The two kids pestered Lu Chuanbai for a while and then fell asleep beside him.
Xu Qingqing walked over, stroked Xu Yiyi's little head, and wanted to wake him up to take him home.
"Yiyi, An'an, wake up. It's time for us to go."
"The kids are asleep. Don't leave tonight," Lu Chuanbai said, raising his hand to stop Xu Qingqing. Then he pointed to the family bed beside him. "Let the two kids sleep there!"
"Okay." Xu Qingqing didn't want to wake up the sleeping kids either. She gently and carefully picked up the two kids and put them on the bed beside. Then she lay down and hugged the two kids.
She had a dreamless night.
The next morning, Xu Qingqing was woken up by the chattering laughter of the two kids.
The warm sunlight shone in through the window and was reflected on the wall.
Lu Chuanbai, who was inconvenient to move, was lying in bed making various gestures with his hands against the light, transforming them into cute animal shadows to amuse the two kids.
"Uncle, can you make a little rabbit? I like little rabbits the most!"
Xu An'an said excitedly. Her two fair and tender little hands just couldn't make the right gesture.
"Sure. Uncle will teach you." Lu Chuanbai's two long, well - jointed big hands deftly moved, and two fingers turned into the ears of a rabbit.
Looking at this heart - warming scene, Xu Qingqing couldn't help being in a daze. She had to admit that Lu Chuanbai was a patient and good father.
Xu Qingqing got out of bed, smoothed her messy tuft of hair, and put on her shoes.
She pulled Xu An'an and Xu Yiyi. "Okay, stop playing. Uncle Lu needs to rest now. Don't bother him."
"All right!" Xu An'an pouted. Although she still wanted to play with Lu Chuanbai, she understood that patients needed more rest.
The hospital delivered the meals. The three of them simply had breakfast. Then Xu Yan came to pick up Xu An'an and Xu Yiyi.
Xu An'an put her arms around Lu Chuanbai's neck and didn't want to leave. "I don't want to go back. I want to play with Uncle Lu."
"I've found a suitable kindergarten for the two kids. I'll take them for a trial class today," Xu Yan said, squatting down and holding Xu An'an's little hand to coax her. "An'an, don't you want to carry your little rabbit schoolbag and make friends in the kindergarten? There are so many fun things in the kindergarten."
After Xu Yan's gentle persuasion, Xu An'an reluctantly let go. "Uncle Lu, I'll come to play with you again after I finish kindergarten."
"Okay, go!" Lu Chuanbai lovingly stroked An'an's head.
After the two kids left, Xu Qingqing also had her own things to do.
She simply washed her face in the hospital restroom. Even without makeup, she was still pure and charming.
"Lu Chuanbai, I have something to do today. I'll come to see you later. You stay in the hospital and have a good rest."
Lu Chuanbai's eyes fell on Xu Qingqing. "What's the matter? Don't tell me it's Lu Fenglin who's asking you out?"
Since Lu Fenglin sent him white chrysanthemums yesterday, his dislike for Lu Fenglin had deepened.
Xu Qingqing was a bit speechless. Why did the business between these two brothers always involve her?
"No. I have my own business to handle."
"Okay." As long as she wasn't going to meet Lu Fenglin, Lu Chuanbai felt relieved and didn't ask any more questions.
After leaving the hospital, Xu Qingqing went to the mall and bought a men's hoodie, men's jeans, and sports shoes.
She was going to infiltrate the internal of the auction tonight to get the evidence of Gu Anrou's illegal activities.
She had to dress up well so that her real identity wouldn't be recognized.
Xu Qingqing changed her clothes, tucked her long hair behind her head, and pulled out a few strands of broken bangs. She looked like a pretty little boy.
Looking at her overly gorgeous peach - blossom eyes in the mirror, Xu Qingqing knew she had to find a way to cover them.
Gu Anrou wasn't stupid. Among the people she knew, only Xu Qingqing had such peach - blossom eyes, and she would definitely recognize her.
After checking out, Xu Qingqing carried the clothes home and took out her cosmetics to thicken her eyebrows.
She remembered what Tang Li had told her, that the auction held by Gu Anrou was for foreigners. So she chose a pair of green contact lenses and put them on.
Her facial features were deep and three - dimensional. She also dotted some freckles on her face. At first glance, she really looked like a mixed - race person.
Xu Qingqing put on her hat and mask. Looking at herself in the mirror, she couldn't recognize her original appearance at all.
To test it out, Xu Qingqing even went downstairs and walked around in the living room. Mrs. Xu, seeing the little boy who suddenly appeared in the house, thought he was here to find someone.
"Hello. Who are you looking for?"
Even her own mother didn't recognize her. She was sure it was a success now.
Xu Qingqing giggled and took off her mask. "Mom, it's me. You can't recognize your daughter just because I put on some makeup!"
Mrs. Xu was stunned for a moment before she recognized her daughter. She scolded her playfully. "What are you up to? Why did you make yourself look like this?"
"I'm just having fun with makeup," Xu Qingqing said with a smile.
"You're already a mother, but still so playful," Mr. Xu, who was reading a book with his reading glasses on, shook his head.
"Who says a mother can't have fun?" Mrs. Xu pulled her daughter in front of her, looking at her from left to right. She couldn't help sighing.
"You did a really good job. Do my makeup like this some other day, the kind that can make me look ten years younger. Hahaha."
"Okay." Xu Qingqing gave a thumbs - up and an OK sign.
With her mother's approval, Xu Qingqing returned to her room full of confidence.
Tang Li had already sent her the electronic invitation.
"This is an invitation I got from a foreign friend. That woman Gu Anrou is quite smart. The invitations to the auction were only sold to foreigners."
"Then I'll make her smartness backfire on her," Xu Qingqing replied. She clicked on the invitation and saw that the auction would start at 8 p.m. She had to go there early to make preparations.
On the other hand, after Mr. Gu learned that his daughter had organized an auction that only received foreigners, he angrily rushed into Gu Anrou's room to question her. "Is this the hosting you promised me? Only receiving foreigners. What do you mean by this?"
Gu Anrou was standing in front of the mirror, choosing the evening dress she would wear tonight. Facing her father's question, she didn't look panicked at all.
"Dad, we need to be more international in everything we do these days. We can't fall behind!" Gu Anrou argued with fallacies.
"Moreover, those foreigners really like the cultural relics of our country. What's wrong with selling them to them?"
"Where did you get your goods from? Why did the people at the auction say you didn't buy any goods?" Mr. Gu asked another question that had been bothering him.
Gu Anrou took out the prepared excuse. "The goods came from a private collector I contacted before. He has a lot of Song - Dynasty antiques in his collection. He wants to sell them because something happened to his family."
Hearing Gu Anrou's well - rounded story, Mr. Gu believed her a bit, but still warned her. "This is only allowed once. Don't hold an auction that only receives foreigners next time. It will give people something to talk about."
"I know!" Gu Anrou agreed on the surface, but in her heart, she thought she might do it again next time.
At around seven o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Qingqing arrived at a secluded church according to the address on the electronic invitation. This was where Gu Anrou was going to hold the auction tonight.