Turning Antagonist to Protagonist: He is Both Soft and Fierce-Chapter 336 - 331: Nearly Strangled to Death

Seeing the woman’s face slowly turning blue, Song Tingfan’s rationality suddenly returned a bit, and he immediately let go of his hands.

Lin Qiao coughed several times, then got out of bed and looked at him with a guarded expression; could he have discovered something?

Song Tingfan noticed her frightened expression and his face froze for a moment, "I... didn’t mean to."

Who would believe he didn’t mean it? Just now, he looked like he wanted to kill her.

Though Lin Qiao thought so, she said, "Tingfan, what’s wrong with you? Why did you strangle my neck? Did you have a nightmare?"

"Mm."

Song Tingfan got out of bed, wanting to check her neck, but before he could get close, she took a step back, causing him to stop and clench his hanging fists.

He didn’t want to kill her...

Not her.

After a while, he strode out of the room. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Lin Qiao softened completely, her legs visibly shaking; just now she truly and clearly felt the presence of a villain.

After the morning’s incident, the atmosphere between the two became somewhat subtle, and they didn’t say a word.

Today, they were planning to head to Lunan City. Song Tingfan packed up his bundle and glanced at the woman beside him; her neck was noticeably bruised.

He almost killed her.

"Do you want to stay in the village for a few days? I can come back to pick you up later."

Lin Qiao couldn’t be happier, as she hadn’t recovered yet and didn’t want to stay in the carriage with him for now, "Okay."

Song Tingfan pursed his lips and, after a long time, responded with a small "Mm."

He took out her belongings, "I’ll call Mom over to stay with you later."

It was near noon when Song Tingfan left, and shortly after he left, Lin Qiao fell sick.

She was frightened sick.

Li Guifen busily took care of her for several days until Lin Qiao recovered. She took a sip of water to soothe her throat.

Seeing her looking better, Li Guifen started asking, "What happened to your neck? Who strangled you? Tell me, and I’ll beat them to death."

She never suspected Song Tingfan, as anyone with eyes could see how good he was to Lin Qiao.

Lin Qiao naturally couldn’t say it was Song Tingfan. "It’s nothing, I really don’t know what happened,"

With the same response as before, Li Guifen scrutinized her a few more times, and seeing her serious expression, she barely believed her, "You must have encountered something evil, you’re pregnant and easily attract evil spirits. Come with me to pray this afternoon."

Compared to the villain, Lin Qiao would rather encounter something evil. She shook her head, "No need, I’m fine."

"No, you must go."

Li Guifen looked around the room and suddenly yelled again, "I don’t care who you are, don’t mess with my daughter. If you want something, come after me, or I’ll find a Daoist to eliminate you."

Her mystical behavior was somewhat comical, but it warmed Lin Qiao’s heart. She suddenly thought of something and tentatively asked, "Mom, if I move in the future, would you and Dad come with me?"

She had to admit, she couldn’t leave Li Guifen and her husband behind.

They were the only people who treated her well without expecting anything in return.

Even though she was standing in for the original body.

Hearing this, Li Guifen was a bit puzzled but didn’t overthink it, "Where to?"

"Somewhere a bit farther."

"Don’t worry, dear. The people in this village are just like that; don’t be afraid. Your dad and I will protect you, and Tingfan will protect you too. I heard from others that Tingfan even kicked Zhang Dong’s dad."

Lin Qiao wasn’t aware of this. Hearing it, her spirits lifted, and she originally wanted to ask if it was true, but instead blurted out, "Is he dead?"

Li Guifen: "..."

"What are you thinking, girl? How could he be dead! Tingfan isn’t someone who acts rashly."

She almost got strangled to death.

Lin Qiao thought so too; if he died, there would’ve been a commotion already. "Why hasn’t the Zhang Family made a fuss?"

Mentioning this, Li Guifen felt immensely satisfied, "They got scared; Tingfan threatened to report them to the authorities."

So that’s how it was.

Not hearing Li Guifen’s answer, Lin Qiao asked again, "Mom, would you be willing?"

Seeing her daughter acting like she wanted them to go, Li Guifen’s heart softened, and she gritted her teeth, "I’m willing. If you want us to move to Lunan City with you, we’ll move there in a while."

Having lived in one place for decades, it’s not so easy to just move away.

"I’m just joking. When the baby is born, you can come help me take care of the child."

"You cheeky girl, no problem. Even if there are three or four more, I can handle it."

"Mom, you’re so indecent."

"Why be serious? When I was young, speaking dirty words, your dad was scared of me."

"Seems I take after you, Mom."

"It’s good that you’re like me; if you were like your dad, you’d often suffer in silence."

Just then, a man’s joyful voice came from the door, "Dear, Tingfan has sent a letter."

Before long, Lin Han came running in, panting, and handed the letter to Lin Qiao, "Quick, see what Tingfan has to say."

These days, sporadically, someone would send fruit and food, all arranged by Song Tingfan.

This made Lin Qiao even more puzzled; could he be good one moment and bad the next?

She tore open the letter. It indicated that he was coming to pick her up. This was a letter from the day before yesterday, so he’d be back tomorrow.

"He said he’s coming back to get me."

"I figured as much. When is he coming back? I’ll go get some meat." Lin Han grinned from ear to ear.

He wasn’t discontent with his daughter, just that the villagers gossip a lot, making up stories that Song Tingfan divorced her because of Zhang Dong.

"Tomorrow."

Thinking that the villain was coming to pick her up, Lin Qiao felt a headache; that one strangle had scared her courage away.

She was scared now, really scared.

"Tomorrow, then tomorrow morning I’ll go buy some. Dear, what do you want to eat? Shall I go buy it?"

Lin Han asked for a while, but no one answered him. Seeing his daughter dazed, he called out a few times, "Dear? Dear?"

"Hmm? What?" Lin Qiao snapped back to reality.

Lin Han and Li Guifen exchanged a look, and then Lin Han asked, "What do you want to eat? Shall I go buy it?"

"There’s enough at home, no need to buy more." Lin Qiao shook her head.

After talking for a while, Li Guifen went out with Lin Han, whispering, "You go buy a couple of pig trotters for her, she doesn’t seem quite right in the head."

People always say pregnancy turns you silly for three years.

"Alright, I’ll buy a chicken too. It’s how you recovered back then."

Lin Han felt the money on him; it was only a few dozen cents, which wasn’t enough, so he said, "Wife, give me some more money."

Hearing this, Li Guifen’s eyes widened, "I gave you one tael of silver the day before yesterday, how is it already gone?"

"Wasn’t it because I took Ping’er and An’er to town yesterday? I bought them each a nice brush." Lin Han quickly explained.

Hearing it was spent on the grandchildren, Li Guifen didn’t probe further and handed him the key, "Go take one tael of silver, or more, to buy a bigger chicken; it’s enough for the whole family."

Lin Han nodded, "Alright, keep an eye on her. Don’t let her do anything silly. When you were pregnant with Dashan, you always liked eating dirt."

Li Guifen: "..."

Standing at the door, ready to go out for a walk, Lin Qiao heard everything, word for word, "..."

How could they think she’s a fool?