Chapter 169: Exposed

When Zhou Li handed the child to Lu Qingyun, she deliberately used her fingertips to lightly touch Lu Qingyun’s back of the hand.

 She had heard that Lu Qingyun was allergic to women, but she didn’t believe it.

 Otherwise, how could Lu Qingyun be married now?

Lu Qingyun frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure in his eyes.

He turned around, walked to Ling Yao, and handed the child to her.

Everyone was surprised to see this.

“Captain Lu, what are you doing?” Zhou Li came to her senses and hurriedly stepped forward to snatch the child from Ling Yao.

Lu Qingyun stepped forward and blocked Zhou Li, “I said my wife is a doctor, she can save Xiao Yu.”

Ling Yao took a silver needle from her pocket and looked at the little guy who was pretending to be unconscious with a playful smile,

 “Little guy, if you don’t wake up, I’m going to give you a shot.”

As soon as the words left her mouth, the child, who had been lying quietly in Ling Yao’s arms, suddenly trembled.

His tightly closed eyes slightly opened a crack. When he saw the silver needle in Ling Yao’s hand, his face turned pale with fear.

He shook his head vigorously, struggling to break free from Ling Yao’s arms,

 “I don’t want a shot, I don’t want a shot, I’m fine… Mom, save me… I don’t want a shot…” He was most afraid of needles.

Seeing this, Zhou Li panicked and quickly tried to grab the child back, “Xiao Yu, don’t be afraid, Mom is here.”

Lu Qingyun blocked her path.

Ling Yao gently tapped her finger, and the struggling child immediately stopped moving.

She smiled slightly, lowered her head and looked at the little face full of fear in her arms,

 “You don’t have to get a shot, just tell your sister honestly, did anything get stuck in your throat?

 If you lie, then I’ll have to give you a shot!” With that, she deliberately shook the cold silver needle in her hand.

Xiao Yu’s face turned pale with fear. He shook his head desperately and stammered,

 “No… no! I was just playing a game with Mom, she asked me to pretend to be sick and lie on the ground, then she went to find Uncle Lu to pretend to be a doctor and check on me.”

Ling Yao smiled slightly, gently tapped Xiao Yu’s body, and placed him gently on the ground.

She turned her head and looked at Zhou Li, whose face was as pale as paper, her eyes full of playfulness and mockery, “Sister, do you want to add or explain anything?”

“Sister Zhou, you’re not doing this right. How can you joke with a child like that.”

“Exactly, I was scared to death, I thought it was real!”

“It’s a good thing it was just a false alarm!” Everyone talked at once, their voices filled with blame and dissatisfaction.

Zhou Li’s face was like an overturned palette, changing from green to red, her expression extremely complex.

Suddenly, she quickly took a step forward and rushed directly to Xiao Yu, who was standing aside.

Without saying a word, she raised her hand and slapped Xiao Yu’s butt hard, cursing as she did,

 “I told you not to talk nonsense! I told you not to make things up! Look at me, I’m going to teach you a lesson today…”

“Wah…” Xiao Yu immediately burst into tears, his cries were deafening.

Seeing this, the people around quickly gathered around to stop her.

Ling Yao and Lu Qingyun exchanged smiles and walked towards their home.

“Wife, I’m allergic, look.” Lu Qingyun went home and rolled up his sleeves to show Ling Yao the red rash on his arm.

Ling Yao looked up and saw that Lu Qingyun’s arm was covered in small red bumps.

She took out a pill and handed it to his mouth, “Take this, it’ll be fine.”

Lu Qingyun opened his mouth, took the pill, and at the same time held Ling Yao’s finger in his mouth.

Ling Yao rolled her eyes at him, pulled back her hand, “Tell me, what’s going on with that Zhou Li?”

 She had noticed that Zhou Li’s gaze towards Lu Qingyun was not pure.

After this incident, she was even more certain of her guess. It’s true that men who are too outstanding are easy to attract attention.

Lu Qingyun nodded and pulled Ling Yao to sit on the sofa, “Zhou Li’s husband was also a captain, just like me.

Last month, Old Yang died on a mission. Originally, Zhou Li was supposed to leave the family quarters.

After an investigation, it was found that Zhou Li’s parents had passed away years ago, and Old Yang was an orphan, so there were no relatives in his hometown.

They were allowed to stay in the family quarters temporarily. Before Old Yang died, he asked me to take care of them, mother and son.

 I promised. These days, I’ve also often had people send them some food, but nothing else.”

He had promised Old Yang to take care of his wife and child, but he would have his limits.

So every time he sent things to Zhou Li and her son, he would send his guards. He wouldn’t have any private contact with them.

Ling Yao nodded knowingly, “But Zhou Li’s intentions aren’t pure.” She felt sorry for Zhou Li, and she understood the hardships of being a military wife, but she didn’t approve of Zhou Li’s actions.

“I know. That’s why I plan to apply to the higher-ups to arrange a residence for Zhou Li and her son in their hometown.”

After today’s incident, Lu Qingyun just wanted to stay as far away from Zhou Li and her son as possible.

After the onlookers left, Zhou Li closed the courtyard door, leaving only Yang Qiuhong.

She knew that Yang Qiuhong and Ling Yao didn’t get along. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

She wanted to team up with Yang Qiuhong to deal with Ling Yao.

Yang Qiuhong had the same idea, so the two hit it off immediately.

“Sister Qiuhong, were you really fired from the hospital because of Ling Yao?” Zhou Li poured Yang Qiuhong a cup of tea and sat down opposite her.

“Of course it’s true. That woman is evil, you saw it today, didn’t you?”

Zhou Li narrowed her eyes, a hint of malice flashing in them, “She made me lose face in the family quarters today. I definitely won’t let her get away with it.”

“What do you want to do?” Yang Qiuhong always knew that Zhou Li was not someone to be trifled with.

Zhou Li rolled her eyes, chuckled softly, leaned closer to Yang Qiuhong and whispered in her ear.

Lu Qingyun went to the army in the afternoon. Ling Yao felt bored, so she entered the space.

A little dog ran over, its furry head gently rubbing against Ling Yao’s leg.

Ling Yao bent down, reached out and picked up Xinghuo, rubbing its head, “Little rascal, did you steal my pills again?”

After picking up Xinghuo, she had been keeping it in her space. Now, Xinghuo was completely different from when it was first picked up.

 Its fur had become exceptionally soft and smooth, like silky satin.

 Its originally ocean-blue eyes were now even brighter and more captivating.

Xinghuo seemed to understand Ling Yao’s words. It whimpered twice, as if it was acting cute and continued to rub against Ling Yao’s body.

Ling Yao was amused by it and gently patted Xinghuo’s little butt, then put it back on the ground,

 “Xinghuo, only the pills in the white porcelain bottle are for you. Don’t touch the pills in the blue and black porcelain bottles, understand?”

Xinghuo nodded its little head very obediently, indicating that it had remembered.

“Go play!” Ling Yao smiled and stroked Xinghuo’s head.

Xinghuo was as fast as lightning, disappearing in a flash, like a shooting star in the night sky, vanishing without a trace.

Ling Yao retracted her gaze, took out the alchemy furnace, prepared the herbs, and began to refine pills.

She had already signed a contract with the Military District Hospital, promising them that she would provide them with a batch of healing pills next week.

Time passed quietly, Ling Yao was immersed in the world of alchemy, completely oblivious to everything else.

She focused on controlling the heat, the proportion of herbs, and the flow of spiritual energy, striving for perfection in every detail.

Gradually, she forgot everything outside, her heart only focused on the pills that were about to take shape.

Sensing the medicinal fragrance coming from the alchemy furnace, Ling Yao knew that the pills were ready.

She took out a porcelain bottle and collected the pills from the alchemy furnace one by one.

Just as she finished, she heard a shout from outside, “Yaoyao! Yaoyao! Are you home?”

Ling Yao knew it was Lu Qingyun who had returned. She glanced at her watch and realized that she had been in the space for a full three hours.

After thinking for a moment, Ling Yao left the space. Now that she and Qingyun were husband and wife, she felt it was time to tell him the secret of her space.

Lu Qingyun couldn’t find Ling Yao in the house. He was about to go out and look for her when he saw Ling Yao suddenly appear in front of him.

His heart skipped a beat, a flash of surprise in his eyes, “Yaoyao!”