Chapter 107 Private Caregiver and Employer? Pei broke down again. ...
Inside the dormitory of the First Army's B District, Ye Ling, who was being forced by her older sister not to leave the school and go home, was opening the game as usual.
He hadn't given A-Qian a gift yet today. A-Qian would definitely like this Scepter of Life, and this Cursed Gem, and... Ye Ling gave him a series of gifts before finally collapsing into his chair, completely satisfied.
Finally, he posed for a photo of his abs, biting the hem of his shirt, as a routine ending. Although A-Qian hadn't logged into the game for a long time, Ye Ling firmly believed that hard work would pay off!
Press the button to send!
Ye Ling waited for a while, but still no one replied. He dejectedly put down the controller and was about to shut down the personal terminal when the messages on the screen changed. The 'read' status was extremely prominent, and the avatar that had been grayed out for a long time on the top list suddenly lit up.
"Huh??!" He couldn't believe his eyes! Ah Qing logged on?! Ye Ling rubbed her eyes in disbelief. She really logged on!
Ye Ling was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes. Just as she opened the chat window and was about to send a greeting, the pinned profile picture suddenly went dark.
Huh? What happened? Is there a system error? Ye Ling pressed the button several times, and finally could only bite his lip and cry, helplessly accepting the fact: A-Qian had indeed only been online for a few seconds before logging off again, and he missed it.
"Ah!!! Why?!"
A few seconds later, someone's unwilling howl echoed throughout the entire dormitory building.
In a luxurious ward on the 28th floor of a renowned hospital in the capital city, Ling Ze's fingers trembled as he slowly opened his eyes.
"Beep—" The instrument emitted a piercing warning sound, beeping incessantly.
Pei Qing was so annoyed that she swiped to close the game pod, got up and opened the door.
"Oh, finally awake?" Pei Qing leaned against the wall with her arms crossed, looking down at the man on the hospital bed.
"You could just close your eyes and pass out and not have to worry about anything, but you're driving me crazy. I can't even leave if I want to." She grabbed an apple and took a vicious bite, her rude manner making Ling Ze frown.
"Cough, cough, who... are you?" Ling Ze clenched his fist and coughed lightly twice, his voice weak.
"Who am I? I'm just an innocent bystander who got rear-ended by you and staged a car accident! I kindly took you to the hospital, and after that, you wouldn't let me leave, saying you had to wait for me to wake up." Pei Qing's mouth fired like a machine gun.
Ling Ze was about to say something when he suddenly started coughing violently, "Cough cough! Cough cough cough!"
"Hey, what's wrong now? Don't try to extort me, I didn't do anything." Pei Qing quickly pressed the call button by the bedside, and a few seconds later, a group of medical staff filed in.
"Mr. Ling, please don't speak! We need to remove the equipment for you first!"
"The regulator isn't enough! Inject some more!"
"Hey here! Excuse me!"
After a brief commotion, Ling Ze's condition finally stabilized. Dr. Jing pulled Pei Qing out of the ward, "Did you upset Mr. Ling? He was almost fully recovered, and then this sudden outburst of anger..."
"No? Me again? I'm speechless." Pei Qing was utterly dumbfounded. What kind of trouble had she gotten herself into?
"In short, you shouldn't provoke Mr. Ling now, otherwise he might have to stay in the hospital for a few more days," Dr. Jing said with concern.
"Okay, okay," Pei Qing raised her hands in surrender, "I promise I won't provoke him again today, alright?"
Pei Qing returned to the ward, slammed the door shut in a huff, making a loud "bang" sound.
Ling Ze lay half-reclined on the hospital bed, raising his eyes with displeasure, "You're very noisy."
Pei Qing wanted to insult him, but she held back. She clenched her fists and held back again and again, finally managing to squeeze out, "Big brother, do you think I want to stay here?"
She wandered around the ward for a while, but couldn't stand Ling Ze's gloomy mood any longer, so she decided to go stay in the ward to avoid seeing him and getting annoyed.
To everyone's surprise, Pei Qian had just opened the door when someone called out to her, "What are you going to do?"
Ling Ze looked up, his ice-blue eyes filled with displeasure, his voice cold and hard, "How can you, as my personal caregiver, abandon your post like this?"
Pei Qing rolled her eyes, utterly speechless at the man's imperious attitude. She gripped the doorknob tightly, preventing herself from accidentally releasing the branches and tying him up. Indeed, it was best for a man to remain silent.
"Hey, what do you mean by your private escort? When did you hire me? I didn't know that!" Pei Qing sneered, hands on her hips, launching into a sarcastic tone.
“Didn’t Jingyan tell you I would pay you? Since you haven’t left, you’ve already accepted this set of rules. As long as you accept this payment, our employment relationship is established. So there’s no problem with me saying you’re my personal caregiver,” Ling Ze said.
He didn't know what was wrong with him, why he was so angry. Even if it made sense, he shouldn't be so rude. What if he really drove people away?
But when he saw that Ms. A had an indifferent attitude, a surge of anger rose in his heart for no reason, along with a few inexplicable grievances.
"Fine, fine, so this is how you play it?" Pei □□ strode over to the man's bedside. Ling Ze instinctively closed his eyes, thinking she was going to hit him. But then, the woman A picked up an apple and began peeling it with gritted teeth.
"Fine, you've got money, so you call the shots." Pei Qing raised her eyebrows and held up the fruit knife in her hand. "Don't move, I'll cut the apple for you." What a joke! Pei Qing has always been flexible and adaptable. Why should she turn down money in this world?
That damned Feng Lin tricked her into coming to the capital star with sweet words, and now he hasn't even sent her a message. She really can't believe that Feng Lin would prepare enough star coins for her. In the end, she still has to rely on herself. How infuriating!
So what if Ling Ze has a bad temper? It's okay, she'll peel an apple for him and see if he chokes to death!
“Come on, Mr. Ling, eat an apple, open your mouth, ah—” Pei Qing held up a peeled apple with a big smile on her face.
Ling Ze, who was half-lying on the bed, got goosebumps from her laughter and felt a chill run down his spine.
"Don't feed me, I'll eat by myself, mmm—"
He tried to take the fork, but Pei Qing deftly dodged him and insisted on feeding him, saying, "How can I let my employer do it himself?" Then she forcibly stuffed a large piece of apple into his mouth, making him unable to speak and only able to chew mechanically.
After finally swallowing a large piece of apple, Ling Ze was about to speak when, just as he opened his mouth slightly, "Ugh!", the next piece of apple "whooshed" into his mouth, completely extinguishing his desire to speak.
"Enough—"
"Come on, have one last piece, ah—"
...
And so, from five in the afternoon until nightfall, Pei Qing mechanically fed him, and Ling Ze mechanically ate. In the end, he couldn't even count how many pieces of apple he had eaten; he only remembered that his mouth was so tired, so tired that he never wanted to eat an apple again in his life.
"Haa," Pei Qing covered her mouth and yawned, then looked at Ling Ze who was still processing documents and said sleepily, "Aren't you tired, brother? What time is it? I'm so sleepy."
"Go to sleep if you're sleepy." Ling Ze didn't even raise his head, his fingers flying across the keyboard. He had only been away from the Supervisory Council for a day, and those useless people didn't know how to deal with him.
"That won't do. What if you use the excuse of not taking good care of me and give me less money? After all, you're a very demanding person..." Pei Qing muttered, lying on the table.
"You can go to sleep, I won't—" Before Ling Ze could finish speaking, he suddenly heard even breathing. He looked down and saw that Female A had already fallen asleep.
"She fell asleep pretty quickly, huh." Ling Ze shook his head, watching the person who had been incredibly noisy during the day finally quiet down. A faint smile involuntarily appeared in his eyes. This person really is...
He laboriously pulled over a pillow, lifted Pei Qing's head and put it down, then covered her with a thin blanket.
Once everything was ready, Ling Ze silently gazed at Female A's face, his expression complex, as if he were struggling with something. Finally, he quietly moved a little closer to her, gently placing his fingers on Pei Qing's bent arm before letting out a long sigh of relief.
The next morning, Pei Qing was awakened by the sunlight. She opened her eyes groggily and found that the bed next to hers was already empty.
"Huh??" Where did her money—no, where did her employer go?!
"Beep beep!" The personal terminal in her pocket emitted a message notification sound. Pei Qing took it out and saw that, damn it, Feng Lin was only now replying to her message!
“I was thinking of introducing you two to each other sometime, but it turns out we’re quite destined to meet.” — Feng.
What riddle is being spoken by?
Pei Qian shook her head, trying to clear her head. She read it aloud, word by word, but still couldn't understand what Feng Lin meant. The only thing she was sure of now was that Ling Ze and Feng Lin knew each other, or at least weren't enemies; otherwise, he wouldn't have introduced them to her.
Wait, the employer's gone, how's she going to get her payment? Pei Qing narrowed her eyes, kicked open the door with murderous intent, and was about to confront that damned Dr. Jing. The next moment, a smiling face appeared in front of her.
Pei Qing silently retracted her foot that was kicking the door. As the saying goes, one cannot hit a smiling face, and her imposing manner involuntarily weakened a bit.
"Ms. Pei, you're awake. Mr. Ling had to leave early due to other matters." Dr. Jing said, taking out a crystal card. "This is what Mr. Ling asked me to give you. Please keep it safe."
"A crystal card?" Pei Qing's mind raced. "Is there a card reader here?"
"Oh, yes." Dr. Jing was taken aback, then quickly replied, "This way, Ms. Pei."
...
Pei Qing walked out of the hospital, happily tossing the crystal card in her hand. "Not bad, not bad," she thought. "Ling Ze doesn't seem like much, but he's surprisingly generous." Thinking of the string of zeros she'd seen at the card reader, Pei Qing grinned broadly, revealing her teeth.
Not far away, Ling Ze sat in his car, watching Pei Qing's actions, and a smile appeared on his face. He touched his still somewhat aching gland, and his eyelashes trembled slightly as he thought of his conversation with Jing Yan that morning.
"Your pheromones haven't been fully metabolized yet. Are you sure you want to be discharged so soon?"
"Due to work reasons, I can't delay."
“That Ms. Pei…”
"No need to wake her. Just give her the crystal card after she wakes up."
“If she asks for your contact information, I will—”
“She…she probably won’t ask. We were just strangers who met by chance, that’s fine.”
...
The car started, and woman A disappeared from sight.
Ling Ze withdrew his gaze, pondered for a moment while looking at the flashing red dots on the quantum computer list, and began to reply to messages.
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