The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1733 - 1732: I'm Sorry, Thank You

Only three days had passed since they last met, yet Tu Hongxiu seemed much thinner than the last time Tang Rao saw her."Hong Xiu, father-in-law is fine now. We just need to wait for him to wake up naturally. Don't worry too much."

Tang Rao tried to reassure Tu Hongxiu.

But the person lying unconscious on the bed was Tu Hongxiu's own father. With that connection, Tang Rao might not feel much, but Tu Hongxiu couldn't be as carefree as Tang Rao.

"My father is still lying on the bed, unable to even open his eyes. You tell me not to worry, but how could I not in this situation?"

Tang Rao regretted calling Tu Hongxiu here so soon. A typically rational woman now seemed anything but rational.

"I know you're worried, but isn't your father alright now?"

No matter what Tang Rao said, Tu Hongxiu wouldn't listen. When left with no choice, he simply knocked Tu Hongxiu out, planning to wait until Tu Lingfeng was fully awake and detoxified to let Tu Hongxiu wake up.

"Tang Rao, Sister Hongxiu...she...she should be alright, right?"

Wen Jinjin had witnessed Tang Rao use a heavy hand to knock Tu Hongxiu unconscious.

Despite being a girl, the force and method he used seemed hard to accept.

"With her in that state, is there any other way besides knocking her out?"

Tang Rao was having a headache. Now, besides waiting for his father-in-law to wake up, he'd also have to explain to Tu Hongxiu why he acted as he did.

Tu Lingfeng felt as if he'd had a long, long dream, one where he almost died. Several times he felt short of breath, but whenever he was about to stop breathing, he found he could breathe again.

Such a realistic dream left Tu Lingfeng feeling very insecure.

His eyelids were heavy. He tried countless times to open his eyes, but he was too exhausted. Just trying to open them felt like it would take his life.

Finally, Tu Lingfeng gathered some strength, and his eyelids slowly opened, clearing the blurry images and turning vague figures into recognizable faces.

"I'm not dead yet?"

Tang Rao and the others were still waiting for Tu Lingfeng to wake up. Upon hearing his familiar voice, Tang Rao's spirits lifted, and he turned his gaze to the man on the bed.

"Of course, you're not dead. You can't die."

Seeing Tu Lingfeng alright, a great weight lifted off Tang Rao's shoulders.

"Father-in-law, you don't know how worried I was about your safety while you were unconscious. I feared I wouldn't be able to give Hong Xiu an explanation."

Tang Rao didn't care about who had poisoned Tu Lingfeng. Before Tu Lingfeng regained consciousness, his only thought was whether Tu Hongxiu would blame him because of Tu Lingfeng's poisoning.

Fortunately, with Tu Lingfeng waking up, Tu Hongxiu could also be awakened.

"Tang Rao, what are you saying? I don't quite understand. What does my being poisoned have to do with Hong Xiu? She didn't harm me."

Judging from Tu Lingfeng's tone, he seemed to know who might have tampered with his life.

"Anyway, you were injured in Zijing City. Since it happened here, I must take responsibility. If something happened to you and I didn't take responsibility, wouldn't Hong Xiu resent me, the head of the Kao Shan Sect, for the rest of her life?"

Tang Rao half-jokingly said to Tu Lingfeng while simultaneously rousing Tu Hongxiu.

"Sister Hongxiu, are you alright?"

Tang Rao only dared to wake Tu Hongxiu up, and wouldn't dare to further provoke this easily angered woman.

Wen Jinjin helped Tu Hongxiu up from the chair, asking with concern.

"I'm fine, but someone is going to be in trouble soon."

Saying this, her eyes were fixed on Tang Rao with such intensity as if she wished to cut him in half and feed him to the dogs.

Then again, considering it was Tu Hongxiu herself who chose the man, with no one forcing her, her anger subsided significantly upon thinking twice.

"Hong Xiu, although I was unconscious, I could guess your condition then. To prevent you from getting too emotional, Tang Rao probably knocked you out. Even if you don't say it, I know he did it for your own good."

Before Tu Hongxiu had a chance to show concern for Tu Lingfeng, Tu Lingfeng was already educating his daughter.

He was indeed her father, having raised Tu Hongxiu for so many years, he could discern her character at a glance.

"Father, am I really your daughter? Why are you always favoring others over me?"

As long as Tu Lingfeng was alright, Tu Hongxiu felt much better.

With Tu Hongxiu in a good mood, Tang Rao would escape a lot of trouble.

"On one hand, I have my daughter, on the other, my son-in-law. Hong Xiu, tell me what should a father do? Of course, it's to encourage you to treat Tang Rao well and not to bully him constantly. Everyone is someone's child; bullying others is wrong."

Tu Lingfeng was astonishingly reasonable. With such a sensible father-in-law, he would have to find some time for a drink with Tu Lingfeng and his family.

"When did I ever bully him? It's he who inexplicably knocked your daughter out, yet you defend him, making me feel quite unbalanced."

Seated by the bed, Tu Hongxiu held Tu Lingfeng's rough hand, made coarse from cooking, feeling a warm current fill her heart.

"Father, let's not talk about Tang Rao for now. Is there any discomfort with your body? If anything still hurts, tell Sister Wen. She is highly skilled, and whatever your ailment, once she gets involved, it'll be fine."

Is she not going to praise Tang Rao?

Tang Rao diligently made the Elixir Pills for three long days. Even if it wasn't an achievement, it surely was hard work, and now his contributions were being completely overlooked?

He felt somewhat unappreciated, especially since he fed an eighth-grade Detoxification Pill to Tu Lingfeng and nearly two at that.

Someone as generous as Tang Rao was indeed a rarity.

Not receiving even a "thank you" in exchange for an eighth-grade medicine, instead being given cold shoulders, was a bit excessive.

"Tu Hongxiu, look at me. Yes, at your husband's face. Doesn't my expression of sadness look like you owe me an apology?"

No, not at all. Even if it did, some things are better left unsaid; Tang Rao shouldn't have everything going his way.

"Right, Hong Xiu, Tang Rao saved me. You should thank him instead of continuously giving him a hard time. He knocked you out for your own good. Threatening him means you owe him an apology."

First, asking Tu Hongxiu to express gratitude, and then an apology to Tang Rao almost made Tang Rao feel like Tu Lingfeng was his true father.

"Tang Rao, thank you, I'm sorry."