CH 13.2

Chapter 13: Envy (2) Original translation is from tenderflower's blog.

Her envy was reflected in her movements uncontrollably. When she took off Shu Lan’s trousers and rubbed the ointment on the red and swollen parts of Shu Lan’s body, Shu Lan immediately woke up, “It hurts!”

The cry of grievance was clear and crisp, and it was so abrupt in a quiet room.

Fangzhu couldn’t wait to stop Shu Lan’s mouth! She didn’t exert any force at all. She screamed in pain like this, could this little girl be doing it on purpose?

“Who are you?” Looking at the strange woman squatting in front of the bed and glaring at her, Shu Lan half-supported her arms and asked blankly.

Fangzhu was about to speak when Cheng Qingran had already walked over. He glanced at Shu Lan’s swollen little buttocks and commanded in a low voice, “Withdraw to prepare dinner and let me do it from here.” He grabbed the medicine bottle directly, sat sideways in front of the bed, and said to Shu Lan with a smile, “Lie down, I’ll give you medicine. After applying the medicine, your butt will not hurt.”

Shu Lan narrowed her eyes. It took a while before she recognized Cheng Qingran. After thinking about it, she laid down obediently. He smiled so nicely and so tenderly, he definitely wasn’t a bad guy because bad guys were just like the evil wolf, dark and ugly. Even if he smiled, it was ferocious and scary.

Cheng Qingran’s completely different attitude deeply hurt Fangzhu’s heart, but after all, she had served him for so many years and was familiar with his temper. Instead of showing any displeasure, she smiled gently at Shu Lan and then walked out. When she was about to go out, she couldn’t help looking back. Under the azure bed curtain, Cheng Qingran’s hand applying medicine for her was so gentle and careful as if she was his most cherished treasure.

“Does it still hurt?” Cheng Qingran slowly smeared the ointment on Shu Lan’s tender buttocks and said softly. Looking at the little girl with her chin on her hands with smiling eyes, even he couldn’t tell why he treated a stranger like this.

There was a cool feeling on the touched part of her buttocks. Shu Lan only felt very comfortable, and shook her head vigorously: “It doesn’t hurt, it’s very comfortable!”

Cheng Qingran’s smile became more beautiful and his voice was like running water in the mountains, which was pleasant to the ear: “That’s good. Hmm, how about you recuperate here tonight? I’ll take you to your uncle’s house tomorrow.”

Uncle’s house, Shu Lan frowned. Uncle’s house had a lot of rules. She didn’t like to stay there. She just thought of her uncle’s house because she had no place to go. Now she didn’t want to go because she was taken care of by a gentle and handsome big brother.

Turning her head, Shu Lan looked at Cheng Qingran pitifully: “Big brother, can I stay at your house?”

“Oh, you don’t want to go to your uncle’s house anymore?” Cheng Qingran raised his eyebrows and blew on Shu Lan’s buttocks, and then put her trousers on.

“I don’t want to go. I can’t sleep late when I go to my uncle’s house, and my third cousin always follows me, so I can’t even take a nap.” Shu Lan pouted, thinking of the third cousin’s mouth that kept talking in her ear, she was very upset.

Cheng Qingran didn’t speak this time. The Shu family would report to the yamen tomorrow morning at the latest. It was impossible for him to let Shu Lan stay for too long. Touching the little girl’s head, he quietly changed the subject: “What do you want to eat for dinner, big brother will let them cook it for you.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a clear stomach growl from below, and couldn’t help but smile.

For the first time, Shu Lan felt a little embarrassed, but no one could blame her. She hadn’t eaten for a day.