After a chubby wife with a child undergoes a remarkable transformation, her beauty becomes the talk

Shocked, Shen Lu quickly lowered her head and apologized incoherently as she backed away.

"Sorry, I didn't know you were inside. I thought you were playing in the yard with Xiao Ran and Xiao Lie... Ah!"

But just as he was about to leave the shower room, he tripped over the steps behind him.

Seeing that she was about to fall, Shen Lu subconsciously closed her eyes tightly.

Just then, a warm, large hand reached out and supported Shen Lu's waist.

"..."

Shen Lu's scream was hoarse in her throat. She opened her eyes, and their eyes met.

Cool water droplets from the man's short, stiff black hair dripped onto her face.

Shen Lu saw her reflection in Gu Xiao's dark, bright pupils.

It took Shen Lu an unknown amount of time to come to her senses.

Realizing their overly intimate posture, Shen Lu straightened up, retreated from the man's embrace as if fleeing, and ran outside.

"You go ahead and wash, I won't bother you anymore..."

Gu Xiao was clearly not expected this to happen. He stared blankly at the hand that had just been holding Shen Lu's slender waist.

It took a long time before she finally made a move. She turned off the warm water that had been sitting in the sun all day and scooped a spoonful of ice-cold well water from the bucket next to her to take a shower.

Shen Lu ran into the yard, her heart still pounding with excitement.

The door was opened from the outside, and the twins bounced back in, holding a glowing glass jar like a precious treasure in their hands.

"Come and see, these are fireflies that my brother and I caught by the stream."

Xiao Yu held up the jar in his hand and rushed up to Shen Lu, showing it off.

The firefly light shone on Shen Lu's face, and Xiao Yu noticed that something was wrong with Shen Lu. Recalling that his own face was usually flushed and he had to take medicine, he asked with a puzzled look.

"That's strange, why is your face so red? Are you sick?"

Upon hearing her younger brother's words, Ozawa's face immediately showed worry.

She tiptoed and stretched out her little hand, wanting to test the temperature of Shen Lu's cheek.

Shen Lu blushed bright red upon hearing this. If the children knew what she had just experienced, how could she still face them?

Shen Lu quickly turned her head away, avoiding the brothers' gaze.

She wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

At that moment, a man's magnetic voice came from behind.

"The basin is over there, go take a bath, or you'll sleep with me tonight."

This morning, Gu Xingyu excitedly told him the story Shen Lu had told them last night.

The two children must still want to sleep with Shen Lu and listen to her tell stories.

Sure enough, after hearing Gu Xiao's words, the two children exchanged a glance.

With a "whoosh," they scrambled to take off their clothes and jump into the bathtub.

I was afraid that if I was even a second late, I would miss the story.

Hearing the two little ones walk away, Shen Lu breathed a sigh of relief, but was still too embarrassed to turn around and look at Gu Xiao.

The man noticed her embarrassment, said, "Come find me later to apply the medicine," and turned to give the two little ones a bath.

Shen Lu took a shower absentmindedly, recalling how the shower room seemed very small when the man was standing there.

But when I stand here, I feel an immense emptiness.

When Shen Lu went out while drying her hair, the three figures—one adult and two children—were no longer in the courtyard.

Shen Lu squeezed out two pumps of hair oil, the scent she often used in modern times, a light jasmine fragrance that made her feel very at ease.

Recalling what Gu Xiao had said, Shen Lu assumed that she was going to his room to ask him to apply the medicine.

That's true, it's not very convenient when there are children around.

So they walked to Gu Xiao's door.

The two little ones had slept in Gu Xiao's room before. Shen Lu had been here before, but she felt inexplicably uneasy.

Shen Lu raised her hand and knocked on the door.

"Knock knock..."

The door was flung open from the inside, and in the darkness, Shen Lu met Gu Xiao's narrow eyes.

"I came to find you to apply the medicine..."

Gu Xiao was holding a medicine bottle in his hand. Upon hearing this, he stepped aside to let Shen Lu in.

The lights were off in his room, and Shen Lu breathed a sigh of relief.

In this dim light, Gu Xiao shouldn't be able to see anything unusual about himself.

Little did she know that Shen Lu's little joy was clearly seen through the man's excellent eyesight.

"I'm lying here?"

"Um."

Shen Lu lifted the back of her clothes and lay down on Gu Xiao's bed.

The mattress smelled pleasantly of soapberry mixed with the scent of sunshine, and there was also a unique scent of Gu Xiao that she couldn't quite put her finger on, but it made her feel very at ease. As soon as she sat down next to the bed, she felt drowsy.

Gu Xiao's technique was as comfortable as ever.

Shen Lu thought she would be very nervous, but unexpectedly, she fell into a deep sleep during the gentle massage.

In the darkness, Gu Xiao listened to the girl's even breathing and gradually stopped moving.

Looking at the girl's innocent face, and thinking of how she looked so flustered and rosy-cheeked today, my heart felt a pang of tenderness, as if something had pierced it.

Gu Xiao watched for a while longer, then reluctantly picked up Shen Lu and carried her in his arms.

Her beautiful hair swept across the room, and the delicate scent of jasmine enveloped Gu Xiao. He tightened his grip on Shen Lu.

The two little ones were playing in Shen Lu's room when they heard footsteps and instinctively looked towards the door with great anticipation.

They're still waiting to hear the story!

Unexpectedly, Dad carried Mom, who was asleep, into the room.

Recalling Shen Lu's flushed face just now, the two immediately approached her with concern.

Gu Xiao gently placed Shen Lu on the bed.

He said to the two little ones in a low voice, "Your mother is asleep. You two be quiet."

The two little ones breathed a sigh of relief. Although they were a little sad that they couldn't listen to the story, they were glad that their mother was alright.

The two listened to Gu Xiao very well, their little heads bobbing like chicks pecking at rice.

Because Gu Xiao placed Shen Lu in the very center of the bed, the two little ones could only sit on either side of Shen Lu.

Gu Xingze naturally lay down, snuggling close to Shen Lu, his eyes sparkling.

Gu Xingyu was a little embarrassed at first, and awkwardly lay down next to Shen Lu.

Smelling the pleasant scent on Shen Lu, I fell into a deep sleep, and even my dreams were filled with sweet fragrance.

Gu Xiao returned to the room, where the scent of Shen Lu still lingered on the bed.

Gu Xiao lay on the bed, sorting through everything that had happened during this period.

He couldn't understand how a person's temperament could change so drastically in such a short period of time.

Her face is exactly the same as before, but her heart is like a completely different person?

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The next morning, Shen Lu woke up and was lying on her bed in her room. The two little ones beside her were no longer there.

How he got back is self-evident.

Shen Lu felt a warm feeling in her heart.

As soon as they stepped out of the room, Gu Xiao had already prepared breakfast for the family of four.

After breakfast, Gu Xiao prepared to go to the training ground as usual, while the two little ones went out to play.

Before Gu Xiao left, Shen Lu spoke up.

"By the way, I'd like to go to the department store sometime; we're missing a lot of appliances at home."

Shen Lu had wanted to buy it before, but she put it off because she couldn't get it back herself.

Now that Gu Xiao is back, he can help her.