No Longer Escaping (ABO) - Chapter 4

Yang Lulong discovered that her body had undergone a huge change. The thing between her legs that shouldn’t have been there suddenly became very noticeable. This made her feel like she was sitting on pins and needles, acting all fidgety during dinner.

“Is something wrong?” Wan Niang asked with concern. “Or… do you not like the food?”

“No…” She didn’t dare tell Wan Niang about the changes in her body, so she just lowered her head and continued eating.

Sensing that the person wasn’t talkative, Wan Niang also kept silent, but she would occasionally put some food in Yang Lulong’s bowl.

Yang Lulong silently ate the food. Aside from a few words of thanks, she had nothing to give back to Wan Niang, and was just eating and living there for free, which made her feel very embarrassed.

After they finished eating, Wan Niang instinctively got up to clear the table, but was stopped by Yang Lulong.

“I’ll do it…”

Under Wan Niang’s gaze, Yang Lulong cleaned the table. She picked up the bowls and chopsticks and headed for the door, but then she froze. She didn’t know where the washing area was.

“Just get water from the well and wash them there,” Wan Niang seemed to be able to read her mind, immediately knowing what she was hesitating about.

“Thank you,” Yang Lulong replied politely and took the bowls and chopsticks to the well in the small courtyard.

While drawing water, Yang Lulong made another discovery. Her strength seemed to have increased. Lifting a full bucket of water from the well didn’t feel heavy at all. Before, she even found it difficult to lift a water bottle onto a water dispenser.

She marveled at her new body as she began to wash the dishes.

The chirping little chicks seemed to be hungry and flocked over, pecking greedily at the grains of rice on the ground.

Feeling playful, Yang Lulong decided to tease the little chicks. She dipped her fingers in water and flicked the drops at them.

Just as Yang Lulong was having fun, Xiao Wen suddenly ran in, out of breath, and asked her where Wan Niang was. She seemed to be in a hurry.

Yang Lulong raised her hand and pointed to the room with the light on.

“Thanks,” Xiao Wen said, leaving those words behind as she hurried to the room.

“Wan Niang!”

Xiao Wen’s sudden visit almost made Wan Niang, who was sewing, prick her hand.

“What’s wrong?” Wan Niang, who hadn’t recovered from the shock, asked her.

“It’s Sister Fang. She suddenly has a fever. Come with me and take a look,” Xiao Wen explained the reason for her visit.

“Wait for me.” As soon as she heard that someone was sick, Wan Niang quickly put down her sewing, got up to get her medicine box, and followed Xiao Wen out.

Yang Lulong, who was still washing dishes in the courtyard, watched them leave in a hurry, feeling a little curious.

“I’m going to see a patient. I might be a while. Keep an eye on the house,” Wan Niang told her as she left.

“Oh…” Before Yang Lulong could even reply, Wan Niang was already gone.

Upon arriving at Sister Fang’s house, Wan Niang could smell a strong scent of ancient sandalwood at the door.

Inside the room, a woman with a flushed face was lying on the bed, large beads of sweat constantly rolling down her forehead. She was very thin, with prominent cheekbones. Next to the bed, a little girl was holding her bony hand, tears in her eyes. When the little girl saw Wan Niang, she hugged her as if she had found her savior.

“Auntie Wan, please save my mother,” she said, her little face scrunched up as she cried sadly.

Wan Niang knelt down and gently stroked her head, comforting her. “Auntie Wan will help your mother. Xiao Hua, be a good girl and wait outside with Auntie Xiao Wen, okay?” She gently wiped the tears from Xiao Hua’s face.

“Okay…” Xiao Hua stifled her sobs, sniffled loudly, and went outside to wait with Xiao Wen.

Wan Niang, with her medicine box, sat by Sister Fang’s bed and rummaged through it for medicine to relieve the estrus period. She didn’t have much left. She needed to find time to go to town, as this kind of medicine was only available there. She had a contract with the town’s owner, who gave her a discount so she could sell it for a cheaper price.

She gave Sister Fang a few pills, and the heat gradually receded.

“I’m so sorry to trouble you. You’ve had to come so many times this month because of this,” Sister Fang said, her voice choked with emotion.

“It’s no trouble at all…” Wan Niang felt sorry for Sister Fang. She gently tucked the woman’s messy hair behind her ear. “I’ll be heading back now. If you need anything, just have Xiao Wen come and get me.” Wan Niang didn’t say anything more.

“Okay… thank you…”

Walking out of the house, Wan Niang handed the rest of the Rain Dew Period medicine to Xiao Wen. “If Sister Fang has these symptoms again, just give her three pills.”

“This…” Xiao Wen took the medicine and quickly pulled out her money pouch to pay Wan Niang, but Wan Niang refused.

“There’s no need. You can keep it.”

“But… that doesn’t feel right.”

“Nonsense. You help me so many times, and you don’t ask for money either. Also, don’t let Sister Fang know that this is from me.”

She knelt down and took a small candy pill from her medicine box for Xiao Hua. “Xiao Hua, be a good girl and listen to Auntie Xiao Wen and your mom, okay?”

“Okay, Auntie Wan, thank you.” Seeing the candy pill, Xiao Hua reverted back to her carefree self, the sadness from before completely forgotten.

After saying goodbye and refusing Xiao Wen’s offer to walk her home, Wan Niang carried her medicine box and headed home.

It was already dark. Yang Lulong was leaning against the doorway, waiting for Wan Niang to return.

She was frowning as she stared at the empty road, but when she saw the flash of white clothes in the moonlight, she couldn’t help but smile. Realizing what she was doing, she quickly scurried back inside, afraid that Wan Niang would see her waiting at the door. She darted back to her room and lay down on the bed.

Wan Niang entered the courtyard and closed the door. Seeing that Yang Lulong’s room was dark, she assumed she was asleep. For some reason, she felt a slight sense of disappointment. She carried her medicine box back to her own room.

But to her surprise, a delightful surprise awaited her. Next to her bed was a wooden tub filled with hot water, and a cloth was thoughtfully placed nearby. Steam was rising from the water. Wan Niang put down her medicine box and tested the water with her hand. It was warm, just like her heart felt right now…