Chapter 25: Dare to Do Something Interesting Together (1/2)

“Yaoyao!”

“I’m back!”

Zhao Qingfeng, standing in the heavy rain with a big grin, waved his hand foolishly from downstairs. Nobody knew the difficulties he had faced to return.

Most vehicles traveling from the provincial city to the county were for passenger and freight transport, and private cars were rare, especially in the dark without streetlights.

Zhao Qingfeng left the provincial city at four in the afternoon.

He first took an expensive taxi to the outskirts of the city, then waited over an hour in the rain before catching a ride from a kind-hearted driver.

Dropped off twenty kilometers from the county, he trudged through the rain on foot for about three hours.

To others, this might have seemed foolish.

But he chose to do it anyway.

Not just because he had promised over the phone to return even if it meant braving a downpour.

But also because Shen Lingyao in his previous life had quit her job and crossed oceans to donate bone marrow that saved his life.

Her deep affection for him compelled him to give her the same level of love in return.

Even more was worth it for him, and he wouldn’t hesitate to face challenges ten or a hundred times tougher.

“Brother Qingfeng? Brother Qingfeng! With such heavy rain, the buses must have stopped. How did you get back?”

Shen Lingyao was completely startled.

The window opened to the stormy weather, and she bit her lower lip in disbelief, realizing this was not a dream.

“Of course, I swam back. What are you doing? I’ve been knocking for so long. Look, I got you a birthday present!”

Zhao Qingfeng exaggeratedly held up the bulging package in front of his chest, mimicking a woman and causing laughter.

“You’re crazy! Who would believe that?”

Rain splashed on Shen Lingyao’s face, still struggling to believe what she saw.

“Really, look!”

Zhao Qingfeng suddenly turned around.

Imitating a dive, he fell into a nearby puddle, moving his limbs while raising his eyebrows at Shen Lingyao on the second floor.

Shen Lingyao was both angry and amused.

She wanted to scold him more.

But then she noticed Zhao Qingfeng suddenly stop moving, lying motionless in the puddle like a deflated husky.

“Brother Qingfeng!”

Shen Lingyao panicked.

Her mother had always said shallow water could drown a person.

Seeing Zhao Qingfeng’s exhausted appearance, she feared he might have fainted from overexertion and drowned.

If he really drowned, would she end up a widow…

With that thought,

Shen Lingyao hurriedly ran downstairs.

She rushed out without closing the window or grabbing an umbrella, braving the rain and pulling on Zhao Qingfeng’s arm forcefully.

“Brother Qingfeng, wake up!”

“What’s wrong with you, get up!”

“Don’t scare me, what will I do if you die?”

Shen Lingyao’s panic brought a sneaky delight to Zhao Qingfeng.

He twitched his body and suddenly flipped over, pretending to be very weak, “You do have some conscience, but I’m almost done for, my life is hanging by a thread. Quick, only mouth-to-mouth can save me…”

Shen Lingyao, never having faced such a situation, hurriedly threw herself down, embracing Zhao Qingfeng, even considering if mouth-to-mouth was necessary.

The heat of his body and the soft touch intoxicated Zhao Qingfeng.

But then he realized the prank might have gone too far.

He wasn’t afraid of being soaked, but he couldn’t let Shen Lingyao catch a cold.

“Yaoyao, I’m already soaked through, forgot it’s still raining. Let go, I was just teasing you, hurry up and take shelter from the rain!”

Zhao Qingfeng, extremely anxious, quickly got up and gently pushed her away.

“Really?”

Shen Lingyao slowly stood up, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, smiling when she saw Zhao Qingfeng was fine.

But in a flash,

She pinched him hard.

Talking about taking shelter?

She was already soaked through.

The rain drenched her little bear pajamas, disheveled her long hair, and tiny droplets hung on her upturned eyelashes. Those beautiful eyes, just like in the past, captured Zhao Qingfeng’s heart in a moment.

The weather played along.

The rain suddenly lessened.

One minute later.

The sky cleared.

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