Chapter 16: House Arrest in Disguise?
Leng Qing Qiu walked into the kitchen and, after a short while, returned to the living room and opened the living room door.
“I’m going out to buy some groceries. Stay put at home.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she left the house and locked the door from the outside with her key.
She thought that Lu Zhiyin would always bleed when she was with her, so she wanted to make some red date and goji berry chicken soup to nourish Lu Zhiyin. Only then did she realize that she was missing many ingredients at home.
It seemed like she hadn’t done any major shopping since that flood.
After leaving the house, Leng Qing Qiu hurried towards the supermarket.
Before long, she arrived at the supermarket, which had very few customers. She quickly picked out a whole chicken, red dates, and goji berries at reasonable prices, as well as some soybeans and a carton of milk.
Of course, eggs, which are often needed, were also essential.
Actually, coming out to shop so late, by the time she finished shopping and got home, it would be too late to stew the chicken soup for a few hours.
However, Leng Qing Qiu didn’t find it troublesome. She herself would not be late, and at the same time, she had decided not to let Lu Zhiyin go out for the entire week.
She planned to continue provoking that woman, Long Qinxin.
While Leng Qing Qiu was out shopping, Lu Zhiyin was spacing out on the sofa.
She occasionally touched the blood on her abdomen and occasionally touched the wound on her thigh.
The pain tormented her constantly.
She thought, “If only I had some painkillers…” But Leng Qing Qiu was deliberately tormenting her because she wanted to see her suffer, so she definitely wouldn’t buy her painkillers.
“Perhaps I can buy some for backup myself?”
She muttered to herself, but she quickly dismissed the idea.
Leng Qing Qiu was always following her; how could she possibly have a chance to secretly buy medicine?
Lying slowly on the sofa, Lu Zhiyin stroked her white hair. She looked at a pool of blood on the ground not far from the sofa.
That blood was Lu Zhiyin’s own. Just looking at the blood made Lu Zhiyin shiver.
The feeling of a sharp knife being plunged into her thigh was anything but pleasant. Lu Zhiyin even felt the tip of the knife touching her bone.
Perhaps she should be grateful that Leng Qing Qiu only pushed the knife in and didn’t move it further?
Lying on her side on the sofa, with her injured leg on top, Lu Zhiyin lay there until Leng Qing Qiu returned.
It was about another hour later when Leng Qing Qiu returned. As she walked in with bags of groceries, Lu Zhiyin involuntarily cast her gaze at Leng Qing Qiu.
To be honest, Lu Zhiyin was indeed very hungry. She hadn’t eaten much at noon.
“I’m back.”
When she reached the kitchen door with the groceries, Leng Qing Qiu informed Lu Zhiyin.
“Mhm, welcome back.”
Speaking listlessly, Lu Zhiyin continued to play with her white hair.
To be honest, most white-haired characters in games were good-looking, but it still felt a bit strange to have her own hair turn white.
After lying on the sofa for nearly three more hours, Lu Zhiyin’s eyelids began to droop when Leng Qing Qiu finally took out the stewed chicken soup.
Above the slightly pale chicken soup, goji berries and red dates floated. The chicken skin was a light yellow. Leng Qing Qiu picked up a pair of chopsticks and poked the chicken with a little force, and the chopsticks easily pierced the chicken.
It was evident that the chicken was stewed to a very tender consistency.
“Hmm…?”
Attracted by the aroma of the chicken soup, Lu Zhiyin, who was drowsy and a bit dazed, slowly sat up.
“It’s time to eat.”
Patting Lu Zhiyin’s cheek, Leng Qing Qiu did not use much force.
Actually, she was a bit curious about what would happen if she slapped Lu Zhiyin hard to wake her up.
However, considering that Lu Zhiyin had just sustained a not-insignificant injury, she gave up the idea.
She decided to continue tormenting Lu Zhiyin after her injury had healed a bit.
With that in mind, Leng Qing Qiu spooned a small bowl of rice and a large bowl of soup for Lu Zhiyin, and then tore off a perfectly stewed chicken leg and placed it in Lu Zhiyin’s bowl.
“Mmm…? Thank you…”
Dazedly taking the bowl, Lu Zhiyin said thank you. She picked up her chopsticks, took a mouthful of rice soaked in chicken soup, and her consciousness slowly cleared up.
Looking at the dazed girl, Leng Qing Qiu smiled silently.
She also spooned a bowl of rice for herself and began to eat slowly.
“Zhiyin, I’ve decided to take leave for you for the rest of the week.”
While eating, Leng Qing Qiu spoke of her plans.
Her words instantly made Lu Zhiyin sober up.
This meant she wouldn’t see Long Qinxin for several days?
Breaching the contract would already make Long Qinxin unhappy, and if she didn’t see her for several days, Lu Zhiyin didn’t dare to think about how distressed Long Qinxin would be.
“Ah… I’m fine… I can go to school, there’s no need to take leave. The injury on my leg isn’t serious.”
Lu Zhiyin shook her head, even stopping her hand that was holding the chopsticks.
Seeing Lu Zhiyin’s changed demeanor, Leng Qing Qiu easily guessed what Lu Zhiyin was worried about.
It was Long Qinxin again…
Leng Qing Qiu’s eyes darkened.
“Not serious?”
She softly retorted, then reached out and squeezed Lu Zhiyin’s thigh, pressing down on the wound with some force.
“Mmm… mmm…”
Letting out a muffled groan, Lu Zhiyin’s body trembled. There was no doubt that Lu Zhiyin was in pain.
“If it’s not serious, does that mean I can do more? For example, stick this chopstick into the wound on your leg.”
Leng Qing Qiu picked up a chopstick that still had some hot soup clinging to its tip.
One of her hands had already started to pull at Lu Zhiyin’s school uniform pants.
This was, of course, just a bluff. Leng Qing Qiu wouldn’t go so far.
If she were to stick something as thin as a pinky finger, like a chopstick, into the flat wound created by the fruit knife, it would likely stretch the wound, making it more prone to scarring and harder to heal.
Lu Zhiyin could barely tolerate the knife wound, let alone such pain.
“…”
After a moment of silence, thinking about the potential pain, Lu Zhiyin naturally felt fear.
But after the fear, Lu Zhiyin held Leng Qing Qiu’s hand.
“If you wish… you can, anytime…”
She pursed her lips, her voice very low but without hesitation.
Lu Zhiyin was afraid of pain, but she was even more afraid of not being able to go home.
Leng Qing Qiu’s expression froze. After a while, she flung Lu Zhiyin’s hand away, even pushing her away with some force, causing the girl to fall off the sofa and roll under the coffee table.
Leng Qing Qiu was actually quite angry.
What was so good about Long Qinxin? Why did she value her so much?
“I said I’m taking leave, so I’m taking leave. For the next few days, you’re staying home and you’re not allowed to go anywhere.”
As she finished speaking, Leng Qing Qiu looked at the girl who tightly pursed her lips, becoming even angrier.
She went ahead and poured the bowl of soup-soaked rice that Lu Zhiyin hadn’t finished onto Lu Zhiyin’s head. She watched as the warm soup soaked Lu Zhiyin’s school uniform and white hair, with rice grains and goji berries clinging to her.
Looking at the girl who seemed at a loss and was almost on the verge of tears, Leng Qing Qiu felt a sense of relief.
She didn’t want to deal with Lu Zhiyin for the time being, at least not tonight.
