Chapter 163 Don't leave, stay here tonight
Chapter 163 Don't leave, stay here tonight
The rain was getting heavier. Lu Yuanqiu supported Bai Songzhe, comforted him, and let him slowly let go of the lamppost.
Bai Qingxia had just released her emotions and was still crying in the heavy rain. While crying, she stared at her father with helpless and broken eyes.
Worry leads to confusion; concern leads to anxiety.
No one in the world cares about Bai Songzhe's safety more than she does, so Lu Yuanqiu understands her feelings at the moment.
"Okay, stop crying. Uncle has been found. Let's go home."
While supporting Bai Songzhe, Lu Yuanqiu raised his hand to brush the wet hair that was stuck to Bai Qingxia's cheek to the side. He was about to hold Bai Qingxia's arm in the same way, but the girl went around to the other side and supported her father's other arm, imitating him.
The terrain here was a bit low, and the water had reached her thighs. Lu Yuanqiu felt uneasy, fearing that she would fall into the pit while walking.
"How about I stand in the middle and you come next to me?"
"It's fine."
Bai Qingxia responded from the other side.
The rain was pouring down heavily and Lu Yuanqiu didn't want to stay outside for too long. There was no telling how much garbage and waste was mixed in the water on the ground. Due to the body structure of girls, their lower body cannot be soaked in water for a long time, as it would easily cause illness.
The two began to walk towards Guihua Lane. Although they didn't speak on the way, Lu Yuanqiu gradually walked between the father and daughter, holding their arms with both hands.
Bai Qingxia didn't try to show off her bravery anymore, because when she encountered a low-lying area on the road, the accumulated water had already reached her thighs, making it difficult for her to walk.
By the time they arrived at the courtyard of Osmanthus Alley, the accumulated water had already covered Bai Qingxia's lower abdomen. Sister Li's anxious voice came from above the balcony: "Oh! It's good that we found it! It's good that we found it! I was so anxious! Xiaoqiu, I should have written down your phone number!"
Lu Yuanqiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I can't answer your call in this situation!"
After the three of them climbed the stairs, Sister Li hurriedly said, "Hurry up, hurry up, take a bath! Take a bath!"
Hearing this, the three people on the balcony who had already become drowned rats were stunned.
Lu Yuanqiu exclaimed, glanced at Bai Qingxia, and said awkwardly, "Uncle has found it, so I'll go home first."
"Lu Yuanqiu!"
As soon as he turned around, Bai Qingxia's anxious voice suddenly came from behind.
The corners of Lu Yuanqiu's mouth curled up, then smoothed, and he looked back at her with a normal expression.
"It's raining so hard, and the water on the road is so deep. You...you don't leave. Stay here tonight."
Bai Qingxia said this with a worried look on her face.
The rain was so heavy and the water was rising. She was really worried about letting Lu Yuanqiu go out and walk again. Besides, Lu Yuanqiu helped her find her father, so how could she let him leave like this?
Sister Li also quickly agreed, "Yes, Xiaoqiu, don't leave tonight. It's like this outside! It's still so dark, how dangerous! Just sleep here tonight. If there's no bed in Xiaoxia's room, you can sleep in my room."
Upon hearing this, Bai Qingxia quickly rejected Sister Li's kindness: "It's okay, Sister Li, I can sleep in my room, I can't bother you anymore."
Sister Li frowned and said seriously, "How can there be any room in your room?"
"Yes, if you squeeze in, it's fine for one night..."
The girl said weakly.
"Ah, ah, oh, oh..." Lu Yuanqiu stood between the two women, unable to suppress the random responses from the corners of his mouth.
Zhang Li put her hands on her hips, looked at the three embarrassed people, waved her hands and said, "Alright, alright, let's take a shower first. Xiaoxia, come to my room and take a shower. Xiaoqiu, you and Uncle Bai go to her room and take a shower. Hurry up and don't catch a cold."
"Okay, okay." Lu Yuanqiu responded quickly, pulling Bai Songzhe's arm and walking to the other side of the house: "Elbow, elbow, elbow, uncle, I'll take you to take a bath."
Bai Songzhe frowned and yelled: "I want to wash myself. Good children should learn to take a bath by themselves~"
"Oh my god, are you afraid that I'll peek at you or what?"
As soon as Lu Yuanqiu finished speaking, he thought of the narrow "bathroom" and suddenly realized that it couldn't accommodate two men.
Bai Qingxia followed them into the house and took out a set of Bai Songzhe's short-sleeved shirt and shorts from the closet. She was thankful that her father had three sets of underwear. As for the underwear... she decided not to give it to Lu Yuanqiu and let him figure it out himself.
Handing the clothes to Lu Yuanqiu, the dishevelled girl stood in front of him, scratching her head, and said embarrassedly: "Although Daddy's underwear has been washed, it's still better not to wear them together."
Lu Yuanqiu immediately raised his hand, his expression serious: "Don't worry, I will never wear underwear with other men. I just won't wear it. It will last all night."
"what ever."
Bai Qingxia turned away with her eyes dodging, and ran inside to get her own change of clothes. Then she trotted past Lu Yuanqiu with her head down, as if she was afraid that Lu Yuanqiu would see the clothes in her hands.
After she left, Lu Yuanqiu closed the door and asked Bai Songzhe, "Uncle, do you want to wash first, or should I?"
"Xia Xia washes first, Xia Xia washes first..."
"Your Xia Xia ran next door."
"Xia Xia washes first, Xia Xia washes first..."
He sat motionless on the edge of the bed, repeating this sentence persistently, and turned his back deliberately so as not to look in the direction of the bathroom.
Although the uncle was stupid, he still did not forget to maintain gender differences with his daughter... Lu Yuanqiu looked at this scene and suddenly felt a little emotional.
Isn't this an instinctive expression of love for his daughter... Alas.
He shook his head, murmured something in his heart, and walked into the bathroom.
After he finished washing, Bai Songzhe also ran to take a shower obediently. Lu Yuanqiu kindly asked him if he needed help, but was chased out by Bai Songzhe with a pout.
Lu Yuanqiu walked out of the room wearing Bai Songzhe's short-sleeved shirt and shorts and stood on the balcony for a while. At this time, Sister Li's door also opened.
"No...Is there really no need for him to sleep next to me?"
"No need, no need, Sister Li, you should go to bed early!"
Bai Qingxia immediately blocked Sister Li's door.
She turned her head and saw Lu Yuanqiu, and was stunned for a moment. She naturally raised one arm and placed it on the other shoulder to block the view in front of her chest.
After taking a shower, Bai Qingxia tied her wet long hair up at the back of her head, revealing her slender neck. She wore a beige short-sleeved top with a wrinkled neckline, but her chest was still as bulging as ever.
The short-sleeved shirt was a little too short, with her belly button barely visible between her pants, and her waist was very thin and narrow.
She was wearing a pair of loose, tan shorts that were too big for her. They went below her knees, revealing a pair of well-proportioned calves. On her feet, she was still wearing the flat sandals she had brought her during the day.
Seeing what happened to Lu Yuanqiu, the girl suddenly lowered her head and couldn't help laughing.
"What are you laughing at?"
Lu Yuanqiu looked down and found that Bai Songzhe's short-sleeved shirt did seem a little tight on him.
Although Bai Songzhe is about the same height as him, he is not as strong as him. Besides, the short-sleeved shirts of both father and daughter have been washed countless times and have shrunk a long time ago.
(End of this chapter)