Title: A Fake Holy Mother in the Zombie Apocalypse
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 261 - If he wasn't that type of person, I wouldn't exist (3)
After Lu Xinchi left the room, Bei Nuan continued happily looking at herself in the mirror. A thought gradually emerged.
So Cleopatra existed in this world? Since this world's map was different, did ancient Egypt exist as well as the Ptolemaic dynasty? If they didn't, how did Lu Xingchi make this outfit?
As Bei Nuan was blankly staring at the mirror, there was suddenly a knock on the door.
Lu Xingchi must have been unsure about the earring details and came back to ask.
"Come in," Bei Nuan said.
The door opened, but it was Jiang Fei and Tang Tang.
Jiang Fei said, "Bei Nuan, Du Ruo said he wants to drink red bean soup with taro. I came to ask you for taro and red beans…"
Before Jiang Fei finished speaking, he saw Bei Nuan's new outfit. He smiled. "So beautiful."
Tang Tang's eyes lit up. "OMG! Big Sister Nuan Nuan, your outfit…"
He took a deep breath. "... how much does it cost? You're like a walking moneybag!"
Bei Nuan: "..."
He was complimenting the wrong aspect.
Bei Nuan suddenly had a good idea and calmly asked, "Look at my outfit. Don't I look a lot like Cleopatra?"
Then, she quietly waited for Jiang Fei and Tang Tang's replies.
Jiang Fei seriously looked her over and nodded. He wasn't stingy with his praise. "That's right. You look a lot like Cleopatra, very beautiful, a peerless beauty."
Tang Tang agreed, "Yeah, you're a stunning beauty!"
Bei Nuan let out a huge sigh of relief. She had worried over nothing.
It seemed that this world also had Egypt and a brave, knowledgeable, and gold-loving beauty.
Jiang Fei carried the bag of red beans that Bei Nuan gave him. Tang Tang hugged several taro. They left her room.
After the door was closed, he quietly asked Jiang Fei, "Big Brother Jiang Fei, what's an A-level romantic queen? Are there B-level ones? C-level ones? It doesn't sound like it's anything good.
Jiang Fei smiled at Tang Tang and gently replied, "I don't know. It's fine as long as she likes it."
(T/N: The pinyin for Cleopatra is aiji yan hou. Tang Tang splits aiji into two words and thinks it means A-level. Ji can mean level. Yan can mean anything from colorful and gorgeous, to romantic, etc. Hou can mean queen.)
Reality showed that Lu Xingchi was clever and had an innate talent. His craftsmanship was extraordinary. He made a perfect pair of falcon earrings.
They looked nothing like Bei Nuan's drawing and perfectly matched what she had imagined.
The falcon's shape was complicated and exquisite. Its size was exaggerated. Bei Nuan adored them. After reluctantly changing out of the extremely heavy outfit, she kept the earrings on.
When she was bored, she would shake her head to hear the soft, jangly sound from the feathers.
Even when she got into bed after dinner, she still didn't want to take them off.
After washing up after dinner, Lu Xingchi followed Bei Nuan into her room as usual.
He had promised to stay up all night to wait for her dad yesterday and ended up not sleeping at all. No matter what, she wouldn't let him keep watch again tonight.
Moreover, she had a feeling that the purpose of this room was for her to find out that she was adopted. Nothing bad would happen here, and her dad wouldn't come back.
However, Lu Xingchi didn't leave. He sat down on the chair next to the table. "I'll keep you company for a bit. I'll leave after you fall asleep."
He was probably worried about leaving her alone.
He rested his elbow on the desk and supported his head on his hand. His beautiful eyes were half-closed from sleepiness. It was as if he was shrouded in mist under the candlelight on desk.
"How about… I'll lay out bedding for you here and you can take a nap?" Bei Nuan tentatively asked.
Lu Xingchi didn't answer her. Unlike his usual sharp and vigilant gaze, his gaze was languid as he looked at her. He looked like a giant, sleepy cat.
They had left this town this morning. He was responsible for driving as well as killing zombies. He had looked everywhere to help her find the security deposit box. He was supposed to catch up on sleep in the afternoon, but ended up being busy with making her birthday gifts. He hadn't rested. On the contrary, he had put in a lot of thought.
He hadn't slept for over thirty hours. He must be very sleepy.
He was so good. Bei Nuan's heart melted into a puddle. She gestured at him. "Come over here to rest."
Lu Xingchi smiled. He didn't hide his pleased expression at succeeding. He stood up and came over to Bei Nuan's bed.
The bed was very small, so Bei Nuan moved towards the wall to make room.
Lu Xingchi didn't let her rest against the wall. He pulled her into his arms and finally closed his eyes.
Bei Nuan suddenly thought of the items that he had sneakily put into his backpack when they were in the supermarket warehouse.
Bei Nuan whispered, "Lu Xingchi, I'm just letting you nap here. I don't have other intentions…"
Lu Xingchi's eyes were closed. He lazily replied, "Okay."
He was probably genuinely sleepy. As he held Bei Nuan, his breathing slowed down and became even in less than a minute.
In contrast, Bei Nuan couldn't fall asleep at all.
Bei Nuan had never thought a man would sleep with her in childhood bed one day. The bed was almost too small for someone of his height.
Due to her illness, she never planned on falling in love, much less thought about getting married.
The doctor had said that her heart condition wasn't good. It was very like that her body couldn't handle the stress of pregnancy. In principle, she couldn't have a baby.
In the past, a lot of people had pursued her in spite of her illness, but she had resolutely rejected them.
Bei Nuan had often joked, "I was born to cultivate the path of ruthlessness."