Lu Chen smiled slightly, finding the gesture quite heartwarming. He continued, "Lingling, I don't know why your sister doesn't take good care of you, and I won't ask. But your current lifestyle isn't good. From now on, I'll have Aunt Cui and Xiao Jing take better care of you. If possible, you can live together, whatever is convenient for you."
"Don't worry about the money, I'll handle it. That pervert's father said he'd give you 200,000. I'll write down my phone number for you later. Call me if anything happens, okay?"
Lingling nodded, then suddenly spoke, asking softly, "Why are you so good to me?"
Lu Chen smiled and pinched her nose again: "You're like my sister."
Of course, he wouldn't say it was because he pitied her, and besides, Du Haoqi was her sister, which seemed to be a reason as well.
Lingling nodded slightly, continuing to hug Lu Chen. This made him realize, wow, she's holding me even tighter than before I asked her to let go! It's unbearable!
Luckily, he'd already gotten Lingling to her doorstep.
However, Lu Chen thought his mission was over, but Lingling wouldn't let go. She didn't say anything, just adopted a "no matter where we are, I'll hold you" attitude.
So, if Lu Chen wanted to leave, fine, I'd hold you and go with him.
You really can't guess what a girl is thinking, especially a girl with some psychological issues like this. Lu Chen was both amused and exasperated. He couldn't force her to leave, and he couldn't just take her away—that would be like abducting an innocent girl!
He showered her with sweet words and comforting phrases, and Lingling was quite obedient. She nodded at whatever Lu Chen said, without objecting, seemingly agreeing. But she just wouldn't let go.
Lu Chen's mouth was dry; he was completely helpless.
He thought he was strong enough to handle many people, but now he couldn't even handle a little girl! Good heavens, even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman! And this beauty wasn't even fully grown yet!
In the end, Lu Chen had no choice but to follow Lingling into the house. Lingling was also sleepy, and naturally pulled Lu Chen into her room, lying down on the bed to sleep.
Lu Chen had no choice but to wait until this strange girl fell asleep before he could slip away.
However, being held by a girl who, while not fully grown, was already much more developed than her peers, inevitably made Lu Chen's blood boil.
Especially when he thought that the girl he was holding was named Du Haoling, Du Haoqi's younger sister.
He took one deep breath, two deep breaths… Lu Chen felt he could handle it, that he could control himself. Thinking about Qingqing's alluring body, once he left this place and went back, he could finally have some serious fun with her.
This little girl wasn't right for him, though her older sister was quite nice.
Thinking this, Lu Chen gradually calmed down. He sensed the unusual movement of the medical divine ability within his body. It continuously absorbed internal energy, transforming it into gentle energy, which was then channeled through Lingling, who was pressed against his body.
Lingling seemed to be getting more and more comfortable, wanting to stay nestled in Lu Chen's arms.
Lu Chen smiled wryly. This medical divine ability certainly knew how to act on its own!
Recalling the feedback it gave Lingling after examining her: care and warmth?
So this is it?
Lu Chen sighed. Since it hadn't consumed much internal energy, he'd let it go.
What he didn't notice, and couldn't detect, was that as the healing energy flowed into Lingling's body, it wasn't just ordinary healing energy; it also contained scattered specks of light, like petals constantly opening and closing.
These specks of light flickered within Lingling's body and gradually merged into her bloodline.
If the healing energy was the mother, then these petal-like specks of light were her offspring that had separated from her.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Chen felt Lingling's hands, which were gripping his arm, gradually loosen. He slowly straightened up, and at the same time, gently pried her hands apart. Just as he was prying open her seventh finger, suddenly, Lingling's hands tightened, instantly gripping Lu Chen's arm. She also raised one leg and pressed it against Lu Chen.
At the same time, she suddenly opened her dark, eerie eyes, staring unblinkingly at Lu Chen.
That gaze was rather frightening, especially in the middle of the night.
Lu Chen slumped back down, muttering, "Sleep, sleep."
"Mmm." There seemed to be a hint of amusement in her voice.
"Speaking of which," Lu Chen said again, his voice muffled, "Lingling, can you take your leg back?"
"Mmm."
This time, Lingling obediently pulled her leg back while saying "Mmm," but she nestled her slender shoulders closer to Lu Chen's chest. Suddenly, she murmured three words: "Don't go."
Lu Chen could only hum in response.
Unconsciously, he had actually fallen asleep…
Drowsily, Lu Chen suddenly opened his eyes. Damn, it was dawn!
His left arm ached terribly, numb and throbbing, it didn't even feel like his own. Lu Chen turned his head and sighed heavily. He hadn't known when, or if he had extended his arm voluntarily, or if Lingling had grabbed it. In short, his left arm became her pillow.
After pressing on her for half the night, it was bound to feel numb and sore.
Lingling slept quite soundly, snoring softly, her voice sounding especially adorable.
Her long, fine eyelashes trembled slightly with her breath, looking incredibly sweet.
Although beautiful, her face, which had always given Lu Chen a cold feeling, now wore a gentle smile.
What Lu Chen found somewhat strange was that her face, which had been quite pale yesterday, was now, though white, not pale, but radiant. A moist glow shone through her fair skin, interspersed with faint blushes, making her look exceptionally beautiful.
As if possessed, Lu Chen lowered his head and kissed Lingling's cheek.
Quickly, he slapped himself.
Look at Lingling, she's sleeping soundly. When Lu Chen gently pulled his arm out from under her head, she didn't react; she was completely asleep.
Lu Chen sat up and got out of bed, seeing the tattered doll lying on the floor. It stared at Lu Chen with its remaining glass eye, as if jealous.
Lu Chen sighed, picked it up, brushed the dust off it, and said softly, "Don't be jealous, I didn't mean to. Sigh! Keep her company while she sleeps!"
He then tucked it into Lingling's arms.
Lu Chen left the room. Even at a time like this, he didn't leave, but instead thought about getting Lingling something to eat. He went into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator; the food wasn't plentiful, but there was something.
Eggs, tomatoes, greens, various dried vegetables… and after rummaging around, he even found two pieces of frozen meat.
Lu Chen whistled a lighthearted tune, put on his apron, and began preparing the meal with practiced ease.
The frozen meat was rock hard; thawing it would take an ordinary person quite some time. But Lu Chen wasn't ordinary. With a slight exertion of his internal energy, he thawed the meat.
He cooked a pot of porridge and soaked some dried shiitake mushrooms at the same time. After chopping the meat into fine slices, he added two egg whites and some cornstarch, mixing it all together. Then, he sliced the softened dried shiitake mushrooms into thin strips.
In less than twenty minutes, Chef Lu Chen's carefully prepared pot of lean meat and shiitake mushroom porridge was bubbling away.
In a bedroom next to the kitchen, a stunningly beautiful woman with a voluptuous figure, wearing only a tank top and underwear, suddenly sniffed in her sleep and then slowly opened her eyes.
"Who's making meat porridge? Is it Aunt Cui from across the street? It smells so good, I really want some."
Muttering to herself, the beautiful woman couldn't help but swallow.
She rolled over, trying to go back to sleep, when suddenly, her ears perked up!
She heard whistling. Someone was whistling, and it was a man whistling, quite loudly. The whistling was melodious and pleasant. But where was the whistling coming from? Aunt Cui's house? Impossible!
Her gambling husband never whistled, and he couldn't whistle like that.
Then, the beautiful woman noticed something terrifying. The whistling seemed to be coming from the kitchen next door. Whoosh! She immediately jumped out of bed, barefoot, and dashed out the door, grabbing a rough, stiff broom.
A thief in the kitchen?
The beautiful woman looked puzzled. A thief? And if it was a thief, why would they be so bold as to whistle in the kitchen? And the aroma of the meat porridge seemed to be wafting from the kitchen. How could that be? A thief was cooking porridge in the kitchen?
For a moment, she was dumbfounded. Had she entered the wrong house? She turned around to look. Yes, this was her house!
A stunningly beautiful figure, holding a broom, slowly approached the kitchen.
In the kitchen, a pot of lean pork and mushroom porridge was finally ready. Lu Chen smelled it and was almost intoxicated.
The little girl would definitely like it, wouldn't she? He thought, a smile playing on his lips.
Suddenly, he heard a cold voice behind him: "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
Lu Chen turned around in surprise and saw an extremely beautiful face.
Not only a beautiful face, but also an incredibly voluptuous figure. Indeed, she wore only a thin halter top, and her snow-white waist and abdomen were completely exposed, her two high breasts showing signs of about to burst! There was absolutely nothing inside; the bulges upon bulges were clearly visible.
And panties…tsk tsk.
Because of this, Lu Chen was stunned, utterly unable to believe his eyes had been so fortunate to witness such a sensual scene.
The beautiful woman, seeing Lu Chen's gaze, realized she was dressed too revealingly. Hearing the unusual noise, she had rolled off the bed, completely forgetting she wasn't dressed properly.
But what shocked her even more was that this man was in her house? And there he was, wearing an apron, cooking porridge?
Lu Chen, on the other hand, quickly regained his composure, a rather amusing smile appearing on his face. He said calmly, "Good Qi, you're back? Not bad, you're in luck. I'm making porridge. Go back to your room and put on some more clothes; it's not good to catch a cold, listen to me."
He sounded almost like someone's father.
That stunning woman was none other than Du Haoling's sister, Lu Chen's subordinate, Du Haoqi, the renowned lab technician!
Although Du Haoqi desperately wanted to go back and get dressed, she was utterly astonished. Why was Director Lu here? Despite her intelligence, she was completely baffled by the situation.
"You...how did you get here?" she asked, her eyes wide.
This was probably the strangest thing that had ever happened to her in her life.