Zhu Qianying, who was recuperating at home, didn't get up until after 10 a.m.
When I went downstairs, I saw Zizai playing on the carpet in the middle of the living room, while Xingxing sat obediently beside him, wagging her tail.
"Good morning, Mommy!"
Hearing footsteps, the little one jumped up from the floor and ran towards Zhu Qianying. He instinctively wanted to rush over and hug her, but then remembered that Zhu Qianying was injured, so he stood still and blinked his eyes as he asked.
"Mommy, did you sleep well last night?"
Zhu Qianying stretched out her good right hand and put it around the little guy's shoulder. "Great! You slept until past ten o'clock. Mommy is practically a pig."
With lunchtime approaching, Zhu Qianying was too lazy to eat breakfast, so she just drank a cup of hot milk and played with Zizai for a while before Uncle Hai brought Du Ting inside.
"Sister-in-law, is your wound any better?"
Zhu Qianying had met Du Ting five years ago. When she first saw him, she was stunned for a moment before she remembered that he was the doctor from Tongjia Village.
"Hello Dr. Du, I'm much better now. Thank you for your concern."
Du Ting had no idea that his special trip yesterday had been completely erased by his boss. He casually placed the medicine box he was carrying on the coffee table, his gaze fixed on Luo Zhuqianying's face.
"Sister-in-law, you scared Grandpa to death yesterday! I've never seen him so panicked in my entire life. It's just a scrape, and he was worried about your pain and infection. He's acting all girly. He wasn't even this nervous when he broke his own leg!"
Du Ting's teasing left Zhu Qianying bewildered. After thinking about it for a while without finding a reason, she had no choice but to ask Du Ting.
"Dr. Du, you said that Young Master Yan is worried about my pain and my wound getting infected? That's not true, is it?"
Zhu Qianying remembered that she hadn't fallen asleep for long after returning to bed yesterday. She woke up, ate dinner, and then went back to sleep. During that time, Yan Shao didn't seem to have done anything out of line, or even said anything out of line.
Du Ting was also stunned, but then he quickly guessed what was going on.
"I was here yesterday evening, didn't you know?"
Zhu Qianying shook her head blankly. She was sleeping like a log back then, it would be strange if she knew!
"You've been here? I didn't know!"
After greeting Du Ting, the little guy continued playing, then looked up at Du Ting.
"Mommy, Uncle Du came by and even sprayed you with painkiller."
The little guy heard about the painkiller spray from Yan Shao after he went into the bedroom.
Zhu Qianying felt embarrassed. So, she really had slept like a log yesterday? She didn't even know that Du Ting had sprayed painkillers on her!
At this moment, even Zhu Qianying couldn't help but wonder if she was a pig in her past life, because she was sleeping so soundly.
"Really? Thank you, Dr. Du!"
Du Ting didn't pay much attention to the fact that Zhu Qianying was sleeping soundly. Some painkillers have sedative properties, so it's normal for her to sleep soundly.
"Sister-in-law, you're too kind. This is just my job. I'm just curious how someone as wise and brave as my grandfather could be so frightened by your little injury."
Du Ting was indeed mocking Yan Shao, not Zhu Qianying.
Yesterday, when he helped Zhu Qianying remove the bandages, Yan Shao, who was used to all kinds of bloodshed, turned pale when he saw the wound. If he wasn't afraid of waking Zhu Qianying, Du Ting would have definitely mocked him.
Du Ting was a chatterbox. While changing Zhu Qianying's dressing, he talked about everything from last night to Yan Shao's sharp remarks over the years. Zizai, who was originally playing on the carpet, was also attracted by Du Ting's topic and climbed onto the sofa to listen to Zhu Qianying with great interest.
"When my grandfather was eighteen, he took over all the affairs of the Tong family. My aunt was really bold; she said she would travel the world with my uncle, but after only a few days, she actually abandoned her responsibilities and ran away. My grandfather was also quite capable back then. Once he took over the reins, he started to implement policies decisively. At that time, many of the old officials in Tong Family Village were not convinced by him and deliberately created trouble, intentionally stirring up conflicts among their peers. All sorts of things came one after another, but my grandfather remained completely calm and dealt with each move as it came. In less than two years, all of these old officials were completely subdued by my grandfather..."
Zhu Qianying listened silently without interrupting, while Zizai listened with great interest, occasionally exclaiming things like, "Wow, my daddy is so amazing!"
In fact, this was the first time Zhu Qianying, Yan Shao's wife, had heard about his glorious deeds.
Of course, she once naively thought that Young Master Yan was just a spoiled brat who relied on his family's influence, but after truly getting to know him and getting to know him, this misunderstanding was completely corrected.
However, even with this superficial understanding, Zhu Qianying was still deeply shocked to hear Du Ting's words.
If—and she meant if—she had never had any interaction or emotional entanglement with Yan Shao, just by listening to Du Ting's narration, she would definitely idolize this man!
She admired many of the qualities in this man. Even though things had come to this point, she had to admit that she was truly impressed by his courage and boldness.
However, she and he probably made a mistake in how they approached things, which led to this awkward situation today.
Du Ting changed Zhu Qianying's dressing and re-bandaged her wound. In a short time, the little guy had become friends with this Uncle Du, whom he had only met three times, because this Uncle Du would tell him many, many funny stories about his dad.
It was at this moment that Zhu Qianying realized that, without knowing when it started, in the little guy's mind, his daddy had become his idol.
Because the little guy wanted to hear more about his dad's exploits, Du Ting was forced to stay for lunch.
Zhu Qianying was forced to listen to more of Yan Shao's deeds, but whether Du Ting deliberately skipped them or Yan Shao really didn't have much experience with the opposite sex, none of the stories forcibly packed into her mind were romantic.
Could it be that during Yan Shao's sunny and youthful years from his teens to his twenties, Yi Wei was the only female friend he had a good relationship with?
Zhu Qianying naturally wouldn't ask Du Ting about these questions, but she was indeed a little curious about Yan Shao's past romantic relationships.
After dinner, Zhu Qianying was reading in the living room when she received a call from Xing Bailun.
"Shadow, we heard you were injured. Qi Xiao and I would like to come and see you. Is that alright?"
Zhu Qianying's first reaction was that this was Yan Shao's home, which was not very convenient.
But she couldn't say that out loud, so she hesitated for a moment before replying.
"I was planning to go to the hospital for a follow-up examination this afternoon. Wait a minute, let me see if we can reschedule."
After hanging up on Xing Bailun, he called Yan Shao instead.
Yan Shao was both happy and surprised when he received Zhu Qianying's call.
"Ying'er? Why aren't you taking a nap?"
What Yan Shao really wanted to say was, "Why did you suddenly decide to call me? Did you miss me?"
However, he was afraid that Zhu Qianying would get angry, so he didn't dare to say anything.
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