Feelings that do not intersect in the same direction
A chilling, bone-chilling wind whipped Chen Yun's flowing bangs. Pregnant, she carried the ailing Li Lin on her back in search of the town through the icy snow, her legs feeling heavy and unable to move. Behind her, Shoucheng, though elderly, his beard and hair blending seamlessly with the white snow, looked frail, yet he supported Li Lin from behind.
Chen Yun did not dare to delay for a moment and moved forward. She was worried about Li Lin's condition, so her panting breathing could be heard all over the snow.
Soon, they saw a glimmer of hope. The outline of a small town appeared not far away before them. Chen Yun shouted in surprise, "Master! I see a town falling! We're saved!"
"Okay, hurry up!"
Finally, they arrived at the small town. After settling Li Lin in the inn, Shoucheng took Li Lin's pulse. He frowned, his face heavy as he took his pulse again and again.
"Trouble. Maybe bacterial pneumonia."
"Master, what is bacterial pneumonia?"
"The air is full of bacteria and viruses, and the body's weak resistance makes it easy for these viruses and bacteria to invade the internal organs. Unlike viral pneumonia, bacterial pneumonia has many symptoms. In addition to coughing, expectoration, and fever, other symptoms include headaches, body aches, fatigue, and palpitations. Viral pneumonia generally has milder symptoms. There are several types of diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and this type falls under the category of external cold and internal heat."
At this time, Chen Yun remembered that Li Lin had had a severe cough a few days ago, and also complained of soreness, headache and fatigue.
"Also, it's most likely related to his nutrition. During the proton period, food was scarce, so he shared his food with you and me."
Chen Yun was surprised and regretful after hearing this. She looked at Li Lin, who looked distressed, and blamed herself for not noticing the food shortage sooner. So she asked, "Master, what should we do now?"
Shoucheng thought for a moment and said, "No, pneumonia has many possibilities. Now he has a high fever and cyanosis. Besides pneumonia, we must also consider tracheobronchial embolism. If it is the latter, I can't help. I will treat it as bacterial pneumonia. I will first use acupuncture to suppress the disease. I will prescribe the medicine for you. Are you willing to go and get it?"
After all, it was a human life, and according to the principle, it should be saved if possible. Chen Ying agreed without thinking.
Chen Ying came to the pharmacy. The doctor took the prescription and shook his head repeatedly.
"Miss, the only ingredient in this recipe we don't have is ephedra. If we really want it, we can only go to the next town to buy it. But the nearest one is nine kilometers away. How about trying a different recipe?"
Chen Yun hesitated. She was pregnant now, and the next town was so far away from this town that she would be seriously injured if she went back and forth.
Thinking about Li Lin as the emperor, the father of her child, and even a human life, she didn't want to be incapable of doing anything, especially since he had secretly stuffed his own food into her. Perhaps out of guilt, or perhaps because she didn't want to lose someone close to her, she refused the doctor's kindness.
"No... I don't want to lose anyone close to me again. Doctor! Pick up the medicine first. I'll come back later. Here's the silver. Here."
Chen Yun placed a few copper coins on the table and left quickly.
Chen Yun trod on the snow amidst the whistling wind, welcoming the rush of white snow. The vast expanse of white was shrouded in white, with only the towering trees to accompany his solitary footsteps.
At this moment, she recalled her sister Chen Siyu's words: "I just want to save our family. What's wrong with me? You can't make money yourself, so you have no right to blame me!"
At this time, she recalled her mother Huang Youbing's words: "No child has a future! I'm not here to suffer! I want to leave this home! I've had enough!"
At this time, she remembered that her elder brother Chen Feng was dragged away alive by soldiers.
At this time, she thought of her bedridden father Chen Lu.
At this moment, she recalled her home, which had changed so much that her relatives were no longer there. And the person standing behind her was Li Lin.
"I've had enough. Really enough. Chen Yan, no matter how hard it is, you must persevere. Do you want everyone around you to disappear? Impossible."
She held a packet of medicine in her arms. Her hands were shaking. After taking a few steps, she almost fell to the ground.
At this time, Shoucheng was still giving acupuncture to Li Lin in the inn.
Shoucheng looked out the window and said, "It's been two hours. Don't get into trouble, my good disciple."
At this time, Li Lin slowly woke up and looked around: "Where is Chen Yun?"
Shoucheng said, "She went to get medicine. How do you feel now?"
"I'm having trouble breathing. I feel weak, my body aches, I have a headache, and I'm tired. But I feel much better than before."
The door suddenly opened, and in walked Chen Yan and the doctor from the pharmacy.
The doctor hurriedly brought Chen Yun in and said, "Let the girl in the bed rest. She came all the way from nine kilometers away to buy medicine. She's extremely cold and weak now."
In fact, Chen Yun's eyes were dull, his lips were pale, and he said in a weak voice, "Why are you nagging? The medicine has arrived. Master, please help me get it. I really can't hold on any longer."
Shoucheng took the medicine, and then together with the doctor, they helped Li Lin to lie down beside him. Shoucheng pulled Li Lin's quilt to one side to cover Chen Yun.
Li Lin turned to look at her sideways, feeling guilty.
He forced himself to sit up despite the pain, and Li Lin saw that Chen Yun's fingers were purple. Then he gently touched Chen Yun's face.
Chen Yun closed his eyes and pushed Li Lin's hand away. "Don't touch me. I want to rest for a while."
"Chen Yun, your face is so cold."
But Chen Yun didn't respond. This only made Li Lin feel even more guilty. He lowered his head, his hands clutching the quilt tightly.
He recalled Lan Xixi's vows of eternal love, yet she left without saying goodbye. Meanwhile, the woman before him, pregnant, risked her life to make such a long journey through the snow and ice. Li Lin couldn't help but swallow.
"Chen Yun, my parents always call me Lin, so you can call me whatever you want from now on. And, you risked your life to save me today. I will definitely not let you down from now on."
After saying that, Li Lin put on his clothes and walked out.
"Master Shoucheng, take me to make some ginger and scallion water."
Li Lin had barely finished speaking when a female voice rang out from behind him: "Some people call me Xiaoyun, and some call me Yunyun. From now on, you can call me whatever you want."
Li Lin didn't look back. He just smiled slightly and said, "Take a rest. I'll make some cold water for you."
Chen Yun kept her eyes closed, but her heart seemed to open wide. She said, "If I hadn't returned alive today, I wouldn't have had the chance to hear you allow me to call you that."
"Don't do such a stupid thing next time."
Afterwards, Li Lin followed Shoucheng away.
A month later...
Li Lin and Chen Yun walked out of the inn together. Chen Yun even stretched himself.
Li Lin asked, "Is your master not going?"
"My master is not in good health. He can't walk far. But you, are you feeling unwell?"
Li Lin patted Chen Yun's shoulder and said, "It's healed."
"Oh, in that case..." Chen Yan pointed elsewhere, "I know a place called Binghuaxu. I've been here for a month, and I wanted to go there with you before we leave."
Li Lin smiled without saying anything, and the two of them went over together.
We came to a busy place and saw piles of snow art works piled up in the open air.
The snow city, snow flowers, snowmen, and so on, all competed to show their ingenuity. Chen Yun and Li Lin admired each of them with unspoken delight.
"The people here are really good at making things. This is the first time I've seen such craftsmanship in my life."
Li Lin smiled and said, "People in the northern part of Qiankun Country love to make crafts out of snow. It seems like it's a natural talent."
As they were walking and admiring the scenery, Li Lin bumped into someone accidentally. After the two apologized to each other, they looked at each other directly.
In front of Li Lin was Lan Xixi, whom he had not seen for a long time and who was also his former lover.
"Lan Xixi..."
Lan Xixi took a step forward in surprise: "Brother Lin! I actually met you here."
Just as she finished speaking, she saw Chen Yun beside Li Lin. Chen Yun was looking at the two of them with a puzzled expression. She looked at Lan Xixi and secretly sighed that she was a beauty. Lan Xixi also looked at Chen Yun and nodded repeatedly.
"This girl is..."
Li Lin hesitated, not knowing how to speak. However, when he was about to speak, Chen Yun spoke first.
"I'm just his entourage."
Li Lin nodded.
But Chen Yan thought about it and added: "A follower who is pregnant with his child."
Lan Xixi's eyes instantly turned red, and the tears that were about to burst out seemed to burst out of her eyes. Lan Xixi could only ask in return: "Brother Lin, I am your fiancé. You promised to marry me. Even if I left Qiankun Country, are you still so cruel?"
After saying that, Lan Xixi left in a hurry.
Li Lin looked at Chen Yun, who shrugged and said, "Chasing her? That's your lover!"
"You won't be jealous?"
"Jealous ass! It's disgusting, isn't it? Hurry up!"
Li Lin also quickened his pace to catch up. Chen Yan lowered his head and raised the corner of his mouth, looking a little helpless.
"Well, I better catch up and help out! I'm just an intruder. No matter how you look at it, I'm the one in the wrong."
Li Lin caught up with Lan Xixi on the road and pulled her to a corner alley.
Li Lin said, "Xixi, aren't you married already? Why are you still sad about this? And why are you here?"
"Get married? That was just my father's one-sided statement. It's fake. I don't think I should continue to answer you. You should stay with your new wife."
Li Lin immediately grabbed Lan Xixi's hand and said, "That's not the case. It's very complicated. Let me explain it to you."
"We already have a child, what else is there to explain?"
Li Lin suppressed his excitement and said, "The child is mine, that's right. It just happened suddenly. You two are very important to me. Especially you, how could I give you up?"
Lan Xixi naturally did not accept the separation of the two. She asked, "Can't you let her leave you?"
Li Lin put his arm around Lan Xixi's waist and said, "Of course not! She's pregnant with my child. Moreover, she's the one who saved me. If this happened to you, would you be able to accept it? I'm not that kind of unfaithful person. I can't abandon her. Xixi, you are my legal wife. As long as you don't leave Qiankun Country and don't leave my side, I will always be by your side. She was just an accident. If you don't want her to be with me, I can also move her away from you."
Unbeknownst to them, Chen Yun had already been listening to their conversation from behind. However, after hearing this, Chen Yun's heart felt like a stone blocking her way. She turned and left, forcing herself to suppress the frown.
Chen Yun forced himself to calm down as he walked. "That's right. I was an accident from the beginning to the end. I understand that."
Lan Xixi cried and said, "I don't want to be an intruder in your relationship."
Li Lin hugged Lan Xixi: "You are not. You are not."
Lan Xixi frowned, but in fact, she had already been planning something.
Back at the inn, Li Lin, Lan Xixi, Chen Yun, and Shoucheng sat around to finish their meal. The atmosphere was quite depressing. Li Lin glanced at the people around him; the other three weren't even looking at anyone else.
"Chen Yun, right?"
When Chen Ying heard Lan Xixi break the deadlock first, she nodded in response.
"Miss Chen, go up to your bedroom. I want to know how you and Brother Lin met."
Then Chen Yin and Lan Xixi left the table.
Shoucheng put down his bowl and chopsticks and said, "Alas, women have always been prone to becoming ugly due to jealousy. Master Li, I advise you to stop dragging your feet and be more decisive."
"Master, what do you mean by this?"
However, Shoucheng left the inn humming a song.
Li Lin also felt that Shoucheng was right, and was worried that the two would fall out, so he hurried to find Chen Yin and the others.
When Li Lin knocked on the door and entered, he found that the two were having a pleasant conversation, and he felt a little relieved.
Lan Xixi said, "Brother Lin, since you have your own child, why don't you buy something for the child's mother?"
After being awakened, Li Lin nodded. Lan Xixi pushed Li Lin out without any curiosity.
"Okay, let me help you! Miss Chen, just wait for the good news!"
The next morning, Li Lin knocked on Chen Ying's dormitory door.
"Xiaoyun, are you awake?"
"You just woke me up, what happened?"
"Oh, sorry. I just have a gift for you. Go get ready first, and I'll leave the gift in front of your door."
After saying that, Li Lin left alone, not knowing that Lan Xixi was hiding in another dormitory. She pushed open the door and secretly looked at a box in front of the door in the distance.
In fact, the night before, Lan Xixi deliberately told Li Lin that it would be more interesting to wait until the next morning to give the gift after buying it. And Li Lin did just that.
Before anyone walked out the door, Lan Xixi hurried over with a piece of paper, exchanged the box for a piece of paper, and quickly walked to the stairs.
A waiter walked up the stairs, and Lan Xixi stopped him and said, "Waiter, please wait a moment. There's something going on with a woman in the corridor. We'll handle it quickly."
The waiter looked around but didn't see anyone, so he had to go back.
Just then, Chen Yan walked out of the dormitory door in plain clothes and picked up the paper on the ground. Her eyes were fixed.
When Lan Xixi saw that Chen Yan had already seen the paper in her hand, she pretended not to know and walked to the side.
"Miss Chen, what's wrong?"
At this moment, Chen Yun's face was filled with extreme fear, and the paper in his hands was almost crushed to pieces.
Chen Yun didn't look Lan Xixi in the eye, but managed to utter a few words: "Li Lin...he actually wants to take my child away after divorcing me! He won't recognize my child until he returns my money!"
Lan Xixi showed a strange smile on her face.
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