Chapter 24: Absolutely Not, Absolutely Not – Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Wife
Dong Ling felt at peace, and inwardly praised Song Mingzhi’s way of handling things.
As expected of the female lead, truly wonderful.
021 proudly raised its head: [Of course.]
Dong Ling rolled her eyes at it: [She’s the one being praised, what are you so proud of?]
021: [I feel honored to be associated with her!]
Dong Ling stopped arguing with the system and sat up in bed.
The movement was quickly noticed by Song Mingzhi, who was sitting on the sofa. Song Mingzhi put down her phone and walked towards the bed.
“Are you feeling better?”
Song Mingzhi observed Dong Ling’s face, seeing the slight return of color to her cheeks, and placed a glass of hot water in front of her.
“Much better, thank you, thanks to you.”
Dong Ling was extremely thirsty. She had been under cold water for too long, the alternating hot and cold causing a sore throat, and her voice was slightly nasal.
Song Mingzhi watched the slender arm extend from under the covers, the wrist fair and delicate, recalling the softness of those arms around her, and lowered her eyes.
Dong Ling finished the glass of hot water and felt much better, she coughed slightly, curling her fingers into a fist.
Her hair, originally wet, was now fluffy after drying, making her face seem even smaller. Her inherently sharp features, softened by her weakened state, had a sickly beauty, her gaze captivating.
Song Mingzhi tucked the corner of the quilt and resisted the urge to brush the stray hair from Dong Ling’s temples.
“You should still go to the hospital later to check for any aftereffects, and take some medicine to prevent a cold. You were under cold water for too long, your body can’t handle it in this weather.”
Song Mingzhi poured another glass of water for Dong Ling and placed the bag from the sofa on the bedside.
“These are the clothes I just had someone send over. We’ll go to the hospital after you change.”
Dong Ling was even more touched and nodded.
What a kind and beautiful person!
Facing away from Song Mingzhi, Dong Ling lifted the quilt without hesitation, took out the clothes from the bag, and put them on.
The phone Dong Ling had forgotten in the bathroom had been retrieved by Song Mingzhi and placed on the table. Dong Ling had left it on the sink without direct contact with water, so the phone was still working.
“Do you know who did this?”
Song Mingzhi looked at Dong Ling and started asking about what had happened.
Seeing Dong Ling’s state earlier, she thought it was Xuan Du’s doing, but then she thought, if it was Xuan Du, she wouldn’t have left.
Unfortunately, she didn’t know much about Dong Ling’s social circle, so she didn’t know who else could have done this.
“…It was a misunderstanding, it wasn’t anyone, I accidentally drank the wrong drink. But how could someone do such a thing? This isn’t consensual, it’s completely despicable.”
Dong Ling’s expression was cold, she was extremely disgusted by such things, or rather, the behavior they represented.
She wasn’t judging consensual acts between adults, but this had gone beyond that scope, even causing her to suffer.
There was something in Chen Fei’s drink, why didn’t she warn her?
Fortunately, the drug wasn’t too strong, it didn’t make her completely lose her mind at the beginning.
Dong Ling would definitely settle the score later, but now wasn’t the time, she had to go to the hospital first.
“You should be careful in the future…”
Song Mingzhi paused. She originally wanted to relay what Wang Buli said to Dong Ling, but felt it would be too abrupt and inappropriate.
After all, directly saying that the other party was very sensitive would be a bit strange and ambiguous, especially after what just happened, and they were still in the same room.
“I had them draw your blood when I asked the doctor to come, I’ll show you the test results later.”
Song Mingzhi rephrased her words and decided to say it this way, letting the test results tell Dong Ling about her low drug resistance and high sensitivity.
“Okay.”
Dong Ling nodded and left the room with Song Mingzhi.
The party seemed to be over at this time, the downstairs was empty.
They left Ruyi Mansion. The moment they stepped out the door, fireworks exploded in the night sky.
Dong Ling looked at the electronic clock on the building and realized it was exactly midnight, the beginning of the new year.
“Happy New Year.”
Although this wasn’t the traditional Chinese New Year, at this point in the Gregorian calendar, these words were still appropriate.
The fireworks were dazzling, but to Song Mingzhi, the person looking up at the fireworks under the grand night sky was even more captivating.
“Happy New Year.”
Song Mingzhi replied softly, the corners of her lips curving upwards.
In the first hour of the new year, Dong Ling was on an IV drip.
She wasn’t in bad shape, but even for people with good constitutions, being under cold water for ten or twenty minutes in winter would usually lead to illness.
Dong Ling was surprised when Song Mingzhi brought her to Nanjia Private Hospital, because there was a First Hospital closer to them on the way here.
As they walked in, she even wondered if she had ever told Song Mingzhi that she frequented this hospital and even had shares in it.
But she quickly realized that her first meeting with Song Mingzhi was here, so it was normal for Song Mingzhi to bring her here.
“You don’t have to stay here with me, I’m fine by myself.”
Dong Ling looked at Song Mingzhi sitting beside her. It was getting late, and she had already troubled her for so long today, she felt embarrassed to bother her further.
“It’s okay, I’m waiting for the test results anyway.”
Actually, the results were already out, sitting in Wang Buli’s office.
Song Mingzhi had also planned to leave, but she felt that Dong Ling probably wanted her to stay.
Recalling Dong Ling’s words when she was disoriented, Song Mingzhi coughed lightly, hiding her smile.
The girl could be more demanding, she was kind enough to her, it would be fine even if she used her boss status to force her to stay.
But she was always so cautious, as if afraid of being misunderstood, so she could only cooperate, to avoid scaring the girl away before her own feelings were completely clear.
Dong Ling was a little suspicious, after all, blood tests did take time, but she felt even closer to Song Mingzhi.
She suddenly understood the joy of Wen Han keeping a woman, it was indeed very enjoyable.
Dong Ling’s right hand was on an IV drip, her left hand scrolling through messages on her phone, mainly complaining about Chen Shang Shang in their group chat.
[Sisters for Life]
Dong Ling: Chen Shang Shang, where are you, where are you, where are you, where are you, where are you?
Dong Ling: Too busy checking out handsome guys and beautiful women? Do you know what happened to your sister?
Dong Ling: Send me Chen Fei’s contact information, now.
Dong Ling: Distorted Face.jpg
Dong Ling was waiting for Chen Shang Shang to come and get scolded, but it was another sister who replied.
Tang Qianxi: Why are you on an IV drip? Are you sick?
Tang Qianxi: Shang Shang is drunk, I’ll send you Chen Fei’s contact information. What happened?
Dong Ling: I’ll tell you after Shang Shang sobers up.
Dong Ling looked at the business card Tang Qianxi sent and clicked add, waiting for the other party to accept.
Chen Fei was probably out partying and didn’t check her phone often.
Dong Ling wasn’t in a hurry, she looked up, turned her neck, and saw Song Mingzhi looking intently at her phone screen. She casually asked what she was looking at.
“Stocks.”
Song Mingzhi looked up, not avoiding her gaze, and even looked at Dong Ling expectantly, waiting for her to start a conversation.
Dong Ling originally wanted to tell her not to try it, but then she remembered that Song Mingzhi had studied finance and felt it was unnecessary to say so, so she just nodded.
Seeing Dong Ling’s oblivious look, Song Mingzhi couldn’t help but worry that the girl was too trusting, what if she was taken advantage of in the future?
After thinking about it, Song Mingzhi felt she still needed to keep a closer eye on her in secret to prevent Dong Ling from being deceived.
The IV bag was almost empty after about half an hour, and the nurse came to remove the needle.
Song Mingzhi stood up: “I’ll go get the test results.”
“Then I’ll go see my friend first, come find me upstairs after you get the results.”
Wen Han was hospitalized upstairs, and Dong Ling went to visit him every day.
And just now, a thought occurred to her, Song Mingzhi and Wen Han, the male and female leads, hadn’t met yet. She wondered if there was some hidden connection between these two destined lovers, maybe Song Mingzhi would feel something special upon seeing Wen Han.
Dong Ling thought it would be great if that was the case, then Wen Han would wake up, the tasks could proceed smoothly, and the world wouldn’t be destroyed.
021 expressed its support for this idea.
[There might be a special connection between destined partners, and maybe the male lead’s consciousness will awaken as soon as they meet!]
021 was having a beautiful dream, its tone so hopeful that Dong Ling also indulged in that hope, her smile becoming even sweeter.
Song Mingzhi looked at Dong Ling, who was smiling sweetly, and nodded.
The girl was indeed happy to have her company, her smile so sweet.
Dong Ling told Song Mingzhi Wen Han’s room number and went up in the elevator first.
This floor was all private rooms. Dong Ling unlocked the fingerprint lock and pushed open the ward door.
Wen Han was still lying there unconscious, the air purifier running in the ward, the heart rate monitor beeping steadily beside the bed.
Although Wen Han was in a vegetative state, professional caregivers cleaned him, massaged his atrophied muscles every day. If it weren’t for the oxygen tube, one would think he was just asleep.
“Your destined wife will be here soon, don’t worry, I didn’t do anything, after all, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, you should wake up soon, or your wife will run away with someone else one day, and you’ll be left crying.”
Dong Ling stood by the bed, chatting with Wen Han as she usually did.
“Your male lead script is really hot to handle, I don’t like working for free, remember to pay me after you wake up.”
“By the way, happy new year.”
Footsteps approached outside the door, Dong Ling stopped talking and opened the door for Song Mingzhi, who was knocking.
Dong Ling and 021 were both waiting, waiting for a destined encounter and a heart-fluttering scene!
021’s heart was filled with pink bubbles: [Here it comes, here it comes! This will definitely be love at first sight! A special feeling!]
Under Dong Ling’s expectant gaze, Song Mingzhi glanced at Wen Han on the bed.
“Are you leaving, or should I wait for you outside?”
Song Mingzhi’s tone was calm, without a ripple.
Dong Ling: ????
What happened to love at first sight? This was it?
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