Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 628: Chapter 608: Child Turmoil (11)

After the three of them said their goodbyes, Old Zhang’s house received a thank-you gift, which then moved Old Master Zhang to tears: ”Authentic! Qianqian truly is my lucky star!!!”

Grandma Zhang could only look at her husband, her face filled with worry, ”Qianqian, are you really okay?”

”What’s there to worry about? The young man knows his place very well and wouldn’t do anything inappropriate. After all, Qianqian is a lady from a reputable family. Don’t worry.” Old Master Zhang, eyeing the painting, appeared fascinated, ”The most correct thing I’ve done in my life was to treat those three kids as my own grandchildren and educate them.”

Showing a face of helplessness, Grandma Zhang shifted her gaze to the music scores provided to her.

Luo Qianqian, looking at Jimo Cheng beside her, felt somewhat panicked. She had just brought Xu Tianyi back for the summer break, and now she was bringing Jimo Cheng to visit her mother who had just given birth. Would her mother overthink it? Would she think she was misbehaving? Although Jimo Cheng had agreed to her request, she always felt that her mother would notice something.

”Your phone is vibrating.” Jimo Cheng simply picked up a book to read in the car and didn’t say much, whereas He Wenyu was messaging someone. Luo Qianqian, sitting nervously between the two, was puzzled as to why no one was sitting in the passenger seat.

After hearing Jimo Cheng’s words, she quickly took out her phone; it was Lin Jiayou.

”Brother Jiayou? What’s up?” Luo Qianqian answered the phone in a hushed tone.

Lin Jiayou also seemed to lower his voice as if hiding from someone, ”An Hao is fine, yup, safe and sound. My dad is rather worried about you right now; he hasn’t told Aunt An, but he keeps giving me these looks.”

”It’s a relief to hear that. Have Grandma and Grandpa gone to the hospital?” Luo Qianqian paused for a moment, her injury was not severe; she could still explain it away as a simple case of neck pain if needed.

”Yes, they just arrived, and asked about you,” Lin Jiayou, looking at people moving in and out of the ward, appeared anxious as if afraid of being noticed, ”They’ve all gone out to eat now; I’m going to buy food for Dad and Aunt An. Don’t worry, I’m here.”

Luo Qianqian’s face was full of gratitude: ”Thank you, Brother Jiayou.”

After hanging up the phone, she realized the car had stopped and then, seeing the residential complex in front of her, she suddenly understood, ”Senior brother, just a moment, my sister probably hasn’t woken up yet. Do you want to come up and sit for a bit?”

Jimo Cheng shook his head, ”It’s okay, I’ll wait here for you guys, no rush.”

Luo Qianqian and He Wenyu got out of the car, and as He Wenyu was walking up, he had a mischievous smirk on his face, ”So, am I going to sit in the passenger seat now?”

Luo Qianqian was startled then remembered a serious matter—Jimo Cheng didn’t leave the car, so naturally, he wouldn’t switch places. Plus, reading a book in the front seat would mean too much sunlight, implying that either she or He Wenyu would have to go sit in front. Letting Linlin stay with He Wenyu certainly wasn’t a good idea, and why should He Wenyu have to interact with Jimo Cheng? That left only He Wenyu moving to the front seat...

”I really don’t want to think about this now... Right, make sure not to spill the beans. Don’t tell godmother about him,” said Luo Qianqian, pursing her lips as she fished out her keys and opened the door, her backpack now hanging in front as a chest bag, ”I’ll change my clothes too.”

Yueran was cooking when she saw the two return and smiled, ”You’re back? Your sister is sleeping soundly, hasn’t woken up yet.”

”Thanks, godmother, hehe,” Luo Qianqian hurried over and hugged Yueran, but this gesture caused her expression to change from touched to painful, from rosy to pale. He Wenyu, seeing this, quickly intervened, diverting Yueran’s attention, ”Mom, what delicious food are you making? Is godmother about to be discharged?”

”Normal delivery would take at most three to five days to return home, but a Caesarean takes longer.” He Wenyu grinned, turning to look at the chicken soup on the stove, ”There’s no salt, but I boiled some eggs for you guys, eat more.”

He Wenyu nodded with a smile then pulled Luo Qianqian back to the room. Once back in the room, his expression turned serious as he gripped Luo Qianqian’s arm anxiously, ”Are you okay? Does it hurt?”

Luo Qianqian forced a smile more painful than tears, ”Applying medicine today is also going to be quite painful.”

”What medicine?” Li Menglin clambered up from the bed, ”Is sister sick?”

”Yes, your sister didn’t listen and didn’t eat breakfast but snacked instead, so her stomach hurts,” He Wenyu said earnestly, pulling Li Menglin aside to give Luo Qianqian time to find clothes and to prevent Li Menglin from touching the wound. ”So, Linlin, what should we do in the future?”

”Eat breakfast, no snacks!!” Li Menglin immediately responded, but quickly realized, ”Eat fewer snacks, don’t treat them as meals.”

”Linlin is really smart. Come on, let’s go wash up.” He Wenyu waved to Luo Qianqian, signaling her to find clothes on her own, and she would come to help later.

After helping Li Menglin wash up and bringing her to the dining table for breakfast, He Wenyu finally had time to run back to the room. She looked at the pile of clothes on the bed with a helpless look, ”Are you going to a fashion show?”

Luo Qianqian gave her an annoyed look, ”Shouldn’t I find something easy to wear? It also needs to be easy to take off and convenient for applying medicine, not easy to get dirty, and breathable, right?”

”What a hassle.” He WenYu complained, yet she skillfully started going through the wardrobe, carefully selecting, and finally picked a loose pure cotton T-shirt, ”Wear this? But wouldn’t it be embarrassing in front of your teacher...” Seeing Luo Qianqian’s glance, He Wenyu quickly changed her words, ”I mean, in front of Brother Jiayou?”

Looking closely, it was a class uniform from middle school, one size fits all, so it was large, but it was too big for her now.

”I really don’t care about losing face, but, are you sure, you want me to wear this shirt that clearly shows what is inside?” It also clearly showed the bandages. Back then, she had been trapped in a whirlwind of seeing what underwear girls wore; she didn’t want to revisit that. Although, she hadn’t had that issue at that time...

”I just remembered something.” He Wenyu suddenly leaned in close to Luo Qianqian, mysterious, ”You’re not wearing underwear now, where is your underwear?”

Luo Qianqian was stunned. Underwear? It must have been thrown away, right? How would she know?

Inside a clinic’s trash can, a lonely undergarment sliced open and stained with fresh blood was crying out. Did it really have such little presence?

”But surely it’s thrown away, who would keep that...” While saying this, He Wenyu still wore a look of disgust.

Luo Qianqian was speechless at the disdain, but looking at the other’s breath-taking curves, she really wasn’t in a hurry.

”Alright, hurry and find clothes, lock the door, and don’t let Linlin come in,” Luo Qianqian said as she took off He Wenyu’s jacket, revealing a T-shirt connected only around the collar area, ”Help me cut off the rest of this, it needs to be thrown away anyway.”

He Wenyu looked around and couldn’t see any scissors, so she just tore the shirt, then looking at what could only be described as an apron, she smirked, ”Add two strings and it could be repurposed.”

Luo Qianqian rolled her eyes, looking at the bloodstains on the back of the shirt, ”Just throw it away, who’s missing one piece of clothing?”

Luo Qianqian turned around to continue searching for clothes, but He Wenyu stared at her back and frowned. The white bandage was already showing red—was it bleeding?

”Just wear this.” He Wenyu pulled out a dark shirt, ”This one’s cotton, breathable, and quite loose... this is it.”

Luo Qianqian looked at it and agreed, then she raised both arms, ”Help me put it on.”

He Wenyu helped her into the shirt, and casually picked up a dark jacket for Luo Qianqian, just when Li Menglin’s knocking was heard, ”Sister, sister, I’ve finished eating.”