Chapter 156 Then I'll Make You Take Responsibility
Gu Baobao didn't know where to put her hands or how to breathe; she could only passively endure the hot kiss that carried the cool scent of soap.
Her legs gave way, and she almost clung to Lu Zhanming.
Lu Zhanming keenly sensed this, his arms firmly supporting her waist and back, bearing her entire weight, while the pressure on his lips did not lessen in the slightest.
Instead, it went even deeper, as if he wanted to convey all the feelings and worries he had accumulated over the days to her through this kiss.
I don't know how much time passed; it might have been only a few tens of seconds, or it might have felt like an eternity.
Gu Baobao felt like she was suffocating before she was slowly released.
Lu Zhanming's forehead was still pressed against hers, his breathing was heavy, and his eyes were frighteningly bright, filled with undisguised satisfaction and an intense tenderness.
Gu Baobao leaned against him, panting heavily. Her legs were still weak, her cheeks were so hot they could fry an egg, her lips were slightly swollen, her eyes were glazed, and she looked like her bones had been removed.
"Baby,"
Lu Zhanming's voice was still hoarse, but it carried an unprecedented solemnity.
"I kissed you, I will take responsibility. I will treat you well for the rest of my life."
Gu Baobao caught her breath, a wave of embarrassment and annoyance washing over her. She muttered under her breath:
"Who...who asked you to take responsibility..."
"Then I'll make you take responsibility."
Lu Zhanming readily complied, a triumphant smile playing on his lips.
"I gave you my first kiss."
Gu Baobao: "..."
How come this man is like a completely different person after we kissed?
How shameless!
She raised her hand to hit him, but Lu Zhanming grabbed it and held it in his palm.
The atmosphere became ambiguous again.
But Lu Zhanming is Lu Zhanming after all; after a brief moment of tenderness, his rationality quickly returned.
He pulled Gu Baobao to sit down on the edge of the bed, letting her lean against him, his chin gently resting on the top of her head, his voice regaining its steady tone:
“Baby, Su Xiaoyu at the exhibition today looked at you strangely. I have a feeling she won’t just let it go.”
When it came to serious matters, Gu Baobao calmed down a bit.
She leaned against Lu Zhanming's strong chest, listening to his powerful heartbeat, and her panic and shyness were gradually replaced by a strange sense of security.
"I felt it too."
She whispered.
“She’s different from before. It’s not just her appearance that’s changed, even the look in her eyes has changed…deeper, more venomous. And the man next to her doesn’t look like an ordinary person.”
"Um."
Lu Zhanming tightened his grip slightly.
"I have already reported their characteristics to the embassy and the relevant authorities in China. During the exhibition, we will try our best to act as a group and avoid being alone."
You've made a big splash today, but other forces may contact you next, whether with good or bad intentions. Be careful.
Gu Baobao nodded, and thinking of what she had learned today, she couldn't help but smile.
"However, today started really well. Ten sets of Nova-M3, and the potential for opening up technical cooperation channels... this trip was worth it."
"You're amazing."
Lu Zhanming lowered his head and gently kissed the top of her head, his tone full of pride.
"My baby is the best."
Gu Baobao felt a sweet warmth in her heart, like a piece of honey melting away.
The two exchanged a few more words in hushed tones, and Lu Zhanming glanced at his watch:
"You should rest for a while. I'll wake you up before dinner. You've been on edge all day and you're exhausted."
Gu Baobao did feel tired and nodded.
Lu Zhanming watched her take off her coat, get into bed, and carefully tuck the blankets in for her.
Then, to Gu Baobao's surprise, he actually took off his coat, lifted the other side of the blanket, and lay down inside.
"W-What are you doing?"
Gu Baobao tensed up instantly and shrank back to the side.
Lu Zhanming stretched out his long arm and scooped her and the blanket into his arms, holding her tightly. He rested his chin on her head and let out a satisfied sigh.
"I only feel at ease when I'm held like this."
His voice came from above, carrying an unwavering firmness that brooked no refusal.
"Don't worry, I'll just hold you, I won't do anything. You go to sleep, I'll stay here."
Gu Baobao froze in his arms, her nose filled with the clean, crisp scent of soap shavings emanating from him, mixed with a uniquely masculine warmth.
His embrace was broad and firm, his arms strong yet not constricting, and his body heat, transmitted through the thin fabric of his clothes, dispelled the chill and unease of this foreign land.
Strangely, even though she should have been more nervous, listening to his steady and powerful heartbeat and feeling the close embrace, Gu Baobao's nerves, which had been tense all day, actually started to relax.
My eyelids are getting heavier and heavier.
In a daze, she remembered the 10,000 merit points and the in-game store she hadn't checked yet...
Never mind, I'll check it after I wake up.
In Lu Zhanming's arms, she quickly drifted into a deep sleep.
Hearing the even, long breaths coming from his arms, Lu Zhanming's tense body slowly relaxed.
He looked down, using the dim light filtering through the curtains, at Gu Baobao's peaceful sleeping face, his eyes overflowing with tenderness.
His little girl is exhausted today.
You must have been terrified, right?
Thinking of the malicious glances at the exhibition, especially from Su Xiaoyu and Lavoisier, Lu Zhanming's eyes suddenly turned cold.
Whoever wants to harm his baby, they'll have to step over his dead body first.
Meanwhile, in the 16th arrondissement, on the top floor of a luxury apartment building overlooking the Bois de Boulogne.
Reid Lavoisier stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, a glass of whiskey on the rocks in hand, his face grim as he gazed at the city lights coming on outside.
Behind him, Su Xiaoyu stood with her hands at her sides, not daring to breathe.
"so,"
Lavoisier turned around, his icy blue eyes scraping across Gu Ningbao's face like a scalpel.
"You swore that you and that Dr. Gu Baobao came from the same lineage, and that your medical skills were no less than hers."
But today, with just a few needles and a pill, she cured Artur Mendelssohn, a patient whom even the best cardiologists in Paris couldn't treat, earning her ten sets of cutting-edge equipment and the friendship of the Mendelssohn Group.
He swirled his glass, the ice clinking together, and his tone was undisguisedly sarcastic:
"And you, Ms. Gu Ningbao, besides a few ancient prescriptions that look like models but whose actual effects remain to be verified, what else can prove your value?"
Gu Ningbao dug her nails deep into her palms, her heart filled with boundless hatred for Gu Baobao.
It's her again!
Why is it always her who steals the spotlight?
This is how it was in my family in my past life, and it's still the same now that I've transmigrated to this broken era!
She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.
She knew that Lavoisier was a pure egoist, worthless, and could be abandoned at any time.
"Mr. Lavoisier,"
She raised her head, trying to make her eyes appear calm and ambitious.
"What Gu Baobao used today was just the most basic first aid method in traditional Chinese medicine. Acupuncture relieves pain and unblocks the meridians, while pills invigorate qi and strengthen the heart. The principles are not complicated. The reason she was able to see immediate results is simply because she was extremely accurate in identifying the acupoints and used the right medicine for the symptoms."
"oh?"
Lavoisier raised an eyebrow, signaling her to continue.
"What I possess are more profound and core family-specific methods of conditioning and health preservation."
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