Xu Xinchen felt Chen Ningsheng's gentleness and couldn't help but smile. She happily patted Chen Ningsheng's head and teased him, "Alright, alright, you're the best."
Chen Ningsheng brushed his hair, which Xu Xinchen had messed up, and a blush quietly rose on his face. He coughed a few times, stood up, and took the bowl that had just been filled with fish soup porridge as he walked out.
Only when she reached the door did she turn around and say to Xu Xinchen, who looked completely bewildered, "I'm going to wash the dishes. If they come later, just press the bell and have the nurse come and call me, okay?"
Seeing Chen Ningsheng's expression, Xu Xinchen understood immediately. Suppressing a laugh, she nodded and said, "Go ahead, don't worry, I'll handle it."
Chen Ningsheng left the ward satisfied. Once he was out of sight, he quickened his pace and ran towards the dishwashing area.
When he got there, the first thing he did wasn't to put the bowl down to wash, but to splash some water on his face: "It's just a pat on the head, look how nervous you are. What haven't you done with her? Why are you acting like a little kid?"
Chen Ningsheng splashed water on his face while muttering self-reproach under his breath. He muttered to himself for a long time, and the people around him looked at him as if he were an idiot.
When Chen Ningsheng raised his head and noticed the gazes of everyone around him, his aura immediately changed. He exuded confidence and instantly transformed back into the formidable young CEO Chen.
Seeing Chen Ningsheng's completely changed demeanor, the people around were so frightened that no one dared to stay any longer and hurriedly finished what they were doing.
He immediately jogged away, leaving Chen Ningsheng alone standing there, pretending to be calm as he washed the dishes with a rag.
When Chen Ningsheng finished washing the dishes and returned to the ward, Lu Zhenjun and Zhao Lanzhi were already there. Lu Zhenjun stood in the corner of the ward, twisting the corner of his clothes with his fingers, looking helpless. He moved his mouth, but didn't say anything.
In contrast to him, Zhao Lanzhi was currently kneeling by the hospital bed, desperately shaking Xu Xinchen's arm with one hand, pleading, "Min Shi, Min Shi, I know you hate me, but she's my only daughter. I beg you, please let her go. Can't you hold her accountable?"
Xu Xinchen remained cold and indifferent, letting Zhao Lanzhi cry and waile without expressing her own opinion. Zhao Lanzhi probably felt that Xu Xinchen's demeanor meant that she was tacitly agreeing to let her daughter go.
She pressed her advantage and said to Xu Xinchen, "Min Shi, you two sisters will have to support each other in the future. I knew you would never be so heartless. I knew I hadn't misjudged you."
Xu Xinchen was shocked that Zhao Lanzhi had managed to suppress her and make her let Lu Shuangshuang go without her saying a word. She was so disgusted by Zhao Lanzhi's shameless face that she almost vomited up the porridge she had just eaten.
Chen Ningsheng stood outside the ward, his eyes coldly fixed on Zhao Lanzhi. He was curious to see what other shameless things Zhao Lanzhi could say.
As expected, Zhao Lanzhi did not disappoint Chen Ningsheng and Xu Xinchen. Seeing that Xu Xinchen remained silent, she began to arrange Xu Xinchen's future path on her own.
"I know, Min Shi, you've always liked Shuangshuang's ex-boyfriend. How about this, after you recover..."
I'll go back right away and talk to Chen Baifei's family. How about we ask him to marry you?
As Zhao Lanzhi spoke, she suddenly clapped her hands: "You know, Chen Baifei is still not married. Maybe you two can rekindle your romance this time."
Upon hearing Zhao Lanzhi's words, Chen Ningsheng's eyes instantly turned cold. He strode into the ward and grabbed the back of Zhao Lanzhi's clothes.
Lu Zhenjun, who was watching from behind, was instantly frightened and ran over, grabbing Chen Ningsheng's hand: "Who...who are you? Let go of my wife right now, what do you want to do?"
Chen Ningsheng turned to Lu Zhenjun with a cold smile: "She's your wife, but the one lying in the hospital bed is your daughter. Are you just going to watch your wife humiliate your daughter without saying a word? Do you still have the face to be her father?"
Lu Zhenjun blushed at Chen Ningsheng's words and couldn't help but retort, "I, I didn't say anything, but now is just the right time to speak."
Lu Zhenjun was actually very conflicted. Lu Minshi was his daughter, but Lu Shuangshuang was also his daughter. No matter which one of them got into trouble, he would feel uneasy.
Although Lu Minshi is currently lying in a hospital bed, at least nothing serious has happened to her. However, Lu Shuangshuang is in a different situation. If Lu Minshi doesn't withdraw his plan to sue Lu Shuangshuang, Lu Shuangshuang could very well go to jail. What can he do? He can only try to protect Lu Shuangshuang.
Xu Xinchen looked at Lu Zhenjun with disappointment. She had originally thought that although Lu Zhenjun had married Zhao Lanzhi, he still had some father-daughter feelings for the original owner.
Judging from how good Lu Zhenjun used to be to her, she thought he was a good father, but she never expected things to turn out like this.
In matters of the heart, this father was incredibly muddle-headed.
Lu Shuangshuang almost killed her! How can we let such a potential murderer go? If we let Lu Shuangshuang go, she might still have ulterior motives and try to harm us again. What will we do then?
Lu Zhenjun clearly hadn't thought that far ahead; he was simply eager for Chen Ningsheng to release Zhao Lanzhi. Therefore, he turned his gaze to Xu Xinchen, intending to tell her to persuade Chen Ningsheng to let Zhao Lanzhi go. But upon meeting Xu Xinchen's disappointed gaze, he instantly fell silent, as if his mouth had been sealed shut.
Zhao Lanzhi was held in Chen Ningsheng's hand, struggling wildly while cursing angrily, "Where did you come from, you wild brat! Who are you? What right do you have to interfere in our family's affairs?"
Zhao Lanzhi had long forgotten that Chen Ningsheng had once visited their home with Xu Yujie. She only remembered that her daughter was going to marry Chen Baifei, that good-for-nothing scoundrel, and she didn't have the extra energy to care about who was among the people who came.
Although Lu Zhenjun remembered that Chen Ningsheng had visited their home before, Chen Ningsheng had lost a lot of weight to take care of Xu Xinchen. In addition, Chen Ningsheng had grown up over such a long time and his demeanor was different from his previous naivety, so Lu Zhenjun did not recognize him at first.
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