Turning Antagonist to Protagonist: He is Both Soft and Fierce-Chapter 292 - 287: When a Man and Woman Are Alone, Trouble Is Bound to Happen
"There are mosquitoes at night, and when they bite, you’ll get welts."
Before Lin Qiao could say anything, Song Tingfan bravely bent down and scooped her into his arms, then steadily walked into the room.
After placing her on the bed, he turned around and closed the door.
Lin Qiao, dazed by his action, snapped back to reality, "......"
She felt it was necessary to say something. These spontaneous intimate moments, well, her heart couldn’t take it.
"Tingfan, you don’t have to carry me in the future, I can walk by myself."
Afraid he’d take it to heart, she quickly added, "I’m too heavy, be careful not to strain your back."
Upon hearing this, Song Tingfan chuckled twice, sat by the bed, looked at her, and said seriously, "I won’t."
"Ahem, just in case."
"There is no just in case."
Fine, if there’s no just in case, then there’s no just in case. Lin Qiao didn’t argue with him, glanced at his hair, and changed the topic, "Do you want me to wipe it for you?"
"Sure." Song Tingfan stood up, grabbed a cloth, and handed it to her, then sat in front of her.
For a moment, neither of them spoke, and the only sound in the room was the faint noise of the cloth wiping his hair.
After a while, Lin Qiao felt his hair was mostly dry, "Alright." She said, hanging the cloth on the bed rail.
She scooted in a little, then placed the quilt in the middle as a barrier.
Song Tingfan, who had been behaving for several days, reached out and moved the quilt aside. Under the woman’s gaze, he extinguished the oil lamp and then lay down on the bed.
Feeling him approach, Lin Qiao’s body tensed slightly. The next moment, a pair of large hands pulled her into an embrace, "It won’t happen again, I won’t be absent at night."
With a warmth like a furnace behind her, Lin Qiao shifted uneasily, "It’s fine, men not coming back at night is normal."
Hearing this, Song Tingfan instinctively thought she was upset, so he propped himself up, moved over her, and lay on the inside.
For a moment, the two faced each other.
Lin Qiao: "......"
Just as she was about to scoot out, he pulled her close, coaxing in a low voice, "As long as you’re not angry, you can hit me or scold me."
"I’m not angry, Tingfan, let go of me." Lin Qiao said awkwardly.
When a man and a woman are alone at night, things can happen...
Just as she thought this, she felt his desire.
"......"
A natural physical reaction, even Song Tingfan was momentarily stunned, and then in the darkness, his face heated up, his voice lowered even more, "Qiao’er, I didn’t mean to."
If he hadn’t said anything, Lin Qiao could have pretended to be oblivious, but when he mentioned it, she felt slightly embarrassed, although she still maintained her composure, "Ahem, let go of me."
Song Tingfan was about to release her, but then remembered Li Guifen’s words, and instead tightened his hold, pretending to be calm, "I won’t do anything reckless."
Lin Qiao: "......"
Saying nonsense with your eyes wide open?
His little brother was already acting recklessly.
The man who just claimed he wouldn’t act recklessly had noticeably heavier breathing, and at this point, she couldn’t worry about anything else. She pushed him away with all her might, and just as she was about to retreat, she found herself pinned down underneath him.
She swallowed hard, "Tingfan, don’t act recklessly."
Even though she understood her own shameful thoughts, she wasn’t quite ready to jump into bed with him immediately.
The scent of the woman continuously wafted to his nose, and after holding back for a while, the man’s patience finally broke, and he lowered his head to kiss her, sealing the lips he had longed for day and night.
Lin Qiao was stunned, and by the time she reacted, his large hands had already undone her clothes. At the touch, both of them froze.
Song Tingfan suddenly came to his senses, quickly got off the bed, and strode out of the room, going to the kitchen to fetch a bucket of water to pour over himself in the courtyard.
The heat in his body dissipated considerably in an instant.
Inside the room, Lin Qiao let out a long sigh of relief. If he hadn’t gone out, she might have almost consented.
She beat her fast-beating heart, oh no, oh no, it was truly a disaster.
After a while, they both lay back on the bed again, neither saying a word, but neither could sleep.
Lin Qiao forced herself to sleep, but her mind was filled with the earlier events, so she pinched the back of her hand, and the pain helped clear her mind a bit.
Somehow, she eventually fell asleep.
From the night’s commotion, she woke up late, and by the time she got up, Song Tingfan was already sitting by the table reading a book.
She pretended to be casual, "Why didn’t you wake me up?" 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
"It’s still early." Song Tingfan’s expression was also natural.
Their demeanors suggested nothing had happened last night.
After breakfast, the two prepared to head to the village.
Lin Qiao glanced at the horse, touched its nose, and was just about to suggest taking the donkey cart back when Song Tingfan wrapped an arm around her waist, lifting her onto the horse’s back, then skillfully mounted the horse himself.
In one fluid motion, before she had time to react, they were already on their way.
She: "......"
He must have listened attentively to Li Guifen’s advice.
Song Tingfan lowered his gaze slightly, noticing she was purposefully leaning forward to create some distance between them, he pursed his lips, tightened his grip on the reins, and twisted his wrist around them.
They were pressed tightly together, his lips couldn’t help but curve upwards, though his voice was low. "The path is steep, hold on to me."
Hearing this, Lin Qiao instinctively grabbed on, completely unaware of his intentions.
...
From afar, Li Guifen on the donkey cart spotted her son-in-law’s tall, imposing horse. She quickly called for the cart to stop and then got off.
"Daughter, Tingfan!"
Seeing her, Song Tingfan pulled the reins to stop the horse, then dismounted, "Mom."
Li Guifen responded, scrutinized their expressions carefully, noted they seemed to have reconciled, and breathed a sigh of relief, smiling warmly, "I was just about to visit you, and here you are back."
"Going home to pack, Grandpa and Grandma aren’t well, so we should head out early." Seeing her looking at Lin Qiao, Song Tingfan added, "Qiao’er is coming too."
Upon hearing this, Li Guifen’s face bloomed with joy, "The house will be lively with the whole family together, the sun’s about to rise, you should head out quickly, I’ll take the donkey cart back later."
Hearing this, Lin Qiao couldn’t have been happier, she immediately chimed in, "I’ll join you on the cart, Tingfan, you go ahead and pack."
Before Song Tingfan could respond, Li Guifen blocked her, "I’m a grown woman, what do I need your company for? Besides, it’s two cents each for a donkey cart, and you, girl, tend to spend recklessly if you have the money. No, you’ll ride together with Tingfan."
There’s just enough space on the horse’s back for the two of you to nurture your relationship.
Just as they were talking about the donkey cart, they spotted one from the neighboring village coming over, and there happened to be a vacant spot. Li Guifen quickly waved it down and then said to Lin Qiao, "See, there’s only one spot." After saying this, she couldn’t stop smiling, as if there was some happy event.
How could Lin Qiao not know what she was up to, her mouth twitched, she realized she was wrong, Li Guifen must be Song Tingfan’s biological mother.
"Mother" watched them leave with a smiling face, then said to a woman sitting beside her on the cart whom she didn’t know, "That’s my son-in-law and daughter."
In the countryside, people tend to be naturally friendly, and the woman beside her looked envious, "Is that horse your son-in-law’s?"
"Yes, the army gifted it to him; my son-in-law is an officer in the army."
"What kind of officer?"
"It’s the kind that manages people."
"Really?"
"Of course! Do you think I’d joke about this? My son-in-law was talented in hunting since he was young, he’s even killed several wild boars."
