Became a vicious male mother

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chapter266

There was no one in the yard, the toy gun on the table was gone, and the target on the wall was also missing.

Time seems to stand still here.

Everywhere was quiet.

The leaves of the Virginia creeper didn't move, the flowers didn't move, and even the clouds overhead didn't move.

For some reason, he felt a little uneasy, and then he thought about the unreal things the system had just said.

Gu Xinglan jogged to the door.

The door was unlocked, and there was no one in the lobby.

When I got to the stairs, it was pitch black upstairs. There was half a water glass that had rolled off the stairs, and the water was flowing down the stairs, making a soft dripping sound.

He took two steps at a time and quickly climbed the stairs, his gaze instantly locking onto the person lying on the ground.

The man lay on the ground like a piece of paper, his breathing weak, and you couldn't even see his chest rising and falling.

When they helped the person lying on the ground up, they began to hear the person coughing intermittently.

Gu Xinglan looked around, thinking of helping the person onto the bed first.

Should we call a doctor?

But his sleeve was being held tightly, and when he coughed, his whole body trembled uncontrollably.

After coughing, Li Jianbai's voice was so hoarse that it sounded like a dying murmur.

"Help me, help me to bed."

As soon as the words were spoken, in a dizzying moment, Li Jianbai was nestled in someone's arms and steadily carried to the bed.

Gu Xinglan looked around the room.

Did a thief break in?

The room was a complete mess, with all sorts of things in it, including the showerhead from the yard, not to mention bird nests and other such things.

Wait, what's with the bird's nest?

This is completely unsuitable for recuperation.

Seeing that the person on the bed had recovered, he even tried to grab the dirty cup next to him, looking just like an empty-nest elderly person picking up trash.

"I'll go wash the cup for you." Gu Xinglan took the cup downstairs to wash it, and then filled a glass with warm water.

The temperature was just right, and when the cup was brought up, the person on the bed was already asleep with their eyes closed.

"Li Jianbai?" he whispered.

The person in bed did not respond.

The quietness here made him uneasy.

"...System?" Gu Xinglan called out in her mind.

System: [I'm here.]

The person sitting by the bed looked conflicted.

"Are you kidding me?"

System: [...You will leave work on time, get what you want, and return to your own world. If you still want to join us, we think you are very suitable for the world of truth, goodness, and beauty. At that time, no matter what kind of cheat you need, as long as you are good enough, you can get it.]

The voice in his head answered his question irrelevantly, yet it pounded around in his mind like a demonic chant.

Gu Xinglan looked around and began to bend down to pack her things.

The person on the bed was resting. He moved quietly, and as the clutter was neatly arranged, the restlessness in his eyes finally subsided a little. He couldn't help but think about what the system had just said.

Truth, goodness, and beauty... does that mean that Lai Ho Tay will become truth, goodness, and beauty in the future?

Will that gloomy and indifferent face have a future as radiant as a flower?

The room became more and more tidy. The person tidying up had a somewhat vacant look in their eyes, seemingly lost in thought, until they finally finished cleaning up the scattered medicine bottles in the corner.

Another cough came from behind her. Gu Xinglan immediately stood up straight, gathered up all the scattered medicine bottles on the ground, and brought them to Li Jianbai.

He guessed that Li Jianbai had slipped and fallen while carrying hot water up the stairs, which was why the water glass had slipped down. And since there were only these medicines in the room, it made perfect sense for him to take the medicine with water.

What he didn't understand was that since Li Jianbai had sent a servant to find him, it proved that he could summon servants, so why didn't he send a servant to take care of him? There were so many people in this big courtyard.

When Gu Xinglan's probing gaze fell upon Li Jianbai, she couldn't bring herself to ask the question and could only place the medicine within easy reach.

"Let me get you some water." The water had gone cold.

When the warm water was brought up... the person on the bed drifted off to sleep again.

"Li Jianbai?" Gu Xinglan didn't know how to react.

The room was cluttered, haphazardly so. Even if I tidied it up now, the first impression would still be one of chaos, especially the bookshelves. There were all sorts of books, from evolution to feng shui, and even some foreign black magic books. They were all arranged haphazardly, without any discernible pattern.

Gu Xinglan slowly retreated to the bedside.

He came here because he wanted to borrow Li Jianbai's kitchen to cook dinner, otherwise he would have to eat cold food tonight.

But Li Jianbai was sleeping.

Since they need his help, he can only wait.

There was also a book on the bedside table, covered with a thin layer of dust. Gu Xinglan was bored, so she took a piece of paper, wiped the cover of the book, glanced at Li Jianbai, and then turned back to sit on the edge of the bed and start reading.

It's still a romance novel.

Wow! The story begins with a handsome young man from the countryside coming to the big city to make a living and meeting a wealthy young lady suffering from a serious illness.

It had been a long time since he had read a storybook. He vaguely remembered that his senior brother in his previous life loved to read them. Every time he secretly read one, the headmaster would find out. Fortunately, it was during his break time, so he read quite a few as well.

He was just a mortal, and he also enjoyed reading these stories, but he dared not read too many.

Now, Gu Xinglan flips through a page every few seconds, reading with great interest.

He couldn't help but curse in his heart when the villain in the book appeared.

This villain is actually a brother that the protagonist raised from the countryside. He relies on the protagonist for food and drink, but now he has to compete with the protagonist for the rich girl.

When she got to the point of being most furious, Gu Xinglan gritted her teeth, her fingers leaving crescent-shaped marks on the pages.

Belatedly realizing that his senior brother was right, this stuff was indeed addictive, he quickly covered it up and put it back in its original place.

When I turned around, I met the gaze of someone behind me who seemed to be both smiling and not smiling.

Li Jianbai gently covered his mouth, "Sorry to keep you waiting."

"Just two hours." Gu Xinglan shook her head. "Do you want some water?"

"Help me down."

Li Jianbai is really thin, and he smells strongly of medicine.

When he went downstairs, there was a bowl of dark brown soup on the table. It had a very strong smell and smelled extremely bitter, but Li Jianbai drank it as if nothing was wrong.

Just smelling it made him feel like he had already chewed a whole bitter melon raw, and he couldn't help but tighten the expression on his face.

"Hurry, drink some water."

Eating things that are too bitter can also produce negative emotions.

They usually keep a jar of sugar in the counseling room, because eating sweets can make you feel good. But there's no sugar here, only water.

He handed him the water, but Li Jianbai lay down clutching his stomach, his face pale and his brows tightly furrowed.

"Didn't you eat breakfast?" Gu Xinglan asked sternly.

Sure enough, Li Jianbai nodded with difficulty.

"Hey, you need to have something on your stomach before taking medicine. You didn't even eat anything before drinking this bitter stuff..."

The person who had been muttering to himself had gone to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and started fiddling around.

Ten minutes later, the noodles were ready.

Brown sugar noodles, and a perfectly poached egg.

The sweet aroma wafted from the kitchen into the living room and was finally placed in front of Li Jianbai.

Li Jianbai stared at the face for a while.

"Sweet?"

"Mm." Gu Xinglan nodded.

"You can eat it, it's delicious. Brown sugar can also treat cold symptoms. However, the Chinese medicine you just took might have some adverse effects."

"And this side..." Li Jianbai smiled helplessly.

The medicine he just drank did indeed contain ingredients that clash with brown sugar.

"So, just in case, I also cooked a salty one."

The person who had just put down the sweet noodles went and brought out a bowl of savory noodles.

"If you can't eat any of these, wait another ten minutes or so. There's some light porridge cooking in the pot."

Gu Xinglan sat on the sofa, looking expectantly at the person opposite her.

Li Jianbai remained silent for a long time before finally picking up the salty bowl with a wry smile.

The taste is just right.

The two of them each held a bowl of noodles and began to eat.

Gu Xinglan almost cried when she tasted the noodles.

I didn't eat much this morning, just steamed buns and cabbage leaves. My stomach is still cold afterward. I don't know if Li Hetai can handle it. He needs to find a way to improve our food supply as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Gu Xinglan raised her eyes and looked at Li Jianbai.

Fortunately, this person is much easier to get along with than Li Taihe.