Chapter 51: Fifty thousand is worth no disaster, a smooth life

During the recovery period, Tang Ruining stayed with her almost every step of the way, and he didn't leave even when Wei Qiyao came.

This was the first time Wei Qiyao met Tang Ruining after she knew about their relationship. Since Li Xi had not told him that Wei Qiyao knew about their relationship, Tang Ruining was still the same as before, not shy or deliberate, but he explained to her: "I am also responsible for Yilan's injury, so I will spend more time with him here."

He himself was not afraid of anyone knowing about their relationship, but he was afraid that Wei Qiyao would not be able to accept it and Li Xi would be embarrassed in front of Wei Qiyao.

But Wei Qiyao's hesitant look made Tang Ruining suspicious. He looked at Li Xi, who pursed her lips, looking a little embarrassed.

Tang Ruining raised his eyebrows, confirmed his guess, and nodded to Wei Qiyao: "I'm sorry, President Wei, I didn't take good care of him."

Li Xi started coughing violently in the back, choking on his own saliva, and his face turned red from coughing.

This attitude of "You entrusted your son to me but I didn't take good care of him" made Wei Qiyao not know what to say. She could only wave her hands awkwardly: "No, no, it's not your fault..."

Now that he had confessed, Tang Ruining felt even less restrained. He walked over to pat Li Xi on the back, leaned over and asked him, "Why are you coughing?"

The voice was unnaturally soft. Wei Qiyao suddenly felt like she had nowhere to put her eyes. She lowered her head to look at the jade bracelet on her wrist.

"No, it's okay..."

He pulled Tang Ruining's sleeve, trying to ask him to restrain himself.

But Tang Ruining misunderstood, and took his hand as he pulled her fingers.

"..." Wei Qiyao turned around without looking at them, took out the thermos bucket she brought with her, cleared her throat and said, "I brought some chicken soup cooked by Aunt Fang, with some ginseng and astragalus in it, to replenish qi and blood, but the medicinal taste is not very strong. I've tasted it. Come on, Lanlan, drink some."

She filled a bowl and looked up again to see that their hands had loosened, but Tang Ruining was still looking down at him.

She sighed silently in her heart and let them go. When she left, she said to Tang Ruining alone: ​​"Thank you for taking care of me, Xiao Tang."

"It's not hard." Tang Ruining said hurriedly, "It's him...who's worked hard."

Wei Qiyao looked at the young man's face, put away the loving look of an elder, and said seriously: "If one day in the future, you want to separate from him, please do it in a friendly way and don't hurt him, otherwise..."

"That day won't come." Tang Ruining said. His firm expression and tone made Wei Qiyao swallow back the words "Don't say it so early."

She said nothing more and left.

Tang Ruining returned to the ward, and Li Wei sat on the bed, waiting for someone to come back.

Tang Ruining walked over quickly and asked him, "Why didn't you tell me? Did she embarrass you when she found out?"

"It wasn't difficult. We just chatted for a few minutes. She didn't object."

"What did you talk about?" Tang Ruining really wanted to know what Li Wei said in front of her.

"Just..." Li Xi recalled the scene of that day and felt embarrassed belatedly, "She asked me if I really liked you, and I...well said yes."

"She is still very open-minded." Li Xi continued, lowering her head in Tang Ruining's tightening embrace.

After a moment of silence, Tang Ruining said, "I will also find a chance to tell my mother."

"You don't have to..." Li Xi raised her head and put her face very close to him. "You don't have to seek balance in this kind of thing. It's as if I'm at a disadvantage. No, it depends on the individual situation. Your mother will definitely not accept it, right? Then there's no need to be so anxious."

Tang Ruining didn't say anything. Li Xi was a little anxious. He used himself to persuade him, "Really, don't be impulsive. What if your mother can't accept it and comes to me? What should I do?"

Tang Ruining finally let go, "Okay, let's not talk about it for now."

Li Xi was relieved, and held his face and kissed him, "Ruining, I have never felt wronged, really, and you have never made me feel wronged."

Tang Ruining stroked his face, his eyes filled with countless heartache.

He didn't understand why kind people had to suffer misfortunes time and time again, and he didn't even feel sorry for himself.

When Li Xi had almost recovered, they picked a day to go to the temple as Yuan Zhiyan had said.

The two of them brought Yuan Zhiyan with them. It was a sunny day and Li Xi, who hadn't been out for a long time, was in a good mood. When they reached the foot of the mountain, they took a deep breath of fresh air.

Tang Ruining clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, and knelt in front of the Buddha statue with a clear mind.

He said silently in his heart: I didn’t believe in Buddhism before, so I am not sincere enough to ask for it now, but please bless the kind people, good people will be rewarded, and they will have no disasters and troubles and a smooth life.

They did not take the main road to go up the mountain because there were too many people and they were afraid of meeting someone who knew them. After the worship, they did not waste any time and left quickly, still taking the small road that came up to go down the mountain.

There are several fortune-telling stalls on both sides of the main road. Unexpectedly, there is also one on the side road, but there is only one stall. A fortune-teller wearing sunglasses is sitting there alone, looking very leisurely.

Yuan Zhiyan whispered to them, "Eh? I didn't see him when I came up just now. Was he ostracized by his peers on the main road? How can he get business if he sits so far away?"

Tang Ruining believed that these people were all out to deceive people, so he deliberately wore sunglasses and pretended to be serious. He didn't even look, but pulled Li Xi forward, reminding him to watch his step.

Just after walking two steps past the stall, I heard the person sitting behind me sigh, "Hey! I haven't seen such a calm soul in a long time. It's so rare."

Tang Ruining paused, turned around and walked to the stall, staring at the eyes behind the sunglasses, but could not see anything.

"What do you mean?" Tang Ruining asked.

The fortune teller spread his hands and pointed at two QR codes, one green and one blue, on the table.

Tang Ruining scanned the code quickly. The man heard the sound of money being deposited and the voice broadcast of "Alipay has arrived, 2,000 yuan". His smile widened instantly and he said generously, "What do you want to ask, little brother?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Literally." He glanced at Li Xi, looking him up and down, not knowing whether his eyes behind his sunglasses could see anything.

"Generally speaking, there are two situations like yours. One is unstable and will fall apart after a short time. The other is like you..." He smiled and said to Tang Ruining, who looked nervous, "Don't worry, the catastrophe you should have gone through has passed. There won't be any major changes in the future."

Tang Ruining and Li Xi looked at each other and bowed respectfully to the fortune teller, "Thank you."

He raised his phone again and scanned three thousand yuan.

The fortune teller stood up, put away the two QR code signs, and hummed a song: "It's time to get off work~"

Tang Ruining was visibly happy. He let out a long sigh and continued to walk forward with Li Xi, leaving Yuan Zhiyan dumbfounded. He opened his mouth and swallowed a few gulps of air. He caught up with him and asked in surprise, "Brother Ruining, are you crazy?"

"how?"

"He just made up a few random sentences like that, and you gave him 5,000?" Yuan Zhiyan turned around and looked at the charlatan's leisurely back, and shouted, "No wonder he's sitting there alone. He only made one order today, so he won't have to go out to the stall for the next half month!"

Tang Ruining didn't look back, "It's worth 50,000."

Yuan Zhiyan opened his mouth even wider. He began to doubt whether that man really knew some kind of witchcraft that could make people pay money with just a few words.

"Brother Ruining, if you have extra money you can give it to me!" Yuan Zhiyan followed him and kept muttering. This road was not easy to walk on, and he almost tripped after jumping a few steps. "I don't need 5,000. You can give me half of that, 2,500. I can write a more professional essay than him, okay? I can write a 1,000-word essay for you, no problem at all!"

Tang Ruining took out his mobile phone and transferred some money to him.

Yuan Zhiyan opened WeChat and saw that the amount was not two thousand five, but two hundred and fifty.

...That's fine, at least it's money, I can buy some snacks. Yuan Zhiyan's frown relaxed.

The two did not go home in the evening, but had dinner with Li Mo.

Li Mo went to the hospital a few days ago. She had to avoid other people and secretly glanced at her brother.

At that time, Li Xi was feeling lucky that he had told Li Mo that day, otherwise Li Mo would have been sad and angry again when she saw the news about his injury on the Internet.

They booked a private room, and Li Xi suddenly remembered the restaurant reservation for his birthday and asked Tang Ruining, "Have we been blocked?"

"Yes." Tang Ruining said. How could he have time to cancel the reservation that day? If he didn't cancel in advance, he would be permanently blacklisted by that restaurant. Li Wei said with regret: "Can you explain to them? We have a reason for this."

"Do you really want to eat?" Then Tang Ruining could try to contact him.

Li Xi shook her head and said, "I'm fine. Don't you miss it? I thought you liked it." That's why I booked it so long in advance.

"I don't like it." Tang Ruining said bluntly.

He only eats in those high-end restaurants for the atmosphere. If he really had to choose, he would rather choose the simple stir-fried dishes that Li Xi made for him.

Just because we were celebrating Li Xi's birthday, we had to choose something good, so we booked this famous and expensive restaurant.

He also booked a celebratory program, paid in advance to have the restaurant decorate the private room, and bought a beautiful two-layer cake, but it was all canceled, which was indeed a pity.

Let’s prepare better next year.

After having dinner and chatting with Li Mo for a long time, the two of us did not return to the dormitory and simply lived outside.

Apart from arranging hotel accommodation during their travels, they have never lived outside alone before. This time, they were not busy with work and were relaxed both physically and mentally.

During Li Xi's recovery, the two did nothing. Tang Ruining had several ideas but he held them back and did not solve them himself.

In addition to what he heard from the fortune teller today, Tang Ruining let go of a big worry, and he lost control and went too far.

"Baby, shall we take a shower?"

Li Xi raised his eyelids and said, "I'm so sleepy..."

"You go to sleep." Tang Ruining carried him to the bathroom. It was common for him to carry him during the time he was taking care of Li Xi while she was recovering from her injuries. Even though Li Xi said several times that he could walk, Tang Ruining just wouldn't let go. Gradually he got used to it and stopped trying to stop him.

Not completely asleep, just half asleep and half awake in his arms. His hair was cut short and the wound was shaved. Tang Ruining held him in the bathtub and gently parted his hair to look at the wound.

New black hair grew out and the wound healed well, but there was still a scar, which was shocking to Tang Ruining.

Tang Ruining put down his hand and hugged the person tightly from behind. Li Xi's sleepiness was somewhat relieved by his embrace. She half opened her eyes, raised her head and rubbed his face.