chapter 72

“Little Qin Shu!” Ling Mohan’s expression tensed up and he quickly picked her up from the car. He hadn’t been nervous even when his life was in danger when he was on a mission, but now his heart was tightened.

“My stomach hurts, my feet are weak and I can’t walk.” Qin Shu did not faint, but felt her head dizzy.

Every part of her body was uncomfortable, especially her abdomen, which hurt so much that cold sweat broke out on her. She curled up her entire body into Ling Mohan’s arms, like a pitiful kitten.

She was clearly arguing with him vigorously in the car one moment ago, but in the next moment when he was not paying attention to her, she became so weak.

Ling Mohan carried her tightly and strode towards the bedroom. He then ordered the guard in a deep voice, “Tell Doctor Zheng to come over immediately!”

“Yes, Colonel!” The guard hurriedly went to make a call.

Doctor Zheng was Ling Mohan’s personal military doctor. He was on call, and his medical skills were superb. He was proficient in traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine. He was also the one who came to see Qin Shu when she was unwell once before.

Ling Mohan carried Qin Shu into his bedroom and was about to put her on the bed when Qin Shu said weakly, “Don’t …”

Just as she said one word, she was put down to lie on the bed.

Qin Shu’s pale face looked somewhat resigned and innocent. She whispered, “Don’t blame me later.”

Ling Mohan did not take these words to heart. He was more concerned about Qin Shu’s current situation. He pushed aside her hair that was drenched in cold sweat with his big hand and whispered, “Did you eat something bad for dinner?”

He even planned to have the people from the health bureau investigate the food hygiene and safety of Guxuanzhai.

Qin Shu shook her head and said a little awkwardly, “I’m on my period.”

Ling Mohan frowned and said, “Your period didn’t come on this date of each month.”

He remembered Qin Shu’s period date very clearly.

Qin Shu had no choice but to give this man some common knowledge about women’s periods. “Sometimes it’s early, sometimes it’s postponed. It’s normal for the period to come for a few days in advance or later.”

She was on her period early this time.

Every time she came to her period, Qin Shu would surely suffer. Especially on the first day, the period pain was like a menacing villain, torturing her to the point that she would rather die than live. When it got serious, she would suffer from vomiting and diarrhoea, or faint directly.

Under the surprise attack this time, her thigh started to feel sore and weak when she was in the car, but at that time, she was angry with Ling Mohan, so she did not pay much attention to it, nor did she think that her period would be coming in advance.

When they returned to the military compound, something began to roll in her stomach. It was as if someone had used a chisel to dig inside. Her legs were also weak and sore, and she was unable to get out of the car at all.

Qin Shu rarely took painkillers for fear of developing drug dependence, so she could only clench her teeth and endure this kind of inhuman torture every time.

Ling Mohan walked out with a taut expression. Not long after, he came in with two things in his hands. One was a pink sanitary pad, and the other was a pair of trousers she needed to change. He rummaged through Qin Shu’s bedroom and found these two items.

“I’ll do it myself.” Qin Shu struggled to sit up. Not only was her face pale, even her originally pink lips lost their color.

Without another word, Ling Mohan lifted her skirt.

Qin Shu went mad and tightly pressed down on the hem of her skirt. “Get away, I said I would do it myself!”

“Be obedient, don’t make trouble!” Ling Mohan scolded her in a low voice.

Qin Shu threw a pillow over at him and forcefully endured the discomfort of her body and ran out of bed to the bathroom. “Bang!” She closed the door tightly and leaned behind the door, panting heavily. Cold sweat soaked her shirt.

In this short while, everything went black before Qin Shu’s eyes, and her abdomen was in intense pain. Her legs went limp and she sat on the ground resignedly, letting Ling Mohan roar outside the door.

“Little Qin Shu, open the damn door!” Ling Mohan was so angry that he even used the rude language like “damn.” He wanted to kick the door open but feared that he would hurt Qin Shu who was pushing against the door from inside.

He was afraid that Qin Shu would faint like she did in the car, so he stood at the door anxiously without knowing what to do. For two or three times, he kicked towards the door fiercely and then suddenly stopped. The blue veins on his forehead popped out under great anxiety.

The guard shouted loudly at the bedroom door, “Report to Colonel, Doctor Zheng is here!”

“Make him wait!”

Ling Mohan roared angrily, his entire body emitting an extremely low atmosphere. Even the guard from afar could feel the colonel’s terrifying anger, so he quickly ran downstairs.

A few minutes later, Qin Shu walked out of the bathroom in a messy state. Her face was even paler than before, causing Ling Mohan to feel worried and annoyed.

“You’re stubborn!” He was furious but he didn’t have the heart to touch even a finger of Qin Shu’s, and he just carried her horizontally to put her back to bed.

If his subordinate soldiers had dared to be so disobedient, Ling Mohan would have already punished the other party miserably!

There was still a bright red mark on the sheets, and those who did not know the details would probably think that they had just had sex.

Qin Shu was in so much pain but she still didn’t forget to explain for herself, “I told you not to carry me to bed, but you didn’t listen, so don’t even think about letting me wash the sheets.”

“Shut up!” Ling Mohan gritted his teeth and said.

Qin Shu curled her lips. She was afraid that Ling Mohan would cause trouble for her after this incident.

The man had a mild obsession with cleanliness and the obsessive-compulsive disorder. Last time she deliberately messed up the bedroom in order to get a divorce, as a result, she was forced to tidy the room up until midnight—the quilt must be folded into the shape of a piece of square tofu, the sheets must be flat and clean without a trace of wrinkles or a single hair!

Thus, Qin Shu was working all that night and didn’t even sleep. She wished she could cut Ling Mohan into thousands of pieces.

Ling Mohan put Qin Shu on the sofa first and quickly changed into a new sheet. Then he made her lie down again. He himself walked away without saying a word with a gloomy face.

“Bastard,” Qin Shu muttered and buried her face in the pillow.

No matter how unconventional she usually was, it was impossible for her to let a grown man help her change her sanitary pad. Only by thinking about that scene would make her feel awkward.

As a result, he was angry. Qin Shu could not understand why Ling Mohan was angry.

The bedroom was quiet.

Qin Shu lay alone on the bed, struggling to endure the intense pain in her abdomen. Her brows were knitted tighter than the Chinese knot. She even hoped she could faint, then she would not know anything, and she would not think in her heart when Ling Mohan would come in again.

Ever since she left the Ling family three years ago, before she met Ling Mohan again, she had endured all the pain quietly by herself. At that time, she didn’t feel that much about it.

But now, Qin Shu was curled up on the bed, smelling the faint, familiar and masculine aura in her nostrils, and a kind of faint disappointment and grievance gradually appeared in her heart.

What’s there to be wronged about.

She thought to herself, with her legs shrunk in her chest and her hands wrapped around her legs, and her entire body shrunk into a ball, as if this would relieve the pain in her abdomen.

However, it was still very uncomfortable. It was hard to tell whether it was psychological or physical pain, or both.

Qin Shu mocked herself in her heart. She thought to herself that the period was really a mysterious thing. It would really let you go into random thoughts and make you very vulnerable.

She closed her eyes and was so dizzy that she almost fell asleep. However, the pain was always pulling her sensitive nerves, so much so that Qin Shu could not tell whether it was reality or in a dream. Her mind was in a mess, and many people were shouting loudly.

One of the words echoed in her ears again and again, “Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law! Something happened to Brother Chen!”

“No!” Qin Shu suddenly opened her eyes, her slender fingers tightening the sheets.

“No?” A low and deep male voice came to Qin Shu’s ears and drove out all the rumbling sounds in her mind.

She lifted her eyelids and looked over at the door. She saw that Ling Mohan was holding a small bowl in his hand, and there was hot air rising from the edge of the bowl. However, his face was still cloudy, and he was staring at her with his eyebrows knitted.

Qin Shu stared at him blankly.

Ling Mohan took a glimpse of her who was tightly grabbing the sheets, his eyes darkened. He quickly walked over and said, “Does it hurt?”

“It’s okay.” Qin Shu lowered her eyes, appearing to be quiet and obedient, which was completely contrary to her usual way of being a troublemaker.

Ling Mohan did not think too much about it. He thought that she didn’t feel well so she was so quiet. He helped her up with his powerful arms supporting her back and said, “Drink some brown sugar water.”

“Did you just go out to cook this for me?” Qin Shu asked.

Ling Mohan snorted and fed her with a small spoon.

Qin Shu pursed her lips and smiled. Her beautiful eyes glowed brightly, as if all the haze and grievances had disappeared without a trace.

After finishing the brown sugar water, Qin Shu felt warm in her stomach. Although her abdomen was still painful, she felt very comfortable in her heart. She lay on the bed and stared fixedly at Ling Mohan.

“Behave yourself in the pain!” Ling Mohan’s expression was gloomy and he covered her beautiful eyes. “Don’t seduce me!”

Qin Shu curled her lips and said, “How did I seduce you? It’s clearly because you don’t have enough willpower yourself.”

“Shut up and sleep!” Ling Mohan irritably pressed his fingers on her lips, and a soft touch came from his finger pulp. He couldn’t help but rub against her lips a few times.

Considering Qin Shu was under the weather, he did not make any further moves.

But Qin Shu had the intention to tease Ling Mohan. Seeing the other party enduring the heat of lust would make her very happy. This was a repulsive addiction to her.

Unfortunately, she did not have the strength now and could only lie down peacefully.

Not long after, Doctor Zheng came to check Qin Shu’s pulse. His diagnosis was the same as last time: the coldness invaded Qin Shu’s womb, which could only be treated and cured slowly.

After Doctor Zheng left, Ling Mohan placed his hand on Qin Shu’s abdomen and gently rubbed it for her.

His palm was wide and large, and in the center of his palm was burning hot, sticking to her delicate skin. The warm feeling made Qin Shu feel very comfortable, and her abdomen didn’t seem to hurt so much.

From three years ago, she had come down with this lingering effect of the sickness. Every time she was on her period, it was very painful. In winter, her hands and feet were cold, so she had to keep the heating on at all times.

After an unknown amount of time, it was already very dark. A crescent moon hung quietly in the sky outside the window, appearing so peaceful and beautiful.

Qin Shu was sleepy and could feel the warm hand leave her skin.

She opened her eyes and saw Ling Mohan’s tall figure walking out. His shoulders were wide and his arms were strong, giving people a strong sense of security.

Suddenly, Qin Shu asked, “Why did you leave three years ago?”

The moment the question was asked, she regretted it, but there was also a faint expectation in her heart. Perhaps Ling Mohan was willing to explain to her at this time.

However, Ling Mohan didn’t seem to hear her and left the bedroom.

Qin Shu knew that Ling Mohan must have heard her.

He was a special forces soldier and had excellent hearing. How could he not hear what she asked?

So his answer was the same as before. He didn’t want to explain anything to her.

In an instant, it was as if the brown sugar water she drank tasted bitter.

The buds that had finally sprouted out of Qin Shu’s heart withered again.

Ling Mohan walked downstairs. Doctor Zheng was still waiting for him. When Doctor Zheng saw Ling Mohan, he asked, “Is Miss Qin feeling better?”

“Yes.” Ling Mohan nodded.

Earlier on, when Qin Shu fainted from the pain of her period, it was Doctor Zheng who came to check her pulse. He warned her to nurse her health and drink more brown sugar water every time she went on her period.

Otherwise, how would a careless man like Ling Mohan know to boil brown sugar water for Qin Shu?

Ling Mohan inquired about Qin Shu’s health in details again. Doctor Zheng said, “Colonel, don’t worry too much. Miss Qin’s health is fine. It’s just this coldness in her womb. This kind of illness won’t be cured in a short period of time. We can only rely on careful nursing in the future.”

However, there were some things that Doctor Zheng did not say. For example, Qin Shu had such a serious illness of coldness in womb at a young age, this was abnormal.

There was a possibility that Qin Shu had …

Doctor Zheng didn’t dare to be sure. If he told the colonel about that, it would probably cause a terrible storm of blood.