Thirty-three stars
The person in the water seemed to be about to lose consciousness, but the moment she noticed someone jumping into the water, the burst of survival instinct made her use her last bit of strength to reach out to him.
The moment her palm was grasped, a force pulled her in one direction. As her waist was restrained, she half-opened her eyes, her vision once again irrigated by the clear water. Through the uncontrollable sourness, she vaguely saw who was coming.
The next second, her body was lifted from the water. When she finally reached the air, she coughed uncomfortably, her arms and legs leaning weakly against Feng Chibai's arms, mumbling, "I feel like I'm going to die."
Feng Chibai held her hand tightly and whispered, "Shut up and avoid the prophecy."
She panted weakly, buried her head in his arms, closed her eyes, and said softly, "Feng Chibai, could you please block me a little? It's so embarrassing."
This sound seemed to have drained away all her remaining strength. Before she could wait for his reply, her consciousness gradually faded away and her eyes fell into darkness. She could hear and see nothing.
When she opened her eyes again, she was already lying in the bedroom of the suite. When she turned her sight, Feng Chibai was standing in front of the window, his eyes always on her.
Having regained some strength, she struggled to get up, rubbed her head, and said in a weak voice, "Have I also been diagnosed with something wrong?"
Feng Chibai said coldly, "Irregular diet, gastroenteritis has come back."
Lin Tang said softly, her gaze returning to herself. The soaked dress had been changed into loose-fitting home clothes. He was alone here, so she couldn't help but think of him. Frowning, she asked, "Did you change clothes? Didn't we say we should keep our distance? You've really crossed the line..."
"Auntie changed it." The words were interrupted.
Feng Chibai walked towards her and suddenly sat down beside the bed. His sharp eyes were filled with a bit of hostility. He grabbed her arm and said seriously, "Lin Tang, can you take good care of yourself?"
Knowing what he was talking about, Lin Tang explained nonchalantly, "I just didn't have time to eat dinner."
Feng Chibai frowned, with a fire in his heart that seemed to be about to explode, but he forced himself to hold it back when facing her.
After all, he was worried about himself, so Lin Tang softened his tone and admitted his mistake, saying, "I won't do it again next time."
Suddenly remembering something, her face suddenly tightened, she covered her face with her hands and said indignantly, "I'm really soaked to the skin!"
When she thought of her own miserable appearance, she became extremely anxious. She put down her hand and said to Feng Chibai in a panic, "Your family is very rich, right? Suppress it, suppress it. If I see a photo of it leaked, I will never forgive you!"
Knowing that her thoughts had wandered off again, Feng Chibai let out a sullen breath, stood up, and said to her, "Don't worry, they don't have the guts yet."
He glanced at her and walked out of the room.
Lin Tang sat on the bed, stunned, unsure of how he'd offended this guy again. He shrugged and lay back down. He glanced at the date, realizing there were only a few days left before the bet ended. So he opened Candy Crush again, planning to hit the gas pedal for the final few days.
Suddenly, the door was opened again.
She didn't have the heart to look, and after just a moment, her phone was suddenly snatched away by someone.
She sat up immediately and saw Feng Chibai holding a bowl of porridge in his hand and his phone in his pocket. She immediately became anxious: "Hey, you're cheating, don't delay my progress."
Feng Chibai scooped up some porridge slowly. When he felt it wasn't too hot, he handed it to Lin Tang and said, "Drink the porridge."
A bowl of porridge was inexplicably stuffed into his hand, but Lin Tang still cooperated and drank it, then continued to look for him to return his phone without forgetting his original intention.
Feng Chibai knew why she wanted the phone, so he didn't go along with her. Seeing her hand still hanging in the air, he patted her palm lightly, grabbed her wrist and put her hand down.
After staring at her quietly for a few seconds, he said calmly, "You win."
Lin Tang was stunned: "What?"
Feng Chibai's expression remained unchanged: "I give up."
Lin Tang's brows furrowed in thought. The victory she had won by giving up on one side didn't make her happy; instead, it irritated her. She firmly refused, "I won't accept it."
Feng Chibai's hand was still clasped around her wrist. He pretended to sigh and said in a deep voice, "I can't get past level 537. I don't want to play anymore."
Lin Tang blinked. She could accept such an excuse instantly. She even leaned forward and said smugly, "Feng Chibai? Mr. Xiaofeng? Mr. Feng? How can you be so stupid? I passed level 537 in one go."
Feng Chibai glanced at her and calmly withdrew his hand. He seemed to have ignored her words, showing no sign of anger at all. He stood up and started to walk out.
Lin Tang yawned. Although she had just woken up, she felt inexplicably sleepy again. But she didn't want to sleep yet, so she followed him out.
In the living room, Feng Chibai looked at the extra person on the sofa and asked, "Why don't you rest for a while?"
Lin Tang resisted the urge to sleep, turned on the TV and said, "I can't sleep, let me watch some TV."
Feng Chibai closed the document, smiled slightly, didn't answer, and quietly watched TV with her.
a long time.
The TV in the living room continued to play, but the person next to him was still motionless. A hand had been resting on his arm, unchanged.
He glanced sideways. Lin Tang was now leaning towards him, her eyelids closed, her breathing shallow. The sound of the TV seemed to be her lullaby, and she didn't seem to be disturbed at all.
His expression softened unconsciously. After turning off the TV, he stood up, his back slightly bent. Afraid of waking her, he moved very gently. The moment he lifted her up, inertia forced her body to lean towards him, her head resting on his shoulder. She groaned unconsciously, as if feeling uncomfortable, but she didn't wake up.
He walked very slowly, and after putting her on the bed, he stopped and looked at her face. When she was asleep, she was very active. If she felt cold somewhere, she would pull the quilt to cover herself.
Seeing her every move, Feng Chibai couldn't help but curl his lips, and suddenly wanted to reach out and tease her.
A momentary thought did make him do it, but when he just touched her face, he seemed to feel itchy, and suddenly she slapped her hand away while she was sleeping.
She pressed down with the back of her hand, placing it firmly on his palm.
Compared to Feng Chibai's hands, her hands looked very small, and her fingers were slightly closed at the moment, as if they could be wrapped by his hand.
Feng Chibai gently stroked her fingers. When he reached her fingertips, he felt as if an electric current was flowing slowly through his body, and his heart felt numb.
His eyelashes trembled and his breathing stopped.
He suddenly pulled his hand back, stood up in a panic to turn off the light, and then lay down beside her.
*
The news of the Jin family's grandson pushing Lin Tang into the water finally reached the ears of Grandpa Feng. When the two of them returned to the old house to have lunch with the old man on the weekend, the old man was extremely angry.
No matter which family he was from, since they dared to bully him, the old man was not a pushover. He clapped his hands and said to Feng Siru, "The Jin family seems to have recently set their sights on a piece of land for a real estate project. This matter is left to you. You must grab it for them no matter what."
Feng Siru had a faint smile in her eyes. She glanced at Feng Chibai with a sidelong glance and nodded slightly, saying, "Grandpa, don't worry. I will definitely live up to your expectations."
The old man has given her a lot of projects recently, and this time he assigned her another one. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that he doesn't want Feng Chibai's family to dominate the market.
In the case that the other two were useless, in order to prevent Feng Chibai from thinking that he had won, he had to let Feng Siru compete with him. Even though the Feng family had no precedent of passing the inheritance rights to female descendants, he did not mind making this attempt.
Lin Tang also understood this principle to some extent. Now, not only Feng Chibai's brothers and sisters were on guard against him, but even the old man wanted to guard against him. She pursed her lips. After all, the old man's action was just to vent her anger. She still said, "Thank you, Grandpa."
The weather has started to get colder recently, and she caught a cold after going into the water that day, and there was still a bit of a nasal tone in her voice.
The old man's face was still tense. He said to Lin Tang seriously, "Little Tang, don't be soft-hearted. If you get bullied, just tell me. Although I'm old, they still have to give me some face."
Lin Tang smiled crookedly: "I am not soft-hearted. I will listen to Grandpa in everything."
Suddenly, the old man remembered something, his face changed, and he whispered to Lin Tang, "You've been married for half a year, why is your belly..."
There was no movement at all.
He was too embarrassed to say it so clearly.
But Lin Tang heard it.
Although the old man's voice was low, Feng Xing was close enough to hear him clearly. The thought of Lin Tang slapping him hard earlier still stung. He gritted his teeth and said resentfully, "This isn't a fake marriage, is it?"
Lin Tang's face remained calm. He smiled faintly and said to the old man, "Grandpa, we are focusing on our careers right now. We don't want to have children for the time being."
"Also, why can't you see others doing well?" She still had a smile on her face, but suddenly changed the subject, pointing the gun at Feng Xing, then took Feng Chibai's arm and said, "We are in love."
She tilted her head and whispered to Feng Chibai, "Hurry up and show me that photo you took of me holding you. Even if it's ugly, it's still evidence."
Feng Chibai's expression remained calm. He patted the back of her hand to reassure her. Then he slowly said, "Deleted."
Lin Tang: “…”
After lunch, Feng Chibai went to the study with the old man to discuss things.
Lin Tang was bored, so he lay on the balcony at the end of the second-floor corridor to enjoy the scenery.
Suddenly, there was another person beside me.
She looked at Feng Yunjing who showed up without a word, and was about to speak, but was beaten to the punch: "Are you okay? Why do you sound like you have a cold? I hope it's not the aftereffects of getting caught in the rain last time. I'd feel guilty if I did."
He spoke a long string of words, catching Lin Tang off guard. After reacting, he was a little impressed at how he could relate to something so far back, but he still explained, "Don't worry, getting caught in the rain won't affect me for that long. Besides, I only got a few drops of water."
Feng Yunjing smiled and said, "That's good. It's none of my business."
"But..." he asked again, "What about the falling into the water that Grandpa mentioned?"
He had been busy in the studio recently and rarely returned to the old house. He had no interest in business matters and naturally seldom inquired about these news. It was only today that he learned that Lin Tang had been pushed into trouble by the Jin family's grandson a few days ago. He couldn't help but worry about her.
However, Lin Tang felt that it was a bit embarrassing to talk about this matter in detail. He was just about to make up a trick to get rid of it when he suddenly heard a voice from behind: "Lin Tang."
It was Feng Chibai calling her.
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