Like Hu Quan, the other two also had buckets hanging above their heads, and water was dripping from their buckets.
The drop of water was full and transparent, with a slight coolness. When it landed in Hu Quan's eye, he blinked immediately and felt a little pain. But the pain quickly dissipated and was replaced by the coolness.
It was because of this slight coolness that Hu Quan lowered his head, and the water droplets continued to drip onto his head. Even though Hu Quan's hair was wet, there was still a cool sensation on that small spot on his head, penetrating his scalp and reaching his brain.
The other two people felt the same way. One of them even moved his head so that the water droplet would fall squarely on his head. The woman who was half-dead and had wet herself was a little more alert because of the water droplet.
My body doesn't seem to be in so much pain anymore!
"Hahahaha!" Hu Quan burst into laughter at Lu Ying's punishment, feeling extremely happy. He mocked without any restraint, "Hu Mingmei is indeed a madman. Is this a punishment? Well, he's a sickly man. It's a miracle he's even alive. How could he possibly come up with anything decent? Hahahaha!"
Lu Ying glanced at Hu Quan indifferently, deciding not to bother with a dying man.
Hu Mingmei, who had already come out, changed his clothes and went out carrying a wooden box. The box looked quite heavy, so the people passing by Hu Mingmei glanced at him, but only once, because Hu Mingmei's aura was so cold that no one dared to look at him for long.
How come they didn't notice that there was another person in the town?
Hu Mingmei was in a really bad mood. Even when they arrived at Duobaoge, a low pressure lingered around her, which made Qinghe dare not approach. After saying hello, she kept her distance.
Bai Nuo came up to him and looked at him carefully. He had changed into a dark blue outfit and still carried a faint fragrance of fresh scent after a bath, but his complexion did not look good.
"What's wrong?" Bai Nuo asked him with a smile, holding one of his arms.
"My head hurts a little!" Hu Mingmei said casually, her brows furrowing even more.
Bai Nuo sensed the low pressure emanating from him, smiled gently, and pulled his finger upstairs. When they reached the top of the stairs, she instructed Qinghe to watch the shop.
Qinghe nodded in agreement quickly, eager for Hu Mingmei to leave.
Bai Nuo led Hu Mingmei directly up to the second floor, which was a place to sell clothes. However, nothing was prepared yet, so Bai Nuo used it as a place to rest. The second floor was fully equipped with tables, chairs, and beds.
Hu Mingmei had come here quite often. As soon as he arrived, he casually placed the wooden box on the table, walked to the bed, and fell down. Bai Nuo was pulled down by him and fell down as well, landing on his chest.
Bai Nuo's thick, black hair immediately cascaded down Hu Mingmei's chest.
Bai Nuo propped her head up, looked at Hu Mingmei's face, and stroked it with her hand, saying softly, "Didn't you say you had a headache?"
"Hmm..." Hu Mingmei responded in a deep voice, his face contorting slightly as he said impatiently, "Give me a massage!"
Bai Nuo nodded, got up from Hu Mingmei, and sat cross-legged on the headboard. Hu Mingmei kicked off his shoes haphazardly, put his long legs on the bed, and rested his head on Bai Nuo's lap.
Bai Nuo immediately started massaging Hu Mingmei's head. Feeling the moderate pressure from the massage, Hu Mingmei felt a little better.
She immediately became somewhat drowsy, but with her head down, the ends of her long hair would occasionally brush against Hu Mingmei's face. Hu Mingmei raised his hand and wrapped Bai Nuo's long hair around his hand, "Why don't you ask me what I brought?"
Bai Nuo continued massaging Hu Mingmei without stopping, and chuckled, "There must be a lot of money in that wooden box, right?"
“Hmm…” Hu Mingmei replied, “There are 300,000 taels of silver inside. Hu Quan has only been in this position for ten years.” In just ten years, he embezzled 300,000 taels of silver. Moreover, who knows how many people like Hu Quan there are in the Hu family, and how much money they have embezzled.
The Hu family is already a big tree that attracts a lot of attention, and under this big tree, there are countless ants.
Hu Mingmei's face was grim.
Bai Nuo raised her hand and covered Hu Mingmei's eyes, smiling as she said, "It's alright, take your time, there's still time!"
Although Hu Mingmei showed no affection for his family, it was still his parents' family, the family business built by his grandmother. How could he not have any feelings for them?
Fortunately, we've already taken the first step, haven't we?
Hu Mingmei knew it was pointless to say anything, so she simply turned over and lay on her side on Bai Nuo's lap. Seeing that Hu Mingmei was drowsy, Bai Nuo became even gentler in her touch.
Before long, Hu Mingmei fell into a deep sleep.
Seeing that Hu Mingmei was completely asleep, Bai Nuo gently lifted Hu Mingmei's head, placed a pillow under it, and then quietly got out of bed.
Despite the sweltering summer heat, Bai Nuo wasn't worried about Hu Mingmei catching a cold. She simply took out a thin blanket and covered Hu Mingmei's stomach with it. After glancing at the wooden box, Bai Nuo casually placed it on the bedside table before going downstairs.
When they went downstairs, Lu Ying and Xia Donglai were both there.
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