Chapter 80 I also want a child
"Oh, how can this be so embarrassing! Sit down quickly!"
Seeing what Lu Xiao was holding, Li Haixin quickly took it and greeted him.
Zhang Cui brewed tea, the most ordinary kind of ground tea, steaming hot and carrying the warmth of life.
Lu Xiao helped Su Tang sit down on the wooden chair in the room, and he pulled a small stool and sat next to her, with his long legs having nowhere to put.
Talking about what happened that day, Zhang Cui was still frightened, her eyes reddened: "Thanks to my sister, and thanks to everyone... and Brother Lu, I heard that you..."
"It's my duty."
Lu Xiao interrupted her, his voice flat, as if he was just dealing with a trivial matter.
He picked up the rough teacup and blew away the hot air. His movements were steady, but Su Tang keenly noticed that his knuckles were slightly white as he held the cup.
She quietly went under the table and placed her hand over his clenched fist.
Lu Xiao's body paused almost imperceptibly.
Then, the clenched fist slowly relaxed under her soft palm.
He held her hand in his palm and gently stroked the back of her delicate hand with his thumb in a soothing manner.
This subtle interaction was seen by Zhang Cui who was pouring water.
She smiled, not pointing it out, but said with emotion: "Sister, you are so lucky. Captain Lu looks steady, but he loves his wife very much in his heart."
Su Tang's face turned even redder. She tried to pull her hand back, but Lu Xiao held it even tighter.
He drank a sip of tea without changing his expression, as if he didn't hear Zhang Cui's words. He just held Su Tang's hand and placed it naturally on his leg.
Li Haixin shouted in the kitchen that the food was ready, and Zhang Cui got up to help.
Only Su Tang, Lu Xiao and Mai Sui who was playing with toys were left in the room.
The sunlight shines through the small window, casting mottled shadows on the simple concrete floor.
Lu Xiao turned slightly sideways, and his tall figure cast a small shadow over Su Tang.
He looked down at her, his eyes tracing her face carefully, from her smooth forehead, to her trembling eyelashes, and then to... her lips slightly pursed because of shyness.
Lu Xiao's eyes were deep, like a bottomless pool of water, surging with emotions that only Su Tang could understand.
Su Tang's heart beat faster and her cheeks became hot when he looked at her. She subconsciously wanted to turn away.
"Does it still hurt?"
Lu Xiao suddenly spoke, his voice so low that only the two of them could hear it.
He raised his free hand very naturally, and his fingertips gently brushed the area of her waist covered by clothes, through a layer of cloth.
The movement was as light as a feather, but carried a scorching heat.
"It doesn't hurt anymore..."
Su Tang's voice was as thin as a mosquito's. Where his fingertips passed, it felt like a tiny electric current ran through, causing a tingling sensation.
"I want my aunt to play with me!"
Just then, the sound of wheat ears was heard beside him, and Su Tang quickly pulled his hand away and walked over.
Mai Sui held the faded rag doll, and her chubby little hands grabbed the corner of Su Tang's clothes. When she looked up, her eyelashes cast a fan-shaped shadow on her face.
Su Tang squatted down, and her hair fell down, brushing the child's red cheeks, startling Mai Sui and making him giggle.
She caught a glimpse of Lu Xiao still lying in a half-side position with the teacup hanging on his knees.
In the mist, those eyes like deep pools were staring at his back.
"Can Auntie teach you how to make a paper boat?"
Su Tang took out a crumpled candy wrapper from his pocket, and with the flick of his fingertips, a golden boat took shape.
Mai Sui's attention was attracted, and he lay on the wooden table and stood on tiptoe to look around.
Lu Xiao put down the teacup. He had stood by the table without knowing when, and his shadow completely covered the candy wrapper boat.
“It should be folded like this.”
He suddenly stretched out his hand, clasped Su Tang's wrist with his bony fingers, and flipped the candy wrapper with irresistible force.
Su Tang smelled the faint scent of soapberry on him, and her ears felt hot when she realized that Lu Xiao was not teaching Mai Sui at all.
The wheat ears clapped happily, and the candy paper boat had been folded into sharp corners and was shining in the sunlight.
When Lu Xiao let go of his hand, Su Tang saw a thin layer of sweat oozing from his palm.
She thought he wasn't nervous at all, but it turned out he was much more nervous than she was.
Just then, Li Haixin's voice came from the kitchen, saying that dinner was ready.
Lu Xiao took a few steps back and distanced himself from Su Tang.
The four of them had a happy meal together, and when they left, Lu Xiao even put the gift money under the water glass.
After leaving Li Haixin's house, Lu Xiao held Su Tang's hand tightly.
Lu Xiao suddenly chuckled: "Seeing how close Mai Sui is to you, I'm a little jealous."
He stopped and said to Su Tang in a low voice: "Tangtang, I also want a child... a child with eyes and eyebrows like you."
This sentence was like a stone thrown into a deep pool, stirring up thousands of waves in Su Tang's heart.
She looked up suddenly and met Lu Xiao's burning gaze.
The tips of the man's ears flushed suspiciously, but he still looked straight at her.
It was as if he wanted to transform all his hidden desires into gazes and imprint them on her.
The sunlight passed through the gaps between his eyelashes, casting tiny spots of light under his eyes.
Let those eyes that always look cold be filled with tenderness and expectation at this moment.
"Lu Xiao..."
Su Tang opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
The temperature on her cheeks continued to rise, and she even wanted to run away.
"You're teasing me again."
"I'm not kidding."
Lu Xiao took a step forward, his warm breath brushing against her ears.
"Ever since you risked your life to save someone, I can't help but think... if we had a child, I'd have to worry about it more. But I can't help but think that if our child were, it would be the cutest little person in the world."
"She would call us mom and dad sweetly, just like an ear of wheat."
It doesn’t matter whether you have a son or a daughter, but Lu Xiao feels that he still prefers a daughter.
Just like Su Tang, a sweet and soft little girl.
Lu Xiao was thinking happily here, and Su Tang felt it was really embarrassing to say this to him in the street.
She took two quick steps and just turned a corner where some debris was piled up when a figure suddenly appeared on the path ahead, seemingly heading towards them.
It’s Su Xinyao.
She was wearing a half-new floral shirt and blue pants, and was holding a small net bag filled with apples.
When she saw Su Tang and Lu Xiao, she paused noticeably, a perfectly surprised smile instantly appeared on her face, and she took a few quick steps to greet them.
"Su Tang? What a coincidence!"
Su Xinyao's eyes quickly swept across Su Tang's face and then fell to her waist.
"I've been on duty at the hospital these past two days and have been busy. I was just thinking of finding time to go see you. I heard you were injured at the wedding that day? Was it serious?"
As she spoke, she reached out as if to hold Su Tang's hand, appearing to be extremely natural.
Su Tang calmly turned slightly to avoid her hand, with a polite but distant smile on his face: "Sister Xinyao, I'm fine, just a minor scratch, it's healed soon."
She felt a little alarmed.
It is no coincidence that Su Xinyao appears here.
Her attitude is very intriguing.
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