It hurts. It hurts too much. That's the only thing she feels right now.
She didn't even know how she managed to spent two painful hours. It really hurt her so much that she wanted to jump out of bed and run away. However, thinking of her determination to lose weight, she persevered with the pain.
Didn't the weight loss consultant say it will only hurt a little bit? Only a little bit? It's really painful for the soul. Especially when walking around, it makes people doubt if life is worth living.
Once again, she took out a tissue to wipe the sweat on her face. Yu Shanshan carefully touched her stomach and back. it was covered with pinholes and bruises, as well as small blisters from the cupping, which was still burning, especially when the clothes rubbed against the skin. it hurts to breathe.
Yu Shanshan really wanted to look up to the sky and sigh: Oh, my God, I've suffered a lot.
Only then did she have time to take out her cell phone to discover several messages had been sent to her by Yuan Long. When she opened it, he asked where she was and wanted to come and pick her up.
Yu Shanshan hurriedly typed back to him: I was just shopping, and now I'm already on the bus home, so you don't have to pick me up.
Then Yuan Long quickly replied, "OK."
Not daring to be late, Yu Shanshan hastened to take a taxi back from the side of the road. When she got home, Yuan Long was busy in the kitchen wearing an apron.
Yu Shanshan straightened her back, tried to ignore the pain and pretended to go into the kitchen like the usual. She looked at the dish he was cooking.
Sichuan Boiled Fish, Braised Pork Belly and Eggplant strips with beans.
It's all her favorite food.
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| Sichuan Boiled Fish |
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| Braised Pork Belly |
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| Eggplant strips with beans |
If she had absolutely enjoyed herself in the past, she could at least have two bowls of white rice, but now she can't. She must cooperate with her diet during weight loss, and she can't just eat big servings of fish and meat casually, otherwise there will be no effect.
During lunch, Yu Shanshan didn't even eat the staple food, so she ate a few bites of the fish and vegetables with chopsticks. As for the pork, although she wanted to eat it, she didn't dare to touch it at all.
As a matter of fact, her stomach was not full and she was clamoring strongly in her brain that she still wanted to eat, but thinking about the pain she had endured to lose weight, she put down her chopsticks and forced herself to take her eyes off the food.
Yuan Long saw her put down her chopsticks and wondered, "Why are you eating so little?"
Yu Shanshan shook her head. "I'm full. I won't eat any more."
Yuan Long stretched out his hand and touched her forehead, a little worried, "Is there something wrong?"
Yu Shanshan took his hand away. "Oh, there is no discomfort, it's just that I'm full. Don't always think that I eat too much, I only had a small meal."
Yuan Long looked at her for a while, thought for a moment, and asked tentatively, "Are you losing weight?"
Yu Shanshan: ...... I'm discovered.
Seeing that she was silent, Yuan Long could not understand. She put down the bowls and chopsticks in her hand and pinched her hand. "Shanshan, I don't think it's important to be fat or thin at all. I think you ’re fine. In fact, you don't need to lose weight."
No one has ever told her that she doesn't need to lose weight, and the most she has ever heard is that she should lose her weight. Even Wu Jing urged her to lose weight. Yu Shanshan wanted to cry a little. She bowed her head and didn't want him to see her worthless appearance. "Don't you think I'm ugly since I'm so fat? You're lying! "
Yuan Long: "I will not lie to you, you're not ugly at all."
Yu Shanshan sniffed and pouted: "Am I good-looking before or now?"
Yuan Long did not know how to answer this question. He felt that each had its own merits. She was the same her, before and now, and there was no need to compare at all.
But Yu Shanshan mistook his silence and was not happy. "Look, look, you still think I looked better when I was thin, right? It doesn't matter if you say I'm fat in your mouth, but you still think I'm ugly in your heart. You are lying to me. If I don't lose weight, you will definitely abandon me!"
Yuan Long hurriedly said, "I don't dislike it. I think you look good now."
Yu Shanshan became even angrier. "You're lying with your eyes open. Do you think I am a fool?"
Yuan Long had nothing to say. He had a headache. He can talk to her earlier but he can't talk to her now. There are many ways he could want her to shut up or divert her attention, Now she was reluctant to let him get closer, and he couldn't do anything.
Now she always blocks him with an invisible partition. He doesn't know how to make her become the same as before, the sticky Yu Shanshan who loves him coquettishly.
She used to think of him as someone who doesn't like to talk, so he said more now. She used to think he doesn't smile with a straight face, so now he laughed a lot. She used to think he was always cold and not gentle enough, so he took out all the tenderness now.
But what he did seemed to be not enough, he was still unable to open her heart.
Yuan Long, which has always been invincible in doing things, felt so helpless for the first time.
In the end, he could only back down, "All right, then you should eat reasonably while losing weight and keep up with your nutrition."
Yu Shanshan hurriedly promised: "When I eat, I just eat less. It won't affect my health."
Yu Shanshan did not eat, so Yuan Long ate the rest of the food. Yu Shanshan helplessly watched him eat two large bowls of rice and eat the three dishes on the table.
She couldn't help but look at his stomach, it was still flat and didn't protrude at all.
Although she knew he could eat before, Yu Shanshan still envied him very much. He ate so much at, why didn't he gain weight? Why does she gain weight as soon as she eats?
Yuan Long wondered, "What's the matter? Why are you looking at me like that? "
Yu Shanshan was too embarrassed to speak her mind, but asked another question: "Are you on vacation now? How come you don't have to go back to the army for so many days?"
She had never seen him take such a long vacation.
Yuan Long, who was picking up the dishes with his chopsticks, paused his hand, then said lightly: "I was injured on duty, so I'm taking a break for a period of time."
"What?" Yu Shanshan suddenly stood up from her chair. "Where are you hurt? Why didn't I see it?"
Yu Shanshan went straight to lift his clothes. "Show me where you hurt yourself."
He used to get hurt a lot, and every time, it was not a minor injury. Back when they were first together, three times she had experienced seeing him get injured and hospitalized. Those three times almost scared half of her life. So every time she heard him talk about his missions, she was nervous, and every time he said he was injured, she was worried.
Although he was glad that she was nervous for him, Yuan Long stopped her hand lifting his clothes. "It's all right, it's a minor injury, it's healed."
"You're lying to me again!" Yu Shanshan doesn't believe in minor injuries. Will a minor injuries make one take a vacation? Will you take such a long time off? "Don't take me for a fool. You wouldn't take a vacation if you only got a minor injury."
Knowing that she could not be fooled, Yuan Long pursed his lips and had to confess honestly, "I was shot in the chest, but it's all right now."
The chest? Near his heart?
Yu Shanshan was so scared that she couldn't believe anything. She said, "Take off your clothes and I'll see it myself, otherwise I won't believe you're okay."
Yuan Long couldn't stop her this time, and finally had to unbutton his shirt to reveal the wound on his chest.
At a glance, Yu Shanshan saw a circle of gauze which wrapped almost around the whole chest, and the part of the bandage inside was just right at the position of the heart.
How is it alright to get shot in the heart? This is terrible!
Yu Shanshan's eyes instantly turned red and her hands trembled as she touched his wound. Her voice was a little tearful. "You lied to me that it''s all right, you were hit in the heart. You almost died, didn't you?"
Yuan Long took her hand and couldn't help but hold her in his arms and rubbed her hair. "I was fated to miss my heart. Otherwise. I would not be standing well in front of you today. Its also thanks to this injury that I came here to meet you and Dudu. It's all destined, isn't it?"
However, Yu Shanshan still cried. For the first time, she did not break free from his arms. "That can't hurt either. You said you would be responsible for me and Dudu. How can you be responsible if something happens?"
There was a smile in Yuan Long's eyes, like a consolation and a promise. "Rest assured, with you and Dudu, I'll live well to take care of you." Yan-Wangye won't take my life, Because I still have you and Dudu in my life.
"Then why don't you go to the hospital? With such a serious injury, you can't act like someone who's alright!" Yu Shanshan was just as angry when she remembered the period of time he was acting normally like a normal person. This man has no consciousness of injury. If she knew he was injured, she would have never let him do this or that.
Yuan Long: "It's okay. The wound has healed. I just go to the hospital regularly to change the dressing. There is no need to be hospitalized."
Listening to what he said, Yu Shanshan felt a little bit more relaxed.
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In the evening, Yu Shanshan didn't want Yuan Long to pick up Dudu since he was injured. She wanted to take a taxi to pick up Dudu from school, but Yuan Long didn't trust her to go alone. Finally, the two of them just went together to pick up Dudu from the school.
But at kindergarten gate, Yu Shanshan regretted her decision.
She shouldn't have come with Yuan Long.
Yuan Long's face value is too good, resulting in no lack of attention from others everywhere, especially at the gate of the busy kindergarten. Parents waiting for their children, initially had nothing to do, suddenly found an unusually handsome and straight figure among them. Everyone intentionally or unintentionally cast their eyes on him.
If you look at Yuan Long, they will naturally see Yu Shanshan next to him. As a result, their eyes have changed from stunning to searching and suspicion.
Yu Shanshan didn't need to listen to know what these people are suspecting. They must be wondering what her relationship is with Yuan Long. They must not believe that they're a pair. Maybe they're wondering if she's the nanny. Anyway, they don't believe that such a handsome man would be with such a fat woman.
That's why she doesn't want to talk to him with him.
Yu Shanshan moved aside quietly, trying to stay away from him. Otherwise, her five-point value would have been set off by him, and it was estimated to be negative.
However, Yuan Long turned to her, took her shoulder and brought her back. Then he moved down his hand and put it around her waist. She wanted to pull his hand off her waist. But no matter how hard she tried, he wouldn't budge.
Yu Shanshan stared at him angrily, but he could not see it. He smiled and looked at her sideways and asked, "Wife, what shall we eat when we get home tonight?"
Yu Shanshan: ......Don't tell me that was unintentional.
Yu Shanshan obviously felt that the eyes of the people around them changed once again. From suspicion, it transformed into shock and disbelief. They probably did not expect a flower to be planted on cow dung. And that cow dung is her.
Fortunately, it was not long before the kindergarten was over, and the teacher opened the door and brought the children out. Those eyes were diverted and Yu Shanshan was rescued from the fire and water.
Since his father came back, Dudu walked very actively in the front every time after school. As soon as the teacher opened the door, he was the first to rush out. He was going to rush towards his father, but suddenly he saw his mother standing next to his father. He immediately deviated from the direction and rushed to his mother.
"Mom!" He was like a small cannonball. Before Shanshan could react, he rushed on her body, directly reeling her 170-kilogram mother. When she was unstable, she even took two steps back, and almost broke the uninjured leg.
Fortunately, Yuan Long grabbed her in the back before she cripples another leg, so she survived. However, the place where the cupping needle was stuck on her body was so painful that her scalp burst, and she could not help crying out.
Dudu was startled when he saw his mother was hurt because of him. He immediately stood obediently, raised his hands like surrender, and blinked his eyes to indicate that he knew he was wrong.
Yuan Long held her and looked down at her leg. "What's the matter? Did you hit your leg?"
Yu Shanshan hurriedly adjusted her expression and shook her head. "No, no, it's just that Dudu stepped on my foot. It doesn't hurt now."
Looking at her feet and seeing that she was indeed fine, Yuan Long then turned to look at Dudu, who was still in the form of surrender, and waved to him.
Dudu knew that his mother was all right, recovered in a second, and dared not rush to his mother again. This time, he rushed to his father, kicked his legs, and climbed up his father's legs.
Yuan Long waited for him to climb up, picked him up with both hands under his armpit and patted his butt. "Don't use so much energy on your mom next time alright? Or Mom will wrestle you"
Dudu nodded adroitly, "Got it!"
After saying that, he leaned over and gave a loud kiss on Shanshan's face. "Mom, I was wrong. I won't hit you so hard in the future. Please forgive me."
Yu Shanshan was very worried. The little fat man now weighs a lot and had a lot of strength as well, and he always liked to climb up and down on her body and bump on her. Forget how it was before, but now she hurts everywhere, and it will hurt to death if she is touched by this boy.
So Yu Shanshan deliberately kept a straight face and said, "Then your mother will punish you from now until tomorrow morning, you're not allowed to hug your mother, so that your mother will forgive you."
"All right." Dudu immediately held out two fingers on the edge of his head as a gesture of assurance.
Dudu is a child of his word. He promised not to hug his mother. Even if he habitually wants to jump into his mother's arms before going to bed, that night, he braked the car the second before he goes to bed, and he grunts and goes back to sleep.
Yu Shanshan was afraid that the little fat man would stick to her when she slept. Now seeing him keep his promise, she can't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It seems that she will not be tortured by the little fat man tonight.
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When Dudu woke up the next day, he tilted his head and saw that his mother was still asleep, he immediately wanted to climb on his mother and hug her as usual, but he suddenly remembered his promise last night and braked in time. But it's not right to overthink it. Mom said he couldn't hug last night, but now it's already dawn, and so. he can hug her now.
So as soon as Dudu's eyes lit up, her calf turned over directly to Shanshan, and as usual, the whole person was spread out in large font on her mother's body, and the little fat face rubbed comfortably.
It was bitter for Yu Shanshan, who was still sleeping. When she fell asleep, she suddenly felt a burst of pressure on Mount Tai, and then she felt pain on her body. In a daze, she cried, "Ahhh—— it hurts."
Dudu was startled, hurriedly rolled his fat body and climbed down, anxious to see where his mother was hurt, only to find that her mother's blouse had been lifted up, revealing that her belly was all black and purple, which looked frightening.
Dudu froze, lifted his mother's clothes up again, and found that her mother was covered with black and purple spots.
Mom was beaten?
Tears welled up in Dudu's eyes, and his first reaction was that his mother had been bullied, and he was going to tell his father.
Wiping away his tears, the little guy climbed out of bed without even wearing his shoes and rushed to the kitchen to find his father who was busy cooking. He threw his arms around his legs and cried sadly, "Dad, Mom was beaten up——"
Yuan Long almost dropped the kitchen knife in his hand.
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From 救民于水火之中 or "Rescuing people from water and fire" which means to save the people from a deep disaster.
Monique: You can never hide anything from Dudu hahahaha. Also I liked how we were given another glimpse into Yuan Long's thoughts (´,,•ω•,,)♡
