Hearing this, Zhou Yunwan subconsciously raised her long eyelashes, and bumped into a pair of ink-black deep eyes. He looked focused and serious, and with his face and words, no woman could escape the trap of such sweet love words.
My heart skipped a beat, then began beating randomly again and again without any rhyme or reason.
Even though she knew he didn't mean that, Zhou Yunwan couldn't help but blush. She secretly despised herself for not having any resistance when faced with male homosexuality. She was so useless!
But this can't be blamed on her. If she didn't react at all when faced with such a stunning beauty, would she still be a normal woman?
Zhou Yunwan coughed lightly, cleared her throat, and then pretended to be calm and asked, "For, for me?"
"Um."
Shen Yanli was not unaware of her abnormality. Looking at her blushing cheeks, he thought she was still a little uncomfortable. So before he opened his mouth to tell her the purpose of his visit, he first tested the temperature of the cup wall with the back of his hand. When he felt that it was about right, he took the medicine prescribed by the doctor out of the drawer of the bedside table. "Take the medicine first, and we will talk slowly. There is no rush."
Zhou Yunwan was eager for something to divert the attention of both parties, so she cooperated and put the medicine into her mouth and swallowed it with warm water. However, the medicine had a sour and bitter taste, and soon the whole mouth was filled with this taste. She couldn't help but frowned, tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, and she whispered, "It's so bitter."
Her voice is naturally soft and when she lowers it a little it sounds like she is acting coquettishly.
...
...
Chen Yanli paused as he was about to hand her the second medicine, then reached for the package on the table. He rummaged through it for a long time before finding a small bag of candy. The colorful wrapping paper flipped under his fair fingertips, and soon the outer layer was peeled off, revealing the bright yellow candy inside.
"Here's some candy."
I opened my palm and handed it over. The next second, soft fingertips slid across my palm, and then the candy disappeared, replaced by an unignorable tingling sensation.
"Thank you, I am most afraid of suffering." As she spoke, she blinked her long eyelashes at him.
Shen Yanli's Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he looked up at the innocent face of the girl in front of him, which was full of gratitude. His fingertips kept stroking her, as if he wanted to remove the traces of infection she had left, but he failed in the end.
He looked away in embarrassment, took a deep breath, suppressed the unknown emotion in his heart that he had never experienced before, and then handed the medicine over again.
After she finished taking the medicine, Shen Yanli slowly explained his identity and purpose: "My name is Shen Yanli, my father and your father are comrades-in-arms..."
When he said his last name was Chen, Zhou Yunwan's eyes darkened for a moment.
She once heard from the soldier who was responsible for transporting the bodies of the original owner's parents back home that the original owner's father died while on a mission trying to save a leader named Shen, and the original owner's mother unfortunately died in a car accident on the way.
In this case, the man in front of him should be the son of the leader named Shen.
As expected, his next words confirmed her guess: "My father's injury has not yet fully healed, so I will take his place to send Uncle Zhou and Aunt Li off."
When this matter was mentioned, the atmosphere suddenly became heavy, and Zhou Yunwan's face revealed a hint of sadness and fragility. Almost in an instant, her eyes turned red, tears welled up in her eyes, and her beautiful face instantly became tearful.
She knew best how to cry in a way that looked beautiful and pitiful, and no one who saw her would have the heart to stop her from crying.
"Sorry." The best way to make her let down her guard against him was to tell her the truth instead of trying to cover it up by avoiding the question.
But this was the first time that he had brought up someone's sad story and made them cry, especially when the other person was such a delicate little girl. Even if Chen Yanli was calm, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, and he quickly took out an indigo handkerchief from his pocket.
Who would have known that the girl, who was originally hesitant to cry, would burst into tears like pearls from a broken string, one after another, as soon as he approached her. Her nose tip was red from crying, and she bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, as if she was trying hard not to cry out loud.
"The dead cannot be resurrected, please accept my condolences." Chen Yanli lowered his eyes and comforted her in a deep voice, while at the same time he held the handkerchief in his hand towards her again. After an unknown amount of time, his hand was empty, and then a crying voice of thanks rang in his ears.
"Thank you, I just, just..." As she spoke, she buried her whole face in her handkerchief, sobbing and unable to speak.
I don’t know how long it took, but when Zhou Yunwan’s emotions stabilized a little, Shen Yanli continued: “Last night, I wanted to burn incense for my uncle and aunt, and give you the pension, but I didn’t expect…”
Having said this, he paused for a moment, but even though he hadn't finished the rest of his words, the two of them still understood what he meant.
A hint of darkness flashed in Zhou Yunwan's lowered eyes. She scratched her palms with her fingertips hidden under her wide sleeves, but she still pretended to be weak and innocent. She raised her head pitifully and asked in confusion, "Hasn't my father's pension been paid out? It's kept by my uncle."
Hearing this, Shen Yanli frowned slightly. The pension is usually paid directly to the immediate family members. With Zhou Yunwan, the biological daughter, there is no way that the money will be given to Zhou's uncle.
But when his eyes swept over the thin and simple Zhou Yunwan, and recalled the experience about her that Zheng Huaiguo had reported to him not long ago, he quickly figured everything out. He rubbed his forehead with a headache. Not to mention the first pension, even if he personally handed it to her, he was afraid he would not be able to keep it, and she would be cheated away sooner or later.
"This is an extra gift from my father."
"No, thanks. I'm very grateful for Uncle Shen's kindness, but I really can't accept this money." Zhou Yunwan waved her hands repeatedly, shaking her head like a rattle, as if she had never dealt with such a thing before, and the word "at a loss" was written all over her body.
Shen Yanli was silent for two seconds, then suddenly changed the subject and asked, “Why were you in the yard last night?”
Hearing this, Zhou Yunwan's expression became lonely, and after a long while she slowly said, "They all said that I was a jinx, that I killed my father and mother, and that I was not worthy of mourning for them, so they drove me out. I had nowhere to go, so I could only hide in the yard."
With every word she said, Shen Yanli's brows furrowed a little, and he clenched his hands into fists, with the veins on the back of his hands bulging. It was obvious that he was suppressing his anger. He took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.
"Your parents' death has nothing to do with you. Instead, it is our family that is sorry for you..." He paused here. If her father hadn't saved his father, she wouldn't have become an orphan, isolated and helpless, and bullied like this.
"Don't take their words to heart. Things change. They are gone. You are their only daughter. You have to live well. Our family will do our best to help you."
Hearing the hint in Shen Yanli's words, Zhou Yunwan nodded vigorously and said firmly: "After dying once, I understand a lot of things. After my parents are buried, I want to separate from my uncle and his family, and live alone..."
Perhaps even a girl herself cannot imagine how difficult it is for her to live alone in the countryside.
An idea flashed through Shen Yanli's mind, and he opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end he didn't say it. Seeing that she still looked weak and tired, he suggested that she rest first, and he got up and left the ward.
The next second after the lights went out, Zhou Yunwan slowly opened her eyes in the darkness.
Timely weakness can arouse people's desire to protect, especially those with a sense of justice.
I'm sorry. Although it is abominable to take advantage of the kindness and guilt of her savior, he is the only one she can rely on now. After being in the circle for a long time, she knows the importance of seizing opportunities. If she misses this opportunity, what may be waiting for her is an endless abyss.
So she had to do whatever she could to benefit herself.
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