Chapter 42: Feeling Wronged Like a Big Dog
Ning Tang was not willing to let Wen Ya off the hook.
She looked her up and down, and the faint smile on her lips was glaringly obvious to Wenya.
"Second sister-in-law, childhood sweethearts are never the standard for measuring marriage. Xu Qiaofeng chose me because we understand each other."
"As for Lu Niannian, she is already a thing of the past."
"As for you, Second Sister-in-law, instead of worrying about other people's affairs, you should think about how to persuade your brother to find a down-to-earth job and not always try to take shortcuts, lest you end up with nothing to show for it."
Wenya was speechless, her chest heaving violently.
Pointing at Ning Tang for ages, he couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.
Seeing this, Ning Tang felt it was pointless and turned to find Grandma Xu.
Enter the house.
Fortunately, the room was well soundproofed, so she couldn't hear any noises outside and was still asleep.
Ning Tang first took her grandmother's pulse and found that it was much more stable than yesterday.
It seems the medicine from last night worked, but her body is still deficient in both qi and blood. She needs to get enough of the medicine as soon as possible so that the woman can bring out the medicine's catalyst.
Xu Qiaofeng had something to do at the team that evening and didn't come back for dinner.
Grandpa Xu was the same.
The dinner at home was quite somber; even Su Ying, who goes to the dance studio for rehearsals every day, stayed to keep Grandma Xu company.
It's Xu Qiaolan's turn to keep watch tonight.
Logically, Ning Tang should have stayed, but everyone was concerned that she was still pregnant, less than three months along, and the pregnancy was still unstable, so they told her to go back and rest.
After a long day at the hospital, I had just finished washing up and lay down when my eyes slowly closed.
When I woke up again, I was startled awake by a series of faint noises in my drowsy state.
Ning Tang rubbed her eyes and sat up. By the moonlight from the window, she saw a tall, familiar figure swaying against the doorway before falling heavily to the ground.
It's Xu Qiaofeng!
She quickly got out of bed and smelled a strong odor of alcohol as soon as she got close.
The man lay face down on the ground, his forehead pressed against the cold earth.
His shoulders trembled slightly, and his usually upright back was now bent, revealing an indescribable sense of fragility.
"Xu Qiaofeng?"
"Why did you drink so much?" Ning Tang reached out to help him up.
But the man was too heavy to move.
She was sure she would catch a cold and get sick if she lay here all night. Just as she was about to go downstairs to call her older brother to come up and help, her wrist was suddenly grabbed.
Xu Qiaofeng heard the familiar voice and looked up.
His eyes were red and misty, and his voice was terribly hoarse.
"I'm fine, no need to bother my brother."
How is Grandma?
Ning Tang's wrist was gripped tightly by him, but it didn't hurt.
Seeing Xu Qiaofeng's reddened eyes, her heart softened.
She squatted down, gently patted his back with her other hand, and said softly, "Grandma is much better today. Her pulse is more stable than yesterday. My brother said he even drank half a bowl of millet porridge this afternoon. Don't worry."
There was a long silence.
It's as if they're trying hard to understand what the words mean.
Xu Qiaofeng stared at Ning Tang for a long time, the surging effects of the alcohol churning in his mind.
He suddenly propped himself up on his arms, ignoring the smell of alcohol on him, and pulled her into his arms.
His chin rested on Ning Tang's head, and he sounded nasal, perhaps because he was uncomfortable.
"I'm so scared..."
"I can't leave the team, I can't concentrate, my mind is full of thoughts about my grandma..."
Xu Qiaofeng dared not speak too clearly about the rest, fearing that God might hear him and take away his only remaining family in the world.
Back then, my parents...
For some reason, he tightened his arms around Ning Tang slightly, as if trying to absorb all his insecurity into his embrace.
Ning Tang dared not breathe.
This was the first time she had ever had such "excessive" intimate contact with a man while she was sober.
But now, her mind is entirely on Xu Qiaofeng.
She could sense that this usually strong and cold man was secretly vulnerable in the darkness.
Ning Tang gently patted Xu Qiaofeng's back, as if coaxing a child: "Things will get better gradually."
"Get up first, the ground is cold, don't get cold."
Xu Qiaofeng refused to let go, and instead pulled Ning Tang toward the bedside.
Finally, he collapsed onto the bed and, taking advantage of the situation, trapped the woman in his arms between his long legs.
He lowered his head, staring at Ning Tang's eyes and brows, looking as aggrieved as a puppy caught in the rain: "Can I kiss you?"
Ning Tang's heart skipped a beat.
Her cheeks flushed instantly.
To be honest, Xu Qiaofeng is very handsome. Although he looks fierce when he has no expression, his tall stature and cold face make him very masculine.
Especially now, he is making no attempt to hide his grievances and acting coquettishly towards me.
This is a huge shock.
Ning Tang wanted to refuse, but she swallowed the words back down.
She nodded slightly: "...Mm."
The words had barely left his mouth.
Xu Qiaofeng lowered his head and gently pressed his hot, alcohol-scented lips against hers.
There was no longer the usual assertiveness, only cautious touching.
Time and again, the kiss landed on Ning Tang's lips, the corners of her eyes, her earlobes, and finally returned to her lips, lingering slowly.
Ning Tang felt like she was about to faint.
"...Xu Qiaofeng, be gentle."
"I feel like I can't breathe."
"Idiot, you should breathe through your nose." Xu Qiaofeng chuckled sullenly.
The heat from her breath made Ning Tang's ears go numb.
She was a little angry, turned over, and pushed away the man who was nuzzling her face.
He pulled the blanket over himself, and his voice came out muffled:
"I have to go to work tomorrow, you should go to bed early."
"By the way, you don't need to worry about Grandma. I will take good care of her and keep a close eye on her health."
After waiting for a long time, Xu Qiaofeng still did not respond.
Ning Tang crawled out from under the covers and saw that the person was already fast asleep on the other side of the bed.
I was both annoyed and amused.
Ning Tang touched her reddened lips, and kicked him in the calf in anger. With his lips bitten like this, and with so many rumors circulating in the hospital, how was she going to go to work tomorrow?
She thought about it in her mind, but in the end, she still gave half of the blanket to the man.
One night.
Xu Qiaofeng, like a big dog, kept circling around Ning Tang, kissing and nudging her from all sides.
If Ning Tang hadn't been truly exhausted, she probably wouldn't have been able to fall asleep.
Unbeknownst to the two, the table on Ning Tang's wrist was emitting a faint green glow in the dark room, as if she had something to say.
...
I slept until morning.
Ning Tang was thinking of Grandma Xu, so she got up very early. When she got up, Xu Qiaofeng was still asleep.
When the touch in his arms disappeared, he subconsciously looked around, but Ning Tang couldn't bear to see it and gave him her pillow.
There seemed to be her scent on the pillow. After smelling it, Xu Qiaofeng quickly stopped moving.
After washing up and going downstairs, I ran into my older brother, Xu Qiaolan, who had been up all night.
He looked unwell and somewhat haggard. When he saw Ning Tang come down, he asked in surprise, "Sister-in-law, you're up so early?"
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