Chapter 232: Dont Provoke Me (1/2)

Lu Chenzhou asked to have a baby so casually that Cheng Xi could’ve mistaken it for him saying that he wanted to buy new clothes. She was flabbergasted and had no response, because she really couldn’t believe from his tone that he actually wanted a baby.

Of course, Cheng Xi knew that while he might want one, whether or not he was sincere was hard to say.

Even so, she still hesitated for a moment before quickly laughing to dispel the shock. “Shouldn’t we get married before we have a baby?”

An error message seemed to pop up on Lu Chenzhou’s face, as he became momentarily startled and vexed.

“That’s true. I forgot about that,” he said expressionlessly, as his mien settled back into his usual calm.

Then, there wasn’t a “then” anymore, which made Cheng Xi think that Lu Chenzhou had lost all interest in this subject. After they had dinner and cleaned up, Lu Chenzhou went on his laptop. Cheng Xi thought that he had something important to do, so she stopped bothering him and brought Chen Jiaman to explore the new house.

She didn’t know who had designed it, but the house’s accomodations were truly extensive. The second floor was made up of mostly bedrooms, but the first floor had a variety of rooms. It was centered around a large living room, from where a tennis court, small-scale gym, indoor swimming pool, and unusually scenic glass room branched out. The house couldn’t be considered modern, as the equipment and interior furniture seemed to have been left unused for quite some time. When Cheng Xi walked around the second floor, she had a feeling that someone had built this place with the intention for it to be some sort of association hall, but Lu Chenzhou had found it and bought it as a house instead.

Chen Jiaman was quite curious about her new surroundings, but she was so timid that she only looked at the furniture or equipment without touching them. Cheng Xi noticed this, but didn’t force her to do anything. By the time they finished touring each room on the first floor, they were both tired out, so Cheng Xi walked Chen Jiaman back to her own room.

They were both staying on the second floor, but Lu Chenzhou had assigned Chen Jiaman a room very far down the corridor. In fact, it was the most secluded room and took the longest to get to from the outside.

But the scenery from that room was truly gorgeous. From her window, Chen Jiaman had a perennially pleasing country scene; the landscape was peppered with rolling green hills and rushing clear rivers. The room also expanded into a wide balcony, and when Chen Jiaman stepped outside, she could see the beautiful landscape surrounding her.

It was especially peaceful and quiet at night here, as they were in the outskirts of town. From afar, the town’s warm lamplight tinkled like stars on the horizon.

After the two finished admiring the brilliant scenery from her room, they lay down new bedsheets that they had brought with them, arranged and hung up her clothes, and washed and wiped down all the furniture. Cheng Xi and Chen Jiaman did all of this together, and while the latter was somewhat slow, she was very meticulous as she followed Cheng Xi’s instructions perfectly without missing a single spot.

Once they finished, Cheng Xi told her to wash up first. Chen Jiaman’s room even had its own small bathroom, so it was very convenient for both of them.

Once she finished her shower, Cheng Xi helped her blow-dry her hair. Ever since Chen Jiaman had started living with Cheng Xi, Cheng Xi had always been the one to help Chen Jiaman with this, but this was the first time Chen Jiaman had ever seen it through the mirror. Cheng Xi was standing behind her; one hand was holding onto the blow-dryer and the other gently pulling her hair into neat little bundles.

Cheng Xi’s movements were incomparably gentle, and her gaze was so kind that Chen Jiaman felt like a small precious pearl being cradled in her mother’s hands.

Chen Jiaman felt an indescribable emotion well up within her heart, and she impulsively called out, “Mom,” in a small voice.

The blow-dryer was relatively noisy, so Cheng Xi didn’t hear her words. But she could see Chen Jiaman’s lips move through the mirror, and she smiled at her.

And Chen Jiaman shyly smiled back.

While living in Gansu, she had realized that Cheng Xi wasn’t her biological mother. However, in her heart, she respected Cheng Xi as much as one, and whenever Cheng Xi was by her side, Chen Jiaman felt particularly peaceful, no longer afraid of her surroundings.

However, when Cheng Xi asked her whether she’d be scared of living here alone, she still nodded, tugged on her sleeve, and cutely asked, “Could you keep me company?”

Cheng Xi was a little surprised. Of course, she was more than happy to satisfy her request, as Chen Jiaman very rarely expressed her own emotions. Usually, she preferred to nod along no matter what the other party said. Cheng Xi grasped her small hand and said, “Jiaman……”

“Little bunny,” Chen Jiaman immediately corrected.

Cheng Xi compromised. “Alright. Little bunny, as long as you wish for it, I’ll stay here with you.”