Chapter 227: My Mouth Was Bitten and Bleeding
Chapter 227: My Mouth Was Bitten and Bleeding
The Jiuxing Villa is not far from the apartment. Just drive across the river bridge, turn a corner, and drive along the riverside to arrive.
Xie Jin was going to drive the car to the open-air garage, so Shen He and Song Jingcheng got out of the car at the gate of the villa.
The two held hands and just as they walked into the gate, Shen He noticed a young woman standing next to the fountain square outside the gate.
The girl looked to be about the same age as her. She was glowing white with a black mole between her brows. She had a cool and aloof look, and her beauty was very unique.
She was standing beside the fountain in a goose yellow windbreaker dress, like a pearl just out of a clam, more outstanding than most of the noble ladies Shen He had seen.
Song Jingcheng told Shen He: "That's Taotao."
Shen He's eyes lit up, "No one told me that Taotao is a great beauty."
"This guy Xie Jin is really lucky."
Shen He secretly looked at Taotao, and found that Taotao looked no different from a normal girl.
Just as I was thinking about it, I saw Taotao running over. When he saw Song Jingcheng, he said, "Uncle Song!"
Shen He glanced at Song Jingcheng secretly.
Song Jingcheng's reaction was calm.
Judging from their age, Taotao is probably about the same age as Shen He, and the age difference between her and Song Jingcheng is only eight or nine years.
You can call him uncle, but it’s not necessary.
However, Taotao is mentally immature. She probably has an IQ of only eight to ten years old, so it’s okay for her to call him uncle.
Song Jingcheng has always been patient and tolerant towards children with special circumstances.
He really acted like an elder and asked Taotao in a low voice: "Taotao, come over to play. Did Auntie Qin grill chicken wings for you?"
Taotao had been to Song Jingcheng's place before and had eaten the chicken wings grilled for her by Aunt Qin. She said they were the best chicken wings in the world.
Hearing this, Taotao smiled innocently and said, "Auntie Qin is roasting a leg of lamb for me. She said it's almost cooked, so she asked me to pick you up outside."
Taotao kept standing on tiptoe and looking behind them.
Taotao was disappointed and helpless when she didn't see the person she missed. She asked Song Jingcheng, "Does Xie Jin hate me? He doesn't even come back to see me."
Shen He said, "He's parking the car. He'll be here soon."
Taotao then noticed Shen He.
She tilted her head, like a real little girl, and asked Shen He curiously: "Are you Sister Shen He? I've seen you on Grandma Su's phone."
Su Jin’s phone screensaver is Shen He.
Shen He smiled, "Yes, I am Shen He."
"Uncle Song, Grandma Su said that you and Sister Shen He are getting married. When are you going to have the wedding? I want to eat some wedding candy."
"Chocolate, chocolate..."
Seeing Xie Jin approaching from afar, Taotao stopped talking about wedding candy and flew towards Xie Jin like a yellow butterfly.
She threw herself into Xie Jin's arms, hugged him tightly, and cried loudly: "Xie Jin! Why didn't you answer my call!"
"You don't answer my video either!"
"You still left me here with Uncle Song!"
"Xie Jin, please don't abandon me, okay?"
Taotao has a low IQ now. Although he understands basic life knowledge, he doesn't understand love between men and women.
She has complicated feelings towards Xie Jin.
She was seriously ill and slowly lost all her memories. One day when she woke up, her mind was blank and she didn't know who she was or what she was.
She doesn't even know the basic common sense of life.
But the first person she saw when she opened her eyes was Xie Jin, with a bearded face and red eyes.
Taotao developed a kind of fledgling complex towards Xie Jin.
What she feared most was that Xie Jin would no longer want her.
Let me ask you, which child in the world is not afraid of being abandoned by his parents?
Xie Jin was hugged so tightly by Taotao that his chest felt numb. He raised his hands to hug Taotao's shoulders and coaxed him gently, "I just went to pick up Uncle Song."
"Taotao knows. I have to work to support my family. Protecting Uncle Song is my job."
In the past few years, under Xie Jin's patient teaching and companionship, Taotao has mastered the basic knowledge that a person should have.
Of course she knew that people had to go to work and that work was hard. Only by working and earning money could she have enough food to eat and survive with Xie Jin.
Taotao was a simple-minded girl. After hearing Xie Jin's explanation, she finally felt relieved.
"Xie Jin, Aunt Qin roasted lamb legs. Shall we go to Uncle Song's house to eat lamb legs?"
Xie Jin agreed.
Taotao pulled Xie Jin into the house and went to the kitchen. Shen He could hear Aunt Qin coaxing Taotao.
"Can you tell me the details about Taotao and Xie Jin?"
Shen He used to think that this matter was Xie Jin's privacy and it was inconvenient to inquire about it.
But after seeing Taotao in person today, Shen He was really curious.
"There's nothing I can't say."
Song Jingcheng pulled Shen He to sit at the tea table under the eaves. The newly hired nanny brought two bowls of hot honey tea. She said, "Madam, the master said he drank wine tonight, so he specially asked us to prepare honey tea."
"It's at the perfect temperature. You can drink it now."
"Thank you, Aunt Li."
After Aunt Li left, Shen He picked up the spoon and scooped a mouthful of honey, praising: "This must be the honey that grandma brought from her hometown. The taste is very pure."
The taste of pure wild honey is indeed different from that of honey bought from supermarkets. Shen He has been eating this kind of honey since he was a child, and he will know the difference after just one taste.
She took the opportunity to feed Song Jingcheng a mouthful.
She realized that she was using her own spoon, and that she had never had such an intimate interaction with Song Jingcheng before.
Shen He subconsciously wanted to withdraw the spoon.
Song Jingcheng opened his mouth, bit the spoon, and drank the hot honey tea.
"I thought you would dislike it." Shen He told the truth.
Song Jingcheng looked at her with a deeper and more unfathomable look in his eyes. "Which inch of your skin have I not tasted?"
Shen He's face flushed, and he said unwillingly, "What a coincidence, I've touched even your hair before."
Song Jingcheng smiled.
"You just asked me about Xie Jin and Tao Tao's situation, but I don't know everything."
Song Jingcheng picked up some of the things he knew and told them to Shen He.
"Xie Jin's family practices martial arts, and the bodyguards trained by their family are well-known throughout the country."
"I know that." Shen He said, "Jun Lin told me that Xie Jin also worked in the Jun family for a period of time, but later resigned."
"Yes. In fact, he resigned because of Taotao."
Shen He listened patiently.
Song Jingcheng said: "Taotao was originally an orphan, and was later adopted by a couple named Zhong. When Taotao was eight years old, the couple became pregnant, and left Taotao in the wilderness under the pretext of going on a trip."
"Xie Jin picked her up."
As soon as he heard the beginning, Shen He was disgusted by the actions of the Zhong couple.
Unexpectedly, Taotao's life story was very similar to hers. "Maybe grandma knew about Taotao's experience and felt pity for her, so she took the initiative to go to see Taotao every few days."
"Maybe so."
"After that, Taotao followed Xie Jin?" Shen He thought so.
"No." Song Jingcheng shook his head. He said, "When I met Taotao, Xie Jingang was only 17 years old, and I was still a young man."
"After he found out what happened to Taotao, he sent Taotao to his grandmother's home in the countryside of Qing City. He provided the money and his grandmother took care of Taotao as a guardian until he grew up."
"So Xie Jin is Taotao's brother and also Taotao's nominal guardian. It wasn't until Taotao entered high school that he took the initiative to confess his love to Xie Jin, and then they became a couple."
"But the good times didn't last long. When Taotao was in his second year of high school, he fell while running during the break at school. After that, he started having headaches and his memory quickly deteriorated."
"Because of this matter, Xie Jin resigned from the Jun family and came to Qing City to take care of Taotao."
Hearing this, Shen He couldn't help but ask: "How old is Taotao this year?"
Song Jingcheng said: "She is one year younger than you and will only be 24 in winter."
"That means Taotao has been suffering from this disease for six years?"
Nodding, Song Jingcheng said with emotion: "In the past six years, Xie Jin has been with her. In the beginning, he took her all over the world to seek medical treatment, but it was only in the past two years that he was willing to accept his fate."
Shen He felt a little sad for Tao Tao. She casually said, "She and you are both miserable. You two fell ill one after the other. You are really a pitiful pair of uncle and niece."
"I hope grandma can help her get well."
As they were talking, Taotao came out, "Uncle Song, Sister Shen He, the lamb chops are ready! Aunt Qin also made beef and egg fried rice, come and eat quickly."
Neither of them was hungry, but they both decided to go and have dinner with Taotao.
Xie Jin felt a little restrained about this. As bodyguards, they had a special place for them to eat and rest.
Xie Jin seldom dined with Song Jingcheng, let alone now that there was a hostess in the house.
"Don't be shy." Shen He noticed Xie Jin's uneasiness and said, "I like Taotao very much, and my grandma likes Taotao too."
"Xie Jin, good fortune will come to those who are lucky. Just like your husband can turn misfortune into fortune, I think Taotao can do it, too."
Hearing this, Xie Jin breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, Madam, for your understanding."
Aunt Qin cut all the lamb chops into pieces, and Shen He took the initiative to give the leanest piece of meat to Taotao, and said to her gently: "If it's not enough, there's more, Taotao, eat more."
"Sister Shen He, you are so nice! Thank you."
Although Taotao has a low IQ, Xie Jin taught her very well. She did not try it directly, but chose to use a knife and fork.
Shen He handed her a pair of disposable gloves and said, "There are no outsiders here, so we can just grab it and chew it. Sister is a country girl from the countryside, so we won't talk about those things."
Tao Tao asked: "What is a village girl?"
Shen He: “…”
Song Jingcheng said: "Your sister Shen He is like this."
Taotao understood, "A beautiful and kind sister is a village girl? Then I want to be a village girl too!"
Seeing Taotao's eyes full of hope and innocence, Xie Jin praised her with his eyes wide open: "Taotao is a country girl, eat quickly."
After having supper, Shen He sat on the sofa and rubbed her stomach to digest the food, while Song Jingcheng called Xie Jin to the study upstairs to discuss something.
Taotao was also sitting on the sofa playing with a tablet.
Shen He was surprised to notice that Taotao was reading a medical book on a tablet. She leaned over and asked Taotao, "Do you like reading these?"
"Well, Grandma Su asked me to read mine. She said that if I could memorize the contents of it before she came back, she would ask me to study medicine."
Grandma doesn't make promises like that lightly.
Could it be that Taotao has a talent for medicine?
"Can you remember so much content?"
Taotao said: "I know them all."
"Then you can remember it?"
"I can remember it after reading it." Taotao said, "It's strange, I can't remember other things, but I can remember all the books that Grandma Su introduced to me."
Really hammered.
Taotao might really be a little genius in Chinese medicine.
Shen He is a little autistic.
Back then, she could neither distinguish the medicinal herbs nor memorize their effects and contraindications, so she spent all day watching the village carpenter make furniture.
Grandma Su was so angry that she called her a dog-brained woman.
Seeing that Taotao was watching the video seriously, Shen He felt embarrassed to disturb the genius from studying, so she turned down the volume of her phone and watched the video silently.
In fact, she doesn’t play with her phone that much. At most, she spends 20 to 30 minutes a day to watch popular videos.
Maybe it was because she had searched for Xie Qian today, so the mobile app kept recommending Xie Qian’s short videos to her tonight.
Shen He flipped through a few of them at random, felt bored, and was about to turn off his phone.
Taotao's voice suddenly rang in her ears: "Xixi?"
"Do you know her?" Shen He paused the video, pointed at Xie Qian in the video, and asked Tao Tao: "Are you her fan?"
Taotao knows what fans are.
Xie Jin once explained to her that vermicelli has two meanings. One is the vermicelli that can be eaten, which can be used to make vermicelli soup, fried vermicelli, or steamed vermicelli with scallops.
Another is a self-proclaimed title for admirers.
After thinking about it carefully, Taotao said: "I am not her fan, I am her friend."
"Friend?" Shen He rolled his eyes and asked Tao Tao: "Do you know Xie Qian? Have you met?"
"We were high school classmates." Taotao found the QQ software and said, "I used to use QQ. In my photo album, there are many photos of me and Xie Qian."
"Xie Jin said that Xie Qian was my best friend in high school, but she didn't take the college entrance examination."
As he was talking, Taotao had already opened his QQ space album.
She found an encrypted photo album full of selfies of her and Xie Xi.
At the age of sixteen or seventeen, Xie Qian was already pretty and attractive, otherwise she would not have dreamed of becoming an idol.
In the photo, Taotao and Xie Xi are in a very intimate pose, and it’s obvious that they were good friends in high school.
"Let me tell you, every year on my birthday, Xixi gives me a present."
Taotao took out the pendant from around his neck.
It was a yellow five-pointed star diamond necklace from a high-end luxury brand. It was very expensive, at least 20,000 or 30,000 yuan.
"This is a gift that Xixi gave me last year."
"Xixi sent me a message a few days ago, saying that she was going back to China and wanted to visit me. But Xie Jin was very busy and said that he didn't have time to accompany me."
Taotao feels sad when this matter is mentioned.
With her eyes turning, Shen He said, "Xie Jin is not free, but I am. Taotao, I will accompany you to meet your good friends, okay?"
"Then I have to ask Xie Jin."
Taotao is a good girl. Whenever she has to go out, she will ask Xie Jin for his opinion.
"Xie Jin said that I had to get his permission before I could go out and play. One time, he couldn't find me and was so scared that he cried."
I don’t know what she was thinking about, but a hint of embarrassment appeared on Taotao’s pearly white and cold face.
She murmured, "He kissed me on the mouth while crying, and bit my mouth until it bled."
"I don't want to be bitten and bleed again."
Shen He was stunned when he heard this.
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