Chapter 113 A Man's Doting on His Wife – No Argument Allowed
Su Xi's condition showed no improvement; she was mostly unconscious, and in her semi-conscious state, she didn't recognize anyone. Every time Jiang Qingying visited her, she looked to be in great pain, and the words she wanted to say to Lu Qicheng were swallowed back down.
A week later, Lu Qicheng signed the consent form to forgo resuscitation.
Su Xi passed away peacefully, without suffering any further torment.
The funeral was held in mid-July and was kept very low-key, with only a few relatives allowed to attend and pay their respects.
All of this passed quickly and quietly, like a sudden rainstorm in summer that was swept away by a gust of wind, always giving people the illusion that nothing had happened.
The day after the funeral, after everything was settled, Lu Jinyuan fell ill and had a fever for several days. It was as if he had been holding on for a while and finally relaxed at the last moment.
Jiang Qingying had been staying at the Jiang family home for some time, so Lu Jinyuan was also recuperating there. He had been sick on and off for a week, going from a high fever to a low fever. This afternoon, he woke up feeling groggy, still very tired and weak. He wanted to get out of bed and walk around, but as soon as he sat up, he saw someone sleeping on the sofa not far away.
He walked over, squatted down in front of her, and looked at her quiet, closed eyes. Her dark eyelashes drooped, casting shadows that covered a few streaks of blue, and her slightly furrowed brows held a hint of unease.
He wanted to carry her to bed, but she woke up as soon as his hand touched her.
He remained squatting, looking up at her, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Why don't you go to bed?"
Jiang Qingying stared at him for a long while. Although his face still looked sickly and his voice was hoarse from illness, he didn't look as sickly as he had a few days ago.
She took his hand and asked worriedly, "Are you feeling better?"
Lu Jinyuan smiled slightly, placed his other hand, which wasn't being held, on the back of her hand, patted it, and said gently, "It's okay, I'm much better now."
He had been feeling drowsy and confused these past few days while he was sick, but there were always a few moments when he felt her taking care of him. Sometimes, when his eyes were half open and his vision was blurry, he would see her worried expression. He remembered these moments very clearly.
"I haven't had a chance to check on you lately." Lu Jinyuan stood up, sat down next to her, gently rubbed her face with the back of his hand, then reached out to the back of her neck, soothingly asking, "How are you?"
“I’m fine, and so is the baby. She’s been very good and hasn’t bothered me at all.” Jiang Qingying was filled with emotion at this moment, sniffing and her eyes were slightly red and moist. “It’s just… I’m very worried about you.”
"I'm sorry to have worried you," Lu Jinyuan said. "Also, thank you for your hard work these past few days."
Jiang Qingying tilted her head and bumped it against his shoulder. "It's okay, I'm glad you're alright now."
Lu Jinyuan: "Mm."
Jiang Qingying: "Are you still very sad?"
Lu Jinyuan lowered his eyes and said after a long pause, "I'm not so sad now. If you think about it from another perspective, Grandma has been suffering from illness for the past few years. Now that she has passed away peacefully, it can be considered a relief. It's not entirely a bad thing."
"Hmm." Jiang Qingying's voice was muffled as she hooked his finger around hers. "Life is fleeting, like grass and trees in autumn. We can't change the laws of nature. As the younger generation, it's already good enough to fulfill our filial duties while the person is alive and to remember them after they pass away."
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After the two stayed at the Jiang family's house for a few days, Qin Qing detained them and gave them all sorts of reasons to stay.
Jiang Qingying and Lu Jinyuan couldn't argue with her, so they exchanged a helpless glance.
Qin Qing: "Jin Yuan has just recovered from his illness, and Xiao Ying, you are almost eight months pregnant. You two spend most of your time working, and we don't know if you can take good care of yourselves the rest of the time. If you move in with us, I can take better care of you."
Jiang Qingying was about to speak when she was interrupted again.
“It’s not impossible for Xiaoying not to stay at home. If Xiaoying can take a break and not go to work, I’ll feel much more at ease.”
This really hit Jiang Qingying's sore spot; she's someone who can't sit still.
"Is there any cause and effect relationship?" Jiang Qingying frowned. "Mom, I feel uncomfortable staying at home."
Lu Jinyuan had actually tried to persuade her, but as her pregnancy progressed, he was worried that she would be too tired to go to work every day, so he insisted that she stay home for two days. However, he found that she was even more tired, no, she was in pain and was so bored that she was almost depressed.
In the end, we went along with her wishes. Anyway, she's always been in good health, full of energy, and always passes her checkups smoothly.
"Mom, just let her be busy." Lu Jinyuan placed his hand on Jiang Qingying's lower back and raised an eyebrow at her. "We can stay with Mom and Dad until you give birth and finish your postpartum confinement. It's okay if we go back then."
Jiang Qingying remained silent. She could tell what Lu Jinyuan meant. He basically said that although moving back would mean Qin Qing would keep an eye on her, if she didn't agree to Qin Qing's request, she might tear down the entire Jiang Group building tomorrow.
She glanced at her mother.
well--
She sighed inwardly, thinking that while Jiang was a powerful figure on the outside, she was a mama's girl on the inside, and was completely suppressed.
She could only nod in agreement, feeling resentful.
Upon seeing this, Qin Qing was overjoyed. As expected, her son-in-law was the one who won her heart the most, and he turned the situation around with just a few words.
"I'm going to the kitchen to help the aunt prepare dinner. I'll make you sea cucumber soup tonight."
"Oh, thank you, Mom."
After Qin Qing left, Jiang Qingying was bored. She glanced at Fugui lying on the ground, his white curly hair curled up in a ball, looking extremely cute.
She snapped her fingers, and Fugui turned to look at her. "Fugui, come here."
Fugui understood and ran towards her, stopping beside her legs. After Jiang Qingying picked him up, he obediently stayed in her arms.
Jiang Qingying plucked a white hair from its head, then suddenly remembered that she also had a dog at home. She turned to Lu Jinyuan and asked, "What about my dog, Gou Dan?"
They've been away from home for the past two weeks, but there are people at home taking care of them, so it's not a big problem. It's just that they won't be back for a long time to come, and Gou Dan will be heartbroken.
"Bring Dog Egg over?" Lu Jinyuan was also teasing Fugui, but when he mentioned Dog Egg, Fugui, who had been lying with his head down, suddenly perked up and looked at the two of them.
Lu Jinyuan raised an eyebrow, amused, and asked, "Do they have a grudge against each other?"
Jiang Qingying expressed her bewilderment, "I don't know what's going on. They start arguing as soon as they meet, and sometimes they even fight."
Lu Jinyuan laughed, offering no constructive advice and instead gloating, "Who won?"
"...They're about even."
Jiang Qingying racked her brains, and Lu Jinyuan gave her many suggestions, such as sending it to a pet store for temporary care, or sending it to a friend's house.
Jiang Qingying reluctantly accepted the second option, but hesitated again when considering whose home to send it to, unable to make a decision for a long time.
Nan Chun?
Not really. She spends most of her time filming on set, and has very little time left in Nanzhou, so she simply doesn't have time to raise a dog.
Lin Tingwan?
Even worse, she's afraid of dogs.
Lu Jinyuan suggested Qin Shiming.
He added, "Anyway, they're both single, so it wouldn't be bad for them to be a couple."
"......"
He's sick and deserves a beating!
In the end, Jiang Qingying still felt that she should move Gou Dan to the Jiang family as well.
"Aren't you afraid they'll fight?" Lu Jinyuan had a vague sense of foreboding.
Jiang Qingying said calmly, "So when the time comes, I'll trouble you to act as a mediator and mediate the dispute."
It sounded like a request, but it was actually an order. A man dotes on his wife; there's no arguing with him.
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