The man behind him stiffened for a moment and subconsciously whispered: "Qingying?"

I didn't say anything, I just bumped again.

I don't have much strength, but it still hurts when my forehead hits the hard and cold wooden sculpture. His hand around my waist hurriedly stretched out to protect my forehead, but I bit my lower lip and slapped her hard again. Bump forward.

This time, the whole bed shook due to my impact.

Through the layers of curtains and hollow carvings, I immediately saw Li'er opening his eyes and murmuring in a daze.

"Mother..."

Although my forehead was burning and the pain made my eyes go dark, I felt confident when I heard her voice. While she was still awake and could not clearly see the scene in front of me, I said in a hoarse voice: "Do you want Li'er to see a mother like this?"

Pei Yuanxiu didn't speak, but his breathing became heavy at this moment.

He wouldn't know that for me, no one or anything is as important as Li'er. I don't even care what the world thinks of me. I just want to be a good mother in Li'er's eyes. But for such a small child A child, watching her mother and her father together in an illegitimate manner, is enough to bring shame to her even if she is not sensible.

The strong hands holding me have loosened up, and my breathing has almost stopped. I can only hear his thumping heartbeat, and every beat seems to be a burst of pain.

"Qingying...I——"

Before he finished speaking, I saw Li'er reaching out and rubbing his eyes, muttering: "Mother..."

The fiery chest behind him rose and fell sharply, and finally slowly left.

At this moment, after leaving his arms, I was so exhausted that I almost collapsed. I could only hold on to the hollow carvings on the bed frame with both hands. Li'er seemed to have woken up and saw our blurred faces at the end of the bed. The figure, confused: "Mom, where are you...?"

I gritted my teeth, randomly pulled up my messy clothes, opened the curtains, and walked out.

Li'er had woken up and looked at me with wide eyes. I hurriedly sat on the edge of the bed, still panting, and even her cheeks were still hot and blushing. Fortunately, the light was dim now, so she shouldn't be able to see clearly.

"Li'er, mother is here."

She blinked and looked at me, then looked at the end of the bed, and said doubtfully: "...ah, daddy?"

Hearing these two words from her mouth, I couldn't help but shudder, and then slowly turned around, I saw Pei Yuanxiu standing at the end of the bed, having returned to his usual calmness, but I don't know if I saw it wrong, with such light Bottom, the corners of his eyes are still a little red.

He smiled and said softly: "Li'er is awake?"

"Dad, you're here? What are you and mom doing there?"

He and I looked at each other.

Although I knew that Li'er must not have seen anything, just thinking about everything that just happened still made me break out in cold sweat. Seeing that he was silent and did not speak, I hurriedly said: "Mom accidentally bumped into the bed just now, your father."

Looking at my injuries."

"Ah? Mom is injured?"

When Li'er heard this, he quickly stood up, took a look at my face, and immediately said distressedly: "Mom, you are all red here."

I didn't see my forehead, but those three blows just now were very powerful. If I didn't have any strength, I might have knocked myself unconscious. I guess it must have been swollen, so I smiled and said, "It was my mother who just hit me."

I was dozing off and bumped into it accidentally."

"Does it hurt? It must hurt a lot, right?"

As she spoke, she puffed up her cheeks in distress and blew in the cool breeze: "Li'er, help me blow it, it won't hurt anymore."

The cool breeze she blew did not alleviate the pain on my forehead, but suppressed the burning feeling on my face. In front of my daughter, I finally found some comfort and said softly: "That's really it.

It doesn’t hurt anymore, Li’er is so good.”

She immediately giggled.

Seeing my daughter's smiling face already made me relax a lot, but the man behind me, his breathing and breathing, were so light, but they were clearly ringing in my ears, which made me feel a little at a loss.
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I never worried that he would hurt me, even if he didn't let me say no just now, even if he also caused me pain.

However, I am afraid of my Lier...

I'm afraid that she will see a helpless mother.

Thinking of this, my breathing became a little tight, and I heard his voice from behind, as gentle as ever: "Look, you are not as good as Li'er. I bumped into the bed so late, and you were noisy even when Li'er was sleeping.

Wake up."

This sentence just brushed off the scene, but there was clearly a hint of intimacy in it, and even Li'er raised his head and glanced at us.

I could only smile faintly: "Li'er, I'm sorry, mother woke you up."

Li'er looked at us and shook his head gently: "It's okay."

I turned around again and said to him: "Sir, it's so late, thank you for coming to see Li'er. You must have drank a lot at today's banquet. Do you want someone to make you a hangover soup?"
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He looked down at me, his eyes flickering under the candlelight, and smiled: "I'm not drunk."

He said these three words very softly, but the look in his eyes clearly meant otherwise.

He was telling me that the scene just now should not be regarded as his drunken impulse or his drunken gaffe. He clearly knew what he was doing, and I had to accept it all.

Facts that have already happened.

Under his firm gaze, I just felt my heart aching.

At this time, Li'er actually spoke——

"Dad, why does that person come here?"

Pei Yuanxiu raised his head and looked at her: "Huh?"

"That person, the person you drank with today, he is a bad person."

"Oh? Bad guy?"

"Yes, that's him. It was he who led people to attack us when Li'er and Aunt Ruoshi came back this time. Li'er could see clearly that he stopped our carriage and wouldn't let us go."
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There was no surprised expression on Pei Yuanxiu's face. It seemed that Pei Yuanfeng's arrival also made him aware of this matter. He walked to the bed, bent down and said gently: "Then, are Li'er scared?"

Li'er looked at him with wide eyes, thought for a while, and finally nodded timidly: "Li'er, Li'er is still scared."

He smiled, stretched out his hand to stroke her hair, and said softly: "Don't be afraid. Dad is here, no one dares to hurt you."

"..."

"No one dares to take you and your mother away like he did."

"..."

I sat on the edge of the bed without saying anything. I only saw a happy smile on Li'er's red little face, as if the warmth of his palms had calmed all the fears, and he nodded vigorously: "Yes."

He smiled softly: "Okay, it's late, go to sleep."

"Where's Dad?"

"Dad is leaving." After he finished speaking, he stood up straight and said to me: "I forgot to ask my servant to accompany me. Can you take me to the door?"

I raised my head and looked at his frank smile, but his eyes were extraordinarily bright in the dark night. Although I was overwhelmed by the loss of control just now, but now, because of the child, that aura has completely faded, and I

There was no longer much fear, so I stood up silently, lit another candlestick, and walked out carefully.

He also followed behind me.

It was much cooler outside than inside, especially when the dew condensed on the bamboo leaves at night was scattered in the air, which extinguished most of the heat in people's hearts. The man behind me didn't speak again, but just followed me quietly. He

Her footsteps seemed to be imprinted on every step of mine, and her voice was very light.

I held the candlestick and walked in front. I didn't give way to him as politely as I did in the past. I just walked forward in a leisurely manner.

No matter how long or short this journey is, I want to reach the end.

And the road always has an end.

Finally reaching the entrance of the courtyard, I stopped, turned sideways and said, "Be careful."

He slowly walked out from in front of me.

I silently, but finally, breathed a sigh of relief.

It's not that I'm not nervous, nor that I'm afraid. Knowing that this man won't hurt me gives me the confidence to resist him. But resisting is one thing. Not wanting to hurt a man who has other feelings for me is another. Things.

I didn't even dare to look at his back anymore. I was afraid of seeing sadness in that man's warm breath, so I could only turn my head hastily, holding the candlestick and walking back.

But just when I turned around, his hoarse voice sounded low behind me——
Chapter completed!