Chapter 21: Absolutely Not, Absolutely Not – Saliva Disinfection
When Dong Ling received the call from Song Mingzhi, she could no longer hold back.
Actually, if Xuan Du had observed more carefully, she would have seen how forced and pained Dong Ling was. Fortunately, Xuan Du didn’t. Seeing that Dong Ling’s reaction wasn’t what she wanted, she became angry and left immediately.
The reason she stood there motionless was because she couldn’t move at all. She used all her strength to make herself stiff like a piece of wood. The physiological feeling of near cardiac arrest and suffocation made her vision blur.
After speaking to Song Mingzhi, Dong Ling started to sway. Her legs were so weak she couldn’t stand straight, almost falling to the ground. She could only shakily find the nearest chair to sit down, her face deathly pale.
“Miss, are you alright? Do you need me to call someone for you?”
A nearby tourist noticed Dong Ling’s unusual state and asked kindly.
Dong Ling shook her head and said weakly: “Thank you, no need, someone will come pick me up later.”
She wouldn’t show weakness in front of Xuan Du, but facing Song Mingzhi, she always felt a sense of trusting dependence. It didn’t matter if she showed her fear and embarrassed herself, because she knew Song Mingzhi wouldn’t hurt or laugh at her.
Song Mingzhi arrived quickly, still wearing her costume. Fortunately, the clothes weren’t too out of place, just a bit thin for winter.
“You didn’t have to rush.”
Dong Ling had hoped Song Mingzhi would come quickly, but seeing her jogging over, she felt a little apologetic.
Sitting on the chair, she used a tissue to wipe the sweat from Song Mingzhi’s forehead, telling her to take it easy.
“I was worried something happened to you. What’s wrong with your legs?”
Song Mingzhi examined Dong Ling’s legs, but didn’t see any obvious injuries.
“Xuan Du knows I’m afraid of heights, she insisted on taking me on those rides to scare me. My legs aren’t injured, they’re just weak, I can’t walk.”
Dong Ling squeezed her thighs, even though she was sitting down now, her legs still trembled involuntarily.
“Has she left?”
Song Mingzhi frowned slightly, anger in her eyes.
She wasn’t relieved that Dong Ling wasn’t injured. Knowing that Dong Ling was afraid of heights and still forcing her to go on those high-altitude rides, Xuan Du’s malicious intentions were obvious.
She didn’t ask why Dong Ling agreed, it was obviously due to some reason, and there was no need to ask.
“She left. Help me… huh…”
Dong Ling nodded, she planned to have Song Mingzhi help her to the entrance and then back to the manor, but unexpectedly, when she put her hand on Song Mingzhi’s shoulder, she was directly picked up.
This scene was a bit beyond her comprehension. She, Dong Ling, the sugar daddy, was being carried by the beautiful woman she was nominally keeping, in a princess carry.
In front of everyone, in a princess carry.
021 covered its face: [Embarrassing! Our domineering CEOs are always the ones doing the princess carry!]
021 couldn’t bear to watch. This was definitely the most useless domineering CEO it had ever handled. She was so cool and imposing just now in front of others, but as soon as the female lead appeared, her legs turned into noodles. Was this reasonable?
Dong Ling’s face burned, she moved her legs, wanting to get down from Song Mingzhi’s arms.
“Hey… no need… I… I can walk by myself, it’s really not that…”
Dong Ling’s language system malfunctioned, her words stuttering.
“If you move again, I might touch your butt.”
Song Mingzhi said this with a smile, a hint of ambiguity, reminding Dong Ling of their first meeting, when she said “Alright” teasingly, like a kiss about to fall, but pulling away at the last moment.
Dong Ling didn’t dare to move, she was afraid Song Mingzhi would really touch her butt.
Seeing Dong Ling behave, Song Mingzhi restrained her mischievous thoughts.
It wasn’t that difficult to carry her, but the winter clothes were thick, and Dong Ling’s down jacket was very slippery, so she wasn’t entirely joking just now. If Dong Ling continued to move, she might really slide down. To prevent that, she would definitely have to hold her.
When Dong Ling stepped into the car, she could still feel the weakness in her legs, she didn’t know if it was because the aftereffects hadn’t worn off yet, or because she was still embarrassed from being carried by Song Mingzhi.
She was unusually reserved, keeping a distance of two people’s width between herself and Song Mingzhi, her hands on her knees, sitting upright.
Song Mingzhi covered her smile with her hand, to avoid embarrassing the girl further.
“She brought you to the amusement park, and then just left like that?”
Song Mingzhi didn’t mention any names, but both she and Dong Ling knew who she was talking about.
“Yes, she left angrily when she didn’t see me give in.”
Dong Ling sighed lightly, her tone more helpless than annoyed.
“She’s very impulsive.”
Song Mingzhi sensed Dong Ling’s emotions and spoke more tactfully.
“Yes, she’s always been like this, very childish. She was like this before, and she hasn’t changed, always trying to achieve her goals through threats, hoping everyone would obey her. She’s not this demanding of others, only of me… But I won’t indulge her unconditionally, I can’t reciprocate her feelings, so she always feels like I owe her something.”
“She thinks that no matter what she does, I should always be on her side. Her sense of right and wrong is very weak, sometimes even twisted, it has to do with her traumatic childhood. I know about that and I’ve helped her, so she feels that even if everyone else abandons her, I can’t.”
Dong Ling’s tone was very calm, not complaining or melancholic, but peaceful. Like the calmness after a night of rain.
“Eileen Chang has a saying in her book, something like ‘If you knew me then, you would forgive me now.’ But that’s not a reason to hurt others. I’ve told her many times, but she didn’t listen, she wasn’t willing to restrain herself, but became even more indulgent, so I chose to cut ties with her. Calling the police that time, after many failed conversations, was the most drastic thing I did.”
“You don’t owe her anything.”
Song Mingzhi frowned slightly, inexplicably feeling a little irritated. It was probably because the car was too enclosed, making her feel a little suffocated.
“Yes, I know what I’m doing. Thank you for picking me up so quickly.”
Dong Ling nodded. Pouring out some of the pent-up emotions in her heart and being affirmed made her feel much better.
Song Mingzhi smiled: “It’s my duty to serve my boss.”
Dong Ling knew this wasn’t the real reason. She didn’t know if it was her imagination, or because of that sugar daddy contract, but when Song Mingzhi called her that, she always sensed a hint of teasing intimacy.
Dong Ling was prepared for Xuan Du to come looking for her again, but unexpectedly, she didn’t see Xuan Du for several days.
She even made some inquiries, and after learning the general reason, she stopped paying attention.
Song Mingzhi, on the other hand, asked about Xuan Du’s movements with concern. Dong Ling replied with what she had learned: “It seems like the company she runs into some trouble, I’m not very clear about the specifics.”
Xuan Du’s company was in the cosmetics industry, which was one of her sources of income. After all, as the mayor’s daughter, she couldn’t be too high-profile, the money she used to support her lifestyle had to have a legitimate source.
Song Mingzhi nodded, and as she lowered her head, the darkness in her eyes disappeared, her expression returning to normal when she looked up again.
She had just made some small moves to prevent Xuan Du from focusing all her attention on Dong Ling, but this wasn’t a permanent solution.
Without Xuan Du’s harassment, Dong Ling became busy again. At the same time, there were some changes in the plot outline. Although the task system hadn’t issued any tasks recently, she could now see a little further into the plot.
In the original novel, after filming a TV series and a movie, the female lead successfully became one of the “Four Little Actresses,” one of the most popular actresses.
With popularity came jealousy and envy. A female supporting character named Zhu Shini would frame the female lead, deliberately causing her to have an allergic reaction, and buying negative press about her.
The unlocked plot ended here. Dong Ling was relieved not to see her own name appear and called Yuki, asking her to investigate this Zhu Shini.
After informing Yuki, Dong Ling changed her clothes and was about to go out to a business dinner. Just as she stepped out of the house, she saw Song Mingzhi’s assistant, Xiao Tan, rushing towards the lounge with a first-aid kit.
“What’s wrong? Is Mingzhi injured?”
Dong Ling was a little anxious, what would happen if the female lead was injured?
“Teacher Song scraped her waist, it’s bleeding, but it’s not serious. The first-aid kit in the lounge was taken to the other set, CEO Dong, I’ll take this over first.”
Xiao Tan quickly explained the situation and then ran off like the wind.
Dong Ling also walked towards the lounge. The most important thing right now was Song Mingzhi’s injury, the business dinner could wait.
Dong Ling couldn’t run fast in high heels, so she could only walk quickly. When she arrived at the lounge, Xiao Tan was standing guard at the door.
“Why aren’t you going in?”
Xiao Tan replied: “Teacher Song is going to apply the medicine herself, she asked us to leave.”
Dong Ling wasn’t reassured without seeing Song Mingzhi’s injury and knocked on the door.
“Mingzhi, it’s me, I heard you were injured, can I come in?”
“The door isn’t locked, CEO Dong, just come in.”
Song Mingzhi’s voice was a little muffled through the door. Dong Ling pushed the door open and closed it behind her.
Song Mingzhi was lying sideways on a chair, a cotton swab with antiseptic in her hand.
Dong Ling watched as Song Mingzhi lifted her clothes, revealing a small section of her waist, her pants pulled down to her hip bones, a red and purple wound coming into view.
“How did you get injured?”
Just looking at it made Dong Ling wince, her brows furrowing.
“I was climbing over the wall, my clothes were too thin, and I scraped myself against the rough wall when I braced myself. It’s not serious, it’ll be fine once it scabs over.”
Song Mingzhi rolled up the hem of her clothes a bit more to avoid getting antiseptic on them, she pressed the cotton swab against the wound, her body trembling involuntarily.
The movement of her breathing made the curve of her waist more pronounced, the hideous scrape against her jade-like skin made Dong Ling frown even more.
“Let me help you.”
Dong Ling took the cotton swab with antiseptic from Song Mingzhi’s hand, picked up the antiseptic bottle from the table with her other hand, bent down, and moved closer to Song Mingzhi’s wound.
Song Mingzhi held the hem of her clothes to prevent them from slipping down, making it easier for Dong Ling to apply the medicine.
The task system, which had been silent for several days, suddenly appeared, startling Dong Ling and almost causing her to press the cotton swab against Song Mingzhi’s wound. Fortunately, she stopped in time.
[Task: Suck on the female lead’s injured finger. Completing this task will reward 2% progress.]
Dong Ling was in despair. What was it like to have a system that was an idiot? This.
021 weakly explained: [In the original novel, the female lead cut her finger while cutting fruit.]
Even if Song Mingzhi had injured her finger, Dong Ling would still hesitate about this task, let alone now that Song Mingzhi had injured her waist!
Her waist!
How was she supposed to suck on it?! Licking it for saliva disinfection would be more like it!
“Ling Ling?”
Seeing Dong Ling freeze instead of applying the medicine, Song Mingzhi waved her fingers in front of her face.
“What are you thinking about? Why are you spacing out?”
Dong Ling’s thoughts were jumbled, the task, the finger, and the thought “licking it for saliva disinfection would be more like it” all mixed together, so she subconsciously blurted out: “Lick your finger…”
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