She muttered, "If I'm a little kid, then you're my uncle!"
uncle?
She really dares to say that.
Is he that old?
Xuan Mingyu walked to the bedside and sat down, playing with her long hair that was sticking out of the blanket with interest. "Try making a sound and see if I'll reward you with candy."
Even though her head was covered by the blanket, Bai Xiaoru could sense that Xuan Mingyu was definitely nearby. She wasn't dressed yet, and if she really called him "uncle," he might get angry and pull her out of the blanket, which would be so embarrassing.
"I won't call you. Get away from me, I need to get dressed."
She stayed huddled under the covers, not afraid of suffocating herself.
Seeing how afraid Bai Xiaoruo was of him looking at her, Xian Mingyu wanted to tease her even more, "I didn't stop you from getting dressed, you can come out of the blanket and get dressed freely."
Bai Xiaoruo was speechless for a moment after being choked by Xuan Mingyu's words. Of course she could openly lift the covers and get dressed, but the problem was, she would only dare to do so if he wasn't here. How could she be so embarrassed to change clothes in front of a boy? It was just too shy.
It's so hot under the covers! The air is slowly escaping, and Bai Xiaoruo can't stand it anymore. She hurriedly sticks her head out from under the covers, "Phew~ I almost suffocated!"
Although she poked her head out, Bai Xiaoruo still curled her body tightly into the blanket, afraid that even the slightest bit of her body would be exposed and seen by Xian Mingyu.
She was only wearing underwear, which was too revealing, especially in front of Xian Mingyu. It was practically the same as being completely naked.
Bai Xiaoruo moved closer to the bed, keeping her distance from Xian Mingyu.
"What, not hiding anymore?"
Bai Xiaoruo pursed her lips, turned her face away, and remained silent.
How much longer is he going to sit here? It feels really awkward.
"Am I that scary? You're such a coward now. Where did your earlier 'smashing things' attitude go?"
It was wrong of Bai Xiaoru to smash things, and she felt very remorseful after she came to her senses. She didn't know what was wrong with her at the time. Whenever she was alone in her room, she would feel inexplicably afraid. She always felt that there were many people standing around her laughing at her. She was both scared and angry, and she would smash whatever she could get her hands on.
"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to. I'll clean up the floor later..." Bai Xiaoruo apologized to Xuan Mingyu in a very soft voice, promising that she would control herself in the future and would really not smash things anymore.
"Fine, smash it if you want. Otherwise, I'll really think you're a puppet without any temper." Xuan Mingyu rubbed Bai Xiaoruo's head with his hand. Her soft hair felt soft and comfortable against his palm. Combined with her blank expression, she looked like an adorable little pet.
Suddenly I realized that this little girl is actually quite cute.
Bai Xiaoruo didn't quite understand what Xian Mingyu meant. Was he saying that she was easy to bully? Or did he think that she was like a puppet that could be manipulated at will, without any direction of her own?
"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. I'm going out now. Put your clothes on. I'll personally take you to school tomorrow."
"What?" Her injury hadn't healed yet, and Xuan Mingyu had clearly promised to help her get a day off from school tomorrow, so why...?
Bai Xiaoru panicked immediately. She didn't want to go to school! Absolutely not! That place, those people, were just too terrifying. If she went back there, she would definitely be tortured to death by them.
Bai Xiaoruo, disregarding the fact that she only had a blanket to cover her body, hurriedly grabbed Xuan Mingyu's clothes and looked at him urgently: "I don't want to! You clearly promised me that you would ask for leave for me tomorrow. I will be good and obedient at home and will not smash things anymore. Please, don't send me to school."
"You..." As the blanket slipped off Bai Xiaoruo's body, all the bruises and wounds on her body were exposed to the air, spot by spot, her fair skin was tortured and scarred.
This made Xian Mingyu even more puzzled. What was so scary about her school? Bai Xiaoruo usually went to school enthusiastically, but now she didn't want to go. Xian Mingyu felt that there must be something strange about it, and what was going on with those shocking bruises on her body?
"Can't I change my mind? You have to go to school tomorrow unless you can give me a reason not to go." He wanted to personally escort her to the classroom and see who had the audacity to bully this little girl in front of him.
Even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner, right?
No, if she were a dog, she would have bitten back long ago. At most, she's just a soft, white rabbit with red, tear-filled eyes and no ability to fight back.
"I...I'm still a patient. I have a cold and fever, and I feel unwell all over."
"Bai Xiaoruo, I saw your fever break with my own eyes. I think you've lost your mind and want to get sick again." Xuan Mingyu flicked her forehead with his fingertip. How could she come up with such a lame excuse?
Bai Xiaoru pouted, still not intending to give up, "Well, then my whole body aches, I can't walk or lift my arms, is that alright?"
"Okay, since I'm the boss anyway, I won't go to work tomorrow. I'll just carry you to school, carry you to class, and do your homework for you while I'm at it. What do you think?"
"How could you do this!" She thought Xian Mingyu would help her, but instead he deliberately pushed her into the fire.
"Didn't you say that our relationship couldn't be made public? I don't believe you'd actually dare to come to school with me." This was Bai Xiaoruo's last trump card. She guessed that Xuan Mingyu was just saying it for show; she didn't believe he would actually admit to the outside world that she was his wife at this time.
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