Lin Tang puckered his lips, planning to swoop in for a kiss.
"Get lost! You beast, taking advantage of my vulnerability!" Shen Youling yanked the blanket over herself, wrapping it tightly around her body.
"Oh, co on! Talk about ungrateful. I was saving you! How is that taking advantage of you?" Lin Tang protested his innocence.
"Do you think this is a movie? That after taking an aphrodisiac, you have to have sex to counteract it, or you'll die? I don't believe for a second there wasn't another way!" Shen Youling said through clenched teeth.
"Well…" Lin Tang was left speechless.
With his dical skills, there were indeed other thods to negate the drug's effects. But what could be simpler, more direct, and more effective than sleeping together?
"I've caught on to your filthy thoughts, haven't I!" Shen Youling sneered.
She wasn't entirely against it, either. After all, they were a legally married couple. In fact, compared to being publicly humiliated by Hou Baoshu, sleeping with Lin Tang in private was an absolute blessing.
"We'll let it slide this ti. Consider it… reinforcent to increase the chances of pregnancy. But don't you dare pull such a shaless stunt again, you hear ?" Shen Youling warned sternly.
"Oh."
Although he didn't think saving his own wife was shaless, Lin Tang couldn't be bothered to argue. He just asked curiously, "What if, after this 'reinforcent,' you still don't get pregnant?"
"..."
Shen Youling glared at him fiercely. "We'll cross that bridge when we get to it!"
Once they had both finished dressing, she was about to ask him how he had rescued her from the clutches of that terrifying pervert, Hou Baoshu, when there was a knock at the door.
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
Lin Tang opened it to see Lee Encai. Wei Zichu wasn't there; he had left with Wei Shanhe the day before.
Seeing Lee Encai winking and making faces, Lin Tang touched his own face and asked, "What's up?"
"I didn't expect you to last so long…" Lee Encai was too embarrassed to say it outright and just giggled.
Lin Tang shot back, "You're nuts!"
"Miss Lee, thank you so much for yesterday!" Shen Youling vaguely rembered Lee Encai stepping forward to stop Hou Baoshu's brutish assault. That was an incredibly rare thing to do, and she was deeply moved.
"It's nothing. If it weren't for your husband's tily first aid, my dad would be dead! I was just helping a little in return," Lee Encai said with a wave of her hand.
"First aid for your dad?" Shen Youling was startled.
Could it be that I misjudged him? Does he really know so dical skills? It's probably just so CPR and artificial respiration. With that thought, she didn't dwell on it.
Li Weihai and the other Li Family mbers had all been injured by Hou Baoshu and were still recuperating in the hospital today. When they saw Shen Youling, their expressions were quite peculiar, and she felt like a monkey on display.
Even though Lin Tang was rude to Yan Renjie and the consequences could be dire, Pei Huixian was still resentful that such an excellent son-in-law had ended up with the lowly Shen Family. Of course, she had no intention of trying to snatch Lin Tang back for her own daughter; she wouldn't risk bringing disaster upon the Li Family.
Nevertheless, she couldn't resist a sarcastic comnt. "Well, if it isn't the number one beauty of Jiangbei, the Shen Family's second daughter? I saw the news. You cut ties with young Mister Lin to climb the social ladder with the Mo family. What made you change your mind?"
The others also had mocking looks on their faces.
"Cut ties?" Shen Youling was confused.
After checking the news on her phone, understanding dawned, followed by rage. How could Mom and Dad do sothing like this without my permission?
"Lin Tang, I didn't want to…" she began to explain.
Suddenly, her phone rang. A glance at the screen showed it was Shang Yuenong, a college classmate. They hadn't been in the sa departnt, but they were roommates and had a good relationship. She was currently working at another hospital and had recently been on her honeymoon.
"Yuenong, you're back from your vacation? What did you say? Okay, I'll be right there!" Shen Youling had been about to exchange pleasantries, but her expression changed abruptly. She hung up and turned to run.
"?"
Lin Tang excused himself to Lee Encai and the others, then chased after her.
Pei Huixian sneered at his retreating back. "Honestly, that Lin Tang. They already published a notice cutting ties with him, yet he's still shalessly fawning over her."
"Mom, don't talk nonsense!" Lee Encai rolled her eyes.
Anyone with half a brain could see that Shen Youling herself had no intention of canceling the marriage. Besides, Lin Tang had just slept with her. He wasn't going to just pull up his pants and abandon her, was he?
「By the roadside」
Shen Youling hailed a taxi. Lin Tang got in after her and asked, "What's wrong?"
"My grandfather's condition has worsened. I have to get there imdiately." Her heart was racing with anxiety, and she was in no mood to ask Lin Tang how he had saved her.
"His condition worsened?" Lin Tang was surprised. He was fine just a while ago. How did he suddenly get so sick?
Upon asking for more details, he learned that Wei Shanhe was responsible.
"That Old Wei… he didn't ntion a thing to ! An Innate bullying a man in his seventies or eighties… how shaless can he be!" Lin Tang was left speechless.
Several dozen minutes later, they arrived at another hospital. A female doctor in a white coat ca to greet them. It was Shang Yuenong. She was quite pretty, though her features had a sowhat unkind look. Lin Tang glanced at her once and paid her no more mind.
"Yuenong, how is my grandfather now?" Shen Youling asked, grabbing her arm.
"He's out of imdiate danger for now, but he's still very weak… And this is?" Shang Yuenong gave Lin Tang a once-over.
Why is this man standing so close to Youling? He has no sense of personal space.
"He… is my husband. We just registered our marriage," Shen Youling said, her tone a bit unnatural.
"What, you got married too? That's so sudden!" Shang Yuenong's mouth fell open in surprise, and her gaze, now full of scrutiny, fixed on Lin Tang.
She then shook her head vigorously.
Besides being handso, this guy is utterly useless. He completely lacks the bearing and style of a young master from a wealthy family. How could he possibly be worthy of the heavenly Youling?! What was she thinking?!
Concerned about her grandfather, Shen Youling wasn't in the mood to explain. She gave Shang Yuenong a hurried thanks and rushed toward the ICU. Lin Tang tried to follow, but Shang Yuenong stopped him with a barrage of questions.
"Hey, what's your na? When did you et Youling? And how did you trick her into marrying you?"
Lin Tang was baffled. "What's it to you?"
"What kind of attitude is that? I'm Youling's best friend! I have a right to vet you for her," Shang Yuenong scoffed. "You get defensive after just a couple of questions? Such poor manners! What's the matter, got a guilty conscience? Are you really just so scamr after her money and looks?"
Lin Tang said nothing.
Is this woman out of her mind?
While he was delayed by Shang Yuenong, Shen Youling reached the ICU waiting area by herself.
"Eh? Why are you back alone?" Dong Mingfeng and the others asked in surprise.
Lu Zizheng noticed her unsteady gait and the strange way she walked. He figured she must have been ravaged by Mo Zhongyuan countless tis.
Damn it, that beast has no idea how to treat a woman! At that mont, Lu Zizheng felt both pained and jealous. If I had the chance to sleep with Shen Youling, I'd be incredibly gentle.
Shen Youling, oblivious to Lu Zizheng's filthy thoughts, asked again about her grandfather's condition.
"Ugh, that old man is so much trouble. He knows he's weak, yet he keeps getting angry. The doctors said it was a fit of rage that triggered his collapse. As long as he controls his temper and stays calm, there won't be any more problems," Dong Mingfeng said dismissively, her tone quite impatient.
"I'll go in and see him."
Shen Youling tiptoed into the ICU room. Her eyes fell upon Shen Qiushi's withered, ancient face. He was deathly pale, his breathing faint. He looked as if he could pass away at any mont.
And this is what they call 'no more problems'?
Her vision blurred, and she hurriedly questioned the doctor on duty. The doctor explained helplessly that the patient needed precious nourishing herbs and tonics to restore his vital energy. Otherwise, he might not have much ti left.
Grief-stricken, Shen Youling recalled Wang Shouzhen's promise to send over the Wang Family's supply of tonic dicines. Whether he was being sincere or not, I have to try my best to get them!
She imdiately went to find Shen Jiayue to see if she could arrange a eting with Wang Shouzhen. But before she could speak, Dong Mingfeng grabbed her arm.
"Let ask you, weren't you serving that young Master Mo yesterday? Why are you back alone? Didn't he co with you? Don't tell he just used you and then kicked you out? Ugh, why are you so useless? Couldn't you even please him properly?"
She looked at her with disappointnt, feeling her daughter was a total failure.
Couldn't even hold onto a man. She just let him use her for free, didn't she? I was counting on my daughter to latch onto the Mo family, bringing glory to our na and giving so prestige in the process. Was it all for nothing?
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