Chapter 29 Barter
The afternoon sun, at 1:30, lazily streamed into the living room. Mo Ziyuan sat languidly on the soft leather sofa, his slender fingers holding a stack of documents waiting to be processed, exuding a calm and composed aura.
Suddenly, light footsteps came from the corridor. Without turning around, Mo Ziyuan could accurately identify who it was based on the rhythm and frequency.
Shouldn't Ilo be sleeping at this time?
The footsteps stopped abruptly, then became extremely light, as if they were deliberately slowing down.
Mo Ziyuan's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile as he continued flipping through the documents in his hand. The man didn't turn around; he was quite curious to see what the girl was up to.
Lin Yiluo seemed to think that the man hadn't noticed her, and gradually grew bolder. A moment later, the refrigerator door was slowly pushed open, and the "beep" sound was particularly clear in the quiet living room.
"Hey, what's baby Yiluo doing?" Mo Ziyuan finally spoke, his voice tinged with a hint of teasing.
Like a startled rabbit, Lin Yiluo turned her head sharply, her cheeks flushed, and whispered, "I'm a little hungry."
"There's porridge in the thermos." Mo Ziyuan looked up at her, his gaze gentle, and gestured for her to get it.
The girl obediently ladled out a bowl of porridge and sat on the other side of the sofa, sipping it slowly. Across from her, Mo Ziyuan put down his documents, rested his elbows on his knees, and watched her with great interest, his eyes full of doting affection.
"Did you wake up hungry?" he asked softly.
"No, I'm just a little tired, my arms are sore."
"Don't go this afternoon," Mo Ziyuan said without hesitation, his tone leaving no room for refusal.
"Ah, why?"
"Isn't your arm sore? Take a rest and go again tomorrow."
Lin Yilu bit her lip and hesitated.
"I don't think you can just take leave whenever you want."
That being said, Lin Yiluo was indeed a bit tired, and it would be good for her to rest.
"Why not? Our baby Yiluo is so well-behaved, she was so diligent this morning, of course she can rest this afternoon."
Mo Ziyuan was so good at praising, and he knew exactly how to put it. He hit the girl right in the heart, and she felt that she had worked very hard that morning and could finally rest.
"I'll go tell your instructor that you can rest a little longer after you finish eating."
"Uh-huh."
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In the afternoon, the girl was taken to a massage by Zhixia and Zhiqiu as soon as she got up.
Rose essential oil was applied to Yiluo's body, and Zhixia gently massaged the girl.
Lin Yilu was wearing a short suspender dress and looked very comfortable lying on the physiotherapy bed.
Mo Ziyuan walked in without the girl's knowledge; he was there to see how well Yi Luo had adapted to him.
The man calmly took over Zhixia's work, and Lin Yiluo suddenly felt that Zhixia's massage was even more comfortable.
"Zhixia, your skills have improved."
"Was the massage comfortable?"
The man asked.
Ilo immediately turned her head away.
What are you doing here?
Mo Ziyuan observed the girl's expression; her face showed only his joy and surprise, which pleased the man greatly.
"Let me give you a massage."
"Okay, okay."
The man kept probing.
But Lin Yiluo still didn't seem to react; she never put her guard up against Mo Ziyuan.
"Brother, the beads on your hand are poking me."
The girl gently shifted her body and whispered a reminder.
Mo Ziyuan looked down and indeed saw a faint red mark on her fair skin.
He simply took off the string of beads and threw it on the table next to him. Ilo stared at the beads on the table.
"Brother, this string of beads glows."
It does indeed glow; it's made of wood and gleams with a golden sheen under different lighting conditions.
"Do you like it?" Mo Ziyuan gazed into her bright eyes, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly.
"I love it, it's so beautiful."
This was given to Mo Ziyuan by his mother when he was very young, and the man has worn it ever since.
"But this is very precious to my brother, what should we do? I can't give this to you."
Lin Yiluo didn't actually want it, especially after hearing him say that it was very precious to her brother, she had even less desire for it.
Before the girl could speak, the man started talking to himself again.
"It's not that I can't give it to you, but since your brother has given you something so precious, shouldn't you give me something precious in return?"
The girl was thinking.
Something precious? She doesn't seem to have anything.
No, no, she has a doll that Lin Yi'an bought for her when she was in the orphanage, but her brother probably wouldn't want it.
"I have a doll..."
"Then give it to my brother."
Mo Ziyuan knew early on which doll Lin Yiluo was referring to, since the girl would take it with her no matter where she lived, and it would stay with her while she slept at night.
"ah!!!"
The girl hadn't intended to give it to him, so why did he just ask for it?
“My brother gave it to me.”
Thinking of Lin Yi'an, the girl quickly asked again.
"By the way, where's my brother?"
Looking at her like this, Mo Ziyuan found her both cute and funny.
"He went abroad and will be back in a while."
"When is 'a while'? Why didn't he tell me?"
The man didn't say anything this time. Lin Yi'an left, but he was still here. Wasn't he more reliable than that man?
Let her be angry with Lin Yi'an. He's happy that she's angry with him.
After a long while, Mo Ziyuan touched the girl's ankle before speaking.
"I'll give you this beaded string; will you give me your doll in return?"
Fearing the girl would reject him, he quickly added.
"You already have so many dolls in your room. Give me one, and I'll definitely take good care of it for you."
She does indeed have many dolls, all bought for her by her brother Ziyuan, and she loves them very much.
"Well... never mind, but you must take good care of it."
"Okay, but I'll take that beaded string first. This one is too big. How about I change the style for you and then give it to you?"
"Uh-huh."
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The next morning, the gray sky was like crumpled rice paper, with fine rain leaking through the clouds, weaving a thin veil in the air.
Lin Yiluo hurriedly finished the last mouthful of porridge in her bowl, then stood by the carved wooden door, holding the celadon bowl, and peered out through the rain curtain. Her eyelashes, glistening with raindrops, fluttered, reflecting the puddles gradually spreading on the stone path.
"What are you looking at?"
"Brother, why isn't the rain stopping?"
"Why bother when the rain stops?"
"Go to training."
"Don't go there, the ground is wet, it will get Yiluo's white shoes dirty."
Lin Yiluo looked at her white shoes and then at the puddles on the ground outside. Actually, she didn't care if her white shoes got dirty, but she really didn't want them to get dirty, after all, she was a clean little girl.
"Brother, do you think there are still people at the training ground?"
"Of course not, it's raining outside, so Ilo doesn't need to go."
"Really."
"real."
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On the other side, raindrops were pattering down on the training field.
Everyone was standing there getting soaked in the rain, and even wearing hats didn't stop the rain from seeping in.
Wang Feng was no longer present at the training ground yesterday, and everyone tacitly remained silent about it.
As soon as Instructor Zhu saw the empty seat, he knew that his young master must have prevented her from coming.
Rainy days are perfect for sleeping, and once Ilo was in her room, she didn't want to leave.
The man ignored her; he had an unusually busy schedule at the company these past few days and needed to take care of things quickly so he could spend some time with Yiluo.
A little girl was rolling around on the bed, hugging a doll. Zhi Xia and Zhi Qiu stood on opposite sides of the bed, watching the girl, worried that she might fall off.
Ilo looked at the two of them.
"Get out, get out, I want to sleep."
"Miss, it's still 10 minutes before your bedtime. Would you like to read a book or something?"
"don't want."
"Would you like to play games? I'll play chess with you."
"No, everyone get out, I'll play by myself."
The two women exchanged a glance, sighed softly, and left the room. They were going to attend training on how to care for the young lady, who should be asleep soon.
As soon as the door closed, Yi Luo sprang out of bed like a carp leaping out of water, ran barefoot to the balcony, and the moment she pushed open the carved glass, a drizzle carrying the scent of grass rushed towards her. If Zhi Xia and Zhi Qiu were here, they definitely wouldn't allow her to play on the balcony.
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