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outside.
Chi Qiu couldn't listen to anything anymore, he squeezed Lu Ming's hand tightly in panic, and hurried out. With a small light on in the front yard, Chi Qiu almost tripped over a crack in the road. Fortunately, Lu Ming had quick eyesight and quick hands, hugged him, and put him in his arms.
Chi Qiu leaned against Lu Ming tremblingly, a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead. His face was pale, his eyes wet in bewilderment, and he didn't say anything.
In the silent silence, Lu Ming hugged him tacitly, picked him up, and sent him back to the car. Lu Ming calmly fastened his seat belt, then stroked his arm: "Let's go home."
Chi Qiu lowered his head without saying a word, and did not answer, his tears fell on the back of his hands.
Before getting into the car, Lu Ming did not forget to pick up Chi Qiu's blind-guide stick and hand it to Chi Qiu. Chi Qiu subconsciously clenched his guide stick, but still didn't look up.
It wasn't until they returned to their villa that Chi Qiu slowly let go of the blind guide stick in his hand, as if returning from a stiff place to a harbor where he could relax a little.
Lu Ming led him out of the car, but Chi Qiu was a little unsteady, probably because he sat motionless in the car for too long, and his limbs were slightly numb.
Seeing this, Lu Ming hugged Chi Qiu without much hesitation. Chi Qiu was startled, and reached out to hug Lu Ming. The warm skin of the two pressed against each other, Lu Ming fixed his steps and walked forward.
The distance from the front yard to the house is not too long. Chi Qiu leaned on Lu Ming's shoulder and said softly like a mosquito, "I'm sorry."
Chi Qiu apologized to Lu Ming, his throat was sore and bitter: "I didn't know Uncle Lin would say such a thing, I let you hear it, I'm sorry."
Lu Ming stopped and said truthfully, "I don't care."
Chi Qiu bit his lip, and the unspeakable words swirled in his mouth. His heart was in a state of embarrassment. In fact, the conflict had not been resolved. He was ashamed of his deception to Lu Ming.
"I lied to you, Uncle Lin and Xiao Xia... They don't like me very much. I want to get along with them, but I can't always do well. I'm sorry, Lu Ming, I don't know how to tell you."
"Chi Qiu."
"Lu Ming, I didn't mean to lie to you, I really don't know what to do."
Chi Qiu in his arms seemed to be out of control. He blamed himself and apologized for Lin Yuming's words and deeds, for his own lies, and even more for his unlovedness.
People always want to show their lover a beautiful side of themselves. These glass-like cracks in the family are scenes that Chi Qiu doesn't want Lu Ming to see.
Today, he appeared in front of Lu Ming so abruptly.
Chi Qiu felt ashamed and guilty. He was even afraid that Lin Yuming's words would hurt Lu Ming.
These quarrels ran through Chi Qiu's short teenage years, and they were vivid in his memory, and the sentences were harsh. He was afraid of the quarrel between Lin Yuming and Chi Lanyan, and he was also afraid of Lin Yuming's accusation of his yin and yang.
Lu Ming frowned and stopped talking. This was already one of the richest expressions on his face.
He led Chi Qiu into the room, the light was soft but Chi Qiu struggled to close his eyes. Lu Ming saw that Chi Qiu's face was covered with tears, looking so helpless.
Aunt Zhang hasn't rested yet, she seems to have something to ask Lu Ming for. As soon as she came out of the room, seeing this scene, she immediately took two steps forward with concern, and looked at Lu Ming hesitantly.
Lu Ming said, "Aunt Zhang, prepare a cup of hot milk and deliver it to the bedroom in half an hour."
After speaking, Lu Ming took Chi Qiu straight to the bedroom. He asked Chi Qiu to sit down, then lightly held Chi Qiu's shoulder, and lowered his voice: "Wait for me for a while."
"Hmm." Chi Qiu's voice choked up, not knowing what Lu Ming was going to do. He didn't look up at Lu Ming, he lowered his head, tears couldn't stop falling, breaking clouds. He wiped it himself, the back of his hand was wet.
Soon, the sound of water came from the bathroom. Chi Qiu rubbed his wet eyes and looked at the door of the bathroom in confusion.
Inside the door, Lu Ming walked out calmly.
Chi Qiu looked away, wondering what Lu Ming was doing, did he want to take a bath? Just when he was puzzled, Lu Ming had already prepared everything. He took a bath towel from Chi Qiu, walked up to Chi Qiu, and squatted down: "Go take a bath, relax, and don't think about anything else."
"I… "
"Chi Qiu, this is not an important matter." Lu Ming held Chi Qiu's hand and led him into the bathroom. He turned around and slowly unbuttoned Chi Qiu's chest, his face was calm, but what he said was after careful consideration: "No one needs to have a complete and harmonious family."
Tiny tears hung on Chi Qiu's eyelashes, and he trembled.
"Chi Qiu, you don't have to apologize to me for his words and deeds." Facing Chi Qiu, who was a head shorter than himself, Lu Ming bent down slightly, rubbing away the fine tears for him with his fingertips.
He seemed to be coaxing a child, with a cold face, he said the extremely gentle words in Chi Qiu's ears: "After you take a bath, we will go to bed early tonight. Tomorrow is Sunday, and I will stay with you at home."
"Accompany me?"
"right."
"But you are very busy these days..."
"Don't worry about this, I will accompany you whatever you want to do tomorrow."
The tears on Chi Qiu's cheeks were warm, and he said hoarsely, "I don't know what I'm going to do."
"Then let's sit and chat." Lu Ming's technique of "coaxing" people is improving day by day, and he has fully mastered the skill of how to calm Chi Qiu down. He moved closer and pressed a kiss on Chi Qiu's forehead, and Chi Qiu closed his eyes in shock.
Lu Ming slowed down his tone as much as possible. On his expressionless face, a gentle tone often seemed out of place.
But it doesn't matter, the "blind" Chi Qiu is very good at using this method. He can't see a wave of Lu Ming's expression in his eyes, but he can feel Lu Ming's love.
When people are cared for, they become vulnerable.
Chi Qiu's nose became more sore, and he threw himself into Lu Ming's arms, holding Lu Ming tightly. He sniffed, trying to suppress his crying.
Lu Ming patted him on the back: "Don't hold back if you want to cry."
Chi Qiu cried loudly, feeling extremely wronged.
Lu Ming hugged him: "Go take a bath, be obedient."
"Um."
Chi Qiu was no longer attached to Lin Yuming's sharp ridicule, he sat in the bathtub, and the warm water wrapped his cold body. The trembling in his body gradually subsided, and the tears in his eyes were exhausted.
Lu Ming didn't go out, he stayed by Chi Qiu's side, holding Chi Qiu's hand. It wasn't until the water in Chi Qiu's bathtub became warm and cold that he let Chi Qiu get up, wrapped him in a huge towel, and led Chi Qiu to the sink to brush his teeth.
This kind of meticulous care made him treat Chi Qiu like a child.
Chi Qiu saw Lu Ming's half-wet shirt and pinched Lu Ming's fingers: "I won't cry, you can go take a shower." If Lu Ming caught a cold because of this, it would be more harm than good.
After taking a bath, Chi Qiu's mood became much more stable.
While Lu Ming was taking a bath, he changed into pajamas by himself, got into the bed, and wrapped himself in the quilt in a daze.
Aunt Zhang knocked on the door twice, interrupting Chi Qiu's trance.
Chi Qiu poked his head out from under the quilt: "Come in."
Aunt Zhang opened the door with one hand, holding a cup of hot milk in the other. Seeing that Chi Qiu had returned to his usual appearance, she walked over with a smile: "Sir, drink the milk while it's hot."
Chi Qiu sat up and took the hot milk from Aunt Zhang. He didn't say anything, and drank half of it with a "gudong".
At this moment, the bathroom door opened.
Lu Ming was shirtless, and his hair had been blown dry. Seeing Aunt Zhang in the bedroom, he turned and went into the cloakroom and closed the door. Facing the full-length mirror in the cloakroom, Lu Ming tore off the towel around his waist, took out a bathrobe-style pajamas from the closet, and changed into it.
And Chi Qiu drank the remaining half glass of milk with his head up, handed the glass back to Aunt Zhang, and went to the sink to rinse his mouth.
A few minutes later, Lu Ming came out of the cloakroom.
Chi Qiu on the bed was waiting for him, Lu Ming walked over quickly, followed the position Chi Qiu left, and sat down under the covers.
As usual, Lu Ming would hold the tablet and read the work materials before going to bed before resting.
But today, he lay down directly, and the pillow was pressed into an arc that was not too deep or shallow.
Chi Qiu slowly leaned over to sleep next to Lu Ming. Sticking to each other, he stretched out his hand and hugged Lu Ming: "Can I hug you to sleep tonight?" His eyes were still wet and reddish because of crying, which made people feel unbearable .
"Um."
Lu Ming responded with a low voice, and stretched out his arm directly.
Chi Qiu rested on Lu Ming's arm, her breathing was not steady, and she breathed on Lu Ming's chest every time. Lu Ming turned sideways slightly, hugged Chi Qiu into his arms, put his palm on Chi Qiu's back, and said softly, "Go to sleep."
Chi Qiu sniffed the scent of shower gel on Lu Ming's body, feeling a little insomnia.
Even after drinking hot milk, he didn't feel sleepy at all. Seeing Lu Ming falling asleep with his eyes closed, he couldn't help touching Lu Ming's chin with his fingers.
Unexpectedly, in the next second, his hand was held by Lu Ming.
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Two chapters were updated today, and one chapter 51 was added last night, don't miss it! PS: As for the relationship with the Chi family, Chi Qiu will become more supportive in the future, and will also make choices. There will be no end to blindly giving in.