Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 159

Chapter 159: I’m Not Your Father
Ling Yun nodded, and the two finished their meal in silence. Now that they are friends, Pan Meijia is no longer as embarrassed as she was when she was alone with him yesterday. So, she wolfed down her food as usual. After drinking the last drop of soup, she sighed and patted her bulging belly.

Looking at her, a flash of memory suddenly appeared in Ling Yun’s mind. Only then did he realize that their first meeting was not the day she took him to the hospital but during someone’s wedding banquet.

‘So, she’s that girl,’ he thought.

After finishing the meal, Ling Yun went to the counter and bought two bowls of soup dumplings to take away and paid for them. While he was hospitalized, Xiao Li also helped him get some money and food stamps from home. Now, he uses four food stamps and less than 4 yuan to pay for their meals.

When he left the restaurant, Pan Meijia was already waiting for him with the bicycle. Seeing the bicycle, Ling Yun asked, “Did you borrow the bicycle again?”

“How did you know I borrowed it?” she asked in surprise.

“That day, I heard your voice.” Ling Yun said while sitting in the back seat.

“I thought you were unconscious that day. How could you still hear what I said?” Pan Meijia muttered softly.

Ling Yun smiled after hearing her words, but pretended not to hear anything. He held onto the seat as she pedaled the bike. With him sitting in the back seat, Pan Meijia stepped on the pedal and let out a low “hum” as she exerted her strength.

Ling Yun looked at her fair neck and saw sweat rolling down her collar. He felt his mouth was dry and looked away. Suddenly, he felt hot all over his body for no reason. After a while, with the help of the cold wind, he finally felt better. However, he did not dare to look at her neck again.

An hour later, they finally arrived at the village where Ling Yun lived. As soon as she entered the village, Pan Meijia felt countless eyes falling on her instantly. She looked at those who were looking at her, smiled and nodded to them as a greeting. But what she got was not the usual friendly greetings, but stares or snorts instead.

The villagers’ reaction confused her. Do they really dislike outsiders that much? She just came to send her friend back. Is it necessary to be so cold to her?

Pan Meijia felt wronged, but she didn’t say anything. After all, she doesn’t live here. So there is no need to care too much about them. After pedaling for another twenty minutes, they finally arrived at Ling Yun’s home.

After getting off the bike, Ling Yun said, “Come in first and have a cup of tea before going back.”

“Maybe next time. Comrade Han is waiting for me. I need to return the bicycle before noon.” Pan Meijia rejected his proposal.

Ling Yun felt uncomfortable when he heard that she had another plan with a man, but he did not persist. Before leaving, Pan Meijia said, “Ah, by the way, I have already asked the doctor. At present, you need to avoid heavy-flavored and greasy food. Do not wet the wound before it scabs. Do not lift heavy objects for at least three weeks. In addition, eat more meat, chicken, fish, nuts and beans to replenish your blood. Change your dressing once a day and remember to finish the medicine.”

He nodded after listening to her words and smiled unconsciously. It feels so good to be taken care of.

“I’ll remember that.”

“Okay. I’ll leave now.” Pan Meijia waved to him before leaving.

Ling Yun stood there until he could no longer see her back, then entered the house.

Next door, Sheng Xiaohong saw Ling Yun looking at a girl’s back tenderly and twisting the hem of her clothes hatefully. She had never seen him so gentle before, let alone him smiling like that! It turned out to be that girl who seduced her man.

While she was lost in thought, a little hand pulled her clothes and said, “Mother, I’m hungry.”

After coming back to her senses, Sheng Xiaohong lowered her head, looked at the thin and weak girl with disgust, and scolded, “Eat, eat, eat! You only know how to eat! I asked you to get close to Uncle Ling Yun and call him Father, but you ignored my words. useless!”

She slapped the little girl’s hand away and walked toward the house. With a bang, the door closed, leaving the little girl standing outside the door crying.

She bit her lip and lowered her head, not daring to disobey her mother. She held her red hands tightly and said softly, “Xiaohua has a father. Uncle Ling Yun is not Xiaohua’s father.”

Not long after, she heard a deep voice coming from the other side, “Xiaohua, do you want to eat dumplings?”

Looking back, she saw Ling Yun standing on the other side of the fence with a serious look on his face. Xiaohua walked over and said, “Uncle Ling Yun, Xiaohua wants dumplings, but Xiaohua already has a father. So, Xiaohua can’t call you Father.”

Ling Yun glanced at the closed door, frowned and said, “I am not your father, and I will never be your father. But you can always call me uncle. So, do you want to eat or not?”

Xiaohua nodded heavily, “Xiaohua want to eat.”

Ling Yun bent over the fence and hugged her over easily with one hand. He took the little girl to a stone table and said, “Finish it all.”

Xiaohua saw a bowl of warm soup dumplings and started eating. Despite being hungry, she ate slowly. Her father was an educated youth and was very strict with her education. Her father would buy a lot of meat for her to eat and tell her that her grandparents had a lot of money and their family would visit them during the New Year. Unfortunately, her father died of a fever last year. So, she can’t visit her grandparents as she doesn’t know where they live.