Little Prodigal Alliance Head (and Cook) - Chapter 229

Chapter 229

Chapter 229 . 1: ConfessionO


 
The crowd started dispersing since the show was over .

Tang Doudou said goodbye to Golden Wind Jade Dew, then left with Jun Xin .

“Hey, are you angry?” Jun Xin thought Tang Doudou would be happy since she got revenge on Nangong Yan, but her face was scrunched up and she showed no reaction to the interesting things they passed by on the street . It was easy for him to guess what she was thinking about .

The annoying little brat has become a caring man . In response to Jun Xin’s concern, Tang Doudou sighed and said, “I’m not angry, I’m just a little lost . I’m not sure what to do anymore . ”

No matter how good things sounded, when you try to carry it out you would find that it was much harder than you thought it would be .

“What do you mean what to do? Are you talking about yourself or someone else?”

“Myself of course! Who would need me to mind their business?” Tang Doudou sighed . “Jun Xin, I’m useless, aren’t I? It’s always been you guys that help me with everything . It’s enough that I can’t be any help, but I always end up causing you guys more trouble . ”

“So?”

“I want to help you guys somehow . ”

“En . Is there more?”

She looked ahead towards the distant figure she had originally wanted to see a lot and said softly, “And, I don’t want to get married…”

However, she spoke too softly . Though Jun Xin had been listening carefully, he still couldn’t catch it . He followed her gaze and saw Baili Yu .

He felt a little annoyed . Baili Yu had only made it here after the incident was already over . What exactly was more important: that matter or Tang Doudou?

From the looks of it, Baili Yu himself wasn’t sure .

“Are you going over?” Jun Xin looked over and asked .

Tang Doudou sighed deeply . Running away wasn’t going to solve things so she might as well face Baili Yu head on . “Let’s go . Thank you for today . ”

Jun Xin rapped her on the forehead . “With our relationship, do we need to say things like this?”

“What relationship do we have?” It’s unknown if Jun Xin had hit her too hard and made her brain freeze for a moment or if she really wasn’t sure, but she reflexively asked Jun Xin this as she covered her hurting forehead .

Jun Xin laughed . “I was just teasing you . If you want to head over, then go . I have to head back as well . ”

After he finished speaking, he turned to leave without waiting for a reply .

“Stinkin’ brat!” Only then did Tang Doudou snap out of it and realize that Jun Xin had already rapped her on the head twice today . It was intolerable!

She wanted to grab this guy and demand what he meant by teasing her!

However, Jun Xin simply left her with the view of his elegant back . It made her become depressed . This little brat has been becoming more and more annoying lately . He clearly knew that she didn’t want to be alone with Baili Yu right now, yet he still ran off on his own .

Haa… She didn’t know how many times she had sighed today . She didn’t turn around since she knew Baili Yu was behind her . Just as she was trying to think of where to start, that languid voice drifted over lightly . “Wife, I’m here to take you home . ”

She turned around and saw that he had his usual warm smile on his face .

If she hadn’t transmigrated into Li Xueyi’s body and was an ordinary woman, Baili Yu probably wouldn’t even glance at her!

“What are you thinking about?” Baili Yu reached out and gently stroked her cheek . His smile had faded and his face filled with heartache and self-blame . “Doudou, I’m sorry . ”

She abruptly looked up . Doudou?  

“You don’t like it when I call you this way?” asked Baili Yu with a slight pout . Before Tang Doudou could even react, he reached out and pulled her tightly into his arms . Tang Doudou was pressed against his chest and could feel the forceful thump of his heartbeats . Her unease instantly faded .

“Doudou, I know you blame me for not telling you anything . ”

“It’s just that I don’t know where to start . These matters are so complicated that even I often feel lost . I often end up questioning myself and wondering whether these choices are right or wrong . ”

Baili Yu spoke softly into her ear . There was no longer any hint of a smile, just intense helplessness . “Ever since I was a child, Master had told me that I couldn’t live for myself since any mistake I made could hurt people important to me . Hence, I learned since childhood to be cautious . Even when walking, I would think about the safest location to set my foot…”

Tang Doudou felt like crying a little . She hadn’t expect for Baili Yu to suddenly start talking about this . However, she understood from these words that this seeming strong man was actually very sensitive and had noticed all her silent grievances and sufferings .

That was why he was revealing to her these things that he had never spoken to anyone about .

“As I slowly grew up, I learned a lot and obtained a lot . Gradually, I no longer had to be careful about every little thing . I learned to use all sorts of schemes to protect the people behind me…”

“Even if I never understood why I was entrusted with the responsibility of their lives, it had already become habit for me to protect . Whenever something endangered them, I would eradicate the threat without mercy . ”

“My blood is cold, but after you appeared it turned warm . ” He suddenly lowered his head and looked into her eyes to see her heart . Lifting her hand, he placed it gently over the place where his heart pounded .

“Doudou, do you know? Whenever I’m with you, I would forget about those responsibilities and about the need to be cautious . When you’re here, I would feel very at ease . This place would feel very warm and comfortable . ”

“For countless nights, I’ve asked myself what exactly this feeling was . ”

“I think, it’s probably love . ”

“I love you, Tang Doudou . ” Baili Yu hugged her tightly as if he wanted to embed her into his life . Tang Doudou could feel his violently pounding heart . “The heartbeat you hear right now belongs to you alone . If you can bear to leave, then just take it with you . ”

His voice was hoarse with emotion .

Tang Doudou never seen Baili Yu so vulnerable and was for a moment flustered . Her heart squeezed with pain . She opened her mouth but didn’t know what to say .

So he was actually this sensitive . These thoughts had just emerged in her heart, yet he had already noticed them .

“Doudou, could you bear to?” asked Baili Yu as he gently cupped her face .

His tone was sincere . As he asked her this, it also sounded as if he was asking himself this .

Tang Doudou pressed her lips together, then shook her head . “I can’t . ”

Just seeing him sad like this made her heart want to break, so how could she bear to take away his heart?

In any case, it wasn’t like she really wanted to leave!

When she faced this man, it always felt like she was about to bite down on a hedgehog . There was no way to win .

“Doudou…” He called softly .

She glanced up at him . When she saw that his eyes seemed to want to swallow her whole, she immediately turned her head away and made an angry face . “Just because I can’t bear to leave doesn’t mean that I’m not angry . ”

The perfect atmosphere was destroyed just like this .
 
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Credits: Translated by Chiyomira

Chapter 229 . 2: Confession
 
Baili Yu flicked the tip of her nose, then pulled her into his arms again and said with a soft sigh, “What should I do with you?”

Tang Doudou pouted . She should be the one saying that .

Despite that, she still stayed in his arms and greedily took in that comforting scent . She slowly closed her eyes . Staying together quietly like this was already pretty good .

On a distant roof, Jun Xin looked away with calm expression . The moist night wind was a little chilly . Baili Yu was very lucky . He didn’t even have the chance to hug her .

He laughed softly . Standing up, he glanced over at the black-clothed person not far from him .

From the looks of it, there was still a person even more pitiful than him . That person didn’t even dare to show his face .

“Hey . Is it fun to peep on people flirting?” With a flash, he reached that person’s side .

The black-clothed person’s vigilance was very high . Before Jun Xin even finished speaking, the person had already disappeared from sight .

Jun Xin looked back and folded his arms . “Let me guess who you are . En . There’s a scent on you that I’m very familiar with . ”

“I won’t hurt her . ” The black-clothed man simply swept a brief glance towards him before gliding away like a black owl .

Jun Xin didn’t chase after him and just looked down, lost in thought . In reality, he hadn’t been able to guess who that person was just based on that familiar feeling . However, after that person spoke, he became pretty certain of the person’s identity .

What confused him was, if it really was him, why would he be willing to appear at Tang Doudou’s side as a black-clothed man?

Could it be that he had some other motive?

The day was finally over . Tang Doudou and Baili Yu held hands as they walked back to Propitious Clouds Inn, bathed in the warm light of the setting sun .

However, before they even stepped inside, they heard earth-shattering wailing from inside .

There was no one aside from Nangong Yan that would cry so heartbreakingly at Propitious Clouds Inn .

Tang Doudou and Baili Yu shared a look, then walked in together .

They didn’t see Nangong Yan when they walked in . The wailing sounded like it was coming from upstairs .

“Shouldn’t you go take a look? She’s your little junior sister, your master’s precious darling ah . ” Tang Doudou squeezed the large hand wrapped around hers and raised her brows .

How could Baili Yu possibly dare to say yes when he heard her taunting tone?

He curved his eyes and smiled as he replied, “Kids tend to like crying and making a fuss . She’ll be fine after crying awhile, there’s no need to mind it . ”

Pfff!

Tang Doudou couldn’t help but burst out laughing . Wasn’t this remark a little too mean! It was practically on par with Jun Xin’s scheme .

Had Nangong Yan heard, she probably would have been angered to the point she got internal injuries .

She wholeheartedly wanted to be Baili Yu’s sweet and charming wife, yet the person she was interested in treated her as a little kid . Just thinking about it, she seemed quite pitiful .

And of course, the person involved wasn’t sensitive enough to think of this and simply pulled her along past Nangong Yan’s door as if he didn’t hear a thing . He brought her to the third room on the hallway, pushed open the door, then led her in . “You must be tired out from today . Have a good rest . My room is right next door . If there’s anything, just knock on the wall and I’ll immediately come over . ”

Tang Doudou looked around the room . For some reason it seemed familiar .

“Why does this seem like the room from Plum Garden?” Right after she asked, she realized that he had set this room up according to the layout in that room .

But, why did he do that? She looked towards Baili Yu, a little confused .

“I heard Jun Xin mention that you tend to be sensitive about where you sleep and that you wouldn’t be able to sleep well in a unfamiliar location . I was worried you’d have trouble sleeping in Cloud City so I made a room exactly like the one in Plum Garden right after I got here . I had been waiting for you to come this entire time . I just never thought that at that time, you were…”

She understood the logic now, but how did that stinkin’ little brat know that she was sensitive about where she slept? She had never told anyone about that before!
 
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Credits: Translated by Chiyomira