Chapter 5: The Fourth Day After the Character Collapse
Suddenly I heard the sound of someone leaving the wilderness...
Lu Bai and Qin Qingqing were both stunned, their expressions froze for a full half minute.
Finally, it was Lu Bai who came to his senses first and returned to his chilly look.
He looked upstairs and saw the legendary Lu Liye who was "fainted with hunger".
That kid is clearly full of life.
so……
Who said "Lu Liye was already starving"?
Lu Bai's brows were tightly knitted together and he was shivering with fear!
Only later did I realize——
It’s Qin Qingqing.
Someone in his arms...
A chill ran down his spine.
He pretended nothing happened and answered his eldest son:
"Shut up and go back to your room."
"oh……"
Lu Liye didn't understand what was going on and was about to go back to his room.
Just... I was caught off guard and saw the woman's red eyes.
He paused.
After coming into his father's sight, he pretended not to have seen anything and returned to his room...
never mind.
He coaxes his own woman.
Lu left the field.
At the original spot, Qin Qingqing, with her red rabbit eyes, finally came back to her senses...
She discovered:
I just did so many outrageous things to King Lu Yan!
Even used his tie to wipe his tears???
Qin Qingqing jumped away immediately!
"hiss--"
The next second, she clutched her lower back fiercely, gasping in pain.
Wuwu...
Her waist! Maybe it's really useless, right?
Across from her, someone who had hurt her, her hand hanging by her side suddenly clenched into a fist.
But I can only let it go in vain.
Lu Bai calmed himself down before returning to his usual aloof and indifferent attitude.
Open your mouth——
"Forget it, I won't leave."
"Um?"
Qin Qingqing didn't hear what he said clearly - she was just concerned about her back pain.
King Lu Yan did not speak again.
He stood there coldly again, staring at her hand supporting her waist unconsciously, releasing his coldness...
Qin Qingqing didn't dare to wait any longer.
Otherwise——
She was afraid that King Lu Yan was angry because "Lu Liye was not hungry and everything was her fault."
She spoke decisively.
There was a hint of crying in the voice.
"Um, I'm sorry..."
"Lu Liye was not starving. I was wrong."
Lu Bai was stunned!
He had just tried his best to maintain a good mood; but he was so easily crushed and eroded by her apology...he was completely defeated.
He thought: He should be the one saying "I'm sorry".
I'm sorry, I have to divorce you without finding out the truth.
I'm sorry...I hurt you.
Can--
In the end, Lu Bai still couldn't say "I'm sorry".
She left.
With one hand on his injured waist, with the other hand he rubbed his red and swollen eyes...
Leaving him with a thin back.
He had no choice but to call the housekeeper.
"Go get a doctor for my wife."
"yes."
"etc……"
"Don't let your wife know: I asked you to hire the doctor."
Lu Bai pinched his eyebrows.
"yes."
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Qin Qingqing dragged her "work-injured" body back to her bedroom, and was treated by the doctor hired by the housekeeper...
At that time, she thought the doctor was invited by the housekeeper.
Then, she heard the housekeeper speak——
"Madam, please don't blame the gentleman."
"He already knows that it was his own fault that he caused you to be injured today."
"This doctor is the one he asked me to hire for you..."
"……oh."
Qin pursed her lips gently in response, indicating that she understood.
Then... she remembered Lu Bai's words that she didn't hear clearly -
"Forget it, I won't leave."
“?!”
She widened her eyes in surprise.
So, Lu Bai was not angry just now because "Lu Liye was not hungry and everything was her fault."
Instead, I feel sorry for "hurting her"!
However, she was still afraid of King Lu Yan at this time... no, she was terrified!
But...she suddenly thought: He seemed like a nice person?
[? ]
A question that didn't belong to her popped up in her mind.
Qin Qingqing reacted immediately and got angry!
[you!]
[You, you, you escaped halfway and have been missing until now! You are finally online... System?!]
Tongzi knew he was in the wrong, and he knelt down to admit his mistake.
[I'm sorry, host.]
[Forget it.]
Qin Qingqing knew: no matter what happened today, it had nothing to do with the system.
At most, isn't the system just another anxious her?
Moreover——
She has more important things to ask the system.
As she escorted the housekeeper and the doctor out of the bedroom, she asked the system:
[So, after this blunder today, does Mission 2, which has been deemed "completed", still count?]
[Calculate.]
[Even if Lu Bai later said “no divorce”, does that count?]
[Um.]
The system explains with its mechanical sound.
[Host, you don't know: I am just a machine that issues tasks and determines whether the tasks are completed or not. Those tasks that I judge as completed or incomplete will be synchronously transmitted to the Novel Administration for archiving.]
[and--]
[Being saved is equivalent to having completed that part of the plot; the judgment result cannot be modified later.]
[So, don't worry: I will take back your mission rewards.]
After the system finished explaining, it comforted Qin Qingqing, still thinking of the horror of its previous escape.
[oh.]
Qin Qingqing looked relieved.
Can--
The system didn't know: she was not worried about the task rewards being recovered, but was evaluating the feasibility of the "mending the fold after the sheep have been lost" plan!
After all, after today's oolong operation, her identity as "Mrs. Lu" has not changed much.
Doesn’t this mean: the plot has collapsed a little?
And last time——
I didn't feel hungry when I left the country.
The plot broke down twice in a row; but she finished reading the required lines, avoided electric shock punishment, and got the pension...
Not bad!
The "Fixing the Fence After the Sheep Are Lost" plan is 100% feasible~
Of course!
Qin Qingqing is still very moral!
She asked one more question -
[What if an oolong incident like the one we had today happened? I finished the required lines, but the target of the mission, Lu Bai, did not divorce due to various reasons.]
[Will you be punished by the Fiction Bureau?]
[Huh? No way!]
[After all, the plot points in the novel world are numerous and complex, you know... We have a margin for error.]
Tongzi was deeply moved: the host still cared about him at this time, so he told him everything without hesitation.
Qin Qingqing's eyes lit up!
[That's good~]
*
“Bang, bang, bang—”
Qin Qingqing had just finished her conversation with the system when there was a knock on the door...
She paused, held her waist and went to open the door.
Outside the door stood a maid who had come to deliver bird's nests, but she was not the newcomer from yesterday.
But...
"Lin An?"
Qin frowned.
Soon, his frown relaxed without leaving any trace.
According to the original owner's habit, he stepped aside to let her in.
This person is the only servant in the entire Lu family who can talk to the original owner.
She took a special leave yesterday, and when she came today——
Then I heard that the mistress' plan to "starve the young master for another five days" failed, and her husband also injured her waist.
She went upstairs holding the bird's nest!
Come to bring care, comfort... and new strategies to the lady.
That's right.
After the young master missed the exam and got into a fight this time, it was Lin An who came up with the "education" method for the original owner.
She said:
"Starve the young master for three days first. If he doesn't admit his mistake, starve him for another five days!"
"Until he admits his mistake..."
“That’s how I educate my own children.”
The original owner believed it.
It’s because Lin An’s children, who were brought up by her, have good grades, are polite, and well-behaved.
In fact, Lin An has done a lot of things like this before.
However, in the past, although the original owner noticed that something was wrong, he did not take it to heart due to his own reasons.
but--
Lin An was ultimately the culprit who led the original owner to mistreat his son.
So, the first time Qin Qingqing saw Lin An, she frowned!
Frowning fiercely!
Can--
She didn't want to argue with her at the bedroom door.
According to the original owner's previous habit, he let her in without making a sound...
Lin An didn't notice anything unusual about his wife.
She simply placed the tray on the table and personally handed the bird's nest to the lady. She also looked at the lady's injured waist with great concern.
She sighed softly.
"Ma'am, it's all my fault."
"I didn't expect..."
"Young Master was obviously wrong for skipping the exam and fighting, but he was still so stubborn and refused to admit his mistake."
"As a result, your back was injured by your husband."
Qin Qingqing was about to take Yanwo's hand but stopped.
He looked up at Lin An, who was apologizing sincerely...
Rather than an apology, this was more like adding fuel to the fire.
Did Lin An think that she would be even more dissatisfied with the young master like the original owner?
Unfortunately, she is not the original owner.
so……
She was no longer in a hurry to pick up the bird's nest.
Instead, she looked into the void and raised her hands; using the silky sunlight streaming in from the window, she admired the exquisite manicure on her hands.
"Mmm, it's so beautiful..."
"Right?"
Qin smiled faintly and winked at Lin An.
Lin An was stunned and didn't understand.
But he still gave a sly smile and agreed with his wife:
“Yes, yes.”
So, madam, would you like to take the bird's nest from my hand first?
Lin An screamed in his heart!
The lady herself did not do anything except looking at the manicure.
Lin An waited for another half a day.
The bird's nest has not been taken away by the lady yet...
Now, she held the bird's nest in her hands as if she were holding a hot potato.
It really burns my hands!
The bird's nest was freshly cooked by the chef and served in a small white cup.
And Lin An?
She was in a hurry to show her courtesy to the lady, so she didn't use a tray and just picked up the bird's nest cup with her bare hands.
Can--
Now, the lady neither told her to put down the cup nor came to take it from her, just leaving her alone.
For a moment, she did not dare to act rashly.
The temperature of her fingertips became hotter and hotter; her arms also gradually began to ache... Lin An felt extremely sore!
Her hands holding the bird's nest cup began to tremble!
The lady then finished admiring her own manicure.
Bow your head...
Then I saw Lin An’s hand holding the bird’s nest cup.
She sighed helplessly.
"Put it down."
"!"
Lin An threw the bird's nest cup back into the tray with a "bang" and directly... knocked the small box off the corner of the table.
Can--
She's not in the mood to pick up boxes right now!
The lady was slow to take the cup, causing her hands to become red from the burns; she had to get some "medical expenses" from the lady!
The sky-high medical bills!
In the past, she had used this trick many times to fleece the lady.
When she raised her eyes again, the shrewdness in them had already been hidden.
She put on a very aggrieved young wife's face, and deliberately raised her slightly red fingertips——
"lady……"
"You were so absorbed in your manicure that you may not have noticed that my hands were burned..."
“I noticed that.”
Qin Qingqing spoke very calmly.
He lowered his eyes again, looked at the small box thrown on the ground by Lin An for a few seconds, and then looked away as if nothing had happened.
"Um?"
Lin An was stunned, and all the following words were stuck in his throat.
Then I heard Qin Qingqing speak again——
"I noticed that your hands were slightly red, and I also noticed that your arms were shaking from holding the cup for a long time."
"But these..."
“That’s what I want you to feel.”
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What do you feel?
Lin An's face turned dark instantly!
She felt that the lady was simply playing a trick on her!
But Qin Qingqing spoke again.
She said:
"Hmm? With that expression on your face...you don't think I'm kidding you, do you?"
"You think too much."
"You are my closest servant..."
"That……"
Lin An originally wanted to question his wife: Why did she let her watch her get burned? Why did she let her stand holding the cup for so long? !
Can--
Her words were interrupted by Qin Qingqing.
Qin Qingqing sighed helplessly, and then spoke earnestly.
"Hey..."
"I just want you to experience what it feels like when a child is punished and mistreated."
"You must have felt very wronged just now, right?"
“When your children go through this, too.”
“It must be very painful and sad, right?”
"So do your children."
"so……"
"It must be the same when our family leaves the wild."
Qin Qingqing paused when he said this.
"He skipped the exam this time to fight, right?"
"But he has always been kind, obedient and a good kid... So, I believe there is a reason why he is like this."
Qin Qingqing closed her eyes and praised her cheap son.
Lin An's lips twitched when he heard this...
But she remained calm and said, "Well, after his injury heals, I will investigate the reasons why he missed the exam and fought, and then prescribe the right medicine..."
"Bang--"
The door was suddenly opened from the outside.
It is Riku Rikunomoto.
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