Chapter 329 Like a Ghost Encounter
Qiao Xing was doing well in the hospital when her aunt came to visit her in the evening with a bunch of things, which startled Qiao Xing so much that she almost fell off the bed.
"Xingxing, are you feeling better? Your aunt brought you some food."
My aunt was carrying a thermos and a basket of eggs. "These are sweet fermented rice and brown sugar eggs that I cooked for you. They're good for replenishing your qi and blood, which you need right now. These are all free-range eggs. I'm leaving them here."
"When you're discharged from the hospital, take it back and have Qin Ce cook it for you."
Qiao Xing felt a chill run down his spine when he saw the obsequious smile on her face.
"Aunt, Aunt, is there something you need?"
Her aunt glared at her reproachfully, then sat down next to Qiao Xing. "You silly child, you're in the hospital, how could I, as your aunt, not come to see you?"
Qiao Xing looked at her with a complicated expression, feeling that she was up to something again and wondering what she wanted this time.
He Fen took the eggs out of the insulated box for her without saying anything. "Your aunt was indeed a little rude to you before. Your aunt apologizes to you."
"Here, have a taste." He Fen shoved the bowl into Qiao Xing's hands. "Eat more."
Qiao Xing glanced at the brown sugar and egg in the bowl, then hesitated, "Auntie, if I eat this egg, you won't charge me, will you?"
"Look at what you're saying, is your aunt that kind of person?"
Qiao Xing glanced at her a few more times; she looked so much like her.
My aunt urged, "Eat quickly, or it will get cold. Eat quickly, eat quickly."
Qiao Xing was taken aback by her enthusiasm, so she carefully picked up the spoon and took a sip of soup.
She can't swallow eggs right now, she can only drink some soup.
The taste was alright.
He Fen sat there watching her drink, a kind smile on her face, which gave Qiao Xing goosebumps.
Qiao Xing couldn't take it anymore. She put down her bowl and said, "Aunt, just say what's on your mind."
"It's nothing, your aunt just came to see you. Why do you always think she comes to see you because she has something to say?"
Isn't that so?
This aunt never gives her that kind of smile unless she needs something from her or wants to take advantage of her.
Seeing that she still didn't believe her, He Fen tugged at Wang Yue behind her and said, "Old Wang, tell me, did we come here just to see the stars?"
Wang Yue nodded with a forced smile, "Yes, I came here specifically to see you today, Xingxing, don't be nervous."
Qiao Xing glanced back and forth between the two men. Although her uncle had said so, Qiao Xing still felt something was amiss.
After all these years, doesn't Qiao Xing understand He Fen's personality?
With a sense of suspicion, Qiao Xing finished the brown sugar water in the thermos, but she couldn't eat the remaining eggs.
Seeing this, He Fen didn't say anything. She took the insulated box back and said, "If you're not going to eat it, just leave it. We'll give it to Xiao Ye later."
"...I've eaten it."
“It’s fine if he’s already eaten it, he just eats leftovers!” He Fen said with an air of righteous indignation, making Qiao Xing think for a moment that someone else had taken over the body.
That's the truth. In the past, Qiao Xing would give all the leftovers that she couldn't finish to Wang Ye. Of course, that was when they were kids, and it was also when He Fen and the others weren't home.
Later, He Fen found out and complained to her grandmother about it, making her son eat leftovers.
Now that she's saying this on her own initiative, Qiao Xing feels no different from encountering a ghost in the middle of the night.
Auntie chatted with Qiao Xing for a long time. Suddenly, she noticed the layout of the ward and said in surprise, "Oh my, the ward is so nice. Xiao Ce is really promising."
"Xingxing, you have to live a good life with Xiaoce. He's a good man, so you have to hold on tight and go away to other girls who want to get close to him."
Qiao Xing looked at his aunt strangely, unable to get a word in edgewise at her endless chatter.
Just as He Fen finished speaking, Qin Ce returned, and Wang Yue nudged her.
He Fen wanted to scold Wang Yue, but when she turned around and saw Qin Ce coming in, she swallowed the words she was about to say.
"Oh, Xiao Ce is here."
"See, I told you so. What a great man Xiao Ce is. Xingxing was hospitalized, and he stayed here every day to take care of her. There aren't many men as good as him anymore."
Qiao Xing glanced at Qin Ce again.
Qin Ce didn't react to He Fen's praise. He walked straight to Qiao Xing's side, glanced at the insulated box next to him, and then at the eggs on the ground.
He Fen then earnestly told him to go back and boil eggs, saying that these are good for replenishing qi and blood, and that women eat them during their postpartum period to help them recover quickly.
Wang Yue tugged at her, "Alright, let's not disturb Xingxing's rest, let's go."
He Fen also stood up, and as she walked to the door, she reminded Qin Ce, "Remember to boil eggs, with brown sugar and fermented rice!"
Qiao Xing gets a headache just hearing her voice now.
"What's wrong with her?" Qiao Xing asked. Her aunt was acting very strangely today, so different from the aunt she knew.
Qin Ce sat down next to her and casually said, "Maybe she's had a change of heart."
Qiao Xingcai didn't believe it.
"She must want something again." Qiao Xing's first thought was the house. She then asked, "Did she ask you to buy the house again?"
“I heard from my cousin that she couldn’t sell her house, so she must want to sell it to us at a high price.”
Qin Ce said, "No, I've already agreed with her that I'll buy her house for 200,000."
Two hundred thousand?
"Um."
Qiao Xing was somewhat surprised, "Why would she agree to sell it for only 200,000?"
"Because of the previous lawsuit, she had to give Wang Qin 300,000 yuan in cash for the house. Now, if you buy her house, you only need to pay 200,000 yuan, so you don't have to pay the 300,000 yuan. Your mother agreed to this."
Qiao Xing frowned, and her expression became even more complicated upon hearing his words.
Wang Qin actually agreed.
That's 300,000.
"Then this house..."
Qin Ce glanced at her, then took an orange from the side and peeled it for her. "The house is still ours. You can do whatever you want with it."
In other words, whether Wang Qin lives in the house or sells it, it has nothing to do with Wang Qin.
Qiao Xing fell silent.
After a while, Qiao Xing asked again, "Which ward is she in?"
"Your apartment is 516 downstairs."
"Oh, what did the doctor say about me? When can I be discharged?" Qiao Xing felt her heart was bleeding every minute she stayed here.
Qin Ce handed her the oranges, "Let's ask later, the doctor didn't say a specific discharge date."
Qiao Xing nodded, took the orange, and ate a segment.
So sour!
Who bought this?
Qin Ce glanced at her expression and realized he might have bought the wrong thing. "I bought it."
"It's delicious..." Qiao Xing said against his conscience.
"Don't eat it if it's sour. The fruit basket I bought from the roadside might have some unripe fruit mixed in."
Qiao Xing was a little embarrassed that she had been noticed, so she silently put the orange back.
After a while, the doctor came to examine her and asked about her discharge.
The doctor removed the bandage from her neck to change the dressing and examined her wound. "It's already starting to scab over, but it's better to stay for a couple more days. After all, this wound is a bit dangerous, and it would be troublesome if it caused further damage if you're not careful when you go back."
Qin Ce's gaze also fell on her neck, where a dark red and uneven scar had appeared on her previously fair and smooth skin.
With the stitches in place, the blood mixed with the medication congealed, making it look extremely gruesome, like a long and ugly centipede.
Qin Ce suddenly asked, "Will it leave a scar?"
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