My Sloppy Husband Is Actually a Handsome Bigshot!-Chapter 298 - 281: Bringing Tuantuan Home 2
Many of his actions, under normal circumstances, would have felt offensive to her, but...
Mike hadn’t come yet, Lin Tuantuan was full and sleepy again, and snuggled up against Oscar’s belly for another nap.
Li Yanan was still getting an IV, and even though He Zhenxin felt a bit tired, she forced herself to stay awake.
"The doctor said your stomach issues are due to long-term accumulation."
Thinking of what the doctor said, He Zhenxin couldn’t help but speak up.
Li Yanan responded with a grunt, and then there was silence, leaving He Zhenxin waiting for more.
"The doctor also said this time you were lucky. If it bleeds again next time, you might not be so fortunate."
After hearing him grunt again, there was no further response.
It felt like punching into soft cotton, leaving her more and more annoyed.
"Mr. Li, I’m serious!" He Zhenxin exclaimed earnestly.
"Do you care about strangers this much?"
Suddenly, Li Yanan spoke, catching He Zhenxin off guard with this question, leaving her speechless.
He actually remembered what she said to him earlier?
"You..." At a loss for words, He Zhenxin pretended not to hear, feigned a yawn, and leaned on the bedside table, closing her eyes.
Originally, she was facing Li Yanan.
But she kept feeling that a scorching gaze was on her.
No matter how she tried to ignore it, she couldn’t.
She cleared her throat and turned her face away.
"Once I get busy, I don’t care about anything."
In the past, when he still had a home, even if they went nowhere, just being with her made him feel like he had the whole world.
But now, even though he has Tuantuan, his heart feels empty.
He Zhenxin slowly opened her eyes.
Even without turning back, she could imagine the expression on Li Yanan’s face when he said those words.
She thought of that kiss again.
Her heart was filled with indescribable chaos.
The lights were on in the room, and the orange bedside lamp was lit.
He Zhenxin, with her eyes open, could see her shadow cast on the wall, clear and distinct.
Suddenly, she slowly widened her eyes.
It was because, on the reflection of herself leaning against the bedside table, an extra hand appeared out of thin air.
The owner of the hand seemed to think she hadn’t opened her eyes, so it didn’t touch her directly, instead tracing her silhouette in the air.
He Zhenxin could see these actions clearly.
She could even discern the lines his hand traced!
Her heart thumped loudly and uncontrollably, no longer under her command.
What exactly was he doing?
And what did he see her as?
Did he think she was just a naive girl who would fall for him with a little flirtation?
Thinking this, He Zhenxin felt an indescribable frustration, looking at the shadow, eyes inexplicably hot.
Her emotions fluctuated once again.
Just when she was about to speak, the door was pushed open again from the outside.
It turned out to be Mike, who had finished packing.
He Zhenxin quickly closed her eyes.
"Shh," Li Yanan’s voice came from behind.
The two discussed something in a low voice, while He Zhenxin’s heart raced, fearing that they would notice she was pretending to sleep.
She tried to stay still.
But over time, her entire body became stiff and sore.
Moreover, she had been running all day and was utterly exhausted.
Suddenly there was a click sound, and He Zhenxin accidentally knocked over something on the bedside table.
Unable to keep pretending to sleep, she opened her eyes as if she had just woken up, faked a yawn, and then turned to look at the two.
But with just one look, He Zhenxin saw Li Yanan’s half-smiling eyes.
With one glance, He Zhenxin felt as though he saw right through her.
Feeling annoyed again, she abruptly got up.
"Lin Tuantuan, your luggage is here. We’re leaving."
As soon as He Zhenxin made a move, Oscar stirred too, and Lin Tuantuan finally woke up.
Half-awake, he mumbled about roast duck and goose...
For a while, Zhenxin didn’t say anything, but Li Yanan, who knew his son well, slapped Oscar’s butt with a big hand.
With a howl, Oscar kicked at Lin Tuantuan with his leg.
Unable to hold back, He Zhenxin turned her head away.
What on earth is wrong with this family?
He Zhenxin drove Lin Tuantuan back to He Bainian’s apartment in Manhattan.
She had to be thankful that He Bainian left the car for her today; otherwise, she wouldn’t know how to get a kid and a dog back so late.
Especially the seemingly fierce but actually silly Husky.
He Zhenxin occasionally glanced through the rear-view mirror at Oscar, who took up the entire back seat, and thought his posture...
Had a kind of drunken concubine elegance!
She remembered, Tuantuan once said, Oscar had a little wee-wee?
So, Oscar should be a little boy dog...
Thinking about it made He Zhenxin laugh; why was she thinking about this in the first place.
Soon, He Zhenxin parked the car in the garage.
Lin Tuantuan was clearly exhausted, holding onto the small suitcase while drowsily nodding off, whereas Oscar still strutted around royally.
He Zhenxin reached out, entered the password, and the door opened with the sound of music.
Before she had a chance to turn on the lights, the two humans and a dog entered the house.
Almost simultaneously, there was a howl, and Oscar screamed like he’d seen a ghost, then...
Incredibly...
Incredibly, he jumped into He Zhenxin’s arms with all four limbs.
He even buried his face into her neck, his large body trembling.
"..." For a moment, He Zhenxin didn’t know whether to turn on the light first or comfort this silly dog.
Finally, she dragged Oscar along and fumbled back to the door to turn on the lights.
Instantly, the apartment became bright.
"Mama..." Lin Tuantuan rubbed his eyes with his chubby little hands, then opened them wide to see a cat sitting arrogantly in the middle of the large room.
It wasn’t any fancy breed, just a gray and white, well-fed and strong cat.
Meow...
The fat cat extended its meow, and as its sparkling eyes gazed at Oscar in He Zhenxin’s arms, they were filled with disdain.
When did He Bainian start keeping a cat?
Before He Zhenxin had time to think, Oscar shivered and howled sadly upon hearing the cat’s meow.
"..." This was the second time tonight Oscar left He Zhenxin speechless.
This silly dog was afraid of cats?
"Mama, you’ll get used to it!" Lin Tuantuan spoke with the air of an experienced little adult, making He Zhenxin laugh.
Then the cat, with an air of pride, turned around and pushed its food bowl over from the corner.
Seeing the two humans and a dog looking at it, it let out a meow and tapped the food bowl with its paw.
Feed me, human! Give me food!
"..." Isn’t it said that animals weren’t supposed to become spirits after the founding of the country?
Seeing no response from them, the cat grew impatient and tapped the food bowl again and again.
The tapping became more forceful, the sound louder and louder.
"Is it hungry?" Lin Tuantuan squatted down, asking He Zhenxin quietly.
She wasn’t stupid; of course, she knew the cat was hungry. But she had no idea He Bainian kept a cat, let alone where he put the cat food!
Just then, He Zhenxin’s phone rang.
Glancing at the caller ID, she quickly answered the call as if clinging to a lifeline.
"Hello? You’ve got a cat at home. It’s saying it’s hungry..."
"..." He Bainian looked up at the light that had just come on upstairs, staying silent for a while.
"I called to tell you the cat food and canned food are in the northernmost cabinet in the kitchen."
While on the phone, He Zhenxin walked barefoot to the kitchen, following He Bainian’s instructions. Sure enough, she found the cat food and canned goods.
"When did you start keeping a cat?" asked He Zhenxin while taking out the cat food, as she didn’t think He Bainian had the patience to keep a pet.
But this time, He Bainian said nothing.
If she hadn’t heard breathing on the other end, she would have thought he had hung up.
"I picked it up and just kept it."
The silence didn’t last long; soon, He Bainian spoke again.
"What’s its name?" asked He Zhenxin who had never kept a cat before.
Coming out of the kitchen, she saw Oscar obediently lying on the floor, letting the arrogant cat step on him.
With a pitiful face, Oscar was woofing at her.
"Xinxin."
"Huh?" He Zhenxin had never heard He Bainian call her that, and she felt a chill down her spine.
"I mean, the cat’s name is Xinxin."
"..." Oh, she had gotten ahead of herself.
"You don’t seem like someone who would keep a cat." Holding her phone between her shoulder and ear, He Zhenxin picked up the cat’s food bowl.
She poured some cat food into it.
"People change." As he said this, He Bainian’s gaze remained fixed on the bright lamp upstairs.
"I’ll tidy up and go to bed. You should get some rest, too."
Watching the cat gorging itself on cat food, He Zhenxin finally felt at ease and was about to hang up the call.
"There’s money in the desk drawer. Buy whatever you want."
"I’m not a kid," He Zhenxin muttered, hanging up the phone.
He Bainian continued holding the phone, his gaze somewhat dim.
Whether it was five years ago or now, for Zhenxin, he’s always been treated just as straightforwardly...
Lin Tuantuan let He Zhenxin change him into cotton pajamas.
He had no sooner put his head down than he lay on the soft pillow, squeezing his chubby face until it was shapeless.
He Bainian had long ordered for her things to be sent over, now placed in the master bedroom.
Yawning and wanting to find some clothes to change into for a shower, He Zhenxin stepped out and saw a dog and a cat in a standoff.
The gray-and-white fat cat and Oscar were laying opposite each other.
The cat’s pitch-black pupils showed unrestrained disdain for Oscar, yawning lazily and revealing a few little teeth.
As for Oscar...
Forget about his disgraceful trembling, his dog face was drooping as if about to cry.
Unable to contain herself, He Zhenxin burst out laughing.
She ignored the two and found some clothes to change into, heading to the bathroom.
About half an hour later, drying her dripping long hair, she pulled a bottle of mineral water from the fridge for herself.
