In Buddhism, wealth, sex, food, fame, and sleep are known as the five desires that trouble people, like thorns pricking the skin, hence "Lust's Thorn."
The moment Yun Tan returned...
Chapter 24: Mirror Flower "We're fine like this now, aren't we...
Lu Wangshan's nose is very high, but it is not a very delicate and narrow straight nose. There is a slightly raised bone in the upper middle part of the nose bridge, which is not obvious on ordinary days. It will only be clearly outlined when the nose bridge is deeply embedded in the soft wetland.
It gives people a sense of confusion, like "hitting an egg with a stone".
Yun sobbed and called Lu Wangshan's name, saying that she could not stand anymore.
Lu Wangshan stood up and held her in his arms. Feeling her chest rise and fall and her trembling, he bent down and kissed the tip of her nose, praising her, "That's great, baby."
He pulled a towel and dried Yuntan completely, then said, "Wait for me for two minutes."
Lu Wangshan walked back into the shower room, quickly gave himself a quick shower with foam, and finally washed his face using the Yuntan spring water.
Just wipe it casually, it doesn’t matter if it’s not wiped clean.
He didn't mind at all, but she would mind if she encountered him when they went to kiss Yuntan again later.
Lu Wangshan didn't understand why she disliked these things so much, as they were clearly a blessing to him.
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It was at three o'clock in the morning that Yun Tan began to doubt whether there was anything wrong with his body.
How could three cups of black wolfberry have such an effect?
She is going to die.
My stomach and thighs were cramping and I couldn't stop crying.
After taking a shower and wearing a nightgown, Yun Tan sat on the sofa next to the bed in the master bedroom, staring blankly at the man bending over to change the bed sheets.
Her skin was red all over and had lingering fingerprints.
Lu Wangshan changed the bed sheets, came over to hug her, picked her up face to face, and gently stroked Yun Tan's back with his big hands.
The little girl's thin and slender body pressed against him obediently, and the width of her back was almost as wide as his palm.
"Are you feeling better?" Lu Wangshan asked gently.
After being satisfied, he became even more gentle, almost enough to squeeze out a pool of sparkling water.
Even though he was so fierce just now, there was a moment when he couldn't control the bad factors in his body, which led to the collapse of Yuntan's last line of defense, and that's why he had to change the bed sheets so late.
The kitten was extremely obedient at this moment. It had no strength in its body, so it became more dependent on him. It curled up in his arms, raised its legs, and wrapped itself around him like an octopus.
There was still a faint sound of crying at the end of her words. She closed her eyes and said, "I'm so sleepy. I want to sleep."
"Well, go to sleep, Xiao Tan."
Lu Wangshan said this, but his thoughts were flowing uncontrollably. He thought to himself - why not just break her down every day so that she no longer has the strength to leave him.
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It was too late. When Yun Tan woke up, Lu Wangshan had already finished his morning run with Leo and returned from the morning meeting at the company. The prepared breakfast was cold, and Yun Tan didn't get up, so he started to make lunch.
Lunch was just ready when Yuntan finally got up.
She casually put on a white sweater and white casual pants. Her long hair was pinned up with a shark clip and she didn't comb it too carefully, so a few strands of hair hung down in front of her chest. She had no makeup on and looked young and listless, as if she hadn't woken up yet.
"It's time to eat."
Wearing heat-insulating gloves, Lu Wangshan brought the beef bone soup that he had cooked early in the morning to the table.
He served Yuntan soup and rice, but Yuntan still didn't move, staring blankly at the casserole.
Until Lu Wangshan reached out and snapped his fingers in front of her.
"Ah." Yun Tan came back to his senses, raised his hands and rubbed his face vigorously, his cheeks flushed, "I'm so tired and sleepy."
Lu Wangshan smiled and said, "Then let's eat first and then take a nap."
Yun Tan raised his eyes and saw Lu Wangshan's cheerful expression. He couldn't help but say, "There's nothing wrong with your body at all. You don't need to drink wolfberry water at all."
Lu Wangshan raised his eyebrows: "There is a problem. Thanks to the wolfberry water made by Xiao Tan, I can regain my vigor."
“…………”
There is something wrong.
Only a fool would believe that.
Yun Tan looked at his overly arrogant appearance and felt that it was unfair. Why was it Lu Wangshan who was working hard, but she was the one who was listless?
After dinner, Yuntan continued to take a nap. This time he didn’t sleep too long. He woke up at one o’clock and finally felt more awake.
Lu Wangshan was working in the living room. When he saw her coming out, he waved to her, pulled her into his arms and sat her on his lap. He whispered, "Have you had enough sleep now?"
"Yeah." Yun Tan only then remembered to ask, "Is your brother gone?"
"Yeah, left early this morning."
"He's playing professional basketball now, so cool. But will your parents be unhappy with him?"
Yun Tan knew that some big families like the Lu family would be very opposed to their children engaging in such seemingly unprofessional careers, although Yun Tan did not think it was unprofessional.
"I'm not too dissatisfied. He plays well, and his annual salary, including bonuses from various competitions, is over 10 million. I just always worry that he might get injured."
In fact, if Lu Shiyue was willing, earning tens of millions a year would not be a problem. He has many fans, so naturally there would be many advertisers coming to him, but he rejected them all.
Lu Shiyue is not short of money, he just likes playing basketball.
Fans also have a saying to describe him - if he doesn't play well, he will go home and inherit billions of dollars.
“That’s amazing.”
Yun Tan only then understood that Lu Shiyue was a basketball star. "Everyone in your family is so amazing."
Lu Wangshan chuckled, no longer in the mood to deal with work, and closed the computer: "Do you want to watch the basketball game?"
"Me?"
"Yeah, together."
“But I don’t understand the rules.”
"You'll understand after a while, it's very simple." Lu Wangshan took out his phone, "You don't have anything to do tonight, right? I'll ask Ah Yue to save the seat."
Yun Tan grabbed his wrist and said hesitantly, "But he doesn't seem to like me very much. Will it affect his condition if I go to watch the game?"
Lu Wangshan smiled: "Not really."
He quickly sent a WeChat message to Lu Shiyue.
As soon as Lu Shiyue saw that they needed two seats, he knew that they were coming together, but he was still very happy. After all, this was the second time his brother came to watch his game.
The first time was during his first game after joining the Beijing team. His parents and brother came to watch together.
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So just like that, Yun Tan and Lu Wangshan boarded a flight to Guangdong at 2:30 in the afternoon and arrived in Guangdong at 6 o'clock.
The game started at 7:30 in the evening, and they quickly had dinner and rushed to the stadium.
This was Yuntan’s first time watching a basketball game.
The stadium was very large and crowded. Because this game was the Guangdong team's home game, there were Guangdong team cheering sticks being distributed outside the stadium, but Yun Tan and Lu Wangshan didn't take any.
The seats Lu Shiyue arranged for them were in the row behind the Beijing team's players' rest area, in the first row of the inner field, with an excellent view.
Both teams were already warming up on the court. When Lu Shiyue saw them, he ran over and called out "Brother".
Then came the screams of the fans behind him, shouting Lu Shiyue's name in unison.
Only then did Yuntan notice that behind them was a large crowd of Beijing team fans, holding cheering sticks in the colors of the Beijing team and wearing themed jerseys.
Lu Wangshan said to him, "Come on!" and Lu Shiyue smiled and ran back to the court.
"Sister." Suddenly, a voice came from behind.
Yun Tan turned around and saw a pretty girl wearing a jersey with Lu Shiyue's name printed on it: "Are you Lu Shiyue's brother and sister-in-law?"
"No, no." Yun Tan said hurriedly, "He is Lu Shiyue's brother, I am his... friend."
Lu Wangshan glanced sideways.
"Oh, I see. You're so pretty, and you look perfect with me. I thought you two were a couple." The girl pulled out two things from her bag and handed them to Yun Tan. "Here, a cheering stick."
Yuntan thanked others.
At the same time, I noticed that the TV broadcast screen in the center above the stadium would occasionally scan the audience.
Yun Tan was stunned for a moment, but still took out a mask from his pocket and put it on.
If it were broadcast on TV, it would really cause trouble for Lu Wangshan.
Lu Wangshan watched her actions silently without stopping her. He just took the two thin things from her hands, which came with a straw for blowing air.
He quickly inflated the four cheering sticks and handed two to Yuntan.
It was the first time for Yun Tan to see so many "giants". Lu Shiyue, who was only 194cm tall, didn't even look tall among them.
She took a photo and sent it to the group.
Elara exclaimed again, "Everyone looks great!"
Yun Tan laughed, but heard Lu Wangshan sneer from the side.
She turned her head and suddenly met Lu Wangshan's gaze. He said with a mocking tone, "You'd better stop fooling around with that Elara of yours."
“…”
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Both the Beijing team and the Guangdong team are strong teams. The confrontation between the two sides was very fierce from the beginning of the game. Even though Yun Tan did not understand the rules, he quickly immersed himself in it.
Lu Shiyue is the starting player and a tall guard.
I don’t know if it was because Lu Wangshan was here today, but he was in excellent shape, making a very high three-point shot, and scored 20 points in two quarters. The group of Beijing fans behind Yun Tan went crazy, almost cheering for the away game as if it were their home game.
However, the accident happened suddenly. In the third quarter, Lu Shiyue was suddenly knocked down by his opponent and fell heavily to the ground.
Yuntan was so close that he could almost feel the vibration of the floor.
The game was paused, and the players gathered forward. The fans behind them also stood up and stretched their necks to watch. Yun Tan grabbed Lu Wangshan's wrist and saw the team doctor quickly running up with a first aid kit.
It was impossible to tell what condition Lu Shiyue was in. All we could see was that he had a painful expression and big beads of sweat on his forehead. He was quickly taken away by the team doctor.
Lu Wangshan leaned over to her ear and said, "I'll go take a look."
"I'll go with you."
They walked around to the players' lounge, where Lu Shiyue was sitting on a chair and the team doctor was squatting on the ground bandaging his ankle.
Seeing Lu Wangshan, he smiled and said, "Brother, why are you here?"
Lu Wangshan rubbed his head and asked the team doctor beside him: "How is he?"
The team doctor said: "We need to go to the hospital for further examination. It is currently estimated to be a minor fracture."
This basketball game was broadcast live on TV, and within an hour Lu Chengjun and Xiang Yin had heard about it. When Xiang Yin called Lu Shiyue, he was in the hospital for an X-ray examination, and the call was answered by Lu Wangshan.
"Wangshan? You are with A Yue now?" Xiang Yin was surprised.
"Well, it's just right for me to watch his game." Lu Wangshan said, "Don't worry, it's not serious. The doctor is taking care of it."
Yun Tan stood aside and listened to Lu Wangshan and Xiang Yin talking on the phone.
When Yun Tan heard Lu Wangshan say, "You don't have to come over now," his eyelashes trembled slightly.
Lu Wangshan quickly hung up the phone and said to her, "My mother will be coming on a flight tomorrow morning."
Yun Tan was stunned: "Ah."
Lu Wangshan pinched her cheek lightly and said with a smile, "Don't be afraid. If you don't want to see him, then don't see him. Even if you do see him, it's okay. Haven't you and Ah Yue been classmates for so many years?"
The examination was finally over, and it was found that one of Lu Shiyue's ankle bones was slightly fractured.
The Beijing team also quickly issued a notice that Lu Shiyue was suspended for five weeks due to injury.
Fortunately, he was still able to catch up with the second half of the competition and the finals after five weeks, so Lu Shiyue was not too disappointed.
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All the team members were arranged to stay in the same accommodation. After Lu Wangshan sent Lu Shiyue back to the hotel, he also booked a suite in the hotel to save trouble.
Lu Wangshan has been very busy at work recently, and he took a break from his busy schedule to watch the game today. He even worked for a long time after returning home in the evening.
Yuntan was watching TV on the side. The movie channel was broadcasting a comedy by Stephen Chow.
But she couldn't concentrate at all, her mind was full of Lu Wangshan's mother coming over tomorrow.
Even though Lu Wangshan said that if he didn't want to see her, then he didn't have to.
But such scenes always make Yuntan feel uncomfortable.
No matter how high-sounding the reasons are for her and Lu Wangshan to stand together, they will never see the light of day, and will not be able to meet his parents openly.
If his parents asked about their relationship, how would she answer? It seemed that she was not even qualified to be Lu Wangshan's friend.
The dinner arranged by the Yuan family last time really made their relationship and situation too awkward.
This realization undoubtedly reminded Yun Tan that she and Lu Wangshan had been closing their eyes and ears these days, and no matter how much she longed for that warmth, it was all illusory.
Yuntan is like a hedgehog, originally covered with thorns. It finally shows its soft belly to others, but once it senses a conflict, it curls up and leaves only thorns on its body.
"What are you thinking about?"
The sofa beside her suddenly sank, and Lu Wangshan sat down next to her.
She came back to her senses: "Are you done?"
"Yeah." Lu Wangshan kissed her lips, "Are you sleepy? Are you ready to sleep?"
Yuntan nodded.
The two of them went to the bed together. Lu Wangshan reached down and Yun Tan made a "hmm" sound and grabbed his wrist.
"No." Lu Wangshan whispered, "I'm just checking to see if the swelling is still there."
“…”
After the examination, Lu Wangshan held the person in his arms again. In the darkness, he suddenly said in a muffled voice: "Yun Tan."
"Um."
"We're doing fine the way we are now, aren't we?"
After a moment of silence, she gently held Lu Wangshan's hand on her waist and said, "Yes."
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The next day, Xiang Yin took the earliest flight to Guangdong, and Lu Wangshan got up early to pick him up.
Xiang Yin kept asking along the way: "Is Yue's condition really not serious?"
"Didn't I send you the team's announcement? It's only a five-week suspension, it's not a serious fracture."
"That's good. You have to tell him to take good care of himself for the next month or so and not to run around or jump around. He listens to you. He will listen to you."
Lu Wangshan responded: "Yes, I told him yesterday."
They quickly arrived at the hotel, and the team doctor came to Lu Shiyue's room early in the morning to change the ointment for him.
It was said to be a minor fracture, but there was a large bruise, which looked even scarier after a night than it did the night before.
Xiang Yin was heartbroken. Not long after she gave birth to Lu Shiyue, she went abroad to study. After all, she felt indebted to her youngest son, so she never asked anything of him. She didn't stop him from choosing this career, but he often got himself injured. How could a mother not feel heartbroken?
After giving instructions for a long time, he suddenly turned around and asked Lu Wangshan, "By the way, why did you come to Guangdong to watch A Yue's game? Your father said that the group has been very busy recently and he can't leave today."
Lu Wangshan paused, glanced at Lu Shiyue, and replied calmly, "Ayue pestered me to come and see you."
Lu Shiyue understood and nodded quickly: "Yes, my brother has been to watch my competition for a long time!"
Xiang Yin touched Lu Shiyue's head and asked, "You, were you so excited because your brother came that you fell and broke your bones?"
Lu Wangshan sat aside the whole time. He still remembered that Yun Tan was still sleeping, and wanted to find an excuse to leave later.
Suddenly, his cell phone vibrated.
Yun Tan sent a text message: "Lu Wangshan, I have something to do. I'm going back to Beijing first."
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