I stepped back to the wall, but he continued to approach me step by step, his face expressionless. But knowing him as I do, he was practically spitting out a mask of anger.
"Yuancheng, you must be cold outside. Let me warm your hands." I reached out to take his hand, but it was still cold enough, so I put it in my arms to warm it up.
"You always use this excuse to confuse the issue, Ying'er. I really trust you too much."
"No." My defenses crumbled completely. When you're shameless, you're invincible. I hugged Xie Yuancheng's waist and agreed to whatever he said.
"Wait for me here for the next few days. The teacher is outside the city and won't be coming in yet. I need to go out."
"Leave the city? Leave the big city? I want to go too." I knew he wouldn't agree, and I wasn't wearing many clothes, so I quickly threw them aside, exposing my skin to the air, which gave me goosebumps.
"You, I haven't closed the door yet." Xie Yuancheng finally smiled a little, hugged me in his arms, quickly loosened his belt, and pulled me inside.
"Don't go, I woke up and didn't see you, I was so scared~" I looked up at him, my eyes were full of sincerity, I really did want to find him so I could hide somewhere.
"Okay, I'll take you. You made such a fuss yesterday, you need to rest today, otherwise your body won't be able to take it."
"Yes~" My hands and feet were weak. If it weren't for wanting to calm him down and save myself from this ordeal, I wouldn't have done this.
Xie Yuancheng picked out an outfit for me and helped me change before taking me out. He's so unpredictable, I was going to get my revenge. I jumped onto his back and tried to carry him away.
"Ying'er~ You just know how to bully me~" I'm going to bully you to death, and I'd rather put you in a box so I can run away whenever I want.
"You said you'd spoil me for the rest of my life. Come on, I'm tired. You scared me so much, my heart almost stopped beating."
I clung to his back, finally having gained a little weight so I wasn't being poked by his bones anymore. I straightened my back a bit, clinging to Xie Yuancheng's back like a leech.
"Ying'er, don't think I don't know what you were thinking just now."
"Yes, you know best. My back hurts so much. Even if you're busy, you have to cook for me! And if you give me any of Yu'er's food, I won't talk to you tonight~"
"Okay, okay, you're so fierce. You only know how to be fierce to me, why don't you go and be fierce to the people who have ulterior motives towards me?"
"Wasn't I fierce? I hadn't even used any methods yet, and you had someone take him away. I'm starting to suspect that you did it on purpose."
Xie Yuancheng patted my bottom, and I didn't dare to say anything. "Little Chengcheng, don't be angry. I was just saying it casually."
"At least you still have some conscience. She's poisoned and she's on your side. Everyone in the manor is getting rid of the pests, but you're the one who's all glaring at me and speaking to me without any politeness."
"I... how would I know so much?" I blew on his neck. "It's because you protected me too well and didn't explain things clearly to me that I misunderstood."
"I talked to you all afternoon yesterday, but you ignored me. Even if I want to, all I can do is warm your bed."
An afternoon? I remembered, I was so angry, I didn't have time to listen to him. I hugged Xie Yuancheng's shoulders tightly and spoke into his ear. Xie Yuancheng was walking unsteadily, and I thought he was going to fall.
"Walk more carefully, or if I fall, you'll have to come crying to my bedside and beg for forgiveness."
"That's good. If we fall together, you won't be able to run away and will have to stay in bed recovering."
"Pah! You're the one who's recovering in bed, why don't you enjoy your peaceful life instead of going out and falling down? It's truly a tradition of the Li and Xie families!"
“It’s a tradition of the Li and Xie families, and you’re included in it too, so stop talking nonsense.” Xie Yuancheng was about to move his hand up, but I quickly grabbed him and told him to put me down.
"I'm tired, I want to walk by myself, I don't want you to carry me." I held his hand, but Xie Yuancheng held on tightly, so I had to put my arm around his neck.
"I'm not letting you leave. I'll carry you to the small kitchen so you can't see anyone here, just an empty room. Let's see if you're scared then."
"No, my Yuancheng, don't scare me. We agreed to leave the city."
"I'm not going out until tomorrow morning. If you leave me tonight, you'll see Piaopiao."
"Don't say it! I, I'm scared." I leaned on his shoulder and was about to bite him, but he stopped me.
"Ying'er, I'm shy~" Xie Yuancheng finally put me down. I went to sit in the corridor and ignored him to avoid hearing any nonsense.
"Ying'er~" Xie Yuancheng leaned against my leg. I looked around, and there really was no one here. I quickly wrapped my arms around his head: "Don't talk nonsense!"
"I really mean it. I want Ying'er to hug me, just like I would hug Yu'er and the others."
If I could lift him up, I wouldn't be a strongman, but a giant. "Then get up quickly, I'll try to lift you up."
Xie Yuancheng was indeed standing very straight. I tried to imitate him, preparing to lift him up like he usually does, but it was impossible, and we almost fell over together.
"Haha, Ying'er is so good, she hugs me right away~" Xie Yuancheng rubbed my head, I was about to faint, my eyes were all blurry.
"I want you to hug me, come and help me." I reached out to him, and Xie Yuancheng then pulled me forward.
Thankfully, he didn't say anything afterward, and I was finally able to eat the food he cooked. Yesterday, he was just deliberately teasing me, making me eat the children's food. It was really too much.
"Go to sleep quickly, we'll get up earlier tomorrow." After dinner, I pestered him to go to sleep, and if he dared to leave me and run away, I would pull his hair out.
"It's still early, Ying'er. You can't go to sleep right after eating, your tummy won't be able to handle it. Wait, let me feel it, is your little tummy round and bulging?"
I wouldn't let him touch me, and I moved to the side. "No way, I'm not fat to begin with. My hands and feet are slender. The fat on my stomach only appeared when I was pregnant and during my postpartum period. You were the one who applied the fat cream to my stomach back then."
"Yeah, look at me, I've been so good to you, and you still pushed me away. It's sad." I'd better not respond to this kind of thing; it's been so long.
"Little Chengcheng~ I'm tired~" I snuggled into his arms and wouldn't get up no matter how he tried to pull me up.
"Ying'er~ Let's go for a walk, then rest for a while. You've been sleeping for two or three days already, and you still want to keep sleeping."
"Of course, I'll sleep with you but you won't, so I'll just keep you at bedtime to prevent you from suddenly fainting one day and becoming a little widow."
I held him tightly, and his scent hadn't changed; I needed to smell it more.
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