Chapter 117 See you tonight, Mrs. Zhuang
Zhuang Bieyan followed her stunned gaze and looked down.
It seems there's been a misunderstanding.
He chuckled, then suddenly knelt on one knee on the mattress, leaned down and pulled her into his arms, teasingly saying, "You just woke up. Weren't you complaining about being tired yesterday? Was I not trying hard enough?"
"But not now, I have a meeting later, tonight... okay?"
He said this while feigning helplessness and sighing.
Qu He was brought back to reality by his words and realized that her gaze had caused him to misunderstand.
She was both embarrassed and annoyed. She grabbed the pillow next to her and covered her face with it, shoving him in a muffled voice, "I didn't mean that! You...you should go now, we're going to be late! I'm leaving after breakfast!"
Zhuang Bieyan's chest trembled, and he chuckled softly.
Looking at the little ostrich, she ruffled her hair and said in a doting tone, "Okay, I'm off then. See you tonight, Mrs. Zhuang."
Qu He only took the pillow away after she heard the door close and was sure he had left.
My heart is still beating incredibly fast.
That dream...
There are also highly overlapping sounds...
And the tenderness he occasionally revealed, a tenderness that was all too familiar to him...
But soon, Qu He banished that absurd guess from her mind.
The wheelchair-bound man's temperament and personality are completely different from Zhuang Bieyan's; she must still be asleep.
...
Even after arriving at the hospital, Qu He's thoughts were still somewhat scattered.
That dream, both real and unreal, lingered in my mind, never fading away.
Si Yue called her several times before she came to her senses.
"Senior, senior?" Si Yue waved her hand in front of her. "Has your soul been bewitched by President Zhuang?"
Qu He blinked, then picked up an orange as a cover-up and began peeling it.
"What nonsense are you spouting?"
She popped two orange segments into her mouth, and the sweet, sour, and slightly cool juice exploded on her tongue, making her feel a little more awake.
"I'm the one who's injured, but you look worse than me, senior."
Si Yue took a bite of the apple and mumbled a complaint.
"Huh? Really?" Qu He touched her face with her hand.
She composed herself, looked at Si Yue's barely suppressed laughter, and retorted sarcastically, "You still dare to laugh at me? Who would believe that? Who was it that got grazed by an electric scooter while crossing a zebra crossing, didn't suffer a fracture, but instead found out they had an appendix at the hospital? That's unbelievable."
Si Yue held up a finger and waved it in front of her. "You don't understand! This is called turning misfortune into blessing, defusing a potential problem in advance! The doctor said it's fortunate that it was discovered in time; if it had been delayed for another half month, it would have perforated."
The two chatted and laughed, and as noon approached, Qu He said goodbye and prepared to go back.
She poured a kettle of hot water for Siyue and placed it by the bedside. "So, what do you say? I'll come pick you up when you're discharged tomorrow?"
"No, no need."
Si Yue quickly waved her hand in refusal.
"Senior, don't you need to prepare your enrollment materials tomorrow?" Si Yue scratched her head, her tone quickening. "I can manage, I have... I have a friend picking me up."
Her eyes darted away, but Qu He was busy packing and didn't notice.
"Okay, I'll head back now. Call me if anything comes up."
"Okay, take care, senior, bye-bye."
After leaving the ward, Qu He took the elevator downstairs.
As soon as I got down to the first floor, the sound of rain outside intensified, and a downpour began unexpectedly.
Qu He's car was parked in the parking lot opposite the outpatient department, so she had no choice but to go around it through the corridor inside the inpatient department.
The corridor was empty and quiet, with only the sound of torrential rain outside the window and one's own footsteps.
She was texting Zhuang Bieyan when she heard a suppressed, intense struggle coming from the corner behind the pillar in front of her.
A familiar female voice, choked with sobs and anger, cried out: "Anda, let me go! This is my child, what does it have to do with you?"
The man anxiously tried to dissuade her, "A-Mian! The doctor said the child's condition is very unstable right now. You're gambling with the child's life by having reconstructive surgery. I won't agree!"
"What does this have to do with you?"
"Because I'm the child's father."
"Then you're forcing me to die!" The woman's voice suddenly rose, filled with despair.
After several arguments and tugs, a man in a suit was pushed out from behind a pillar.
Qu He was thinking of leaving quickly, but by sheer coincidence, the man staggered a few steps and stopped right in front of her.
It's Adachi.
Qian Zhaoye's assistant.
After he steadied himself, he looked up and his eyes met Qu He's. His face was instantly filled with astonishment and panic.
From behind the pillar emerged a pregnant woman wearing a loose maternity dress and a mask.
It's Qiao Mian.
Qiao Mian followed Anda's gaze and froze on the spot the moment she saw Qu He.
Her hands, supporting her belly, were trembling, her eyes filled with shock and guilt.
Looking at this absurd scene, Qu He glanced at Qiao Mian's stomach and, combined with what she had just heard, a ridiculous guess came to mind.
Even Qian Zhaoye has been cuckolded one day.
She frowned; she really hadn't intended to eavesdrop on this.
Just passing by!
She didn't want to be a badger in the melon patch.
I just want to leave as soon as possible.
Qu He was about to look away, ready to pretend she hadn't seen anything and walk away.
But Qiao Mian seemed to wake up suddenly. She rushed over, supporting her large belly, and grabbed her wrist tightly, with a force that was not that of a pregnant woman.
"You can't leave! Qu He... what did you hear?" Qiao Mian's voice was weak, her eyes behind her mask fixed on Qu He.
Seeing her attempt to cover up her actions, Qu He tried to pull her hand away, but then remembered that she was pregnant and dared not use too much force.
"I didn't hear anything, let go!"
"You're lying! You must have heard it!"
Qiao Mian not only didn't let go, but gripped even tighter, her nails almost digging into Qu He's flesh.
"You must have heard that. You can't leave. You can't tell Qian Zhaoye!"
Qiao Mian was in a panic.
All she knew was that she couldn't let Qu He leave.
Qian Zhaoye was already very dissatisfied with her because of what happened online before, and hadn't been home for almost half a month.
She didn't want him to find out the child wasn't his...
Qian Zhaoye will definitely kick her out of the Qian family.
no!
She can't lose her current life; she's about to become Mrs. Qian!
Qiao Mian quickly gave Anda a wink.
A struggle flashed in Anda's eyes, but seeing Qiao Mian's panicked expression, he gritted his teeth.
He stepped forward, trying to grab Qu He's other hand and control her.
Seeing their little actions, Qu He sneered, "I'll say it again, let go! I have no interest in your affairs, nor am I so idle as to gossip with Qian Zhaoye."
Qiao Mian retorted stubbornly, "You're lying! If you don't want to complain to Qian Zhaoye, why don't you dare look at me?"
Qu He remained silent.
Sister, I was just trying to pretend I didn't see you, to make a big deal out of it, and to sneak away.
Just pretend you didn't see me, just pretend it was a dream, is that not okay?
You had to pull this stunt.
Of course I can't say I heard it; I'm not stupid.
Seeing that Anda was about to grab her hand, Qu He quickly took out her phone and showed it to the two of them, "I just finished texting Zhuang Bieyan, and he's on his way to the hospital. If you want to cause trouble here, I don't mind calling someone over to settle this."
Her eyes were frighteningly calm as she looked at Anda. "You dare touch me? Let's see if your hands are faster, or if the Zhuang family arrives faster?"
Anda dared not step forward and remained frozen in place.
Qu He then looked at Qiao Mian and warned, "If you're trying to extort me, you'd better think carefully about the consequences. I have no interest in the child in your belly, and I have absolutely no interest in your dirty deeds, but if you keep going on like this, I won't let myself get into trouble for no reason."
These words instantly extinguished Qiao Mian's impulse.
Their faces gradually turned pale, losing all color, and they dared not make any further movements.
They had all witnessed Zhuang Bieyan's methods.
Qiao Mian slowly loosened her grip on Qu He's hand, her eyes filled with resentment and fear.
Qu He took the opportunity to pull her hand back, rubbed her reddened wrist, and without looking at the two of them again, turned and left without stopping for a moment.
Until Qu He's figure completely disappeared at the end of the corridor, Qiao Mian felt as if all her strength had been drained away, and she almost fell to the ground, but fortunately, Anda caught her.
She leaned against Anda's chest, her voice trembling with tears, "That look in her eyes...she must have guessed everything! She'll definitely tell Qian Zhaoye...what should we do?"
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