Aunt: “Do you even need to say that? Xiao Bei is very filial.”
Lu Bei: “…”
After breakfast, they parted ways. Xiang Xiaoyuan brought Lu Bei to the funeral home.
On the way to the parking lot, Xiang Xiaoyuan quickly explained to Lu Bei, “Don’t take what I just said seriously.” Before Lu Bei could respond, she continued, “It’s impossible for me to take care of a child. It’s impossible in this lifetime, even if you give me one billion or two, it’s impossible, understand? At most, I’ll buy some toys, clothes, and diapers for your child. But your child must be obedient and cute.”
Lu Bei was speechless. “Even if you want to, I won’t let you.”
Xiang Xiaoyuan clicked her tongue.
“Don’t worry,” Lu Bei said as he got into the car and put on his seatbelt. “I won’t ask you to take care of them. Even so, I’ll still support you when you’re old if there’s a need to.”
Xiang Xiaoyuan was elated when she heard this. Of course, she didn’t take Lu Bei’s words seriously. She just liked to hear nice words.
She thought of what Lu Wanggui’s aunt had said. Could it be that the original owner and Lu Wanggui had married because Lu Wanggui wanted to repay his kindness? Although this did not quite match Lu Wanggui’s personality, at least it explained why he and the original owner got married so suddenly.
What about the original owner? Why did the original owner agree to marry Lu Wanggui? She had thought that this marriage was very strange because of Lu Wanggui. Now that she had some background information, she seemed to have solved some of the mystery. The key was the original’s intention in getting married.
She was not a fool. She was not too clear about the reason behind their marriage. However, there was one thing that could be ruled out. The two of them were not in love.
When they arrived at the funeral parlor, Lu Bei sensibly went with his peers to handle some trivial matters. Xiang Xiaoyuan was guided by other relatives to the funeral parlor’s lounge.
The relatives told Xiang Xiaoyuan that Lu Wanggui had been guarding the place all night and had just gone to rest. When she arrived at the door of the lounge, she knocked on the door. The next second, the door opened and Lu Wanggui stood at the door. He was not wearing his glasses and his eyes were bloodshot, his voice was very hoarse. “You’re here.”
“Yes.” Xiang Xiaoyuan nodded.
Lu Wanggui raised his hand to look at the time. “You didn’t sleep well yesterday, right? You can rest with me for a while.”
After all, it was just a temporary resting room, so it was not very comfortable. The bed was less than 1.5 meters wide, much smaller than the bed at home. When they were at home, Xiang Xiaoyuan didn’t feel like she was sharing a bed. Now that she was lying on the 1.5-meter-wide bed, it felt different.
She canceled her initial thought that she and Lu Wanggui had something going on. No such two people would lie on the same bed when their relationship status was ambiguous. Just as Xiang Xiaoyuan was letting her imagination run wild, Lu Wanggui pulled her into his arms. She was forced to lean against his shoulder, and the man’s smell instantly surrounded her.
Xiang Xiaoyuan: “? ? ?”
“I’m going to sleep for a while.” Lu Wanggui’s voice came from above her head. Xiang Xiaoyuan could faintly smell the cool scent of mint.
Forget it. In the current situation, she didn’t want to protest.
Xiang Xiaoyuan didn’t intend to sleep at first. She leaned against Lu Wanggui’s chest, thinking. But since she didn’t have a good rest last night, her eyelids started to twitch. Under Lu Wanggui’s steady breathing, she gradually fell asleep.
Xiang Xiaoyuan was woken up by a phone ringing. When she woke up, she was the only one on the bed. The phone was in the drawer of the bedside table. It was Lu Wanggui’s phone. There was the sound of water coming from the bathroom not far away, Lu Wanggui was most likely taking a shower.
With this thought in mind, Xiang Xiaoyuan reached out for his phone with sleepy eyes. She wanted to pass the phone to him or tell him who it was. However, when he glanced at it, she saw the name on the screen…
“Yao Fei.”
Xiang Xiaoyuan quivered and instantly woke up. She stared at the name, got out of bed, put on her shoes, and went to the bathroom door to knock on it. The sound of water in the bathroom ceased, and Lu Wanggui’s voice came, “What’s wrong?”
Xiang Xiaoyuan raised her voice as if she was worried that he couldn’t hear her. “Your phone is ringing. It’s Yao Fei.”
Lu Wanggui paused in the bathroom. He turned off the shower. He noticed the excitement in Xiang Xiaoyuan’s tone. He wiped the water off his face and said, “I can’t do it now. Answer it for me.”
When Xiang Xiaoyuan heard this, she only had one thought in her mind, “Wow, he is so cold!”