Chapter 160 She too transformed from a pheasant into a phoenix.
Lu Yunzhou supported the unconscious Lin Xi with one hand, a look of panic on his face. How could she just faint like that?
He carried Lin Xi to the sofa, looked at the bloodstains on her hands and then at her hair. Finally, while Lin Xi was unconscious, he plucked a few strands of her hair and put them into a paper bag he had prepared beforehand.
After doing all this, Lu Yunzhou calmed himself down, walked to Song Xu's bedroom door, and knocked hard, "Xiao Xu, Lin Xi has fainted."
Song Xu opened the door and hung up the phone. "Brother Yunzhou, what did you say?"
“Lin Xi fainted,” Lu Yunzhou pointed to the sofa in the living room. “She said she’s afraid of blood.”
Song Xu rushed over and saw Lin Xi lying on the sofa, her fingers still bleeding. "How did she get her hand injured?"
"She got pinched by a crayfish," Lu Yunzhou looked at Lin Xi helplessly, "Should we take her to the hospital?"
“She’ll wake up soon,” Song Xu said, getting up. “I’ll go get the first-aid kit and treat her finger first.”
After Song Xu finished bandaging Lin Xi's finger, Lin Xi woke up.
She sat up and looked at her injured finger, which was bandaged up to the size of a sausage. "How did it get bandaged like this? How am I supposed to work like this?"
“I’m quitting,” Song Xu said, sitting next to Lin Xi. “Brother Yunzhou has already called the chef over, and he’ll be here soon.”
"Oh? This is so embarrassing." Lin Xi was a little awkward; she didn't know when her fear of blood would get better.
"It was my oversight," Lu Yunzhou said apologetically, "that caused you to get injured and faint."
"Actually, it's just a minor injury and nothing to worry about," Lin Xi explained. "I've cut myself while cutting vegetables before, and as long as I don't go to the doctor and just rinse the blood away with water, it's fine."
Lu Yunzhou sat opposite them and asked, "Did you have this fear of blood since childhood?"
Lin Xi shook her head slightly, "It was after I was adopted by my grandmother, I..."
This question made Lin Xi feel a little uncomfortable. She took a deep breath and said, "Before my grandmother adopted me, I had a miserable life. I was often beaten until I bled. I can never forget that experience, and I always have nightmares about it."
"At that time, I was especially afraid that my grandma and brother would not want me. I was constantly on edge and in a state of panic. After I fell and saw blood flowing from my leg, I had a stress reaction. All my strength was drained away, my vision went black, and then I fainted."
“I haven’t gotten better since that incident,” Lin Xi said, her body going limp as she leaned on Song Xu’s shoulder. “I’ve looked up some information, and it seems to be a psychological issue. Maybe seeing a psychologist will help.”
Lu Yunzhou's clenched fists turned white. He only knew that Lin Xi lived a poor life with Grandma Lin, but he did not know that she had gone through a painful period before being adopted by Grandma Lin.
He dared not ask about that past event in detail; he had to remain calm until the matter was clarified.
“Xi Xi, why didn’t you tell me before?” Song Xu thought Lin Xi’s squeamishness was innate, but he never expected it to be psychological. “I can help you find a psychologist.”
“You didn’t ask either,” Lin Xi said softly. “Besides, I’m used to it. I just pay attention to it normally.”
“It’s my fault, I didn’t care about you enough,” Song Xu said remorsefully. “We’ll go see a psychologist tomorrow. Your habit of fainting at the sight of blood all the time is not good. What will I do if I’m not by your side?”
Lin Xi gave Song Xu a lot of face in front of Lu Yunzhou, so she nodded and said, "Then let's go take a look."
Just then, the doorbell rang, and Lu Yunzhou got up to open the door.
His assistant and a chef were standing at the door.
"Boss, this is the chef you requested. He specializes in Sichuan cuisine," the assistant explained.
Lu Yunzhou hummed in agreement. "Come in!"
The chef came in first, put on shoe covers at the door, put on his chef's uniform and chef's hat before going inside.
Lu Yunzhou took out a paper bag from his pocket and handed it to his assistant, saying, "Do as I told you before. Go there yourself and wait for the results."
The assistant took the paper bag. "Don't worry, boss, there won't be any problems. I'll be going now."
Lu Yunzhou closed the door and returned to the living room.
Lin Xi led the chef to the kitchen and told him which dishes she wanted to make and what she had already prepared. "If you feel it's not suitable, you can change the ingredients. There are still some in the refrigerator."
"That's fine, it saves me a lot of trouble." The chef smiled; the hostess seemed quite easy to talk to.
Lin Xi mostly stayed in the kitchen, helping the chef and learning some cooking skills along the way.
Lu Yunzhou and Song Xu sat on the sofa, each lost in their own thoughts, and a moment of silence fell.
The chef is fast; he finished all six dishes in just one hour.
Lin Xi served the dishes to the table, and after seeing the chef off, she called Song Xu and Lu Yunzhou to eat, "You can eat now. Would you like some beer?"
"Brother Yunzhou, can you drink ice-cold beer?" Song Xu asked jokingly. "Want me to heat up some baijiu for you?"
"No need, I'll drink whatever you drink." Lu Yunzhou put his phone away, glanced at Song Xu, and thought to himself, "This kid deserves a beating."
Seeing the table full of spicy dishes, Lin Xi's eyes lit up. They looked delicious! She also wanted to have an ice-cold beer. It should be fine to drink it at home, right?
Seeing her reach for the beer, Song Xu gently patted her hand. "You can't drink anything cold right now. I'll heat up some milk for you."
"I can drink it now," Lin Xi said, not wanting to drink anything hot. Spicy food goes better with something cold. "I'll just have one can."
"How can we drink it now?" Song Xu asked meaningfully. "Isn't there still two days left?"
"If I say I can drink, then I can drink." Lin Xi glared at him, why take it so seriously now.
Song Xu did not stop Lin Xi anymore.
Lin Xi ate with great relish; it seemed like she hadn't had such a satisfying meal in a long time.
"Brother Yunzhou, the chef you found is really amazing," Lin Xi praised between bites. "Could you give me his contact information?"
She thought it would be nice to have a chef cook for her occasionally. She wasn't short of money now; her brother had just transferred a million to her as pocket money.
Taking money from her brother was more honest than taking money from Song Xu.
Who would have thought that one day she would transform from a pheasant into a phoenix, from a poor female student into a rich young lady.
My brother said he wants to buy another house nearby so that Grandma can move in after she's discharged from the hospital, and he'll also hire two caregivers for her.
She can live wherever she wants, or we can buy her another house separately.
“Just give me a call if you want to eat here,” Lu Yunzhou said. “I’ll just have him come over.”
Lin Xi blinked. Did this mean she didn't need to spend any money?
She rubbed her temples, feeling a little dizzy. "Brother Yunzhou, aren't you afraid that Lu Yunqi will blame you when she wakes up one day after treating me like this?"
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