Chapter 296: Sick
She took the instruction sheet and flipped through it, but in truth, she didn’t absorb a single word.
At night, the comfort from the blowing fan was a real relief, and it wasn’t as hot anymore, yet she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
She looked at her hands, even feeling the warmth of Jian Zhiqing’s body still lingering, as well as his slightly firm flesh, and uncontrollably, she shivered—a cold sweat breaking out despite the sweltering heat.
Her memories of men all stemmed from the torment inflicted by Wang Dali.
Therefore, she was afraid.
She curled up her body, like a fetus in a womb—fearful and terrified. Afraid of relationships between men and women, dreading marital ties, knowing that a man and a woman invariably must follow that path, yet she didn’t want to.
Clutching the towel blanket tightly to herself, the fan blowing on her gradually calmed her down. She didn’t know how long it took, but eventually, she fell asleep while the fan had been left on all night, having forgotten to turn it off. When she got up, she kept sneezing and felt slightly dizzy.
Might be a cold, she thought and turned off the fan. Then she washed her face with cold water to clear her mind a bit.
Jian Zhiqing also happened to come out, and at this time of summer, dawn was almost breaking. The people outside usually went out early, and Jian Zhiqing always woke up early too, so seeing him now wasn’t surprising.
Yet he stared at Qin Xiangnuan with deeply furrowed brows.