allonlinenovel Chapter 296: Thicker Skin Than the Corner of the City Wall
Chapter 296: Thicker Skin Than the Corner of the City Wall
His response was, love!?
At that moment, Chu He felt that the word "love" was too heavy.
Having been with Xiao Cheng for so long, he has always been the one giving.
On the contrary, I racked my brains but couldn't think of anything I had done for him to deserve his love.
Chu He lowered her head, feeling a little uncomfortable, with tears welling up in her eyes.
There is a saying that goes, love is a constant feeling of indebtedness, it is a habit, and it is also an instinct.
He gave her more than she expected, but she realized too late that what she had given was so little and far from enough.
Xiao Cheng held the woman's cheeks with both hands, feeling a little at a loss.
"What's wrong? Are you moved already?"
Chu He raised her head and looked at Xiao Cheng's gentle expression, feeling a little guilty.
"Thank you."
Xiao Cheng tsk-tsktled and resumed his nonchalant tone: "I said I love you, and you said thank you to me? Then do I have to say you're welcome?"
Chu He was amused by him, and a crystal teardrop fell on the back of the man's hand. The tears from the corner of her eye were wiped away by his big hand.
"Oh, why are you crying?"
"Thank you for always being there for me and doing so much for me."
Xiao Cheng lowered his head and confirmed the look.
Well, it’s a conscience statement.
He was in a good mood after being complimented by the woman, and his tone of voice began to float again.
"Do you think I'm doing this for free? I'm a serious businessman, and I always want to get something in return. There's a saying, even brothers have to settle accounts. Don't be so moved, I'm keeping track of every penny I've paid you, and you'll have to pay me back."
Chu He tilted her head and cursed, "Swindler!"
"Hmm. How does that song go?" He pretended to think, humming a tune. Thirty-six Strategies of Love...
Chu He bit her lip, her stomach growling, her hand covering her belly, and said seriously:
"I'm going to tell you something. Just listen. You don't have to give me any opinions."
Hearing this, Xiao Cheng's eyes suddenly became deep, "Oh? Go ahead and talk, I'm listening."
"I……"
Before he could finish his words, a strong light shone on the two of them, and the 250-watt light bulb was so bright that it was impossible to open their eyes.
Then a kind yet teasing voice came from the door.
"It's really rare for me, an old woman, to hear such touching love words in this desolate mountain forest. I'm so moved that I want to fall in love at my age."
As the words fell, the flashlight moved away from the two people.
Chu He narrowed her eyes slightly, and then she saw clearly that an old lady appeared out of nowhere at the door. She was wearing a plain white fur coat and a woolen hat.
Damn, what the hell!
Chu He screamed, frightened out of her wits, and threw herself into the man's arms.
Xiao Cheng was relatively calm. He narrowed his eyes, raised his lips and smiled at the old man.
The old lady had a flashlight tucked under her arm, laughing as if she had caught someone cheating, and was taking pictures with her cell phone in her hand.
She walked in slowly, looking back and forth between Chu He and Xiao Cheng.
Then he winked and teased the two of them.
"Oh, girl, you're still shy. If you're thin-skinned and hanging around with that brat, you'll get bullied. Look, his skin is thicker than the corner of a city wall."
Chu He buried her head in Xiao Cheng's arms, covering her chest to calm her pounding heart.
I thought, which eye is looking at her because she is shy? It's clearly because she is frightened.
After calming down, he realized that the person speaking was a real person.
Chu He looked up and saw the old lady staring at her with a smile on her face, and smiled awkwardly.
"Grandma, if you scare people, you'll kill them. This is the only family in this wilderness. Where did you come from?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was hit in the face by the strong light of the flashlight.