"Ohh..."
The golden rooster crowed at dawn, and the sun began to rise.
When Ning Zhenyue opened his eyes, he discovered Ning ngyao lying beside his bed.
"ng Yao, why aren’t you sleeping in your bed? Why are you sleeping here?"
"Grandpa, you’ve finally woken up!"
Seeing her grandpa awaken, Ning ngyao quickly rubbed her eyes.
Her heart, which had been in suspense, could finally be at ease since her grandfather had woken up as promised.
"Last night... Did sothing happen to ?"
Looking puzzled, Ning Zhenyue gazed at Ning ngyao.
Then he noticed the stains on his clothes.
But he had no knowledge of the previous night’s events.
"No... nothing. Last night, Grandpa, you seed to be sleepwalking... and I was a little worried."
Ning ngyao hastily made up an excuse.
She couldn’t possibly tell him about the huge serpent that had tried to eat him.
", sleepwalking?"
Ning Zhenyue’s eyes widened in astonishnt.
Since when did he have such an ailnt?
"Yes, Grandpa, last night you were wandering all over the garden, and it was quite frightening."
At that mont, Lin Fan’s voice ca from outside.
He arrived at the bedside with a smile on his face and winked at the overjoyed Ning ngyao.
"When did I start having such troubles... I’ve never heard of it before!"
Ning Zhenyue sat there in disbelief.
He had only heard of such things, never experiencing them himself until now.
"Maybe it’s a lingering effect from the poisoning incident before, but I’ve already given you acupuncture, and it shouldn’t happen again. You should go and wash up."
Lin Fan spoke to comfort him, and Ning Zhenyue’s on-edge heart finally settled.
"You all must have been busy all night, too. You should go back to sleep. The older I get, the more trouble I seem to cause, creating problems for both of you. As an old man, I’m just not very useful anymore."
"Grandpa, what are you saying? You’re not old at all, and I won’t allow you to talk about yourself like that."
Ning ngyao couldn’t help but cry upon hearing these words.
Her courage the previous night in offering her life to protect him ca from her grandfather.
After all, he was her only remaining family in the world.
"Alright, alright, silly girl, Grandpa won’t say it anymore, Grandpa misspoke, please don’t cry."
Ning Zhenyue hastily wiped away his granddaughter’s tears with loving care.
His eldest son had tragically passed away, and his second son was unfilial.
Now, only this granddaughter remained to depend on him.
The depth of their bond touched even Lin Fan, making him feel sowhat lancholic.
"ng Yao is right, Grandpa, you are not old. Moreover, you’ll need to help us with the children."
"Yes, yes, don’t worry, I will definitely take care of myself, I’m just waiting for your good news. Now go get so rest after the busy night."
Ning Zhenyue looked at them lovingly.
Insisting that they go back to rest imdiately.
Only then did Lin Fan lead Ning ngyao by the hand out of their grandfather’s room.
"Alright, everything’s been dealt with for now, no one will disturb us for a while. You didn’t get any sleep last night, so go rest."
"Aren’t you going back?"
Ning ngyao looked up at Lin Fan, her gaze full of reliance.
At this mont, she felt an overwhelming sense of attachnt to him.
"I have so errands to run first, but I’ll be back tonight. You should rest well, or else you might not get a chance to sleep tonight."
Lin Fan said with a mischievous smile as he pinched her nose.
He had many things to take care of during the day.
If he wanted to ’consu’ her, he would have to wait until night.
"Wait, take this with you!"
Suddenly, Ning ngyao rembered the amulet hanging around her neck.
She quickly took it off and handed it to Lin Fan.
"There’s no need, I think it’s more useful for you to keep it."
Lin Fan didn’t reach out to take it.
After all, last night’s events had made it clear to him.
Though the amulet might not be the strongest offensive magic artifact, it certainly was a superb defensive one.
Ning ngyao wore it, so she wouldn’t be harassed by evil spirits.
"That won’t do, you’re a man with big matters to attend to, of course you need to be extra careful. I’m just going to sleep at ho, nothing will happen. Didn’t you say, ’Ning Mansion is off-limits to gods and ghosts’? The strange beast last night already proved it. Anyway, with you around, I can sleep soundly."
Wrapping her arms around Lin Fan’s waist, Ning ngyao looked up at his eyes with admiration.
The experiences of last night were still vivid in her mory.
All the words in the world couldn’t compare to the sincerity of a single kiss.
"Alright, then you stay at ho and sleep well, and I’ll spoil you when I co back."
In the end, Lin Fan chose to put on the talisman.
Then, carrying his bag, he headed for the door.
At this mont, the fiery Zhao Jiaqi was already waiting at the door in her car.
Watching Ning ngyao see Lin Fan out.
She couldn’t help but reveal a slight smile.
"What’s so funny?"
Sitting in the passenger seat, Lin Fan looked at Zhao Jiaqi with puzzled eyes.
That smile of hers felt a bit strange.
"I was just thinking that Min Yue will probably be able to ’enter the hall and bedrooms’ very soon."
Zhao Jiaqi stepped on the gas pedal.
The car imdiately took off into the distance.
"Don’t talk nonsense, I’m warning you, you’d better mind your mouth."
Lin Fan rolled his eyes.
He and Shangguan Min Yue were just a pair of mismatched mandarin ducks.
After this fuss dies down, he’ll send her off to dicine King Valley for cultivation.
"I’m not the one talking nonsense, it’s your wife who said it," Zhao Jiaqi said with a laugh. "I joked about her giving birth to more sons for you as a way to help you, and she mumbled to herself that it would be better if more people did it together. You can only bla for having such good hearing."
"Did she really say that?"
Lin Fan couldn’t believe what he was hearing from Zhao Jiaqi.
It didn’t sound like sothing a normal person would say at all.
"Of course, what would I gain from lying about that..."
Before Zhao Jiaqi could finish, Lin Fan’s phone rang.
It was Xu Zhi Rou’s number.
She was recently busy with the investigation team.
Was there so new intelligence?
"Is sothing wrong?"
Lin Fan pressed the answer button and asked with curiosity.
"ng Yao just called , asking if I’ve been very busy lately and haven’t been ho for a long ti. She invited to co ho and chat with her. I found it odd, so I called you to find out what’s going on. Did sothing happen?"
Xu Zhi Rou was in the command center just five kiloters away from the construction site.
It was sowhat surprising to receive a call from Ning ngyao.
"She invited you to talk about sharing half of your husband; are you interested?" Zhao Jiaqi said with a mischievous laugh, shouting into the phone.
"Share half? What do you an?" Xu Zhi Rou was utterly confused.
This matter could be split in half?
"Don’t listen to Zhao Jiaqi’s nonsense; maybe ng Yao just misses you. If you have ti, you should go back, take a bath and change your clothes. The movents of the other side have beco quite clear lately; you don’t need to watch them so closely," Lin Fan said, giving Zhao Jiaqi a glare.
But even he wasn’t clear about what was really going on in Ning ngyao’s mind.
Xu Zhi Rou pursed her lips, holding the phone.
But inside, she was sowhat pleased.
Could it be possible to really share half a husband?
"Alright, I’ll go back and check it out later."
"Hmm!"
Lin Fan hung up the phone.
Looking at Zhao Jiaqi beside him, who was still grinning mischievously.
His eyes suddenly took on a teasing glint.
"Don’t laugh. If it were really possible to share, I’d reserve for you the position of a foot-washing maid!"
"Go to hell, I’m not washing your feet," said Zhao Jiaqi, her face blushing slightly as she gave him a sharp look.
"Then how about being a bed-warr maid!"
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