ushernet Chapter 178 Still half asleep
Chapter 178 Still half asleep
After Zhong Shuyue finished eating and drinking, she put down her chopsticks and "reservedly" wiped her mouth with a handkerchief: "I have to go home."
Wei Dongning chuckled upon hearing this: "So you're treating this place like a restaurant and a place to vent your emotions, huh?"
"Hehe, isn't that how you use the term 'good friend'?"
"Let's go, let's go. I'm going to take a nap too. I won't see you off."
Wei Dongning yawned widely, waving her hand at Zhong Shuyue with half-asleep eyes, showing no intention of getting up to see her off.
All that was on her mind now was three words: she was so sleepy.
I barely slept last night, and I woke up so early this morning.
She felt especially sleepy because she had eaten a lot of carbohydrates at lunch.
It's no exaggeration to say that now, as long as you let her lie down on the bed, she can fall asleep in less than three seconds.
When Xiao Fu returned after dropping Zhong Shuyue off, she saw that the bed curtains in the room had already been drawn.
A foot was dangling outside the bed curtains, with a shoe hanging precariously on it.
This really isn't Wei Dongning's fault.
When she was halfway through her meal, all that was left was her willpower to keep her going.
After Xiao Fu took Zhong Shuyue out of the room, she really used all her strength to barely manage to "crawl" back to bed.
Not taking her shoes off onto the bed was already her limit.
Xiao Fu helped her take off the rickety shirt, covered her with the blanket, and then quietly slipped out.
Wei Dongning slept soundly, and when she opened her eyes again, the sky outside the window had turned completely black.
The room was quiet; not even a single candle was lit.
Only the projection screen where Xiao Wu watches movies is faintly illuminated.
Rubbing her sleepy eyes, Wei Dongning hugged Xiao Wu tightly and rubbed her face against its back.
Her voice still carried a hint of weariness: "What time is it? Shouldn't we get up and have breakfast?"
"Are you still half asleep?" Xiao Wu looked at Wei Dongning, then at the time on the screen: "It's 7:58 PM now. You've slept for almost eight hours. I'm worried you won't be able to sleep tonight."
"Huh? I thought I slept for a whole day and night."
"Do you want to get up and eat dinner? Then I'll show you the video from Gu Peiyan's side."
Wei Dongning hugged it and shook her head.
She was awake, but her stomach wasn't.
I'm not hungry at all.
Xiao Wu has already watched half of the movie, and she plans to watch the rest with it first.
When there was only a quarter of the movie's progress remaining, the most heart-wrenching moment of the film erupted.
Watching the female lead cry her heart out while holding her best friend who had been killed by bandits, Wei Dongning couldn't help but let her tears flow freely.
It's not accurate to say it's a tap being turned on; it's more like a waterfall during the flood season.
If Xiao Wu hadn't dodged quickly enough, it would have been afraid that the snot flowing from her nose along with her tears would have splattered all over it: "Ningbao, although you're not the most beautiful woman in the capital, your looks are still pretty good. Can you please stop wasting your face like this?"
"I... I can't control myself." She sniffed and reached for a clean handkerchief to wipe her messy face.
Her eyes were swollen like walnuts, and she began to scold Xiao Wu: "Why are you watching such a sad story again?"
She was like this in her past life; whether reading novels or watching movies, she always easily got emotionally involved.
She cries when the protagonist cries, and she laughs when the protagonist laughs.
The most severe incident directly triggered her illness.
Su Yizhuo was so frightened that he almost dialed 120.
Xiao Wu felt utterly innocent: "I was planning to watch it myself, I didn't expect you to wake up."
It felt its days were too mundane lately, so it deliberately watched a few violent movies to find some excitement.
Before Wei Dongning woke up, it had already finished watching two parts.
The only thing it overlooked was that she would suddenly wake up halfway through watching it and have to watch the rest of the movie with it.
Well, it did forget to remind her.
It admitted its mistake.
Xiao Wu reluctantly turned off the movie that wasn't finished playing and checked Gu Peiyan's situation.
Because the temperature was not high at night and they were in an unfamiliar place, Gu Peiyan and her group found a clean-looking little shop to stay in as soon as it got dark.
"Let's put our things in the room first, then come down and get something to eat," his colleague suggested to Gu Peiyan, rubbing his rumbling stomach.
They rode horses all day long, and except for lunchtime, they hardly stopped.
By this time, I was already exhausted and hungry.
All I want to do is sit down, have a proper meal, and then go back to my room for a good night's sleep.
After all, we have to get up early tomorrow to continue our journey to Ningcheng.
Gu Peiyan was now showing signs of fatigue, and nodded in agreement.
When I went downstairs again, there was only one empty table left at the bottom of the stairs in the shop.
They didn't mind at all and just sat down.
The waiter walked respectfully to their side and smiled apologetically at them: "It's crowded right now, so we'll have to make do with these things."
His colleague waved his hand dismissively: "As long as I can eat, I'll eat anywhere, even squatting outside. What do you say, Brother Gu?"
Gu Peiyan gave a nonchalant "hmm": "Please give us four bowls of noodles, a serving of vegetables, and a serving of tofu."
"Meat! And don't forget the meat!"
The waiter noted down what they wanted, straightened up, and greeted them with a smile, "Alright, please wait a moment, gentlemen."
After the waiter left, Gu Peiyan's colleague looked at his expressionless face and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother Gu, have you always been so expressionless?"
Gu Peiyan frowned slightly and shook his head: "Brother Qian, what makes you say that?"
"Because I've never seen you show any emotional fluctuations. Brother Qianrong, am I right?"
Qian Duoduo seeks Qian Rong's approval.
From the moment he and Gu Peiyan entered the court as officials, he rarely saw any other expression on his face.
It was as if nothing in this world could stir his emotions.
Qian Rong shook his head mysteriously: "Of course not."
As for what was wrong, Qian Rong glanced at Gu Peiyan's expression and, no matter how much Qian Duoduo inquired, he couldn't get a single word out of him.
Qian Duoduo looked helplessly at his servant: "Xiaoman, can't you see? Those two are clearly bullying me."
"Shh." Gu Peiyan heard the conversation coming from next door and interrupted Qian Duoduo, who was joking around, signaling him to listen.
Qian Duoduo immediately straightened her expression and listened carefully.
"Have you heard? The floodwaters in Ningcheng are still not under control."
"Yes, it is said that the imperial court allocated funds for the reinforcement of the dikes last year, but I did not expect this to happen."
"Who can argue with that? The magistrate of Ningcheng died in this flood. What a pity, he was such a good official."