The Kindhearted Girl Gets a Wife 22p3

Chapter 22 p3

After waiting for half an hour, Pei Yunle couldn’t wait any longer. She knew that Chen Qingtang didn’t like video calls, but her longing overcame her reason. She still called her.

Chen Qingtang rejected it. Although she didn’t know what had happened, at least she knew that the other person had internet.

Pei Yunle scratched her head in frustration on the bed. What was wrong with this person? She had clearly not done anything just now, and she didn’t remember any bad scenes in the movie.

Pei Yunle wanted to send a message directly, but she was afraid that a barrage of messages would be annoying. So she just changed her “poke” message. It would show up, but there would be no vibration notification. As long as she wanted to see it, she could.

—I poked “Sinoatrial Node” and said, “Why are you ignoring me?”

—I poked “Sinoatrial Node” and wanted to see my little dog owo.

—I poked “Sinoatrial Node,” you’re bullying me :(.

—I poked “Sinoatrial Node,” talk to me (？﹏？).

…

She didn’t know how many times she had changed it. Chen Qingtang finally replied.

Chen: Are you still coming back?

Pei Yunle clutched the blanket tightly and quickly typed a word: Yes.

Chen: When?

Pei: I don’t know, we’ll see?

Chen: You’re not lying to me, are you?

Pei Yunle rolled over with this message. What did this mean? She got out of bed and looked at the decorative calendar on the table. Seven red Xs had already been crossed out, which meant that she had been away from Chen Qingtang for seven days.

But Lin Zilan’s leg was still not very convenient. Fortunately, she no longer needed outside help completely, but she couldn’t walk too much.

Pei: Why are you suddenly asking this?

Chen Qingtang didn’t reply. Video calls were still rejected.

Perhaps because of this sudden incident, Pei Yunle felt her adrenaline rush, and her whole body was no longer so cold. She jumped out of bed and made several more video calls to Chen Qingtang, which were still rejected.

Until a red exclamation mark appeared.

Pei Yunle almost fell on the flat ground. She held her phone and wanted to go out. She walked to the door, then stopped and turned to look at the room behind her. Lin Zilan’s door was still ajar. She tried to walk over without making a sound. A figure was huddled under the quilt on the bed.

“Mom?” she called out in a low voice.

Lin Zilan didn’t move, not even turning over. It seemed that she was asleep.

The wall clock was still ticking. The hour hand pointed to 12 o’clock.

The fine rain gathered into a gurgling stream and slid down the entire floor-to-ceiling window. The earth in the front yard turned from dark yellow to dark brown. The red and white flowers looked even more beautiful in the rain, their branches and leaves swaying gently.

Pei Yunle gritted her teeth. If she didn’t go today, she probably wouldn’t be able to sleep all night.

There was another knock on the main door. A hint of surprise flashed across Pei Yunle’s face. Why was someone visiting at this hour?

She opened the door. It was Ji Mingzhu with Jimao.

One person and one dog, both soaked by the rain. Ji Mingzhu’s curled bangs were already tangled, and she had no image to speak of.

“You, no, you two, no, what are you and it doing here?” Pei Yunle was a little incoherent.

Jimao was home. She desperately wanted to get into the house. Pei Yunle saw that her paws were wet and dirty and scolded her, telling her to step on the mat outside.

“Auntie said to let me bring Jimao back. She said she couldn’t bear to see her granddaughter suffer outside.” Ji Mingzhu’s tone was calm, her usual arrogance seemingly washed away by the night rain.

Pei Yunle was at a loss for words. She didn’t know what to say, or whether she should thank Ji Mingzhu first or scold her for being so stupid.

“You drove to Pingshun in the rain? Weren’t you afraid to drive on the mountain roads?”

“No, I was just teasing you last time.”

Pei Yunle grabbed Ji Mingzhu’s arm. “So you saw Chen Qingtang?”

Ji Mingzhu’s fine eyelashes were also wet, like a dying butterfly’s wings.

“I did.”

“How is she? What was she doing when you went?”

Ji Mingzhu brushed off her pale fingers. “Nothing, just standing under the eaves enjoying the rain.”

“Did you say anything to her?”

Ji Mingzhu took a breath. “I did. She just asked me why you were drunk and what you were doing in Anyang these past few days.”

Although it was summer, it was still a little cold after being rained on. Pei Yunle endured the wind outside and threw the blanket on her body over Ji Mingzhu’s head. “And then? What did you say?”

“How would I know what you were doing?” Ji Mingzhu finally had a little of her old arrogance back, no longer like a wilted flower. She brushed away the wet hair from her eyes. “I just followed your usual habits and said that maybe you hadn’t seen your friends in a long time, and you have many friends, so you probably drank too much after playing too much these past few days. Then I said your aunt sprained her ankle and you might have to take care of her all the time. Then she just watched me bring back Jimao and your suitcase. Who knows what she was thinking?”

Only then did Pei Yunle notice that behind Ji Mingzhu was indeed her suitcase.

Pei Yunle immediately exploded, “Are you crazy? It’s one thing to bring Jimao back, but why did you bring my suitcase back?! I never told you to. Ji Mingzhu, are you crazy?”

Ji Mingzhu was wronged. She wanted to yell back at her, but when she thought of something, her eyes turned red.

“Hey! It was your mom who said you couldn’t get away and asked me to bring back your clothes and things.”

“Then why didn’t you tell me? I’m in charge of my own things!”

“Your mom said you’re not going back to Pingshun anymore. She said you’re going to the city hospital, and that you’re not thinking clearly, so I, as a friend, should help you.”

Pei Yunle looked at her still wiping her hair. In a fit of anger, she snatched the blanket and threw it on the ground. “Are you my friend or my mom’s friend?”

“Pei Yunle, screw you! I heard your mom say that, and I thought you were so in love that you couldn’t tell right from wrong. Otherwise, who would care about your stupid business!”

Ji Mingzhu had originally wanted to go up and say hello to Lin Zilan to get on her good side. After finishing the pleasantries, she was about to leave when Lin Zilan suddenly asked her how her trip to Pingshun was. Ji Mingzhu thought that Pei Yunle was just in a phase of novelty and would eventually have to go back to Anyang. The two of them were impossible no matter how you looked at it.

Lin Zilan told her that Pei Yunle was unwilling to get back on the right track because of Chen Qingtang. The two of them finished their respective messages and were silent in the room for a few minutes. In the end, Lin Zilan didn’t say anything else, just asked Ji Mingzhu to bring back Pei Yunle’s things, and didn’t tell her about tricking Pei Yunle into coming back for the dinner party.

Ji Mingzhu agreed. When Chen Qingtang asked her, she just told the truth as she knew it, without adding any embellishments or being deliberately sarcastic.

Now, facing Pei Yunle’s anger, she was wondering if she had handled things badly or if she had been used as a pawn, so that now things were as tangled as a ball of yarn.

Ji Mingzhu felt wronged. She threw the leash at Pei Yunle and wanted to leave this mess.

Pei Yunle looked at her back, then looked up at the second floor.

“Ji Mingzhu! You’re just going to run away after causing such a big mess?!” Adrenaline was still pumping. For the first time, Pei Yunle didn’t feel cold in the rain.

“Then what do you want me to do?” Ji Mingzhu wiped the rain from her face.

“Take me back.”

Through the curtain of rain, Ji Mingzhu could only see Pei Yunle’s face blurred by the rain. Her dark eyes shone brightly in the night.

“Aren’t you afraid of the rain? What if Chen Qingtang doesn’t let you in? Are you just going to wait outside and die?”

“Can you stop with the nonsense?! Hurry up! It’s already far from here to Pingshun. If you can’t catch up with her later, are you going to pay me back with such a big Chen Qingtang?”

“Are you really in love?” Ji Mingzhu pulled her towards the car door.

“Hurry up and drive!”

“You’re so in love, it’s so unlucky to be with you.”

Ji Mingzhu cursed as she fastened her seatbelt.

“Wait! I forgot something. Right away, give me a minute!”

With that, Pei Yunle opened the car door and jumped out again.

Ji Mingzhu slammed the steering wheel in frustration.

In less than a minute, Pei Yunle came back to the car with two bags.

“What kind of junk did you get?”

“Bread.” And a wilted strawberry.

In these seven days, Pei Yunle would go to her favorite bakeries and buy bread whenever she had nothing to do. She had bought two large bags.

“You’re so in love. What about me? Am I your family’s tool?” Ji Mingzhu looked at the rain that was getting heavier and heavier outside. She had no choice but to turn on the heat for Pei Yunle.

“Next time you meet someone, I’ll help you chase them. Who told you to be my mom’s lackey? You betrayed me, you know?! Hurry up and drive, drive faster.”

“Who cares?” Ji Mingzhu rolled her eyes.

…

Ji Mingzhu took the highway and didn’t take the winding mountain road. It was much faster than expected, but it still took an hour and a half.

The main gate of the Liu family was tightly closed, but Pei Yunle knew that the door was usually not closed. She got out of the car in a hurry and reached out to push the door, but it was tightly closed.

The rain was falling, and it went straight into her eyes. Pei Yunle had to squint. She thought that the old woman was asleep, and knocking on the door rashly would wake up the neighbors. But Chen Qingtang had blocked her, and she didn’t have her phone number. There was really no other way.

A muffled knock sounded in the rainy night, followed by a ferocious bark.

Pei Yunle stood back on the stone slab and shouted Chen Qingtang’s name.

Chen Qingtang wasn’t asleep either. She wasn’t the type to speak directly. She would keep everything to herself and digest it. Ji Mingzhu’s words and Pei Yunle’s actions had been circling in her mind. She really couldn’t sleep. She thought that Pei Yunle’s seven-day experience card was just a novelty. The seven days were up, and she wouldn’t be coming back. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have let Ji Mingzhu pack her luggage for her.

Why was this person so playful, and why was she so stupid?

The sound of the rain outside was getting louder, and her name was mixed in with it.

Chen Qingtang sat up from the bed. She walked to the window and saw Pei Yunle under the dim yellow streetlight, her face covered in rain, her whole body wet, like a homeless stray puppy.

Without thinking, Chen Qingtang ran downstairs in her slippers to open the door.

Before she could do anything, she saw Pei Yunle wipe the rain from her face. “Why did you block me, Chen Qingtang!”

Chen Qingtang was still surprised. They hadn’t seen each other for seven days. Pei Yunle wanted to hug her, but her whole body was wet, and Chen Qingtang was still in her dry nightdress.

She swallowed. “This, and this—”

At her words, Pei Yunle took out two bags of bread from the car and a strawberry from the bottom.

Looking at the wrinkled strawberry, it looked completely unappetizing.

Chen Qingtang grabbed Pei Yunle’s arm and pulled her into the house to take shelter from the rain.

“Do you know how much rain I’ve been in today? I’m so angry…”

As Pei Yunle spoke, she raised her arm to wipe her eyes. Only then did Chen Qingtang distinguish her tears from the rain on her face.

She didn’t care if the rain on Pei Yunle’s body would get her wet. In front of Ji Mingzhu, she gently hugged her.

She knew that Pei Yunle couldn’t hear her, but she still opened her lips by her left ear and said three words: I’m sorry.

Chen Qingtang hoped that these words would travel through her left ear and into Pei Yunle’s heart.

Because the left ear is closest to the heart.