Chapter 653 Extra - The Substitute
Chen Ci didn't force himself to take her pulse, and only said, "Then wait for me in the car, I'll be right back."
Looking up, Fang Tong saw a quaint garden view. He was afraid he would get lost in the illusion again. Besides, it would be impolite not to go down and say hello when he was in someone else's house.
"Let's go together," Fang Tong said. "I also know Miss Ye."
"good."
Chen Ci got out of the car, opened an umbrella, and went to the passenger seat to pick up Fang Tong. The two walked side by side into the house.
In the living room, Ye Qingning was examining Lin Feiyan's scalded hand, complaining, "I told you to save the fish slices for Aunt Qin to cook, but you insisted on showing off and got burned!"
Lin Feiyan was delighted to see Ye Qingning so anxious and worried for him, as if only in this way could he truly understand how much she cared about him.
"I just wanted you to enjoy the dinner I made with love..."
"You've already made several dishes, one more won't make a difference..." Ye Qingning looked anxiously out the window: "What about Chen Ci..."
Hearing her voice pause, Lin Feiyan also turned his head to look over.
"Shu Tong..."
“It’s Fang Tong,” Ye Qingning corrected.
A hint of joy flickered in Lin Feiyan's eyes: "Why did Aci bring her here? Are you together?"
Ye Qingning scolded him, "You're injured and you're still gossiping!"
Lin Feiyan chuckled and said, "Isn't this because I'm concerned about Aci's life? I can only feel at ease when he finds his other half."
As they were talking, Chen Ci and Fang Tong entered the room, and Ye Qingning and Lin Feiyan both stood up to greet them.
Chen Ci explained, "I ran into Fang Tong on the road and gave her a ride to deliver the medicine."
Fang Tong smiled and said, "Sorry to bother you."
"Don't bother me, come and sit down." Ye Qingning still had that natural affinity for Fang Tong.
Fang Tong sat down on the sofa. It was the first time she had seen Lin Feiyan, and she felt that he had a strong aura and was aloof and cold, making people afraid to look him in the eye.
Ye Qingning instructed the servants to bring over some warm drinks, and then explained to Chen Ci the reason why Lin Feiyan was burned.
Chen Ci had already taken out the ointment he brought and patiently disinfected Lin Feiyan's hand before applying the ointment.
"It's nothing, just minor injuries."
Chen Ci placed the used ointment on the table and turned to instruct Ye Qingning on the method and frequency of use.
After he finished speaking, the maid brought over a cup of milk tea and handed it to Chen Ci: "Thick Taro Boba Milk Tea".
Another cup was handed to Fang Tong: "Lemon Oolong Tea."
Ye Qingning put the medicine away and looked at Chen Ci: "Dinner is ready. You and Fang Tong can eat before you go back."
Chen Ci still asked Fang Tong for her opinion: "I asked Aunt Qin to make some chicken soup. We can take it back to Fang Miao later, is that okay?"
Ye Qingning also looked at Fang Tong and gently advised, "Have something to eat with us, you'll have to eat when you get back anyway. We have spicy chicken and spicy fish today, you should like them, right?"
Fang Tong was quite surprised; how did Ye Qingning know that she liked these two dishes?
However, since she was going to bring chicken soup to Fang Miao later, she couldn't refuse Ye Qingning's request, so she agreed: "Then I'll have to bother you."
"No problem," Ye Qingning said. "It's been a long time since we ate together."
As soon as she finished speaking, Fang Tong looked at her with a complicated expression. Chen Ci keenly noticed this and quickly changed the subject: "Do you have any shrimp that I like to eat today?"
"Yes, there is," Ye Qingning replied. "How could I not prepare it for you?"
The four of them entered the restaurant chatting and laughing. Fang Tong belatedly pieced together the meaning of Ye Qingning's words.
Since Chen Ci felt that she resembled his ideal woman, Ye Qingning and Lin Feiyan must have also met that person and would naturally feel that she resembled her as well.
So, the phrase "it's been a long time since we ate together" probably refers to... her.
A bittersweet feeling welled up in Fang Tong's heart.
Actually, she didn't want to be anyone's substitute.
But it seems that because of this face, she enjoyed all the benefits that belonged to that person.
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