Chapter 789: A Million Times for You (151)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“I was hungry when I didn’t eat… Now that I’ve eaten, I regret it so badly… I’ve already brushed my teeth, now I have to brush them again… if only I didn’t eat…”
Yan Ge packed up the leftover food and took a few bites of noodles. He had little of the lamb skewers as well, as Fang Erlan had eaten most of them. He only took two and did not have a single drop of beer.
He watched as she lay on the sofa with her eyes almost closing and ordered, “Go back to your room to sleep.”
Fang Erlan replied weakly, “Yan Ge, I can’t move anymore…”
“You’re stuck there?”
“Yup…” Looking at him approach her and look down at her from above, Fang Erlan asked him cheerily, “Are you going to carry me back to my room just like what you did in the movie?”
Yan Ge did not say a word and grabbed her by her arms, dragging her out of the door over the carpet. With that, he closed the door heartlessly.
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When An Xiaoning woke up, it was already the fourth night.
She looked out at the darkness outside the window and thought that it was still the same night. She then turned to her mother, who was lying over on the bed, and called out to her, “Mother?”
Shi Qingzhou sat up absent-mindedly and looked at An Xiaoning staring at her. She immediately stood up and, because she had exerted too much strength, the wound on her stomach that had yet to heal got torn and a flash of pain overwhelmed her. She couldn’t help but frown as she remarked, “Xiaoning, you really gave Mother a huge scare.”
“Why is it that you’re in my room?”
“You haven’t woken up for a few days, Mother was here watching over you.”
“A few days?” She picked up her phone, which was charging on the table, and glanced at the display screen. A look of surprise appeared on her face as she exclaimed, “How did a few days just go by like this? It felt like just a while to me.”
“Mother was afraid you went in too deep…” Shi Qingzhou sat down beside her and asked, “Xiaoning, how do you feel?”
“I feel good… tsk…” She slipped off the bed and ran crazily for the bathroom.
Shi Qingzhou chased after her and watched as she sat on the toilet bowl, rubbing her stomach.
“Are you having diarrhea?”
“Umm. But this is because all the blood vessels in my body have been opened up. It’s a normal bodily response because I’ve already practiced to the second stage.”
“Really?!” Shi Qingzhou was pleasantly surprised. “How many stages are there in total?”
“Ten stages.”
Shi Qingzhou was visibly overjoyed. “Does that mean it won’t take long for you to master it completely?”
“Didn’t Mother say Grandmother didn’t take much time? I think I wouldn’t need much time either.”
An Xiaoning then took a shower and, after blow-drying her hair, Shi Qingzhou passed her phone to her. “During these few days, Tuoba Gucheng called you and Jin Qingyan came by as well. Another person called Gu Beicheng also gave you a call. You should return a call to Tuoba Gucheng first. That day, he called you and was berating you for not picking up his calls. I told him you were in a coma and he thought that you were possessed by spirits so I went along with it. But as for Jin Qingyan, I told him everything.”
An Xiaoning took the phone from her and asked, “You told him everything?”
“Yes, I did. Mother just feels that there’s no need to hide it from him.”
“He can be trusted, but the fewer who know this, the better.”
“He also told me that Tuoba Gucheng has feelings for you…”
“Indeed. It has given me a lot of trouble. I’ll return his call first.”
“Alright, Mother will go downstairs to make you some food.”
An Xiaoning took her phone and opened the door of the balcony. A cold breeze blew toward her immediately, and she stepped out, dialing Tuoba Gucheng’s number.
Nobody picked up.
She dialed another time, and when she was able to end the call a second time, it went through.
“How are you now?”
“I just woke up. I heard from my mother that you called me. Sorry to have made you worried.”
“In the future, send me a text message every day. It can be anything. Just let me know that you’re well and fine.”
An Xiaoning’s gaze landed on two figures who went through the door. After a moment of silence from her, she answered, “Alright, I promise. I’m going to eat now, I’ll hang up first.”
“Umm.”
She flipped her phone shut and gazed at a spot below the balcony. A man with a slender figure had his head raised, and their eyes met.
The two of them did not say a word. Just a gaze between them was enough.
When he appeared at her bedroom door, Jin Yiheng was not there. He was alone.
He closed the door shut and locked it from the inside.
Then, he pulled her into his arms tightly and, with one hand, pressed the back of her head and whispered intimately to her, “I missed you.”
An Xiaoning hugged his waist tightly and remained silent.
Jin Qingyan led her to the bed where they lay down together. The two lay sideways and just stared at each other.
“Why aren’t you talking?”
“Just looking at you and not talking is good enough for me.” An Xiaoning laid her hand on his face and caressed it. Her fingers lingered all the way to his lips.
It was slightly cold to the touch, and its thickness was just perfect. She swiftly pressed her lips on it, her body tightly pressed against his chest. With one arm pressing down on his shoulder, they engaged in a passionate kiss with their tongue and lips intimately intertwined.
Jin Qingyan was overjoyed by her sudden move and just lay there, allowing her to climb onto him.
As they kissed, they started taking off their clothes, leaving behind a mess.
Bam! Bam! The door was suddenly banged on multiple times, and Jin Yiheng’s loud voice sounded from the other side. “Daddy, Mommy! What are you both doing in the room? Quickly open up! Why is the door even locked from the inside?”
The two abruptly split apart from each other and got down from the bed. The moment the door was opened, Jin Yiheng felt like his father could eat him up.
His gaze reminded him of a new phrase he learned that described how fierce and malicious one was!
“Mommy!” He leaped into the room through the spot beside Jin Qingyan and hung on An Xiaoning’s body like a little monkey.
An Xiaoning clung onto him and remarked, “You’ve grown so big, Mommy can’t carry you anymore.”
Jin Yiheng stretched his head and planted a few kisses on her head. “Mommy, I missed you so much… Ah…”
His body was dragged down by a forceful hand. “Your Mommy hasn’t eaten today, so she doesn’t have the strength to carry you.”
“Mommy, why haven’t you eaten? No wonder you’re growing thinner.” He grabbed onto her hand and said, “Come, your son will bring you down to eat.”
An Xiaoning was at a loss whether to cry or laugh and followed him downstairs to eat.
Shi Qingzhou had done the cooking herself and everyone had eaten apart from An Xiaoning.
In actual fact, she did not really feel hungry. But still, she had to eat since she was human, after all, and it was just part of nature.
Nature’s laws were not to be violated. It was akin to how one gets up at sunrise and retires at sunset.
Despite the fact that practicing psychological mantra could make her somewhat like a deity, she did not want to reach that state.
As she ate, Shi Qingzhou continued to watch her and asked cautiously, “How is it?”
“It’s tasty.”
Shi Qingzhou immediately relaxed visibly. “That’s great. I haven’t cooked in so long.”
“Mother…” she responded as she ate. “I haven’t inherited your genes for being a good cook.”
“Who can do it well the first time around? You have to practice more to be good at it. But you don’t have to cook in the future either. Mother will cook for you at home.”