My sister-in-law from Qingdao

The night was hazy, and a half-moon hung in the sky.

In just over ten days it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival. The moonlight shone through the window and fell on Luo Qingshan and me.

Luo Qingshan held my arms with both hands and rested her head on my shoulder, remaining relatively calm.

But my mind was in turmoil, and I really didn't know what to do next.

Tonight is going to be tough for the two of us. We have water to drink, but nothing to eat. We've already finished half a slice of bread, and we're really hungry now.

But it's impossible to go out and find food on a night like this.

Even though there were fruits on the mountain, some of them ripe, I didn't dare go out in the dark.

So we could only stay here quietly.

"Chen Dong, tell me, what regrets do you have in your life?" Luo Qingshan said, holding my arm, her head still resting on my shoulder, her eyes gazing at the faint moonlight outside the window.

"Looking back, I've gained a lot, but I've also lost a lot. If you ask me what my real regret is, it's Su Xiaoya. She was a kind-hearted woman, but also very pitiful. If she never wakes up from this dream, it will be my regret, and it will be her regret as well."

After hearing my words, Luo Qingshan gently released my arm and then said seriously, "We all know that it is very difficult for a person in a vegetative state to wake up. If she can get through tonight, I will use all the acupuncture skills my father taught me, as well as my family's traditional Chinese medicine skills, to try my best to cure her."

"Director Luo, thank you so much."

Luo Qingshan smiled bitterly: "Don't be so polite. Don't say such things to me. The biggest problem in front of us right now is how to get through tonight."

"If I can get through tonight, I think things will be much easier once it's light tomorrow. How's your wound feeling?" I asked.

Luo Qingshan frowned slightly and shook his head gently: "My entire thigh and buttocks are numb. I really don't know if I can make it through."

"It's okay, I'll definitely get through this. My lips and tongue are much better now."

Luo Qingshan nodded gently and said, "Chen Dong, because you are by my side, I am not too afraid."

"Director Luo, tell me, what regrets do you have in your life?"

Luo Qingshan didn't speak, and turned her gaze away from the window.

"How should I put it? I am very grateful and honored to have come this far. After all, I am an orphan. My father was over sixty years old when he brought me home."

But I was also unfortunate. I married the wrong person. I only thought he was handsome and gentle on the surface, but the less a man talks, the less eloquent he is, the more sinister and vicious he is.

It's clearly his fault, yet he still bullies me with all sorts of tricks. To be honest, I'm ashamed to even mention it.

Because it was night, only one candle was lit, and it was pitch black all around. The sound of the wind outside made the world even quieter.

So we didn't feel there was anything wrong with the topics we were discussing.

One was speaking, and the other was listening. It seemed so casual, yet so natural.

But I was both curious and shocked. I was curious about what methods her incompetent husband used to deal with her, and shocked that such a beautiful woman could marry such a despicable man.

So I couldn't help but say, "In life, you'll meet all sorts of people. If you're lucky, you'll meet a man or woman who truly loves you and cherishes you."

If you are unlucky, you will encounter someone who is obsessed with trivial things, wasteful, lacks taste, and doesn't know how to care.

But all in all, as long as it's not too bad, it'll be manageable.

After hearing my words, Luo Qingshan looked at me with surprise: "Chen Dong, why do you seem like an old shrew? You're not even married, how can you say such experienced things, as if you've been married several times?"

I laughed: "I've had very few romantic relationships, but I have a few good girlfriends and I know a few divorced women. From them, I know that most marriages are unhappy."

It can also be understood as living together as a partner. So-called love is sometimes one-sided, and sometimes it's just a little bit at the beginning.

Once you're truly married and past the seven-year itch, it's all about the mundane realities of daily life—groceries, household chores, elderly parents, and young children. Where's the energy left to talk about love?

Luo Qingshan shifted his body to face me directly: "Chen Dong, you're quite something, it's just a pity I met you too late. If I had met you earlier, you could have taught me these principles, and I wouldn't have met such a bad person."

I smiled sheepishly: "Director Luo, actually I'm just talking theory. I have absolutely no experience with marriage."

Luo Qingshan rested her chin on her hand, tilted her head, and looked at me: "Chen Dong, what do you think of me?"

Listening to her words, I looked at her face. She was gentle and lovely. When she put on her white coat, she was so aloof and intellectual, like a star in the sky, to be admired from afar but not to be touched.

I laughed and said, "Unattainable."

Luo Qingshan paused for a moment, then gave me a resentful glance: "How is she unattainable?"

"She's beautiful, has superb medical skills, and is the director of the Luo Family Medical Clinic. Do you think an ordinary man could possibly be her match?"

Luo Qingshan laughed, her body trembling slightly as she laughed, her full breasts bobbing up and down.

Because I was so close, my heart skipped a beat when I saw this scene.

"It's just the two of us here tonight, would you like to do me a favor?"

As soon as she spoke, her face flushed red. My heart sank, and an indescribable feeling spread from the bottom of my heart.

What does this mean? Is this woman trying to imply something to me?

Based on my understanding of her, she is not that kind of woman.

Yes, she's definitely not that kind of woman.

"Director Luo... what do you mean?"

Luo Qingshan's cheeks turned even redder, her eyes filled with panic, and she lowered her head and whispered, "When you gave me drugs last night, I had a feeling I can't describe."

As a man, I'm truly grateful for all that you've done for me.

She stopped speaking there. I quickly said, "Director Luo, you've gone to so much trouble and effort to treat my girlfriend. What I've done for you is nothing at all."

Just then, Luo Qingshan suddenly raised her head, stretched out a finger, and pressed it against my lips.

"Chen Dong, I know we're not meant to be, and I know I'm not the kind of woman you like. But please, I beg you, since fate has brought us together tonight..."

Leave the two of us for one night, without anyone else, okay?

I didn't mean anything by it. Su Xiaoya is beautiful and has a great figure, but could you please forget about her for now and let's just watch the moon together here?

Let's get through this tough night together.

My brain went blank for a moment, and I didn't come to my senses.

To be honest, I'm not stupid. Although I wouldn't call myself exceptionally smart, I do have a pretty strong comprehension ability.

I never expected Luo Qingshan to say something like that.

But if you think about it carefully, there's actually nothing wrong with it.

It's possible that a woman who has been divorced for several years might feel a stirring of attraction when she's alone with a normal man on a night like this.

After all, there is no difference between humans and animals; physiological needs are as essential as eating and drinking.

"Chen Dong, no matter what, you're not allowed to laugh at me. I was so nervous when you were helping me detox."

From that moment on, you entered my heart.