Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Revenge

Chapter 474 The Sister-in-Law in Uncle-Sister Literature 18

The next day.

Duan Yiyuan really did take Qi Ning to fly kites.

They arrived at a grassy area by a lake, where there were quite a few tourists, and many people were flying kites.

As Duan Yiyuan watched Qi Ning, dressed in a pink ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), laughing and joking while holding a kite string, a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

Suddenly, Qi Ning stopped.

Upon seeing this, Duan Yiyuan quickly stepped forward and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Is your headache back?"

"No." Qi Ning shook her head and glanced at the sky. "It looks like it's raining."

As soon as she said that, Duan Yiyuan also caught two small raindrops.

Immediately afterwards, the rain intensified.

The tourists by the lake scattered in a panic.

Duan Yiyuan also grabbed Qi Ning's wrist: "Let's go quickly."

The rain came too suddenly, and soon it started pouring down harder and harder.

Duan Yiyuan and Qi Ning didn't have time to run to the carriage, so they had to follow the crowd to take shelter from the rain under the eaves of a house by the lake.

There were too many people under the eaves, and Duan Yiyuan protected Qi Ning, getting quite wet himself in the rain.

After a long time, the rain finally stopped, and there was a lot of water on the ground.

"The rain has stopped," Qi Ning said.

Duan Yiyuan hummed in agreement and turned his back to Qi Ning, saying, "Get on, I'll carry you back so you don't get your shoes and socks wet."

Qi Ning hesitated and said, "Then your shoes and socks will definitely get wet."

"It's better than both of us getting wet."

Only after Duan Yiyuan said this did Qi Ning climb onto his back.

He carried Qi Ning on his back and walked forward step by step.

Qi Ning hugged Duan Yiyuan's neck, leaned against his back, and smiled slightly.

"Host, Duan Yiyuan's affection for you is growing quite steadily, but when are you going to break the ice?" the system suddenly asked.

"Soon, right?" Qi Ning replied.

Although life in Qingzhou was comfortable, Qi Ning did not forget his mission.

She has been away from the capital for quite some time now, and she can't delay any longer; she needs to return to the capital as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if Duan Yihuai and the Qi family couldn't find her for a long time, they might have to announce to the public that she was dead.

"I need a medicine."

"Host, you wouldn't be thinking of drugging Duan Yiyuan with aphrodisiacs, would you?"

"Love potions? There's no need for that."

After a pause, Qi Ning added, "Besides, do you think Duan Yiyuan is the kind of person who falls for this kind of thing?"

Duan Yiyuan's personality is that of someone who responds better to gentle persuasion than force; otherwise, his father wouldn't have failed in forcing him to marry Lin Suwan.

If Qi Ning had drugged him with aphrodisiacs and achieved her goal in one fell swoop, there would be no doubt that Duan Yiyuan would take responsibility for her, but he would definitely have some reservations in his heart.

His feelings for her were steadily increasing, but this sudden turn of events has had the opposite effect.

"What kind of medicine does the host want?"

When Duan Yiyuan carried Qi Ning back to the carriage, his shoes and socks were indeed soaked.

Uncle Luo anxiously approached, holding an umbrella: "Young master, this old servant searched everywhere for you but couldn't find you."

Duan Yiyuan did not blame him, but only said, "Go back first."

He put Qi Ning in the carriage and then got in himself.

When they returned home, Aunt Luo had already prepared ginger soup to ward off the cold.

When Duan Yiyuan went to change his clothes, Qi Ning went up to take the ginger soup from Aunt Luo's hand.

"Aunt Luo, I'll go deliver it."

Aunt Luo naturally had no suspicion of Qi Ning and handed her the ginger soup directly.

There were two bowls of ginger soup on the tray. Aunt Luo also told her, "You should drink a bowl while it's hot, so you don't catch a cold."

Qi Ning responded and delivered the ginger soup to Duan Yiyuan's room, watching him drink it with her own eyes.

Actually, she didn't administer any potent medicine, but rather a catalytic agent.

Duan Yiyuan caught a cold today. The medicine can quickly expel the cold from his body, but it also has a side effect: he will get a fever.

Sure enough, Duan Yiyuan developed a high fever that very night.

Duan Yiyuan had always been in good health, especially after years of self-cultivation at Guangren Temple, during which he had not had a high fever for a long time. This illness, however, was quite serious.

He could actually sense that he was sick, but his consciousness was hazy, the sounds around him were noisy, and his eyelids were so heavy that he couldn't open them no matter what he did.

Duan Yiyuan's fever finally subsided on the second day.

He slowly opened his eyes and saw Qi Ning sleeping beside his bed.

Duan Yiyuan looked at her peaceful sleeping face with gentle eyes.

Just then, Aunt Luo walked in.

When she saw that Duan Yiyuan was awake, she exclaimed in surprise, "Young Master, you're finally awake!"

Duan Yiyuan frowned. Sure enough, Aunt Luo's shout woke Qi Ning up.

She sat up straight and looked at Duan Yiyuan, also pleasantly surprised: "Young Master, you're awake!"

Then, she reached out and touched Duan Yiyuan's forehead to check his temperature: "Great, the fever has gone down."

"Am I sick?" Duan Yiyuan asked.

"That's right. Last night, the young master suddenly developed a high fever, which scared us all, especially Aning. She was worried about the young master and took care of him all night."

Aunt Luo continued, "It's good that the young master's fever has subsided now. I'll go heat up the medicine and porridge."

After saying that, Aunt Luo hurried off to get busy.

Only Duan Yiyuan and Qi Ning remained in the bedroom.

"Let me help you up, young master."

Qi Ning leaned over to help Duan Yiyuan up and placed two pillows behind him.

When Duan Yiyuan sat up, he realized that his clothes had been changed.

"My clothes..."

“I changed your clothes for you, young master,” Qi Ning said, sitting on the edge of the bed. “You had a high fever last night and sweated a lot, so your clothes were soaked. I changed them for you.”

Duan Yiyuan's expression changed slightly: "You changed it for me?"

"Yes." Qi Ning nodded.

She said matter-of-factly, "Is there something wrong with it? If you won't let me change it for you, do you expect Aunt Luo to do it for you?"

Duan Yiyuan certainly didn't mean that. Men and women shouldn't touch each other, and Luo Shu should have been the one to change it for him, but it was too late to say anything now.

He hesitated, his ears starting to burn. He had just recovered from a fever, but now it felt like his fever was rising again.

Qi Ning looked at his expression and her tone lowered: "What's with that expression, young master? Don't you want me to change your clothes?"

"No."

Qi Ning had taken good care of him all night, so Duan Yiyuan was certainly not blaming her.

His throat was dry: "What I mean is, there's a difference between men and women. What you're doing isn't good for you; it will damage your reputation and your future..."

"What will happen in the future?" Qi Ning asked.

"You mean you're worried I won't be able to get married in the future?"

Duan Yiyuan's fingertips twitched; he didn't know how to answer the question.

Qi Ning seemed to have been wronged, and she lowered her eyes.

The two were silent for a moment.

Duan Yiyuan was about to speak when Qi Ning raised her eyes before him and called out, "Young Master."

"Ok?"

"Actually, I've already remembered some things. I might be leaving here in a few days. Once I'm gone, no one should know what's going on here, so you don't need to worry."

"W-what?"

Duan Yiyuan never expected Qi Ning to suddenly say this.

She had somehow remembered something and even said she would be leaving soon.

Duan Yiyuan had previously thought of taking Qi Ning in temporarily and even helping her regain her memories, knowing that she would eventually leave. However, he did not expect that day to come so soon and without any warning.

He felt a sudden, inexplicable pang in his heart, and stared blankly at Qi Ning.

Qi Ning smiled and said, "Young master, you heard me right. I should be leaving soon, so you don't need to worry about anything else."

As she spoke, she stood up and said, "I'll go help Aunt Luo."

But as soon as she took a step, Duan Yiyuan suddenly pulled her back.

"what--"

Qi Ning let out a small cry of surprise as Duan Yiyuan pulled her back onto the bed.

Duan Yiyuan leaned over and hugged her tightly.

"Aning."

"Sir, what are you doing?"

Duan Yiyuan was burning up, and he suspected that his high fever had not completely subsided, but his mind was unusually clear at this moment, and he knew what he was doing.

"Don't leave."

"W-what do you mean?"

Qi Ning pushed him away, but Duan Yiyuan hugged her even tighter.

I don't want you to leave.

Qi Ning's tone was full of surprise: "Didn't you always treat me like a little sister, always want to help me regain my memories, and want me to go home?"

"I want to help you regain your memories, but that doesn't mean I want you to leave. I... I don't want to treat you like a little sister either... Do you understand what I mean?"

Aunt Luo brought over some herbal medicine and congee. As soon as she reached the door, she saw the two people inside embracing tightly.

This scene almost made Aunt Luo drop what she was holding in shock.

Fortunately, she quickly realized what was happening, and with a sly smile, she quietly slipped out with her things.

During the two days when Duan Yiyuan was still not fully recovered from his illness, he had Qi Ning stay with him.

He didn't need Qi Ning to serve him; she just needed to be with him, even if she didn't do anything, so that he could see her all the time.

Of course, Qi Ning couldn't stay in his room all night, so she went back to the east wing to sleep.

But in the middle of the night, Duan Yiyuan suddenly sneaked into her room.

Qi Ning jumped out of bed in a flash: "Why are you here?"

Duan Yiyuan seemed to feel somewhat embarrassed as well. It was indeed inappropriate to sneak into a woman's room in the middle of the night; it was not the behavior of a gentleman.

But he just couldn't control himself and wanted to sneak over to see her for a quick look before leaving, but he didn't expect that Qi Ning would be woken up by him.

Duan Yiyuan sat down beside Qi Ning's bed, somewhat embarrassed to speak, but still told the truth: "I was afraid you would sneak away in the middle of the night again, so I came to check on you."

Qi Ning scoffed, "How could that be?"

Of course she would; it's not like she hasn't secretly run away before.

Duan Yiyuan reached out his hand to Qi Ning: "Let me hug you, okay?"

Qi Ning hesitated for a moment before placing her hand in Duan Yiyuan's palm.

Duan Yiyuan smiled and immediately pulled her into his arms.

He had to admit that he was acting too much like a lecherous man who seduces naive young girls.

In the past, Duan Yiyuan would not have believed that he would do such a thing.

But things are different now. Compared to the person in my arms, all other things like face, reserve, dignity, and rules are unimportant.

The two hugged for a while, and Duan Yiyuan suddenly remembered what Qi Ning had said that day.

The smile on his face faded slightly: "That day you said you had remembered some things, what did you remember?"

Qi Ning leaned against him, her brows slightly furrowed, and said, "I haven't remembered everything yet, only a few fragmented memories. The rest gives me a headache just thinking about it."

Duan Yiyuan reached out and gently touched the back of her head: "If you can't remember, then don't think about it."

He had tried every means to help her regain her memory, but now that she had actually remembered some things, Duan Yiyuan felt inexplicably regretful.

"Just tell me what you've remembered."

"Hmm," Qi Ning responded. "I just remembered that I seem to be from the capital."

"Capital?"

Duan Yiyuan's expression changed slightly.

“That’s right.” Qi Ning looked thoughtful. “I only remember that I seem to be from the capital, but I don’t know anything else.”

She observed Duan Yiyuan's expression: "Is something wrong?"

"No, there's nothing wrong," Duan Yiyuan denied.

"I'm just... a little surprised."

He was surprised that she came from the capital city he didn't want to return to.

He was also somewhat surprised that he had never seen her in the capital.

However, he was much older than her. When he left the capital a few years ago, she should still be an unmarried young girl, so it's normal that he had never met her.

It's a pity she didn't remember her surname. Even the name "A-Ning" she is now is based on that jade pendant. Otherwise, based on her surname, he could have roughly guessed which family she belonged to.

"What are you thinking about?" Qi Ning asked him.

"nothing."

Duan Yiyuan stroked her cheek: "Do you want to go home?"

Qi Ning shook her head: "I don't know, and I can't remember anything else."

Duan Yiyuan looked at the person in his arms; she relied on him and trusted him completely.

He hummed in agreement, held her close, and closed his eyes, concealing the struggle within them.

A few days later, Duan Yiyuan finally recovered from his illness.

He had Uncle Luo prepare a carriage early in the morning, and said to Qi Ning during breakfast, "How about we go out together today?"

Qi Ning took a sip of porridge: "Where to?"

"Go to Guangren Temple."

Guangren Temple.

Qi Ning agreed: "Okay, Aunt Luo said that Guangren Temple in Qingzhou is very famous and has a thriving incense offering. She also said that you stayed at Guangren Temple for many years. I've wanted to go and see it for a long time."

Duan Yiyuan looked at her with a smile in his eyes and put another piece of pastry on her plate: "Eat more, because we can only eat vegetarian food at the temple at noon."

After finishing breakfast, Duan Yiyuan took Qi Ning and set off for Guangren Temple.

They set off quite late, and the carriage swayed and rattled for most of the day before finally arriving at Guangren Temple around noon.

Guangren Temple truly lives up to its reputation as a renowned temple, with its incense burning brightly and countless worshippers coming to pray for blessings.

Duan Yiyuan appeared at the temple gate with Qi Ning, and the little sweeping monk at the gate saw him.

The young monk stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Benefactor Duan, you've arrived."

Duan Yiyuan raised his hand in return: "I wonder if Abbot Xuantong is here? May I meet with him?"

"Please wait a moment, benefactor. This humble monk will go and inform Abbot Xuantong."

After the young monk left, Qi Ning said from the side, "You really know this place well; even that little monk knew you."

Duan Yiyuan nodded slightly: "Of course, I've been here for several years."

He almost became a monk at Guangren Temple and spent his whole life there.

If Abbot Xuantong hadn't told him that his worldly ties were not yet severed and persuaded him to leave the mountain, he wouldn't have gone down.

He once thought that the abbot's words about unfinished worldly ties referred to his official career, but now he understands that his unfinished worldly ties are the person beside him.

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