lcionline Chapter 415 Watching the Rain
Chapter 415 Watching the Rain
"Crown Princess?" Luo An addressed her so naturally that Nian Yao overlooked the teasing that followed.
Nianyao exclaimed in surprise, "You've become addicted to being the Crown Prince in less than a day? Is the taste of power so captivating?"
Luo An resisted the urge to roll his eyes: "When you come down the mountain, you'll come to the palace with me and live there from now on."
Nianyao shook her head vigorously, refusing repeatedly: "No, no, no, I'm perfectly fine staying at the Xue residence."
Luo An said, "You're in charge of the harem, what are you afraid of?"
The imperial harem? A harem without an empress, empress dowager, or concubines.
Nianyao said in a serious tone, "What could I be afraid of? I'm afraid of becoming obsessed with power."
Luo An tilted his head slightly, ignoring her.
Nianyao nudged him with her elbow: "Do you know what the gossip is going around in Qinzhou City today? A miracle doctor used the lives of the young mistress of the Qian family and her twins as leverage to rob the Qian family of their wealth accumulated over decades."
It's said they moved everything away, leaving not a single thing for the Qian family. Before dawn today, Old Madam Qian, along with her children and grandchildren, returned to her hometown, weeping and wailing. That miraculous doctor was named Xu Chengyao, from the Lai Tianxia Medical Clinic.
The people of Qinzhou City are now cursing, saying that the doctors of Tianxia Medical Village are truly heartless. Especially that Xu Chengyao, he's practically a bandit among doctors. While other doctors heal and save lives, he's a robber.
Luo Ancai didn't care about any gossip: "You came here to find me just to stand up for him?"
Nianyao quickly clarified, "Of course not. I guessed you didn't like staying in the palace. You went to Mingsheng Lake yesterday, so you should be here today. I have nothing to do right now, so I came to keep you company."
I thought you'd be busy, but I didn't expect you to arrive so early. But seriously, for a grown man like you to frame a child, isn't that...not very honorable?"
Luo An glanced at her: "Whose side are you on?"
Nianyao had tried her best to choose her words carefully, but Luo An was still not satisfied. Nianyao was used to Luo An's affectation and coaxed him nonchalantly, "On your side, on your side, who else could I side with but you?"
Luo An was still dissatisfied: "Perfunctory."
They really take advantage of any opportunity to escalate their behavior.
Nian Yao suddenly stood up, one hand on her hip, the other pointing at Luo An: "You..."
Luo An pulled Nian Yao along, and before Nian Yao could finish speaking, she bumped into Luo An and was pulled into his arms.
Luo An held Nian Yao's wrist with one hand and hooked his other arm around her neck, kissing her forcefully and biting her lip with his teeth, causing a slight stinging pain.
Since leaving Bianjing, Luo An's intimacy with her has always been somewhat rough, as if it were a form of venting or punishment.
Women have a natural sensitivity to these kinds of things, especially when Nianyao and Luo An had a tender relationship, they feel it even more deeply in comparison.
Nianyao slowly squatted down, resting her forehead on Luo An's leg, and softly called out, "Luo An."
Why does she sound so sad? Luo An raised his hand to touch her head, but his hand froze on Nian Yao's head when he heard her voice.
After a long silence, Luo An withdrew his hand: "What's wrong?"
Nianyao looked up, resting her chin on Luo An's knee, her eyes glistening with tears as she gazed at him: "When you're free in the future, let's go to Southeast Asia and find a small island to live on. No family, no friends, just the two of us, okay?"
Initially, Nianyao envisioned Luo An and her on Chongming Island. Luo An would open a clinic and become a doctor, while she would serve as his apprentice.
Qin Jiu runs a school on Chongming Island. If Nan Fei and Yuan Feng also come, Yuan Feng could open a martial arts school.
Now that the clinic and school are built, Song Yuan works as a doctor at the clinic. The school has a new teacher, and the children of Chongming Island are all studying there.
Later, Nianyao thought about going back to Heaven on Earth with Luo An. Luo An was a doctor at Heaven on Earth, and she could teach his disciples how to improve their health.
As a result, they left Dongyang like this. From now on, let alone returning to Heaven and Earth, even returning to Dongyang would require An Liangchen's mercy.
Given Luo An's ambition, it's hard to say whether he'll return to Dongyang or not, but he definitely won't want the position of manor lord anymore.
The days when Nianyao and her brothers played and joked on Chongming Island, and Luo An and Qin Jiu played chess quietly in the teahouse, seem like a distant memory, yet they feel like a lifetime ago.
The quiet doctor from Chongming Island became the Crown Prince of Nanyue, and the fearless young gang leader became the idle young lady of the Xue family, who was also sentimental.
In just a few short years, they are no longer the same as they were back then.
Luo An pulled her up and made her turn around. He sat her on his knees, wrapped his arms around her waist, rested his chin on Nian Yao's shoulder, and rubbed his face against her right side of her hair.
A light rain began to fall, and mist drifted onto the two people's bodies and faces.
Nianyao leaned against Luo An's chest, gazing blankly at the misty rain. The moment was so warm and comforting, but Nianyao had lost faith in the future. She reached out to grab a drop of rain.
Luo An pulled her hands back: "Be careful not to catch a cold."
Nianyao didn't take it seriously: "What time is it to catch a cold? Besides, I'm perfectly healthy. Hu Zi said that back on Chongming Island, as long as my health and the weather allowed, I would cross the Jingjiang River every day, regardless of winter or summer."
Luo An remained silent for a while. Was he unhappy again? It was indeed still a bit chilly in late spring and early summer.
Nianyao squeezed his hand, her voice naturally tinged with a hint of coquetry: "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. If we don't get wet in the rain, we won't get wet."
Luo An couldn't help but frown: "In your heart, am I that petty?"
Nianyao shook her head: "I know you're worried about my health. Actually, there aren't many people in this world who truly care about me and want what's best for me."
There aren't just a few; at most, there are three: Luo An is one, his uncle is one, and everyone else combined is one.
These words struck a chord with Luo An. He was silent for a moment before suddenly asking, "If one day I'm gone, where will you go?"
Is he gone?
He's gone!
What does that mean? Nianyao turned her head and stared at Luo An for a while.
Luo An remained composed, as if they had just been discussing what to have for lunch. It seemed she had overthought things and misunderstood.
Nianyao breathed a sigh of relief: "You're a doctor, you'll definitely outlive me."
Luo An persisted, asking, "What if I live shorter than you?"
Nianyao began to describe the distant future: "By then, we will definitely have a large garden in front of and behind our house. I will bury you in the very center of the garden, where there will be birds singing and flowers blooming all year round, and butterflies fluttering around."
I'm now a hunched old woman with a full head of white hair. Every day, besides watering the flowers and feeding the birds, I spend the rest of my time sitting in front of your grave singing to you…
Luo An interrupted Nian Yao's reverie: "Won't it be too noisy?"
Nianyao gritted her teeth: "If you think it's too noisy, you can climb out of the coffin and drag me down."
Luo An said seriously, "It's too immoral to come back to life like a zombie, I'd better hold back."
Nianyao pried Luo An's hands off and stood up. Before she could even get angry, she was stunned by Luo An's gentle smile.
Luo An said gently, "How could I drag you down? I want you to live well. If you can live amidst birdsong and fragrant flowers, that's better than anything else. Don't do those foolish things about dying for love in those stories."
Nianyao replied firmly, "Don't worry, I definitely won't."
Luo An nodded: "Please trouble you to find an umbrella, Madam. Let's go back."
Nianyao stomped her foot, muttering loudly to herself as she went to her room to find an umbrella: "Just say you want me to do some work, why drag life and death into this..."