"What are you thinking about? Let go." Mo Beichen sighed helplessly.
Xia Weilan was stunned for a few seconds and said uncertainly, "Husband, I'm not up for it today."
"I know you're not. I won't do anything to you," Mo Beichen said in a deep voice.
"This..." Xia Weilan blushed as if she had thought of something. "Then be gentle."
As soon as Xia Weilan let go, Mo Beichen's big hand that had slipped into her nightgown started to move. His warm palm gently moved back and forth on her abdomen.
"Your belly is very cold," Mo Beichen said while massaging her.
Xia Weilan felt a sudden warmth in her heart. She immediately realized that she had thought wrongly. Mo Beichen just wanted to warm her belly.
"I'm prone to cold in the uterus, and my hands and feet also get cold in winter," Xia Weilan explained.
"I'll take you to get some Chinese medicine for conditioning tomorrow," Mo Beichen frowned.
Before she knew it, Xia Weilan felt her belly gradually getting warmer. It was originally cold, but now it felt as if it had been warmed by the sun.
"Okay," Xia Weilan moved her body and wanted to get up from his lap.
Mo Beichen didn't stop her and let go of his hand.
Xia Weilan walked to the bed and yawned.
"Husband, your massage makes me so comfortable that I feel like going to sleep," she said.
Xia Weilan got into bed, immediately lay on her stomach, covered herself with the quilt, and said in a muffled voice, "Husband, are you going to rest?"
"Later." Mo Beichen then went into the bathroom. When he came out, Xia Weilan was already asleep.
Mo Beichen went into the study and stayed there for a while. After he finished dealing with the things at hand and his body had warmed up, he returned to the master bedroom.
Mo Beichen lay on his side beside Xia Weilan, gently pulling her into his arms. His hand subconsciously slipped into her nightgown. Feeling the warmth, he closed his eyes reassuringly.
The next day was the day when the results of the thesis exam at University A were announced.
Xia Weilan got the second place and received many congratulations.
Gu Yuwei ranked among the top this time and took the first place. However, she was absent - minded all day.
"Are you not feeling well?" Xia Weilan noticed Gu Yuwei's abnormality beside her and asked with concern.
Gu Yuwei rolled her eyes and suddenly asked, "Weilan, do you have a younger brother? I have a younger brother. We've had a good relationship since childhood."
"What a coincidence. I also have a younger brother. He's been quite stubborn since childhood, but he's also good to me," Xia Weilan said with a sigh. "My younger brother is now in a full - boarding school, in senior one."
"What a coincidence," Gu Yuwei said. "My younger brother is also in senior one."
When Gu Yuwei said these words, she looked a bit lonely. She slightly lowered her eyelids to hide her emotions from others.
Xia Weilan noticed Gu Yuwei's low mood and couldn't help saying, "You did well in this thesis exam. How about I treat you to dinner tonight?"
Gu Yuwei then looked up, looking a bit embarrassed. "Then I'll trouble you."
Just then, the class bell rang, and the two stopped chatting.
In the evening, Gu Yuwei and Xia Weilan went to a restaurant near the school.
Gu Yuwei ate absent - mindedly. During the meal, when she excused herself to go to the restroom, she looked at her phone uneasily.
"Weilan, can you do me a favor?" When Gu Yuwei reappeared, she was no longer calm as before, and her eyes were red.
"What's wrong?" Xia Weilan quickly handed her a tissue.
Gu Yuwei wiped the corners of her eyes and said anxiously, "Actually, my younger brother dropped out of school recently and has been lingering in the bar. Just now, someone called me and said that he got drunk in the bar and spent a lot of money. He has no money to pay the bill. The bar is now asking me to bring the money. Can you..."
"No problem. I'll lend you the money first. I'll go with you," Xia Weilan said boldly. She took Gu Yuwei and took a taxi to the bar.
Getting off the taxi, looking at the luxurious building of Fuli Huangcheng, Xia Weilan paused for a moment. Without much thought, she rushed in.
This was a famous money - burning den in the capital. Gu Yuwei's younger brother, a high - school student, actually came here to consume.
"Weilan, this is the room," Gu Yuwei's words interrupted Xia Weilan's thoughts.
In front of them was a closed door. Streams of colorful light were flowing out from the crack of the door, and there was also very exciting DJ music coming from inside.
Gu Yuwei walked in front of Xia Weilan, reached out and pushed open the door. The two looked inside together.
They saw a young man lying in the corner of the room. The boy was motionless, as if he had passed out from drunkenness. Beside the boy, there were several playboys wearing gold chains. They were laughing and puffing out thick smoke, squinting their eyes.
"Yo, you're here. Did you bring the money? This kid said he would treat us, but he couldn't pay the bill. He's really brave," the boss with the gold chain looked impatient.
"Okay, how much? I'll transfer it to you," Xia Weilan squinted her eyes. There were four strong men in front of her. If something unexpected happened, she might be able to escape, but Gu Yuwei and her younger brother wouldn't be able to.
The boss with the gold chain took out his phone and threw it on the table.
Xia Weilan walked over, scanned it, and asked, "How much?"
"Two hundred thousand."
Xia Weilan's eyes flashed. Without saying a word, she transferred the money. She didn't notice that Gu Yuwei had disappeared at some point, and the door had been locked.
After Xia Weilan transferred the money, she turned around and said, "Hurry up and take your younger brother away."
But there was no sign of Gu Yuwei in the private room. Xia Weilan was shocked. Looking back, she saw that the boy who had been lying there drunk and unconscious was now standing there, staring at her arrogantly.
"Since you're here, you can't leave," the boss with the gold chain gave an order, and several people attacked Xia Weilan together.
Xia Weilan quickly retreated to the door and twisted the doorknob, only to find that it was locked.
With a "bang", Xia Weilan smashed the wine bottle she didn't know when she had picked up, and shouted at the people approaching, "Don't come closer if you don't want to die."
The sound of the smashed wine bottle was quite loud, but the sound of the stereo was even louder, completely covering up the noise.
"Boss, she's trained," the boy squinted his eyes and saw that Xia Weilan's stance showed some skills.
"Don't worry. With so many of us, she can't escape from our hands," the boss with the gold chain took the lead and launched a palm strike at Xia Weilan. The palm wind was very sharp and aimed at Xia Weilan's neck.
Xia Weilan quickly dodged, staring closely at the people in front of her, trying to find a flaw. But she found that she could only barely dodge, and it was getting more and more difficult for her to deal with them.
The other little brothers didn't make a move. They just surrounded her and watched the fun.
Xia Weilan was caught off guard. Her shoulder was struck, and she immediately stumbled and leaned against the door.