Chapter 228: I Love You (1/2)

Cheng Xi was quite shocked by Lu Chenzhou’s reaction. He was wearing an apron and had been preparing dinner, the spitting image of a perfect househusband. But as soon as Chen Jiaman meekly shouted out, “Daddy,” his demeanor transformed, and it felt like he was about to start butchering people with the kitchen knife in his hand.

She quickly patted Chen Jiaman and then hugged Lu Chenzhou. “Don’t get angry, don’t get angry. I can explain this.”

She didn’t want anything bad to happen between her and Lu Chenzhou just because she had taken Chen Jiaman in.

Cheng Xi forcibly dragged Lu Chenzhou into the bedroom and then told him about what had happened. “Lin Fan found me, and he asked me to keep Chen Jiaman by my side. And for my agreement, he agreed to donate quite a large sum of money to my organization.”

Yes, and it was no small amount either. In fact, it was the largest donation that Cheng Xi had received so far.

Lu Chenzhou smiled coldly. “Do you think that I wouldn’t give you money? Do you really need his?”

Whenever they started talking about business, Cheng Xi became much more serious, and she explained to him, “I know that you’re rich, but my organization’s goal can’t be accomplished by just one person or with just one organization’s wealth. If we want to set up this program to succeed for the long term, then we need to be more open and receptive about alternative sources of funding. Lu Chenzhou-” When he started frowning, Cheng Xi immediately changed tack and switched over to a gentle tone to coax him with. “Won’t you be less angry? I promise, Chen Jiaman won’t affect you one bit. I’ll bring her to Gansu and take complete responsibility for her. She also has the ability and will to become self-independent. Thus, once she’s better, I won’t have to worry about her anymore, and I’ll stop thinking about her…… alright? Alright?”

Cheng Xi didn’t play coy very often, and perhaps it was because Lu Chenzhou wasn’t used to this side of hers, but he eventually hugged her tightly, bit her on the face, and continued his line of questioning. “Then, why did she call you ‘mother?’”

“That…… She’s a bit obsessed with the children’s story that I told her when we first met, and she constantly calls herself a little bunny. Additionally, the only way I was able to bring her away was if I told her that I was the mama bunny……”

Of course, the process wasn’t that straightforward, but the end result was more or less the same. Luckily, even though Chen Jiaman’s condition had deteriorated, causing her to forget a lot of her previous memories, she still instinctively remembered Cheng Xi’s voice and the stories that she’d heard.

Honestly, when she first shouted “Mommy” at Cheng Xi, Cheng Xi had been shocked and innately refused the title.

Lu Chenzhou was somewhat at a loss for what to say. At that moment, he suddenly remembered what Baldy had once asked him. “Aren’t you ever going to get a kid?” At the time, he’d adamantly and haughtily answered, “No,” but now……

If they had to have a baby, he’d much rather have Cheng Xi have his. In that case, there’d at least be a nine-month period where the baby would be in her stomach, unable to affect him.

However, with Chen Jiaman already here in person, there wasn’t much that Lu Chenzhou could do about it. Also, after Lu Chenzhou experienced the pain of separation, he had become far more lenient and accommodating with respect to Cheng Xi’s actions.

His principles once again crumbled in the face of her wishes.

But he still knew how to negotiate, and he took advantage of this opportunity to have her reduce the time she’d spend in Gansu even more. Of course, he didn’t broach this topic directly, and instead asked her, “Then, when are you going to return?”

This “return” obviously referred to her being transferred back to Renyi.

“Five years…”

Lu Chenzhou coolly snorted.

Cheng Xi lowered her gaze, behaving like a meek little housewife. “I’m afraid that I won’t be transferred back if the time period’s any shorter.”

Lu Chenzhou merely snorted again.

Cheng Xi had only been transferred over to Gansu temporarily, and based on her skills, his wealth and connections, and Renyi’s evaluation of her, it wouldn’t be difficult at all for her to be transferred back.

It wasn’t as if she’d committed some sort of heinous crime. Even if someone did pursue the case further, Lu Chenzhou would definitely be able to protect her in that event.