Pei Sui watched and listened quietly from the side.
In fact, from their conversation and the various attitudes and reactions of the Xu family, he could clearly feel the importance and affection the Xu family placed on Meng Sheng. He even felt that their regard and satisfaction with him was simply because of Meng Sheng's liking.
He understood perfectly well that the Xu family's affection extended to everything related to the house.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Auntie. You've gone to so much trouble." Without realizing it, he naturally changed how he addressed her.
Lou Shumin was quite satisfied with his way of addressing her, but it was a bit sudden, and she didn't even have time to prepare a gift for the change of address.
She'll make it up when Sheng Sheng is discharged from the hospital in a couple of days.
Half an hour later, the chef and two helpers arrived. They greeted each other, and the chef told them about the evening's menu. Lou Shumin changed one of the dishes, and after confirming that everything else was correct, the three of them went to the kitchen to prepare the ingredients.
At 5:30, Meng Sheng met Meng Shixu. Meng Shixu didn't say anything to her, but reached out and touched the top of her head, and then tapped her forehead like he did when they were children.
He said softly, "You've worked hard."
Meng Sheng's lips trembled, and she almost burst into tears again. She forced herself to hold back her tears and looked up at him, asking, "Brother, did you ask for leave to come back this time?"
"Yes, I plan to transfer back. I submitted an application before returning, but I don't know if it will be approved."
Meng Sheng knew that he wanted to be transferred back because of her and because of her mother Xu Li's case.
He cannot stand idly by until the truth comes out.
Similarly, he could not accept the cause of his mother's death.
He not only wants the truth, but also wants to see the murderer who killed his mother brought to justice and punished accordingly.
After a brief silence in the ward, she remembered to ask, "Did you make any progress at the police station this afternoon? Is Cheng Jie still denying it?"
Meng Shixu frowned slightly. "Well, the reason he's not admitting it now is simply because he thinks the police don't have solid evidence. Today, the police have already started cracking the passwords of all of Ning Weiwei's social media platforms to see if they can find any clues. These things can't be rushed, so don't worry, your health is the most important thing."
Meng Sheng suddenly remembered that Ning Weiwei's phone was still in her office, but she had thrown the SIM card away long ago.
At that time, she checked all of Ning Weiwei's contacts and messages on social media. It was probably Ning Weiwei herself who slapped her. She didn't find anything useful. She'll see if the police can fix it after they crack the code.
At seven o'clock sharp, a round table was set up in the ward, and Meng Sheng sat on the hospital bed, surrounded by five chairs.
Pei Sui, Meng Shixu, and Xu Fengyun's family of three had a meal together to celebrate Meng Sheng waking up from her coma.
Despite being stared at by many eyes, Meng Sheng forced herself to drink two bowls of soup and half a bowl of rice, which was quite filling for her current appetite.
Xu Fengyun and the others left the ward after eating, as they had to return to the north of the city and were afraid of disturbing Meng Sheng's rest.
Meng Shixu has been staying at Meng Sheng's place for the past few days since he returned, and he also helps take care of Sisi at night.
He actually owns a house in the south of the city, in the Lake Rhine villa community. He bought one there because Qiuyi bought a house there, about three or four villas away from Qiuyi's house.
However, he has never lived in that house since it was renovated.
After breaking up with Qiuyi, he never went back to Lake Rhine, and even the house was completely abandoned, with only a housekeeper coming over to clean it every month.
Therefore, this time when he returned to the south of the city, he did not plan to stay by Lake Rhine. The second reason was that it was far away, as it was in the suburbs and it would take about forty minutes to drive there.
The Affiliated Hospital of Deqing University is close by, only twenty minutes away.
It was only after moving into the Left Bank Courtyard that he learned that Mengmeng and Pei Sui lived in the same community, in the same building, and were currently living together.
To be honest, when he, as the older brother, learned of this situation, his eyelids couldn't help but twitch violently.
But he didn't have much to criticize about Pei Sui, and indeed there was nothing to criticize.
Regardless of family background, appearance, character, the importance he attaches to Mengmeng, and his observations over the past few days, he felt that Pei Sui was still someone he could entrust with his life.
After seeing them off, Pei Sui returned to the ward and helped Meng Sheng to the bathroom for a quick wash and change into comfortable pajamas. Meng Sheng felt much more refreshed.
Meng Sheng lay on the hospital bed, deliberately moved to the side, patted the empty space, and said to Pei Sui, "Come, come and lie down with me for a while."
"good."
Pei Sui readjusted the air conditioning in the room, lay down next to her, reached out and pulled her into his arms, then lowered his head and kissed her cheek.
Meng Sheng wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her chin on his chest, finally having a chance to chat. "When did you get back?"
Pei Sui hugged her and recounted the events of that day in detail, "After receiving a call from Chen Ye, I borrowed a private plane from Qin Heng. Neither of the two routes he bought were suitable for quickly returning to Chengdu at that time, so I asked him to apply for a new route on my behalf."
Meng Sheng raised her hand and touched his face, her fingers gently stroking his stubble-covered chin, and asked softly, "Were you frightened?"
"What do you think?" Pei Sui kissed her forehead again and said in a hoarse voice, "That day really scared me. It was so sudden. Just the day before you went to sleep, we were video chatting and talking about how I would take you to eat curry udon and tempura eel rice when I got back. But then... When I got back, I ran into Chen Ye and Yi Jun in the corridor outside the ward. Hearing them talk made my heart jump. When I saw you lying quietly in the hospital bed, I experienced for the first time what it feels like to have my heart broken. Thankfully, you woke up."
Meng Sheng felt a little guilty, and she said softly, "I dreamed about you."
"Um?"
"I dreamt that you were calling me, telling me to come home for dinner. You said I had been out for too long and the food was getting cold. You even bought a king crab and made a three-way king crab dish. Your voice sounded very anxious, as if you were afraid I would get lost and not be able to find my way home, so you came to find me."
I also heard my mother's voice. She said that many people love me and are waiting for me, and that I should go home with you. Then, you walked up to me, took my hand, pinched my cheek, and asked, "Weren't we just going out for a walk? Why did we go so far?" Without waiting for my answer, you pulled me home, and then... I woke up.
Pei Sui paused for a moment, then smiled slowly, "Are you craving king crab?"
Meng Sheng smiled and said, "Yes, a little."
"I'll cook for you once you've recovered a bit."
"good."
The two chatted for over an hour in this reassuring embrace before Meng Sheng began to feel tired.
When Pei Sui finished speaking and did not hear a reply, he looked down and saw that Meng Sheng had closed her eyes and her breathing had become steady.
He smiled and patted the back of her head, whispering, "Goodnight."
Meng Sheng was a little dazed and not quite conscious, but upon hearing his goodnight message, she still mumbled a reply, "Mm, goodnight."
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