Chapter 178: You're Really Amazing
Chapter 178: You're Really Amazing
Bailu stared at his sexy and charming collarbone for a moment, and when her gaze moved upward, their eyes met.
It felt as if they had been caught doing something naughty.
"Cough... turn around," she said.
Turning around meant facing the wall. Xiao Cheng didn't turn; instead, he got off the bed, sat on the edge, and turned his back to Bailu.
A bruise, the size of a palm, covered an old scar from a knife. New and old wounds intertwined, the bluish-purple marks doubled, appearing reddish-purple and disturbing.
Certainly, during the chaos tonight at Tianshang, he must have been sneak attacked by some sinister person. The shape of the injury looked like a chair leg, definitely not as slender as a bottle.
Moreover, a broken bottle would leave glass shards, but there were none on Xiao Cheng's back, and his skin wasn't cut.
The injuries were hidden beneath the flesh.
Bailu opened a small bottle, poured some medicinal wine into her hand, and covered Xiao Cheng's back, gently rubbing.
"You said you weren't hurt. What's this on your back, you big liar?" she remarked.
Xiao Cheng turned his head. "I'm not a liar. I don't lie to Lulu. These are just minor injuries; they'll be fine in a couple of days."
"Who told you that minor injuries aren't injuries? You have wounds on your back, and you're still carrying me. Do you think your injuries aren't severe enough?" Bailu felt like her heart was soaked in a sponge filled with water—sour and swollen.
As the pressure on Xiao Cheng's back became gentler, he softly spoke, "Lulu, it's not severe."
"Not severe enough to ignore the injuries and act recklessly?" Bailu squeezed a bit harder.
Xiao Cheng grunted, "Lulu, be gentle."
"Gentle isn't effective," Bailu continued to rub. "Grandma said you have to rub it hard to disperse the medicinal properties, make it evaporate, and rub until it feels warm. Only then will it be effective for recovery."
Saying this, she rubbed a bit more forcefully.
It was like punishing an unruly child.
Under the force, the medicinal wine evaporated, and the wound started to feel warm. Xiao Cheng pursed his lips. "Lulu, it hurts."
"I'm not hurting," Bai Lu corrected his childish sentence.
She continued the ruthless rubbing, making him, who concealed his injury and insisted on carrying her, regret it.
Let's see if he learns his lesson and dares to do it again next time.
The continuously evaporating medicinal effects made Xiao Cheng's back feel like it was engulfed in a fiery sea, burning with pain.
He turned around, grabbed Bai Lu's hand, and apologized sincerely, "Okay, I won't do it next time."
Bai Lu smiled and said, "Hmm," indicating that she understood, then pulled her hand back, pushing him away.
Xiao Cheng: "..."
The burning sensation attacked his back again, completely masking the warmth of Bai Lu's hand.
"Lulu?"
"Hmm..."
As Bai Lu raised her head, Xiao Cheng kissed her, silencing any questions she might have had. The unspoken words were all lost on her lips.
The motion of rubbing in her hand stopped abruptly as he turned around, slipping away. He caught it.
Placed on his exposed chest, he felt the heartbeat transition from steady to slightly rapid.
His other hand gripped her neck, leaving no space to retreat. Bai Lu's mind went blank.
Xiao Cheng's kiss wasn't a light touch; it was an aggressive attack from the start, as if he were extracting something.
When Bai Lu's sluggish brain reacted, her mind had become a mush, clouded by the kiss.
At this moment, Xiao Cheng let go.
The deep gaze seemed to contain surging flames, suppressed. He looked at Bailu, his voice unusually hoarse—
"It doesn't hurt anymore."
Is he using her as a painkiller?
Bai Lu wanted to punch him, but she bit her lip and refrained: "Why didn't you scream when you were injured before?"
"No one used to apply medicine for me."
Xiao Cheng answered Bai Lu's question truthfully, looking at her blushing face with a firm gaze. "But now, there's Lulu."
After regaining composure, Bai Lu wanted to say, "I'll leave after I finish my exams." However, when she saw the obvious expectation in Xiao Cheng's eyes, the words at the corner of her mouth involuntarily swallowed back.
After some consideration, she felt it was necessary to remind him: "You can't do this in the future."
"Why is it inappropriate?" Xiao Cheng asked, not understanding.
Bai Lu would rather face a big shot. At least, big shots understood certain unspeakable matters instantly.
Children, on the other hand, understood nothing.
Moreover, a child's memory only lasted for one night. Tomorrow morning, he would forget what happened tonight.
"Even if I tell him about sleeping in separate rooms now, he will forget by tomorrow; agreeing or not agreeing is the same.
It's really frustrating.
Bai Lu sighed, decided not to say anything more, and pushed Xiao Cheng back, saying, ''There's still a bit of medicinal wine that hasn't been applied.''
Xiao Cheng was surprised, ''How is it not applied yet?''
Bai Lu gave him a cool look, ''Who told you to expose your back to others for a beating? The scars are so long; a bit of medicinal wine won't be enough.''
''I didn't expose my back to others.'' Xiao Cheng argued logically, ''I was ambushed.''
After hearing his explanation, Bai Lu nodded in understanding while pouring medicinal wine onto her hands, asking, ''Did you get revenge?''
''I did.'' It was necessary.
Seeing his cold and vengeful eyes, Bai Lu couldn't help but laugh, ''How did you get revenge?''
Xiao Cheng looked at Bai Lu's smiling face, pure and clean eyes, and said nothing.
Bai Lu smiled and said, ''I'm not afraid.''
Still, Xiao Cheng remained silent. Despite Bai Lu pushing him to turn around and covering his back with the soft warmth again, he didn't speak.
As the pressure gradually increased, the soft warmth was replaced by a scalding sensation, but he didn't speak again.
Bai Lu guessed, ''Did you break the enemy's leg?''
Since she already guessed, Xiao Cheng wouldn't deny it but corrected, ''Stepped on it.''
''You're really impressive!'' Bai Lu admired him as a man and vigorously rubbed him a few times, two times, three times.
''Is this reward good enough?'' Xiao Cheng remained silent.
Probably not, because Bai Lu rubbed him forcefully three more times and the spicy medicine's effect spread.
Helpless, Xiao Cheng pursed his lips. The hands on his back suddenly disappeared, leaving only the lingering pain.
He turned around abruptly, ''Is it done?''
''Yes, there was only a small area left to apply, and now it's done.'' Bai Lu held the small bottle of medicinal wine, got off the bed, and put it back in the drawer by the window.
Turning back, Xiao Cheng was already putting on his clothes, buttoning them up one by one.
After buttoning the third button at the top, he let go.
The distinct curve of his collarbone lay exposed beneath the unbuttoned collar.
It caught Bai Lu's eyes faintly.
Xiao Cheng took the opportunity to lie down, turning off the lights and covering themselves with the blanket.
Bai Lu was momentarily stunned, then realized that after a busy day, they could finally sleep.
If the child likes to hug, then let him.
Unexpectedly, just as she closed her eyes, Xiao Cheng's deep, magnetic voice reached her ears, ''Lulu.''
''Do you like the new clothes I bought for you?''
With a slight smile at the corner of her closed eyes, Bai Lu replied sincerely, ''I like them.''
Xiao Cheng chuckled lightly, holding her as they drifted off to sleep.
—May 24, 1997, the first time Xiao Cheng gave Bai Lu clothes, shoes, and supplements."
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