chsdbacks Chapter 245 Watch out or I'll slap you!
Chapter 245 Watch out or I'll slap you!
Before going to bed that night, Chang'an brought Nuannuan over.
Seeing that the little girl's forehead was covered in sweat and her hair was wet, Shen Li couldn't help but laugh: "Looks like you had a great time?"
Nuannuan nodded vigorously, her little face flushed: "Yes! We played hide-and-seek, and I won several times!"
"Did you thank Brother Chang'an for taking you out to play?" Shen Li asked again.
Nuannuan nodded immediately: "I did! I also thanked Brother Chang'an, Brother Changping, and Sister Xiuxiu!"
Chang'an stood at the door and said respectfully, "Young Madam, I'll head back now."
"Okay, drive carefully," Shen Li replied.
She turned around to prepare bath water for Nuannuan and found that the little girl only brought two sets of clothes to change into. So she took a soft cartoon pajama set from her space and put it in the dryer to dry.
As soon as Nuannuan entered the bathroom, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow! Auntie, your bathroom is so big!" Pointing to the bathtub, she asked curiously, "What's this?"
"This is a bathtub, it's for taking a bath too," Shen Li explained with a smile.
"This bathtub is so big! I've never seen one like it before!" Nuannuan leaned over and touched the smooth tub wall.
"My aunt had a friend send it back from abroad," Shen Li made up an excuse. "Try taking a bath in a bit; it's the most comfortable thing to do after playing."
"Great! Great!" Nuannuan clapped her hands excitedly.
Shen Li helped Nuan Nuan take off her clothes and put her in the bathtub, even adding some bubbles for her.
The little girl splashed around in the water playing with bubbles, then suddenly sighed, "Auntie, it's so comfortable here, I don't want to go home!"
Shen Li teased her deliberately, "Then why don't you just become your aunt's daughter?"
Nuannuan immediately shook her head, frowning like a little adult: "That won't do! If I become Auntie's daughter, Daddy will be so pitiful, he might get tricked away by Auntie!"
Shen Li raised an eyebrow, keenly grasping the key point: "You don't like your aunt?"
"Hmm! I don't like it!" Nuannuan pouted. "The last time I got lost, it was when I was with my aunt!"
Shen Li's brows furrowed instantly—her aunt? Could it be intentional? A sense of vigilance rose in her heart.
"Don't go out alone with your aunt anymore, okay?" Shen Li solemnly instructed.
"I know! Grandma won't let me go out with her anymore!" Nuannuan nodded vigorously. "Grandma said my aunt has ulterior motives and wants to be my stepmother!"
Shen Li understood and gently patted Nuannuan's head: "What a smart child."
After Nuannuan finished her shower, her pajamas in the dryer were also dry.
Shen Li folded the warm little clothes neatly and handed them to Nuan Nuan, who immediately held them up and kept looking at them.
"Auntie, this dress is so pretty! What's that pattern on it?" Nuannuan pointed to the cartoon logo on the chest of her pajamas, her eyes sparkling.
Shen Li suppressed a laugh and teased her on purpose, "It's a character from a foreign animated film."
"Wow, it looks so good!" Nuan Nuan hugged the clothes and rubbed against them, obediently letting Shen Li help her put them on. As she was carried to the bedroom, she didn't forget to look around.
Upon seeing Shen Li's large canopy bed, Nuannuan immediately struggled to get down and ran to the bedside, standing on tiptoe to examine it: "Auntie, why is your bed so big? It's even bigger than my dad's bed!" Children's curiosity is always exceptionally strong, and she reached out to climb up.
Shen Li smiled and carried her to bed, then gently pinched her little nose: "Because Auntie is a restless sleeper, always tossing and turning, and there aren't enough beds for her."
"Oh! So Auntie kicks off the blankets just like me!" Nuannuan exclaimed in surprise, clapping her hands and laughing.
"That's right." Shen Li helped her arrange the small pillow. "Be a good girl and wait here. Auntie is going to take a shower and will come to sleep with you soon."
"Okay!" Nuannuan obediently lay down, not forgetting to pull the small blanket up to her chest.
Shen Li had just picked up her pajamas and was heading towards the bathroom when she heard a loud knocking on the door—the door hadn't been closed properly and was left ajar.
She walked to the door and saw Lu Cheng standing there.
"Second Brother?"
Lu Cheng waved the keys in his hand, his tone carrying a hint of boasting: "I've tidied up the room next door, and the bedding is all new."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work. You can stay next door for the next few days," Shen Li replied casually.
Lu Cheng froze instantly, his smile vanished, and his tone suddenly became aggrieved: "What? You live next door?"
"Yes," Shen Li pointed to the bedroom, "Nuan Nuan is sleeping with me tonight. She's too young and she's scared to sleep alone."
Lu Cheng's face immediately fell, and he stared at her with a mournful expression: "Lili, I'm also scared to sleep alone."
Shen Li was amused by him, reached out and touched his cheek, her tone coaxing, "Second brother, you're an adult now, you need to be brave."
"Sigh..." Lu Cheng sighed deeply, looking utterly hopeless.
Seeing this, Shen Li quickly tried to salvage the situation: "I've never taken care of children before, so this is a good opportunity to learn. That way, I'll have experience when we have kids in the future!"
Lu Cheng retorted without hesitation, "You don't need to learn. I'll take care of our children, or we can hire a nanny. You don't need to work so hard."
"Second brother, you're so kind."
"That's great, you're willing to abandon me alone."
Shen Li felt a warmth in her heart, smiled, and stood on tiptoe, wanting to kiss him on the cheek as a comforting gesture.
Little did Lu Cheng know that he had planned this all along. He suddenly turned his head, and her lips landed right on his.
A warm touch came, and Shen Li was stunned. Just as she was about to back away, Lu Cheng reached out and grabbed her waist.
He deepened the kiss until Shen Li was breathless from the kiss and gently punched his chest before he reluctantly let go.
"I'll let you off the hook tonight," Lu Cheng said, his forehead pressed against hers, his voice tinged with amusement. "But don't send me to the neighbor's again tomorrow. Let Xiao Nan take care of me!"
Shen Li's cheeks flushed, and she pushed him away, saying, "Okay, okay, go back to sleep!"
He's really my brother!
Watching Lu Cheng walk away, turning back every few steps, Shen Li quickly closed the door, not forgetting to lock it, and covered her burning face as she walked towards the bathroom—this man is getting better and better at acting cute.
She didn't plan to take a bath, so she drained the water left in the bathtub during the day, cleaned it thoroughly, and then took a refreshing shower.
When she came out, the little girl on the bed was already fast asleep, hugging her pillow. Her little brows were slightly furrowed, and her profile bore a striking resemblance to hers.
Shen Li sat on the edge of the bed and gently tucked the stray hairs from her forehead behind her ears, her heart melting completely.
She couldn't help but wonder if her future children would look just like her.
I'm not a mother yet, but seeing other people's children warms my heart.
Because she went to bed early, Shen Li woke up exceptionally early the next day and even took Nuan Nuan to the restaurant for breakfast—a rare occasion for her to have breakfast with her whole family.
Lu Zhou had just taken a bite of the bun when he looked at her mischievously: "Sister Li, without my second brother bothering you, you really do get up much earlier."
Shen Li blushed, gave him a light kick under the table, and threatened in a low voice, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll beat you up!"
Lu Zhou stuck out his tongue and quickly buried his head in his porridge.
After breakfast, Nuannuan ran off to play with Chang'an, the son of the housekeeper Chen Haisheng, and soon the laughter of the two children could be heard in the yard.