ebookland Chapter 113 The Newly Appointed Wife-Slave
Chapter 113 The Newly Appointed Wife-Slave
When Li Xiaolin learned that Cheng Ai was coming, she was excited and wanted to cook a meal to entertain the distinguished guest herself.
Unable to bear seeing his wife overworked, Lü Hanmo dutifully assisted her.
Ye Jingke arrived late at night, but fortunately the journey was smooth and he did not encounter any obstacles.
The moment Cheng Ai appeared, the dazed Li Xiaolin instantly woke up and immediately went to greet her happily, "Xiao Ai, you've become even more beautiful in just a few days."
Cheng Ai gave a perfunctory smile, glanced at her stomach, and thought to herself: It seems I need to speed things up!
Lu Hanmo lightly punched Ye Jingke on the shoulder and teased, "You're pretty good, kid. You got her so quickly!"
Ye Jingke put the bag on the sofa and sat down himself, his brows furrowed. "From now on, you either call me by my name or call me Third Brother. You're not allowed to call me 'boy'!"
This was a nickname Cheng Ai gave him, and he would never allow anyone to tarnish it, not even his brothers.
Lu Hanmo remained silent and quietly instructed the servants to serve the dishes. He was already used to his younger brother's frequent erratic behavior.
After sitting down, Cheng Ai ate heartily, looking like a starving ghost, which horrified Lü Hanmo. "Jingke, you wouldn't be using starvation to coerce or entice Xiao Ai to become your woman, would you?"
Ye Jingke glared at him fiercely, but didn't reply.
He'd rather starve himself than let his girlfriend go hungry.
Before she knew it, Cheng Ai had put down her chopsticks and started braiding a red rope.
She narrowed her eyes slightly and asked casually, "Sister, how have you been feeling lately? Is anything bothering you?"
Li Xiaolin was taken aback, then shook her head. "Aside from being sleepy and having a poor appetite, everything else is normal."
She paused for a moment and added, "I bled a little the morning before yesterday. Hanmo called a doctor to come to the house to check and said it was nothing serious."
Cheng Ai paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's good. It's getting late, you should go back to your room and rest."
Li Xiaolin felt something was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was. She was indeed a little tired, so she obediently left with Lü Hanmo's help.
Ye Jingke also sensed something was wrong and frowned, asking, "Will Xiaolin's baby be alright?"
Cheng Ai's hands moved swiftly around the red rope, and without looking up, she replied, "I'll talk about it later."
The living room fell into a deathly silence. Suddenly, Ye Jingke remembered something, opened his email, and sure enough, there it was.
The maid cleared away the food and went back to her room to rest. He pulled the girl to sit on the sofa and said ingratiatingly, "Ai Ai, I want to discuss something with you."
"Hmm?" Cheng Ai looked up in confusion without stopping her movements.
Ye Jingke coughed twice, his eyes darting around, and said awkwardly, "Shengding International is a large enterprise. There is an unwritten rule that newly signed artists must complete the assigned scripts, advertising endorsements, and commercial performances within half a month, otherwise it will be considered a breach of contract and they will have to pay a huge amount of liquidated damages."
He scratched his head, looking embarrassed. "I've been away from the company for the past few days, and some senior executives took it upon themselves to assign you and Zheyi your tasks."
"Oh?" Cheng Ai raised an eyebrow, then asked, "What do I need to do?"
"There's a live-streaming sales event on Thursday night from 7 PM to midnight. You and Zheyi need to achieve five million in sales." Ye Jingke leaned in and kissed her lips, holding her small hands tightly to assure her, "Ai'ai, with me here, you'll definitely reach your sales target!"
As soon as the live stream starts, he buys and buys, taking out loans when he doesn't have enough money, without any fear.
Cheng Ai pulled her hand away and continued braiding the red rope, her smile sweet and bright. "Don't worry, I have a way."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Hanmo's teasing voice came from the stairs, "Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't know you had the potential to be a henpecked husband, Jingke!"
Ye Jingke put his arm around the girl's shoulder and raised his eyebrows at him provocatively, "Envious?"
Lu Hanmo rolled his eyes and scoffed, "I have Xiaolin, why would I envy you?"
Cheng Ai looked up and saw the man slowly and calmly coming downstairs. She waved to him seriously, "Brother Lü, I have something important to talk to you about!"
Lu Hanmo was startled by her expression and quickly ran to sit down opposite the two of them. He looked at Ye Jingke questioningly, but the latter shook his head, indicating that he knew nothing about it.
Cheng Ai lowered her eyes and started braiding a red string, then blurted out something shocking: "Xiaolin's pregnancy has problems!"
"What?" Lu Hanmo's eyes widened, his heart leaping into his throat. "Didn't my dark-skinned son reincarnate? Why is my daughter still in danger?"
Cheng Ai nudged him with her chin and smiled slightly, "That's a question for you to answer."
"Huh?" Lu Hanmo pointed his index finger at himself, utterly shocked. "Me? I'm innocent! I've been waiting for this baby for so long, I would never hurt Xiaolin!"
"Sigh!" Cheng Ai sighed, her tone helpless. "Actually, it was my oversight. When I did the divination before, I only foresaw the matter of the infant spirit and did not notice anything unusual about you."
Lu Hanmo's mind went blank, and a chill instantly crept up his spine.
He raised his hand to wipe away the cold sweat, his lips trembling, stammering, "I...I don't deserve to die...it's just pitiful for Xiaolin...if she loses both me and her daughter...she will definitely break down..."
Lu Hanmo walked up to Cheng Ai, knelt down with a thud, and pleaded with tears in his eyes, "Little Ai... I'm willing to transfer all my assets to your name... I just hope you can help save my daughter..."
Fearing she might feel pressured, he quickly added, "It doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not... just do your best..."
Ye Jingke was also anxious. He turned his head to look at the girl beside him, his eyes full of anxiety. "Ai Ai, can we save him? Hanmo is only thirty years old, he is still very young. If we can't save him, we can try to save the child."
Cheng Ai silently wondered if she had misspoken. She hadn't said that Lü Hanmo was going to die!
Taking a deep breath, she quickly finished the red string in her hand and handed it to Lü Hanmo, "Tie this to Xiaolin's wrist, and don't take it off until the baby is born!"
She rummaged through Ye Jingke's pocket and found several new red ropes. As she braided them, she said, "You'd better keep it from her. Pregnant women shouldn't get emotional."
Lu Hanmo solemnly accepted it, clutching it tightly in his palm as if grasping a lifeline, "Thank you, Xiao Ai Ai... thank you..."
After saying that, he stumbled upstairs and carefully tied a red string around Li Xiaolin's neck.
Ye Jingke remained silent. He realized that even if Cheng Ai didn't come to the Lü family today, she would insist on coming in a couple of days.
No wonder she's been braiding red ropes whenever she has time lately; it turns out she had it all planned out long ago.
When Lü Hanmo returned to the living room, he felt both sad and happy. He was sad because he was going to die, but happy because his wife and children were safe.
Cheng Ai pulled Ye Jingke up to make room for him on the main sofa, saying, "Brother Lü, take off your clothes and lie down."
The expressions on the two men's faces instantly became fascinating, one of horror and the other of bewilderment.