novelraw Chapter 247 Longevity
Chapter 247 Longevity
Zhao Wu quickly covered his mouth, his eyes wide open.
It was as if he couldn't believe that the sound was coming from himself.
His sudden move caused Feng Xi, who was trying her best to hold back her laughter, to burst out laughing.
Su Wuli laughed when she heard this.
Next, Su Wuli lost again, so she switched to barking like a dog.
Finally, someone in the courtyard burst into laughter.
One after another, laughter erupted from all directions.
Su Wuli turned her head and met the man's dark eyes, where she saw him holding a teacup.
His gaze fell on her with a gentle glint.
Su Wuli sat back down, and Yu Chen handed her the teacup he was holding.
She took a sip of tea, which soothed her parched throat.
The courtyard was still bustling with activity, and someone was imitating her frog croaking.
Some people agreed, while others laughed.
Su Wuli listened to the laughter, and her face ached from laughing so much.
She reached out and rubbed her cheek, then turned her head to look at Yu Chen.
He was staring straight at her.
The banquet ended.
Su Wuli returned to the house, where Chu He had prepared warm water for her to take a bath.
After she finished showering, she sat by the window, and Chuhe helped her wring out her hair.
The gate of Chuhe was closed.
Su Wuli sat by the couch waiting, but Yu Chen did not return.
I waited a while longer, but they still didn't come back.
She couldn't help but stand up and walk outside.
Most of the lanterns under the eaves were extinguished, with only a few still lit.
The study light was still on, and light shone through the paper windows.
Su Wuli pushed open the door and saw Yu Chen sitting behind his desk, holding a booklet in his hand.
Hearing the door open, he looked up.
"Why are you out here?" Yu Chen glanced at him, his brows furrowing.
Su Wuli looked down at herself and saw that she was wearing an inner garment and only a thin shirt on the outside.
It sticks to your body when the wind blows.
She walked over and stood next to him, looking down at the stack of books in front of him.
"Is there something you haven't finished?" Su Wuli asked. "Did I make you late because I asked you to come back early?"
"No." Yu Chen stood up and pushed his chair back.
He then bent down and picked her up from the ground.
Su Wuli gasped softly and hugged his neck, her thin shirt slipping down a bit.
He helped her pull up her thin shirt and carried her outside.
He walked through the corridor into the room and placed her directly on the tatami mat.
Pull the blanket up.
Su Wuli was wrapped up like a silkworm cocoon, with only her face showing. Her hair was spread out on the pillow and was already dry.
"I'm going to take a shower." Yu Chen tapped her smooth forehead with his finger. "Be a good girl and wait here, don't come out again."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Su Wuli lay in bed, watching the door close.
After waiting a while, she pulled the blanket down a bit, revealing her chin.
After waiting a while, I pulled the blanket down a little more.
She looked up at the bed curtains above her head, and stretched her hand out from under the covers to rest on the edge of the blankets.
She tapped her fingers lightly, waiting for Yu Chen to return.
After a moment, her hands felt a little cold, so she pulled them back and turned over.
When Yu Chen returned from his bath, he went straight to the table and was about to extinguish the candle.
Su Wuli turned over in bed, facing him. "No."
He stopped moving, looking puzzled.
She moved to the inside of the bed, making room for herself. "Come here first."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Chen walked over, sat down on the edge of the couch, and lay down under the covers.
Su Wuli pulled the blanket up to cover his shoulders, slid her hands down his shoulders, wrapped them around his waist, and pressed her face against his chest.
Before he could even reach out, she had already nestled herself into his arms. He raised his arms to encircle her back, his palms pressed against her undershirt.
The heat from the shower hadn't dissipated yet.
She nestled in the man's arms for a while, then reached her hand out from under the covers.
He pulled a black bracelet from under the pillow.
Su Wuli pulled Yu Chen's hand from behind her back and wrapped the rope around his wrist.
The rope end was threaded through the knot, pulled tight, and tied with two knots.
The rope clung to his skin, neither too loose nor too tight.
She glanced at him, then looked up at him again. "Perfect."
She then pulled her hand back under the blanket, still looking at him.
"Is this a gift for me?" Yu Chen asked.
Su Wuli said softly, "It's already on your wrist, if it's not a gift for you, then who is it for?"
Her fingers reached under the covers and touched the rope on his wrist, her fingertips brushing against the knot.
She opened her mouth and asked, "Do you know what the noodles we ate tonight were called?"
Yu Chen looked down at her and shook his head.
"Longevity noodles," Su Wuli said slowly. "My mother would cook them for me on my birthday when I was little."
Her voice was soft, "Mom said this will help me live to be a hundred."
Yu Chen didn't speak, but his eyes flickered slightly as he watched her.
So many years have passed, he had long forgotten about celebrating his birthday.
He left those days behind for many years, until he forgot them completely.
"The bracelet was a birthday gift; I made it myself."
"I've been here for four days now," Su Wuli continued. "I don't know if I'll still be here tomorrow. If I go back in the next couple of days, I definitely won't make it to your birthday party."
Su Wuli tightened her grip on the rope a little as she spoke, "So we're celebrating your birthday early today."
After saying that, she looked up at him.
A complex emotion flashed in his deep eyes.
Seeing this, Su Wuli explained.
"I know you don't like crowds, thank you for cooperating with me today."
His large hand moved away from her back, wrapped around her waist, and pulled her into his arms.
Su Wuli pressed herself against him, burying her face in the crook of his neck.
She spoke in a muffled voice in Yu Chen's arms, "You have to wear it all the time, for safety."
Yu Chen looked down at the black rope on his wrist.
And that bowl of longevity noodles...
Longevity.
"Mmm." He hugged her tightly.
Su Wuli buried her face in his neck for a while, then slid her hand up from his waist to his chest.
Yu Chen looked down at her hand.
The candlelight shone from the head of the bed, falling on the back of her hand and making her skin almost transparent.
Suddenly I noticed a tiny cut on her fingertip, barely noticeable unless you looked closely.
Yu Chen flipped her finger over, revealing the cut on the pad of her index finger.
It has already scabbed over.
He rubbed his thumb against the scab. "How did you get that?"
Su Wuli quickly pulled her hand back and tucked it under the blanket.
"It's nothing."
Yu Chen reached under the covers, took her hand, and pulled it out, placing it on top of the covers.
The candlelight shone on her finger, making the scab even clearer.
He looked at the scab, then at her eyes.
Su Wuli's eyes darted around, a hint of guilt in them.
Knowing I couldn't fool him, I had no choice but to tell him.
"When I was braiding the rope..." her voice trailed off, "the scissors touched it, it didn't hurt, just a tiny bit."
He stroked the tiny scab on her fingertip, his thumb pausing on it for a moment.
"Have you applied the medicine?"
"No need." She curled her fingers in his palm. "It's all healed."
To make sure he wouldn't believe her, she stretched out her index finger and pinched the scab with her thumb, then pinched her fingertip.
"See, it doesn't hurt anymore." Her voice was light and cheerful.
Yu Chen's gaze shifted from her face to her fingers, clearly disbelieving.
Su Wuli leaned closer and kissed him on the cheek.
"It really doesn't hurt anymore, you can trust me."