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The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife(367)
🕑 Added 2024-06-01 13:20:36 +0000 UTC Chapter 367: It's All Yours
Bai Lu felt it was a mistake.
She hadn’t escaped from his grasp at all.
Just as she slipped out of his arms, she was still an infinite distance from the edge of the bed when he caught her again.
"I didn’t say I wanted the money." Xiao Cheng released her struggling ankle and pressed her back into place.
Bai Lu was a bit flustered.
Her little heart was thumping wildly!
Her hands pressed against his chest, hot to the touch but she didn’t pull back!
"It’s not that you want the money, it’s that I want to return it to you. That’s your money; it should be returned to you."
Xiao Cheng said, "No need to return it."
"You need money for school."
Bai Lu was stunned by his serious and sincere expression and his generous and bold approach.
At the same time, she felt the need to clarify a fact: "I have money."
But Xiao Cheng said, "That’s your money."
Bai Lu’s mouth twitched: "It’s normal for me to use my own money for school, right?"
Xiao Cheng nodded slightly: "Normal."
Bai Lu sat up: "I’ll go get the money and return it to you."
He pressed her back down: "No need."
She was speechless.
There was another fact that needed clarification: "Actually, I have quite a bit of money. The money from selling roasted chestnuts, plus the tuition share from running the classes, and the scholarships and rewards from the school and city, total more than four hundred thousand."
More than enough for college.
Xiao Cheng’s eyes showed admiration, but his response was still: "That’s your money."
Under the light, his sharp features were particularly clear, his jawline smooth and defined.
His eyes, dark as the night, carried evident seriousness, determination, and persistence.
There was no hint of condescension or charity, only the depth of affection and indulgence that appeared when he was drunk, and the weight of countless treasures.
Bai Lu suspected she was seeing things, so she resolutely hugged his neck and pulled him down.
She looked carefully and confirmed that it was indeed the treasured gaze she saw.
"You might not know one thing," she said.
Xiao Cheng looked at her fair little face up close, his eyes deep as the sea and dark as ink.
His voice was low: "What?"
Bai Lu moved her gaze from his face to the table by the window under the moonlight, smiling.
"There’s also your money there."
Xiao Cheng didn’t need to turn around to know where she was looking: "So?"
"It’s the last share of the tuition from the roasted chestnut classes, in the third drawer at the back, wrapped in newspaper and rolled up, with the account book on top. If you pull the drawer out completely, you’ll see it."
Xiao Cheng responded with a sound but didn’t move.
It seemed he didn’t care about the money at all; his eyes were only on her.
"All yours."
Bai Lu had always been well-off since she was a child. In college, she also refused a bouquet of 999 red RMB roses and an unlimited diamond card from a male classmate, so she wasn’t particularly moved by gifts of money or similar actions.
She didn’t hate or dislike it, it was just that without such a need, she didn’t have any emotional reaction.
So, her heart wouldn’t feel happy or excited.
But... when Xiao Cheng gave, her heart did have ripples, a different feeling.
It should be happiness, right?
Even though she didn’t need it: "Actually, you don’t have to..."
Before she could finish, his cold thin lips pressed down, swallowing the rest of her words.
The overwhelming fresh scent enveloped her, pressing the soft pillow deeply into her grip.
The moon hid behind the clouds.
A gentle breeze brought waves of floral fragrance, brushing past the bedside.
It brushed past the girl’s slightly dazed face, her trembling eyelashes, and in the soft moonlight, they slowly closed.
Long, slender fingers traced from her face, down her long hair, and settled on her white jade-like shoulder.
The thin light garment was gently pushed aside and slid down.
The girl didn’t push him away; her slender body just trembled slightly, and the falling garment paused.
Slowly, it moved back up...
"Why not push away if you’re scared?"
Xiao Cheng released the trembling girl and lay on his side, not far from her.
Giving her enough space to feel safe.
Bai Lu opened her eyes to see the ceiling, her shoulder warmed again as the light garment was put back in place.
Gradually, she felt warmth return.
Calming her heart, which had been on the verge of jumping out of her chest.
Turning her head, she wasn’t surprised to meet those deep eyes, though the dark red... desire... was gone, replaced by evident care.
"Don’t be scared."
He lay on his side, looking at her, his hand not reaching out to touch her, and his voice was very gentle.
With a reassuring power.
Bai Lu’s eyes felt slightly warm, quickly covering with a thin mist: "I wasn’t scared... just... a bit nervous."
Xiao Cheng saw her slightly trembling hand gripping her garment, her slightly shaking hand, and his previous worries about her fear and rejection vanished. He gently embraced her.
His large hand stroked her back, soothingly.
He softly explained: "Good girl, don’t be afraid. I didn’t intend to do anything. I just wanted to see if you were more tolerant of the drunk me or the sober me."
Maybe she was used to his soothing touches, or maybe it was the sincerity in his tone, but Bai Lu’s tense nerves gradually relaxed, and her gripping hand slowly loosened.
She extended her hand again, gently hugging him back, leaning close to his familiar chest that exuded safety.
Bai Lu knew that romantic relationships would include these steps, but having never experienced it, she couldn’t help but feel nervous.
Maybe others, with their loved ones, wouldn’t feel nervous at all during such moments, wouldn’t feel any discomfort, and everything would go naturally and smoothly.
But Bai Lu wasn’t others, she couldn’t avoid feeling nervous.
Xiao Cheng was the first man she had physical contact with, apart from her family.
All intimate actions were firsts, and she needed more time than others.
Yes, Bai Lu was conservative in thought, conservative in etiquette, and slower than others in many things.
But once she made a decision, she wouldn’t change or retreat, and she would prepare for many things in advance.
For example, her and Xiao Cheng’s future plans.
For example, she already considered this place home.
Gradually letting go of her attachment to her family in the capital, shifting that attachment to Xiao Cheng.
For example, the earlier incident...
Bai Lu clearly understood that she was nervous, maybe even a bit scared.
But it wasn’t because of Xiao Cheng.
It was the unfamiliar intimate behavior she had never encountered, causing a normal physiological reaction.
Bai Lu didn’t reject Xiao Cheng’s approach; her body was tense, but her heart had already accepted him.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have allowed herself to stay tense.
Letting the nervousness continue.
Bai Lu exhaled softly, withdrawing from the familiar scent, and lifted her head: "Cheng, I..."
"It’s my fault." Xiao Cheng gently embraced her again, holding her lightly.
Cutting off her chance to speak.
Because her face was forced back against his chest, it took a great effort to peek out.
Quickly speaking: "Aren’t you uncomfortable?"
Xiao Cheng: "..."
Bai Lu sighed softly.
Actually, when Xiao Cheng kissed her, from shallow to deep, she could feel his body’s reaction.
But he always let go of her quickly, closing his eyes, and when he opened them again, he was like now.
As if all the desire had disappeared, like nothing had happened, coaxing her to sleep.
Actually, it was just hidden away, right?
