Chapter 696 - Is it Expired? (2/2)

Chu Lui knew that Rainy did not really like to drink milk powder because she did not do so when she was young. Once he thought that his daughter grew up on rice cereal, his heart would hurt.

It was okay; he gently caressed his daughter’s cheeks.

“In the future, Daddy will let you drink milk powder for the rest of your life.”

Luckily, no one heard what he said; if not, Chu Lui would be thought to be an idiot.

Knock, knock. He knocked again.

Xia Ruoxin came out. She was not asleep, but she did not like being disturbed by her new neighbor.

“What’s the matter?” She stood at the door and asked lightly.

“May I ask… do you have more milk?”

Chu Lui slightly separated his lips and broke into a smile; small but genuine.

Xia Ruoxin knitted her brows. “Wait here.”

She walked into the kitchen and did not let Chu Lui in. Chu Lui stood outside obediently and did not go in as he wished. He had to stick to Xia Ruoxin’s bottom line; if not, he would be the one suffering.

In a flash, Xia Ruoxin came out and passed him a cup of milk.

After being given four years of poisonous coffee by Li Manni, he did not want to touch that liquid anymore so he changed from coffee to milk. He had to drink one cup every day so that he could sleep well at night with no nightmares about his terrible past.

“Thank you.” He took the milk and drank while standing outside.

It was just that… why did this milk taste weird?

“Is it expired?” Actually, he had no other intentions and was just asking casually. Even if Xia Ruoxin said that it was expired, he would drink every single drop of it. It was only expired; it would not kill him.

“No.” Xia Ruoxin touched her fringe, and her gaze landed on Chu Lui’s cup. Even though Chu Lui felt that something was not right, he continued drinking.

“That is…” Chu Lui drank another mouth.

“Your daughter’s milk powder.” Once she said it, Xia Ruoxin slammed the door shut.

Chu Lui brought the cup to his eye level and shook his head in the end. He still placed the cup beside his mouth and drank it as he walked. This taste was indeed pretty strange.

That night, he actually did not get much sleep. It was his first night with his daughter so he was afraid that he would not sleep properly and would crush the child or kick her blanket away.

Hence, he almost opened his eyes for the entire night and allowed them to become bloodshot. Even though he did not sleep a wink, he was not tired at all.

Rainy rubbed her eyes and sat up straight in a daze. She crawled and crawled until she reached Chu Lui’s body and then came down again. Her hand grabbed in front, and she lay on Chu Lui’s chest to continue sleeping.

Chu Lui was frightened to the point where he did not dare to move. He only carefully pulled the blanket over his daughter once he was sure that she was fast asleep.

“Mommy, I don’t want to go to school.” She rubbed her eyes that were still blurred as she thought that her mother was waking her up for school.

“You don’t need to go to school. It’s the weekend.” Chu Lui ruffled his daughter’s hair and hugged her in his embrace. She had a faint smell of milk.

This was a child, his child. He really felt that he could give up everything—his career, his office… even his life—just for the child.