"Sister-in-law, I'm going back to sleep."
Lin Fan stretched as he stood up. "Flying and then taking a car, my whole body feels uncomfortable now."
"Mmm, go back and rest early," Xia Xue said, her eyes filled with concern.
Lin Fan seized the opportunity to wink at Song Yue.
Song Yue naturally understood what he meant and lowered her head shyly.
After Lin Fan left, the two women began to clear the table.
"Xiao Yue, you take care of the child, I'll clean up," Xia Xue said with a smile.
"Okay, Sister Xue'er, I'm going back to my room to sleep." Song Yue turned and walked away.
"Wait." Xia Xue had been thinking since the beginning that it wouldn't be right for Lin Fan to have bought nothing for Song Yue.
But he had brought back US dollars.
Not giving her any would seem unseemly.
Giving her some, however, was a lot of money.
Hesitantly, Xia Xue pulled out two bills from her pocket and dangled them in her hand. Feeling they were a bit meager, she gritted her teeth and pulled out three more.
This made it five hundred US dollars, which translated to over three thousand yuan.
"Xiao Yue, this is for you."
"Sister Xue'er, what are you doing?"
Song Yue saw Xia Xue's every move and secretly chided her for being stingy.
However, she still had to play the part. The two women went back and forth, and finally, Song Yue only accepted one bill.
"I'll keep it to look at as a novelty," Song Yue pocketed the hundred US dollars and returned to her room.
"Sigh," Xia Xue sighed softly, thinking, "Except for being a widow and having a child, Xiao Yue is good in other aspects."
In fact, if Lin Fan hadn't constantly talked about marrying her, she might have agreed to Lin Fan and Song Yue being together.
Xia Xue tidied up a bit and then went back to her room to sleep.
...
The night was deep, and a bright moon hung in the sky, casting its bright glow.
Creak!
A dark figure, carrying his shoes, quietly pushed open the large door.
Song Yue glanced back, confirming that there was no movement from Xia Xue's room, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister Yueyue."
A soft call almost scared Song Yue out of her wits.
"Xiao Fan." Song Yue turned around and saw Lin Fan standing not far away, looking at her with a smile.
"You scared me," Song Yue said playfully.
Lin Fan swept her up in his arms. "Did you miss me?"
"Yes, I missed you." Song Yue could clearly feel that Lin Fan was getting a little restless.
"I missed you too," Lin Fan chuckled.
"Xiao Fan, not here, it'll be trouble if someone sees us." Song Yue's body was burning, but she forced herself to suppress her desire.
There were always troubles around a widow's door. If any commotion was discovered, she would lose face from then on.
"I know." Lin Fan held her tightly, unwilling to let go.
Song Yue struggled a few times before breaking free.
She tidied her clothes and said softly, "Let's go to the clinic, it's safe there."
The two were impatient.
...
The rooster crowed, and the sky began to turn pale.
"Xiao, Xiao Fan, aren't you tired?" Song Yue said weakly.
Her beautiful hair was wet and stuck to her face, and she was almost out of strength to speak.
"Not tired." Lin Fan was still full of energy.
"Your sister-in-law wakes up early. She'll wake up soon. If she finds me gone, we'll both be in trouble." Song Yue clutched the blanket tightly, using Xia Xue to scare Lin Fan.
Lin Fan frowned and looked out the window. The sky was about to dawn.
"Okay, that's it for today. We'll continue tomorrow."
"We have to continue tomorrow?"
A look of fear appeared on Song Yue's face.
Why was it like this!
Either they wouldn't eat for ten days to half a month, or they would gorge themselves to death in one go. Couldn't it be more balanced?
"Hurry up and get dressed, I'll take you back."
"I'll go back myself. Some people in the village wake up early to water the fields. What if someone sees me?"
"That's true."
The two quickly got dressed.
"Xiao Fan, tidy yourself up. Don't let Sister Xue'er find anything. She's watching me very strictly now." Song Yue said with a helpless expression.
"Don't worry about my sister-in-law. There's always a way to handle her," Lin Fan comforted her.
"Hmph, anyway, I've given up everything and I'm sticking to you." Song Yue's eyes were filled with determination.
Lin Fan gave an awkward laugh.
Song Yue glanced out the window. "No, I have to go now."
She was afraid that Xia Xue would wake up early and discover she hadn't slept at home, and then she wouldn't be able to explain.
--
Song Residence.
Xia Xue slept very poorly, plagued by nightmares all night.
She dreamt of a ferocious ghost with a green face and fangs chasing Lin Fan.
She wanted to rush forward to help, but her heart was willing, yet her strength was insufficient.
The ghost chased Lin Fan, and she chased the ghost.
The dark and cold alley seemed endless. When she could no longer run and stopped to catch her breath, she suddenly heard a strange sound from behind.
Xia Xue looked back and saw another ghost, her face immediately turned pale with shock.
This ghost took off its mask, and beneath the mask was a charming and beautiful woman.
"Ah!"
Xia Xue screamed.
Coincidentally, Song Yue had just returned.
She heard the scream, and her face immediately turned pale.
However, she knew that this was Xia Xue's nightmare.
Xia Xue had been having nightmares frequently these past few days.
Song Yue held her breath and tiptoed back to her room. "Whoosh..." She let out a long sigh of relief.
She glanced at her sleeping child. After resting her taut nerves on the bed, she slipped under the covers and fell into a deep sleep.
Early morning.
Xia Xue opened her eyes tiredly, feeling weak all over, without any energy, as if she hadn't slept at all last night.
Thinking back to the nightmare she just had, she found it amusing.
She got out of bed and walked to the living room. She could hear Song Yue's faint snoring, indicating that she hadn't woken up yet.
Xia Xue's brows furrowed.
Usually, Song Yue didn't snore, unless she had done too much farm work and was truly exhausted, in which case she would snore in her sleep.
Thinking carefully, she hadn't done any heavy work yesterday?
Why was she so tired?
"Most likely, Xiao Yue was thinking about Xiao Fan constantly when he was away for the past few days, and couldn't sleep soundly. Now that Xiao Fan is back, she's sleeping soundly, which is why she's snoring."
"It must be so!"
Xia Xue guessed to herself.
Xiao Fan's Clinic.
The army of Gu worms became restless, flying around in the small box, making constant banging noises.
"Behave yourselves. I'll let you out later," Lin Fan patted the box, soothing them.
The army of Gu worms then quieted down.
Knock, knock, knock!
At eight o'clock, there was a knock on the door.
"Xiao Fan, hurry and open the door." Xia Xue shouted from outside the door, holding a large iron basin.
"Coming." Lin Fan quickly ran out to open the door.
"Sleeping in after you're back. If this continues, you'll run the clinic into the ground." Xia Xue said playfully.
"It won't go bankrupt. We make a living with our skills," Lin Fan said with a smile.