Turning Antagonist to Protagonist: He is Both Soft and Fierce-Chapter 390 - 381: The Villain Might Take Her Out Too
Song Tingfan’s face was somber, and for a moment, he didn’t speak. Li Guifen couldn’t wait for his response. She didn’t hesitate to kneel on the ground and kowtow, saying, "Tingfan, I’m begging you."
Song Tingfan turned aside, "I won’t divorce."
He won’t divorce.
Won’t divorce.
"Tingfan, I’m begging you, Qiao’er... she doesn’t have those feelings for you." Li Guifen pleaded, her expression full of desperation.
The words "doesn’t have those feelings" stung Song Tingfan. How could he not know that Lin Qiao had no such feelings for him? She was afraid of him.
She despised him.
For a moment, his throat felt a bit dry. He pressed his lips together, "No divorce, I will treat her well."
As long as she stays by my side, that’s enough.
Where her feelings lie... doesn’t matter.
After he finished speaking, he strode away.
Behind him, Li Guifen couldn’t help but sob. What should she do? It’s all her fault. It’s all her fault for pushing her daughter.
Thinking of this, she slapped herself twice.
...
The bed at home just barely accommodated everyone. Lin Han and Lin Ling shared a room, Song Qin and Song Rong another, so naturally, Lin Qiao had to share a room with Song Tingfan.
Usually at this time, Song Tingfan would be reading letters, but tonight he went to bed early. Lin Qiao glanced at him and quickly took a pillow to sleep at the other end of the bed.
However, before long, Song Tingfan followed her, reaching out to tug her quilt without saying a word.
It was unusual.
Lin Qiao gave him a strange look, then moved a little. As soon as she moved, he followed suit, until there was no distance between them.
She said crossly, "I warn you, don’t try anything, or I’ll kick you where it hurts."
After getting slapped today, she had noted down this "grudge" against him.
If it weren’t for him, she wouldn’t be suffering in silence.
Song Tingfan didn’t move. After a while, he suddenly said in a deep voice, "You hit me."
He didn’t expect Li Guifen would hit her...
Lin Qiao was momentarily stunned, then rolled her eyes, "Song Tingfan, if you’re bored, go count stars outside and don’t disturb my sleep."
Having said that, she tugged the quilt around herself, leaving Song Tingfan without any cover.
Originally, she thought he would be angry, but after waiting a long time, he didn’t make any move. Lin Qiao pondered to herself. She would rather he be a little meaner, at least she could guess his intentions.
But now he was sometimes good, sometimes bad. She couldn’t tell what he wanted anymore.
She didn’t know how long it took, but thinking those thoughts, she drifted off to sleep.
When she woke up again, it was broad daylight. After sitting for a while, she remembered she needed to go to the neighboring village to help cook, as they had hired her in advance with five taels of silver.
She suddenly became alert, quickly got dressed, and got out of bed. Upon leaving the room, she found the courtyard empty; everyone must have gone out.
Not dwelling on it, she changed clothes and left.
Even though she hurried over, she was still late. The host was quite displeased, and Lin Qiao had to apologize profusely, offering to refund half a tael of silver before they let the matter drop.
Country folks feared being shortchanged; this family was worried their four and a half taels had already been wasted and didn’t even bother helping her out.
She was sweating profusely by the time she managed to finish the dishes before noon. She didn’t stay for a meal, unclasped her waist belt, and prepared to leave.
Seeing her about to go, the host was unhappy, "You’re leaving with some dishes unfinished?"
"The dishes we agreed upon are done. If there are more to add, you need to add more silver."
If they had been polite from the start, perhaps Lin Qiao would have agreed.
The host looked displeased and finally let her leave.
Just outside the village, Lin Qiao felt something was off. She turned to look back and saw two men following her not far behind.
She felt a slight vigilance, scanning around, but there was nothing and no one. At that moment, she took off running.
As expected, they were following her. The moment she ran, the men chased after her.
Even though Lin Qiao could run fast, she couldn’t outrun two men and was caught up with in no time, "Help..."
Her mouth was covered, and she was dragged into the nearby woods. Realizing something was wrong, she struggled fiercely.
The men were almost losing their grip, and one of them angrily slapped her, "Behave, or after we’ve enjoyed ourselves, we’ll let you go."
Lin Qiao’s mind was a bit dizzy; once she regained her senses, she found herself pinned to the ground. She hated such people the most and immediately became furious, grabbing rocks from the ground to attack him.
The men didn’t expect it, and one of them was hit on the forehead, "Aiyo," he exclaimed, "You vicious woman! Let’s see how fiery you are later!"
"I’m General Song’s wife. If you dare touch me, your whole family will die!" Lin Qiao scooted back. At this moment, she couldn’t care less and used the villain’s reputation to scare them.
She wasn’t just bluffing. If they dared touch her, given the villain’s nature, he’d surely chop them into bits!
The two men burst into loud laughter, clearly not believing her. The one clutching his forehead spat, "General Song’s wife? You must be dreaming. Your Xu Dagui is a coward. Even if I did you, he wouldn’t dare make a sound."
"Stop wasting time with her, let’s do it. I’ve fancied this woman for a while now. Her face isn’t much, but her body is nice."
Afraid of encountering unexpected troubles, Lin Qiao had kept a low profile as before, though she never expected someone to still have their eyes on her.
She got up and tried to run, but the man was ready and grabbed her leg, "Run? Let’s see where you can run."
The ground’s loose stones scraped her back, making Lin Qiao furrow her brows in pain. Yet, she didn’t let out a cry.
Suddenly, frantic footsteps echoed, indicating urgency just from the sound. She looked over, and a tall, dark silhouette loomed backlit. She inexplicably sighed in relief.
Get revenge for her quickly!
The two men eyed the intruding "Cheng Yaojin" with dissatisfaction, "You... Ah... my hand..."
One of the man’s arms got stabbed by a dagger, causing him to fall to the ground in pain.
The other man was terrified, attempting to flee but fell to the ground before getting far.
Seeing the bloodied head, Lin Qiao’s pupils contracted suddenly, shuddering in fear. She wasn’t sympathetic but was stunned by the villain’s brutality.
At this moment, the man in black drew the dagger from the man’s arm and, in the next instant, plunged it into his chest.
There was no sound anymore.
Lin Qiao couldn’t help but let out a scream and quickly covered her own mouth.
Mother, save me...
Hearing the sound, Song Tingfan’s hand froze for a moment. His eyes met the woman’s terrified expression, and his rationality returned somewhat.
He quickly threw the dagger down, lowered his head to look at the blood on his hands, and took off his outer garment to wipe it away vigorously.
But no matter how much he wiped, it wouldn’t come off.
His movements became more hurried and frantic.
Seeing his current actions didn’t seem normal at all, cold sweat ran down Lin Qiao’s forehead. She got up intending to run. It wasn’t her fault; it was truly terrifying.
No, it was frightful enough to scare someone to death.
Before she could take two steps, he grabbed her. She shivered in fear, not daring to look at him, "I... I..."
"Are you afraid of me?" The man’s voice was cold and gloomy, mixed with an icy edge.
Lin Qiao: "..."
Any normal person would be afraid seeing this.
She braced herself and said, "No, no, not afraid."
At this moment, she dared not talk back. If she admitted fear, the villain might decide to deal with her too.
