When Liu Xiaoyuan got home, his mother was still awake. Seeing him return, she immediately asked where he had been and why he was so late.
Liu Xiaoyuan had no choice but to lie and say that he had treated the hotel staff to a meal, and they had only just finished eating.
My mom was just asking casually; what she was really worried about was why my dad hadn't come back yet.
"Xiaoyuan, your dad still hasn't come back. Where do you think he's been drinking? He hasn't even called home," Mom asked worriedly.
Liu Xiaoyuan said, "Mom, Dad called me before and said he was going to work in a more distant place with his friend for a week. It seems like he'd be making 200 yuan a day. He asked me to tell you so you wouldn't worry."
Hearing this, Mom was a little skeptical of Liu Xiaoyuan's words and asked, "Xiaoyuan, why didn't your dad call me? Where is he working?"
Liu Xiaoyuan explained, "When Dad called me, he said his phone was about to run out of battery and asked me to let you know so you wouldn't worry."
After saying that, Liu Xiaoyuan said to his mother, "Okay, Mom, you don't need to worry about Dad. He's a grown man, why are you worried about him?"
Mom said, "I'm worried that your dad might not know how to take care of himself when he's away from home alone."
“Mom, Dad isn’t a child anymore. He can take care of himself. Besides, Dad isn’t going alone; he has a few friends with him,” Liu Xiaoyuan comforted him.
It's just a lie that Dad went on a long trip, and Mom is already so worried. If she knew Dad was beaten up and hospitalized, I don't know how worried she would be.
With Liu Xiaoyuan's comforting words, Mom finally went back to her room to sleep.
The next morning, Liu Xiaoyuan went out early. His mother told him to eat breakfast before leaving, but Liu Xiaoyuan said he wouldn't eat at the hotel again.
Liu Xiaoyuan drove to the hospital and entered the ward to find Meng Ting talking to her father. When she saw Liu Xiaoyuan, Meng Ting immediately stood up and said with a smile, "Xiaoyuan is here. Uncle was just talking about you."
"What did you say about me?" Liu Xiaoyuan was in a better mood when he saw that his father's spirits had improved a lot and the injuries on his face were slowly healing.
"Your uncle said you are handsome and promising young man." Meng Ting praised Liu Xiaoyuan in front of her father.
After Meng Ting left, Dad looked at Liu Xiaoyuan and said, "Xiaoyuan, what do you think of Meng Ting?"
Liu Xiaoyuan didn't understand his father's question and asked, "Dad, why are you asking this? What happens to her has little to do with me."
"It's alright," Dad said. "I think this nurse Meng Ting is a bit clever. She chatted with me, trying to find out about you, and based on my years of experience judging people, I don't think Meng Ting is a girl I should marry."
At first, Liu Xiaoyuan thought his father had been bribed by Meng Ting and wanted him to consider Meng Ting as well. He didn't expect his father to say such a thing, which was indeed a bit unexpected.
"Dad, don't worry, your son won't do anything reckless," Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile.
"They won't do anything reckless. What's the deal with that policewoman? And what's the deal with your colleague at the hotel? And what's the deal with Su Xue? And what's the deal with Tan Wanyi?"
Pressed by his father, Liu Xiaoyuan couldn't very well say, "I want to marry them all."
"Dad, are you hungry? Shall I go buy you breakfast?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked with a smile.
Dad wasn't going to let Liu Xiaoyuan slip away so easily, saying, "I'm not hungry, you brat, you haven't answered my question yet."
Liu Xiaoyuan said with a bitter face, "Dad, this question is too difficult. Let me think about it for a few days before I answer you, okay?"
Dad said, "You little rascal, you've been causing trouble all this time. Now you're in for a world of hurt, aren't you? Let's see how you clean this up later!"
Yes, having too many women is indeed a headache for Liu Xiaoyuan, but what can he do? He can't just start something and then abandon it, after all, he's a man who loves many women.
As the father and son were talking, Meng Ting came in with breakfast. Liu Xiaoyuan quickly offered her money. But Meng Ting, like a virtuous wife, said, "I have enough money to buy you and your uncle breakfast."
"Bang!" The door to the hospital bed was pushed open forcefully, and a young man stood angrily in the doorway.
When Meng Ting saw the man at the door, she was taken aback and quickly said to Liu Xiaoyuan and Liu Haimin, "Uncle, Xiaoyuan, please take your time eating."
"Yang Xin, what are you doing here? Get out!" Meng Ting grabbed the man named Yang Xin and tried to pull him out of the ward.
But the man named Yang Xin shook off Meng Ting's grip on his hand, then walked up to Liu Xiaoyuan, stared at him with wide eyes, and asked, "So you're the one who seduced my girlfriend, right?"
Seeing Yang Xin's fiery eyes, Liu Xiaoyuan said, "Are you mistaken? How did I seduce your girlfriend?"
Yang Xin snorted and said, "Kid, you still say you didn't, huh? You didn't seduce my girlfriend to go buy you guys breakfast first thing in the morning, and you were laughing and joking around?"
Liu Xiaoyuan said apologetically, "I'm sorry, buying breakfast was indeed a misunderstanding. I have a girlfriend, how could I seduce your girlfriend? Also, please trust your girlfriend and don't make unfounded assumptions."
"Yang Xin, stop causing trouble here. This is a hospital. Go to work." Meng Ting pulled Yang Xin's hand, urging him to leave quickly.
This is a hospital, and Meng Ting needs to be mindful of her image. If this were at home, and Yang Xin dared to speak to her like that, she would have slapped him to shut him up.
Yang Xin glared at Meng Ting. The thought of the woman he liked smiling brightly in front of other men, but keeping a straight face in front of him, made Yang Xin furious. He said, "In all these years, how many times have you bought me breakfast? Tell me!"
"Also, I've known all along that you look down on me for not earning enough money and that you're only interested in marrying a rich man, isn't that right?" Yang Xin questioned Meng Ting.
When Meng Ting saw Yang Xin say such things in front of Liu Xiaoyuan, she was furious. How could she possibly launch an offensive against Liu Xiaoyuan after this?
"Yang Xin, shut up! This is a hospital, not a place for you to cause trouble!" Meng Ting shouted angrily, pointing at Yang Xin.
Yang Xin sneered and said, "This isn't a place for fooling around, it's a place where you specifically seduce rich kids, isn't it?"
"Slap!" Before Yang Xin could finish speaking, Meng Ting slapped him across the face.
Yang Xin was slapped by Meng Ting. He said "good" three times in a row, and then said, "Since you hit me for this guy, then fine, I'll beat this pretty boy who seduced you to death."
After Yang Xin finished speaking, he attacked Liu Xiaoyuan.
At that moment, it felt like countless bullets were galloping through Liu Xiaoyuan's mind. Damn it, Meng Ting hit you, so why are you hitting me? What did I do to you? I'm just an innocent bystander getting shot, aren't I?
(End of this chapter)
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