Chapter 40. Chapter 40 also includes a pot of aphrodisiac turtle soup...
The first snow fell steadily all day, and by dusk it showed no signs of letting up, instead becoming denser, settling on the eaves, treetops, and the white swing chair in the yard.
The roses embedded on both sides of the binding rope were undoubtedly covered by snowflakes.
The more it accumulates, the thicker it becomes.
The delicate stamen couldn't withstand the pressure and finally, with a soft thud, a pile of dazzling white snow fell down.
The room was warm and cozy. The cake boxes, carefully wrapped with ribbons, were scattered on the coffee table. The candles with the number "29" stuck in them hadn't all been removed yet, but a small piece had already been cut off.
The frozen cream is melting little by little.
Luo Yunqing was wearing only a chunky knit sweater, kneeling on the U-shaped sofa, with a pink ribbon from the cake box tied around her neck in a pretty bow.
Pei Yanli grabbed his hand and whispered from behind, "What did you call me just now, wife?"
Luo Yunqing trembled slightly, wishing she could slap herself across the face.
I only meant to tease him and see how flustered he was, but in the end, he was the one who suffered!
Luo Yunqing slowly propped herself up, tears welling in her eyes, and turned back: "It's...it's daytime now."
It's already evening.
In winter, the sunset time in Yanjing is 17:20.
And now, it's almost 6 PM.
So at night, you can do whatever you want?
Luo Yunqing's eye twitched, and she couldn't keep up the act any longer. She leaned closer to him and said, "Your leg isn't fully healed yet. Shall we rest for a bit?"
He had only been awake for three hours.
Who's the kind person who starts working as soon as they wake up?
Pei Yanli remained silent for a long time.
His silence usually means he disagrees.
"Husband~~~" Luo Yunqing tilted her head and blinked twice, then leaned close to his lips and softly called out, "Brother! Brother Yanli?"
The next second, her mouth was covered by a scalding hot palm.
"Don't use that word normally."
His shout made Pei Yanli even more excited.
Luo Yunqing quickly replied, "Okay! I won't call you that anymore."
If he had known that calling out would cause this, he would have stuck his mouth shut.
"Honey, I'm hungry."
"Didn't we just eat that?"
Luo Yunqing: "..."
The little food he ate couldn't keep up with the speed of digestion from exercise!
"Auntie isn't here today, have some cake to tide you over, I'll make you some." Pei Yanli casually picked up a strawberry covered in cream and held it to his lips.
Luo Yunqing didn't move, she just looked at him quietly.
First of all... he needs to get out!
Pei Yanli: "My wife doesn't like strawberries?"
No, Luo Yunqing just doesn't like strawberry juice.
He quickly caught the strawberry in his mouth, along with the whipped cream and the fingers holding the strawberry.
The breathing around my ear suddenly became heavy.
Noticing the obvious undulation beneath her, Luo Yunqing jumped off the sofa without a word.
"Honey, put on your shoes."
Halfway there, Luo Yunqing obediently retreated, not daring to touch the sofa. She hooked her toes over her slippers, clutched her waist, and walked quickly.
Thankfully, Pei Yanli's leg wasn't fully healed, so she couldn't outrun him.
…………
After returning to her room, Luo Yunqing went to the bathroom, untied the bow that Pei Yanli had tied on her, and then took off her sweater.
It's simply unbearable to look at.
He quickly limped into the bathtub, and the hot water gradually washed over his shoulders. He couldn't help but sigh comfortably, as his sore lower back was greatly relieved.
But then again, does he not know enough about Pei Yanli?
In my past life, it wasn't like that.
Soaking in the bath, her eyelids drooping and closing, Luo Yunqing leaned against the edge of the tub, unable to help but recall her past life, which seemed like a nightmare.
It took him nearly three years to get close to people. In the last two years, he could count the number of kisses on two hands, let alone anything like this.
It seems that after his mother-in-law passed away, he gave up and tried to climb into her wheelchair, but in the end, he didn't succeed.
She slept in his arms all night.
In his dream, he vaguely saw a hand gently wiping away the tears welling up in his eyes, followed by a tender sigh: "...If the Dean saw you hurting yourself like this, how heartbroken he would be."
The sound seemed to be coming from a very far place.
He could barely hear clearly.
Instead, a voice, equally gentle but full of laughter, reached her ears: "You're such a lucky star. Now that my leg is almost healed, I can finally love you properly."
"Wife..."
Luo Yunqing flinched and opened her eyes.
A hand landed on his shoulder, pressing down on him with just the right amount of pressure.
"Dinner is almost ready." As soon as he woke up, Pei Yanli knew, and then reached into the bathtub to check the water: "The water's cold."
"Um."
Luo Yunqing yawned and stretched her back.
After getting up and drying myself off, I changed into a thin fleece pajama set and followed the person downstairs.
Pei Yanli's cooking skills have improved a lot recently. She made stir-fried pork, braised shrimp, seafood risotto, and a pot of turtle soup that was simmering.
"so much?"
Luo Yunqing lifted the lid and looked at the milky white soup simmering in the pot. Rice was enough, why bother making soup? It was troublesome and time-consuming.
"This is for you." Pei Yanli scooped up a spoonful, blew on it, and brought it to his lips. "Want to try some?"
Luo Yunqing took a sip with some skepticism, but it was surprisingly fresh.
Pei Yanli: "Soft-shelled turtles replenish blood and qi, which is good for the body."
Especially for him.
Before she could finish her sentence, Luo Yunqing switched to a large spoon, scooped up a full spoonful, blew on it twice, and said, "Don't just leave me out, honey, you drink too!"
"I don't need it."
"Hmm?" Luo Yunqing's voice deepened.
Pei Yanli smiled helplessly, "Alright, I'll drink it."
A large spoonful of soup, not a drop left.
Afterwards, Luo Yunqing remembered that turtle not only replenishes blood and qi, but also... has aphrodisiac and is highly nourishing!
The more you drink, the more internal heat you will experience.
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The weather cleared up the next day.
Luo Yunqing rushed back to school for class.
I felt dizzy all morning, and in the afternoon, before I even entered the drama club activity room, I had to lean against the wall and press my back.
"Hey! Hexagonal Warrior." Yang Ying rushed over after class and saw him leaning against the door, not going in. "What's wrong? Back pain?"
Luo Yunqing immediately released her hand and slowly straightened up. "It's alright, it's nothing special."
"Stop pretending, your handsome face is all twisted." Yang Ying couldn't stand such a good-looking face making such an expression. "If you're not feeling well, go back. It's a club activity, not a regular class. You can ask for leave if you're in class."
"Later, we have to rehearse for the New Year's Eve gala, that...that show, right?" Luo Yunqing pretended to be calm and shook her head with a smile: "I'm fine, I can still manage."
"You're just being stubborn."
Yang Ying helped him inside and found him a chair to sit down. "It's alright, you don't have many scenes to film, so rest for now."
Even while he was resting, the members of the club didn't intend to let him off the hook. They immediately surrounded him, chattering away.
"Junior, I don't even know what to say, you're just too awesome."
"By the way, when did you take your racing license test? Didn't we just start learning to drive in September?"
"Moreover, they came in third place right from the start! I heard that the first and second place finishers are all very powerful figures."
"Don't even mention the top two, look at the top ten, okay?"
"Even Senior Pei..."
The noisy activity room suddenly fell silent.
Since they were able to find him, they must know about the major accident that happened during that event, not to mention that they were quite familiar with this person.
“You can take the race and racing license test at the club’s training base,” Luo Yunqing said, breaking the silence. “But I probably won’t be racing anymore.”
“It is indeed quite dangerous,” You Jianan added, trying to ease the tension.
It just so happens that rehearsals should begin now.
The crowd gradually dispersed.
You Jianan seized the opportunity to move closer to him, "I heard that Brother Pei is still unconscious."
"oh."
"I don't know if she'll wake up."
"Um."
Luo Yunqing's expression remained indifferent throughout.
You Jianan muttered again, "I think his previous drunk driving incident was a warning, telling him not to go, but he insisted on going anyway."
"Who told him to push this onto someone else?" Luo Yunqing said, one hand on her waist and the other on her knee.
In an effort to minimize the damage, when Mr. Pei held a press conference to apologize, he vaguely changed his original statement about drunk driving to say that he was in the same car as a drunk friend.
Later, he promised the Song family many benefits and asked Song Xuechen to share some of the responsibility. He was in the car and failed to persuade Pei Hengzhi, so he was also at fault.
The benefits gained from a fake young master far outweighed the losses, so how could Song Jingguo not agree?
“That Song Xuechen is insane too,” You Jianan said, shaking his head.
Anyone in this situation would try to distance themselves as much as possible, but he just eagerly offered himself up.
Luo Yunqing straightened her back and exclaimed in admiration, "This is the greatness of love."
The eldest branch of the Pei family owes him.
Could Pei Hengzhi be allowed to bring up breaking up again? Of course not.
You Jianan finally realized he was gloating, and hesitantly reminded him, "When the Yanxi people come to rehearse together later, don't go up against him."
Luo Yunqing asked, puzzled, "Why?"
"Racing, huh?" You Jianan lowered her voice, her tone urgent and rapid: "Even though what happened to Brother Pei was an accident, wasn't he racing with you at the time?"
"Why are you running with me?"
"I'm not afraid of anything else, I'm just afraid he'll get angry and bite you, and might even say that you're the one who made Brother Pei fall down."
Luo Yunqing turned her head away for a moment.
That's a very accurate guess.
Pei Hengzhi... was indeed brought down by him.
Before that, he had practiced many times at the club, and with the pre-match provocation, as long as he ran around, Pei Hengzhi, with his personality, would definitely chase after him relentlessly.
Nitrogen acceleration inside the tunnel is obviously impossible, but if he succeeds in the challenge and starts overtaking, the other car will be like a fish hooked by bait.
They'll definitely take the bait.
In the simulation training, the probability of Pei Hengzhi having an accident is 99.99%.
Luo Yunqing tried hard to suppress the corners of her mouth and frowned: "This is really... a miscarriage of justice."
“So, you don’t have many scenes to film today, and your back isn’t feeling well,” You Jianan suggested. “Why don’t you just go back first?”
"Why should I leave?" Luo Yunqing asked, looking aggrieved. "Does he have any evidence to prove that I did it?"
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Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the Pei Group, in the office of the CEO.
Pei Wenxian left behind a list of drivers participating in the "Xijinshan Winter Race" and a photo of him braving the cold wind to go to the scene.
Pei Yanli glanced at it, then looked up: "What does elder brother mean by this?"
"Luo Yunqing also went racing."
“Xiao Luo, yes.” Pei Yanli asked again, “So?”
Pei Wenxian tried his best to control his emotions: "He was at the scene when Xiao Heng had the accident!"
He pointed sharply to the list, "Third place, that's a really good result."
With such good driving skills, hitting Xiao Heng would be a piece of cake.
Pei Yanli's expression remained unchanged as she continued reviewing the acquisition contract, calmly saying, "I understand how you feel, brother, but please, don't make baseless accusations. During a race, protecting yourself is a struggle; who has the mind to deal with others?"
"What if you asked him to do it?"
Pei Yanli paused as she turned the page, frowning in confusion.
Pei Wenxian exhaled heavily and said bluntly, "Isn't it because you hold a grudge against us for what happened last time?"
Manshu sent someone to cut the brake fuel line on his car, and he then ordered Luo Yunqing to deal with Xiao Heng.
"Brother," Pei Yanli couldn't help but laugh, "you think it's me?"
Pei Wenxian didn't answer, but said, "I know that Xiao Heng has indeed done some wrong things recently, but you don't need to hurt him like this..."
"Pei Wenxian!" Pei Yanli slammed the contract shut. "You said I ordered Xiao Luo to do it, where's the proof?!"
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