Mr. Ji’s little love poem - Chapter 524: 524, a face is a good thing. Please ask for it
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Chapter 524: 524, a face is a good thing. Please ask for it
Author: Qin Ruoxu MACHINE TRANSLATION
After half a month of rainy days, Lin city finally welcomed the rare good weather since late autumn. The sunlight jumped in from the floor-to-ceiling windows and enveloped the tall man’s body, as if it was plated with a layer of dazzling golden light It was so dazzling that people could hardly open their eyes.
Hearing her words, Lin Nancheng almost subconsciously raised the big hand hanging by his side. He wanted to feel the temperature on her forehead, but she tilted her head and avoided him.
Her reaction was a little too big, so big that both of them were stunned for a few seconds.
The man’s hand remained frozen in the air for a long time before he asked in a low and indifferent tone, “what’s wrong, Guo Guo? Did you encounter something unhappy? or… what did I do to make you unhappy? ”
Song Guo shook her head and forced a smile. “Nothing. I didn’t encounter anything unhappy, and you didn’t provoke me. ”
At this point, she paused for a few seconds before she pursed her pretty red lips and continued “I… I’m just a little tired, and I can’t help but feel frustrated. I’m sorry, my reaction just now was a little too big. I shouldn’t have vented my frustration on you. ”
“If you’re tired, then rest well. Don’t try too hard, okay? ”
“Yes, I know. ”
After Song Guo finished speaking with a smile, she walked towards the stairway. The tall man watched her petite figure gradually disappear from his line of sight. After a long while, he took out his phone and dialed a number.
…
When Song Guo was pregnant with Xin Qiao, she had vomited from the initial period of more than a month to the middle period of pregnancy. Every day, she vomited so much that it was dark.
Although she did not have much of a pregnancy reaction now, she knew that this matter could not be hidden for long, but… …
She was not ready to leave him completely.
Or more accurately, she did not know how to reject the passionate love he gave her, and… … Deep Love …
She did not want to see him sad because of her, and she did not want Xin Qiao to be hurt. She wanted too much, but there was no way to get the best of both worlds. Moving forward and backward, it was an abyss of sadness.
There was no end to it.
Song Guo locked herself in the room for a day and a night. She did not even touch the food that Auntie Wang had sent to the door. This made Lin Nancheng, who had always wanted to understand her and give her space so that she could have some peace and quiet in the room, unable to continue watching.
He stood there, and his chest began to tremble slightly. There was some anger in him.
But he restrained himself very well. After a flash of anger appeared on his chiseled handsome face, nothing could be seen.
He waved his hand to Let sister-in-law Wang leave. He frowned and inhaled deeply for a few seconds before reaching out to knock on the master bedroom door.
Soon, Song Guo’s lazy voice came from inside the door. He cleared his throat and said in a low voice, “it’s me, Guo Guo. Open the door and eat something. ”
“I’m not hungry… ”
“Even if you’re not hungry, you still have to eat a little. Be Obedient and open the door. ”
A pregnant woman could be very strong, but at the same time, she could also be very pretentious and weak. The moment she heard his voice from outside the door, all the impregnable fortresses collapsed into useless ruins.
Yes, she had no resistance against him at all, not even a little bit.
There was no sound from inside the door. Lin Nancheng knew that she had compromised. After waiting patiently for a few seconds, the door was opened by the petite woman inside the door.
He glanced at the bedroom with the half-open door. The curtains were not pulled open and were in a half-dark state. He could only barely see the outline of the furniture.
She was wearing a white nightgown with a sling. The room was not particularly warm to begin with. She turned on the strong air-conditioning. He walked behind and saw that her skirt was blown up by the air-conditioning in the central air-conditioning, but she did not care at all She walked toward the king-size bed in the middle of the room.
The man’s slightly furrowed brows were instantly locked. He placed the food that sister-in-law Wang had prepared on the low cabinet next to the bed, then turned off the air-conditioning in the room and pulled open the curtains of the French windows.
The light became stronger. When he turned around, he could clearly see her face, which was somewhat sickly Pale, as if she was not feeling well.
He walked over in a few steps and pulled her to his side. He asked softly, “Guoguo, can you not use this kind of method to get angry at me? To punish yourself and me? If you have anything to say, just say it to me directly. Is that okay? ”
“I have nothing to say, and I’m not venting my anger on you! ”
“You’re suddenly acting so abnormally. You don’t eat or drink, you shut yourself in the door and don’t see anyone, and you refuse to communicate with me. If you’re not venting your anger on me, then what are you doing? HMM? ”
He had analyzed her abnormally clearly and methodically. For a moment, she could not find any words to refute him, so she fell silent.
Lin Nancheng saw her indifference and alienation, as if she intended to use this method to face him to the end, so he could not help but reveal some anger “Guoguo, what did I do wrong? Are you going to remain silent and lock yourself in the room and not see anyone? ”
He softened his tone when he said this, “Guoguo, do you think this will solve the problem? Can you stop acting like a child? HMM? ”
“If you dislike me, don’t try to coax me. Also, I’m acting like a child! ”
She pointed in the direction of the door, and her delicate face turned to the side, determined not to meet his eyes. She looked as if she was going to vent her anger on him, “now, I don’t want to see you. Please walk out of this door. ”
He had tried to vent his anger on her before, but without exception, he was the one who lowered his head first. This time was no exception.
Moreover, he had had so many experiences of venting his anger on her before. How could he dare to turn around and leave without making things clear.
If that was the case, she might really go crazy from anger and ignore him for a long, long time. He was really afraid of her way of venting her anger. He did not want to try it again for one more second.
He frowned and softened his tone. “I’ll leave after you make things clear. ”
When he said this, the man reached out his big hand to clamp down on the woman’s sharp jaw, forcing her to raise her head to face him.
His fingers used force, and she frowned in pain. Without thinking, she reached out a pair of small hands and began to beat his chest, “I don’t want to talk to you, get out. ”
He smiled as he endured the force of her beating like a kitten. Finally, when she was tired of beating him, he used a big hand to hold her small hand, and then kissed her on the lips, “okay, I’m not angry anymore. I surrender, so… can you tell me what’s wrong? ”
“No, I have nothing to say to you. ”
The man smiled again, and then he stole a kiss on her red lips for a while “Guoguo, I don’t want to hear you say that I’m wronged after a 300-round battle in bed. So, before I take action, you’d better surrender, or else… … I don’t even know what crazy thing I’ll do.”
The woman glared at him with her misty eyes, as if she would only let him go if she could see a hole in his face.
The man did not dodge. He met her angry gaze. When she was tired of staring at him, he continued to say with a smile, “have you thought about what you want to say to me? My patience is really limited, Mrs. Lin. ”
Song Guo still glared at him. “Lin Nancheng, why didn’t I realize that you were so annoying in the past? I really hate you to death. ”
“When love is strong, you love a man as much as you hate him. Believe me, you might be so in love with me that you can’t extricate yourself from it. You’re sick beyond cure. ”
Song Guo furrowed her beautiful brows. “Lin Nancheng, can you stop flattering yourself? Why are you so shameless? I… ”
Before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by his handsome face and breathing. His thin lips almost touched hers as he said slowly, “I have even more shameless things. Do you want to see them? ”
She was in the early stages of pregnancy and the fetus was unstable during the first three months. If she wanted to keep the child, she should be able to get away with it without provoking him to touch her.
She thought for a moment and gave in. “Lin Nancheng, did you come here just to bully me? ”
“there are many ways for men to bully women. Which one is mine? ”
“You… ”
She looked at the chiseled handsome face in front of her and was not even angry anymore. “Lin Nancheng, face is a good thing. Please ask for it. ”
He stared at her for a few seconds, then smiled faintly and said, “so… if you continue to be shameless, are you going to let me touch you? ”
As he said that, he leaned in for a kiss. Song Guo hurriedly pushed him away. “No. ”
“What’s wrong? ”
“I… I’m hungry. ”
When the man heard her words, he chuckled softly. “You can choose to eat me first, then go eat something. Anyway, you haven’t eaten anything for a day and a night. It doesn’t make a difference whether you eat early or late. ”
After saying that, he didn’t give her a chance to reject him, and directly sealed her seductive red lips.
Song Guo was stunned for a full five seconds before she remembered to resist. However, his large hands grabbed her small hands that were resisting, and then he cut them behind her, completely exposing the beauty of her chest to him.
“How can I be Liu Xiahui in this kind of dress? HMM, Guo Guo? ”
“No, Lin Nancheng… ”
The man continued to attack the city and plunder the land, completely treating the woman’s resistance as a refusal.
Song Guo had no choice but to beg for mercy in a soft voice, “Lin Nancheng, I don’t want to do it now. I want to eat, okay? ”
The man seemed to be unable to hear her words and only cared about continuing to attack the city and plunder the land.
Song Guo was so anxious that her eyes were red. Her voice began to choke slightly as she called his name again and again, “Lin Nancheng, Lin Nancheng… ”
He tore off her nightdress until her tears fell on his palm. Then, he stopped his aggression and hugged her in his arms. He apologized while panting “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. It’s been a long time since we’ve had sex. I couldn’t help myself. Did I scare you? ”
“Lin Nancheng, you’re a bastard. You’re a complete bastard. I hate you. I hate you to death. ”
Lin Nancheng heard her words and only responded with an “mm” . Then, he said, “don’t cry. Didn’t you say that you’re hungry and want to eat? ”
“You don’t care whether I’m hungry or not. You only know how to do that kind of thing. I hate you to death. ”
The man chuckled softly. “Such a beautiful and appetizing beauty is in front of me. If I can still sit still like Liu Xiahui, then I might not be a normal man. ”
“also… If I don’t do this, how can I possibly hear you talking to me so much? ”
His thin lips kissed the side of her face, the hair that scattered around her cheeks, and the swan neck that was already covered with numerous hickeys “Guoguo, I like the way you smile. Even if you’re angry and call me a bastard, it’s still better than your cold face and emotionless face, do you understand? ”
“Lin Nancheng, do you really like me that much? ”
The man smiled. “It’s not a new secret that I like you. Everyone in Lin city knows about it. Why do you keep asking me? Do you have no confidence? ”
He used his question to answer her question, but no matter what he said, she loved to hear it. She must have been poisoned by a poison called Lin Nancheng. When it flared up, the whole world became his background, and he was the only one left in her eyes.
“Lin Nancheng, I’m hungry. Do you want me to eat or not? ”
Lin Nancheng took off the white shirt he was wearing and put it on her. Then, he scratched her delicate nose and said, “I’ll let you eat now. ”
This sentence was very ambiguous, just like what he said on the bed, making her blush instantly.
Seeing this, the man smiled and moved closer to her blushing face. “Are you going to eat or not? If not, we’ll continue… ”
“Eat, I’m starving to death. How can I not eat? ”
Song Guo sat at the edge of the bed and stared at him. The man smiled and met her gaze. When she could no longer bear to look at him, he frowned and said, “bring the tray over. I want to eat while looking at the scenery outside the window. ”
“I just took back my benefits, and you want me to serve you like this. Shouldn’t there be some reward? ”
As he said this, he stretched out his big hand and pointed at the side of his face.
The woman obviously understood what he meant, so she leaned over and kissed the side of his face. Only then did the man go around the end of the bed to give her the tray in satisfaction.
The man’s pace was very fast. After more than ten seconds, he brought Wang Sao’s delicious dishes to her.
Song Guo did not have much appetite. She stared at the tray for a few seconds before she reached out to pick up the chopsticks and put the food to her mouth.
Perhaps it was because she had not eaten for a day and a night, but as soon as she put the food to her mouth, her stomach began to churn. She endured it again and again, but she still could not endure it. She put the tray in her hand aside and ran toward the bathroom.
Lin Nancheng looked at the woman’s disappearing figure. For a second, it seemed as if something slipped through his mind, but it soon disappeared.
Song Guo lay on the toilet bowl and vomited for a long time. It was not until Lin Nancheng picked her up from the toilet bowl and wiped her mouth and flushed the toilet bowl that she finally could not stand it anymore She started to cry.
The man saw that she was not in a good mood, so he did not ask further. He only said slowly, “Guo Guo, even if your appetite is not good, you have to eat a little. Otherwise, your stomach will not be able to take it. ”
The man reached out to take the tray on the low cabinet next to him. When he opened his mouth again, it was still as low as water. “Let me feed you, okay? ”
Song Guo nodded weakly. She knew her physical condition better than anyone else. Even if she did not want to eat, she had to consider the child in her stomach. She could not be so selfish.
She thought for a long time. Since she had a child, she had to take responsibility.
The woman slowly opened her small mouth and ate the food that he had delivered to her bite by bite. When she could not eat anymore, she frowned and pushed his hand away. “Lin Nancheng, I really can’t eat anymore. If I continue eating, I’ll spit it out again. ”
Lin Nancheng hummed in a low voice and very cooperatively took the tray out. He did not make things difficult for her at all or let her eat another bite.
Song Guo silently thanked him in her heart. She lifted the blanket and lay on the bed, starting to catch up on her sleep.
Last night, she almost did not sleep at all. During the day, she could not sleep because her mind was in a mess. Now that she had finished eating, her body was invaded by the overwhelming sleepiness. Within a few seconds, she fell into a deep sleep.
After Lin Nancheng took the tray out, he stood by the floor-to-ceiling window in the corridor for a long time and did not leave. His eyes were as dark as the night as he looked into the distance. No one knew what he was thinking about.
…
Time passed unknowingly. Very soon, it was the day that Lin Nancheng brought Song Guo back to the Lin family’s old mansion.
Song Guo knew that she could not refuse him, so she picked a relatively simple and elegant dress and returned to the Lin family’s old mansion with him.
When she and Lin Nancheng arrived at the Lin family’s old mansion, Lin Yan and Fu Qingshan had not returned yet. She had always been afraid of the people and things that happened the last time. After they arrived, she more or less looked timid. She did not even dare to look around She was afraid that she would do something wrong to annoy people.
Lin Nancheng had been sitting beside her the entire time. He would feed her a grape and an apple. Before dinner, she already felt that she was full. However, due to the presence of the elders, she did not dare to say anything. She could only silently chew on the fruit that he passed to her She listened as he chatted with his parents.
From their conversation, she heard a secret. Lin Nancheng had concealed the fact that he had returned to the top of the pyramid.
She did not know whether it was because he had sealed the news within the country or he had deliberately used the image of a young master from a poor and wealthy family to create the illusion that even if he was down and out, he would still use the most extravagant means to woo her.
However, while they were talking, he still did not forget to pass her a fruit. Just when she could not stand it anymore and was thinking of how to reject him, the sound of a car engine came from the courtyard. It was Fu Qingshan’s black visual car.
Seeing that everyone’s attention had shifted over, she let out a slight sigh of relief.
After more than ten seconds, the pair of beautiful people who seemed to be made for each other entered the old house. Everyone’s gaze was attracted to the two of them.
Of course, this included Song Guo, who was forcefully dragged over by Lin Nancheng. When she saw Fu Qingshan carrying Lin Yan into the house, even the apple that was about to reach her mouth fell to the ground.
Traditional military families like the Lin family and the Fu family rarely had any particularly immoral actions, such as hugging and kissing in public.
Especially the younger generation, they all paid special attention to it.
Therefore, when Fu Qingshan swaggered into the room with Lin Yan in his arms, everyone could not help but look surprised.
Taking advantage of the chaos, he suddenly leaned close to her ear and said with a smile, “Guo Guo, play a scene with me later. ”
“What… ”
Before Song Guo could understand the meaning of his words, Fu Qingshan had already carried Lin Yan to the SOFA.
Lin Nancheng and Song Guo sat on the long row of SOFA opposite Lin Minghan and Ou Qiao. Fu Qingshan carried Lin Yan over and directly carried her to Song Guo’s side.
Song Guo smiled politely at the two of them. She was even more uncomfortable and didn’t know where to put her hands.
After all, she was a real outsider at this family banquet before the remarriage. She would more or less appear restrained and awkward.
Lin Nancheng was very sharp. He could sense her uneasiness at a glance. He directly stretched out his long arms and hugged her to his chest. His movements were very big, so big that it attracted the attention of all the elders who were looking at Lin Yan and Fu Qingshan.
Song Guo’s fair face turned red. She struggled slightly, but she could not get out at all. She was still tightly hugged by him. She could only lower her head and tidy her hair, pretending that she did not see the gaze of others, to cover up the awkwardness for a second.
After receiving the gaze of the elders, Lin Nancheng crossed his long legs together. Then, he bent over and picked up an apple and handed it to the woman beside him. He asked casually, “what do you think? ” “President Fu is busy buying other people’s companies all day long. He even has time to come to our small courtyard as a guest. It really brings glory to our Lin residence. ”
Lin Nancheng’s teasing words made Song Guo Frown. She gently poked his waist with her hand, hinting that he should not always speak with guns in his mouth.
The man did not seem to feel anything at all and continued, “if you ask me, our Lin family really can’t afford a buddha like you… ”
Before Lin Nancheng could finish his sentence, Song Guo directly stuffed a piece of apple into his mouth. “You must be thirsty after talking for so long. The apple is quite sweet. Have a taste. ”
Lin Nancheng lowered his head and glanced at Song Guo. He immediately began to chew the apple that she stuffed into his mouth and added, “yes, it is quite sweet. ”
His words were meaningful, as if he was really saying that the apple was sweet, or that it was because she was the one who had handed it to him.
She didn’t analyze it in detail. Instead, she turned her head to the side and didn’t say anything else.
Fu Qingshan had already sunk his broad back into the back of the SOFA when Lin Nancheng had teased him. He placed one hand on the back of the SOFA, and it formed an invisible circle The person who surrounded him was undoubtedly the beautiful woman whose hands were tightly clasped together.
He waited until Lin Nancheng finished speaking before he opened his thin lips. He wanted to respond to his words, but the woman beside him passed him an apple and crudely stuffed it into her mouth. “I also think that this apple is quite sweet. Have a taste. ”
Fu Qingshan raised his eyebrows and looked at her for a few seconds before he began to chew the apple in his mouth. In the end, he said nothing.
Seeing this, Ou Qiao hurriedly stood up and said, “I’ll go to the kitchen to see how the dinner is prepared. ”
Grandma Lin also stood up and said after hearing Ou Qiao’s words, “I’ll go and have a look too. Old Man, you accompany the guest to chat first. ”
The word “guest” not only pulled the distance between the Lin family and Fu Qingshan, it also pulled the distance between the Lin family and Song Guo.
She didn’t know what Lin Nancheng meant by accompanying him to act, but she didn’t know what to say, so she could only wait for him to speak first.
The conversation between the two was undoubtedly him chasing her and her extremely timid words, until Lin Zhengchen couldn’t stand it anymore and shouted, “If you two continue to flirt and mutter like this, get out of here. ”
Lin Zhengchen first endured Fu Qingshan and Lin Yan’s intense love. After a while, it was Lin Nancheng and Song Guo’s turn. He could no longer control his temper and growled.
Song Guo was shocked by Lin Zhengchen’s sudden temper. She trembled and the blood on her face faded, quickly turning Pale.
She apologized and was about to leave, but Lin Nancheng pulled her back.
She fell into Lin Nancheng’s arms. Before she started to struggle, she heard Lin Nancheng say lightly, “I’m sorry. ” “Grandfather, father, I brought Song Guo back today. Firstly, I want her to recognize the Lin family. Secondly… I want to marry her and make her my wife and become Mrs. Lin. ”
“impossible. ”
Lin Minghan jumped up from the SOFA. On the other hand, Lin Zhengchen’s reaction was very calm. It was as if his grandson, who had placed all his hopes on, had married such a low-class woman. It was not a shameful thing for him.
Or to be more precise, his energy had been almost exhausted by Fu Qingshan and Lin Yan. At this moment, he did not have the extra energy to throw a Tantrum.
Lin Minghan’s reaction was undoubtedly a dose of medicine in Song Guo’s heart, which was not firm enough to begin with.
Lin Yan saw Song Guo’s Pale face and hurriedly poked the man next to her, indicating for him to help.
Fu Qingshan glanced at her from the corner of his eyes, giving her a look that said, “why should I help? “.
Lin Yan frowned. That expression was clearly telling him to hurry up. He looked at her twice more before speaking calmly, “Dad, Grandpa, let’s talk about me and Lin Yan first… ”
“HMPH, I have nothing to talk about with you. ”
Lin Minghan glared at him before turning around and leaving.
Once Lin Minghan left, only Fu Qingshan, Lin Yan, Lin Nancheng, Song Guo, and Lin Zhengchen were left in the huge living room.
Lin Zhengchen’s large hands that had experienced the vicissitudes of life were placed on the exquisite corner of his head. The aura that he emitted was completely unlike a person who had already fallen into decline. It was more like the wisdom and sharpness that had been accumulated after being in a high position for a long time. There was also a hint of calmness that could see through the affairs of the world It made people feel that it was very difficult to get close to him with just a glance.
After a long while, Lin Zhengchen finally said, “How about this, Xiaocheng, push back your marriage with Miss Song. After all, your sister’s stomach can’t wait. I’m afraid that if she remarries the boy from the Fu family again, this child will be born soon. Although our Lin family has become a poor family, we won’t let the precious Pearl in our hands, whom we’ve cherished since young, be wronged. What do you think? ”
Lin Nancheng frowned. Before he could speak, Lin Yan continued, “GRANDPA, actually, I can hold the wedding with my brother. Anyway, our Lin family hasn’t been so lively for a long time, and… Xin Qiao also needs her mother. ”
Lin Zhengchen’s face finally changed. He looked at the pale-faced Song Guo and said, “no rush. Xin Qiao’s identity hasn’t been verified yet. I don’t think miss song is in a hurry. ”
Song Guo lowered her head and recalled what Lin Zhengchen had said when he found her. She felt like her heart was bleeding.
“GRANDPA, Xin Qiao and my brother look so much alike. There’s no need to verify it… ”
Lin Yan was afraid that her brother and GRANDPA would quarrel, so she tried her best to ease the atmosphere. However, her words clearly didn’t get Lin Zhengchen’s approval. “Xiao Yan, you haven’t figured out your own matters, so don’t worry about your brother’s matters. ”
The implication was that Xin Qiao had to do the DNA test.
And this DNA test was clearly the last straw between Song Guo and Lin Nancheng.
Lin Zhengchen had played with scheming all his life. Although he disdained to use it on his own children and grandchildren, he did not mind playing with it if it was necessary.
Lin Yan wanted to say something else, but Lin Nancheng waved his hand and interrupted her “Grandfather, you often say that I’m like you in every way. That’s because we’re unusually persistent in taking a fancy to things. To be honest, Song Guo is the first woman I’ve met in all these years that I want to marry. No matter how many obstacles there are between us, I’ll get her. ”
Fu Qingshan’s large hand kept knocking on his KNEECAP. Seeing the two of them arguing seemed to be especially enjoyable.
Or More Accurately, it was gloating.
Lin zhengchen glanced at Fu Qingshan, who was gloating at the side, and then at Lin Nancheng, who rarely had a serious expression on his face. He said with a smile, “Xiaocheng, you can’t expose your family’s dirty laundry. Did you pick today’s Day to deliberately come and have a showdown with your father and grandfather to embarrass our Lin family? ”
“Not really. I didn’t know that he would come. ”
Everyone present knew that this “he” referred to Fu Qingshan.
After hearing this, Fu Qingshan’s expression didn’t change. He just spread his hands and said in an extremely innocent tone, “Grandfather, I also didn’t know that he would choose to have a showdown today. If I knew, I would have chosen to come later or come another day. If you feel that you don’t have face, I can leave now and wait for Yan ‘er outside… ”
After saying this, Fu Qingshan was about to get up and leave. Lin zhengchen picked up his walking stick and knocked it hard on the ground. He snorted and said, “You have the nerve to wash your hands clean? If I’m not wrong, you two have colluded in private, right? Otherwise, there aren’t so many coincidences in this world. ”
“It’s a bad script from the beginning to the end. It’s always on the line. If you can deceive me, I’ll have wasted my life. ”
After saying these strange words, Lin Zhengchen directly stood up from the SOFA and said, “since you’re here, there’s no reason to leave. Stay here tonight. The Lin family hasn’t been so lively for a long time. ”
“GRANDPA Lin… ”
Song Guo didn’t understand the battle of conspiracies between men, but the words just now made her see herself clearly. She really wanted to say something, but Lin Zhengchen didn’t give her the chance “There’s no need to say it. We can talk about everything after dinner. ”
With that, he walked away with the crutch in his hand, leaving the four people on the Sofa to look at each other in dismay.
Of course, Fu Qingshan and Lin Nancheng’s expressions were very calm and didn’t reveal too much emotion, as if Lin Zhengchen hadn’t said anything just now.
After Lin Zhengchen left, Lin Yan whispered into Fu Qingshan’s ear, “I’m a little tired. I want to go upstairs and lie down for a while. ”