Chapter 191 - The Antidote (1)
Chapter 191 – The Antidote (1)
Qu Xing Xu's eyes widened at the slightest touch of her lips. He felt his body shook as if he was hit by a bolt of lightning.
And as fast as lightning, Lin Xiaofei drew back before he could even react or pull her to a deeper kiss.
"You're playing a dangerous game, Xiaofei." Qu Xing Xu said with great restraint. His eyes were so dark that even the darkest night couldn't contend with it.
Lin Xiaofei was slightly shocked at his reaction and wondered what was wrong with him. However, her confusion didn't last long as she thought that she needed to hurry and give the pouch to Doctor Fang immediately.
"Thank you." Of course, Lin Xiaofei didn't forget to thank him for helping her and her grandfather.
"There is no need to say thank you between the two of us." Qu Xing Xu shook his head as he said this.
Lin Xiaofei looked at him with gratitude, still. Without Qu Xing Xu, she would have to look for the ingredients that were needed for the antidote. Just from the names of the items on the list. She could tell that every item was not easy to find and buy anywhere.
Initially, she wanted to go to Hong Pei Lou as they were the only ones who still have a connection to the foreign lands in the West. There's at least a twenty percent chance that they have one or two of the herbs needed to make the antidote.
And even if they don't have it, she could look for it elsewhere. But time was the most concerning thing here.
Doctor Fang made sure to slow down the poison from traveling throughout Lin Xiaomeng's body for a week. Even the most competent doctor couldn't do this feat. That was why Lin Xiaofei was thankful for the doctor.
But alas, the herbs needed to make the antidote was difficult to find and might take a lot of time. This is also the reason why Lin Xiaofei was having a headache as she was worried sick that she won't make it in time to get the items on the list on time and lose Lin Xiaomeng.
Lin Xiaofei snapped out of her thoughts as she felt his eyes had stayed on her for a while now.
"If there isn't anything else, I will leave now." She told him and was about to leave. She wanted to hide the blush that seemed to creep up in her cheeks.
Qu Xing Xu nodded his head but stopped mid-action as he remembered something. "Wait. I need to discuss something with you before you leave."
"What is it?"
Qu Xing Xu said, "It's about our marriage."
Lin Xiaofei blinked her eyes and remembered that she was about to marry him the day after tomorrow.
But with Lin Xiaomeng in his condition… was it right for her to proceed with the wedding?
Of course not.
And so, she said before Qu Xing Xu could tell her what he wanted to say to her.
"Before you speak. I want to know something." When she saw him waiting for her to continue, she said, "Do you still want to marry?"
Everything depended on Qu Xing Xu's answer now.
If he wanted to push through the wedding even with Lin Xiaomeng's condition, Lin Xiaofei had no way to dissuade him as they currently still have their names signed on their contracts.
Even though the contract and the marriage that was created upon her desire to escape the empress' forced marriage. But with the empress locked away, their contract should've dissolved already.
However, Lin Xiaofei couldn't take a step back now that she took a leap forward.
What was exchanged between the two of them could not be easily shrugged off just because she wanted to.
And Qu Xing Xu will surely not let her walk away. That expression on his face tells her so.
"I do." Qu Xing Xu firmly said. "I do still want to marry you.
Lin Xiaofei nodded her head. But Qu Xing Xu continued as he said, "But with everything that's happening, I doubt that we will be able to bow three times in front of everyone else."
The wedding will include bowing to the ancestors, to the heaven, and to each other. Then, the wedding will continue until the groom enters the wedding chamber to consummate the wedding with the bride.
"That is why I decided to postpone for a later date when everything has calmed down and after General Lin's condition has turned for the better. Besides, I will also be away for a while." Qu Xing Xu continued to say as a surprised look flashed in Lin Xiaofei's eyes.
"You're going somewhere? How far? And How long?" If it was the past her, she wouldn't bother asking these questions to him or even to anyone.
However, things were bound to change. Especially after what was exchanged between the two of them and how deep one would feel towards the other.
Lin Xiaofei didn't realize this herself and didn't feel that it was strange for her to ask this.
But Qu Xing Xu couldn't stop the elation he was feeling as soon as he heard her.
"Missing me already?" The smirk that appeared on his lips seemed to irk Lin Xiaofei and she glared at him.
"No. I'm just making sure I won't be scammed and be the laughing stock of the century because a certain Duke ran away before the wedding." Lin Xiaofei rolled her eyes in annoyance but her pleasant feeling was the complete opposite of it.
Instead of annoying her further, Qu Xing Xu's expression suddenly went to a serious mode as he firmly told her that what she was fearing won't ever happen.
"The only thing you should worry about is after the wedding."
Only after Lin Xiaofei stood in front of the doors of Doctor Fang's chamber did she realized what Qu Xing Xu was implying in his last words.
Her ears and cheeks were tinted with pink as she inwardly cursed him for reminding her what comes after the wedding.
Obviously, it was their wedding night, and what exactly happens in a newly wedded couple's wedding chamber?
That was something that Lin Xiaofei didn't want to talk about with anyone.
But still, the slight anticipation she was feeling couldn't be denied.