The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife(28)

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 Chapter 28: I Feel a Bit Cold

Xiao Cheng didn't move. The clothes in his hands were ready for the final stage—washed, wrung out, and waiting to be hung. "Wait a moment," he said. After finishing hanging the clothes, he was about to leave. However, as soon as he turned around, he was stopped. More precisely, it was by the small figure that hadn't spoken to him in two days. She suddenly threw herself into his arms, hugging his waist. Lifting a small face, innocent and fearful, she looked at him and weakly said, "There are mice at home." The unexpected embrace left Xiao Cheng stunned. His steps to leave were halted. The girl in his arms was trembling with fear. Her face, still slightly rosy during dinner, had turned pale. Her delicate and soft body shivered. Xiao Cheng's reaction was slow for several beats. His heart seemed to stop beating for a moment, but he didn't push her away. He had seen her fear of snakes before but had never seen her scared of mice. Xiao Wei, sitting aside washing clothes, silently observed without saying a word. He remembered that a few days ago, there were snakes in the backyard. Xiao Cheng had clearly sprinkled lime powder and set up traps for mice. Where did this fearless fear of mice come from? Xiao Cheng seemed to have finally recalled the incident. He explained, "There are no mice." "Yes, there are! I just saw one! It was huge, even bigger than my face!" Bai Lu was so scared that she buried her face in Xiao Cheng's chest, grabbing his shirt tightly with both hands. Her whole body clung to him like a paper person. It seemed like a deadline had arrived. She understood. The time had come to demand debt from Li Chengbin. In the past life, Xiao Cheng had gone out tonight, and Li Chengbin's house had an incident the next day. Subsequently, the police came to search... Xiao Cheng, Luo Shiliu, Wang Hao, and Xiao Dazhuang were imprisoned. During that period, Xiao Wei went to deliver seasonal clothes and meals to Xiao Cheng. It was unclear whether he was abducted by human traffickers or deliberately disappeared. Bai Lu knew Xiao Cheng hadn't done anything. He was just a chess piece thrown out by the big boss to provoke a conflict. However, the consequences of this incident indirectly led to Xiao Wei's disappearance, becoming a regret that Xiao Cheng couldn't resolve in his life. Not to mention the days inside, where the opponents sought revenge, abused with electric batons, attempting to force confessions. Tonight, no matter what, she wouldn't let Xiao Cheng go out. She wouldn't be reserved; after all, it was the 1990s, and no one knew who she was. Family rules and customs couldn't control her. "Brother Cheng?" Outside, besides Luo Shiliu, there were also Wang Hao and Xiao Dazhuang. They shouted one after another. Afraid he couldn't hear, they even made an effort to knock on the door. The knocking sound was louder than thunder on a rainy day. Xiao Cheng frowned. His cold gaze swept over the outside of the door, and miraculously, the knocking sounds stopped. However, Bai Lu seemed as if she hadn't heard anything from start to finish. Ignoring everything outside, she changed her hands from grabbing the clothes to hugging Xiao Cheng's waist, refusing to let go. Through the knitted sweater and shirt, Xiao Cheng could feel her tense body, the rapid heartbeat, disturbing his thoughts and judgments. "I have something to do outside," he explained. Bai Lu lifted her pitiful little face, with clear eyes moistened by a thin layer of mist. "But there are mice at home. What if they jump on the bed at night? I'm scared." "I'll jump around in fear, run around everywhere. If I accidentally fall, my stomach..." What would happen to her stomach? You understand. Xiao Cheng's eyes were filled with her translucent mist, not clearly hearing what she said. Perhaps the words "scared" and the trembling sound that came from her were still heard. The hand hanging by his side finally lifted, lightly patting her back. "I'll go check." Go, go, go catch mice? Xiao Wei's eyes were about to pop out. How do you catch mice when there are none at home? Where do you catch them? Bai Lu was obviously lying, didn't Big Brother see it? Carrying Bai Lu, Xiao Cheng searched every room in the house—under the bed, in the wardrobe, wooden boxes, every nook and cranny, even the kitchen and bathroom were not overlooked. After repeatedly confirming, there were no mice. He then comforted her a bit and promised to come back later. He turned to leave, but before reaching the door, a scream came from behind. The girl's small body clung to him again, her voice trembling: "There are mice, a really big one just ran past my feet! It's true!" "Squeak!" A mouse sound came from somewhere. The small body behind Xiao Cheng instantly moved to the front. Once again, she buried herself in his chest. The delicate hands clutched his arms tightly, her whole body shivering from head to toe. She couldn't stand steady and seemed to slip away. Helplessly, he bent down, just like last time, carrying the girl with weak legs back to the room and putting her on the bed. But this time, Bai Lu didn't give Xiao Cheng a chance to leave. As soon as he put her down, she tightly hugged his neck. With some unknown strength, she pulled him down onto the bed, covered them both with the same blanket. Xiao Cheng: "..." A faint fragrance wafted into his nose. It was obviously her blanket on him, and his blanket was neatly folded at the foot of the bed. "I feel a bit cold. Covering each other with a blanket can keep warm, and we can protect each other. There really are mice at home. I called so loudly just now, didn't you hear?" Bai Lu's face was against Xiao Cheng's shoulder. Her hands were hugging his strong and slender waist. Her body, nestled in his arms, shivered. She vividly showed her fear of mice. "Besides, it's pitch black now, and we can't find where the mouse is. If a mouse suddenly climbs onto the bed in the middle of the night and bites me, what should I do? Will I die? Will the baby in my stomach die..." "A Cheng... I'm scared..." In the past few days, they slept separately, with separate blankets. These two nights, they even turned their backs to each other, ignoring each other. Suddenly, the warmth and tenderness enveloped him. Xiao Cheng was stunned for a moment. He forgot where to put his hands. The accelerating heartbeat and trembling voice of the girl in his arms penetrated into his bone marrow, infecting his  heartbeat with unrest. Taking a deep breath, Xiao Cheng's hand extended and then retracted. He didn't know when, but his big hand landed lightly on Bai Lu's back, perhaps dropping in that direction unconsciously when he lay down. Or maybe, after her last four words, it left an unconscious mark. The big hand gently patted and comforted. It became natural and effortless. "Don't be afraid..." The low voice, with a hint less coldness than usual, carried a touch of lullaby. It was a rare gentleness. Bai Lu didn't need to think to know that Xiao Cheng probably wanted to wait until she fell asleep before going out. But she wouldn't sleep! She wouldn't be swayed by his low, gentle voice! Even if she pinched her thighs, she wouldn't succumb to his soft voice! — Xiao Wei finished hanging the clothes, waited for a while, and seeing no one coming out, silently returned to the room, bolting the door. Then he walked back to his own room, closed the door, and went to sleep. The main house's lights were all off, and Xiao Cheng hadn't come out yet. Waiting outside the courtyard, Luo Shiliu and the others, who were outside the wall, were all stunned. "Shiliu, what were you doing imitating a mouse just now?" Wang Hao, who couldn't wait for Xiao Cheng, could only blame Luo Shiliu.  

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