278 Change of Plans (1/2)
The next day.
Xiang Wan woke up before the alarm rang.
She was troubled throughout the night and did not have a good sleep.
Bai Muchuan woke up earlier than her and had already gotten everything ready. When he stepped out of the bathroom, he saw Xiang Wan looking at him with her eyes wide-opened.
”Did I wake you up?”
Xiang Wan shook her head. ”Nope.”
”That's good. You should get more sleep.”
Bai Muchuan placed his shiny pistol into his gun holster.
”I think I had a dream…” Xiang Wan looked at him as he was getting ready to leave. Her voice sounded a little muffled as she just woke up—it was full of unease. ”I think it was a nightmare as I feel flustered… But when I try to recall what I dreamt, I couldn't remember it…”
She often forgot what she dreamt about.
Although she tried to recall after she woke up, she just couldn't remember a thing. The only thing she knew was how she felt in her dream.
”You little—”
Bai Muchuan laughed.
He walked to the side of the bed and bent down to touch her head.
”Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”
She drank beer last night. When she woke up, her head felt uncomfortable.
At this moment, she didn't want to create any trouble for Bai Muchuan and make him worry.
”I'm fine. Just go, I'll wait for your return.”
”Mm.” Bai Muchuan smiled at her.
He thought for a moment and bent down to kiss her on the forehead.
”Don't sleep for too long. You can go for breakfast in the hotel but don't step out of the hotel. If you need anything, get 'Laowu next door' to help you—”
Pffft!
Xiang Wan always felt like laughing whenever he said ”Laowu next door”.
”Bai Muchuan, you're a contradictory person!”
”What do you mean?” Bai Muchuan stood straight to adjust his tie.
”When we were at Jin City, you were so wary of me being alone with Cheng Zheng. Yet there were times that you suddenly didn't mind at all and even asked me to get him to give me a lift. It's the same with Quan Shaoteng. Just two days ago, you said that Quan Shaoteng is poisonous…”
”Nonsense!”
Bai Muchuan grunted, looking proud as always.
”Is he more good-looking than me? Besides, doesn't this mean that you are the most important to me?”
”…” Sounds so reasonable.
”It just means that your safety is of utmost importance.”
”!”
His slightly curved eyes were smiling.
Even though Bai Muchuan said all these in a joking tone, Xiang Wan knew that he was serious about it.
However, the thought of the possible imminent danger that he would be in, Xiang Wan just couldn't bring herself to smile.
”Don't be mushy! And please be careful.”
”I know, silly little thing! This is the 108th time you've said that!
”…”
He patted her head and pointed at the door. ”I'm off now!”
The black-out curtains in the room were drawn closely together. Only a dim light in the room was switched on, which made the whole room felt as though it was still night time.
In actual fact, it was also already bright outside.
Bai Muchuan saw Tang Yuanchu already sitting inside the SUV the moment he went downstairs.
He was leaning on the driver's seat with his eyes half-closed. It felt like he had not fully awakened.
”Where's the rest?” Bai Muchuan pulled open the door at the body of the SUV and took a seat.
Tang Yuanchu was not asleep.
His eyes opened when he heard the sound of the door opening.
Seeing that it was Bai Muchuan, he rubbed his eyes.
”Brother Tu went to buy breakfast… Salimu went along with him to help out. Ding Yifan went to get the stuff that we've prepared!”
He accounted for everyone clearly.
Bai Muchuan saw his bloodshot eyes. ”You didn't sleep well last night?” he asked.
Tang Yuanchu avoided his sharp eye contact by pretending to wipe the car's dashboard.
”Yeah! As I hardly drink alcohol, every time when I drink a bit, I'll have a hard time sleeping.”
Bai Muchuan did not continue the conversation. Instead, he just sat at his seat quietly.
Thus, his silence became a heavy weight pressing down on Tang Yuanchu's heart.
Tang Yuanchu felt a chilly feeling behind his head as he did not get a reply from Bai Muchuan. He even had a feeling that Bai Muchuan had seen through him.
Cough!
Tang Yuanchu turned around slowly. ”Captain Bai…” he said rather awkwardly.
He wanted to give some explanation, but he did not know where to start. Rather, he felt that he was not in a position to explain anything.
Out of a sudden, Bai Muchuan asked, ”I'm not sure if you've seen the recent news.”
”News, what news?” Tang Yuanchu looked at Bai Muchuan's grim but expressionless face and forced a smile. ”I haven't been paying attention to such news ever since I become an online celebrity… I hardly logged into my Weibo account as I'm afraid of those crying fangirls who wants to marry me… you know, I'm a soft-hearted person, I find it hard to reject people…”
”Don't your balls hurt when you're boasting?” Bai Muchuan sent a glare over.
”…” Tang Yuanchu chuckled. ”It's real. I'm really overwhelmed when the group of girls called me their hubby.”
”You rascal!” Bai Muchuan laughed mischievously.
”I'm talking about the entertainment news about you and Xie Wanwan…”
That felt like a big hammer on Tang Yuanchu's heart.