CHAPTER 243: CHAPTER 243 WAITING FOR YOU (2)

Even though they were not strangers to each other, facing Shen Lingxing’s focused and intensely loving gaze, Mi Jing still couldn’t remain calm. She glanced at him, then quickly looked away.

"Just like this?" The clear, magnetic voice was pleasant to the ear, carrying a hint of playful teasing.

What else could it be?

Mi Jing turned her face, glaring at Shen Lingxing with her clear, bright eyes.

"I’ll help you." Shen Lingxing curled his lips into a smile, and as he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves.

"No need!" Mi Jing’s little heart skipped a beat, and the next second, her small hand broke through the water, grabbing Shen Lingxing’s large hand, her face instantly flushed with red.

"The water’s cold, I’ll add some hot water for you." Shen Lingxing spoke matter-of-factly, then leaned closer to Mi Jing, smiling as he asked, "Honey, why did you react so strongly? What did you think I was going to do?"

Of course, to fend off perverts!

Mi Jing muttered in her heart, thinking, how could this nasty man actually just be adding water?

"I wasn’t thinking anything! I just didn’t want to trouble you." Mi Jing said with a grin, habitually playing dumb.

"Little liar saying one thing but meaning another!" Shen Lingxing saw through Mi Jing’s thoughts at once, his handsome face brimming with a bright smile, indulgently pinching Mi Jing’s nose. Then, he turned on the faucet, adding hot water to the tub while his hand tested the water temperature.

"Does it feel hot?" Shen Lingxing looked at Mi Jing gently, asking softly.

"Not hot, it can be a bit hotter." Mi Jing tightly clutched the towel with her hands, vaguely defensive.

Are you so worried he’ll do something improper?

Shen Lingxing glanced at Mi Jing’s hands placed on her chest, silent and helpless, then turned off the faucet, saying, "Take your time bathing, I’ll step out first."

He’s leaving first?

Did she mishear?

Thinking of Shen Lingxing’s past rogue behavior, Mi Jing couldn’t quite believe he would just leave!

"Honey, do you want me to stay?" Noticing Mi Jing’s surprised expression, Shen Lingxing raised his eyebrows slightly, asking provocatively.

"How could that be? Go downstairs and check on Cancan!" Mi Jing’s face turned red immediately, glaring at Shen Lingxing, urging him anxiously.

"Haha."

Knowing that Mi Jing was embarrassed and angry, Shen Lingxing didn’t hide his amusement, laughing unscrupulously as he walked out, leaving behind a silently annoyed Mi Jing.

Lost composure again!

Every time, just with a few words, she’d be led by Shen Lingxing!

After Shen Lingxing went upstairs, Gu Can began to appear distracted, chatting intermittently with Xuanxuan, while her little eyes constantly glanced upstairs, showing evident nervousness.

"Cancan, Cancan..." Without getting a response for a while, Xuanxuan moved a stool to sit in front of her, continually calling her.

"Huh?" Cancan blankly returned to her senses, her big, black eyes flashing with unease, she cautiously asked Xuanxuan, "Xuanxuan, do you think Uncle will be mad?"

"He probably won’t be, right." Xuanxuan was also unsure if Shen Lingxing would be mad, so her comforting words lacked confidence.

"What if Uncle gets mad? Will he send me home and tell my mom I caused trouble again?"

"Well... I don’t think he will. Uncle seems very nice; he shouldn’t tattle." Both children were engrossed in their conversation, one filled with worry, the other with uncertain speculation, not realizing that Shen Lingxing had already come downstairs, hearing every word of their conversation.

"Cancan, how did your aunt fall into the pool?"

Hearing Shen Lingxing’s sudden question, Cancan immediately stood up nervously, looking up at Shen Lingxing and weakly said, "It’s all Cancan’s fault."

"Uncle, it’s Meng Meng’s fault." Hearing Cancan’s answer, Xuanxuan worried Shen Lingxing would blame Cancan, so she admitted the culprit Meng Meng.

"Actually, it’s not all Meng Meng’s fault, Cancan is also at fault." If it wasn’t for her curiosity to take out the diamond necklace to look at, if she didn’t chase Meng Meng, they both wouldn’t have fallen into the pool. With that, the latter half of her words were said with much guilt, her head lowered, not daring to look at Shen Lingxing.

"Cancan, Uncle doesn’t blame you, nor is he mad. He just wants to know what happened." Shen Lingxing walked over to Gu Can’s side, ruffled her hair, and said kindly.

Really?

Uncle isn’t mad?

Gu Can suddenly raised her head, her big eyes looking at Shen Lingxing brightly. Confirming that he indeed wasn’t mad, she let out a big sigh of relief, and obediently explained what happened to Shen Lingxing. Subsequently, based on what Gu Can said, Shen Lingxing found the diamond necklace and tied up Meng Meng with a leash to restrict its movement in the house, preventing any further trouble.

After making sure Mi Jing and Gu Can were alright, Shen Lingxing stayed at home for a while, then went back to work, leaving Xuanxuan and Cancan to accompany Mi Jing.

Knowing Shen Lingxing had insomnia last night, tonight, Cancan and Xuanxuan sensibly didn’t hog Shen Lingxing’s big bed or compete with him for Mi Jing. The two of them clamored to go to bed early. Mi Jing offered to tell them a story but was declined. They lay on the guest room bed, happily chatting about the interesting things they had encountered and their dreams for the future, talking for so long without falling asleep, as if they had endless things to say to each other.

"Still not asleep, these two kids, how long do they plan to chat?" Mi Jing pressed her ear against the door, vaguely hearing cheerful laughter from inside, frowning, and muttered to Shen Lingxing standing beside her.

"Leave them alone, let’s go up." Shen Lingxing took Mi Jing’s hand, gesturing to lead her away.

With these two kids around, Shen Lingxing felt that Mi Jing’s attention towards him had significantly decreased, as if he was a transparent moving object, while the two kids left her with endless worries. Even though the kids were already lying on the bed asleep, she still couldn’t entirely relax to go upstairs to sleep.

"Wait a moment, I’ll go in and say something to them."

With that, Mi Jing freed herself from Shen Lingxing’s warm hand, knocked on the door, and then walked into the guest room.

"Auntie, why haven’t you gone to bed yet?" Seeing Mi Jing walk in, Gu Can got up from the bed, sitting up and looking at Mi Jing with her head tilted.

Shouldn’t she be asking them that?

Mi Jing smiled and said, "I’m heading to bed now. What are you guys talking about? Chatting for so long and still not asleep."

"We’re talking about dreams." Cancan and Xuanxuan answered in unison.