Just now, her hand... turned transparent!?!
Su Yanke could guarantee that she wasn't mistaken. What on earth was going on?
Countless thoughts flashed through Su Yanke's mind, but she dismissed them one by one. After much thought, she found herself with no clue. So, she decided not to torture herself anymore. Things would work out in the end.
On the other hand, Xiao Bao's situation was different from Su Yanke's relaxed state. The sudden pain came and went quickly. Almost as soon as the pain subsided a bit, Xiao Bao immediately rushed to Su Yanke's room to check on her. He was afraid that Su Yanke would disappear just as she had appeared.
Su Yanke adjusted her inner breath. Just as she had turned off the light and was about to go to sleep, a shadow suddenly appeared on the wall in front of her. At the same time, a thunderclap roared. Su Yanke turned pale with fright. Almost at the same moment the thunder sounded, she channeled her spiritual energy and struck hard at the place where the shadow was behind her.
The door was slammed open by the spiritual energy, and the true face of the shadow was revealed. Xiao Bao, wearing thin clothes, stood there with a blank look on his face, his hand still in the position of opening the door. Then, he was sent flying by an invisible force.
The moment Su Yanke saw that it was Xiao Bao, her pupils constricted sharply. With a flash of her figure, she caught him before he hit the ground.
"Xiao Bao! Are you okay? Is there anywhere on your body that feels uncomfortable?"
As she spoke, Su Yanke groped around on Xiao Bao's body to check for injuries. Xiao Bao was indeed startled by the sudden force, but when he saw Su Yanke appear out of nowhere, he was more accepting of things that couldn't be explained.
Now that he had calmed down, he blushed when he felt the "restless" hand on his body, and his body stiffened. In order not to let Su Yanke notice anything strange, he quickly grabbed the delicate hand that was "stirring things up" on his body.
"I-I'm fine."
Su Yanke took a general look and found that there was indeed nothing wrong, so she felt relieved. But then, doubts arose in her mind. Was it just a coincidence? Had Xiao Bao just managed to dodge her powerful attack and was only affected by the surrounding energy waves? Or...
Before Su Yanke could finish her thought, she was pulled back to reality by Xiao Bao's sneeze. Seeing Xiao Bao standing in front of her in thin clothes on this cold and dewy night, Su Yanke quickly carried him back into the room and tucked him into the warm bed she had prepared earlier. She was about to light the candle again when Xiao Bao grabbed the corner of her clothes.
"What's wrong?" Su Yanke lowered her head and asked softly.
Since Su Yanke had let down her hair before going to bed, a few strands of her hair fell down when she lowered her head, brushing against Xiao Bao's nose and lips.
Xiao Bao could clearly smell the fragrance of Su Yanke's hair and feel the soft touch on his lips. He couldn't help but swallow hard, feeling his throat go dry.
Hearing Su Yanke's question, he replied hoarsely, "Sister, I'm scared. Please don't leave, okay?"
Hearing that Xiao Bao's voice was a bit hoarse, Su Yanke thought he had caught a cold and his throat was uncomfortable. Hearing him say he was scared, she thought he was afraid of the thunder outside. So, she gently patted his back and comforted him in a soft voice.
Xiao Bao leaned in Su Yanke's arms, his face full of contentment.
As Su Yanke was patting him, she suddenly thought of something and asked Xiao Bao, "Why did you suddenly come outside my room? Couldn't you sleep?"
Xiao Bao nodded in response.
Su Yanke guessed that the changes in the family these days might have brought some confusion to Xiao Bao's life. The way of life that had remained unchanged for a long time had been forcefully changed because of her wishes, and as a result, she had paid less attention to Xiao Bao. Maybe Xiao Bao mistakenly felt that his contribution to the family had decreased and felt guilty.
Thinking of this, Su Yanke remembered a lullaby that was very suitable to sing to Xiao Bao. She said to Xiao Bao, "Can't sleep? Then let sister sing you a lullaby, okay?"
"Okay!" Xiao Bao seemed very happy.
"My baby, baby, give you a little sweetness, so you can have a good sleep tonight. My little devil, little devil, tease your eyebrows..."
Su Yanke's gentle voice brought a bit of warmth on this cold night, as if isolating the cold around her.
As Xiao Bao listened, the uneasiness and the long - suppressed hostility in his heart disappeared. His eyes regained their clarity, and gradually his breathing became longer and more regular in Su Yanke's arms.
After Su Yanke finished singing the song, she felt the gentle, long, and regular breathing in her arms. Knowing that Xiao Bao was asleep, the corners of her mouth curved up.
Su Yanke thought for a while and decided to let Xiao Bao sleep here tonight. After all, Xiao Bao was asleep, and she wasn't very good at taking care of people. If she woke him up on the way back, it wouldn't be a pleasant thing.
Su Yanke gently laid Xiao Bao flat, tucked in the quilt for him, and then gently lay down beside him. The night passed as usual.
Su Yanke didn't notice that after she lay down, closed her eyes, and her breathing became steady, Xiao Bao opened his eyes. Staring at Su Yanke's sleeping face, his eyes were no longer the familiar ones to Su Yanke, but extremely strange, deep, and gloomy eyes that made people shiver.
But this kind of look didn't last long. Soon, it was replaced by a confused look. Xiao Bao's eyelids became heavier and heavier, and finally he fell into a deep sleep.
When the first ray of morning light shone into the room, Xiao Bao woke up. Without opening his eyes, he instinctively groped around for his clothes. It was time to wait outside Su Yanke's room.
But what he touched was a warm and fragrant body. Xiao Bao was startled. When he opened his eyes, Su Yanke's sleeping face came into view.
Xiao Bao was so stunned that it took him a few seconds for his brain to recall what had happened last night. He seemed to have done something extraordinary last night!
The light in the room gradually brightened. Su Yanke felt a bit uncomfortable being dazzled and turned over to continue sleeping.
Xiao Bao's breathing suddenly quickened. When Su Yanke turned over, her jade arm just wrapped around his waist, and this position was extremely close to his embarrassing area.
The morning physiological reaction was inevitable, and with the person he had been longing for by his side, how could he remain calm?
Xiao Bao's face became redder and redder, and his ears were so red that they seemed to be bleeding. He carefully moved closer to Su Yanke, so close that he could count her eyelashes. He felt Su Yanke's breath on his face, and the room was so quiet that even his heartbeat seemed a bit noisy.
Su Yanke's dazzlingly white skin made Xiao Bao feel a bit dazed. Just when the distance between them was only about a centimeter, Su Yanke's eyelashes fluttered slightly.
Xiao Bao held his breath and quickly got up with lightning speed, sitting extremely upright.
As soon as Su Yanke opened her eyes, she saw Xiao Bao sitting upright in the "kneeling position" like a "diligent student". She couldn't help but sigh. There was no one more talented and hard - working than Xiao Bao.
"You went to bed late last night and still got up so early. You're really a brave one!" Su Yanke said sleepily, taking a look at Xiao Bao.
Afraid that the conversation would expose his strangeness, Xiao Bao nodded and said that he would go wash up first. Then he quickly got out of bed to deal with his embarrassment.
So, Su Yanke missed another opportunity to discover something strange.
Because she had gone to bed a bit late last night and there had been a heavy rain, the temperature outside had dropped a lot. Su Yanke was even less willing to get out of bed. She lingered in bed for a while before reluctantly getting up.
By this time, Aunt Li's breakfast was already fragrant. Xiao Bao was almost done with his basic training, and Uncle Lao Ji, who had been working all night, was still catching up on sleep.
"A Yan, you can go wash up. We'll have breakfast soon. I'll go wake up Lao Ji!" Aunt Li said to Su Yanke as she wiped her hands after seeing Su Yanke get up.
Su Yanke agreed and noticed that Aunt Li seemed to be in an especially good mood today. It seemed that buying new clothes for Aunt Li yesterday had been a very wise decision.
Since the family now had some money, the quality of breakfast had also improved significantly. Coupled with Aunt Li's family - heirloom cooking skills, Su Yanke enjoyed the meal to the fullest.
Looking at the stubble on Uncle Lao Ji's face after staying up all night, Su Yanke said, "Uncle Lao Ji, there's no hurry. We can take our time with the hot pot."
Uncle Lao Ji took a sip of the meat porridge and said, "It's okay. I'm just idle anyway. Besides, I want to finish it earlier. I actually like this job and won't feel tired. Don't worry. I know what I'm doing."
Hearing Uncle Lao Ji say this, Su Yanke nodded and stopped persuading him. Everyone had their own way of doing things. She could give suggestions but couldn't force them.
After breakfast, Su Yanke originally planned to go to Chen Yonggui's house to discuss matters related to enrollment, but an unexpected guest came to the house.
"Lao Ji! Lao Ji, come out! You've really grown bold! Are you just ignoring the village head's words now?" A familiar voice sounded outside Uncle Lao Ji's house.
Uncle Lao Ji went to open the door. There were several burly men standing outside. As soon as Uncle Lao Ji opened the door, they blocked the door and surrounded him. Uncle Lao Ji looked at the second son of the village head with a blank look on his face.
"Wang Laoliu, what are you doing? This isn't your house. You can't just do whatever you want here!"
Wang Laoliu spat and said, "Bah! Do you think I'd fancy your shabby house? I'm telling you, if you don't pay up today, you won't be able to step back into this house!"
Su Yanke also came over after hearing the noise. Hearing this, she frowned slightly.
"There has to be a reason for paying money, right?" Su Yanke said calmly.
Wang Laoliu's eyes couldn't move away from Su Yanke as soon as she walked out.
There was a gasp from the on - looking crowd. Su Yanke was very calm in this situation and didn't even give them an extra glance.
Xiao Bao also moved when Uncle Lao Ji got up. Seeing the looks in the people's eyes as they looked at Su Yanke, the disgust in his eyes was hard to hide. He hated the way these people looked at his sister, especially Wang Laoliu's look, which was the most disgusting.