Chapter 18

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

After Du Xi blurted out everything, only then did he realize that the child in front of him was still sick, and his words had frightened her greatly. He gritted his teeth and wished he could slap himself. She was still so young, so it was normal for her to have a lack of common sense. She was still feeling uncomfortable, so why was he losing his temper at her? He was already in his thirties, so why was he giving a brat a hard time? How shameful.

After taking a deep breath, he moved the chair closer to the bed and reached out to wipe the tears from the corner of Jiang Ju’s eyes. “You’re not allowed to cry. If you cry again, I’ll do you.” She was crying too miserably, so he was helpless and could only use the simplest and crudest method to make her stop.

As expected, as soon as he said that, Jiang Ju immediately stopped sobbing and pursed her lips, afraid that she would make a sound.

Seeing her nervous expression, Du Xi was unhappy again. Didn’t she have any decision-making abilities? If he told her not to cry, she wouldn’t cry anymore. He wasn’t a human trafficker, so how come this child was so afraid of him? He rubbed his tongue against the back of his teeth and took the bowl from her hand. Then, he scooped a spoonful of porridge and fed it to her.

“I was too loud just now. I’m sorry. I was just anxious when I saw that you were sick.”

Jiang Ju took the spoon with the porridge and nodded. She wasn’t a child, so she naturally knew that he meant well, but she couldn’t help but feel wronged. After all, she was just a young lady, so she would feel wronged after being reprimanded.

Knowing that she was in a bad mood, Du Xi left after feeding her the porridge. He didn’t return after he left. Jiang Ju laid there for another hour before she regained some strength and got up from the bed.

The living room and kitchen were dark, and there was no longer the figure who was usually busy there. Jiang Ju bit her lip in dejection.

She curled up on the sofa and wrapped herself in a blanket, revealing only her small head. She paid attention to the movements in the corridor at all times. Every minute sound made her look over with anticipation. However, no matter how much she looked forward to it this time, the person who appeared in front of her so often didn’t appear again. She had just recovered from her serious illness and was exhausted, so she couldn’t wait too long and could only return to her room with the blanket.

She stood by the window as she stared at the broken glass in a daze. Seeing how broken the window was, she didn’t dare to sleep. The small building was surrounded by construction sites and there were many workers from other places living nearby. Although she didn’t want to be too paranoid, after living alone for so many years, she was vigilant.

Although her house was already very old, there was no guarantee that no one would target her, who was at home alone and weak. Even if there were no one who had designs on her, if snakes and rats sneaked in from the window, she would still be helpless. Most importantly, what if those things waited for her to fall asleep, then climbed into bed to bite her?

Just the thought of it gave her goosebumps. She rubbed her arms and carried the pillow to the living room. She probably wouldn’t be able to sleep soundly tonight, so she planned to sit in the living room and watch television. If anyone or anything else broke in through the window and made a sound, she could escape from the living room immediately.

There were quite a few people living in this building, so if she ran out and shouted for help, everyone would probably help her. Her vivid imagination ran wild and scared herself. However, at this moment, she heard a commotion from the door. She subconsciously buried her head in the blanket and trembled uncontrollably.

The moment Du Xi entered, he heard a sound coming from the living room. After he changed his shoes and walked in from the entrance, he saw a small lump trembling on the sofa. He walked over and lifted a corner of the blanket. When he saw the person inside staring at him with vigilance, his heart suddenly ached.

He deliberately lowered his voice and said gently, “Why are you wrapped up like a dumpling?” Seeing that it was him, Jiang Ju’s originally vigilant eyes became filled with shyness. She felt extremely embarrassed. In order not to see Du Xi laughing at her later, she decided to hide under the blanket and refuse to go out.

Seeing that she only revealed her eyes without speaking, Du Xi walked over and squatted down to Jiang Ju’s eye level. Then, he reached out to her and looked at her as he said, “Stop hiding. Come out and see what I bought for you.”

When she heard that there was something good, Jiang Ju’s dark eyes lit up. Jiang Ju looked at Du Xi’s slightly rough hands and hesitated for a moment before slowly putting down the blanket on her head.

Du Xi’s outstretched hand was left hanging in the air, but he didn’t think too much about it and simply retracted his hand. He sat down beside her and secretly snickered when he saw her curled up under the blanket.