Chapter 206 Physical Changes
"Let's eat first. Sister Zhirou, have you eaten yet? Come over and have some with us."
At this time, Li Qiyao invited everyone to come over for dinner.
"You haven't eaten yet. I just ate. Just eat and don't worry about me."
Long Zhirou followed the three people into the restaurant, took the tea handed to her by Xiang Yuanyuan, drank the tea and watched the three people eat.
"Sister Zhirou, why did you come here at noon today?"
While eating, Xiang Yuanyuan did not ask Du Ruo why she fell asleep in broad daylight, but started asking Long Zhirou.
In the past, Long Zhirou came either in the morning or in the evening, and almost never came at noon, so in order to find a topic, Xiang Yuanyuan just asked casually.
"I plan to go back. I came here today to say goodbye."
Long Zhirou drank her tea and answered casually.
"Why so sudden?"
Xiang Yuanyuan was a little curious. She knew the purpose of Long Zhirou's being here. But to be honest, Long Zhirou was actually quite smart. She had never taken the initiative to ask Du Ruo to introduce her to Wu Jing.
He didn't come to disturb her often, and he chose to come when Du Ruo was more relaxed after dinner.
Even when asking Du Ruo for advice, she never forced him. If Du Ruo was willing to talk, she would listen carefully. If Du Ruo was unwilling to talk more, she would never ask again. Moreover, she would only ask one or two questions each time, and never more than three.
Overall, even if people know that her purpose of staying here is not pure, it is hard to feel bad about her, at least Xiang Yuanyuan still has a good impression of her.
"We've been here for quite a while. It's time to go shoot somewhere else. I'm sorry to have disturbed you for so long."
Long Zhirou spoke with a smile.
"Then when are you leaving? How about Qiqi and I drive you there."
Xiang Yuanyuan was also very enthusiastic and took the initiative to speak.
"No need, I've already contacted a car, the car is leaving at 2 o'clock..."
Long Zhirou just sat for a while and then left. Xiang Yuanyuan sent her to the door before coming back to continue sitting at the dinner table.
Then Xiang Yuanyuan didn't eat or talk, just looked at Du Ruo quietly.
If it was any other matter, Xiang Yuanyuan would never ask if Du Ruo didn't speak up, but today's matter was completely different. She was a little worried that something might have gone wrong with Du Ruo's martial arts practice.
So I kept looking at Du Ruo, waiting for his explanation.
"I'm done eating, you guys chat."
Seeing this, Li Qiyao started to clean up the dishes and prepared to leave.
"It's nothing serious, and there's no need to make a fuss. I just made a small breakthrough in my martial arts training recently. My body may be undergoing some transformation and becoming more powerful, so I need to hibernate occasionally to speed up the transformation."
Du Ruo explained with a smile that after he woke up, he felt that his physical condition seemed to be better than before he went to bed, and he immediately understood the reason.
"Ah? It's going to get even more powerful?"
Before Xiang Yuanyuan could react, Li Qiyao, who had just finished cleaning up the dishes, exclaimed.
Xiang Yuanyuan and Du Ruo looked at Li Qiyao in confusion, not knowing what she meant by making a fuss and blushing face.
"Okay, but you have to tell me next time. I was so worried that you didn't know."
Xiang Yuanyuan gave Li Qiyao a speechless look, knowing what strange things she was thinking about. Then she looked at Du Ruo and spoke with a serious face.
"okay."
Du Ruo didn't think much about it, but nodded seriously.
The three of them did not discuss this matter too much, mainly because Du Ruo did not know how long his transcendent state would last.
In the afternoon, Xiang Yuanyuan and Li Qiyao went to the second floor of the tavern. Li Qiyao was on the balcony upstairs painting while looking at Huangshan, while Xiang Yuanyuan was there counting her medicinal liquors.
Du Ruo was practicing Tai Chi slowly and leisurely in the yard.
He needs to carefully experience the changes in his body, and practicing Tai Chi is the best way to do this.
During this time, Long Zhirou and her assistant were passing by dragging their suitcases. When they saw Du Ruo practicing Tai Chi, they couldn't help but stop to watch for a while. However, after the car arrived, they didn't stay for long. They just waved to Du Ruo from a distance, then got in the car and left.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Yang Chenguang came to the yard. Without saying anything, he went straight to the kitchen and started to get busy.
Xiang Yuanyuan and Long Zhirou went over to help and also made some other dishes. They were not very interested in bull whips and the like.
"Come, let's toast to Chen Guang's live broadcast career. The higher the hopes, the better."
At the dinner table, everyone raised their glasses to congratulate Yang Chenguang.
"Come on, come on, try it, this dish is my best."
After drinking a glass, Yang Chenguang, with a rosy face, invited everyone to start eating.
Du Ruo picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it in his mouth. After taking a bite, he couldn't help but frown.
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but the last time Yang Chenguang made bull whip, Du Ruo was very happy to eat it, and the taste was good. But this time, the texture was the same, but the taste was even better.
But Du Ruo obviously didn't feel the pleasure of eating anymore, as if... as if his body no longer cared about such food, and he no longer had the same appetite as before. This was a bit abnormal, as Du Ruo had a very good appetite and would eat anything.
Although the West Lake Vinegar Fish in Hangzhou doesn't taste good, Du Ruo can finish it very quickly. That's because the body needs energy, so she will not reject any opportunity to consume food and energy.
"What's wrong? Didn't you fix it? It still tastes the same."
Yang Chenguang was very good at observing people's expressions. When he saw Du Ruo frowning slightly, he immediately picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, but he didn't find anything unusual.
"No, it tastes good. Come on, drink."
Du Ruo's brows quickly relaxed, and then he raised his wine and clinked glasses with Yang Chenguang again.
After drinking a glass of wine, Du Ruo found that he hadn't changed when it came to drinking, and the medicinal power of the tonic wine was quickly absorbed.
They enjoyed the dinner very much, especially Yang Chenguang, who couldn't help but drink a few more glasses this time.
"Du Ruo, I'm telling you, I really envy you. It's really tiring after getting married. There are mortgages, car loans, children's tuition, and you have to worry about the health of the elderly at home. You don't know how I have been through these years.
Hiccup~ And those troubles in the village...
Of course, I also have to thank you and the boss lady, that wine is really awesome..."
Of course, after drinking, he inevitably talked more, and then he started to become nagging.
Du Ruo on the side just listened quietly. He knew that Yang Chenguang needed someone to listen to him. In fact, what Du Ruo said was not important, and Yang Chenguang did not need comfort.
It's his job to accompany her for a drink occasionally.
Yang Chenguang was a good speaker, and he talked endlessly. The drinking party was not over until he was completely drunk and fell on the table.
"Honey, you can take him back first. I'll clean up here. Oh, and here's this. Secretary Yang packed it for me to take back for my wife. I heated it up."
At this time, Xiang Yuanyuan came out of the room in pajamas, holding a facial mask. The two of them drank for a long time today, and Xiang Yuanyuan and Li Qiyao were already a little sleepy, so they went to the room first. When they heard that there was no movement, they came out to check.
"Okay, I'll be right back after I drop him off."
Du Ruo helped Yang Chenguang up, then took the lunch box handed to him by Xiang Yuanyuan, said something to Xiang Yuanyuan, and walked out.
When Yang Chenguang was sent to his home, his wife seemed to be waiting for him at home.
Seeing Du Ruo helping Yang Chenguang back, he didn't say much, but just opened the door and let Du Ruo put Yang Chenguang on the bed.
"Thank you for your hard work. You brought him here so late. Just give me a call and I'll pick him up."
Yang Chenguang's wife smiled at Du Ruo embarrassedly, and her voice was very low, probably because she was afraid of waking up the elderly and children at home.
"It's okay. Yang Chenguang packed this specially for me. I've heated it up a little bit just now. Have some."
Du Ruo waved his hand and handed the lunch box to her.
"Well, have a cup of tea before you go."
Yang Chenguang's wife took it and opened the lid of the lunch box. There was a shiny chicken leg on the top. Her eyes reddened when she saw this scene, but when she thought of Du Ruo who was still there, she quickly said something and went to make tea.
"No, my wife is still waiting at home, I'll go back first."
Du Ruo felt a little emotional when he saw this scene. He called Xiang Yuanyuan "wife" for the first time in public, and then strode out.
"It feels good to have a wife and children and a warm bed."
Walking in the village, Du Ruo looked up at the sky and sighed with inexplicable emotion.
In less than three minutes, Du Ruo had returned home.
"You sleep alone tonight. I'll go to Qiqi's room. Good night~"
Unfortunately, his wife was not lying in bed waiting for him. When she saw Du Ruo coming back, Xiang Yuanyuan kissed Du Ruo on the face, then turned and went to Li Qiyao's room.
……
The seven-day National Day holiday came quickly and went even faster.
The village was bustling for seven days, and then soon became quiet again.
During these few days, the few of them did not go anywhere and continued to live a peaceful life as usual, except that Xiang Yuanyuan and Li Qiyao would occasionally go to the B&B to help with some trivial matters.
Xiang Yuanyuan and Li Qiyao didn't notice anything different about Du Ruo from usual.
Only Du Ruo himself knows some changes in his body.
The first thing is that he becomes sleepy. As long as he has nothing to do, Du Ruo can fall asleep quickly. Of course, he doesn’t fall into a deep sleep. If someone is watching him or approaches within a range of 20 meters, Du Ruo will wake up immediately.
Secondly, Du Ruo's desire for food has decreased. He is no longer like before, when he would keep eating if he had something to eat. He could even eat dozens of kilograms of stewed meat.
But this does not mean that Du Ruo does not need supplies. On the contrary, his demand for medicinal wine is even greater. It’s just that Du Ruo did not eat a lot for three meals a day before. Now Du Ruo just maintains a normal amount of food, and relies on medicinal wine for everything else.
The next thing is the physical changes. The body hair often starts to fall out. It’s not that all body hair falls out, but it happens more frequently and more obviously than before.
But at the same time, Duruo's hair growth rate has also accelerated. The old hair falls off and new hair will grow out soon.
(End of this chapter)
