Chapter 277: It's Done

However, Ning Feiliu had not grabbed medicine for so many years; even though Ye Lingling had never changed the locations where those medicines were stored, he had forgotten the locations of many of them.

So he was flustered while grabbing the medicine, which was quite different from the scene he had imagined—one of perfect tacit understanding with Ye Lingling, looking quite harmonious and well-matched...

"... Wait, where is the Antioxidant Capsule?"

"And where is this Black Water Mysterious Snake Venom Serum?"

"The Tiger Bone Strengthening Tablet is... here?"

Ye Lingling was a bit stunned, and in the end, she could only help Ning Feiliu start grabbing the medicine, feeling both amused and helpless.

"Sorry... I ended up being a hindrance instead." Ning Feiliu felt a bit embarrassed.

He had originally thought it would be very cool to have perfect tacit understanding with Ye Lingling and be able to help her, but he hadn't expected to make a fool of himself at this moment.

He felt a bit unable to keep a straight face.

Ye Lingling, however, had a dazed look in her eyes, because... she had never seen Ning Feiliu like this.

In her eyes, Ning Feiliu was always omniscient and omnipotent, always looking confident, composed, and in control.

How could he be like this now... actually a bit flustered? But she also felt that such a Ning Feiliu was very interesting... it was a side of Ning Feiliu she had never seen before.

She wanted to see more of this different Ning Feiliu.

But this was not something she could hope for... she was just a "friend" of Ning Feiliu and Dugu Yan.

Friends cannot hope for too much; they can only stop here.

"It's fine." Ye Lingling suddenly lowered her eyes and said softly.

She walked directly in front of Ning Feiliu, skillfully grabbed the various medicines, and handed them to the patient.

The atmosphere suddenly became a bit stiff, but Ning Feiliu thought this was just Ye Lingling being more focused on the matter of treating patients.

So he didn't mind it now, laughed again, and said, "After we finish our work, I have something to tell you, Lingling."

"Mm." Although Ye Lingling felt a bit curious, she still nodded, not suspecting anything, and agreed.

Until it was close to dusk in the afternoon.

At this time, the patients had all been seen, and they were also preparing to go back to enjoy dinner.

Ning Feiliu and Ye Lingling were finally free, but he looked outside the medical clinic with some curiosity.

It seemed... Dugu Yan had been standing outside for the whole afternoon?

This was a bit strange...

In any case, it felt very strange that his own girlfriend had become the one pushing him toward their mutual friend.

But now that they were free, Ye Lingling was tidying up the medicine drawers that had been rummaged through.

Yet Ning Feiliu still didn't know how to say it...

This kind of thing—confessing to his friend while knowing he had a girlfriend? He had never tried this kind of obvious scumbag behavior.

Only a fair-weather friend of his from childhood, whom he had grown up playing with in his past life, had done many such things.

Not only did he have multiple partners, but he could also hit on his girlfriend's best friend while already having a girlfriend.

This guy had even bragged to Ning Feiliu in his past life that he had at most three girlfriends and one online dating partner at the same time.

One for the heart, one for the body, one to cheat for money, and one to cheat for sex.

It was just this guy: one he truly liked, one whose skills he liked, one he made spend money on him, and one to fill his desires when the above targets were unavailable.

It could be said he was a scumbag to the extreme.

But such a scumbag actually got cheated on; the one he truly liked was a match for him—she was a "sea queen."

Although she wasn't as capable as him, she also had a legitimate boyfriend, a hookup, and a long-distance online boyfriend.

In his past life, this guy was heartbroken to the extreme after finding out about this, and then...

He turned around and found another girlfriend to fill the void. (A true story, no parts adapted, coming from my buddy's experience.) Ning Feiliu was truly gloating at the time; after all, although this friend had played with him since elementary school, he was indeed just a fair-weather friend.

After all, he really couldn't agree with that guy's values at all.

However, he had thought it impossible for him to become a person like that guy, but he hadn't expected that now he had become such a person...

Ning Feiliu's eyes were a bit dazed, but since he had remembered that scumbag friend, it was easy to handle.

He could follow that bastard's method to... confess to Ye Lingling.

"Lingling... I want to tell you something." Ning Feiliu took a deep breath, gathered his courage, and said to Ye Lingling.

"What's wrong?" Ye Lingling immediately stopped what she was doing and looked at him curiously.

"I... actually..." Ning Feiliu was racking his brains, thinking about how that scumbag had hooked up with his girlfriend's best friend.

"How did I hook up with her best friend? It's because some people like excitement, they like that kind of forbidden, immoral feeling. Of course, you also have to be handsome enough. As long as you are handsome enough, women will like you. Once she likes you, you can use this flaw to break through her."

"Relationships, after all, are about bullying her hard because you know she likes you."

"Of course, I'm not loved by everyone, like you think. Even if it's a very cold woman, I can hook up with her, but she still has to like you and have a good impression of you."

The scumbag's quotes echoed in his ears.

An immoral feeling and... needing to be handsome enough, and is he already liked by her? Does Ye Lingling like him? Definitely. From the fact that Ye Lingling couldn't help but steal glances at him when he returned earlier, one could tell that Ye Lingling liked him very much.

But to bully her hard just because he knew Ye Lingling liked him?

Ning Feiliu couldn't do it, so he hesitated.

"Feiliu, what... do you want to say?" Seeing him hesitate and fall silent again, Ye Lingling was very curious and took the initiative to ask instead.

"I..." Ning Feiliu sighed and decided that he might as well tell the truth.

Sincerity is the most powerful weapon.

And if Ye Lingling felt disgusted by him because of this and rejected him, that would be exactly what he wanted.

"I actually like you," Ning Feiliu said earnestly.

Does he like Ye Lingling? To tell the truth... he does.

Although he despises his childhood friend, that scumbag, and does not want to become a scumbag himself, sometimes he actually feels that he is quite a scumbag too.

For example, when he was in middle school, he liked a girl in the class next door, but he also liked a girl in his own class.

And later, when he was dating in college... even though he had a proper girlfriend, he still had some unspeakable feelings for the shy, quiet female clerk at the school's milk tea shop.

So, putting himself in others' shoes, people are all this greedy.

One does not stop having a slight fondness for other women just because one has a girlfriend. It is just that some people will restrain their desires; like Ning Feiliu, he knows this is wrong and will actively restrain himself, not letting himself become a scumbag.

And there are also people who will not hide their desires at all, like Ning Feiliu's scumbag childhood friend, who has completely fallen into his own desires, even if it means becoming a scumbag despised by others.

Ning Feiliu, however, has no choice; even if he becomes the kind of scumbag playboy despised by others, he could never abandon any one of Dugu Yan, Shui Bing'er, or Shui Yue'er.

As for Ye Lingling... he had no thoughts at first, but he does indeed like Ye Lingling; after all, Ye Lingling... is actually the kind of girl whose personality and appearance just happen to hit his "XP system" 【fetish】.

He just likes this kind of quiet and beautiful girl, and most importantly, one who is very sensible and understanding.

Ye Lingling is just such a girl; if it weren't for those experiences with Dugu Yan, he probably would have fallen for Ye Lingling.

Perhaps that was why he took the initiative to approach Ye Lingling in the first place, and was so generous toward her.

Therefore, Ning Feiliu's statement that he likes Ye Lingling is sincere.

However, the moment these words left his mouth, Ye Lingling, who had been somewhat indifferent and calm, felt her heart instantly descend into chaos.

Her heartbeat grew wild, as if it were about to leap out of her simple chest.

A faint blush spread across her cheeks, like a peach blossom in early bloom, both shy and charming.

Her eyes flickered with a hazy light, as if she were anticipating something, or perhaps as if she were avoiding something.

Her fingers lightly touched the hem of her clothes; it was an emotion where nervousness and expectation were intertwined. The world around her seemed to have stilled, leaving only her heartbeat and breathing echoing in the air.

She wanted to say something, but found her mouth dry and parched, unable to utter a single word.

She could only stand there quietly, letting that flutter of the heart spread through her body until her face turned even more brightly red.

Ning Feiliu also noticed Ye Lingling's state and, as if possessed, directly grabbed her soft, delicate hand.

But Ye Lingling, as if struck by electricity, pulled her hand back and said, "No... we cannot do this."

"Why?" Ning Feiliu asked subconsciously, somewhat superfluously.

Ye Lingling felt the gentleness of Ning Feiliu's palm just now; although she yearned for that kind of gentleness, and she also wanted to be like Dugu Yan before, falling into Ning Feiliu's embrace to enjoy his body.

But... her reason told her that this was not allowed.

"We... cannot let down Student Dugu," Ye Lingling said in a low voice. "Feiliu, you... I... how can we be like this?"

She was very conflicted; desire, reason, morality, and forbidden pleasure were all mixed together, making her very contradictory.

"Actually, about this matter..." Ning Feiliu said with a bitter smile, "Sister Yan already knows."

"Student Dugu knows?" Ye Lingling was stunned for a moment and asked.

"... Yes, actually these past two years, I..." Ning Feiliu once again recounted the story of how he met Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.

"... After that, we arrived at Extreme North City."

"Coincidentally, what I didn't know was that the blessing of the Ice and Snow God within my body made even Xue Di sense it..."

"I activated my 【Summoning of the Ice and Snow God】, and so Xue Di approached..."

"It's just that we didn't know it was the arrival of Xue Di, and Xue Di didn't realize how terrifying her power output was at the time..."

"I almost fell into the blizzard, but Bing'er and Yue'er risked their lives to save me..."

"If it weren't for them, I might not be here in the end..."

"It's also possible I would have been safe and sound, but in any case, Bing'er and Yue'er saved my life."

"And later, Bing'er and Yue'er almost died because of this, so I..."

"After I told Sister Yan, she didn't blame me; instead, she agreed, and even said that you actually... also like me, right?"

"I might be very shameless to say this, but I still want to say..." Ning Feiliu took a deep breath and continued, "If you are willing, let's be together too."

"But if you refuse me, I will think it's very normal; whether we can still be friends in the future, or even if we can't be friends at all, I accept it."

Ye Lingling heard what Ning Feiliu said and looked at his earnest, sincere, and handsome face.

Her eyes were somewhat dazed; could she really like Ning Feiliu enough to be willing to share him with other women?

However, after asking herself, she could not bring herself to say that refusal.

"I am willing," Ye Lingling said to Ning Feiliu, with a joy that even her veil could not conceal.

Ning Feiliu was stunned for a moment; he did not expect that Ye Lingling would actually agree.

After all, with his normal modern person's values—not those of a scumbag—how could he have imagined that in this era, Ye Lingling would actually not find it very hard to accept a man having three wives and four concubines.

However, after Ye Lingling agreed, he still revealed a joyful look.

"Lingling..." He hugged Ye Lingling, then gazed affectionately into her eyes and lifted her veil.

Immediately after, Ning Feiliu lowered his head and captured those soft, delicious red lips.

Ye Lingling's heartbeat grew even more wild; she felt the strength of Ning Feiliu's lips and the slightly warm breath hitting her face.

She also closed her eyes, enjoying this moment of tenderness.

Just at this moment, a figure carrying several hot snacks had just returned to the entrance of the medical clinic.

Dugu Yan saw Ning Feiliu kissing Ye Lingling, and she was immediately very happy.

However, at this moment, looking at Ning Feiliu's immersed expression, a bit of annoyance suddenly arose in her heart.

She suddenly remembered one thing...

But at this moment, she did not go up to disturb Ning Feiliu and Ye Lingling, waiting until they separated their lips with heavy breathing, still connected by a transparent thread.

Ye Lingling blushed, quickly pulled away to break the transparent thread, and hurriedly wiped her lips in a panic.

Just at this moment...

"I told you! Lingling would agree!" A familiar voice suddenly came from the side.

Only then did Ye Lingling see the appearance of Dugu Yan.

"Classmate Dugu..." She suddenly felt very embarrassed.

After all, she was kissing Dugu Yan's boyfriend.

However, Dugu Yan waved her hand and said indifferently, "It's fine, I've known about this for a long time. Hmph, he already has two women, so why can't he let you have a turn, Lingling?"

After speaking, she came before Ning Feiliu again, pursed her lips, and said, "Kiss me."

Ning Feiliu immediately did as he was told and gave Dugu Yan a kiss.

"Mm!" Dugu Yan was very satisfied, then she took those snacks and said, "You haven't eaten yet, right? Let's eat something together."

"Mm... thank you, Classmate Dugu." Ye Lingling took one and ate it.

This could be considered her way of giving Dugu Yan face, after all, Dugu Yan was the head wife now.

(End of chapter)