Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Twisted Possessiveness
That night, Zhao Jingqun carried Tao Ning back safely, held him in his arms, patted his back gently to coax him to sleep, and explained to him why he was so skilled at bandaging wounds.
"I was kidnapped when I was three. The buyer was a one-eyed man. His family was very poor and couldn't find a wife, so he bought me to take care of him in his old age. He was a debt collector nearby, and when I was eleven, he followed him. He worked for five or six years before the Zhao family found me and took me back."
"Collecting that money sometimes involves blood..."
So getting injured was a common occurrence. Since he had no money to go to the hospital, he would just buy some old gauze and bandage himself. Some of his injuries were caused by his one-eyed adoptive father getting drunk or encountering something unpleasant, and he would be beaten up.
But Zhao Jingqun didn't say any of these, and he just talked about other unimportant things in a few words.
From beginning to end, his expression remained calm, as if he was talking about someone else, as if it had nothing to do with him, until the person in his arms came close and gently pecked his cheek. The clear fruity fragrance instantly soothed his hidden violence.
Lowering his eyelids, Zhao Jingqun met the boy's clear eyes. He stared at him deeply, exhaled softly, and covered the boy's eyes with his trembling hands. He coaxed him in a hoarse voice: "Okay, the bedtime story is over. Be good... go to sleep."
With Tao Ning,
He won't feel lonely anymore.
Since then, Zhao Jingqun prepared three meals a day for him, watched the doctor change his dressings, and took him to the hotel to take a bath at night.
Every time Tao Ning whispered that it was a bit of a waste, Zhao Jingqun would just cover his mouth and make him unable to speak.
Tao Ning would resist with a red face at first, but in the end she didn't dare to mention it anymore.
Because the man kissed him not only for a long time, but also very hard. Occasionally, he opened his eyes once or twice and met the man's gloomy eyes. Those narrow eyes were full of strong possessiveness, even a little scary.
Just like a herbivore being stared at by a cold beast in the dark, Tao Ning felt a little uneasy, so much so that he didn't dare to resist.
On the day of discharge, Tao Yuan came to pick them up and saw Zhao Jingqun carrying large and small bags in his left and right hands, while Tao Ning followed behind him with her eyes downcast, her hands empty and her face as rosy as a beautiful blooming rose, completely different from the pale face she had when she first entered the hospital.
"It's just that her mouth is a little swollen. Was it bitten by some insect?" Tao Yuan didn't think much of it. She had just come to deliver chicken and duck soup a couple of days ago. Later, the family was too busy with farm work. Zhao Jingqun also sent her a message, saying that she would take good care of Tao Ning and even asked for a bunch of Tao Ning's favorite foods.
Tao Yuan was relieved, so she entrusted Tao Ning to Zhao Jingqun's care. However, when she got home, she called Tao Ning in to watch Xiao Meng do her homework. Then she pulled Zhao Jingqun aside and stuffed five or six hundred yuan into his pocket. "Jingqun, Ningning has really troubled you these past few days. There are so many things going on at home that I can't handle it. Take this money, and think of it as me treating you to something. I'll treat you to dinner on the day you leave, okay?"
Zhao Jingqun didn't argue with her, put it away, and asked casually, "What work do you have at home?"
"Hey, I have three acres of rice to harvest, and half a hill of lemons to sell. There's so much to do. Ningning's been away for a few days, and the chickens and ducks at home have gone hungry for a few meals..."
"Well, I'll go with you tomorrow."
Tao Yuan's face lit up with joy. "Oh Jingqun, you're a good man. It's a pity I don't have a daughter, otherwise I'd really like to take you in as my son-in-law. You're such a great kid..."
Zhao Jingqun glanced calmly into the room. Tao Ning was sitting next to Xiao Meng. Under the warm light, he lowered his head, revealing his slender white neck. He pointed at the exercise book on the desk, his red lips moving in and out.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Jingqun couldn't help but smile. At the same time, the darkness buried deep in his heart began to stir.
Sometimes when Tao Ning is disobedient, he really wants to build a cage and lock him up so that he can keep an eye on him all the time.
But most of the time, these dark thoughts had just emerged, and when Zhao Jingqun saw Tao Ning's obedient look with lowered eyebrows, his heart softened.
He walked over and placed a pair of brand new glasses on the table. They were the same style Tao Ning had worn before, very rustic and inconspicuous. "From now on, you can only take them off when I'm around, understand?"
Zhao Jingqun's behavior was like that of a wolf defending its mate to the death. Apart from himself, any other male wolf who dared to covet the beauty of the young man would be bitten to death by him.
Tao Ning obediently put on his glasses. They had no prescription. He said "Oh" and continued explaining the problem to Xiao Meng.
That night, Zhao Jingqun had already crossed the boundary of only a few dozen centimeters between the two beds. Like the real owner of the room, he naturally occupied Tao Ning's bed, hugged him to sleep, and held him tightly with his hands like iron.
The person in his arms struggled a little, and the man hugged her tighter.
The next day, Tao Ning woke up and found that Zhao Jingqun had changed into sportswear and was holding his mobile phone, not knowing what he was doing. Seeing that he was awake, she handed the phone to him and pointed to the thermal box on the table.
"Message me when you get to the cram school. And bring your phone with you no matter what you're doing. Be good, okay?"
Tao Ning looked down at the screen of her mobile phone, which showed the real-time location. The sender was a note called "husband".
He didn't touch his phone. It was Zhao Jingqun who added the note himself. Tao Ning nodded and said "um" obediently.
"I've made two portions of food. I've kept one warm in the pot for you, and you can bring the other to the mountain at noon. When you get to the foot of the mountain, call me. Don't move. Wait for me to pick you up, okay?"
Tao Ning stared blankly at Zhao Jingqun who had arranged everything for him, "You...what are you doing in the mountains?"
Zhao Jingqun stroked his soft hair, stared at him, and smiled a bit like a gangster. "Work for my wife's family."
Tao Ningruyu's cheeks instantly turned red. The next second, the man pecked her left cheek. The man's deep voice gradually faded away, "Wait for me at home tonight."
After the man left, Tao Ning went to give extra lessons. The lessons were not long, only two to three hours.
In the past, Tao Ning would devote 200% of his attention to tutoring. Even during break time, he would correct homework or prepare for the next class. He would never take a break to play on his own.
But now, things were a little different. Every half an hour or ten minutes, the note called "husband" would send him a message.
【Have you had some water?】
Tao Ning took a sip of water, put down the red pen in her hand, and replied with the word "drank". A message popped up on the other end of the phone immediately.
[Be good, send me the real-time location again.]
Tao Ning researched the real-time positioning software and sent it to him. After receiving his location, he did not reply.
But within half an hour, the message will still come from the other side.
【Be good and drink some water. 】
——10:25.
【Stand up and move around. Be obedient.】
——11:00.
【I miss you a little bit, take a picture for me, okay? 】
——11:02.
[Be good, locate and send it again. ]
——11:45.
If Tao Ning was concentrating on explaining a problem and forgot to reply, his phone would immediately ring and would continue to ring until he picked up the call.
Through the microphone, one could also hear the displeasure in the man's voice, "What are you doing?"
The system crackled melon seeds and sighed, "Oh my god, this isn't a husband you've found, it's a male ghost watching you 24/7. Too scary, just die."
Tao Ning didn't want to pay attention to it, and replied sullenly to the person on the other end of the phone, "Explain the problem to them."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, and then the tone slowed down, "Did I disturb you... Daibao?"
The man chewed the word "Daibao" slowly, spitting it out word by word, as if he was holding the boy in his mouth.
Tao Ning's ears felt a little hot, but she didn't hear the man's pitiful tone, so she said directly, "Yeah, a little."
“…”
The person on the other end of the phone chuckled, and the deep, magnetic voice was filled with helplessness, "But as your boyfriend, can't I show a little more concern for you?"
After a while, the voice on the other end lowered its tone, and seemed to be pleading. "Daibao, I'm worried if I can't see you."
Zhao Jingqun thought about the day when Tao Ning was almost bullied in the woods, and he couldn't stop the violence in his heart. If this wasn't a society ruled by law, he would never let that person go by simply kicking him a few times.
A subtle hint of viciousness flashed across his dark eyes, but it was so fast that no one could detect it. Perhaps it was because of his experiences on the fringes of society many years ago, Zhao Jingqun sometimes felt dazed about the life of a normal person.
He was young and not tall enough at that time, and he couldn't scare people off when he was collecting debts, so he was often beaten and bullied by others.
Later, Zhao Jingqun followed the example of those powerful people to "dress himself up". He dyed his hair red, pierced his earrings, smoked cheap cigarettes and drank cheap alcohol. Gradually, he was no longer the prince of the Zhao family, but a trash-like gangster.
Even though he was taken back to the Zhao family now, there were some habits he could never change.
Just like a lone wolf living in the wild all year round, he has an extremely strong desire to possess and control the treasures he has discovered. He must always know the status of the treasures to ensure that they will not leave.
So as soon as Tao Ning leaves his sight, the man will fall into endless anxiety and panic.
Zhao Jingqun knew his thoughts and actions had reached a pathological level, but he didn't want to change and couldn't control himself. Tao Ning's gentle and honest personality sometimes fueled his increasingly twisted possessiveness.
Seeing that there was no sound on the other end of the phone, Zhao Jingqun stepped on a leech that was full of blood. Blood splattered everywhere, and the whole place was scarlet. However, it slightly eased his inner anxiety.
"Daibao, I was wrong, okay? Don't ignore me..."
The man's calm coaxing made it impossible for the person on the other end of the phone to feel his anxiety at all. Even the fingertips holding the phone turned white.
After a while, the young man's soft voice finally came from the other end of the phone, "I'm not ignoring you, I was just discussing a problem with him."
The darkness in Zhao Jingqun's eyes gradually dissipated. "Good boy, drink some water right after you finish talking. I'll buy you some throat soothing medicine tomorrow."
"No."
"Be good and listen to me."
It was clearly a coaxing voice, but the tone was so strong and distorted with a desire for control that it made people feel a little scared.
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