Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 813 - 811: Health Comes First (Second Update)
"Brother!"
Da Bao was still floating in an inexplicable atmosphere of happiness when the warm call reached his ears. Following the voice, he looked over to see Nuonuo, wrapped in an apron, carrying steaming soup out of the kitchen.
"Go wash your face first, I’ll serve the meal."
These were words Da Bao was very familiar with. Over the years, he often heard Mommy say the same thing to Daddy when he returned home from work.
Now, the content of the words was almost the same, but the protagonists had changed to him and Nuonuo.
Suddenly, he remembered something Daddy had said many years ago, "I am definitely the best to your Mommy because you will all have your own lovers and families in the future; only your Mommy will always accompany me on the road ahead."
At that time, he couldn’t truly understand his father’s feelings. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
But at this moment, having found someone who would accompany him through the rest of his life, he finally understood the meaning behind Daddy’s words.
With his heart full of emotion and gratitude, Da Bao reached out to wrap his arms around the person passing by with a bowl, buried his head behind her ear and whispered his confession, "Nuonuo, I love you!"
Feeling her body tremble slightly in his arms, Da Bao thought she was probably blushing again!
"I... I do too..." Nuonuo stammered in response, indirectly confirming Da Bao’s guess.
Da Bao didn’t make any extra movements, he just buried his head behind Nuonuo’s ear and quietly held her.
And Nuonuo cooperated well, snuggling gently in his embrace. Her warm back pressed tightly against his burning chest. Through the thin clothes, she could not only feel his heat like a blazing fire, but also sense the pulsating frequency of his heartbeat.
Neither of them had any intention of breaking the warm atmosphere first, until Nuonuo’s stomach let out a series of gurgling sounds, successfully waking Da Bao from the tender moment he was reluctant to leave.
Da Bao turned her around, gave her a heavy kiss on the lips, and reluctantly let her go.
"I’ll go wash my face, you start eating, no need to wait for me!"
"Okay!"
The two young ones were in their growth period and had a good appetite, so they couldn’t help but feel hungry. Though the dinner Nuonuo prepared was simple, the taste was decent. Of course, in Da Bao’s taste, it was already at a gourmet level.
During the meal, the two who were famished didn’t talk much. It only took them about ten minutes to finish off all the soup and baked rice.
After the meal, as usual, Da Bao took over the task of washing the dishes, while Nuonuo washed some fruits and stood at the counter cutting them.
"Shall we go for a walk later?"
Da Bao asked as he washed dishes and looked at Nuonuo from the side.
"Are you done with your work?"
Nuonuo had come back around three and had chatted with the dormitory manager aunty, asking a few questions about her brother’s routine.
The dormitory manager aunty frankly told Nuonuo about Da Bao’s daily schedule. The little girl felt distressed and called Mommy as soon as she returned to the dorm. On the other side of the line, Le Tong agreed to discuss with Da Bao about the possibility of hiring an assistant to help with his affairs.
All of this, of course, Nuonuo wouldn’t mention to Da Bao. But compared to letting her tired brother accompany her on a walk, she would rather let him have a good rest in the dorm for the night.
"What could be more important than you?" Da Bao placed the bowls in the cabinet, turned around, and held her in his arms.
"Brother." Nuonuo put down the knife, wrapped her arms around Da Bao’s waist, and leaned her face on his shoulder.
"Hmm?!" Hearing her soft voice, Da Bao felt his heart melt.
"Since I’m so important, for my sake, don’t work so desperately, okay?"
Nuonuo knew that with the newly merged branch, both personnel and business would take a significant time to integrate and adjust. She also knew that young people had to strive hard to find a way out.
But seeing her brother work so hard, she couldn’t help but feel distressed!
Da Bao paused for a moment, then quickly understood.
"Did Uncle Xiao Li say something to you?" Da Bao gently tapped her nose, picked up the beautifully arranged fruit platter she had set down, and walked out with her in his arms.
"No, it was the dormitory manager aunty who said you come back to sleep at eleven or twelve every night, and leave again before six in the morning without coming back for a nap at noon. Think about it, how many hours of sleep do you get in a day?"
Only then did Nuonuo understand why her brother’s calls had gotten shorter lately. At his current level of busyness, let alone making phone calls, even finding time to eat or sleep was an issue.
Nuonuo’s heartbroken expression warmed and distressed Da Bao at the same time. He grasped the little girl’s fingers, which were counting off time, and lightly bit them a few times.
"Okay, my little princess, don’t be mad. It’s my fault! Starting tomorrow, I’ll make sure to get at least eight hours of sleep a day, alright?"
Nuonuo glared at him, "No, start today!"
Da Bao pleaded with a bitter face, "Can’t we make an exception for tonight? You came all the way to see me; I don’t want to spend such precious time sleeping. We haven’t seen each other in more than a week, right? I have so much to talk to you about, and surely you have a lot to tell me too, don’t you?"
Typically, Da Bao didn’t often play the pity card in front of Nuonuo, but whenever he did, the little girl would usually be quite swayed.
But today, Nuonuo was determined to make him get a good night’s sleep. Even though she indeed had many things to tell him, and she really wanted to hear about his adventures from the past week.
"No!" The little girl was rarely this firm in front of Da Bao, her words as decisive as a nail being hammered. "Tonight, you must sleep before midnight, and tomorrow, you can wake up at eight the earliest."
In Nuonuo’s eyes, nothing was more important than her brother’s health and well-being!
Seeing that even his most seldom-used but most effective plea didn’t work, Da Bao could only resign himself and nod in agreement.
"Alright, alright, I’ll sleep at eleven tonight and wake up at seven tomorrow. In the morning, I’ll take you for dim sum; there’s a tea house around here with wonderful dim sum."
Da Bao, being a foodie, would always look for good eats whenever he had some free time, no matter where he was.
The tea house was not far from the branch, but Da Bao only discovered it last week when an older client had invited him there to discuss some matters. At that time, Da Bao had thought the person was old-fashioned, but after spending the morning there, he changed his mind.
The place had an elegant atmosphere, and the dim sum was authentic and exquisite. With every bite, he thought it was a pity he couldn’t bring his family to enjoy morning tea there. Back then, he was already thinking of packing several boxes of takeaway back home to share with his family.
Lying on his lap, Nuonuo had no objections to his suggestion. She glanced at the clock on the wall, "Then we still have three hours now, what would you like to do?"
