained some truth, but there were also some words she deliberately said to provoke Lin Xianghuai.
After waking up, she gradually accepted the current situation. Even if Lin Xianghuai had ulterior motives and was a bit domineering and stubborn, he had genuinely taken her in when she was still mentally challenged and raised her for five years. Moreover, he took excellent care of her. Regardless of whether it was because she had given birth to his child, his attentiveness was undeniable.
They were husband and wife. Perhaps because they had been so close, she was always a little more temperamental with him, thinking that he would tolerate her.
Now that Lin Xianghuai had left the room, Yuan Jiang pursed her lips, then felt sticky and unclean from sweat, lowered her eyelashes, and shakily put on her shoes and went out.
Walking into the kitchen, she saw Lin Xianghuai boiling water and said, "I want to take a bath."
Lin Xianghuai didn't even glance at her: "Wait a moment, the water will be ready soon."
"Oh," she replied, taking it for granted that she wouldn't go to help, and went out to look for Xiaobao.
Xiao Bao and Xiao Bai sat on the grass, each enjoying their milk tea.
Although Xiao Bao is young, he is extremely thoughtful. He tore off the seal of the bubble tea, stuck his little white head inside, and drank the bubble tea in big gulps. He had already drunk half of it, and his stomach was a little bulging.
Xiao Bao had finished his milk tea and was eating potato chips with his chubby little hands, chewing them like a cute hamster.
The scene was fairly heartwarming, if you ignored the fact that Xiaobai was a snake.
Yuan Jiang watched from afar and did not go over.
She couldn't accept Xiaobai in a short time, but she also felt guilty. After all, she used to play with Xiaobai so well, but now she disliked and was afraid of it.
What Yuan Jiang didn't know was that Xiao Bai wouldn't hold a grudge against her. It was in sync with Lin Xianghuai and they both loved her, so it would indulge it.
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A month passed in the blink of an eye, and Yuan Jiang's injuries were completely healed. Lin Xianghuai went down the mountain frequently during this period, sometimes returning in the middle of the night. Yuan Jiang didn't know what he was doing, but she would leave a light on for him every night.
That night, Lin Xianghuai hadn't returned by 3 a.m., and Yuan Jiang, unusually, couldn't sleep, feeling a vague unease in her heart.
"Hiss..." Little White flicked its tongue, crawled from the table to the floor, came to the bed, raised its head and looked at Yuan Jiang with a puzzled expression, its eyes vivid, as if asking: What's wrong with you?
After spending a month together, Yuan Jiang was no longer so afraid of Xiao Bai. Since Lin Xianghuai's return time was uncertain, he would leave Xiao Bai behind to protect Yuan Jiang and Xiao Bao. The bond between the two and the snake gradually deepened.
Yuan Jiang frowned and said in a low voice, "Xiao Bai, do you know where Lin Xianghuai went?"
Xiao Bai shook its head, then nodded. Its expression seemed unwell. It kept glancing at the door, then at Yuan Jiang and Xiao Bao, who was still fast asleep.
It seemed to want to leave, but it was worried about Yuan Jiang and Xiao Bao.
Yuan Jiang felt a tightness in her chest, a sense of unease lingering in her heart.
Suddenly, heavy breathing came from outside the door.
Yuan Jiang's delicate body trembled violently. She hurriedly put on her shoes and ran out. She saw Lin Xianghuai standing in the corridor, covered in blood, his white jade-like fingers bracing against the wall, panting heavily.
"What's wrong with you?" She rushed forward to support Lin Xianghuai.
Lin Xianghuai shook his head: "It's nothing."
Xiao Bai climbed up Lin Xianghuai's ankle, hissing worriedly twice, while a cold, dark glint appeared in his eyes.
Yuan Jiang felt a chill run down her spine. She awkwardly looked away from Xiao Bai, pursed her red lips, and helped Lin Xianghuai into the stilted house.
The noise woke Xiao Bao. He sat up, rubbing his eyes. Still sleepy, he yawned lazily, sniffed the air, and smelled blood. His eyes cleared instantly. He opened his eyes wide and looked around. His gaze finally settled on Lin Xianghuai, whose face looked terrible. Only then did he notice that his cheeks were covered in blood!
Xiao Bao was frantic. Without even putting on his shoes, he jumped out of bed and rushed to Lin Xianghuai's side: "Dad! Are you hurt?!"
Lin Xianghuai patted Xiaobao's head: "Dad is fine."
"But you're covered in blood!" Xiao Bao's eyes instantly reddened. "Dad, are you in a lot of pain? Let me blow on it for you..."
Lin Xianghuai was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Yuan Jiang. Seeing that Yuan Jiang was also looking at him with worried, red eyes, he smiled and said, "This is not my blood."
"But you look terrible." Yuan Jiang pursed her red lips, her face full of disbelief: "What did you go about? Did you get into a fight?"
Lin Xianghuai laughed in anger, gritted his teeth and said, "Isn't it because you Han people are insatiable?"
Recently, Lin Xianghuai has been going down the mountain to sell rare medicinal herbs frequently, which has attracted the attention of some people with ulterior motives. The other party has more than a dozen people, some carrying guns and some carrying knives. When he was not careful, he was stabbed by them.
Lin Xianghuai originally did not want to kill anyone, but since they had offended him so much, he could not be bullied! So he summoned the Gu worms in the mountains and used them to kill these people with the deadly Blood-Devouring Gu. Within three days, these people would surely die.
After doing all this, he disappeared into the night, his face pale from bleeding all the way.
After learning the whole story, Yuan Jiang pursed her lips and said in defense, "There are good people and bad people in the world. You're injured now, so I won't argue with you."
Lin Xianghuai was unconvinced and slowly said, "The people in our village are loyal and steadfast in their affections, unlike you Han people who fall in love with every woman they see, abandon your husbands and children, and are treacherous and cunning."
Yuan Jiang glared at him: "Then why did you still marry me? Xiao Bao also has my bloodline. Are you implying that Xiao Bao is treacherous and cunning?"
"Huh?..." Xiao Bao looked at Lin Xianghuai in a daze.
Lin Xianghuai sneered: "You're all silver-tongued; I can't argue with you."
"Where is your wound? Let me bandage it for you." Yuan Jiang didn't want to argue with Lin Xianghuai, so she pursed her lips and took the initiative to change the subject. Seeing that he remained silent, she frowned in annoyance and reached out to pull open his clothes.
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