Thirty-eight stars
Lin Tang was startled, and even Ying and Yu Guang noticed it, and they both looked back at the same time.
Feng Chibai had walked up to the two of them at some point.
Before his mind could react, he blurted out, "Here comes the real life saver."
As soon as the words came out, he quickly covered his mouth. Facing Feng Chibai's puzzled eyes, he didn't dare to stay for a second longer and hurriedly said, "Boss, I'll put the things in your office first."
After he left, Feng Chibai didn't seem to be curious about what he had just said. He asked himself, "Why are you wearing so little?"
Lin Tang explained: "Oh, my coat is in the office, please wait for me downstairs."
Feng Chibai nodded, but still left the coat to her.
When I returned to the office, Ying Yu hadn't left yet. As soon as I walked in, I heard him sigh: "Sure enough, successful men are successful in everything."
Lin Tang didn't bother to reply. After putting on his coat, he picked up his bag and said, "I'm leaving now. Remember to lock the door."
In the car, Lin Tang returned his coat to him. Just as he was about to fasten his seat belt, he suddenly noticed the ring on his hand.
Although it looked exactly the same as the one she had chosen, hers had been modified, and she began to wonder if his also had some hidden mechanism, so she reached out to turn the diamond on it.
The next second, her hand was held, as if seeing through her thoughts. Before she could ask, Feng Chibai replied, "Only yours is special."
Lin Tang smiled awkwardly, pulled his hand back calmly, and asked, "What do you do if you encounter danger?"
Feng Chibai glanced sideways nonchalantly and said quietly, "Do I really need you to protect me?"
Lin Tang was unhappy when he heard this: "Wow, you look down on me. I have also learned a little bit of fighting. I can handle a few moves."
Feng Chibai raised the corner of his mouth slightly, but didn't reply.
In the evening, when Lin Tang came out of the shower, she saw the TV was on for the first time in a long time. She walked over curiously to see what was playing.
After sitting down, I saw that he had found another idol drama from somewhere, so I teased him, "Why do you like watching these so much now?"
Before he could answer, she thought for herself and answered: "Want to fall in love?"
Feeling that this reason was quite reasonable, she leaned closer to him, covering her mouth with her hands and giggling, "That won't work. You're married. Hehe, now I need your help again. You can't divorce me even if you want to."
Feng Chibai looked at her calmly as she asked and answered her own questions. She looked as if she felt provoked. She couldn't get angry at all and inexplicably felt like laughing.
He picked up a box of washed strawberries on the table and handed it to her, saying with a half-smile, "That's quite a pity."
Thinking that he had succeeded, Lin Tang stopped making a fuss and focused on watching TV series with him.
Perhaps it was her experience that allowed her to accurately predict the next event after seeing one scene unfold. She looked at the male and female protagonists kissing from time to time and couldn't help but hiss, wondering, "Why do all these TV dramas these days always have the same clichés? They kiss whenever something happens. Could this be the catalyst for some kind of relationship?"
Feng Chibai said casually: "Why, are you curious?"
Lin Tang quickly denied: "Who's curious? Besides, what's wrong with me being curious? We can't do this."
The moment the words fell, a big hand pinched her cheek without any warning.
Before she could react, the person next to her suddenly moved towards her, and the distance between them narrowed inch by inch.
Lin Tang was unusually panicked. Her pupils widened, and it was obvious that she hadn't fully recovered yet. She stuttered a little, "No, buddy, you're a little crazy."
But Feng Chibai didn't seem to intend to give her a chance to retreat. He suddenly moved closer to her, scaring her so much that she closed her eyes.
But the expected kiss didn't fall. There was a lingering hot breath beside his ear, followed by a voice with a smile: "There's no point in being curious, unless you beg me."
His lips curved into a shallow arc, and the moment he stopped talking, he casually turned his gaze away, and that superior face suddenly enlarged in front of Lin Tang.
This made Lin Tang suddenly sober up. Angrily, she gritted her teeth at being teased and pushed him away mercilessly. Then she spun the diamond on her ring again, and the ringing echoed in the room. She said coldly, "I'm in danger. I ran into some hooligans at home."
Then he sat up straight and ignored him.
He originally just wanted to tease her, but when she didn't say anything for a long time, he held her arm and asked, "Are you angry?"
Lin Tang broke free from his hand and took a strawberry and put it in his mouth. Thinking that he was the one who washed the strawberries, he slowly calmed down and still held back his anger and handed him one.
Seeing that he hadn't gotten away with it, Feng Chibai's brows slowly relaxed. He had just swallowed the strawberry when the man who was originally still angry suddenly turned sideways again. He no longer held a grudge and started discussing the plot with him: "You should watch less of this kind in the future. The CEO in this TV show isn't very smart. Don't try to imitate him."
Feng Chibai nodded and leaned back in his chair quietly watching her. Although he was the one who played the TV series, she was more fascinated by it than himself at the moment.
She was strangely well-behaved when she was quiet, and would occasionally hand him a few strawberries, although her eyes never lingered on him.
But he didn't seem to ask for much.
He knew that day would eventually come, so he tried not to think about it as much as possible.
Don’t linger on the past, nor imagine the future, just stay in the present moment.
*
On New Year's Eve, Lin Tang returned to Jingluo alone.
Feng Chibai had originally wanted to accompany her back home, but Lin Tang firmly refused. If he wasn't at the old mansion for dinner on reunion night, there was a chance they would make a fuss about it. As a couple, she couldn't bear to see him get into trouble.
That night, Lin Tang cooked some food at home and brought it to the hospital.
Grandma Lin's complexion still didn't look too good, but she always told herself that she felt much better, at least her muscles and bones didn't hurt as much as before.
After all, he couldn't empathize with her, so Lin Tang believed whatever she said.
While eating, Lin Tang would share some small things in her daily life with her grandmother, all of which were full of happiness. She knew that this was her grandmother's biggest wish at the moment, and she didn't want to make her worry.
Grandma Lin listened attentively. Due to her illness, she was no longer able to participate in Lin Tang's life, but she still wanted to know if she was doing well. As she listened to what she said, she would occasionally agree, "The master was right. We are born to enjoy happiness every year."
The older generation believed in superstition, and if someone in the family became pregnant, they would go to the temple to ask a fortune teller to read the fortune for the unborn child. The fortune teller told her that the baby in her belly was a boy, destined to be rich and powerful, which made the family happy for more than half a month.
However, the fortune teller's prediction did not come true. The child born was not a boy, and Lin Tang's childhood was not happy. Just when Grandma Lin was disheartened and thought the fortune teller was deceiving her, Feng Chibai appeared. She had no idea how rich the Feng family was, but she knew that her hard life was over.
Knowing that Grandma Lin was always worried that she would be bullied, she would force a smile and comfort her even if it was not true: "Don't worry, Grandma, everyone in their family is very nice and they like me very much."
She didn't care too much about other people's attitudes towards Lin Tang. She knew that Lin Tang wasn't someone who would be bullied. But with Feng Chibai, she was afraid that this marriage would end up following in her son's footsteps. So even though she couldn't hear any flaws from Lin Tang, she still wanted to ask, "What about him? He should like you too, right?"
Although he maintained a natural look on his face, Lin Tang couldn't help but feel a pang of fear in his heart.
Did he like it? Probably not, but he was just keeping his promise of "I will be a good husband."
She didn't want to lie, but she also didn't want to make her worry, so she could only say, "He treats me very well."
When Grandma Lin heard this, it was like an affirmation of her words. She breathed a sigh of relief, patted the back of Lin Tang's hand, and said softly, "That's good."
Lin Tang was busy at the research institute during the day, and hurriedly caught a plane back in the afternoon. As soon as he landed, he went home to cook. He was exhausted after a busy day.
She was clearly still alert a second ago, but as soon as Grandma Lin fell asleep, her consciousness somehow faded away.
The next day, when Grandma Lin woke up, it was still dark outside, and the first thing she saw was Lin Tang, who was still sleeping soundly on the side of the bed.
The weather was cold, and she wanted to help Lin Tang to the accompanying bed next to her, but she had no strength and was afraid of waking her up, so she could only helplessly pull the coat beside her to put it on her.
Suddenly, the door of the ward was opened.
Grandma Lin looked at Feng Chibai who appeared at the door, and then looked at Lin Tang.
Feng Chibai understood instantly. He walked over quietly and carefully carried Lin Tang to the accompanying bed beside him. His movements were very gentle throughout the whole process and did not disturb her sleep.
After finishing this task, he turned around and called out "Grandma".
Grandma Lin nodded, a dull pain in her waist causing her to frown. She looked at her granddaughter, who was still soundly asleep from exhaustion, and her eyes darkened. She said softly, "It's been a while since I last saw you, Xiaochi. Thank you."
Judging from Lin Tang’s words and actions last night, he should know nothing. It seems that he has kept it a secret for himself very well.
Feng Chibai lowered his eyes, his gaze dimmed, as if he didn't want the sleeping person to hear. He lowered his voice very low: "Aren't you afraid that she won't be able to accept the truth after knowing it in an instant?"
Grandma Lin shook her head. “She won’t. Sui Sui… is a very strong person.”
It seemed like he was talking to him, but also like he was trying to convince himself.
Her gaze shifted to Feng Chibai, and she was unsure if she would confirm something: "You will always treat her well, right?"
Feng Chibai gave a positive answer: "Don't worry, grandma, I will do what I say."
Grandma Lin breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
It wasn't until after eight o'clock that Lin Tang slowly opened his eyes. The moment he saw Feng Chibai, he was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion: "Why are you here? Didn't I say I would be back in two days?"
Feng Chibai handed her her coat and asked her to put it on, then replied, "It's okay, I also wanted to come and see how grandma is doing."
These words made Lin Tang feel a little guilty. She checked the time and asked quietly, "Did you come here before dawn?"
It takes at least two hours to fly from Huaizhou to Jingluo, and he doesn't look like he just arrived, so there is only one possibility.
Feng Chibai didn't say it explicitly, but smiled faintly and said, "I'm afraid that if I'm too late, I won't be able to give you this surprise before you wake up."
Lin Tang frowned and muttered, "I don't need a surprise."
Although there was some distance between them, the conversation between the two was still clearly heard by Grandma Lin. She couldn't help but joked, "Don't start a quarrel here, Grandma."
Lin Tang instantly put on a smile, took Feng Chibai's arm and said, "How could that be, Grandma? We have a good relationship."
After breakfast, Lin Tang took Feng Chibai to visit the ancient city, which was a rare opportunity for him to have some free time.
Jingluo is different from Huaizhou. The most prosperous and bustling area is right here.
Near the entrance, a sturdy and ancient sycamore tree suddenly appeared before our eyes.
She hadn't been to the ancient city for a long time, but just one glance awakened her memory.
Now that she knew her purpose, there was no need to hide it any longer. She pointed at the sycamore tree and said calmly, "You don't know yet, do you? This is where I first met Feng Yunjing."
Feng Chibai's eyelashes fluttered. Seeing that she had lost all emotion when she mentioned the matter again, he couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you have any doubts at all at the beginning? Including... my original self."
Lin Tang took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, saying seriously, "I don't want to assume the worst of others, because I don't think it's necessary."
"Besides, who am I to think that someone or someone else wants something from me?" She paused, then suddenly looked at him and raised her eyebrows. "But now it seems that I should indeed speculate."
Feng Chibai pursed his lips tightly, and a lot of things seemed to be running through his mind, but in the end he only said, "I'm sorry for dragging you into this."
"Sorry?" Lin Tang seemed to be unable to believe what he heard, or perhaps he couldn't believe that these words would come out of his mouth. He couldn't help but laugh. "When President Feng came to me, he wasn't like this. He was eager for me to agree as soon as possible. Why are you suddenly saying this now? Have you turned over a new leaf? Have you changed your personality?"
Feng Chibai did not answer.
Lin Tang didn't care and continued walking with him. Suddenly remembering something, she asked, "When are you planning to go back? Tonight?"
Feng Chibai didn't hesitate: "Whenever you go back, I will go back."
Lin Tang hummed, "Then I'm under a lot of pressure as the host. I have to think carefully about how to entertain you to your satisfaction."
Feng Chibai smiled and said, "Don't worry, I don't have so many requirements."
Hearing this, Lin Tang said bluntly: "Okay, then you will sleep on the street tonight."
Feng Chibai: "..."
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