The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife(21)

 Chapter 21: White Dew Has Temper

"Are you going to find Li Chengbin?"  Bai Lu, rarely seen with a cold face, spoke without the usual soft and gentle tone, sounding chilly. Xiao Cheng, with injuries on the corners of his mouth, showed signs of healing over the past two days. However, this morning, upon closer inspection, it was worse.  Bruises covered the surroundings, forming a stark contrast with the thin lips that were cracked and bleeding. Both were bad! Bai Lu was very angry. The force of rolling the boiled eggs was considerable. Xiao Cheng winced from the heat; his deep gaze lifted, meeting the girl's uncommonly cold face. The hostility in her eyes seemed to lessen somewhat. "He's asking for trouble." In a calm and indifferent tone, he remained steadfast. "Yes, yes!" Bai Lu pressed down with force. "Everyone else seeks death, only you seek life." Xiao Cheng felt the burning sensation more than the bruises and cracks. He had never used this method before, so he wasn't sure if it was effective. Still cold and stubborn, he said, "Without giving him a lesson, he won't learn how to behave." She should have known. Xiao Cheng's character was about responding to violence with violence, impulsive, and he never considered the consequences. Even with warnings in advance, it was useless. Bai Lu, with determination, pressed the boiled egg against him, rolling it forcefully near his mouth. Then she stopped, speaking as calmly and indifferently as he did, "Have you ever thought about me? About Xiaowei? About the child in my belly? What if Li Chengbin retaliates with more people? If something happens to you, should I remarry with Xiaowei and the child? Or should I live like Wang Cuihua?" It wasn't an attack on Wang Cuihua, but a reflection on the life of a defenseless woman in this feudal era, living alone, and the possible outcomes and inconveniences. Wang Cuihua was a living example. Since Xiao Cheng didn't care about her and Xiaowei, she could only use the "child" in her belly as leverage. Having experienced the life of a reconstructed family, no one knew better than Xiao Cheng the dark years he had been through. He wouldn't let his child live through such hardships, wandering the streets, almost freezing to death. Making Bai Lu live the life of Wang Cuihua was even more impossible. If Liu Guanggun was gone, there would be Wang Guanggun, Li Guanggun... This incident was indeed something he hadn't considered thoroughly. Xiao Cheng wasn't unreasonable; it was just his early experiences that shaped his character to solve problems with fists. Bai Lu's words made him realize the consequences of impulsive actions. He softened his tone, acknowledging the mistake. "I'll be more careful in the future." That was his maximum extent of an apology. Bai Lu's face remained cold, and her tone showed no emotional fluctuation. "You don't need to be careful. Anyway, I'm not yours, Xiaowei isn't yours, and the child in my belly isn't yours. If you get into trouble, I and Xiaowei, along with the child, will be left as orphans and widows. It has nothing to do with you." Bai Lu also had a temper. Her education in the government family from childhood to adulthood made her handle problems rationally instead of causing a scene at the first sign of trouble. Compromising blindly would allow people to act recklessly repeatedly. Xiao Cheng finally understood from Bai Lu's indirect and contradictory words that she was angry because she stopped rolling the eggs for him. At noon, she cooked dishes like boiled fish, hot and sour chicken offal, stir-fried kidney flowers, stir-fried pork intestines, and stir-fried duck meat, all with a spicy touch, making everything look red. Although there were quite a few green elements, like green peppers, Xiao Cheng found everything incredibly spicy. His mouth, already injured, was further irritated by the spiciness, making it unforgettable. Even Xiao Wei innocently fell victim, his small face turning red, and his small mouth became like a sausage, also affected by the spiciness. Fortunately, every dish was delicious, and with no injuries to his mouth, he couldn't stop eating. Xiao Cheng, on the other hand, suffered both physically and mentally. Whenever he got injured before, he would just boil some noodles to get through it. After Bai Lu moved in, she didn't eat spicy food, and they never made anything related to peppers. This sudden change and the "generous" reward were indeed hard for him. In the afternoon, Xiao Da Zhuang brought a few crucian carp, saying that his mother happened to be fishing by the river and encountered an acquaintance who was fishing. Knowing that Bai Lu was pregnant, she specially asked him to bring it over for Bai Lu to cook fish soup. Bai Lu directly made an extremely spicy crucian carp soup. Dinner even included spicy vegetables. Although the fish soup was delicious, and the vegetables were good, Xiao Cheng and Xiao Wei felt it was even spicier than in the morning. Bai Lu didn't speak to the two of them all day. After taking a shower, she directly washed her clothes in the bathroom and came out to hang them on a clothes rack. She didn't give Xiao Cheng a chance to please her at all. When going to bed, as usual, she rolled up the quilt, but instead of chatting with Xiao Cheng as before, she turned away, facing the wall without looking at him. Her temper was still big. She had been angry all day and hadn't calmed down. Xiao Cheng touched his swollen mouth, still painful. Watching the girl's figure wrapped in a halo of light from the moon shining through the window, his gaze softened. Rarely making the biggest concession, he spoke to her back, "I'll listen to you from now on, okay?" Upon hearing this, Bai Lu felt he was unwilling, and those three words represented complete perfunctoriness. "You can do whatever you want. You don't need to listen to me. I'm not yours, Xiaowei isn't yours, and the child in my belly isn't yours. If you get into trouble, we'll beg on the streets, and it won't be your concern." She repeated what she said in the morning. Xiao Cheng, who had never coaxed anyone and never interacted with girls, didn't know how to calm Bai Lu down. Slowly extending his hand, he gently placed it on her belly, intending to say a few comforting words. Unexpectedly, Bai Lu suddenly shook the quilt. The force was so strong that it directly shook his hand off. Then, she shrunk into the quilt, not even showing her head, turning into a complete bundle. Xiao Cheng was helpless. In a low voice, he reminded, "It's not good to have your head inside; you won't be able to breathe." "You don't need to care." A muffled hum came from inside the quilt. Her temper was indeed considerable. Xiao Cheng chuckled softly, finding her act of throwing a tantrum quite cute. Trying to comfort her, he whispered, "Stop being silly." The hum inside the quilt grew stronger. Then it fell completely silent, not moving at all, even cutting off the sound of breathing. After a while, there was still no movement from the bundled quilt. Xiao Cheng, staring at it, softly called out, "Bai Lu," with no response. He slowly reached out his hand. After fumbling for a long time and exerting all his strength, he managed to slowly pull down the quilt that covered her head without waking her up. He released it when it reached an inch below her neck.  

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