Chapter 265: Testing
In the next few days, Zhong Nian Yao stayed in the hospital, and Lu Yichen naturally stayed with her.
As they get along like this, the relationship between the two is getting warmer and warmer.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhong also come over every day to see their granddaughter.
Every time they came, Lu Yichen would leave tactfully, so as not to make Mr. Zhong and Mrs. Zhong feel uncomfortable.
In response to this, although Mr. Zhong and Mrs. Zhong did not say anything, their attitude softened a little.
Although it had only been a few days, they could already tell that Lu Yichen truly cared about Zhong Nianyao. He provided her with excellent care, and living in the ward was like staying in a five-star hotel. And, most importantly, no official personnel came to ask any questions, allowing their granddaughter to rest and recuperate. This was truly a good thing.
Five days passed in a flash, and Zhong Nian Yao had no health problems, so she was discharged from the hospital.
Lu Yichen had originally planned to send Zhong Nianyao home, but he still needed to deal with the aftermath of the plane hijacking. After all, this incident involved some unnatural phenomena, which fell under the jurisdiction of the special department. Furthermore, Zhong Nianyao was deeply involved in this matter, so he was hesitant to leave it to others.
Besides, Mr. Zhong and Mrs. Zhong came in person to pick them up, so he felt embarrassed to go with them.
Zhong Nian Yao followed Mr. Zhong and Mrs. Zhong back to the Zhong family, but what surprised her was that the other people in the Zhong family were sitting in the living room, obviously waiting for him.
Zhong Nianyao raised an eyebrow at this situation. Although she was a little surprised, she thought about it and it made sense. Perhaps it was because the story between her and Lu Yichen had spread, at least everyone in the Zhong family knew about it. That was why they were waiting for her here!
However, among the many inquiring gazes, Zhong Nianyao also noticed a look of resentment and jealousy. It was none other than Zhong Mengxuan.
Zhong Nianyao was quite surprised to see Zhong Mengxuan here. According to the information she had received from Lu Yichen, Lu Chenran had already bought a small villa for Zhong Mengxuan. Normally, Zhong Mengxuan lived there. Unexpectedly, she was back today.
"Hey, Nian Yao is back!" Zheng Siling stood up first, looked at Zhong Nian Yao with concern, and after checking her up and down, she spoke, "How come you were discharged so soon? Are you fully recovered? Don't try to be so stubborn!"
As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. Even though she knew Zheng Siling wasn't sincere, Zhong Nianyao couldn't have a sullen face. She smiled and nodded, "I've fully recovered, so the doctor let me go."
"Are you the only one back?" Zheng Siling looked back involuntarily, as if she wanted to see a figure from behind her.
"What are you talking about, Auntie?" Zhong Nianyao asked with a half-smile, "How come I'm alone? Didn't Grandpa and Grandma come back with me?"
"Who else do you want to see?" There was a hint of anger in Mr. Zhong's tone.
"Haha, I'm crazy." Zheng Siling quickly laughed and said, "Nian Yao returned safely, it's really the Bodhisattva's blessing! It seems we really need to find time to burn incense and pay tribute to the gods."
Old Madam Zhong has always believed in these things, so after hearing Zheng Siling's words, she nodded in agreement.
Zhong Nianyao sat down quickly, and then she was greeted by the inquiring gazes of others.
When facing such gazes, Zhong Nianyao was very calm.
Soon, everyone started chatting casually. Everyone was testing the waters, intentionally or unintentionally. Even Li Yiqiu, who was about to give birth, was sitting in the living room, occasionally saying a few words.
When Li Yiqiu looked at Zhong Nian Yao, her eyes were somewhat complicated.
Before, she almost had a miscarriage, and it was Zhong Nianyao who saved her. She was very grateful to Zhong Nianyao. She also thought about treating Zhong Nianyao well in the future.
But while she was lying in bed to take care of her baby, something happened to her daughter.
According to Zhong Mengxuan, the reason she became like this was all because of Zhong Nianyao. It was Zhong Nianyao who exposed her and Lu Chenran's affair, leaving her no time to plan, which is why she ended up like this.
At that time, she was already somewhat dissatisfied with Zhong Nianyao. However, remembering that Zhong Nianyao had saved her, she still comforted her daughter.
Unexpectedly, my parents, who were so strongly against the relationship between Zhong Mengxuan and Lu Chenran, did not react at all when it came to the relationship between Zhong Nianyao and Lu Yichen.
Such a contrast made her feel a little uncomfortable.
However, she didn't dare to say it directly.
Facing the temptations of others, Zhong Nianyao made the most of it with a little effort. It seemed that she said a lot, but it also seemed that she said nothing.
Perhaps they realized that Zhong Nian Yao didn't want to answer, and seeing that they couldn't get anything out of it, everyone got up and left.
Zhong Nian Yao also needed to rest, so after giving a few instructions, Mr. Zhong and Mrs. Zhong quickly let her go to rest.
Soon, Zhong Nian Yao returned to her room, but she had just entered the room and had not yet locked the door when Zhong Mengxuan followed her and went straight into the room.
"Isn't it a bad idea to come uninvited?"
Zhong Nianyao looked at Zhong Mengxuan who walked in, her expression unchanged. "Or maybe this is just your habit? After all, this isn't the first time you've done this."
Being ridiculed like this, Zhong Mengxuan's face was not very good. "Zhong Nianyao, I really underestimated you! I used to think you were such an upright person because you spoke so righteously. I didn't expect that you actually have such big ambitions!"
"Zhong Mengxuan, you and I are different."
Hearing such sarcasm, Zhong Nianyao was not angry. Instead, she smiled faintly. "When you were with Lu Chenran, he was already engaged, and you were just a third party. Now that Lu Chenran is married, you still want to interfere in his marriage. This is not something a person with any ethical sense would do."
"But the situation between Lu Yichen and me is different. We're both unmarried, so why can't we be together? It won't hurt anyone if we're together."
"At the beginning, I didn't even know that Lu Chenran was engaged." Zhong Mengxuan subconsciously refuted herself.
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