Chapter 84
Although Tang Yi-Bai was very moved, he did not forget to counsel Yun Duo . "Duoduo, don't really go and beat Lin Sang . "
"Why? You feel bad for her?"
"No, I just don't want you to be dragged down by this matter as well . After all, deliberately injuring another person is a crime, even if the other party is a vegetable . Don't worry . A gentleman can even wait ten years for proper revenge . Even if the police can't find any evidence to arrest him, I'll remember this and there will be plenty of chances in the future to get payback . But no matter what, I don't want you to take the risk . "
"Fine . Don't worry, I was just scaring him anyway . It's all about attitude . Attitude, you understand?"
He smiled and grazed her nose . "Understood . "
In the afternoon, the police called Tang Yi-Bai to apologise for what happened with Lin Zi . Even though Lin Zi was a major suspect . . . they just could not find any evidence . The bureau had even used a lie detector on Lin Zi to no avail .
However, the next day, the police called again . They told Tang Yi-Bai that Lin Zi had already turned himself in and confessed to the crime of hiring others with the intention to harm .
The case was resolved — the public condemned the 'suspect-Lin' reported by the bureau, and Yun Duo's heart finally settled back into her ribcage . She no longer had to worry about someone jumping out of the shadows to harm Tang Yi-Bai .
Tang Yi-Bai's life while being treated did not change much during all this . The only change was the content of the stories Uncle Kang told him every day . This uncle switched freely between his two identities of 'con artist' and 'miracle doctor', actually coming up with seven epic emotionally-laden love stories . Tang Yi-Bai listened to them with relish, while Yun Duo was reduced to a puddle of tears by them . She felt that both Tang Yi-Bai and herself were about to be driven mad by these stories .
On the 12th day after Tang Yi-Bai was injured, Dr . Xu did an x-ray on Tang Yi-Bai . When the results came out, Dr . Xu was ecstatic . "Yi-Bai, callus has already grown around the injury site!" He clucked as he shook his head . "It's miraculous! Not even two weeks!"
Generally speaking, the growth of a callus around a bone injury was the most crucial step in recovery . Once a callus had grown, the plaster cast could be removed . Of course, the removal of the cast did not mean the injury was completely healed yet . For that to happen, the callus had to settle and finish being remodelled into bone . Frankly, Tang Yi-Bai had been lucky . He had managed to dodge a little when he had been hit . Even though he did not manage to avoid injury completely, much of the force behind the blow had been diverted, which was why he had only ended up with a fracture and not a broken bone . The fracture was also a relatively minor one, and so could recover relatively quickly . Furthermore, he was very young and was in good physical condition .
Even so, for a callus to grow in in less than two weeks was still a small miracle . If they had relied on Dr . Xu's treatment plan, this would be inconceivable even under the most optimistic estimations . Dr . Xu could only marvel at the wonders of traditional medicine, whilst also feeling a little regretful that he could not learn it . Honestly, what era were they living in now? Still only passing the knowledge onto men and not women . If the next few generations only produce daughters, would all these ancestral treasures end up in coffins?
After the cast was removed, Dr . Xu administered a strength test on Tang Yi-Bai . When all indications confirmed he was ok, Dr . Xu let Tang Yi-Bai leave with the x-rays .
Tang Yi-Bai hugged Yun Duo while still holding the film . He smiled and said, "I can finally hug you with both arms . "
Boo hoo hoo, why was she moved by such a normal sentence . . . ?
Yun Duo brought the x-rays to Uncle Kang . "Two weeks for callus formation, then will the bone remodelling also take two weeks? Four weeks for full recovery?"
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Uncle Kang smiled and said, "The bone remodelling may not take two weeks . "
"Really? Why? I've heard that bone remodelling isn't that easy . "
"Because we can apply ointments now . The Kang-family ointments are the truly magical ones . "
Uncle Kang did not like looking at x-rays . He asked Tang Yi-Bai to move his wrist and then he looked at it and pressed around it . In the end, he nodded and after closing his eyes in thought for a moment, he prescribed a new treatment plan . At the end, he did not forget to remind the couple: No intercourse!
Yun Duo was extremely embarrassed .
Tang Yi-Bai's subsequent treatment plan would involve Chinese medicine, acupuncture, and also ointment patches .
As his right hand was now free, his daily little benefit of Yun Duo helping him to dress and undress was no longer applicable . He was a little sorry about that, but he soon found a new pleasure to indulge in: Undressing himself in front of Yun Duo . . .
He moved very slowly, incrementally revealing more and more of himself, as if making sure his only audience member was enjoying herself, hoping she would get her fill of watching him .
Yun Duo was internally breaking down . "Tang Yi-Bai, will it kill you to not be such a rogue?"
Tang Yi-Bai grinned . "This is considered being a rogue? When I truly become a rogue, you better not cry . "
Yun Duo turned away with a red face and pretended not to see him .
Tang Yi-Bai looked at her bright red face and his gaze darkened gradually .
She did not know how much Tang Yi-Bai had endured over these past few days . Every night, he fell asleep with a soft sweet treasure in his arms, but he was actually as celibate as a monk . He had to work hard to suppress his physical impulses — it was truly the sweetest torment . In any case, these days of suppression had led to an imbalance in his mental state . He felt like he was a ravenous wolf — his gaze at Yun Duo these days were always tinged with a dark fire, like he was staring at a juicy piece of tasty meat . Yun Duo was still oblivious, and occasionally, an inadvertent look or movement of hers would pull at the lust in him .
These days seemed like they would never end . Tang Yi-Bai felt that if things were to continue on this way, he would eventually end up as a pervert .
On the 20th day of Tang Yi-Bai's injury, both Grandpa Kang and Dr . Xu came to the same conclusion via independent evaluations . Tang Yi-Bai was healed . He could enter the pool again .
Yun Duo was so happy that she was jumping for joy, hugging them all in turn . Grandpa Kang was taken off guard by the hug and was a little discomfited, but his typically stern face carried a trace of a smile .
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As Tang Yi-Bai would have to return to the team very soon, Yun Duo would not stay at the rehabilitation centre for much longer either . She packed to go home . The Kang father and son duo planned to explore City-B for two days before they went home, and Dr . Xu would be their tour guide .
In the afternoon, Tang Yi-Bai sent Yun Duo home . It was drizzling outside, the rain as fine as silk, the air damp and moist . Tang Yi-Bai was holding up an umbrella . He was tall, and with the umbrella held up high, he was like a sky onto himself . Under this little piece of sky, Yun Duo felt especially free .
When they returned, the Tang couple were not home, leaving only Er-Bai to watch the house . Er-Bai had not seen Yun Duo for a long time . When he saw her, he was really happy, hopping onto his feet to pounce on her . He was too chubby though, and Yun Duo was almost toppled over by him . She scratched at his ruff, smiling, and said, "Er-Bai, you missed me, didn't you? Yes, yes, yes, I know you missed me . Good boy . Come give me a hug . . . "
Er-Bai was so excited he was howling, and his tail was wagging so fast it looked like it would take flight .
Tang Yi-Bai was rather annoyed at Er-Bai, pulling him away to toss him into the study room before slamming the door shut .
Yun Duo could almost hear Er-Bai's sorrowful cries . She was a little troubled . "Why did you treat him like that? He's still just a little kid!"
"For me, he's a noisy lightbulb . "
The two of them changed into their indoor shoes, and then Tang Yi-Bai put the umbrella into the restroom to dry out . When he came out, he saw Yun Duo lifting her luggage bag off the ground and walking towards her room . The wheels of her bag were muddy, so she was afraid to dirty the floorboards .
Tang Yi-Bai walked over and took the bag from her, and then strode briskly towards her bedroom .
"Hey, hey, hey," Yun Duo ran after him, fretting, "Your hand! Don't lift heavy objects!"
"Don't worry, it's fine now . "
He entered her room and put the bag down . Yun Duo quickly tugged his hand over to examine it, grumbling as she did so, "At least be careful about it . Use it as little as possible . What if . . . " She did not continue because it would only be unfortunate speculations after that .
Tang Yi-Bai said nothing . Yun Duo found that strange and raised her head to look at him . He was staring down at her right then, gaze heated .
Uh, isn't there something wrong with this mood?
Before she had time to think things through, Tang Yi-Bai had abruptly lifted her chin to kiss her . His kiss was desperate and fervent, like a volcano erupting, about to engulf her entirely . Just like that, Yun Duo was swept into the deep vortex of the kiss . She responded clumsily, dizzy from his kiss, her body going weak .
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Until he suddenly let her go before sweeping her up by the waist to throw her onto the bed .
Yun Duo bounced a little of the mattress, and she scrambled to sit up, but his body suddenly descended upon her to press her down .
Another passionate kiss robbed her of her reason . She did not know where her limbs should go . Something was different about him today — he was wild and domineering, and it was a little frightening . She tried to push him away, but he would not budge . He pressed down on her, their bodies extremely close, and then she felt the change in his body . She thought, 'He has really held back for too long . It must have been difficult . ' And so she took the initiative this time to bring her hand lower to 'help' him .
She was so embarrassed she could die every time they did something like this .
Tang Yi-Bai arched his back to work with her . He relinquished her lips, but the kisses did not stop . He rained them down her cheeks to her ear, where he then stretched out his tongue to lick at the cuff .
Yun Duo's heart quivered at his ministrations, subconsciously emitting a gentle moan . Her breathing was erratic, her pitch wavering . This unintentional moan seemed to please him, for his kisses became even more relentless . He mouthed at her earlobes and nibbled at them, and then the kisses slowly travelled even lower .
The soft and wet sensations trailed down along her neck to her collarbones . Yun Duo could not describe the feeling — it wasn't a simple 'good' or 'bad'; it felt a little foreign, like a hook trying to lure out some things within her consciousness that were too embarrassing to speak of . She panicked, and instinctively trying to resist this strange and novel stimulation, she gently pushed his head .
Tang Yi-Bai's hand stroked along her waistline and slipped under her shirt . His fingertips caressed the soft, smooth skin of her slender waist, gentle and slow, a silent tease . Yun Duo finally realised that what he wanted might not be as simple as just 'helping' . She was so flustered she instantly moved to grab his hand to push it away, and then she began struggling to escape the shroud of his body .
Tang Yi-Bai gave up on her collarbones and raised his head to kiss her on the lips . As he kissed her, he said urgently, "Duoduo, did you prepare a gift for me to celebrate my recovery?"
"Uh . . . " Yun Duo's mind was a mess, and under his hands at the moment, she had no room to think anyway, so she could only ask, "What gift would you like?"
"I want to end my 23-year stretch of being a virgin . "
" . . . " Yun Duo gasped and said, "No, cool down . "
"I can't cool down," he said, thrusting his hips forwards, providing hard evidence that he really could not calm down at this moment .
"But it's still day time . . . "
"It'll be as dark as night if you close your eyes . "
"No, Tang Yi-Bai, we can't . . . "
"Duoduo, please, Duoduo," he begged, his voice hoarse with desire, yet incomparably sweet and gentle . He kissed her again, raining kisses down on her in a dense, inescapable web, covering her fully .
Yun Duo's defences were on the verge of collapse, but she managed to put up one final resistance: "But we don't have any safety measures . . . "
"We do . " Tang Yi-Bai lifted his body to pull open a drawer and took out a condom from it .
Yun Duo was dumbfounded . "When did you hide that in there? How did I not notice it?"
Right now wasn't the time to delve into the topic — Tang Yi-Bai darted back like an agile leopard to embrace her again . He stared at her through narrowed eyes, his pretty eyes shimmering with surging desire and pleading . "Duoduo, can I?"
Yun Duo could not refuse him any further . She nodded with a red face .
And then she quickly regretted it —
"It hurts!!!!!" It hurt so much that her eyes shone with tears, and she pounded at his chest reflexively . "Get out!"
Tang Yi-Bai felt his heart ache seeing her like this, and was about to obediently retreat when she hit him again . "Don't move!"
Tang Yi-Bai: " . . . "
And so the two of them held still in this position . Yun Duo was shedding tears from the pain, while Tang Yi-Bai was also uncomfortable, controlling himself till his face was red and covered in sweat . He bent down to kiss away her tears and said with a sigh, "You . . . are just so small . "
Yun Duo said huffily, "Why don't you say that you're too big instead?!"
Tang Yi-Bai stared blankly for a moment, and then he chuckled deeply . The corners of his eyes quirked upwards, his eyes sparkling like spring water, his gaze as gentle as peach blossom petals falling onto her face .
Yun Duo was so embarrassed that she pulled a pillow over to hide her face and play at being an ostrich . She opened her mouth and her voice could be heard coming through the pillow, muffled, "Move now!"
He smiled . "As you command . "