Chapter 470 Self-Protection
Li Simin was startled and, holding Shen Luojia in his arms, ignored the blood splattered all over him: "Zhizhi, Zhizhi, what happened?"
Jiang Zhizhi was also startled; this shouldn't be happening!
He quickly went over to take Shen Luojia's pulse, and then noticed her clenched teeth: "It's normal."
After she finished speaking, Shen Luojia slowly opened her eyes, blinked, and smacked her lips: "My mouth tastes so salty, I want to drink some sugar water."
Li Simin wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with his thumb and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I'll go get you some water right away."
Shen Luojia looked down and saw blood all over her and the bed. She was puzzled and looked at Li Simin blankly: "Why is there so much blood? Did I have a nosebleed?"
Li Simin nodded: "Yes, I'll wipe it off for you in a bit. I'll go make you some sugar water now, okay?"
Shen Luojia obediently nodded, and after Li Simin left, she looked at Jiang Zhizhi strangely: "Zhizhi, haven't you gone home yet? Where are Xiao Zhouji and Shangshang? I still want to play with them."
Jiang Zhizhi observed Shen Luojia and found that she had been relaxed since she woke up, as if her grandmother's incident had never happened.
He can still talk to her with a smile right now.
It's likely that her excessive grief triggered her body's protective mechanisms, causing her to forget about her grandmother's death.
He smiled and went over to touch the top of her head, then took her pulse again: "Shangshang and Xiaozhou went home to sleep. You had a slight fever just now, so I stayed here to take care of you."
Shen Luojia suddenly realized: "I have a fever again? Did Shen Yuzhi poison me? Am I about to catch fire?"
Jiang Zhizhi smiled and said, "No, it was just a cold. It's nothing, I'm all better now."
Li Simin went downstairs to make a bowl of honey water, which also disturbed Jiang Zhenhua and his wife who couldn't sleep. When they heard that Shen Luojia had woken up, they quickly followed her upstairs.
Shen Luojia chatted with Jiang Zhizhi with a relaxed expression and a smile, clearly having forgotten her previous sadness.
Everyone tacitly avoided mentioning anything about Grandma and chatted about lighthearted topics.
Jiang Zhenhua didn't even dare to say that he was his biological father.
Jiang Zhizhi and the others didn't leave until Shen Luojia was yawning incessantly and could barely keep her eyes open.
Jiang Zhenhua originally wanted to remind Shen Luojia that she should change rooms instead of still sleeping in Li Simin's room.
Finally, I thought that Shen Luojia's emotions were unstable at the moment. If I left her alone, she would think about her grandmother again and become sad.
In the end, he said nothing and followed Jiang Zhizhi downstairs.
Li Simin helped Shen Luojia lie down, covered her with a blanket, and then fetched a recliner, placing it beside the bed to keep her company.
...
Shang Shiying saw them downstairs and saw that Jiang Zhenhua and Song Wanying looked preoccupied. She smiled and said, "Don't worry, Si Min is definitely not the kind of person who would do anything reckless. Besides, you should think about it carefully. If the two children can be together, it would be a good thing."
Jiang Zhenhua paused for a moment: "It's not that we disagree, but Si Min is too outstanding and will go a long way in the future. I'm afraid Luo Jia won't be able to keep up."
Shang Shiying patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry, with me here, I won't let Si Min betray Luo Jia."
Jiang Zhenhua shook his head: "None of us can stay with her for a lifetime."
Jiang Zhizhi gestured to Shang Shiying to stop talking, and smiled at Jiang Zhenhua: "Mom and Dad, I'm going back now. You can stay here tonight. Don't think too much about other things. Fate is something you can't stop when it comes, and you can't hold onto when it goes. Let nature take its course."
Jiang Zhenhua didn't say anything. If Luo Jia were a normal child, he wouldn't be worried at all.
They might even be very happy.
Luo Jia, he couldn't help but hesitate.
After Jiang Zhizhi left, the elderly couple returned to their room. Song Wanying was still grieving: "Why is our daughter's life so miserable? What bad things did we do to deserve this retribution?"
Jiang Zhenhua comforted her, saying, "Don't cry. The fact that we were able to find Luo Jia is a great thing, the luckiest thing ever."
After processing her emotions, Song Wanying hesitated for a moment, then said, "I think Si Min takes good care of Luo Jia. Besides, Si Min is someone we've watched grow up since he was little, so his character is impeccable."
“Before, I was still hesitant. Si Min liked Song Man so much before, and was even willing to die for Song Man. Could his feelings for Luo Jia be genuine? But after observing him, I found that he was sincere towards Luo Jia.”
Jiang Zhenhua sighed: "How long can a momentary infatuation last? A lifetime is so long. What will happen to Luojia if their marriage runs into problems after we're all gone?"
Song Wanying was taken aback: "If Si Min can't be relied on, then others are even less reliable. Now that you mention it, I actually think Si Min is more suitable. We can't accompany Luo Jia for a lifetime."
Jiang Zhenhua fell silent; Song Wanying was right.
After thinking for a while, he instructed Song Wanying again: "And Sun Xiaoyue, don't let her come in again. She has evil intentions and will harm us sooner or later."
Song Wanying nodded: "I know. We had children before, and I thought it would be nice if she could stay by my side. Who knew she would be so greedy and want so much?"
She had always been clear about this, but she had gone too far with Jiang Zhizhi back then, and the relationship couldn't be repaired. She was also heartbroken because she couldn't find her daughter.
So I thought keeping Sun Xiaoyue by my side would be some consolation.
...
When Jiang Zhizhi returned home, everyone in her family was already asleep.
One light was left on in the living room.
Jiang Zhizhi tiptoed in, turned off the lights, went back to her bedroom, and was surprised to find Zhou Xiye at home when she opened the door.
She gasped softly and closed the door: "When did you get back? It's not even the weekend yet."
Zhou Xiye put down his book: "I just got back not long ago. I've been in meetings these past two days, so I had more free time in the afternoons and came home to check on things. How's Luojia doing?"
Jiang Zhizhi wanted to hug Zhou Xiye, but remembering the bloodstains on her body from when Shen Luojia vomited blood, she had to give up: "She forced herself to forget the memory of her grandmother's death, and she looks normal."
She sighed as she spoke, "I'm afraid she'll remember it and it will backfire again. Her relationship with her grandmother is deeper than we realize."
Grandma was Shen Luojia's everything, and her passing was like a knife to her skin and bones.
After saying that, she packed her clothes and went to take a shower.
After taking a shower, she climbed onto the bed and tidied the bedding, telling Zhou Xiye about the close call she had with the paternity test that day: "Thank goodness, I suddenly had a moment of clarity that day, otherwise I would have been fooled by a fake test report."
"However, Sun Xiaoyue is really persistent. This time she was clever enough not to show up, but she won't dare to appear in front of Mom and Dad again."
Zhou Xiye pulled her pillow closer to his own: "Don't worry about her. She doesn't have any backing anymore, so she can only come out and annoy people from time to time."
Jiang Zhizhi frowned: "I just find her disgusting. No, I need to think of a way to make sure she can never show her face again for the rest of her life."
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