Chapter 26 "I'm going out to do something bad now."
Zhu Ci suffered an allergic shock and was hospitalized, which alarmed Old Mrs. Zhu.
After Zhu Fan led Zhu Wan back from dinner, the old lady sat on the living room sofa and made a phone call to Meng Yin, who was taking care of Zhu Ci at the hospital.
When Grandma Zhu saw her granddaughters return after dinner, she put down her phone and pointed to the sofa next to her, Zhu Fan and Zhu Wan.
Zhu Fan led Zhu Wan to sit down next to her grandmother.
Grandma Zhu was picked up by Ji Shu in her car that evening.
After placing the brewed tea on the table in front of the old lady, Ji Shu quietly left.
Zhu Wan followed Zhu Fan and called out "Grandma".
Despite being over seventy, the old lady's hair was completely white, her skin was incredibly well-maintained, and she wore frameless metal reading glasses. Dressed elegantly and fashionably, she didn't look like an old lady at all, but rather like a middle-aged woman in her early forties.
The Zhu family has been running a conglomerate for four generations, making them a prominent and wealthy family with many branches and lineages. Since the passing of the patriarch, control of the group has fallen to his most promising second son, Zhu Linjun. The matriarch's family is a medical family; her dowry alone included seven hospitals. She expanded these hospitals to twelve. She herself holds a postdoctoral degree in clinical medicine and has worked as a chief physician for over a decade.
Although he is now quite old, he still insists on seeing patients at the hospital every week.
In the Zhu family, Old Madam Zhu knew better than anyone how filial Zhu Linjun and Meng Yin were, and naturally favored her second son's family. In the Zhu family, Old Madam Zhu held more sway than Zhu Linjun.
Zhu Fan smelled a faint scent of disinfectant in the air.
The old lady's serious expression softened. "Did A-Yuan do well on her exam today?"
Zhu Wan told her grandmother in detail about the difficulty of today's exam questions and her feelings.
I hope the old lady listens attentively.
Zhu Fan held his teacup, remaining quiet and unobtrusive.
"What did Afan take his sister out to eat tonight?"
Zhu Fan told the old lady the restaurant's name, and she nodded, "You don't need to stay here with me, go do your homework."
“You’ve slacked off on piano practice and night runs lately.”
Zhu Fan suddenly remembered that the cello that the original owner had asked Fang Qibai to take to the music store for repair had not yet been returned.
Grandma Zhu touched the bandage on Zhu Fan's neck. "Are you injured?"
Zhu Fan covered the band-aid with his palm, a cold sweat breaking out on his back.
"I got bitten by a mosquito."
The young girl loves to look pretty, but the old lady didn't mind. She only reminded her that there are many mosquitoes in the summer, so she should keep some insect repellent perfume in her bag.
"Grandma, I'm going back to my room to change my clothes before my night run."
Grandma Zhu nodded, "Go ahead, it's getting late tonight, run five kilometers and come back to rest."
Five kilometers was no problem for the original owner of this body.
Zhu Fan felt excited and happy as she experienced this body.
Before she entered the book, running was something she never even dared to dream of.
She has never participated in any physical education class or any physically demanding sport.
After Grandma Zhu finished speaking, she asked Zhu Wan, "How is Wan's spoken English? Which subjects do you prefer? What hobbies or special skills would you like to learn?"
Zhu Wan was a little embarrassed, "My spoken English isn't very good. I like chemistry and history the most, and I also like math, physics, and geography."
The old lady laughed, "Don't you like Chinese?"
"Learning Chinese is not as difficult as learning other subjects."
Grandma Zhu nodded with a smile.
The results of the written and oral exams for Gefei Middle School and No. 2 Middle School have been sent to Zhu Linjun's email address. The fact that both schools chose to admit their granddaughter was somewhat unexpected for Grandma Zhu.
Ge Fei even offered to waive the tuition fees.
She was pleasantly surprised by her granddaughter's return home.
"It's okay if you can't think of a special skill to learn. On Saturdays and Sundays, Aunt Shu will take you to experience different musical instruments and dances."
"You also need to improve your physical fitness. Starting tomorrow, let Afan take you with her when she goes for morning and evening runs."
Zhu Wan agreed to all of them.
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Feeling the lake breeze on his face, Zhu Fan enjoyed the pleasure brought by the release of dopamine after exercise.
The sports watch shows that the exercise volume has reached the target.
The phone in my waist bag kept vibrating.
After browsing through the messages, Zhu Fan found that they were all informing her that Fang Qibai had attended Rong Lewei's birthday party at LAKESIDE.
She opened the video that Rong Lewei had sent her three minutes earlier.
In the video, Fang Qizhou's face is hidden beneath the glitz and glamour of the nightlife, the environment lending him an air of suave nonchalance and cynicism. A half-smoked cigarette hangs between the man's prominently veined fingers, and he accepts every toast offered.
Zhu Fan exited the chat window and scrolled through her Moments as she walked back.
Underneath Rong Lewei and Fang Qibai's selfie was a string of likes and comments; Zhu Fan scrolled down for a long time before finding a new one.
Wen Yuxing: [Racing or women, he chose women.]
The accompanying picture is a photo of the finish line at the race site, and Wen Yuxing taking a lonely selfie with a cigarette in his mouth.
Zhu Fan returned to the main interface and found Fang Qizhou among a bunch of messages.
Fang Qizhou sent her a message an hour ago.
She stared at the question mark and rushed home.
Fortunately, Grandma Zhu has already passed away.
Zhu Fan didn't even take a shower or change his clothes before grabbing his bag and keys and heading to the garage.
Zhu Wan called out to her sister, "Sister, are you going out?"
"Grandma just took off her glasses."
Zhu Fan picked up her grandmother's reading glasses and put them in her waist bag. She lowered her voice and said, "A-Yuan, if Mom and Dad come back, just tell them I'm already resting."
"I'm going out to do something bad now."
Zhu Wan blinked her bright, deer-like eyes. "What bad thing?"
Zhu Fan grunted, "I won't be coming home tonight."
Zhu Wan remained silent for a long time.
Zhu Fan cleared his throat, "This matter—"
"I'll cover for you, sister."
The girl's voice was as firm as if she were about to join the Party.
Zhu Fan put his hands together in prayer.
She truly deserves to be called her good sister.
Zhu Fan gripped the steering wheel with one hand and pulled the car slightly toward the side of the road.
She had to play a video for Fang Qizhou first.
The moment the video call connected, she bumped into Aunt Shu, who had brought the old lady back to pick up her glasses.
She only had time to throw one sentence at Fang Qizhou on the screen, "Don't make a sound..."
The phone was upside down on the passenger seat.
"Afan, it's so late, are you going out?"
Grandma's stern gaze made Zhu Fan pray that Fang Qizhou would be obedient and not make a sound.
"No……"
She took out her reading glasses from her fanny pack and handed them to her grandmother.
The old lady laughed, "Why bother making this trip? It won't take long for me to pick it up myself."
Zhu Fan replied obediently, "I want Grandma to go back and rest early."
Grandma Zhu urged Zhu Fan to go back and rest quickly.
"You and A-Yuan don't need to go to the hospital tomorrow. Knowing she's allergic to shrimp, she still dared to eat it. She should learn her lesson."
The old lady was referring to Zhu Ci.
Zhu Ci is allergic to shrimp and never touches shrimp.
I ate a lot of shrimp-containing food in the cafeteria at noon today.
Meng Yin and Zhu Linjun were confused by the children's thoughts, but she saw through them clearly.
That's why she made a special trip here.
Meng Yin rushed to the hospital less than two days after her biological daughter returned, and before A-Yuan had even finished her written exam, leaving A-Yuan alone at school.
Ji Shu said the little girl took the bus home alone without feeling aggrieved, and even said that her exam went well today and the questions weren't difficult. Her well-behaved and sensible nature is heartbreaking.
Zhu Wan has been sitting quietly in the living room ever since she returned.
The two older children don't care about their biological daughter, but the old lady does.
Grandma Zhu then gave Zhu Fan some more instructions regarding Zhu Wan's studies and life.
"It's getting late, Afan, go back and wash up and go to bed."
Goodbye, Grandma.
Aunt Shu deftly turned the steering wheel and made a U-turn.
Zhu Fan waited until the car in front was out of sight before picking up his phone from the passenger seat.
Fang Qizhou's magnified features were right in front of the screen, his dark eyes devoid of any warmth, and tears dripped down his jawline—
The visual impact almost stopped Zhu Fan's heart.
The phone time is currently displayed as 23:47.
Zhu Fan smiled and said, "I'm on my way."
To prove her point, she pointed her phone camera at the steering wheel, knowing Fang Qizhou was definitely unhappy. She coaxed, "I brought you a late-night snack, is there anything you want to eat?"
The man's nasty words rang clearly through the receiver into the car: "Aren't you afraid your grandma will find out you're out meeting a man in the middle of the night?"
Such a beautiful voice, and it's used to mock her.
Zhu Fan pointed the camera at herself, "To come see you, I lied and deceived people, I even—"
They don't even have time to take a nice shower and change into clean clothes.
"Take back your sarcasm."
Zhu Fan retorted without hesitation, her cheeks flushed even more from her night run, her face reddening with anger.
Fang Qizhou's eyes were dark and unfathomable as he stared at the girl's rosy cheeks, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly, and his gaze darkened.
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