They'd been together for so many years, and Bai Dalin had always been the one taking care of Chen Qiuling. Chen Qiuling had never taken care of him before. Besides, Chen Qiuling was so heavily pregnant; how could Bai Dalin bear to let her do this or that? Immediately, he pressed Chen Qiuling's shoulders down, making her sit on the bed, and said with a smile, "I can go wash myself!"
With that, Bai Dalin walked outside, and soon returned to take the candles off the table.
After Bai Dalin finished washing up and returned to the house with the candles, he realized he hadn't seen Chen Zhi and asked, "Where's Chen Zhi?"
"Oh..." Chen Qiuling was making the bed when she turned around and said, "Didn't Zhi'er tell you about a girl? He went to see her yesterday, but didn't come back last night. I guess she's staying at someone else's place."
Chen Zhi is away from home for twenty days a month, and Chen Qiuling just goes along with it. She doesn't look for him when he doesn't come back, and she's not worried at all.
Bai Dalin nodded. He didn't care about the matter; it was just a casual question. He wouldn't care where Chen Zhi was, or even better, where he hadn't come back all night. In prison, he didn't think about anything but how to get out. Now that he was out and saw Chen Qiuling, all sorts of thoughts came to mind, and he was extremely anxious.
"Wife..." Bai Dalin rushed over and hugged Chen Qiuling tightly. He leaned in to kiss her, but Chen Qiuling exuded a delicate fragrance, which made Bai Dalin even more impatient.
Chen Qiuling quickly swatted Bai Dalin's hand away and said coquettishly, "What are you doing? I'm pregnant." The doctor said that during pregnancy, the couple shouldn't stay together, as it's not good for the baby. She was already in her thirties when she got this baby, and the doctor said it was really not easy for her to have a child at her age. Chen Qiuling cherished the baby terribly.
Bai Dalin was in a hurry and refused to let go. He kept tormenting Chen Qiuling, saying, "I'll be gentle, nothing will happen, I promise." Chen Qiuling half-heartedly agreed with Bai Dalin.
The crib creaked for a long time, and the air was filled with a sweet smell.
When Chen Qiuling half-propped herself up and regained consciousness, the moon was already high in the sky. The candlelight on the table was still shining brightly, making the whole room very bright, but also a little dazzling. Chen Qiuling sat up in bed and wanted to get down and blow out the candlelight.
"What are you doing?" Bai Dalin, lying on the bed, grabbed Chen Qiuling.
"I'm going to blow out the candles!" Bai Dalin returned, and Chen Qiuling's mood immediately soared. She became charming and coquettish, speaking softly and sweetly. Every gesture she made made Bai Dalin's heart ache.
Looking at her, Bai Dalin felt like he was melting. He took Chen Qiuling's smooth arm and hugged her. "Go to sleep. It's okay to leave it on. Our family can afford to keep this lamp lit."
Bai Dalin wasn't short of money. Suddenly seeing the light, he no longer wanted to face the darkness. He was willing to sleep with a candle lit every night.
Chen Qiuling had no suspicions. She was being held by Bai Dalin and felt very tired, so she was even more unwilling to get up and let the candle burn.
The next morning, when the sun shone into the room, filling it with light, Chen Qiuling finally woke up. Upon waking, she found herself alone in bed, and was immediately startled. As if remembering something, she hurriedly got out of bed, threw on a coat, slipped on her shoes, and went outside, calling out, "Dalin..."
Where did Dalin go? Why isn't Dalin here? Was she dreaming last night?
Chen Qiuling reached for the door, but it was opened from the outside, and Bai Dalin came in carrying a bunch of things. Seeing the aggrieved and anxious look on Chen Qiuling's face, he couldn't help but say, "I went to buy some groceries to make something nice for you and the kids!"
"Why didn't you tell me you were going out?" Chen Qiuling looked at him with a wronged expression.
Bai Dalin smiled and said, "You were still sleeping at that time. Didn't you say you weren't feeling well?" As he spoke, Bai Dalin pulled Chen Qiuling into the house. Chen Qiuling then wiped away her tears and followed him with a wronged expression.
Bai Dalin had Chen Qiuling sit on the bed, moved the table over, and placed the things on it. "Look, this is the osmanthus cake I bought for you!"
Chen Qiuling looked at the pile of things, then at Bai Dalin. She hadn't seen clearly enough last night, so she hadn't noticed that Bai Dalin's face was swollen and had a long scar. She immediately asked, "Where did you go? Did Bai Nuo take you away? I'm going to find her now!"
After a night, Chen Qiuling had calmed down from her initial surprise and had learned to think things through. She still believed that Bai Dalin's disappearance for more than a month was related to Bai Nuo.
Now that Bai Dalin is back, and injured like this, it's clear that Bai Nuo, that fool, is ruthless. He can even harm his own father, so what else is he incapable of doing?
"Don't go!" Bai Dalin grabbed Chen Qiuling and pulled her to sit on the bed. "Don't bother Bai Nuo anymore. Let them live their lives, and we'll live ours!"
Bai Dalin never wanted to go back to that dark and hopeless cage again, nor did he want Chen Qiuling to go there. He, a grown man, couldn't bear it, let alone Chen Qiuling, a pregnant woman.
What Bai Dalin didn't know was that Bai Nuo locked him up because he had discovered her secret, not because he had offended her.
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