789 A Million Times for You 151 (1/2)
”I was hungry when I didn't eat… Now that I've eaten, I regret it so badly… I've already brushed my teeth, now I have to brush them again… if only I didn't eat…”
Yan Ge packed up the leftover food and took a few bites of noodles. He had little of the lamb skewers as well, as Fang Erlan had eaten most of them. He only took two and did not have a single drop of beer.
He watched as she lay on the sofa with her eyes almost closing and ordered, ”Go back to your room to sleep.”
Fang Erlan replied weakly, ”Yan Ge, I can't move anymore…”
”You're stuck there?”
”Yup…” Looking at him approach her and look down at her from above, Fang Erlan asked him cheerily, ”Are you going to carry me back to my room just like what you did in the movie?”
Yan Ge did not say a word and grabbed her by her arms, dragging her out of the door over the carpet. With that, he closed the door heartlessly.
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When An Xiaoning woke up, it was already the fourth night.
She looked out at the darkness outside the window and thought that it was still the same night. She then turned to her mother, who was lying over on the bed, and called out to her, ”Mother?”
Shi Qingzhou sat up absent-mindedly and looked at An Xiaoning staring at her. She immediately stood up and, because she had exerted too much strength, the wound on her stomach that had yet to heal got torn and a flash of pain overwhelmed her. She couldn't help but frown as she remarked, ”Xiaoning, you really gave Mother a huge scare.”
”Why is it that you're in my room?”
”You haven't woken up for a few days, Mother was here watching over you.”
”A few days?” She picked up her phone, which was charging on the table, and glanced at the display screen. A look of surprise appeared on her face as she exclaimed, ”How did a few days just go by like this? It felt like just a while to me.”
”Mother was afraid you went in too deep…” Shi Qingzhou sat down beside her and asked, ”Xiaoning, how do you feel?”
”I feel good… tsk…” She slipped off the bed and ran crazily for the bathroom.
Shi Qingzhou chased after her and watched as she sat on the toilet bowl, rubbing her stomach.
”Are you having diarrhea?”
”Umm. But this is because all the blood vessels in my body have been opened up. It's a normal bodily response because I've already practiced to the second stage.”
”Really?!” Shi Qingzhou was pleasantly surprised. ”How many stages are there in total?”
”Ten stages.”
Shi Qingzhou was visibly overjoyed. ”Does that mean it won't take long for you to master it completely?”
”Didn't Mother say Grandmother didn't take much time? I think I wouldn't need much time either.”
An Xiaoning then took a shower and, after blow-drying her hair, Shi Qingzhou passed her phone to her. ”During these few days, Tuoba Gucheng called you and Jin Qingyan came by as well. Another person called Gu Beicheng also gave you a call. You should return a call to Tuoba Gucheng first. That day, he called you and was berating you for not picking up his calls. I told him you were in a coma and he thought that you were possessed by spirits so I went along with it. But as for Jin Qingyan, I told him everything.”
An Xiaoning took the phone from her and asked, ”You told him everything?”
”Yes, I did. Mother just feels that there's no need to hide it from him.”
”He can be trusted, but the fewer who know this, the better.”
”He also told me that Tuoba Gucheng has feelings for you…”
”Indeed. It has given me a lot of trouble. I'll return his call first.”
”Alright, Mother will go downstairs to make you some food.”
An Xiaoning took her phone and opened the door of the balcony. A cold breeze blew toward her immediately, and she stepped out, dialing Tuoba Gucheng's number.
Nobody picked up.
She dialed another time, and when she was able to end the call a second time, it went through.
”How are you now?”