After being universally criticized online, he cultivates immortality and farms to lead his motherlan

Chapter 111 What a big boy

Jian Ning brought over the honey water and oatmeal porridge.

Xiao Heqi had already sat up from the sofa, seemingly with a headache, his slender fingers pressing on his temples.

Jian Ning placed the food on the coffee table in front of the sofa and said, "Eat something, it should ease your stomach pain."

Xiao Heqi picked it up, took a bite, and looked at her, saying, "It's delicious."

"It's good as long as it's delicious." Jian Ning sat on the other single sofa and asked seriously, "I owed you two meals before, so does this count as paying back one?"

Xiao Heqi chuckled, his voice still slightly slurred with drunkenness, and said, "Dr. Jian is also first-rate when it comes to accounting."

"It's so late, there's no reason for me to work for free," Jian Ning said casually.

Xiao Heqi looked at her with gentle eyes and replied, "Okay, fine."

He sipped his oatmeal porridge slowly, one sip at a time.

Jian Ning was worried that he might not be able to finish the bowl of oatmeal porridge by tomorrow morning.

She urged, "Drink faster, the porridge in your bowl is getting cold."

Xiao Heqi put down his spoon and asked slowly, "I've finished drinking. Are you leaving now?"

Jian Ning nodded, not forgetting to mention how dedicated Assistant Liu was.

"Assistant Liu was very worried about you. His wife is about to give birth, so he called me here. Once you're alright, I should head back."

"Oh," Xiao Heqi replied.

Jian Ning really liked Assistant Liu, and subconsciously wanted to say a few more nice things, "Assistant Liu is a very good person. He's still thinking about taking care of you so late. He took some food from me before, and he kept saying that he would take more so that you could eat it."

Xiao He frowned. Was that so?
He vaguely remembered that Assistant Liu had asked him a few times: "Boss, I have some bok choy here, would you like some?"

Similar words.

Why would he accept something from his subordinate? He naturally refused outright.

Assistant Liu...

He really managed to offend neither side.

When Xiao Heqi saw her mention Assistant Liu, his expression softened. He pursed his lips and coldly uttered, "He's not married."

Jian Ning didn't react for a moment and asked, "The baby is almost due, and you haven't gotten married yet?"

Xiao Heqi glanced at her.

Jian Ning belatedly realized that the whole "having a child" thing was actually a lie.

Her tone changed instantly, "How can Assistant Liu be like this? He doesn't want to work overtime himself, but he asks me to come and work overtime."

Jian Ning picked up her phone and started sending messages to Assistant Liu in a flurry.

Assistant Liu replied instantly, making a sliding kneeling motion: "Miss Jian, I was wrong, I'm sorry. I will definitely apologize next time I visit! The boss keeps calling your name, and as his subordinate, I can't do anything about it."

Jian Ning ignored him.

It’s true that men’s words are lies.

The words passed down from our ancestors still hold true.

Seeing her puffed-up face, Xiao Heqi's usually cold eyebrows curved even more, and his gaze softened.

Just then, Jian Ning's phone rang.

It's so late.

Jian Ning took out her phone and saw that it was Xiao Li calling.

She had nothing else to do there, so she planned to wait for Xiao Heqi to finish his porridge, then examine him further, and leave if everything was alright.

She swiped to the right and answered the phone.

"Ning Ning."

Xiao Li's voice came from the other end of the phone.

He sounds like a drunkard.

Jian Ning frowned slightly and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Li said, "I rang the doorbell several times at the entrance of the villa, but there was no response."

"I'm not home." Jian Ning was worried that the doorbell would disturb Long Wu's sleep, so she advised, "Don't ring it, go back home."

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone before Xiao Li's deep voice came through: "I want to see you." "It's so late at night..." Jian Ning hadn't finished speaking.

Xiao Heqi put down the bowl in his hand and said, "Ningning, I'm finished eating."

"Okay, you should drink the honey water too." Jian Ning replied, following his words, before turning to Xiao Li on the other end of the phone and saying, "It's late, you should go home now."

Xiao Li's voice suddenly turned stern: "Is that my brother next to you?"

Jian Ning replied, "It's him."

"You and him..." Xiao Li paused before slowly asking, "Are you with my brother?"

Jian Ning could already hear the Border Collie grumbling on the other end of the phone, and replied, "Yes, I'm here with him. So don't ring the doorbell, go back now."

Xiao Li: "You like him?"

Jian Ning: "..."

What is this all about?
Before she could utter the words that were on the tip of her tongue, Xiao Heqi suddenly stood up and walked towards her.

As a result, he staggered and collapsed onto the carpet next to her sofa.

Jian Ning immediately stood up and touched his nose first.

Fortunately, he was still breathing and did not die suddenly.

Then, a medical examination revealed that the alcohol concentration was too high, which may have caused temporary fainting.

She forced a Spirit Gathering Pill into his body.

One has to admit that the Spirit Gathering Pill is practically a panacea.

It serves as both her daily health supplement for cultivating immortality and, because its effects are very weak, it can help mortals improve their physical constitution by boosting their qi.

She can practice more during this time, but she needs to figure out how to make it into something like candy beans so she can take it back to her grandma.

Jian Ning was distracted by the thought of her grandmother until Xiao Li spoke.

"Ningning, why aren't you saying anything?"

Jian Ning snapped out of her daze and replied, "Your brother fainted. I need to take care of him first. I'll talk to you later."

Anyway, she's told him to go back several times, but he won't listen, so there's no point in saying anything more.

After hanging up the phone, Jian Ning glanced at the cramped sofa and decided not to mistreat her older brother.

She glanced around and opened the nearest room.

The room is decorated in black, white and gray, and there are four bedding pieces on the bed for sleeping.

Jian Ning turned around and dragged Xiao Heqi into the room, then onto the bed, covering her with a thin blanket.

As she pulled her hand back, it was grabbed by a large hand again.

Jian Ning glanced at him.

Xiao Heqi's eyes were closed, his handsome eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and his thin lips were a shimmering, watery red.

He parted his lips slightly and softly uttered a few words.

Even with her excellent hearing, Jian Ning couldn't hear clearly. She leaned forward and listened carefully.

Then she heard him call out to her, "Mom."

Jian Ning: "..."

Good boy.

She pried Xiao Heqi's hands apart and put them into the blanket.

Just like when my grandma was little, she would cover him with a quilt, afraid that he would catch a cold, so she would also tuck blankets around his neck.

The weather has changed recently; it's still a bit chilly at night.

Jian Ning turned and left. As she stood at the door, the living room was brightly lit, but the bedroom was dimly lit, and the figure lying on the bed was still persistently calling, "Mommy, Mommy..."

She suddenly remembered what Xiao Heqi had once said.

—I want to see my mom one more time.

—Jian Ning, you probably don't understand that feeling. I tried so hard to remember her, but I just couldn't.

I've forgotten what my mother looks like, and I can't even remember the tone of her voice anymore.

(End of this chapter)