Xiao Luan took three steps back, from near the bedside table to the end of the bed, stood with her legs together, lowered her head and admitted her mistake.
"Thank you. The young master is right. I have done something wrong and deserve to be punished. I am very grateful that you allow me to stay. I will do my best to protect you in the future."
After listening to the stubborn words, Lu Anru was afraid that things would turn upside down, so he agreed: "Okay, you sit at the end of the bed and watch over me. It's scary to stand there. Don't be like a bird, there are many people in the family."
"Okay." Xiao Luan agreed and sat obediently on the corner of the bed, with most of her butt hanging out.
Lu Anru's eyes narrowed, and the time was too long. If she remembered the past in time, the adverse reactions to her body would be relatively small.
She waited until Sheng Ming brought the food and smelled the Orleans chicken drumsticks that she loved to eat. She had no appetite at all and even felt a little tired.
He kept up his nerves, ate most of the food on the plate, put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth.
He smiled sweetly at Sheng Ming and said softly: "I'm full and want to take a nap."
"OK."
Sheng Ming handed the plate to Xiao Luan, who took it with both hands and quietly left the room.
Lu Anru looked at Xiao Luan and became cautious again, feeling regretful in her heart. She still prefers a big sister who is open-hearted.
However, she believes that once the mind is opened to explore the new world, it is difficult to close it without leaving a gap. Xiao Luan's fault is not his, and Xiao Luan should not be punished. I hope that time will slowly make him forget this matter.
"have a rest."
Sheng Ming helped Lu Anru lie back on the bed and tucked her into bed.
Sheng Ming practices advanced spells with his own magnetic field. The environment where he is present will maintain a comfortable temperature and humidity.
"Xiao Ming, I haven't eaten today's portion of ice cream yet. Can I eat it when I wake up?"
Lu Anru turned over and reached out with her right hand from the quilt. Her fingertips touched the man's hand, which seemed unwilling to pay attention to her.
Sheng Ming moved his hand, grabbed the edge of the quilt and stuffed Lu Anru's hand inside.
The little hand tried several times but failed to reach out, and there was a warm wind covering the edge of the quilt.
Lu Anru became more and more frustrated, and groaned: "My body is very burned, I really want to eat some ice cream."
The pitiful voice surrounded her ears. Sheng Ming closed her eyes helplessly and made a compromise: "We'll see how it goes when you wake up. If you feel better, you can eat."
"Um."
Lu Anru responded softly, closed his eyes, and fell into a dream.
There was a very light knock on the door. Sheng Ming stood up and walked to the door. When he opened the door, he saw three people. The parents stood directly in front, with Xiao Luan behind them.
"Go in and keep watch. If anything happens, call me." Sheng Ming looked past her parents and towards Xiao Luan.
"yes."
Xiao Luan took orders and entered, and then Sheng Ming pulled the door shut.
Father Sheng felt a little like he was on guard against thieves. His eyes widened in displeasure, and he asked in a low voice, "What do you mean, brat? Are you not going to let your mother and I go in to see An Ru?"
"An Ru is resting, let's watch it this afternoon." Sheng Ming said directly, without any concern for Sheng's father's face.
Father Sheng raised his hand and pointed at Sheng Ming. Just as he was about to explode, his hand was gently pressed by his wife beside him. Father Sheng turned his back to avoid seeing the brat too much and getting angry.
Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. Outsiders see their two children with envy and praise, but only they themselves know the pain.
The son did not want to get close to them and almost turned into a hostile relationship. The daughter is a relative, but they have always kept the secret of their daughter's life experience and cannot make it public. Once they make it public, it's unclear whether their daughter will be as close to them as she is now.
Lu Bing handed out the water glass in his hand, and when Sheng Ming took it, he whispered: "It contains the pomegranate juice that An Ru likes to drink. Her grandmother peeled it and squeezed it with her own hands."
Accustomed to his son's unfamiliar attitude, he deliberately explained the old man's hard work in advance.
"Okay, thank you, grandma." Sheng Ming twisted the bottle cap that had been closed earlier.
Lu Bing asked with concern: "You're welcome. Is An Ru okay?"
"It's okay, thank you mom for caring. You go and do your work, I'll take care of her." Sheng Ming said politely.
Could it be that Lu Bing didn't hear the deeper meaning in his words and was seeing off guests? No mother would feel comfortable being positioned as a guest.
"Okay, let's not disturb the child's rest." He persuaded the husband who wanted to argue and followed his son's wishes.
Lu Bing couldn't bear it, but Father Sheng couldn't. He hugged his wife and gave her a healing kiss on her forehead. He coaxed her heartily: "Baby, I love you. Go downstairs and help me make a cup of Longjing. I'll talk to the brat about something." , come down immediately.”
Lu Bing knew that her husband was going to stand up for her again, so she stopped him softly: "As long as the child's health is fine, let Anru have a good rest. Let's go downstairs together."
"Okay, let's go, baby." Father Sheng couldn't resist his wife's tender invitation. When he turned around, he made an upside-down "2" sign to Sheng Ming with his index finger and middle finger.
Lu Bing took her husband's arm and suppressed the gesture of contempt or reprimand.
All in all, the reason why Sheng Ming put up a psychological defense against them was more or less due to the child's father's parenting style. Her husband is too doting on her and is relatively tolerant of the children in front of her. He mainly focuses on her happiness, but when she is not paying attention, he will educate his son harshly. The extremely contrasting state left Sheng Ming with the impression that his father was moody, and he was only moody.
Over time, I classified myself as an alien in the family, and mentally resisted getting close to my parents.
After Lu Bing discovered her husband's problem, she warned her husband to pay attention to it, but the old man and the young child stubbornly collided with each other, and no one was willing to bow down first, entering an endless vicious circle.
Fortunately, Lu Anru was there to help mediate some of the accumulated conflicts between father and son.
Father Sheng accompanied his wife to the first floor. He glanced sideways and saw the uneasy look on his beautiful face, and said with relief: "Nanny, don't worry. I promise you that when you go downstairs, I won't go back up to teach the brat a lesson. Let's go, I'll accompany you." Go have some tea."
"Just keep your word." Lu Bingjiao pointed out the problem angrily and gouged out her husband's eyes.
Father Sheng stared at the rare fierce ice beauty, kissed her several times intoxicatedly, and solemnly promised: "We must do it."
Ever since, the man who was drinking tea and chatting with his wife arrived in front of Sheng Ming's room two hours later.
He glared at his son who had accepted the invitation and walked out, and said mockingly: "You brat is quite punctual. I thought you didn't dare to come out."
"It's hard to coax my mother to sleep." Sheng Ming's words made his father's face darken.
Father Sheng has a strong temperament and is not as polite and scumbag as his son. He can make disgusting insinuations and his words are quite vulgar.
"An Ru gives your aunt a suggestion. If your child is too big to grow old, you can have a smaller one and try a new one. I think An Ru is very considerate, and this matter is also suitable for our family. I plan to have another child with your mother. Abandon you, you unfilial son of a bitch."
Sheng Ming listened calmly and before raising her hand, Sheng's father shouted in a deep voice: "You little bastard, you still plan to fight me. Don't think that I am afraid of you because you are in the top ten in the world."
His hand fell heavily on Sheng's father's shoulder and he squeezed it. Sheng Ming said with concern: "Old Sheng, you are over 50 years old. You need to live a regular life. It's time to cultivate your character. After all, you are not as strong as you were when you were young."
"You brat, you're still giving me advice. Let me tell you, your father and I will always be strong. Even if I am 70 years old, I can give you a younger brother and sister." Father Sheng held Sheng Ming's wrist and put it back to his side.
When he let go, his son's wrists showed bruises like fingerprints. His son's greatest advantage is that he never complains, and he is not worried that his wife will find out.
Sheng Ming moved her wrist like a normal person and sighed: "Hey, Old Sheng, how sad. After more than ten years, you are still scaring and bullying children. If there is nothing else, I will go back to the house. ,childish."
The word "childish" turned into ten thousand swords and pierced Father Sheng's heart. He suppressed the anguish that was almost exposed on his face and scolded: "You brat, you said I am childish. I think you are much more childish than me. I don't dare to say it directly if I like it, hide it." As a younger brother, do you dare to tell An Ru that you have feelings for a man and a woman? "
Successfully watched his son's panic and confusion for a few seconds, and added more sarcasm: "Don't you dare, I advise you, don't let the simple-minded An Ru go to your room, lest you have to wash the sheets again in the morning."
"Dirty!" Sheng Ming said the word, opened the door and entered.
Sheng's father was not angry but happy after being rejected. Sheng Ming was impeccable in everything he did and was strict with himself, including his private life. He was so clean that he suspected that his son was not developing normally.
What he just said seemed to be out of anger, but in fact he was testing his son.
Judging from his son's embarrassed expression, he definitely has the thoughts a mature man should have.
He took out his computer from his pocket, edited a message of hundreds of words and sent it to his son: Dad just stopped working, don’t worry, Dad cares about you and An Ru very much, and he doesn’t want to lose any of you. You'd better think carefully about the following words. Anru has become an adult, and you will become an adult soon. It is easy for the two of them to get into trouble. If one day you can't control yourself and do something that you will regret for life, you can't afford the consequences of losing Anru, and your mother and I can't afford it either. As a man, face the problem squarely and express your feelings from a position where you can see the light. Using his younger brother status to drag An Ru down until she falls in love with another man will only turn her advantage into a disadvantage.
Sheng Ming placed her fingers heavily on the computer screen and swiped right to delete the information. Leaning against the wall, he exhaled heavily and felt confused.
His self-confidence was shattered by his father's few words, and a situation that was sure to win turned into a vulnerability that he could not accept.
Especially when seeing those words, An Ru fell in love with another man.
Even if you know that the other person doesn't exist yet, mad jealousy is enough to tear everything apart.
There are very few things in this world that he cares about, and he will not allow others to take away the girl he protects with all his heart.
He walked back to the bed, took Lu Anru's little hand, put it in front of his lips and kissed her deeply. Feeling her soft warmth and smelling her light body fragrance, my heart slowly calmed down.
All afternoon, Lu Anru slept soundly.
Open your eyes, dusk is falling.
She stretched her limbs vigorously, and her legs and left arm completed the movements smoothly. Her right hand was a little weak, and there was extra gravity that did not belong to her.
Looking over, she saw Sheng Ming sleeping on her hand.
He tried to pull it back but failed, so he moved his body and lay on the side of Sheng Ming's face to get more sleep.
In the past ten minutes or so, the two of them got up one after another.
"An Ru, I have something to tell you." Sheng Ming clenched her little hand.
Lu Anru asked happily: "Are you going to give me ice cream?"
Sheng Ming made good mental preparations to let the innocent question go away, and tried to rebuild her mind again, but failed again under the expectant gaze of the other party.
"Okay, I'll give it to you." While suppressing the melancholy in his eyes, he felt more relaxed in his heart to avoid problems.
Open the drawer, take out the ice cream in the storage bag, and hand it to the little glutton.
Lu Anru happily took the ice cream and praised Sheng Ming while eating it: "My brother is the best in the world. No matter how good other brothers are, they are not even one ten thousandth as good as my brother. I like Xiao Ming the most. Xiao Ming is mine." Priceless."
There is a strong love between the lines, and he is praised as the only good brother in the world, so that he can successfully cheat him into ice cream next time.
However, this unintentional move aroused Sheng Ming's heavy depression.
"An Ru, don't call me brother anymore, call me Xiao Ming."
The doting title had changed in Sheng Ming's ears and turned into a funny title that always reminded him that he was a buffoon.
Lu Anru stuffed the remaining one-third of the cream ball into his mouth, choking on his words. The cream ball got stuck in his throat. He raised his head and coughed several times before finally getting rid of it.
Ignoring the chills all over my body, I asked why: "Are you angry and what's wrong?"
If Xiaoqiao is still affecting the mood of her favorite brother, she will definitely make Xiaoqiao look good!
"No, I," Sheng Ming's confession was interrupted by a knock on the door.
"An Ru and Xiao Ming went downstairs to have dinner. There is roast duck and braised prawns that you like to eat." Mother's gentle voice came.
Lu Anru held Sheng Ming's hand and raised it, raising her arms and cheering: "Yeah, okay mom, we'll be right away."
"Let's go, Xiao Ming." He lifted up the quilt, jumped out of bed, straightened out his pleated pajamas, and pulled Sheng Ming towards the door.
After leaving the door, I suddenly remembered the topic that was just in the middle of the conversation, and asked to get to the bottom of it: "What's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, let's talk about it later."
Sheng Ming tapped her fingers on the corners of Lu Anru's mouth to help her wipe away the small milk stains left by the ice cream.
"Well, tell me anytime you want to say something." Lu Anru agreed openly. She never forced her brother to do anything difficult.
"OK."
Sheng Ming deliberately lingered his fingers on Lu Anru's lips for a few seconds. When he confirmed that Lu Anru was not guarded against him and not shy at all, a faint bitterness filled his heart.
His father was right, the people he cared about only had sibling love for him.
Make a decision secretly and make it public without delay.
For dinner, Lu Anru ate two large bowls and made up for the half bowl he owed at noon.
Overeating resulted in a bloated stomach. According to my mother's request, I had to sit for half an hour before going to the yard for activities.
Kick and punch to eliminate food, complete two sets of combinations, and have more people around you.
Xiaoqiao twisted for a long time, then slowly put the thing in her hand in front of her eyes, and said guiltily: "Sister, I scared you at noon, I'm sorry, I gave you my favorite anime gashapon."
"No need, you can keep it." Lu Anru refused and raised his chin towards the vegetable shed in the distance: "Stand there, lest I accidentally hurt you with my fists and feet."
Xiaoqiao retreated to the designated position, raised her voice and asked, "Then what compensation do you need me to make?"
Lu Anru didn't respond. He was very annoyed by people who repeatedly admitted mistakes and made repeated mistakes. She is not an aunt, and she has no obligation to endure the evil nature of the monkey.
"Ding, congratulations on completing today's training target."
The system prompt sounds from the Bluetooth headset.
Lu Anru was dumbfounded, today...
Oh my god, she hasn't completed her daily training for a long time, it seems like more than ten days.
(End of chapter)