Chapter 48 This makes me feel happy...
Chapter 48
"You're awake, want a hug?"
When Chu Xingli woke up, Luo Xiaoran had already finished washing up, dressed, and was sitting on the sofa dealing with some matters.
Hearing Chu Xingli making slight movements under the covers, he stood up and walked over.
"How did you sleep?"
Luo Xiaoran half-squatted beside Chu Xingli's bed, avoiding hugging him and looking up at him.
Chu Xingli: "..."
The fireworks display made it impossible for Chu Xingli to face Luo Xiaoran with a clear conscience.
Ironically, the other party's relaxed attitude gave him the illusion that he was making a fuss over nothing.
But the question is, is his reaction really an overreaction?!
Two men facing divorce, staying up late at night to set off fireworks together – anyone would find that strange, right?
It wasn't even the two of them setting off fireworks together; it was simply... Luo Xiaoran helping him!
He indulged in a shameful and uncontrollable frenzy, while Luo Xiaoran watched him calmly from the side.
Chu Xingli felt increasingly ashamed as she recalled it.
Finally, he simply buried his head back under the covers to avoid any eye contact or verbal exchange with Luo Xiaoran.
Luo Xiaoran laughed as he watched Chu Xingli play the ostrich, and quietly tore a gap in the blanket so that Chu Xingli could breathe freely.
The program's schedule stipulated that the cameras in the room had to be turned on at 7:30 a.m. for the live broadcast.
If there are special needs, such as changing clothes or acting out of "uncontrollable emotions," you can briefly cover up, but you should resume the live stream as soon as possible after that.
It's just past 8 o'clock, and there are already a lot of people in the live stream.
Upon seeing Chu Xingli's actions, people couldn't help but interpret and speculate about his behavior.
Why did Hugs just wake up and then immediately crawl back into bed?
[Aww, my adorable wife, let me give her a gentle hug.]
[Ranzi is so considerate! He was worried that Baobao would be uncomfortable looking up at him, so he squatted down by the bed and talked to Baobao.]
Did they do it last night? Otherwise, why would she be so shy when they hugged?!
[Ahhh, obviously so. Hugs are proud, but they turn on you the moment you wake up in the morning (doge)]
Please call me next time, I really want to see it live! o(╥﹏╥)o
In fact, Luo Xiaoran helped Chu Xingli set off fireworks because he was worried that Chu Xingli had been lying in the hospital for so long and hadn't had any physical or mental relaxation, which might have made him feel stifled.
If any unspeakable problems arise in terms of speed in the future, it won't be as simple as setting off fireworks.
From childhood to adulthood, Chu Xingli's reactions in this regard have always been silly.
At the beginning of puberty, he even cried secretly because he felt that the changes he was experiencing were strange.
It was Luo Xiaoran who coaxed him back then.
—Hugs. You're the older brother, two years older than me, so it's normal for you to experience these things earlier.—
—But every night when I'm asleep, I can't control myself, and I always find myself doing strange things when I wake up—
—That's not surprising at all. Hugs. It proves you're very healthy. When I grow up, I'll ask you for your advice.—
"Really?! Then I'll teach you later!"
From then on, Chu Xingli's blind self-confidence, encouraged by Luo Xiaoran, caused his mentality to become uncontrollable in this regard.
So much so that after the little lion celebrated his eighteenth birthday, he thought he knew a lot more.
He always acted like a life mentor, teaching Luo Xiaoran how to do this and that, and imparting a lot of experience to him.
Two years later, Luo Xiaoran also turned eighteen.
After that night, Chu Xingli never mentioned teaching experience in this area again.
They've completely become honest.
.
In order to get Chu Xingli out of bed, get dressed, and go downstairs for dinner.
Luo Xiaoran deliberately made some noise and left the room to make Chu Xingli less embarrassed.
Chu Xingli also received his signal.
He peeked his head out from under the covers as soon as he heard the door close.
After confirming that Luo Xiaoran was no longer in the room, Chu Xingli quickly got up.
He glanced back at the fixed camera position in the room and realized that Luo Xiaoran had even taken over the camera for him, making it easier for him to change clothes.
A strange feeling welled up inside me.
Warm yet awkward.
Chu Xingli stopped thinking about it and quickly finished washing up, got dressed, and went downstairs.
Luo Xiaoran was not in the living room on the first floor, nor was Zhu Ji.
Lin Ning sat on the sofa in a daze, while Lu Yunxin, who had finished breakfast, was eating sunflower seeds next to her.
As Chu Xingli walked over to Lin Ning, he glanced around, searching for Luo Xiaoran.
His searching gaze was too obvious and was noticed by Chen Xuanqi, who was passing by and greeting him. She pointed towards the backyard and said, "Teacher Luo went to the backyard."
With her secret discovered once again, Chu Xingli nodded awkwardly and replied, "Ah, okay, but I'm not looking for him."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xuanqi smiled and shrugged: "When Teacher Luo came downstairs just now, Brother Bao said he looked like a spring breeze. I thought you two had made great progress in your relationship last night."
Chu Xingli was stunned by the young man's bold choice of words: "..."
When Lin Ning saw Chu Xingli come downstairs, she pretended to get up from the sofa and walk over to him.
Chu Xingli was concerned about Lin Ning's stomach, so she quickly waved her hand to signal him to sit down: "I'm going to get something to eat, and I'll come back to find you after I'm done."
"Xingli, are you up? How did you sleep last night? Is there anything missing from your room? If there's anything you're not comfortable with, please let us know so we can make improvements in the later recordings."
The director came over and showered Chu Xingli with concern.
Chu Xingli was a little confused by the question, and for a moment worried that the director might have stolen the poisonous mushrooms they had left over from last week.
However, he caught a very important point in one sentence.
Is anything missing?
What does it refer to?
Bao Keming grinned and came closer to explain to Chu Xingli, who looked bewildered, "Of course it's that one."
We're all adults, what's there to be embarrassed about?
Chu Xingli had been injured for too long, and because she had lost her memories of Luo Xiaoran, she was particularly dulled by anything related to that aspect.
Even with Bao Keming's blunt words, he still didn't react and silently walked towards the dining table.
I wonder if Luo Xiaoran has eaten yet.
As Bao Keming followed Chu Xingli to the dining table for breakfast, he continued to ask curiously, "Xingli, did you accidentally hurt your lip? How did it get so chapped?"
Chu Xingli glanced back at him, picked up a slice of toast, and took a bite without expression.
I couldn't be bothered with him.
[Chen Xuanqi really was acting out my character, hahaha. I reasonably suspect she watched the live stream from Baobao and Ranzi's room this morning.]
[Bao Keming is such a jerk, haha, chasing after people to hug them and ask how their lips got cut.]
[Hug: Do you think I like you?]
[LOL emoji] I'm speechless, even this hug is ridiculous!
Luo Xiaoran stayed in the backyard for a while before coming in with Zhu Ji.
It seems that Zhu Ji really did have some kind of conflict with Lin Ning, because unusually, he didn't actively try to get close to Lin Ning.
Instead, he walked to the table, sat down, picked up a steamed bun, and ate it silently.
Chu Xingli squinted at Zhu Ji, his face full of displeasure.
After finishing his steamed buns, Zhu Ji turned around and looked at Lin Ning.
He clearly hadn't figured it out yet, and had no intention of coaxing Lin Ning, so he turned around and left again.
Chu Xingli looked up and met Luo Xiaoran's gaze, who was sitting next to her.
Luo Xiaoran smiled at him, and Chu Xingli's ears immediately burned again as he recalled what happened last night.
He put down his chopsticks, but did not get up and leave the table.
The two statements are contradictory.
Leave him; it would make him seem like he cares too much about that, which would be embarrassing.
If he pretends nothing happened and sits here, it would make him seem too intimate with Luo Xiaoran, lacking any sense of distance, and he would repeatedly think about that incident and lose his composure, which would be even more embarrassing.
Luo Xiaoran picked up her cup and drank some water, then tilted her head and asked him, "Are you full?"
Chu Xingli is now very afraid of Luo Xiaoran asking him questions.
Because no matter which question it was, it would remind him of the fireworks display, when Luo Xiaoran kept asking him questions like, "Do you like it like this?", "How about this?", "Do you want to hug me and then kiss me?"
"I'm full." Chu Xingli sat obediently like a primary school student, but in his heart he was frantically praying that someone around him could save him.
I wonder if Heaven heard Chu Xingli's prayers and sent someone to rescue him.
Suddenly, Lu Yunxin, who was sitting on the sofa chatting quietly with Lin Ning, exclaimed, "She's pregnant?! She's actually pregnant?!"
She has a loud voice.
The shout was heard by almost everyone in the lobby on the first floor.
Moreover, it wasn't just the people at the scene who heard it; the main thing was that the viewers in the live stream also heard the secret, and the chat instantly went wild.
[Lemon is pregnant?!]
[Zhu Daniu, you're doing big things quietly!]
I don't think pregnancy is necessarily a good thing for Ningning right now.
Yes, now that she's facing divorce and pregnant, I'm really worried that Ningning might be affected by hormones and make a decision she'll regret later.
Don't worry, Hugs will be there to check things out for him, hahaha.
[Thinking back to Zhu Daniu's reaction when he didn't come to comfort Ningning, I feel suffocated just imagining it.]
Upon hearing Lu Yunxin's words, Lin Ning's face flushed bright red.
He didn't know how to explain his current situation.
Chu Xingli and Lin Ning reacted quickly.
He knew Lin Ning didn't want everyone to know about her pregnancy, so he quickly stood up and walked towards the sofa, wanting to help Lin Ning out of the predicament.
Unexpectedly, Bao Keming reacted even faster than Chu Xingli today.
He sat on the other side of the sofa and spoke almost the instant Lu Yunxin finished speaking.
"Xiaolin, I think you should be more settled when you're pregnant. Don't always be thinking about picking fights with your husband. What's the point?"
Bao Keming was still holding his breath, wanting to take advantage of Zhu Ji's absence to teach Lin Ning a lesson.
...To be more precise, they should be taught a good lesson.
Who told Chu Xingli, Lin Ning's friend, to make her lose face like that? He'd better get his revenge, or he's not a Bao.
Leaving aside things from a longer period of time, what happened on the stairs yesterday is enough for him to hold a grudge.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bao Keming felt it was worthwhile to give Chu Xingli's good friend a good scathing rebuke and make Chu Xingli feel uncomfortable.
Lin Ning didn't understand what he meant and looked at Bao Keming with a puzzled expression.
Chu Xingli walked up and saw the picture of the beautiful Ragdoll cat lying in the middle of the pet hospital bed on Lu Yunxin's phone screen. She immediately understood who was pregnant.
Lin Ning blushed instantly only because she felt guilty for keeping this secret, not because Sister Lu had actually revealed that she was pregnant.
Chu Xingli felt relieved.
He nestled into the sofa, leaning back against the chair with an unhappy expression.
She looked down at Bao Keming, who was waving his arms wildly and lecturing Lin Ning about life principles and the three obediences and four virtues.
He noticed that Bao Keming seemed to be baring his teeth again these past two days.
"Brother Bao."
Chu Xingli is good-looking and speaks with a friendly smile, which makes it easy for others to lower their guard.
Even Bo Keming, who regarded him as his lifelong rival, was no exception.
Seeing Chu Xingli's gentle demeanor, he assumed that he had just intimidated Chu Xingli: "Hey, what's wrong?"
Chu Xingli never beats around the bush when he speaks:
"I'm a little curious, have you done a paternity test with your child?"
Unsurprisingly, Chu Xingli saw Qiao Manyun's face turn deathly pale instantly.
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