Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 522 - 209: Able to Sleep Soundly_1

Chapter 522: Chapter 209: Able to Sleep Soundly_1

Four people of three generations, old, middle-aged, and young, sat quietly in the small living room, their silence creating an indescribably awkward atmosphere.

Fortunately, Yan Fei knew how to avoid boredom, he held Xu Xiaoyan’s hand to reassure her and discreetly pointed to his ears and then to the building behind him.

The girl instantly understood, guessing he was using his ’Gale Ears’ again to listen in on Professor Qi’s household. Despite not knowing if he could really hear anything, she felt more at ease seeing Yan Fei maintain his composure.

The housing area for old professors, where they were, was the quietest place on the campus. Qi’s and He’s residences were old buildings next to each other with poor sound insulation. Any loud conversation from there couldn’t escape Yan Fei’s ears.

Old He’s persistent and reasoned arguing dominated the conversation, creating the impression that he could tear down the building with his words, effectively silencing others from speaking too loudly.

Yan Fei couldn’t help but marvel at this. No wonder Old He didn’t want them to go inside! Even though he’s a well-known professor and a close friend of Professor Qi, his behavior was outrageous. He brought a bottle of wine to an elderly, critically ill professor, insisting that the old man drink. Any lesser person would have been shot for such an act.

Eventually, Old He and his competitors stopped their argument, perhaps due to an intervention by Professor Qi, and Old He eventually achieved victory in this verbal duel.

"Crossing forests and snowfields, spirit soaring high..."

Listening to Old He humming and pouring wine while bragging about the extraordinary journey and magical origins of the wine, Yan Fei almost burst out laughing, if not for the tense atmosphere.

Professor Qi took a few sips of wine and honey water. As time passed, he didn’t feel ill but mentioned feeling a comforting warmth throughout his body.

As a result, Professor He’s excitement increased! After waiting a while longer and seeing no ill effects, Yan Fei felt reassured. As for the warm feeling after drinking, he dismissed it as typical for anyone who drank alcohol.

Even with slight disappointment that his wine might not help Professor Qi, the situation wasn’t bad news for Yan Fei and Xu Xiaoyan. These old men had great influence. If the wine caused any adverse effects, Yan Fei, fearless as he was, didn’t want his bride-to-be to be involved!

Yan Fei stood up and glancing at the parked cars, sighed in relief. He turned to Granny He and Wang Jiuming and said, "Since there has been no disturbance for so long, I think there’s no bad news. Grandma He, Senior Brother Wang, Yanfei and I will head back now!"

Others did not have Yan Fei’s gifted hearing and were still worrying! Upon hearing him, they agreed with his reasoning.

If there was bad news, the cars would’ve been mobilized, and they could’ve heard the disturbance from here.

Yan Fei, after bidding farewell to Xu Xiaoyan, explained everything he had heard. The girl immediately slapped her chest in relief, "I was so worried that the wine might harm Professor Qi, it was terrifying!"

If only you knew what they were saying inside, you’d have been even more scared! Yan Fei thought secretly.

The girl sighed and said, "I hope Professor Qi is heaven-blessed! I told you, Professor Qi is a very respectable professor. You believe me now, right?"

Yan Fei looked at her silently, chuckling. The girl was embarrassed and annoyed, "Stinky Little Yan Fei, what are you laughing at?"

"Nothing, just asking if you have a handkerchief. You were holding my hand so tightly that it’s sweaty and I need to wipe it off..."

"Humph!" The girl snorted coldly, quickly withdrew her hand, and gave him a smack on the back of his head before heading downstairs.

"Ah... Professor He, you’re back?" The girl nearly bumped into someone as she came down the stairs and exclaimed in surprise.

"I didn’t want you to worry, so I came back. Old Qi drank some wine and is asleep now, so I figured it was fine for me to leave. You’re heading out now? It’s getting late, so I won’t keep you. Have this stinky boy walk you home, and be careful. Don’t worry, I think the wine definitely had some effect, Old Qi is sound asleep!" Professor He said cheerfully.

For an average person, deep sleep is a simple matter, but for the weak and sick, it’s not so easy. Even though they seem to sleep a lot, many are stuck in a drowsy, half-sleep state, aware of their surroundings. When one’s rest is no better than restlessness, how can they recover? People often lose their vitality in such conditions.

"Then why did you bring the wine back?" Yan Fei, who was right behind her and attentive, immediately noticed the bottle of wine Professor He was holding.

"Whether it works or not, I won’t leave it there. A bunch of quacks, always wanting to diagnose this and test that, despite their high professional titles, they’re no better than a mountain-village country doctor! I wouldn’t leave my precious wine with them. I’ll bring it personally to Old Qi every morning and evening, those who only want to get a whiff shouldn’t even dream about it. Walk slowly, you two. I must hurry upstairs and hide the rest of the wine, for fear they chase me for it!" Professor He rushed back upstairs after saying this.

Seeing Old He’s hurried departure, Yan Fei immediately regretted not listening more carefully - It seemed that there was more going on!

"Ah, Little Yan, when will you come to the Provincial City next time? Take a detour to my place... If you don’t want to, that’s fine too, just call Jiuming after a few days. If there’s any news, I’ll tell him to pass it to you!" Old He, who had made it upstairs, called out again.

"Alright!" Yan Fei agreed before finally leaving with the girl.

When they stepped outside the dormitory area’s main entrance, the girl worriedly said, "He asked you to call, will he ask you for anything? Can you explain where you obtained the medicinal ingredients for your wine?"

Yan Fei reached out to hold the girl’s hand again and comforted, "Don’t worry, there’s nothing wrong. Didn’t you hear that Professor Qi fell asleep after having some wine? That’s a good sign, let’s go home."

"Hmm!" The girl nodded, then couldn’t help but look back, "I hope Professor Qi is blessed by heaven!"

She’d said this for the second time already!

"Yes, yes..." Yan Fei agreed, recalling his first meeting with Professor Qi, the old man who’d told him that seeking knowledge wasn’t a disgrace, even though he hadn’t been happy about it. Yet at this moment, he couldn’t help but hope: maybe, just maybe, after a few more drinks, the wine would show some effect! After all, it’s just a medicinal wine and not an elixir from Supreme Lord’s Bagua furnace!

Because of the earlier situation, the two spoke less on their way home. Hand in hand, they passed streetlights one after another, enjoying the quietness of the city at night.