Turning Antagonist to Protagonist: He is Both Soft and Fierce-Chapter 331 - 326: Sooner or Later, She’ll Fall for His Charm
At this moment, a voice interrupted, "Mother."
Lin Qiao looked up, and it was Zhang Dong in a dark blue outfit. She was slightly taken aback.
He looked much older and completely listless.
Meanwhile, Zhang Dong also noticed her. The woman was as charming as ever, and he awkwardly took a step back, seemingly not wanting her to see him like this.
Seeing Zhang Dong, Song Tingfan’s face immediately darkened, and then his gaze landed on Lin Qiao, who was looking at Zhang Dong.
His expression became even grimmer.
Lin Qiao noticed this and felt a bit anxious. The villain was "acting up" again. She quickly tried to soothe him, "Tingfan, you’re sweating. Let me wipe it for you." She raised her hand and used her sleeve to wipe his sweat.
Song Tingfan’s eyes were somewhat clear. No, she wasn’t that person who would betray him.
If she dared to betray him, he wouldn’t let her get away with it.
This time, don’t even think about dying.
Fortunately, Lin Qiao didn’t know what he was thinking; otherwise, she would have packed up and run away overnight.
...
The two had just returned and coincidentally witnessed the fish pond being dug. Naturally, Song Tingfan went there.
Lin Qiao stood by for a while, unable to bear the sun, and went home with Li Guifen.
Li Guifen poured water and fanned her, "Did you and Tingfan have a fight? Why do you seem not to talk much now?"
Before Lin Qiao could respond, she continued, "Was it you bullying him?"
Lin Qiao: "..."
She didn’t want to take the blame for this; she wouldn’t have dared to bully him before, and even less now.
Unless she was tired of living.
She chuckled wryly, "How could I bully him? I’d be lucky if he doesn’t bully me."
"Tingfan dares to bully you? I don’t believe it, and neither does your father. Tingfan is so good to you. Just yesterday afternoon, he brought us some rabbit meat and even specifically asked how to make spicy rabbit."
Li Guifen gave her a teasing look, then added, "Even your father isn’t as good as Tingfan."
It turns out they were asking Li Guifen about it. Lin Qiao was slightly stunned, then sighed internally. If this continued, she wouldn’t be able to suppress her previous wayward thoughts.
Sigh, this plot was going to drive her mad.
"Should I tell Dad later?"
"What kind of thoughtless things are you doing, daring to say that? If your dad finds out, he’ll definitely start a fuss with me." Li Guifen glared at her and then became serious, "Don’t change the subject. Were you bullying him? Don’t be willful, Tingfan is good to you."
Lin Qiao: "..."
"I really didn’t bully him."
"If you didn’t bully him, then why isn’t he talking? He used to call us mom and dad all the time."
Lin Qiao really didn’t know how to explain Li Guifen’s confusion. She casually made something up, "Something happened at the camp a few days ago. He’s in a bad mood."
"What happened?"
"I don’t know."
"Then take more care of him. This kid doesn’t say anything." Li Guifen breathed a slight sigh of relief and then glanced at her belly, asking quietly, "Tingfan didn’t mess around, right?"
Lin Qiao: "..."
She felt a headache coming on.
Coming back with Li Guifen was a mistake.
"I’m pregnant."
"That’s exactly why I’m asking. Make sure he doesn’t mess around. The baby isn’t stable yet, and it will be okay to do anything after three months, just take it easy." Li Guifen thought she was embarrassed and added, "This is Tingfan’s first child, nothing should happen to it."
"I understand." Lin Qiao nodded quickly.
"As long as you understand, keep it in mind, alright? If Tingfan really can’t hold back, just let him splash some cold water on himself."
"..."
Lin Qiao couldn’t resist any longer and fled from the Lin Family, heading to the pond where the water had been drained.
Suddenly, a woman on the bank exclaimed, "Snake, there’s a water snake!! Next to Tingfan."
Everyone looked over and saw Song Tingfan step on the snake’s head expressionlessly, grinding it under his foot. The snake struggled for a while and eventually stopped moving, its tail sticking out halfway.
Lin Qiao: "..."
She might as well go back and listen to Li Guifen’s nagging.
Zhou Ping quickly instructed the men in the pond, "Put on some waterproof boots and watch out for water snakes."
This year’s fish pond wasn’t as good as last year’s; each family only got twelve pounds of fish.
Song Tingfan didn’t want the big fish; he took only palm-sized ones, including a black fish. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
"Tingfan, daughter, after you take the fish home, come over for dinner. I’ll fry the fish for us to eat." Lin Han shouted to them while wiping his feet.
Song Tingfan looked at Lin Qiao, signaling for her to decide. Lin Qiao nodded, "Alright."
"Then you two hurry back and come early," Lin Han waved them off.
After they left, Li Guifen quietly said to him, "It wasn’t a fight; something happened at Tingfan’s camp."
Yesterday, they felt that Song Tingfan was much colder. At home, they even guessed whether the couple had a quarrel. Lin Han breathed a sigh of relief, "What happened?"
"The daughter doesn’t know. When we’re eating and drinking later, comfort him a bit on the sly." Li Guifen advised.
"Got it. You should get some pork to make dumplings; Tingfan likes those." Lin Han nodded.
"You go get it since it’s cheaper when you do it. Every time I go, it’s two cents more expensive."
"Hahaha, because you always argue with others."
"What do you mean I argue? It’s those women who are always mean, never saying a good word about our family."
"Let them say what they want. As long as our family is doing well, that’s what matters. Look at the Zhang Family now, a complete mess. It’s a good thing our daughter didn’t marry him."
"That’s true. Zhang Dong’s mother is vile; she even drove his wife to death. But it’s also Zhang Dong’s own fault for only listening to his mother. If you ask me, he hasn’t even been weaned yet!"
"Well, it’s ruined anyway. Just don’t mention it in front of the daughter."
"What would I say? I’m well aware of it. Get me the bucket; hurry up and buy it."
"The bucket is too heavy. I’ll take it back first."
"Nagging again, how heavy can it be? I used to carry over a hundred pounds of pork easily."
"Yes, yes, but I’ll still take it back for you."
...
At the Song Family
Lin Qiao brought a pair of clean shoes for Song Tingfan. Seeing him wash his feet, she noticed a red mark on his calf. She instinctively bent down to touch it, "What’s wrong here? There’s a red bump."
"Bitten by a mosquito."
His calf got touched, making Song Tingfan’s wiping motion pause for a moment.
"The bump is so big, it must be poisonous. I’ll pour some alcohol to clean it." Lin Qiao quickly brought a bowl of alcohol and crouched slightly to clean it for him.
After repeating the process three or four times, she withdrew her hand and instinctively looked up. The man was watching her, his gaze somewhat deep.
Her heart raced a bit. The saying about old habits dying hard was true.
She couldn’t resist the allure of a handsome man.
"Ahem, let’s apply it again at night."
The man suddenly leaned closer and slightly pursed his lips, "Why are you so good to me?"
Lin Qiao was mildly surprised, then smiled and playfully glanced at him, "If I’m not good to you, who else? Do you want me to be nice to someone else?"
The woman’s expression was sincere, and Song Tingfan believed her. He said in a low voice, "Besides me, you cannot."
She couldn’t be with anyone else.
