Chapter 285: Xiu Bai Lives Next Door

Lu Junhan: "..."

Song Qingwan: "..."

Lu Qidong: "..."

"What’s all this ’get lost’ nonsense!"

The old man heard Lu Junhan telling Pei Xiubai to get lost from afar.

He came in from outside, accompanied by Pei Xiubai who was sitting in the wheelchair, and the bodyguards following them.

With a stern old face, the old man reprimanded Lu Junhan severely:

"Last time you threw that girl in the trash can, it was him who helped keep an eye on everything. You didn’t even thank him, and now you’re blocking him at the door! It’s truly unacceptable!"

The old man pretended to criticize for a few sentences, then turned his head close to Lu Junhan and Song Qingwan and whispered:

"Don’t offend people too much, it’s good to leave some room for maneuver in affairs; otherwise, next time when you throw that girl into the trash can, who will help you look after the child? You see, right?"

Lu Junhan: "..."

Song Qingwan: "..."

Damn it, should have known better than to expect anything from this old geezer!

"Xiu Bai!"

The little girl on the sofa saw Pei Xiubai coming in from outside, and her dark eyes brightened.

She hurried down from the sofa, her tiny body ran up to him, looking at the boy’s hauntingly beautiful and pale face, her eyes curved into crescents, and with a happy little voice she said:

"Xiu Bai, the servant auntie just said, you came to see Li Li, right?"

"Yes," Pei Xiubai’s deep and obscure gaze fell on her smiling flower-like delicate face, paused for a moment, then said:

"I came to bring you something."

The little girl didn’t even have time to ask her Xiu Bai what he was bringing her.

That side, the old man who was talking to Lu Junhan, Song Qingwan, and Lu Qidong, somehow got excited and raised his voice slightly:

"What? You don’t believe it? I have already checked; that boy is in this villa area, and lives in the single villa behind us on the right side of the building, not far at all! So, the chances of him helping you look after the child are very high!!!"

Pei Xiubai: "..."

The bodyguards: "..."

The little girl also heard what her grandpa said, her clear eyes suddenly brightened up, and she happily said:

"Xiu Bai, you live behind us, right? Then, Li Li can go to visit you and play sometime?"

"No."

Pei Xiubai hadn’t spoken yet; the little girl whose small hand was initially supporting Pei Xiubai’s wheelchair, was very close to him.

Suddenly was lifted away.

The little girl turned her head, saw him, struggled a bit, puffed her little mouth, and said discontentedly:

"Daddy! Let me down, I haven’t finished talking to Xiu Bai yet!"

"Just talk!"

Lu Junhan slightly furrowed his brows, his cold and pale face full of displeasure, "Why are you standing so close? His legs are crippled, not his ears! Stand a bit farther when you talk! Otherwise, don’t talk at all!"

"..."

The little girl aggrievedly said "oh."

To quickly talk to Xiu Bai, she hurriedly stood beside her dad, raised her eyes, seriously asked him: "Daddy, is this okay?"

Lu Junhan glanced at her, "Step back three more steps."

"..."

"Back up some more."

"..."

"Back."

The little girl was now upset, clenched her small fists, and said loudly with grievance: "Daddy! If I back up any more, I won’t be able to hear what you’re saying!"

Lu Junhan turned his head, glanced at her lightly, raised his eyebrows, finally relented:

"Alright, stand there and talk."

The little girl: "..."

Pei Xiubai: "..."

The bodyguards: "..."

Song Qingwan glanced at Pei Xiubai at the door, and again at the little girl almost standing in the middle of the living room...

The distance between them was about as long as half a basketball court.

Even talking required raising their voice.

It’s even more miserable than the Cowherd and Weaving Girl.

Song Qingwan: "..."

This stinking brat is simply despicable.

In the end, Song Qingwan couldn’t stand it any longer, directly pulled the little girl standing in the middle of the living room over:

"Come Li Li, you can stand by auntie’s side, no need to stand so far away!"

The little girl looked at Pei Xiubai not far away with grievance, then looked at her,

"But Daddy said..."

"Don’t worry about what he says, it’s all just a joke, not to be believed." Song Qingwan rubbed her little head, thought this girl was really well-behaved, "Just ignore him."

The little girl obediently nodded: "Oh..."

Like she remembered something, the little girl suddenly brightened up again, with sparkling eyes: "Then auntie, can I go to Xiu Bai’s house to play?"

Song Qingwan hesitated: "This..."

"No."

This was said by Lu Junhan again.

"Why not!"

The little loli pursed her small mouth, puffed her face, argued with conviction, "Xiu Bai’s place isn’t far, I can go find him to play! Daddy, don’t try to fool me! I’ve gotten smarter lately, you can’t fool me!"

"Who told you it’s not far?"

"Grandpa said it!" The little girl puffed her small mouth, spoke in a cute little voice, "I heard it very clearly just now, Grandpa said Xiu Bai’s house is very close to ours, not far at all!"

The old man: "..."

Lu Junhan looked at her annoyed little face, kept his cool and said:

"It’s not far for adults, but for children, it’s very far, you need to drive."

"..."

Lu Junhan raised an eyebrow:

"Can you drive?"

The little girl ashamedly shook her head, twisting her small fingers, her eyes red:

"Li Li can’t, Li Li is too dumb..."

The little loli puckered her mouth, her eyes full of tears, that aggrieved look, almost about to cry, looked incredibly pitiful.

Pei Xiubai saw this, his eyes deepened, his lips slightly moved.

But in the end, he still said nothing.

He actually didn’t want her to come.

The villa is his alone.

Just using it as a place to live, not like a home.

So, the villa is still cold and lifeless, without a trace of warmth.

Not suitable for inviting guests, especially not suitable for someone like her to come.

Even if she did come, he wouldn’t know how to entertain her.

Song Qingwan saw this, felt a bit sorry, rubbed the little girl’s chubby cheek, softly said:

"Li Li, don’t cry, don’t cry, it’s not that we don’t want you to go to his house, it’s genuinely too far. If your Xiu Bai indeed lived next door, maybe you could go find him to play. But his place is quite far behind us, it takes a long, long time to get there!"

Pei Xiubai’s world is too complex and dark, utterly incompatible with someone as pure as Li Li.

Therefore, the less Li Li interacts with him, the better.

Otherwise, she might be sold by Pei Xiubai, without even realizing.

After all, the Lu family treasures her, they must keep a good watch over her.

Song Qingwan said a whole lot, but the little girl only heard one sentence.

She sniffled with her red nose, her dark eyes moist, her little voice choked with sobs:

"Xiu Bai... lives next door, so Li Li can go find him to play, right?"

Once said, one must honor it.

Song Qingwan gritted her teeth: "Yes! But unfortunately, there’s already someone living next to us——"

Just then, a servant hurried in from outside, saying:

"Young Master Lu, the household beside us just moved out, said they ran into some trouble, urgently needed money, and plan to sell the house."

Song Qingwan: "..."

Lu Junhan: "..."

Pei Xiubai: "..."