Chapter 371 - Like A Blessing
Name：Shrewd wife of Lin brothers Author：fairytail72
When he was a little boy, after Lin Chen's prank disturbed him, Lin Yan started to have hallucinations, or whatever you would call them. Though he knew it wasn't real, it was hard for him to understand and come to terms with what he was seeing. He would always believe that what he was seeing was entirely accurate. As a little boy, it was challenging to comprehend whether it was reality or a hallucination. He couldn't distinguish between his imagination and his demons. After the night where he fainted in the graveyard, Lin Yan was brought back by Lin Jing. Since no one could comprehend how terrified he was, they left him alone in the room.
That night when he woke up, he woke up to a horrific scene of a woman leering over him. She was dressed in an old bride's clothing, and she watched him sleep on his bed. She didn't try to do anything to him. Still, the foreboding feeling of constantly being watched by a dead woman was unnerving. No matter how good a ghost woman she was, she still scared him.
Sometimes, Lin Yan wondered whether he was afraid of women because of his hallucination as a child or if it was all because of Luo Xin.
Of course, Lin Yan wasn't going to deal with this matter independently. Once he got scared, he immediately rushed to his mother and squeezed alongside her in her bed. The worse thing about having so many siblings with a single parent was that you can never be the first priority. At first, his siblings would let him squeeze in with their mother because they thought he was scared because of Lin Chen's prank. Later on, the brothers thought he should be over the prank and kicked him out of the shared bed. Now you would have to face the dark and hallucinations while sleeping alone with no one to protect you. Lin Yan didn't like it when his siblings squeezed him out of the sleeping group they formed around their mother just because he was the second oldest.
So, sleeping with his mother while clutching her arm as a form of security became a challenging task. So Lin Yan changed his tactic. He started sleeping on the outside edge of the group. The room was lit up by moonlight on this side of the bed. Through a window, it shined in to help keep the darkness away. He would stay awake, counting the stars until his body gave out and he fell asleep. It was crazy, but he somehow managed it. Sleeping out of pure exhaustion, it wasn't fun for a young boy like him.
Then one night, Lin Yan saw a woman with long inky hair that hid her bloody face. She wore a long tattered robe peering through the window right at him. He didn't scream. Instead, he lay still in his bed, staying motionless and staring at her vacantly like he was dead. He hoped that she would take him as someone who died and leave. He continued to do that until he blinked, and the woman vanished. He knew it was a hallucination, but it seemed pretty real to him. The dread he felt that night, Lin Yan would never forget it.
Of course, he didn't sleep that night, but the morning sun rose anyway. Surprisingly, Lin Yan opened his eyes, which was really shocking because he swore that he didn't sleep at all. He couldn't understand whether he was going crazy. His mother was also acting strangely and swore that he was haunted and should go with her to the temple and have the ghosts exorcised.
Lin Yan refused. He didn't want to show that he was a terrorized coward because he was taken to a graveyard by his little brother and left there as a prank. But then one night, While he slept, he heard someone chopping something. Every time the knife went struck, there would be a loud 'meow' like the thing that was getting chopped up was a cat. The mewling of the cat continued until it finally stopped when the chopping stopped.
Then came the cry of a baby as if it was being tortured. That was when Lin Yan lost it. He ran around the house screaming for his life. Mother Lin, who had had enough of his eccentricity, dragged him to a priest and had him exorcise the ghost that was possessing him. She then went to pray for his well-being at the temple and brought the red string back to protect him.
Lin Yan didn't know whether he was really possessed by a ghost. He was looking for a sense of security and protection. Once his mother brought this red string and tied it around his wrist, he stopped seeing things. Finally, he started to live his life as a normal human being.
Lin Yan could hear the baby's cry from his past resume outside the house. Lin Yan's felt his eyes widen as he squeezed his legs and covered his ears while burying his face in his knees. He wasn't listening to it. Whatever it was, he couldn't hear it at all.
"I can't hear a thing. There is definitely nothing on the roof or outside. There is nothing." Lin Yan kept repeating the sentence like he was chanting a mantra. But the more he chanted, the louder the child's scream became.
Lin Yan took out the broken string from under his pillow. He didn't know whether it would work after breaking, but only this could give him a sense of security right now. He clutched on the red string and chanted the mantra, again and again, hoping for a miracle just like before.
He was older now. He should be more courageous! He shouldn't be acting like a child who wasn't weaned off his mother's milk. But he just couldn't bring himself to face the situation. Anyone, if anyone would come up and help him, please!
"Lin Yan? Are you still awake in there?" like magic Su Wan's broke through his paranoia. Lin Yan sat up straight, his eyes were fixed on the door, but all his attention was on the child's cry. He heard nothing.
There was no sound, only silence. He couldn't hear anything.
Lin Yan teared up. He could feel warm tears dripping like raindrops on his cheeks as he rushed to open the door to get to Su Wan, his savior. Just like a blessing descending from above, knocking on his door, she stood on his threshold. She had a hand raised in the air to knock on his door once more.
She must have been surprised by his tears and his pale complexion because she forgot to put her hand down. She stared at him in confusion, "Hey, are you okay?"
But Lin Yan didn't answer. No, he couldn't answer. His relief was just too overwhelming. He rushed at her and wrapped his arms around her in a tight embrace. He had escaped the chill and torment of his demons.
She was warm, just like sunshine.
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Chapter 372 - [Bonus ]
Name：Shrewd wife of Lin brothers Author：fairytail72
Su Wan was pretty stunned. Well, she had been rather shocked for a while. From knowing her husband was molested to realizing that he was nothing but a big cry baby who loves to act like a tsundere from time to time. He liked to keep up the pretense he was a strong man. But this was a whole new side of him. He was rushing at her with an expression of being abandoned like a poor puppy left at home, his face then lighting up like a Christmas tree when his owner returned home. But was it okay for him to rub his face in the crook of her shoulder like that? Did he forget that because of him, she hadn't touched any of her husbands and could only abstain herself because she was worried about him?
After all, there was no way she could say, 'hey, I would like to check up on Ah Yan'. While she was busy making love with one of the Lin brothers, right? That would be so embarrassing and such a big turn-off.
Su Wan felt a dampness on her shoulder, and something flashed in her eyes as she zeroed her suspicion-filled eyes at Lin Yan. "Are you... Wiping Your snot on my clothes?"
Lin Yan paused, and then she paused for a moment. A loud shriek resonated through the Lin family's courtyard. "YOU ARE? AREN'T YOU, YOU BRAT?!?!"
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"Are you calm now?" said Su Wan as she sat on the bed with her leg crossed. She even used one of Lin Yan's favorite shirts to wipe his snot off her clothes. No, she wasn't feeling guilty about yelling at all. "Geez, this one was my favorite, it's hard to get the ombre effect, and Ah Yu had to experiment a lot to get it right. You just had to go and ruin it. I think I should tell Ah Yu that you just ruined his masterpiece. He will sort you out for good, ya know?"
"I am soddie," said Lin Yan, sounding stuffed up while blowing his nose in an old handkerchief. "I didn't want to do it, but then my nose started getting all itchy. I thought it was too embarrassing to let you see me in such a sorry state of mind. So I started destroying the evidence, but... I kind of got carried away and couldn't stop."
'Don't want to ruin your image?' mused Su Wan internally, 'is there any image for you to keep in front of me? I saw you all trembling and shaking a few days ago because of an old gaggy of a hag'.
Though Su Wan was mentally roasting Lin Yan, she was still in her 'support your emotionally traumatized husband' spirit. She didn't utter a peep that might offend him. Somehow one way or the other, "Well, you should stop getting ahead of yourself because someone can get seriously hurt if you continue on this path."
Lin Yan raised his head from his kneeling position and looked at Su Wan with a 'are you going to hurt me' expression while giving her the best of his puppy dog eyes.
Su Wan, who understood his plan, waved her hand as she shook off his suspicion regarding her. "I am not talking about me. I'm talking about Ah Yu. All my clothes are designed by him, aren't they? He is pretty serious about keeping these clothes neat and clean for as long as he can. I'm afraid he might find trouble with you once he finds out."
'Ah, so that's what she meant,' Lin Yan finally understood what Su Wan said. He nodded as he finally spoke, "Don't worry, I will do the laundry tomorrow."
'That's not what I was saying! You brat!'
However, no matter how angry Su Wan was from Lin Yan's straightforward attitude, she didn't say anything angry. Right now wasn't the time to discuss the dirty laundry problem, so she took a calming breath and looked at Lin Yan with a serious expression. "Alright, enough about that. Now can you tell me why you are all crying and sobbing like that? No, what I mean - what happened this time? Did you have a bad dream again?"
Lin Yan shook his head. Now that Su Wan knew about everything, he didn't see why he needed to hide such things from her. He inhaled sharply before retelling her what he had just seen and heard.
"Are you saying that you heard a baby cry at the top of your roof?" repeated Su Wan after she finished listening to what Lin Yan just told her. She threw her back and looked at the ceiling of Lin Yan's room. After fixing it up, there were no holes left in the roof and the support beams were reinforced and sturdy. Even the window was closed. But then again, this room didn't have any soundproofing, so it shouldn't be a surprise that he heard such a thing. "Hmm, let's go look then."
Lin Yan, who was kneeling as an apology, jumped up at once. All the blood in his face drained as he stared at Su Wan in a horrified trance. "What! Wait, wait, wait!! Wait a damn second! What do you mean by let's go look? Huh? Huh? What do you mean by it? Where are you taking me? On a ride? To where?"
Su Wan watched him bumbling like an idiot and almost tsked in annoyance. She really couldn't understand why Lin Yan was so scared of a crying baby if there was one. What can a baby do? Cry at them?
However, she was a patient wife. She would peacefully deal with her husband. She won't get angry because her husband was not in a stable condition. So she has to be really patient and treat him with all the love she has because she was a good wife. Right! "To the roof where else? We need to take care of the baby!" if there was one.
More importantly, she needed to take care of Lin Yan's fear.
However, Lin Yan didn't seem to like her idea. Instead of agreeing with her, he shook his head and kept repeating, "I won't. I won't. I won't."
In the end, "ARE YOU FUCKING GOING OR I SHALL DRAG YOU WITH ME?!" All the patience Su Wan had, was gone just like that in a poof.
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Chapter 373 - Don't Be Scared
Name：Shrewd wife of Lin brothers Author：fairytail72
"You don't have to be this scared," said Su Wan as she hoisted the wooden ladder up on her shoulder and then set it against the wall of Lin Yan's room. "It's going to be fine. I'm with you, aren't I? If there is a baby on the roof, then we will take care of it. You shouldn't get scared of babies."
Lin Yan pursed his lips. He knew that Su Wan was joking with him to lighten the heavy mood around them. But he really did not want to get up on the roof and run the risk of seeing something he didn't want to. After all, most of his hallucinations were something only Lin Yan could see alone. No one else could see what he saw, anyways.
Su Wan wasn't much of a security blanket while trying to climb up on the roof if he spoke the truth.
"Come on, follow me," called Su Wan as she started climbing the ladder. One by one she climbed the rungs of the ladder, and soon she was all the way up to the roof of his room. Lin Yan stood at the bottom of the ladder, holding its sides, hoping for some miracle to happen so that he didn't have to climb up. "There is nothing up here," said Su Wan when she saw that Lin Yan was not coming up, "nothing at all, and especially not a baby, come up and check for yourself."
"Wan Wan -" began Lin Yan trying to fight his case, but then Su Wan shook her head as she wriggled her finger in a 'no, no' action.
"If you don't come up here, I won't get down, so you better start climbing that ladder," threatened Su Wan. Honestly, she didn't want to, but Lin Yan forced her hand by acting obstinate.
Lin Yan knew that she was serious, so he still climbed that ladder despite having a sense of foreboding. Su Wan held her hand out and helped him up the roof when he reached the top of the ladder. It was just like she said, there was nothing. Except for some frozen leaves and a bit of melting snow, there was nothing on the roof.
Lin Yan blinked his eyes and looked around, waiting for a bloody head of a baby to pop out from somewhere, but nothing happened. Except for the two of them, no one else was there, whether alive or dead.
"See, there is nothing here," said Su Wan as she waved her hand around the roof, in a 'so you see' motion "just, you, me and the moon. Now you don't need to be scared, alright?"
Lin Yan nodded. Maybe he was really spooked out after learning that Luo Xin was back in the town and ended up having weird hallucinations because of that. Yes, that's must be it. He thought inwardly, but on the other hand, he kept clutching the red string in his right hand tightly.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" said Su Wan all of a sudden as the wind rustled past them, making the clouds flutter and float, revealing the brightly lit moon hidden behind them. The entire roof that was only lit from the lantern that Su Wan was carrying was instantly drowned in the white moonlight, lighting up every corner of the once dark roof.
"Yea, it's beautiful. But it is freezing," replied Lin Yan.
Following that statement, that's how the romantic mood that Su Wan was trying to set up was broken. Like fragile glass.
Eyes twitching, Su Wan looked at Lin Yan. She was sure that if she ever got pregnant, Lin Yan would be the last of the brothers to get her pregnant. He was such a klutzy klutz when it came to emotions.
Lin Yan didn't know that he had just lost some major 'romance' points in Su Wan's eyes. He was still looking at the moon that was shining brighter than ever. His long hair fluttered in the wind, and he smiled just as bright as the moon. "But it is indeed stunning."
Su Wan's eyes widened at his careless smile, and suddenly her expression softened. Never before has she seen such a carefree smile on his face. She hooked her fingers with his and chuckled, "It would have been even better if we had hot chocolate."
"Hot chocolate? What's that-"
"it's a -" then Su Wan explained to him all about the hot chocolate and cocoa beans. Sure they didn't have it with them right now, but at least they can still discuss it, right? It's not like it's going to hurt them.
"It sounds really delicious. I wish I knew where to get cocoa beans," said Lin Yan as he rubbed his chin and pondered over what Su Wan had just told him. A creamy and sweet delicacy would become an instant hit in their restaurant if they could get their hands on it.
"Don't think much about it. It's not that easy to get the cocoa beans," said Su Wan as she shook her head and then wrapped her arms around herself when a swift and cold breeze blew past them.
Seeing her tremble because of the chill, Lin Yan immediately took off his robe and draped it over her shoulders. "Let's go inside. It might be getting warmer outside, but it isn't spring yet. If we stay here for long, then you might end up catching a cold."
Su Wan nodded. She secured the robe around her body and then climbed down the ladder. She hadn't dressed appropriately for a moon watching in the middle of the night. She only draped a thin layered cotton-padded jacket to check on Lin Yan and then intended to return to her room. She never thought that she would be climbing on the roof at night! But then again, as she watched Lin Yan climb down with that rosy hue on his cheeks. At the same time, moonlight illuminated his entire being like that of an angel. She realized that it wasn't too much of a loss either.
After all, such a beautiful sight should be appreciated no matter how many sufferings she has to go through for it.
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Chapter 374 - For Her Loved Ones
Name：Shrewd wife of Lin brothers Author：fairytail72
"I think that what you had weren't hallucinations, "said Su Wan as she sat down on the Kang bed to warm her feet and hands. She wrapped herself up with the blanket. "I mean, I'm pretty sure that maybe that saggy old hag just sent someone who knows martial arts with a child and has him stand on your roof to scare you. Did you tell someone about what you saw as a child? Because that's the only explanation that something like that happened after so long."
Lin Yan pondered over this thought for a while before he climbed inside the blanket with Su Wan and covered his hands and feet. He shook his head as he answered Su Wan, "I don't think I told anyone in Luo Xin's courtyard. I was quite wary of the servants there. I did have a friend there, and he found out about my hallucinations by chance because I had a nightmare. I didn't want to tell him, but I had no choice."
"Well, then maybe your friend betrayed you," said Su Wan simply. She laid back on the Kang, "of course, this is all my own hypothetical theories that I am coming up with. But you need to understand that it doesn't take long for people to change. So maybe that old friend betrayed you for his own advantage or something."
"Who knows?" said Lin Yan, lying on the Kang covered with blankets until only his eyes were peeking out next to Su Wan. "I really can't distinguish between the reality or the hallucinations in these situations. You see, whether it was a prank by that old woman or there was really something wrong on the roof, I don't know, and maybe I don't want to know because, in all honesty, my heart can't take it anymore."
While he was saying this, he kept rubbing the broken string in his hand. Su Wan watched him do it in silence before an exhausted sigh broke past her lips. Honestly, if possible, she wanted to know as well, but she would gladly take the latter option.
But then again, if this brought him peace of mind, she might as well go along with him.
After contemplating the situation, Su Wan closed her eyes and finally slept and succumbed to her exhaustion. She had a feeling that tomorrow would be a rather tiring day for her.
Mother Lin watched the broken teacup and suddenly felt a bit of foreboding rising in her heart. She was confident that something big was going to happen today. She didn't know what it was, but she just had a feeling.
"Mother-in-law?"
"Oh dear, my lord!" gasped mother Lin, entirely taken by surprise when Su Wan appeared out of nowhere. She was already having difficulty settling her restless heart down after seeing such an unlucky thing in the morning. Now Su Wan scared her by appearing out of the air, "What's - what's the matter, Wan Wan?"
Though Mother Lin was upset and shocked, she was a kind woman. She didn't snap at Su Wan just because of a slight scare and kept herself reasonably calm as she talked to Su Wan.
"Mother, I was just wondering where did you get the red string that Yan always wears? He told me that it is nothing less than a miracle to comfort his heart. Where did you get it from?" asked Su Wan as she sat down next to Mother Lin. Her expression was a mask of total calm and simple curiosity. No one, even the sharp-eyed Lin Yu, wouldn't be able to figure out what was going on in her mind.
"Ah, that string?" Mother Lin hadn't forgotten about that string. After all, that red string was something that saved Lin Yan's life years ago. "I got it from the temple of The Luminescent Peak. It's quite far from here, but everyone says that the high priest can tell you everything about your life, whether it is the future or the past. I was fortunate enough to meet the high priest, if not -" Mother Lin paused. "Anyway, it was all luck, but why are you asking about it?"
"Oh, it's nothing," said Su Wan as she stood up. "Yan kept yammering about how that temple was a miraculous thing and wouldn't tell me where it was, so I got a bit curious nothing more. Well, then, mother, have a good day."
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Su Wan felt her legs quiver standing in front of the Luminescent peak. She came here full of courage and guts, but now she wasn't so sure. The only reason she came here was Lin Yan's faith. Honestly, she felt confident that Lin Yan was paranoid because of his fear, but she would do whatever it took to calm his heart.
"Miss, are you sure that you want to do this?" the carriage driver, who brought Su Wan to the Luminescent peak, couldn't help but ask. The girl in front of him was tiny, like a petite pixie with a stature that was so tiny that he could crush her with a single blow. He really couldn't see this small young girl climbing the five hundred steps up, kowtowing on every step as she climbed. "It's five hundred steps. I think you should reconsider it, little girl."
Su Wan smiled at the kind old man trying to change her mind. She was not someone who would change her mind once she had decided to do something. "Thank you, Uncle. I really appreciate your kindness, but honestly, I'm doing this for someone I love rather than for myself, so I can not back down."
She turned around and walked towards the old yet clean stairs. It seemed that the person in charge of the cleanliness here was really particular about keeping everything neat and tidy. Every step was just as spotless as the ones above. Su Wan took one last look at the steps in front of her and then kneeled down before kowtowing three times in front of it. The force with which she kowtowed wasn't light, and her pale forehead soon turned red from pressing it against the steps.
The carriage driver watched her kowtow and climb, and with a sigh, he thought to himself, 'she really was such a young girl, but her life seemed filled with adversities. Or else she wouldn't be here'.
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Chapter 375 - Compensation
Name：Shrewd wife of Lin brothers Author：fairytail72
Climbing five hundred steps wasn't a small feat, especially when you have to finish it before dawn and return home. Su Wan was on her personal mission to replace the red string that Lin Yan had so much faith in. She was all bloody and bruised by the time she made it to the four hundred and ninety-eighth step.
She was panting as she somehow stood up once again. Her legs and arms were shaking, and the thought of giving up came into her mind again and again. Every time her eyes were dyed red due to the blood dripping from her forehead, a part of Su Wan would wish to turn around and leave.
But going back without a replacement would be useless, wouldn't it? She has shed blood anyway, and her legs and back were also killing her. After this torturous struggle, she might as well climb up to the top and get what she came here for. That's what she thought but -
"So fucking annoying," cursed Su Wan as she kowtowed again on the four hundred and ninety-ninth-step. She continued to bruise her already injured forehead even more with her repeated kowtowing. Another gush of warm red blood dripped down her forehead, and Su Wan wiped it away before it went inside her eyes. Her face was bloody, her forehead was throbbing, and her entire body was aching so badly as if something was pressing down her. "This is so fucking annoying!" she shouted, letting out her frustration before she climbed another step and then once again kneeled down with shaky legs to kowtow again.
"Hah... Hah! Hah..." Su Wan stumbled the second she made it to the top of the flight of stairs built into the mountain. She didn't even want to think about how she would go back down. On all fours, she panted as she scolded the entire line of generations of the high priest for building their temple on such a high mountain. A hundred steps were enough, weren't they?! Was there really a need to add another four hundred on top?! What if someone dies because of a heat stroke or something? What are they going to do then, let that guy rot in the middle of the stairs?
"Certainly not," answered a new voice that startled Su Wan, causing her to look up. But her expression was still full of loathing. The person standing in front of her was a withered old man, but his eyes were full of wisdom. He smiled down at Su Wan despite knowing that she was scolding him internally. "We do not let our benefactors die in the middle of the steps. We send them back respectfully to their house, though such a thing rarely happens here. Because everyone here knows that only those with a will stronger than Mount Tai can climb these steps."
Su Wan felt her eyelid twitch. Did this old man just read what was going on in her head?
"No, no, reading a lady's mind is impolite. That's not a good thing," said the old man as if Su Wan was the one asking this question instead of thinking it in her head. "That's something rude. I don't believe that such a rude act would be well suited for me. It's just that benefactor's expressions are so vivid that it's easy to read what's going on in your head, and oh, before I forget, here, take this and clean the blood. It's not good for such a young girl to bleed so much."
Su Wan narrowed her eyes at the clear salve bottle that the old man held in his hands. However, beggars cannot be choosers. She took the white towel from the old man and wiped her face clean before applying the cool, medicinal salve on her face. Just as the old man said, her forehead stopped bleeding after a short while.
"Thank you, old master," said Su Wan as she handed the old man his medicinal salve back. Though she was angry and frustrated because of the sufferings she just had to go through, she knew that she was the one who decided to come here and no one forced her. She tried to keep a check on her anger as much as she could, and since the old man helped her, she had to act even nicer towards him.
"No worries, No worries," said the old man as he put the salve back inside his robe. "This is something that I should do. After all, our benefactor has come from rather far away searching for me, haven't you?"
Su Wan felt a cold breeze blow past them as she stared into his eyes that looked so old but wise. She couldn't help but have a feeling that the old man could see right through her, whether past or future. Under his serene gaze, she couldn't help but look away. The pressure of the gaze from the old master before her was too great to maintain eye contact for very long.
"Dear, Dear," said the Old master when she broke from his gaze. He seemed disappointed, as if she just interrupted his favorite noon drama or something. "Do I scare you, young Benefactor?"
"Are you going to hurt me?" asked Su Wan, glancing to her left and right, trying to avoid the gaze that was locked firmly on her face.
"Oh dear, of course not. Harming our benefactor, that's not something one does." answered the Old master at once, sounding both genuine and earnest.
"Then I don't see the point of being scared of you-" Su Wan jumped back when she caught the old master leaning close to her. She didn't know how he was able to get close to her so swiftly.
"You are scared, I see," mused the old master. His marble-like white eyes peered down at her. "Afraid that I will see what you hide, pain, revenge, and the urge to get back what belongs to you. You want to let go and start afresh, but your heart holds its grudges rather tight. You fear the past and the future, my, my - I have never seen such sad eyes. You haven't let go of your mother either, I see."
Su Wan's eyes widened as she pushed away from the old man and retreated further away from him. Haven't let go of her mother? She has long let go of that woman-
"You haven't," said the old master rubbing his long beard as he hobbled away on his walking stick. "She still stays in your heart, your mind, because if she didn't, you wouldn't be holding yourself back."
"Shut up! You don't even know me!" snapped Su Wan as she ran after the old master. How dare he! How dare he say that she was holding on to that woman! That woman who abandoned her, after all her fuck ups. Why would she hold on to her?! For what!
"I know you rather well. I know where you come from, and I do know why you are here as well," said the old master hobbling past the beams and arches interlaced with each other. "But I only have one answer for you. Go back."
"What did you say?" said Su Wan losing a bit of her momentum when she heard the old master telling her to return. "You - what did you just say?"
The old master turned around and looked at her with a serene gaze as if nothing could move him. "This one asked you to go back, the thing that you want - you cannot get it. So go back."
Su Wan suddenly felt her heart burn with red hot fury. She has broken the skin of her forehead, climbed five hundred steps in just a day, all to listen to a 'go back? Who was he kidding!
She stomped her legs, and in seconds she ate up the distance between herself and the old master as she pointed her finger at him. "Go back? Go back?! I don't care what you have to say, you old foggy, but I'm getting that red string whether or not you like it! Just who are you to act as if you know every fucking thing?! Just because you say I can't have it, does it really mean I can't get it? If you won't give it to me - I would take it from the high priest. If he doesn't give it up either, I will snatch it, but I'm getting that -"
"That boy is supposed to be dead," said the old master putting a stop to Su Wan's rambling. "He wasn't supposed to survive, but he did, you see. His mother came here and begged for that boy's life, and the master here took pity on her. He gave the red string to his mother, delaying that boy's death. The master's kindness interfered with the laws of this world. Death doesn't wait for anyone. If it does, then it takes something in exchange. Do you know what death took in exchange for that boy's life?"
The wind rustled past them, and Su Wan could feel her fingers going numb. That gaze told her that she should know the answer to this question. If she knew the answer to this question, there was only one person she knew of who could have died in his place. The one who died and that person was -
"The girl whose shell of a body that you inhibit," answered the old master verifying her doubts at once. "That girl was supposed to be alive and well. Her death wasn't determined. But when the master's kindness interfered with death, it took away what would be most dear to the boy. His soul mate, that girl's destiny was something different. She was supposed to be his alone. But the master's kindness made a joke of her destiny. The girl lost her life, her future, for the sake of that boy. Because of her death, the boy will one day have good Fortune in his next life because of what was snatched away from him. It will be compensated.. But only when he dies."
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Chapter 376 - He Is Mine, Now And Forever
Name：Shrewd wife of Lin brothers Author：fairytail72
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" Are you done?" said Su Wan interrupting the old master while he was still going on and on about how Lin Yan and the original Su Wan belonged to each other. How they were each other literal soul mates and whatnot.
" Excuse me?" the old master was surprised when Su Wan interrupted him all of a sudden, he couldn't believe that a young girl around Su Wan's age could sound so dismissive. In all honesty, he knew that she was someone from the future, with a soul old enough for understanding what he was trying to explain but - what was with that expression of annoyance.
Su Wan was indeed very annoyed, soulmates? Belonged to each other? Hah? What a joke! If this old man thought that he would deal with her that easily then he was in for a big surprise. She raised her head and looked right in those webbed eyes, jabbed a finger at his chest she calmly smiled but the force with which she was digging her nail in the old master's chest wasn't calm at all " I said are you done, old man? You have been going on and on about my husband being soul mates with someone else and I have been listening to it for quite some time, so if you are done with your babbling it's my turn? Do you want to listen to what I have to say?"
Su Wan's rhythm was so off track that the old master couldn't help but be stunned. He expected her to be upset or even angry upon finding out that her husband belonged to someone else but what he never expected was for her to stay so calm. Well, he knew that she was angry at what he just told her but she was still rational enough to counter what he just told her?
" Go ahead" and because he was surprised at her reaction, he ended up nodding his head before he could stop himself. Only after nodding his head, did he realise what he had just done but now it was too late for him to take back his words.
" Excellent," said Su Wan before snatching the wet towel from the old master and wiping her blood coveted neck as well. In the beginning, she was trying to act restrained out of respect but right now - after hearing this old man's nonsense she was too pissed off to care about anything else "let's see, you just said that my husband was supposed to die. Then you said that his soul mate exchange his bane and took it upon herself, further on you claimed that the original Su Wan was his soul mate, right? Did I get it all ?" she asked raising her brows at him.
The old ' I know it all ' master seemed to be stifling a smile but he still managed to say solemnly " you got it all"
Su Wan threw the now blood-stained wet towel on the half-raised wall next to her and leaned back. She really had to hand it to him, considering that she just talked back to him, acted disrespectfully and even threw his wet towel aside on the wall. But instead, he looked amused. Or maybe he was so bemused that he couldn't understand what kind of expression to put first.
Su Wan cricked her neck and sighed. Her entire body felt stiff as she fought the urge to rip that long-ass moustache right off Mr Calm chin and shove it up in his ass and make him the first living being with a decent tail on his behind.
" then let me answer to all the shit you just dropped on my head," said Su Wan, respectful, her ass. No one - No one gets to tell her that her men didn't belong to her, when she literally dragged her ass out of hell to finally get the taste of happiness that she has longed for " first of, I don't give two flying fucks about the hell you just said, what soul mates? Do you want to tell me that a girl who was so resistant to the idea of marrying him that she knocked her head on the wall and died was supposed to be his soul mate? And if she was indeed his soulmate, then she should be here but she isn't - I don't believe in soul mates, old man. I believe in fighting for the ones that you love- love is about possession and obsession, I don't see how someone so selfish as to not pick up the slack that his family was in deserve to call her, his soul mate. "
Su Wan kicked herself off the tree that she was leaning against and then walked up to the old master while looking up at him with her eyes crinkling as she smiled sweetly at him, she even put her hands behind her back so as not to end up strangling him" secondly, I was the one who picked up everything - not his broken pieces alone, but also the broken pieces of his family's, I gave them a new life. A new start, I won't claim that I was perfect in what I did but you know what old man, I put them first because I knew what his family meant to him even before myself. I can let myself bleed dry for them, for him, so don't give me that bullshit about the original Su Wan being his soul mate.. Who couldn't even put Ah Yan first before herself, I don't want to believe that she was going to be his number one, and of course, don't you dare say that it was all because she and Yan didn't get the chance to be together and fall in love, because by your explanation - they were soul mates right? So where was this epiphany when she killed herself to escape the sufferings? Call me disrespectful go ahead, but you know old man, a woman who only sits back and wait for her man to solve everything for her when the trouble in their paradise is both a problem for them - when a woman only knows when to pick the right and leave the wrong - when she lets her man to pick on the glass shreds while she walks on rose petals that her lover scattered on the path in his wake - then ' soul mate' is not the correct term for her, it's coward and she was a coward and I am not. Which is why Lin Yan belongs to me and even if he doesn't, I will snatch him for myself !"
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Chapter 377 - [Bonus ]
Name：Shrewd wife of Lin brothers Author：fairytail72
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The old master cocked his head, staring at her with curiosity " you are - this is my first time I heard someone say such a thing to me, you do realise that if you do this, then you will walk down on the same path as your mother. Obsession and possession until madness drove her to death"
Ah, so that's where he was getting at. Suddenly, Su Wan understood why he said that to her earlier, comparing her to that woman -" you are wrong about my mother, her obsession was blind, mine is not." said Su Wan with such determination that she could feel her teeth crack when she grinded them " I'm not blind, old man...I am not taking what belonged to someone else, I am taking what belongs to me"
" but-"
" you don't understand do you?" snapped Su Wan " Ah Yan is mine! I was there for him when he cried when he was afraid. I loved him when he couldn't even bring to love himself, I have been there for him in his darkness, and I am here to help him take to step by step walk out of that place, can you guarantee that - that so-called soul mate of Ah Yan wouldn't have been disgusted by his past? Yes! She would have been found him disgusting because she was too narrow-minded! That so-called loving relationship in that description of yours is nothing but a facade built on lies and deception. So tell me who deserves him more? I - who still loves him with all his broken pieces? Or that girl who would only love his fake perfection ?"
" she could have learned if she got the chance-"
" but she didn't " sneered Su Wan " there is no ' ifs' in life old man, and you know that too. I got the chance to love Ah Yan while she couldn't end of the story"
" it's not that easy" the old master shook his head " your husband can see things that no one else can, hear what no one else can hear - do you know why? Because he has always been standing on a firm line that separates him from the dead. Only those who are close to death can see those who walk in the dead of night - the last time when he was saved, someone else exchanged their life for him. Even if that girl never knew of it but she did - so what are you going to give up in exchange for that boy's life? Believe me when I say he was supposed to die in the hand of the threat that he now escapes from, so what will be it? Will you give up your life or will you stand aside and let the nature take its course?"
Su Wan paused, for a while, she didn't answer. The old master thought that he has finally one-upped her when -
" my future"
" what?" surprised he couldn't help but ask.
"My future, no matter where I am and no matter what time it is, I will not exist without him. Whether I know him or not, whether I meet him or not. Even if he doesn't love me in that timeline, I will share my future with him. Everything that goes wrong in his life I will share that burden, and if he dies - I will die too, what about that old man? I will not just name this life to him but every other life as well. For the sake of keeping him alive, I will give my present, past and future to him. What about that? Can that old Su Wan do this? Will she give her future to him?"
The old master stared at her in surprise and could no longer stop himself from smiling " you are one crazy girl do you know that?"
" so you agree right?" asked Su Wan brazenly holding her hand out asking for the red string.
The old master was stunned at her shamelessness but then he laughed, while laughing he knocked his cane on the floor and a person materialised from thin air holding a still cushion with two golden strings on it " this time it will be different because you are willing to share your life with him. You will need a string for yourself as well, once you tie this around your wrist, your fate will be linked to his" the old master paused his laugh and then he added with a solemn expression " but let me warn you girl, once you are tired for eternity, you will never be able to change your fate. You have a fortunate life in your next life, do you really want to exchange it all for him - for them?"
Su Wan took the string from the cushion, examined it for a second but then tied it around her wrist without any hesitation " I wouldn't change it no matter what"
Then she took the other string from the cushion and bowed to the old master before turning on her heel and walking away.
Once she was away, the aid of the high priest couldn't help but ask "master are you sure it's okay?"
" Who knows ?" said the high priest chuckling to himself " the future is ever-changing, maybe it's alright. Maybe it's not, but then again we hardly ever receive such crazily determined people, don't you think it's fun?"
The aid remained silent, not understanding what to make of the high priest crooked sense of humour.
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Somewhere in the future.
" Help!" cried a youngster as he pushed a young man on a stretcher, the young man was covered in blood. His exceptionally cold face was flecked with blood, yet his lips were completely devoid of blood.
" that's - isn't that Liu Yanwang? That famous critic? What happened to him?"
" He got in an accident. Someone hit his car and ran away, look that's his young brother - that famous food blogger Liu WenChen"
"What a pity. He was so young"
"Hey, he hasn't died yet-"
"But look at that blood"
"Shh they will hear you"
Liu WenChen could hear it all but currently, he couldn't do anything about it. He watched his brother being pushed in the incentive care, and when he caught the glimpse of the doctors, he at once rushed towards them " my brother doctor-"
"We will try our best, please trust us," said the head doctor simply before stepping inside the ICU.
Liu WenChen watched them go and prayed silently to God, wishing for his second brother's speedy recovery.
" please God save my brother-" Liu WenChen opened his eyes once he was done praying and then something caught glittering caught his eyes. Blinking he looked at the woman who was sleeping inside the care unit covered with tubes and machines, she was pale and extremely thin as if malnourished - but the string on her wrist was exceptionally glittery.
Liu WenChen's eyes flickered to the door plate as he read the name written on it with an unexplainable familiarity " Su Wan ?"
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Chapter 378 - Where Is She?
Name：Shrewd wife of Lin brothers Author：fairytail72
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" have you guys seen Wan Wan?" asked Lin Chen as he barged inside the dining hall with a frustrated expression. Though the weather was still cold, sweat was dripping down his face, trickling down his chin and vanishing under his cotton-padded jacket " I mean, has anyone seen her from morning? I have looked for her in the house, I even went to the town to check every shop and I even circled around the village looking for her, but I haven't seen her anywhere. Do you know where she is? Or did she tell anyone if she was going somewhere, I would be quite thankful if one of you could just put an end to this big secret because I'm tired of running around while burning with anxiety"
" You didn't find Wan Wan?" Lin Yan put down the big bowl which was filled with mutton soup to the brim on the table and looked at him with a frown " what do you mean you can't find her? Didn't she just go to the town to check up on the shops ?"
Lin Chen brushed his hair back in frustration as he stopped himself from cursing at his second brother, " Didn't I just say that I checked every shop? She is not there, and no one from the staff saw her either which means she never went to the town... I even looked around the village and even asked Fang Xiaolin whether she saw Wan Wan, before returning home. She says she didn't, so where the fuck did she go!"
Lin Chen didn't want to curse nor did he want to snap at his family but he was really worried. With the Luo Xin's situation hovering over their heads, he couldn't help but jump on the worst possible outcome. They haven't dealt with Luo Xin yet, and if she got her hands on Su Wan then - Lin Chen bit his lips in frustration feeling even stupider than before, he should have started searching for Su Wan before. He just thought that she might have gone to check the shops, she sometimes did this sudden inspections, to see whether or not everyone in their newly hired staff worked properly in their absence.
Which was why he didn't think of her disappearance that much but then time ticked by and Su Wan didn't return home. She should have returned before lunch if she just went on a simple inspection, she always did. But then lunch hour came and went by, which triggered Lin Chen's anxiety. He immediately looked for Su Wan around the house, checking every nook and cranny. When he couldn't find her at home, he rushed to the town, and because the time he choose was lunch hour, there was no ox cart waiting for him, so Lin Chen had no other choice but to run all the way to the town. But he even did that, because he was worried about Su Wan -one by one he questioned the staff of their three shops and the answer he received from everyone was... Su Wan never came to the shop.
That was when Lin Chen's heart went on full-on alert. He could feel his heart thumping as he ran back as fast as he could and then he ran around the village, circling the village asking people whether or not they have seen Su Wan but no one gave him a proper answer. Some said that they did see her but when he asked where did they saw her, they said she was walking out of the village without taking the cart but where she went nobody knew.
Lin Chen was this close to ripping all his hair out of his scalp. Just where the hell was Su Wan?
" I thought - she went to town" Lin Yan couldn't help but get anxious as well when he saw how worried Lin Chen looked. It wasn't a usual sight for them to see Lin Chen worry like this, their third brother would smile even when threatened with a knife. So they understood the matter was serious.
" like for the third time, she isn't there!" snapped Lin Chen, running his hand through his hair and tugging on his locks in frustration " tell me something else - some other option where she could be so that I can check it up before ripping that old hag's throat!"
Everyone knew about Luo Xin, so no one was surprised at Lin Chen's outburst. They too were thinking of the same, what if Lin Chen's worries were right and Luo Xin really -
"No, I don't think that it's her," said Lin Jing, putting his left palm on the table and rubbing the rough surface " I have heard from my friend at the town, she is currently out of the town and is busy with some charges"
' of course, she is ' muttered Lin Yu inwardly, knowing fully well what charges, Luo Xin has been involved with, being the one who leaked out the news. Only he knows how hard it was for him to find the evidence of her having connections with the number one corrupted bar. But if she really did something to Su Wan - then, heh, he will not rest until her head was hanged on the front wall of the town!
Lin Yu was still planning what and how to take Luo Xin down when he noticed that everyone was looking at him with the same suspicious gazes " what?" what was with that look?
Lin Chen slammed his hands on the table as he glared at Lin Yu and shouted in dire accusation " out with it, Yu! What did you do ?"
Lin Yu felt irritation bubble in his heart, just because was involved in some questionable business, they are going to doubt him? Su Wan was his wife too! Damn you, third brother! However, no matter how pissed off he was, he still gritted his teeth and said unhappily " Just because the matter is shady does not mean that I did it! I mean - she is my wife too and I care for her as well! "
While the brothers glared at each other, no one noticed the unnatural expression of Mother Lin as she clenched her hands on her lap.
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Chapter 379 - [Bonus ]
Name：Shrewd wife of Lin brothers Author：fairytail72
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" You brat, I see you won't confess -" growled Lin Chen as he prepared himself to lunge at Lin Yu but then -
" uh, no, third brother? My fifth brother is right. He didn't do anything naughty" Qi Mei was a sensible girl and she knew that the matter was serious so when she came together with her siblings to the dining room and heard the serious accusation upon her fifth brother, she immediately spoke up and gave her testimony " I saw sister in law leaving the house on her own, and fifth brother wasn't with her at all. She was alone and she looked really serious so I thought something happen - third brother, is everything right ?"
Lin Chen wanted to be scream that nothing was right but then Uncle Shen, banged his fist on the dining table as he glared at him. Silently ordering him to stay put and not to speak any more nonsense. Once Lin Chen turned silent, Eldest Uncle Shen smiled kindly as he gently stood up and picked Qi Mei in his arms, he rubbed her silky little head and said softly " of course everything is alright. It's just your brothers being a complete dunce and couldn't keep check of their wife. They are useless and it's nothing to do with you, it's them who are nothing but complete idiots !"
Complete idiots Lin Jing, Lin Yan, Lin Chen and Lin Yu: "...."
The other complete idiot Lin Rui in his dormitory: " achoo"???!! Why? Why did he feel this sudden chill up his spine?
" you didn't notice Wan Wan's absence as well, what are you talking about ?" said Madam Zhou with a soft scoff, her voice was contemptuous and so was her glare " how can you call them useless, when you didn't even notice her gone for so long? They are still young boys and bound to commit mistakes, what's your excuse ?"
The boys: ' An angel!! That's an angel, alright !'
Eldest Uncle was snapped at his wife for his incompetence and couldn't do anything but clear his throat awkwardly as he put down Qi Mei on her chair and usher her brothers to come in and take a seat as well " fine, I think I will just go and ask one of my acquaintance to check up on her for me -"
" that's better" sneered Madam Zhou, as she tapped the table with her fan " useless old man!"
She too felt like she was sitting on pins as she uncomfortably shifted in her chair. Ever since she got to know that Su Wan was missing her heart wasn't at ease, especially when that poor girl had so many enemies after her." I think I will go and have a chat with the wife of the Yamen officer, she will help us"
Mother Lin looked up when she heard the word Yamen, she uncomfortably shuffled her feet and opened her mouth to speak but then -
" sister in law!" shouted little Qi Zhi as he pointed at the front door, and everyone turned to look at the figure that was awkwardly walking inside and then everyone was running out.
Lin Chen was the first to run out of the dining room closely followed by Lin Yan and Lin Jing, at the end was Lin Yu who was silently cursing his leg for being lame.
" wife! Where were you? I was so worried, I - what happened to you ?" the relieved smile on Lin Chen's face dropped when he finally came close enough to Su Wan, to notice her messy appearance.
Su Wan's forehead was swollen, it was swollen so badly that it resembled a toddler's fist. Traces of blood could be seen on her face, with dust and dirt flecked on her face. Her hair resembled a bird's nest, leaves and sticks were sticking out of her hair and her clothes were dirty as well. Her skirt was torn on her knees, revealing a bit of her jade skin.
" who did it ?" snarled Lin Chen as he rushed towards Su Wan, he gripped her shoulders as he studied her injuries. And the more he looked at her, the more worse she looked - her palms were scratched, her cheeks were covered in small scratches as well..her forehead was the worst, swollen and with a very deep gash on it " tell me who did it! I will end them - I will fucking kill him! WHO TOUCHED YOU?"
Lin Chen didn't care if something happened bad to Su Wan he will love her just the same but that bastard - he will fucking skin him alive!
" what's wrong? Wan Wan! Tell me what happened? Ah, Chen stop you are hurting her can't you see? " Lin Yan pushed Lin Chen away understanding that his third brother was losing his control once Lin Chen was dragged away by Lin Jing, Lin Yan turned his attention to Su Wan as he patted her cheek " what's wrong? Who did this- tell us, we will deal with the situation as we deem fit-"
" what do you mean deem fit? We will kill that man - limb by limb mgkdjc-" before Lin Chen's description get even more gruesome Lin Jing covered his mouth in his hand and looked at Su Wan.
Though he looked calm, no one could ignore the rage burning in his eyes " yes, tell us who was it, we will deal with that person lawfully" after they were done with him that is.
Lin Yu took one look at her and he was already walking out of the house, 'lawfully ?' are they kidding? He will fucking burn that guy down!
But before he could walk out of the house, Someone grabbed his wrist, impatiently he turned to look at who it was and when he couldn't even snap at that person who was holding him back " Wan Wan let go, I need to deal with -"
" nothing happened jeez, can you not jump the gun" complained Su Wan though she felt really happy upon seeing how protective they were regarding her " I just went to bring this -"
" what?" asked Lin Yan but then she looked at him with a gaze he couldn't understand and then before he could ask why she was looking at him like this, she pressed her palm lightly against his chest. He looked down and then felt his eyes widen in surprise " Wan Wan, why are you so -"
" stupid? Crazy?" helped Su Wan as Lin Yan took the string from her hand " well, I already did it. So there is no point of complaining or scolding me, so just wear it kay ?"
Lin Chen and the others looked at the golden string and felt their eyes twitch.
" don't tell me, you became like this - only to bring that...?" asked Lin Chen feeling something he couldn't put his hands on, what's this, why was this? Yeah, his questions didn't make sense but so did the string! Why would someone be so beaten up like that just because of a string?
" that's right and if you excuse me, I will like to sleep," said Su Wan as she took a step forward but then her eyelids suddenly drooped ' eh?' and then before she could finish her sentence, darkness fell over her.
And the last thing she heard was the anxious shouts of her husbands and a warm cocoon embracing her, and then she knew no more.
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Chapter 380 - Headless Chicken
Name：Shrewd wife of Lin brothers Author：fairytail72
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" Wan Wan!"
" SU WAN!"
" oh no!"
Lin Yan caught Su Wan right before she fell, his heart that was filled with happiness just a minute ago, couldn't help but burst in worry a second later when her body touched his. She was hot - no she wasn't just hot, she was burning up with a fever. He hurriedly picked her up in a princess carry as he ordered Lin Chen before rushing to Su Wan's room " Ah Chen go and bring doctor Gu, Wan Wan is burning with fever. GO HURRY! BRING HIM AS SOON AS YOU CAN"
Lin Chen was about Su Wan too but he knew he wouldn't be much help here, with his elder brothers by her side, Su Wan would be alright. So he turned on his heels and ran out of the house.
Lin Yu wanted to go with his third brother too but he knew with his lame leg, he would only slow the latter down. So he stopped himself from rushing after his third brother and rushed to Su Wan's room as fast as he could.
" Mei, Go and fetch some cold water and a clean towel" ordered Lin Yan busily as he laid Su Wan down. The latter was so out of it because of her high fever that her face was flushed red, and her breathing was laboured, without proper treatment, a person could burn his or her life and Su Wan was weak from the very beginning. With her malnourished body, Lin Yan knew that she was in a lot of pain. He tried to handle her as gently as possible but he still made her frown. When he put her down on the bed, Su Wan shivered because of the cold and he hurriedly covered her with a quilt before turning to his eldest brother " Elder brother heat up the Kang, Su Wan wasn't at home since morning, her bed is really cold. She might catch another chill if she stays in a cold Kang"
Lin Jing nodded and hurried out of the room before bringing a bunch of firewood and starting the fire on the stove under the Kang. The bed slowly warmed up and Su Wan's breath became a bit more relaxed, and her furrowed brows also eased down.
" second brother here" Qi Mei returned together with her elder brother Qi Shuyan because both of them were still recovering from their malnourishment, they were still weak. So the two of them had to carry the water vat together, even then they spilled a lot of water on the floor " I bought cold water"
Lin Yan asked her to bring cold water in a bowl but he knew that Qi Mei and the siblings must have been startled because of this sudden shock they just received so he didn't say anything and took the water vat from them and put it on the floor before taking the wipe cloth from Qi Zhi and soaking it with cold water.
Once the cloth was completely soaked, Lin Yan removed the extra water and put it on Su Wan's forehead. He knew it wasn't much but this helped them a lot in the past, they couldn't afford a decent treatment and though Doctor Gu sometimes treated them for free, there were times when he wasn't available. At that time, they used a cloth soaked in cold water to wipe their body, which helped them in bringing their temperature down. Su Wan was running a high fever, he knew that Su Wan was in a very critical situation.
He just hoped that Lin Chen would bring Doctor Gu as soon as he can.
The weather was not cold anymore but people were still wrapping themselves up, they knew that the winter was not dangerous but the most dangerous time was when the seasons changed. Doctor Gu was sitting in his house and happily sipping on a warm bowl of porridge and pancakes, he has repeatedly warned his family to keep themselves wrapped up or else they would get sick. Which was his family was completely fine, thus when Lin Chen came knocking on his door urging him to come with him as soon as he can, he was really startled.
Because he and Father Lin were good friends, he had warned The Lin brothers about the changing of seasons and the risks involved if one was careless. So, he was really surprised to hear that someone from the Lin family caught a fever.
" is it serious? I have herbs for common cold here but I need to take precautionary herbs as well if her situation is really bad" said Doctor Gu as he draped on his cotton-padded jacket.
" I think you should doctor Gu, Wan Wan... Her face was really red when she fainted, I fear her body is in a bad condition" said Lin Chen he was so flustered that he was wringing his hands, he really wished for Doctor Gu to hurry up but it was him who was in the wrong coming here so suddenly, in the night. Of course, Doctor Gu wasn't prepared.
Doctor Gu nodded and picked up his kit before stuffing a delicate pouch in it " let's go" then he turned to his wife Madam Wu " you go inside and go to sleep even if I don't return home soon. Xiao Bai is still awake he will open the door for me, don't try to push yourself, see where pushing oneself brought little Wan"
Doctor Gu really treated his wife, Madam Wu really well because his wife had an underlying situation. He knew she was weak compared to everyone else in their family so he, again and again, asked her to sleep without waiting for him.
Madam Wu also understood that her husband was worried so she hurriedly nodded and didn't try to fight him " I know, I'm not a child anymore. You go, Lin wife is waiting for you"
Doctor Gu agreed and then walked away with Lin Chen.
Madam Wu watched her husband go and uttered a silent plea for Su Wan. She knew how scary it was to have a fever , if one wasn't careful they could even lose their life.
She hoped that the little wife of the Lin brothers was strong enough to get past this hurdle.