Chapter 186: Jealousy in a Dream
Chapter 186: Jealousy in a Dream
Xiao Cheng stopped and turned around.
Bai Lu, peacefully asleep, had her eyes closed and hadn't awakened, as if the previous words were just a murmured dream.
She rarely talked in her sleep. If there was no response, she would go back to sleep obediently.
If someone responded, she would enter a mode of asking and answering questions.
Xiao Cheng sat back by the bedside, gently pulling Bai Lu's hand out from under the blanket and replied, "Hmm."
Before he could ask the question, dreamy words echoed again from the bed, "Who is Lili?"
"What pear?" Xiao Cheng was puzzled.
"Lili!"
The girl with closed eyes furrowed her brows, her tone unfriendly, clearly in a displeased mood.
Thinking she wanted to eat pears, Xiao Cheng was about to promise to buy some tomorrow, but then realized that pears weren't in season.
He changed his response, "I'll buy some for you another day."
The girl on the bed turned directly, facing away from him, saying, "I don't like eating tofu."
"If you want to eat, eat it yourself. Lili's tofu pudding is so delicious; you can buy and eat it all. Lili's soy milk is so tasty; you can buy and drink it all."
Xiao Cheng finally understood Bai Lu's dream talk, a subtle smile appearing in his deep eyes. "Don't you like it?"
"I don't like it anymore."
Muttering in a low voice, clearly sulking.
Xiao Cheng chuckled, "Then what do you like?"
"I like wontons..." She had just said that and then snorted, "Does the owner of the wonton shop have a daughter?"
Xiao Cheng truthfully answered, "Yes."
As he finished speaking, his hand was pinched, accompanied by the girl's snort, and then she pulled away.
Xiao Cheng reclaimed his hand and, before being pushed away, explained, "Three years old."
Sure enough, no more pushing away.
But then she asked, "Who is Liu Ximei?"
"I don't know." In Xiao Cheng's memory, there hadn't been a name that sounded like a girl's.
Fortunately, this time, Bai Lu didn't play charades with him; she straightforwardly said, "She sells rice noodles."
Xiao Cheng wasn't interested in rice noodles, and even less interested in people who sold them. "I don't know her."
But she continued, "Does Liu Ximei have a daughter?"
"I don't know."
However, she asked again, "Is Liu Ximei's daughter named?"
"I don't know."
This time, Xiao Cheng simply had no information to provide.
Bai Lu sighed lightly and mumbled, "Bad kid..."
Half displeased, half gentle and helpless in tone, all the words in the end were about children.
Xiao Cheng immediately thought of Xiao Wei, and his brows furrowed. Gripping Bai Lu's hand, he felt a tightening in his chest.
Unexpectedly, with this grip, she woke up.
The girl, half in a dream, suddenly turned around, opening her eyes in a daze. Her hazy gaze focused on him holding her hand.
"Ah Cheng, are you back?"
The lazy and charming voice entered Xiao Cheng's ears, and he snapped back to reality, casually letting go of her hand. "Hmm."
Bai Lu rubbed her eyes, murmuring, "There's hot water in the pot. Did you take a bath?"
Xiao Cheng saw her disheveled hair and wanted to reach out to tidy it up but refrained, averting his gaze. "I took one."
However, Bai Lu's brow suddenly furrowed, and she grabbed the collar of Xiao Cheng's clothes with both hands.
Xiao Cheng was slightly stunned. Before he could figure out what was happening, Bai Lu had approached his neck and sniffed around.
She moved down to the area around the collar.
"Did you drink alcohol?"
She stared into his eyes, getting quite close.
Close enough for Xiao Cheng to see the slight frown and displeasure in her clear and lazy eyes.
"Had a glass." Xiao Cheng didn't lie.
When he finished his business and returned, he met Wang Hao, who, having become a father, was overjoyed. He insisted on treating everyone to a late-night snack and repeatedly thanked Big Sister-in-law.
He narrated everything that happened that night when he returned home. Even the life-threatening incident with Chen Chunli was disclosed.
When it came to the thrilling part, he ordered a bottle of Erguotou, and everyone tacitly didn't drink much, just a glass each.
Sufficiently conveying the congratulatory sentiment.
Wang Hao not only conveyed it adequately but cried and thanked Big Sister-in-law repeatedly, reminding him of the gratitude. It felt like his ears were calloused.
Luo Shiliu and Xiao Dazhuang joined in the cheering, suggesting that he should invite Bai Lu out for a late-night snack, ensuring Wang Hao expressed enough gratitude. They even fantasized about him inviting her out to eat and drink together.
A dream!
Bai Lu stared at Xiao Cheng for a long time, realizing that he had only spoken one sentence and wasn't explaining further.
This was not the style of a child. Perplexed, she pinched his face. "Are you drunk?"
A child wouldn't push away her hand, and he would definitely say he wasn't drunk.
Although Xiao Cheng was surprised that Bai Lu suddenly dared to pinch his face, he didn't think much of it. Perhaps she wasn't completely awake yet. He didn't remove her hand.
"Not drunk," he answered truthfully.
Unexpectedly, this honest response emboldened Bai Lu even more. She slid her hand down while saying, "Then why don't you listen? Didn't I tell you not to drink so much? Did you get drunk and fight again? Why did you come back so late?"
Xiao Cheng couldn't understand why Bai Lu suddenly became so daring. Not only did she dare to pinch his jaw, but she also dared to scold him, though her expression looked a bit fierce.
But compared to before, it was a significant improvement.
"Really just had one glass."
Xiao Cheng took back Bai Lu's hand, holding it, and explained, "Didn't fight. After finishing things, I had a late-night snack and then came back."
Hearing the three words 'finishing things,' Bai Lu's heart tightened, suddenly forgetting why the child might be drunk.
Anxious, her gaze scanned him from top to bottom. "Did you get hurt? Did you apply medicine to the injury on your back?"
Xiao Cheng had just said, "Applied," when Bai Lu's hand reached for the collar of his clothes, starting to unbutton them.
She even commented, "I didn't smell the medicinal alcohol."
Xiao Cheng realized that she had sent the medicinal alcohol to his room last night.
Immediately, he stopped her hands and said, "I haven't applied it."
Bai Lu paused in her steps. "Why haven't you applied it?"
Just as she was about to continue unbuttoning, she remembered that the injury was on his back. How could he apply it himself?
She clapped her forehead, turning to Xiao Cheng with a gentle smile. "Rest assured, I'll help you apply it thoroughly tonight."
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