Chapter 158: 158 Falling into Water (2 more updates)

Meanwhile, on the other side.

A middle-aged woman, dressed in splendid attire, was leading a husky towards the residential area opposite them.

The night was deep, and the dim streetlights cast a long shadow of the woman and her dog.

"Son, you can’t run off like this again," the middle-aged woman said as she walked, looking down at the husky beside her, "Mommy’s been so worried these past few days. If it weren’t for Master Chu, I might never have seen you again in my lifetime."

The husky didn’t seem to understand, merely letting out a low ’woof’ in response.

She led the husky into the residential compound.

The woman and her dog walked on without incident.

However, when they reached a fork in the road within the complex, the middle-aged woman halted, hesitant about which path to take underfoot.

Both paths would lead her to the building where she lived.

One of the paths was a shortcut, about 5—6 minutes by foot to her home.

The other was a route leading to a newly developed Phase Two building project. It was not only a significant detour to her home, but also eerily quiet due to the recent development, with few people around.

On any normal day, she would have chosen the shortcut without hesitation.

But today, she hesitated because, the shortcut would take her past an artificial lake.

Chu Jin had told her not to linger by the water today.

While she was still undecided, Two Ha suddenly wrestled free from the leash, running crazily towards the shortcut like an arrow released from its bow.

Completely wild!

The middle-aged woman’s face turned pale as she shouted urgently, "Son, come back!"

The husky, as if it hadn’t heard her, continued to run onward.

As the husky ran further and further away, the middle-aged woman couldn’t worry about anything else and hastily chased after it, she had already lost her "son" once and couldn’t afford to lose him a second time!

The husky ran frantically, as unresponsive to its owner’s calls as though something in the darkness was beckoning it.

The darkness grew denser, and as the middle-aged woman chased after the husky, she failed to notice that there was not another soul on the riverside path.

A chilling wind whipped around, causing the willow trees to sway back and forth.

As it ran, the husky’s pace started to slow.

It even looked back at the middle-aged woman.

Seeing the husky had stopped, the middle-aged woman also slowed down and, bending over with hands on her knees, she gasped heavily. The intense running had her heart pounding relentlessly, "Son...slow down! You’re tiring Mommy out!"

The middle-aged woman failed to notice the sharp teeth Two Ha revealed towards her, now eerily resembling a cold, mocking grin.

It was disconcerting and sent shivers down one’s spine!

By the time the middle-aged woman caught her breath and straightened up, the husky that had been by the roadside had vanished without a trace.

The middle-aged woman, now alarmed, started calling out loudly, "Son! Son! Don’t scare Mommy! Son!"

Just then.

A ’splash’ sound echoed, signaling something falling into the water.

At the same time, ripples began to spread across the previously still surface of the artificial lake, as the husky struggled frantically by the shore, its silhouette eerily glistening in the moonlight against the water.

"Son!" Realizing her beloved dog had fallen into the lake, the middle-aged woman was near tears as she ran towards the lake.

At this point, she could no longer concern herself with anything else. Her mind went blank with only one thought: to rescue the husky from the water.

She was beyond rational thought.

"Son..." The middle-aged woman reached the river bank in one breath and reached out to grab the husky’s tail that was visible above the water.

Just as her hand was about to touch the husky’s tail, something bizarre happened.

The husky, which had been thrashing about, suddenly stopped struggling, and the tail that had been visible above the water vanished instantly.

The surface of the lake returned to calm, as if nothing had happened—the eeriness was indescribable!

The middle-aged woman turned pale, Chu Jin’s words echoing in her ears. Just as she thought to pull back her hand and flee from the water’s edge,

She found herself rooted to the spot, unable to move!

At the same time, an invisible hand seized her wrist with a vice-like grip, immediately leaving five red marks!

’Splash,’ the middle-aged woman fell headfirst into the lake!

In truth, the artificial lake was not deep, only about a meter. Yet, after the middle-aged woman fell in, she found herself utterly unable to stand, as if five or six hands were simultaneously pressing down on her legs, on her body!

This forced her to flail desperately in the water, with cold lake water pouring relentlessly into her ears, nose, and throat!

"Hey, brother, did you hear any noise?" On the other side of the lake, two security guards, one plump and the other thin, were patrolling with flashlights in hand.

"What noise?" The plump security guard asked, somewhat perplexed.

The thin security guard’s expression tightened, and he moved his ear slightly, "Someone has fallen into the water!"

Having said that, he quickly ran towards the artificial lake.

The plump guard followed reluctantly, muttering discontentedly, "Making a fuss over nothing, always looking for trouble!"

**

The Zhao family.

Zhao Yiling watched Chu Jin’s retreating figure as she ascended the stairs, her gaze falling on the red Blood Jade Bracelet on her wrist, her features slowly twisting.

Her beautiful eyes turned cold.

"Chu, who was that sister just now? I don’t like her at all," the little loli complained to Chu Jin as soon as she entered the room.

"She’s my cousin, don’t worry, she wouldn’t dare to bully you with me around. Just ignore her," Chu Jin consoled her, rubbing the little loli’s head.

He knew that the little loli had been somewhat shaken tonight.

Such an adorable loli, facing rejection and disdain for the first time, surely felt upset.

"Hmph! Anyway, I just don’t like her!" The little loli pouted, expressing her dissatisfaction.

The bread sitting on the floor whined in agreement, as if echoing the little loli’s sentiment.

"Right!" Chu Jin mimicked the little loli’s sentiment, "We don’t like her!"

"I like Chu the most!" The little loli wrapped her arms around Chu Jin’s neck, thinking to herself, Ah, if only Chu were her mommy!

It’s a shame her daddy was so inept, he couldn’t even woo a girl!

Chu Jin handed his phone to the little loli, "I’m going to run your bathwater, you play with the phone for a bit."

"Okay."

Once Chu Jin had entered the bathroom, the little loli immediately rolled around in bed a couple of times, excited at the prospect of sharing a bed with Chu tonight.

So, by the time Chu Jin had finished running the bathwater and came out, the little loli was already fast asleep on the bed.

Bread lay under the bed, its head resting on its chubby paws, with a pair of black, shiny eyes rolling around, the expression one of helplessness and cuteness.

Chu Jin shook his head helplessly and gently picked up the little loli. As he reached to unbutton her clothes, the little loli’s eyes suddenly snapped open, her hands instinctively grabbing Chu Jin’s, her voice full of wariness, "Chu, what are you trying to do?"

Chu Jin was a bit stunned, "To undress you for a bath."

Upon hearing this, the little loli’s face quickly blushed red, and she said, somewhat shyly, "No, no, I can do it myself..."

Having had no mother since she was little and with Mo Qianjue being of a different gender, the little loli had to do many things on her own.

Things like dressing, bathing, and undressing, she’d been handling herself since she was three years old.

If she were to stand naked before Chu, she’d still feel embarrassed.

"Oh, our Peng is feeling shy now!" Chu Jin teased, pinching her cheek, "You silly girl! What’s there to be shy about? I had a cousin who was 8 years old and still needed her mom to bathe her."

"But I don’t have a mommy," the little loli said, tilting her cute little head to look at Chu Jin, her large eyes misting up.

Chu Jin’s heart gave a painful clench.

Indeed, such a young child without a mother was bound to be more mature than other children.

"Chu, why don’t you be my mommy instead? I really like you. I’ve never seen what my mommy looks like, and daddy never talks about her, but I think, my mommy should look just like you, you are my mommy."

The little loli waited with her big, hopeful, dewy eyes fixed on Chu Jin.

Chu Jin ruffled her hair, "Let’s go, it’s time to bathe. Didn’t we agree you’d be a good boy?"

Little loli: Another failure. At this rate, when will I successfully bring Chu home?

Time flew by quickly.

By the time the two had finished bathing, it was already past ten at night.

A big and a small figure cuddled together in bed, their breathing shallow, as they enjoyed a night of sweet dreams.

Since the next day was Saturday, Chu Jin exceptionally indulged in sleeping in, not getting up until nine in the morning before taking the little loli to freshen up.

When they came downstairs, Zhao Yiling was preparing to leave, dressed up to the nines, seemingly ready for an important meeting.

"Mom, I’ll be going then. Enjoy your meal," said Zhao Yiling, downing the glass of milk handed to her by a servant in one gulp.

Li Ruyu caught sight of Chu Jin descending the stairs and said, "Alright, Ling, make sure you have a good chat with President Mo from Jun Ao’s company, and remember, invite him to our house for a visit tomorrow, understood?"

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