Turning Antagonist to Protagonist: He is Both Soft and Fierce

Unexpectedly, she dug a pit for herself, Lin Qiao: "..."

She wanted to say no.

But she didn’t dare to lie in the face of that man’s gaze.

She touched the tip of her nose and tentatively said, "If I tell you, you won’t hit me, right?"

The fear on the woman’s face was clear, and Song Tingfan’s eyes lowered slightly, "No." After speaking, he placed his hands behind his back.

Lin Qiao: "..."

What use is that, if you want to strangle someone, you can just stretch them out again, can’t you?

She braced herself and said, "I don’t like Hehua. My feelings for your brother are fake. It’s not that I have anything against your brother, I just don’t have romantic feelings, after all, your brother and I have never met..."

"I deceived you to make you feel sorry for me... I didn’t completely deceive you, I was just appropriately..."

Saying this, she guiltily glanced at the man opposite and seeing his normal expression, secretly relaxed a bit.

However, before she could fully exhale, she heard the man’s deep voice, "Anything else?"

Was her affection fake?

Lin Qiao was stunned for a moment. Anything else? She rolled her eyes, thought for a long time but couldn’t recall, "Anything else? It’s been too long, I’ve forgotten, you tell me."

It had been years, not days. No matter how good her memory was, she couldn’t remember everything.

There shouldn’t have been anything too over the line, right?

Upon hearing this, Song Tingfan pressed his lips together, moved his feet in the basin, and said calmly, "Marriage?"

If someone were behind him, they would see his fists tightly clenched.

So it was about marriage, Lin Qiao hesitated, and for a moment didn’t speak. Just as she was about to say something, the man suddenly said, "The water’s cold." Finishing, he dried his feet and got up, heading outside.

Lin Qiao: "..."

She discontentedly muttered, "The villain’s temper is almost like a hen squawking."

The villain returned after a long while, carrying an air of frustration, and Lin Qiao was nearly asleep but was startled awake by the noise beside her.

She was taken aback, "Where did you go?"

"Nowhere." Song Tingfan’s voice was noticeably harder than before.

"Song Tingfan, can you let me finish talking?" Lin Qiao roughly guessed what he was sulking about.

The villain seemed unwilling to listen, "It’s too late, go to sleep." After saying that, he turned his back on her.

He didn’t want to know that she didn’t like him.

Lin Qiao: "..."

She couldn’t help but smack his arm, "Get up, listen to me finish talking before you sleep."

After hitting him, she realized and quickly withdrew her hand, "I didn’t deceive you about the marriage, at first I didn’t agree, later although it was half-pushed and half-agreed... but I agreed willingly."

Even though she said nothing outwardly, she knew in her heart that if she hadn’t been fond of him, she wouldn’t have half-heartedly agreed to it just to survive.

Otherwise, in the real world, she wouldn’t have just been an extra for several years despite her looks.

"As for kids, I didn’t want them, and it’s not entirely your reason."

She paused for a moment and explained, "My parents never cared for me, I saw them less than five days a year, I’m afraid the child would end up like me."

Afraid he wouldn’t believe it, she raised her hand to swear, "I’m not lying to you, I’m not her, if I were her, I would’ve run away years ago."

She guiltily told a small lie, if it wasn’t to prevent his dark transformation, she would’ve long taken Silver Coin and left years ago.

But later, she genuinely treated him well, not just because of the plot.

Song Tingfan’s tense body suddenly relaxed, in the darkness, his expression was somewhat incredulous, she really did like him.

Truly.

Does she like him? Or that other him?

Not him, he’s too dirty.

He’s filthy.

"Hmm."

He just responded with a "hmm," Lin Qiao couldn’t figure him out, not getting any response for a long time, she touched the tip of her nose and earnestly said, "Song Tingfan, I want to say let’s coexist peacefully, I’ll stay here and accompany Grandma."

"Let’s call off the marriage."

One absurd marriage was enough, there’s no need for a second, it’s unnecessary.

The previously silent villain suddenly spoke, "It won’t be canceled."

Lin Qiao: "..."

She patiently asked him, "What are you worried about? Speak up, let’s solve it together."

Indeed, the days of worry and fear had worn her out.

Dragging it on wasn’t a solution either.

Seeing him remain silent, she became slightly angry, "Song Tingfan, if you don’t speak now, let’s not say anything in the future."

She knew the shadows in his heart were heavy, so she was trying to reason with him kindly.

The man’s deep voice questioned, "Can’t we get married?"

Lin Qiao was stuck, it’s not that they couldn’t get married, she just thought it unnecessary, after all, he wasn’t sincere about marrying, it was for other reasons.

Okay, she was just concerned inside.

"You married me for Grandma, there’s no need to do so, even without marriage I’ll stay with Grandma."

It wasn’t for Grandma.

Song Tingfan didn’t dare to say that, afraid that if he confessed, she’d say she didn’t want to marry him, finding him dirty and impure.

Even if she wasn’t willing now, at least there was an excuse...

"Grandma wants to see us marry."

He paused, then added, "In a few years, if you still don’t want to, I’ll let you go."

In a few years, after everything is resolved, if he’s still alive, he’d go with her.

If he died, he’d let her leave...

Lin Qiao didn’t know what he was truly thinking, her eyes lit up, somewhat surprised he agreed, then felt a bit complicated inside, though she couldn’t say exactly why.

A few years later, it’d be better than having a stalemate.

Their relationship indeed couldn’t be relieved, it wasn’t her; it was the villain. Even if he believed she wasn’t the original person, her resembling the original wouldn’t help, he’d still feel awkward.

"Okay, let’s leave it at that. Rest assured, I’ll definitely take good care of Grandma."

She immediately felt relieved, she tugged the blanket towards him, "It’s late, get some sleep."

She didn’t expect the villain to be a simple person.

Song Tingfan paused slightly, glancing sideways into the darkness, he pressed his lips together. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

This was good enough.

After that night, Lin Qiao’s attitude significantly improved, she got up early in the morning to make breakfast.

Seeing her in a good mood, Li Guifen also felt happy, "Dear, let’s go to the market later and buy some clothes."

"Sure, buy two sets of everything then." Lin Qiao thought about Song Tingfan wearing nothing but black, she’d buy a few more sets for him later.

As long as her life wasn’t threatened, she still treated him well,

Li Guifen grinned widely, "Buy yourself a couple more sets, you’re young, why dress so plainly!"

Lin Qiao laughed helplessly, it wasn’t that she had no money, but after having a child and taking care of it every day, where was the time to dress up? Plus, nice clothes got dirty easily.

When Lin Ling was two or three, he was a handful, barely able to walk yet he’d crawl around the courtyard, crying and fussing if not allowed. The whole village thought she’d hit him.

After serving the porridge, she tilted her head to look outside, Lin Ling had already gotten up to wash, "Ling’er, why is your hair tied crookedly? Come here, I’ll fix it."

"Dad tied it, I didn’t want him to, but he insisted." Though Lin Ling complained, his little face was very joyful, clearly fond of Song Tingfan tying his hair.

He touched it with his hand, straightened it, then said, "Mom, just leave it, no need to comb it."