Chapter 116: You are such a talented person

Yu Xiangnian thought she needed to take advantage of Cheng Jingmo’s vacation to make her move.

Otherwise, when his vacation ended and he returned to work, they’d have less time together, and Xiao Jie would be at home during that period, making it inconvenient for her to act.

But she had only seen a pig run and never eaten pork. It had been several days, and she hadn’t found another opportunity like the previous one.

It was already mid-October, and Cheng Jingmo’s vacation would end in just over ten days.

That afternoon, Cheng Jingmo was weeding the vegetable garden in the small courtyard.

He was wearing a military vest, and the muscles on his exposed arms were well-defined, with hints of abs visible beneath the vest.

Yu Xiangnian looked at his strong waist and got an idea.

She imagined the scenario that was about to unfold and couldn’t help but smile with satisfaction.

She even took the trouble to brush her teeth, poured half a cup of cold boiled water, and went outside with it.

“Cheng Jingmo, have some water and take a break.” She handed him the cup.

“Thank you.” Cheng Jingmo put down his hoe and drank the water in one gulp.

Yu Xiangnian took back the cup and added, “Now that your wound is healed, be careful while working.”

“Got it.”

Cheng Jingmo continued to turn the soil while Yu Xiangnian’s gaze fell on a cucumber leaf with a green caterpillar crawling on it.

With her own home-grown vegetables, no pesticides were used, so bugs often appeared.

Yu Xiangnian had accidentally touched bugs before while picking vegetables, which had given her goosebumps and made her feel faint.

Looking at the caterpillar now, her arms were already covered in goosebumps.

But thinking about her plan…

She held back her fear and disgust and reached out toward the leaf.

Cheng Jingmo, bent over and hoeing, heard a scream. “Ah! A bug!”

He immediately looked up and saw Yu Xiangnian with her arm raised, a green bug crawling on the back of her hand.

Her expression was terrified, and she looked like she was about to cry!

Without a second thought, Cheng Jingmo dropped the hoe and rushed over to her.

Yu Xiangnian closed her eyes and leaned back, but luckily, Cheng Jingmo caught her in his arms.

Cheng Jingmo held Yu Xiangnian as he ran into the house, calling her name repeatedly.

He laid her on the bed and checked her breathing.

She was breathing, so she must have just fainted from the shock!

He patted her face, “Yu Xiangnian… Yu Xiangnian…”

When Yu Xiangnian didn’t respond, Cheng Jingmo pinched her philtrum with his thumb.

Yu Xiangnian felt the pain and scrunched her toes in her shoes, enduring the discomfort.

She cursed inwardly, “Damn man, if you’re going to do it, do it harder and pinch my philtrum off!”

After pinching for a while with no reaction from Yu Xiangnian, Cheng Jingmo finally let go.

Yu Xiangnian calculated that the next emergency measure would be artificial respiration!

As their lips were about to meet, she slowly opened her eyes, pretending to wake up groggily, and hugged Cheng Jingmo’s head, not letting him pull away.

Just as she was happily thinking about this, her face suddenly felt cold. She happened to be inhaling at that moment, and cold water went up her nose!

She couldn’t hold it in anymore!

She began to cough, instantly opening her eyes with water on her eyelashes.

Cheng Jingmo, holding a cup, let out a sigh. “You’re awake.”

He placed the cup on the writing desk, helped her sit up, and patted her back.

Yu Xiangnian coughed for a while before finally stopping, her tears from coughing still on her face.

She wiped the water off her face and couldn’t help but admire, “Cheng Jingmo, you really are something!”

Yu Xiangnian had anticipated everything except for the fact that there was a cup of water on the writing desk next to her bed, which she hadn’t finished earlier while working.

Before Cheng Jingmo could say anything, the door was suddenly pushed open with a bang, and Liu Zhen and Sun Yumei hurried in.

“What’s going on? What happened?”

The two women rushed into the bedroom and saw Yu Xiangnian sitting on the edge of the bed with a dejected expression. Her hair and clothes were wet, her face still had water droplets, and there was a puddle of water on the bed.

Liu Zhen asked, “We heard Comrade Yu scream. What happened?”

Yu Xiangnian couldn’t be bothered to respond!

Sometimes she found the family members overly eager to help, but at this moment, she felt they were invading her privacy.

Cheng Jingmo replied, “A bug fell on her hand, and she got scared.”

Sun Yumei asked with a serious expression, “A bug?”

Cheng Jingmo felt embarrassed to admit that a green caterpillar had scared her so badly. He mumbled, “Just… a bug from the cucumber vine.”

The two women burst into laughter. “Comrade Yu, you… hahahaha… how could you faint from a caterpillar… hahahaha…”

“You can leave now. I want to rest,” Yu Xiangnian said with no emotion.

The two women continued laughing as they walked out.

“You too, get out!” Yu Xiangnian said coldly.

Cheng Jingmo didn’t understand why Yu Xiangnian was suddenly angry. He asked in confusion, “What’s wrong? Did I do something wrong?”

Yu Xiangnian gritted her teeth and said, “You did everything right! I’ve never seen anyone be more right than you!”

Seeing Yu Xiangnian’s attitude, Cheng Jingmo dared not ask further and said, “I’ll take the bedclothes and wash them.”

“Wash, wash, wash! Why don’t you wash your brain!”

Yu Xiangnian jumped off the bed and angrily walked out of the room.

Cheng Jingmo lowered his gaze, his eyes deep and puzzled.

He needed to ask Yu Xiangyang where he went wrong.

The news soon spread throughout the family quarters.

That brave and fearless heroine who faced seven opponents alone was scared faint by a green caterpillar!

While the family members laughed at Yu Xiangnian, they admired her even more.

After all, someone so delicate that even a caterpillar could scare her made her bravery against villains even more impressive!

Cheng Jingmo did indeed find Yu Xiangyang and talked about the day’s events.

“She suddenly got angry, and I don’t know what I did wrong.”

Yu Xiangyang frowned, thought for a while, and then said, “She must be angry because the neighbors found out. She’s embarrassed!”

Cheng Jingmo nodded in realization.

He hadn’t expected those two to barge in without knocking!

Getting fainted by a caterpillar was indeed an embarrassing thing!

Yu Xiangyang added, “Also, she’s so delicate. How could you splash cold water on her face?! Even if she was scared, she would have woken up eventually without you doing anything.”

Cheng Jingmo nodded in agreement, feeling guilty. “I was too anxious at the time. Next time, I’ll just wait for her to wake up on her own.”

And so, two straight men who had never interacted with women seriously discussed women’s psychology.