Chapter 129: The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife
Chapter 129: Late at Night
After the family finished bathing, Bai Lu's clothes were taken away by the landlord, who insisted on hand-washing with a manual washing machine and displayed an unreasonable stubbornness. The boss, who got drunk, might seem like a three-year-old, but when he went berserk, not even ten oxen could hold him back. Bai Lu decided not to argue about the "good deed" of washing clothes and let him handle it.
With a freshly shaven head, Xiao Cheng finished bathing, washed his clothes, and hung them to dry. He returned to the room empty-handed.
Late at night, Xiao Cheng noticed Bai Lu still reading by the bed, furrowed his brows, walked over, and took the book away.
"Continue tomorrow."
He placed the book on the table. Bai Lu was about to get up, but he grabbed her and laid her down, covering her with a blanket. Warm breath brushed past her ear.
"Sleep."
"Wait, I have something to tell you." Bai Lu turned around, pushing his chest as she spoke.
With closed eyes, Xiao Cheng stubbornly maintained his decision: "Talk tomorrow."
"No, it has to be tonight."
Bai Lu struggled but couldn't get up. Instead, she pulled up the child who was about to sleep, and, as he frowned, immediately delivered the good news.
"I want to give you back 30,000 yuan!"
"You'll have 30,000 yuan soon. Buy whatever you want. It'll be reserve funds for your trip. Take your time to find a better buyer for the wood."
Xiao Cheng stared at the delighted Bai Lu, his eyes showing a mix of confusion and persistence but lacking any joy.
There was a subtle hint of hurt.
Thinking she might be disturbing his sleep, Bai Lu unconsciously patted her own head to comfort herself. "Be good, sleep later. Let's finish counting the money. Keep it safely, hide it wherever you want, and then you can sleep."
Ah—without hair, it's prickly!
Xiao Cheng withdrew the hand on his head, lips pressed together slightly. "You hide it too."
Bai Lu looked at the little hairpin in her hand and teased, "This is not mine, you have to manage your own money."
"Why?" The child didn't understand.
"Because it's your money, you have to take care of it yourself," Bai Lu earnestly replied.
Xiao Cheng nodded and responded, "My money is yours."
Bai Lu couldn't stand him!
Why is a three-year-old so difficult to handle?
Just take the money and go to sleep. Why do you always say things that... might be misunderstood?
Taking a deep breath, Bai Lu regained her composure, pulled the reluctant child out of bed, and went to the table.
They sat side by side on two chairs, opened the drawer, and took out a stack of money. The top 186 yuan was placed on the account book, and 30,000 yuan was given to Xiao Cheng.
"Here, this is 30,000 yuan. Count it, and if there's anything wrong, let me know."
"I don't want 30,000 yuan." Xiao Cheng instantly refused.
The pile of money was rejected and placed on the table.
Bai Lu handed the money back to Xiao Cheng and, at the same time, held his hand to prevent him from putting it back on the table.
Gently explaining, "I know what you want to say. Don't subtract money for groceries. I've been eating and buying groceries these days too. Besides, it's not only me buying groceries; you often do it too. Everyone spent money on meals and groceries. It's a normal expense. Returning you 30,000 yuan is the right thing to do."
After hearing Bai Lu's explanation, Xiao Cheng pushed the money back to her. "You keep it."
Bai Lu furrowed her brows, looked at him seriously, and said, "This is your money, and you must keep it yourself."
The gentle tone unintentionally became more assertive, lacking an attacking nature but making refusal difficult.
Xiao Cheng looked at her for a long time. The calm eyes slightly stirred, as if finally awakening.
Instead of pushing the money back, he opened another drawer, put the 30,000 yuan inside, and locked it.
He even put on a serious look.
The key was placed in the farthest corner of another drawer.
When Bai Lu realized what happened, the live broadcast of everything she couldn't watch was already over.
There were only three drawers on the whole table. She put the money from the first drawer into the second one beside it.
Now it made a difference—just barely. The money from the first drawer was moved to the second one next door. The key was in the third drawer.
After hesitating for a moment, Bai Lu didn't speak again. After all, she would be moving out tomorrow. The money Xiao Cheng kept had nothing to do with her, and she wouldn't come back to take it.
"I can move out tomorrow. Thank you for taking care of me during this time and lending me so many things."
Before she could finish her sentence, she was hugged back to bed.
Once covered with the blanket, all sounds ceased.
Bai Lu stared at Xiao Cheng, who was lying beside her, his arms around her waist. Her hands were on his chest, feeling the steady heartbeat. There was a strange feeling, like, she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
"I haven't finished talking..."
She tried to pick up the conversation.
Meeting his silent gaze, she struggled to find words. It felt like she was stuck in her throat.
Xiao Cheng, whether awake or not, gazed at her with a calm expression. "Stay at home. It will be more convenient. We have an electric chestnut roaster at home, a fixed place to get supplies. You can make money roasting chestnuts, study for your exams, and no one will disturb you at home."
Undeniably, Bai Lu's resolve wavered a bit.
Staying at Xiao Cheng's home would indeed be convenient in every way. With Xiao Cheng's reputation protecting her, no one would dare to cause trouble. Before deciding to leave, she had considered staying until the college entrance exam as a tenant. After the exam, she would have earned enough money for university, and she could then focus on her studies without worries.
And there's time travel...
Everything seemed perfect.
But...
Xiao Cheng occasionally got drunk, and his behavior was a bit unpredictable. It made her unsure of her own determination.
She didn't know how much self-control she had.
If, one day, she accidentally...
Bai Lu shook her head vigorously. No, no, this guy was involved in an international case in the future, and it was hard to distinguish between good and bad. Her father and grandfather were implicated, and any slight mistake could lead to irreparable consequences. Otherwise, she wouldn't have used all her skills to create a meticulous hypnotic environment, attempting to hypnotize him and access his memories.
To extract relevant clues and find the truth.
Unfortunately, the memory was abruptly cut off right at the crucial moment. When she met him again, he was abroad.
Told her to wait for two days.
At that time, her father and grandfather were in urgent need. She flew to find him right after the call. Unexpectedly, the plane encountered trouble
in the Bermuda Triangle, and she ended up here.
Xiao Cheng could build a business empire in the dragon and tiger fight of the future Beijing, proving he was a person with careful planning, decisive actions, and deep scheming.
She wasn't confident she could change him.
Even though it seemed that Xiao Cheng was not deeply involved in the case, and during the time she spent with him here, they respected each other, the memories were incomplete. She couldn't guarantee the truth and his true character.
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