Shi Qinglan finally put Lan Chu to sleep.
The girl was curled up in the bed, her short legs slightly bent, her long curled eyelashes still covered with crystal clear tears, her pink lips pouting softly, aggrieved...
"Lan Chu is at my house, don't worry, Mr. Bai." Shi Qinglan sent a WeChat message to Bai Jingchen and then got into bed and fell asleep.
Bai Jingchen is still searching aimlessly at this moment.
He gripped the steering wheel tightly, with obvious veins popping out on the back of his hands, and his brows were full of anxiety and annoyance. The more he turned around the entire city, the more his heart slowly sank...
"Fuck." Bai Jingchen suddenly stopped on the side of the road.
He clenched his fist and slammed it on the steering wheel. A harsh horn sounded immediately. The man closed his eyes and leaned back, placing his bruised fist against his brow.
He shouldn't quarrel and get into trouble with her...
If anything happened to Lan Chu, even if he was slightly hurt, he might never forgive himself in this life.
"Buzz-" The phone vibrated suddenly.
Bai Jingchen immediately opened her eyes, and her narrow eyes were not full of black hair, because they were still a little blue because she had not slept all night.
He hurriedly took out his cell phone from the pocket of his suit pants and saw the message from Shi Qinglan, "Lan Chu is at my house, don't worry, Mr. Bai."
Seeing this concise text, Bai Jingchen closed her eyes and exhaled heavily, and her hanging heart fell back into her stomach.
He pursed his lips lightly, and after replying to her, he called his assistant, "Book me a flight ticket back to the Imperial Capital tomorrow morning. I want the earliest flight."
Then, he turned around and prepared to go home.
But halfway through the car, Bai Jingchen seemed to suddenly remember something, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he changed the driving route again, driving directly to Lan Xinmei's temporary residence in Mingcheng...
He obviously tied the bracelet on Lan Chu's wrist himself, and he didn't know why it appeared in Lan Xinmei's hand, but no matter what the reason was, he had to get it back!
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Lan Chu temporarily stayed in Shi's chaebol villa.
She slept heavily last night. When she woke up, she found that it was almost noon, so she immediately lifted the quilt and sat up.
The girl pouted and raised her hands to rub her slightly fluffy hair. From the corner of her eye, she saw a set of neatly folded new clothes lying on the pillow, in a pale pink color that suited her.
Lan Chu washed his face, put on his clothes and walked downstairs slowly.
At this moment, Shi Qinglan was playing chess with Shi Fu, "Grandpa, you're cheating on me by secretly regretting your move while I'm not paying attention!"
"No way, how could I regret the move! I obviously haven't played yet, so you must have remembered it wrong!" Shifu grumbled, stroking the stubble on his chin, trying to be a lie and not admit it.
Shi Qinglan pursed her red lips and said, "You..."
She was about to argue with Shi Fu when she raised her eyes and suddenly saw Lan Chu who had just come down the stairs. She narrowed her eyes slightly and put the white Go piece between her fingers back into the chess box.
"Xiao Chu'er, are you up? Do you want to eat something?" Shi Qinglan stood up gracefully and immediately went to greet her.
Lan Chu stood at the top of the stairs, holding on to the handrail. Her fluffy hair had not yet been completely arranged, and her eyes were as red as a little white rabbit, swollen from crying. She looked extremely pitiful.
She slightly opened her pink lips in confusion, "Ah..."
Shifu slept soundly last night and didn't hear anything going on at home. He chatted with his granddaughter while playing chess in the morning and got a general idea.
He immediately threw the Go pieces back into the chess box, regardless of whether he was cheating or not. He looked at Lan Chu with a smile and said, "This is Xiao Chu'er. The little girl is as nice as a peach."
Lan Chu rubbed his hair in embarrassment, bit his lower lip, and greeted politely, "Grandpa Shi."
Shi Fu smiled from ear to ear and nodded in agreement.
He immediately waved Ji Lin over and asked him to order the servants to prepare some food for Lan Chu, choosing the flavor she liked.
"Xiao Qingqing, why didn't you call me this morning..."
Lan Chu ran up to Shi Qinglan with his short legs, gently grabbed her clothes and whispered.
The girl pursed her pink lips and said, "I'm so embarrassed that I'm staying at your house, but why do you still sleep in?"
Shi Qinglan's red lips curved slightly, and she rubbed the girl's head, "It's okay, my family won't mind."
But Lan Chu still bit his lip, feeling really embarrassed. He was so annoyed that he wished he could go back to last night. It would be better to just hold his eyes with his fingers and not sleep.
"Ms. Lan, please put some breakfast pad on your stomach first."
Ji Lin looked at the girl with a smile, "Are you more accustomed to Chinese breakfast or Western breakfast? Is there anything in particular you want to eat?"
Lan Chu felt even more embarrassed when he saw this...
She secretly took small steps back and hid behind Shi Qinglan without leaving a trace, "I can eat the same thing as Xiao Qingqing."
"Okay." Ji Lin couldn't help but chuckle, looking at the girl with even more kindness in his eyes, "If Miss Lan has anything you want to eat, please tell me, and I'll have someone prepare it for lunch."
Lan Chu immediately shook his head like a rattle.
She was already petite, and when she stood behind Shi Qinglan, she was out of sight. Now she hid herself even more tightly, "I don't have to go to such trouble..."
"Steward Ji, go and do your work." Shi Qinglan smiled with red lips.
Ji Lin nodded slightly and turned around to leave.
Lan Chu was relieved, but he still stayed close to Shi Qinglan, pulling her to sit with her during breakfast, "Xiao Qingqing, how about I go out and live..."
She came to the imperial capital last night on impulse.
The original intention was not to come to find Shi Qinglan, but... she should belong to the imperial capital. If she leaves Mingcheng and goes to other cities, this is probably the only place she is most familiar with.
But when the high-speed train arrived at Didu South Station...
But belatedly, she realized that her parents in the imperial capital had passed away, and all her relatives here had abandoned her like worn-out shoes. Her friends who had been good friends disappeared after she was no longer Miss Lan. There was no trace, no one to help her.
Therefore, Lan Chucai could only call Shi Qinglan.
"What are you talking about? It's nice to live here." Shi Qinglan put her arms around the girl's waist and squeezed her gently.
Lan Chu shyly ducked to the side, his eyelashes cast a faint shadow under his eyes, "Bad Qingqing, you are eating me again."
As she spoke, she pursed her pink lips high.
So Shi Qinglan pinched her face instead and said, "Eat quickly."
Lan Chu had some breakfast to fill her stomach, and lunch was quickly prepared. After eating and drinking, Shi Qinglan led her to go to the garden, which made her feel better...
"Xiao Qingqing, look there are butterflies here!"
Lan Chu was running happily in the garden when she suddenly noticed the roses entwined at the wrought iron gate. The butterflies falling on them attracted her attention. The girl was about to pounce on them...
Unexpectedly, he looked up and saw a tall figure.
(End of chapter)