Chapter 160 A Willing Prisoner
Compared to Helian Ye, Chu Xuange is someone who doesn't even have much of a sense of responsibility towards himself.
He is hypocritical, selfish, stingy, insidious, ruthless, and unscrupulous in his dealings with people. The only bright side of him he showed was to Pei Hening.
He wasn't afraid of Pei Hening asking him for love and companionship; he was worried that he would no longer be of any value to her.
A young family head who seizes real power at the age of sixteen is destined to be anything but naive.
He simply loved Pei Hening very, very much, and was willing to become her prisoner. The deeper his love for Pei Hening, the easier it was to discover that she was a person who was constantly improving and growing, and that she would never be satisfied with the status quo.
Chu Xuange was certain that if he stopped, she would leave him far behind and make him a burden to her.
He, on the other hand, could never bear to see her suffer, let alone carry her burdens.
Therefore, there was only one path before him: to always be one step ahead of Pei Hening and to always lend a helping hand when she needed it.
He didn't have any grand wishes; he just hoped that Pei Hening could be happy, carefree, and free to be herself when she was with him.
Chu Xuange had to admit that he looked down on useless men who couldn't provide for their partners.
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Back in the car, Chu Xuange first checked the vegetables and then recorded the data for Pei Hening.
After finishing his work, he washed his hands and went into his study.
Pei Hening sat on the sofa, holding a pen and writing and drawing in a notebook, her attitude serious.
Chu Xuange sat down beside her, resting his chin on his hand as he looked at her earnest expression. His gaze was gentle, and a warm smile touched his dark eyes: "Baby, what are you doing? Why are you so serious?"
Pei Hening hummed in agreement: "I'm putting together a set of notes on the principles of magic for you; I think you'll need it."
"You've worked so hard, baby~"
Pei Hening didn't even look up and said, "It's not hard work. Consider it review. If I had known I was so motivated to study, I should have gone for a PhD back then."
"Regret it?"
Pei Hening: "In life, once a move is made, there's no going back."
She thought about it for a moment, then felt it wasn't quite right, so she added, "The length and breadth of life can dilute 'wrong' choices. Even if they can't be completely erased or diluted to insignificance, they can be properly handled."
Chu Xuange met her beautiful eyes and hummed in agreement: "Baby is right."
"Perfunctory."
Pei Hening snorted, rearranged her notes, and ignored him.
Chu Xuange took a book from the bookshelf and quietly flipped through it, keeping her company for a while.
It was very quiet around them, with only the soft sound of a water-writing pen scratching on paper and the occasional rustling of pages turning.
Chu Xuange noticed it was almost six o'clock, so he closed his book and quietly left to cook.
He cooked an extra portion for Helian Ye today.
[In good mental condition]: Happiness is eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating!
[Princess Ningning]: Don't be too abstract.
[In good spirits]: Bro, you don't understand me.
Chu Xuange ignored his words, put the food on the table, and got out of the car to open the box.
Pei Hening organized the contents of the past few days, checked them repeatedly to make sure nothing was missing, and then walked out with her notebook.
"002, where's Gogo?"
002: "Master, he's opening the box outside."
Upon hearing this, Pei Hening drew back the curtains and saw him dealing with the monster.
He acted swiftly and ruthlessly, and the monster's splattered blood didn't even get on him.
She opened the window a crack, and the biting cold wind rushed in: "Gogo, hurry up, I'm hungry."
Chu Xuange quickened his pace, "Here we go."
Pei Hening washed her hands and came out. Chu Xuange had already returned. He was standing in front of the water dispenser getting a drink and picked up the red armband that she had casually placed next to the water dispenser.
Pei Hening pretended not to see and walked towards the sofa, saying, "Let's eat, let's eat, let's eat."
"Okay, health committee member."
Chu Xuange put the red armband in the drawer and followed.
Pei Hening: "...Isn't it more fun if I'm not being cheeky?"
Chu Xuange changed the subject: "Let's eat. Today I made cola chicken wings, stir-fried chicken, shrimp and tofu soup, and sea urchin dumplings."
Pei Hening smelled the sweet caramel aroma of the cola chicken wings, the fresh fragrance of the stir-fried chicken with dried chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, scallions, ginger, and garlic, as well as the meaty and charred aroma of the chicken itself, and she was really hungry.
Chu Xuange served her a bowl of shrimp and tofu soup and said with a smile, "Drink the soup first, don't rush, it's all yours."
After the meal, Pei Hening, remembering that she hadn't opened her suitcase today, put on a thick coat and got out of the car.
After Chu Xuange finished cleaning up the dishes, he took the notes Pei Hening had given him, leaned against the car door, and looked at the notes while keeping an eye on her situation.
Pei Hening first put on black leather gloves before gripping the samurai sword and prying open the lid of a silver box.
Congratulations to player [滴比滴比] for obtaining a knitted warm hat (grey) *1, lemons (box) *2, tram batteries *6, and chrysanthemum seeds (bag) *1.
Congratulations to player [滴比滴比] for obtaining 11 pieces of glass, 6 long cashmere socks, 1 thermos, and 1 piece of ginger.
Congratulations to player [滴比滴比] for obtaining 1 long cashmere knitted pullover, 1 cleaning agent, 6 apples, and 6 iron blocks.
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Pei Hening estimated that she was about to encounter a monster, so she opened the box again.
A giant carnivorous flower charged at her with its gaping maw.
Pei Hening instinctively chopped off the head of the man-eating flower—
After the enormous man-eating flower head fell to the ground, it was still alive, continuing to open its eerie mouth towards Pei Hening.
"Damn, that's scary!"
Pei Hening stabbed the man-eating flower head hard with her knife, and soon the man-eating flower was killed by her.
Chu Xuange leaned against the car door, watching her quietly, his smile growing wider.
She always does this when she encounters a problem: she accepts the overwhelming emotions while quickly dealing with the problem.
Chu Xuange suddenly remembered when Pei Hening was four years old, the two of them encountered a non-venomous rat snake in kindergarten. The snake crawled onto her favorite rabbit fur bag, and she cried while picking up a long stick and removing the snake.
Pei Hening has been remarkable in terms of courage since childhood.
She always wears the cutest clothes and does the bravest things.
For a long time, Chu Xuange felt that the young saviors portrayed in movies were wrong. He believed that a young savior should be like Pei Hening, with an adorable face, wearing a pretty and gorgeous dress or pants, and doing earth-shattering things.
When Pei Hening returned after killing the monster, she met his smiling eyes.
"It's so cold, and you're still blocking the way like a doorman."
Chu Xuange pulled her up, hugged her, and closed the car door with one hand: "It's my fault, I shouldn't have blocked my baby~"
Pei Hening patted him: "Put me down, my clothes are covered in snow."