9: Chapter 9 Two-person World 9: Chapter 9 Two-person World After spending the afternoon together, Lin Feifei’s prejudices against Tangyu lessened considerably.
Though she couldn’t say she felt much fondness for him yet, at least she wouldn’t reject him anymore.
This breakthrough was somewhat surprising to Lin Guotai, but what overwhelmed him was joy.
In any case, Lin Feifei’s willingness to cooperate with Tangyu’s treatment was a good thing.
So after dinner, Lin Guotai said to Lin Feifei and Tangyu, “Feifei, Tangyu, tonight I have to meet a very important client, and I won’t be coming home to sleep.
Lao Cheng will also accompany me, so it will be just the two of you at home tonight.
Tangyu, Feifei might be a bit uncomfortable being alone tonight, so please take extra care of her.” There seemed to be a deeper meaning in his words.
Tangyu nodded and said, “Don’t worry, Uncle Lin, I will take good care of Miss Lin.”
Lin Feifei glanced at Tangyu and couldn’t help the flush that spread across her face.
She was well aware that her father was doing this on purpose, trying to create a comfortable space for the two of them.
Just thinking about spending the night with Tangyu made Lin Feifei’s face grow even redder.
She felt there was more to her father’s words just now, as if he were hinting at something.
Could her father really trust her entirely to Tangyu’s care?
What if—what if Tangyu made inappropriate advances during the night?
With nobody else at home, wouldn’t her cries for help be ignored by both heaven and earth?
Yet, looking at Tangyu’s face, devoid of any improper thoughts, Lin Feifei consoled herself, believing that Tangyu wasn’t that kind of person.
He was just helping her with her treatment.
She shouldn’t scare herself.
As she was lost in thought, when Lin Feifei looked up again, she realized that the spacious living room was left with only Tangyu.
“Ah, have my dad and Uncle Cheng already left?” Lin Feifei suddenly snapped out of it.
Tangyu nodded and said, “Yes, they left a few minutes ago.
You’ve been blushing and looking down all this time.
What were you thinking about?
It seems like it was something unhealthy.”
“Ah—” With that, Lin Feifei’s face turned even redder, and she looked at Tangyu and said, “Don’t talk nonsense.
Why would you even think that—”
Tangyu raised an eyebrow and replied, “My thoughts are quite normal, aren’t they?
You should know I’m a doctor, so I pay close attention to the patients’ facial expressions.
From someone’s facial expressions, I can generally deduce what’s on her mind.
So, it’s actually just a basic skill.”
“Oh, I see.” Lin Feifei was taken aback, looking at Tangyu uncertainly.
Could he actually tell what she was thinking right now?
Mind Reading Technique, huh?
Such things don’t exist in reality.
“I don’t believe you, so try telling me what I’m thinking right now?” Lin Feifei was still curious but also doubtful as she spoke.
Tangyu looked at Lin Feifei, hesitated for a moment, and then said, “Miss Lin, do you really want me to tell you?”
“Nonsense, you said you knew, so go ahead and say it.
If you’re wrong, it means what you just said was a lie, and that would make you a hypocrite with ulterior motives, wouldn’t it?” Lin Feifei challenged, unable to ignore her rising curiosity.
Tangyu nodded and replied, “Since Miss Lin insists on clarification, very well.
If I’m not mistaken, you were probably worried that I would lose control tonight and do something inappropriate to you, right?”
“Ah—” Lin Feifei let out a gasp of shock, Tangyu had spoken the exact thing she feared, hitting her embarrassingly bashful spot.
Lin Feifei’s face flushed crimson like a ripe apple as she hung her head in shame, looking for a place to burrow into: “How did you know?”
Tangyu smiled faintly, yet he found it amusing inside.
Young girls really are inexperienced in worldly affairs; anyone with a bit of sense could have guessed this situation.
However, he truly liked this naive charm of hers.
He couldn’t help but think that tonight, he would be sharing a bed with this beautiful woman, although unfortunately, they would only be sleeping.
With a serious tone, Tangyu said, “Don’t worry, Miss Lin, I think rather than such worries, you should trust my professional ethics.
I’ve already discussed these matters with you.
As long as Miss Lin doesn’t initiate anything, I will definitely not cross the line.”
“I, I wasn’t worried about you, don’t get me wrong,” Lin Feifei said somewhat embarrassedly, acknowledging that repeatedly doubting someone wasn’t very nice.
The awkward atmosphere led the two to sit in silence for quite a while.
The sky had also darkened.
“So, are we going to just sit here without turning on the light?” Tangyu suddenly asked.
“Ah, I’ll go turn on the light.” Lin Feifei snapped back to reality and quickly got up to turn on the light.
Then she turned on the TV and said, “It’s still early, let’s watch TV for a bit first.”
“Alright,” Tangyu nodded.
In the spacious living room, the two of them sat on the sofa watching TV, and the atmosphere felt somewhat odd.
At this moment, Lin Feifei’s heart was in turmoil, not in the mood to watch TV, but she really didn’t know what else to do.
It was too early to just go back to her room to sleep, wasn’t it?
Moreover, even though she had made up her mind, the idea of actually sleeping in the same bed with a man made her hesitate.
Even if nothing would happen, she found the idea difficult to accept.
“You seem troubled, why are you constantly changing channels?
And it doesn’t seem like you’ve even glanced at the TV.
What’s wrong, still don’t trust me and worried about me?” Tangyu asked in a gentle tone.
Lin Feifei quickly set down the remote and said, “No, not at all, I was just searching for a program I like.
Oh, Tangyu, I don’t really feel like sleeping yet, I want to watch TV a bit longer.
If you’re tired, you should go rest.
The door to my room isn’t locked, and you haven’t taken a shower, right?
You could go to your guest room and take a shower.”
Tangyu stood up and said, “Hmm, alright, I am a bit tired, so I’ll go to sleep.
You shouldn’t watch too late either.
It’s best not to stay up past midnight, otherwise, there’s a chance you could relapse, which could be a bit of trouble.”
“Mhm,” Lin Feifei nodded, watching Tangyu ascend the stairs, and finally let out a sigh of relief.
She didn’t know why, but she felt very nervous around Tangyu, and thoughts of sleeping made her worry, fearful, and shy.
Lin Feifei shook her head, trying to cast away the jumble of thoughts from her mind: “Stay calm, stay calm, what’s wrong with me.
Tangyu should be a doctor with great professional ethics.
And it’s just sharing a bed for sleeping, not ‘that.’ What’s there to worry about.”
In the midst of confusion and agony, an excruciatingly long period of time passed, and Lin Feifei also felt tired from all the thinking.
She looked at the time; it was already eleven.
She turned off the TV, and the entire world immediately fell silent, a kind of silence that was frightening.
Lin Feifei had never been alone at home in her entire life.
She stood up, looked at the empty living room, felt the deathly stillness, and instantly felt a chill, an emerging sense of fear.
Lin Feifei ran upstairs swiftly, arriving at her bedroom door, which was ajar with the light on inside, but it was very quiet.
She took a deep breath and thought to herself, Tangyu must be asleep by now, right?