Chapter 25 Because I Love You

  Dew drops filled the lawn, and her toes were stiff with cold. She got up without a word and walked back to the house, sitting on the soft sofa, still feeling like her butt had been stabbed by something. Her whole body felt uncomfortable, at this moment, Ling Hao Yu brought out a basin of hot water, now her toes were so cold that they could be put into boiling water without feeling scalded.

  He squatted down and gently grasped Gu Xi's foot, which was soaking in the basin. She didn't move at all, looking down at this man with a pale face, straight nose, and an enchanting appearance. Looking at his large hands moving back and forth on her feet, she almost forgot about the pain he had caused her.

  After a long time, he gently moved her feet away, shifted the basin, and placed her feet on his knees. He used a pure white towel to gently wipe off the water without saying a word, then picked her up and walked steadily into the room. At this moment, there was no discomfort in her mind until he covered her with a quilt and sat quietly beside her.

  That was his breathing, although light, but she could still feel it. A stable awakening, opening her eyes to find Ling Hao Yu always leaning against the edge of her bed, his butt sitting on the cold icy floor, his heart inexplicably aching for some reason.

  "Hey, get up! Why sleep on the floor when you have a bed?"

  "Oh, you're awake?" The voice had barely fallen when he hastily lifted his head and said.

  He was still drooling in his sleep, with a faint blush on his cheeks and a slight smile at the corner of his mouth. He stretched lazily without any reserve, and it turned out that even a man in his thirties could be this adorable. She couldn't help but burst into laughter, laughing uncontrollably. As she usually did, she shifted her body and pulled out a cigarette from the small table beside her, taking two puffs before stopping.

  "Are you okay? Stop smoking, I've told you before that it's bad for your health!" Ling Hao Yu simply reached out and took the half-smoked cigarette from her hand, pressing it into the ashtray, muttering to himself in disapproval.

  "Starting from today, I won't be bothered anymore. Out! I'm going to change clothes." Gu Xi stood up and shouted disdainfully.

  Smelling the smell of grass and mud all over my body, I felt a bit embarrassed. I quickly got out of bed, casually took out a long-sleeved pure white shirt dress from the luggage box by the wall, the style was very simple, but rarely seen. I remembered buying it online at school, and never had the chance to wear it, taking advantage of the good weather, I should let my body put on new clothes.

  Ling Hao Yu leaned against the door, staring at her with wide eyes, thinking in his heart that he must find a way to keep her here, propping up his chin and gazing at her intently.

  "Look at you!" Gu Xi had always been casual about changing clothes in the dormitory, without any habit of covering up. He thought back to when he was in school, and how he used to walk around like that without any qualms.

  She let out a deep sigh, not thinking that there was a pair of bright eyes staring at her from the side, and casually took off all her undergarments. The scene left him stunned. Are kids nowadays so bold? Looking at her purple lace-trimmed lingerie, it was as if he was watching a model on a catwalk, except for being slightly lacking in height. Her snow-white skin and sun-tanned face formed a strong contrast, and her curvaceous figure was very enticing. This girl was born to be beautiful.

  "Get out of the way!"

  She quickly put on her skirt, gathered up the things she had brought to bed and put them in her luggage. But after a few days, the things piled up like a mountain, and it was hard to clean up. Walking to the bedside, Ling Hao Yu pushed open, bent down and picked up a pair of black slippers and put them on his feet.

  Watching her busy running around, he was always distracted. When the door was closed, he only realized that everything came too fast, but lost too quickly.

  "Hey, girl, listen to me, I didn't mean it, just forgive me, okay? If you leave, what am I going to do?"

  "What's not intentional? Boss Ling, wanting to find someone to have children with and report it, guaranteeing that there will be as many as the number of people on earth." She didn't want to bring up any topic, but being said so by him made her even more uncomfortable, she fiercely shook off his hand and continued down the stairs.

  "It's because I love you." Ling Hao Yu, notorious for his arrogance, was now kneeling down and hugging her legs, with tears glistening in the corners of his eyes.

  She would rather believe that the man living with her is a famous actor. As many tears as there are, as many truths as there are, "love" coming out of his mouth seems to be played with, "Love! Love! I'm telling you to get out!"

  "Brother! Sister! The old lady has arrived!" Zhang Xiaohui had come over early to prepare breakfast for them, and when she carried out a large bowl of lotus seed soup from the kitchen. Hearing their argument upstairs, she rushed up to peek through the door crack and saw Gu Xi hastily packing her things, probably leaving this home.

  Zhang Xiaohui hastily ran upstairs and made a phone call to Ling's mother, presumably because the old lady needed to come out and make an appearance.

  "What's going on? Did Little Yu do something wrong to Little Xi again? Little Xi, come to my side. From now on, if he dares to bully you, I'll take care of it for you. It's really unfair that at this age, I should be doting on Little Xi, how can things be like this?"

  Only saw Ling's mother wearing a pair of slippers, today also didn't have time to dress up in gold and silver finery. These past few days she had been feeling drowsy all the time, waking up only at noon. After receiving Zhang Xiaohui's phone call, she rushed over in a hurry. Ling's mother was very gentle, walking up the stairs to support Gu Xi step by step as they went downstairs, sitting on the sofa with her hand holding onto hers tightly.

  Mom? Daughter-in-law?

  These words came out of a warm and gentle mother, yet they felt so natural to her heart. God is really good at taking care of people, she couldn't get what she didn't have in her own family, but she could easily get it from the Ling family. This feeling made her feel that even if she had to give up several lives, it would be worth it, for what kind of mother wouldn't help her own child, yet protected children with no blood relation?

  Gu Xi remained silent, walking through the twilight, and saw Ling Haoyu putting his luggage back in the room. If Ling's mother hadn't appeared, she would have left this home that didn't originally belong to her without hesitation, but now how could she leave like this?

  "Xiao Yu, why don't we all move there together?" Ling's mother suggested, her eyes fixed on her son.

  "Mom, I need some space. I heard Xiaoxi say that wherever she lives, we'll live there." Ling Haoyu carefully peeled an apple and handed it to Gu Xi, something he wouldn't even do for his own mother.

  "Hmm, okay, you two think carefully!" Ling's mother said with a smile.

  Actually, Ling's mother had long known about the situation between Ling Hao Yu and Gu Xi. Although it wasn't to that extent, she needed to give her son a push. Being a bit thicker-skinned might make things easier. She watched her son grow up with one glance, but had never seen him like or date any girls before.

  So they often worried with their partner, that their son didn't like girls, and worried about the future generations. Since that day when he saw Gu Xi, his heart felt much more at ease, it turned out that his son just needed to wait for a romantic encounter.

  "Xiao Xi, don't run off without a word. If you run off, this old lady will have to go searching for you everywhere. Listen to me, good child, look at my hair, it needs to be combed and arranged, come visit me often when you're free."

  Upon hearing such a heartfelt speech, Gu Xi began to hesitate. Although this scene was very fake to her, she was still grateful for such an elder.

  The Cold War lasted for three hours, no matter how Ling Hao Yu spoke or acted. Gu Xi just took out her phone to go online and chat with friends. Having been out for so long, she strangely missed the school days. An unintentional remark, however, brought about an unexpected outcome - several classmates in her class said they wanted to take leave together to come see her.

  Watching them work hard all the time, while I'm just muddle-headed and drifting through life, it's unbearable.

  "Time to eat, stop playing!" Ling Hao Yu snatched the phone from her hand, his expression fierce, and picked up a bowl of white rice with corn, its color fresh and its taste must be great. He stretched it to her mouth and said coldly.

  She ignored him, turned her head away, and reached out to turn on the TV with the remote control, staring deeply at the screen. But Ling Hao Yu simply pulled out the power cord, thinking that he might have been too gentle, this girl couldn't change any of her bad habits.

  "Where are you going?" He had just sat back down on the couch when she got up and headed upstairs.

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