Ning Li froze and pulled back.
“Second Brother, I don’t want to eat it.”
Lu Huaiyu still maintained that action.
“Just a little bit, huh?”
Ning Li felt uncomfortable, and then she inexplicably thought of what had happened at HG today.
Her mood swings during her menstrual period, coupled with the series of stimulation, caused a little of her temper to flare up.
She raised her hand and pushed him away.
“No.”
Since she had already lost her face, she might as well throw it away!
Lu Huaiyu looked at her. He was still holding the bowl of porridge in his hand, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
Ning Li did not say anything either.
It was so quiet in the dining room that one could even hear a pin drop.
The two of them fell into a subtle confrontation with each other.
After a long time, Lu Huaiyu pressed the space between his eyebrows. Finally, he said helplessly and indulgently, “Little ancestor.[1]”
“I’m begging you, okay?”
…
Before today, the Second Master of the Lu family, who had always been noble and proud, had never thought that he would actually have to resort to begging someone one day.
Most importantly, the purpose of begging someone was just to coax a young girl to have more porridge.
When Ning Li heard his words, her pale face instantly turned a little red.
She paused for a moment without saying anything. In the end, she moved closer, bit on the spoon, and took a sip of the porridge.
Lu Huaiyu watched as she moved closer and obediently ate the porridge. Her thick and long eyelashes fluttered like a butterfly, and her cheeks bulged slightly.
She was soft and obedient.
He sighed in his heart.
‘Lu Huaiyu, you’re really hopeless.’
He scooped another spoonful and brought it to her lips.
This time, Ning Li did not refuse.
Just like that, he fed her spoonful by spoonful, and she ate it bite by bite.
After a long while, she finally finished the remaining half of the bowl of porridge.
Lu Huaiyu then put down the bowl and looked at the time.
“You should go and rest on the sofa first. You can take your medicine later.”
Ning Li nodded.
“Okay.”
Lu Huaiyu had taken some time to served her, so only now did he finally have the time to finish his food and put away all the bowls and chopsticks.
In the meantime, Ning Li was nestled in a corner of the sofa.
She had drunk the brown sugar water and eaten some food, but the pain in her lower abdomen had not lessened much.
The feeling of swelling and soreness became stronger and stronger, and her hands and feet were cold.
She leaned on the sofa and curled up slightly.
This was the scene that Lu Huaiyu saw when he finished cleaning up.
Ning Li was curled up on the sofa, her face especially pale.
He frowned. Seeing that it was almost time, he poured some hot water for her and gave her some painkillers.
However, the effects of the medicine were not that fast.
Ning Li was listless.
“Is it still very painful?”
Lu Huaiyu sat down beside her and asked, “Is it always like this?”
Ning Li said, “Only on the first day. It’ll be fine after that.”
She did not have much strength to speak either.
Lu Huaiyu was silent for a moment.
“I heard that the Internet said that rubbing your stomach will be better?”
Ning Li nodded without much energy.
“It’s alright, but I’m too tired.”
She was too lazy.
Lu Huaiyu looked at her.
“Then… shall I help you?”
Ning Li’s eyes widened slightly as she looked at him in shock. Her first reaction was to reject him.
“Or not–”
Before she could finish her sentence, another twinge of pain shot through her lower abdomen again.
Her body curled up into a ball and her brows furrowed. Instantly, she broke out in cold sweat.
Seeing this, Lu Huaiyu frowned and reached out to help her up.
“Ah Li?”
Ning Li rubbed her cheek against the back of his hand.
It was warm.
The temperature on his body always seemed to be slightly higher than hers, especially on the palm of his hand.
Her fingers gently hooked onto the corner of his shirt, and her clear peach blossom eyes were filled with shyness.
“Then… Just for a while.”
Lu Huaiyu helped her to lean against the sofa and sat beside her. He put one hand on the back of the sofa and the other on her lower abdomen.
Her hoodie was thin, so even though there was a layer of clothing between them, the scorching heat still reached her body.
He rubbed her stomach clockwise.
Ning Li let out a soft “hiss” as she looked at him aggrievedly. Her peach blossom eyes were moist, and the corners of her eyes were slightly red.
“It hurts, please be gentle.”
Lu Huaiyu paused, his Adam’s apple bobbing up and down as he responded in a low voice.
“Okay.”
Starting to rub again, the strength of his touch was clearly much reduced this time.
After a few strokes, Ning Li reached out and pulled one of his fingers.
“It’s a little painful there too. Move to the side a little.”
Lu Huaiyu patiently followed her instructions, avoiding touching the most tender part.
After a while, Ning Li felt the pain gradually disappear.
When the pain subsided, her other senses became much clearer.
His hand was very hot, rubbing her lower abdomen. From the beginning until now, it had been moving evenly.
She could not help but ask, “Second Brother, aren’t you tired?”
Lu Huaiyu was momentarily stunned, then realized what she was asking, and could not help but laugh.
“This is just so-so.”
Ning Li replied with an “Oh”.
The two of them sat together, very close to each other.
He was much taller than her, to begin with, so there was an obvious difference when they sat together. Now that she was slightly curled up, the difference looked even greater.
She could smell his scent and feel him breathing and heartbeat.
One of his arms was on top of her head, and the other hand was on her lower abdomen.
At first glance, it really looked like she was curled up in his arms.
This scene was very familiar.
Ning Li was slightly lost in thought.
In the last period of her previous life, she had been drowsy, half asleep and half awake.
Lu Huaiyu had seemed to hold her like that for a long time, coaxing her in a low voice.
At that time, she had wanted to hug him, but she had not had any strength left.
Even opening her eyes to look at him had almost been an extravagant hope.
The only thing that was engraved in her last blurry memory was the heavy smell of cigarettes on his body and his deep, hoarse yet gentle voice.
So close yet so far away.
Subconsciously, she turned her head to Lu Huaiyu’s side and saw his black shirt, outlining the perfect muscles.
“Does it still hurt?”
Lu Huaiyu saw her movements and thought that she was still not feeling well.
Actually, the medicine had already taken effect.
The pain had dissipated, leaving only the purest and most direct sensory sensation.
She opened her eyes and nodded gently. She said in a low voice, “Yes.
“It still hurts.”
…
The huge villa was very quiet.
The sound of wind could vaguely be heard from outside, and a few drops of rain fell on the French windows.
Lu Huaiyu looked over there.
“Ah Li, it’s raining.”
Ning Li did not reply.
He looked down and saw that she had fallen asleep without him knowing it.
Her eyes were closed, and her sleeping face was calm and peaceful. Her forehead was gently pressed against his chest.
It seemed that she tended to run into his arms whenever she went to sleep.
He laughed silently and stopped moving. He carefully carried her in his arms and placed her back in the guest bedroom.
The moment her back touched the mattress, her eyelashes fluttered and she slowly opened her eyes.
Lu Huaiyu let go of her hand and whispered, “Ah Li, change into your pajamas before you go to sleep.”
Ning Li stared at him in a daze for a while before she gradually woke up.
She nodded and sat up.
Lu Huaiyu turned around and left.
Looking at his back, Ning Li said, “Good night, Second Brother.”
Lu Huaiyu stopped in his tracks and looked back.
There was a smile on his lips.
“Good night, Li.”
…
[1] 小祖宗 xiáo zǔ zōng.. little ancestor (term that a parent uses to blame or complain about his/her naughty child)
