Chapter 300: Chapter 273: Not necessarily someone will fancy him
After Gu Yanjing and Qiao Yuxian left the Qiao Family, Chen Hui went to Qiao Lechu’s room.
Qiao Lechu had stopped crying a while ago, but the traces of tears were obvious.
Her eyes were swollen and red.
Chen Hui didn’t ask much, just sat on the bed, hugged her, and patted her back.
Qiao Lechu buried her face in her shoulder and hugged her, saying, "Mom, I saw the big brother from my childhood today."
"Hmm?" Chen Hui was pleasantly surprised, "Really? Are you sure it’s him?"
"Mhm." Qiao Lechu said softly, "I’m sure."
"We were too anxious when we were looking for you back then, didn’t properly thank him." Chen Hui said, "Did you thank him this time?"
"No." Qiao Lechu said, "He doesn’t know, and I didn’t tell him."
Chen Hui had seen the boy when she found Qiao Lechu then.
He was alone with Qiao Lechu, but there were lots of bodyguards behind him, clearly not a child from an ordinary family.
Chen Hui thought for a moment, realizing Qiao Lechu might not want much contact with him, so she said, "It’s okay, you decide for yourself."
"Mhm." Qiao Lechu nestled in her embrace for a while, then got up.
Chen Hui said, "Zhi Ang went with Yuxian to Fenglin Villa."
"What?" Qiao Lechu looked shocked, "They really took him away?"
"Yes." Chen Hui nodded with a smile, "Your father’s been very upset with him lately. I’ve seen online how some young people give their parents a stroke out of anger. Considering your father’s age... I’m afraid he might really get sick out of it."
Qiao Lechu couldn’t help but laugh at her pause: "But brother-in-law is so intimidating, yet you let him go."
"With Yuxian there, I’m relieved." Chen Hui tucked her hair behind her ear, "You siblings should connect more. As your dad and I age, we’ll slowly become your burdens. If you siblings get along well, at least you have support when needed."
"Mom..."
Chen Hui stroked her face and said, "This is a natural phenomenon that everyone faces, no need to be sad. Although Yuxian is not your biological sister, she is still your sister, treat her as you treat Zhi Ang."
"Mom, I know." Qiao Lechu said.
When her father learned about their existence, intending to bring them home, Chen Hui kept telling her she had a sister, to treat her as a real sister.
To be good to her sister.
After meeting Qiao Yuxian once, they barely spoke with just a brief greeting.
Afterward, they didn’t see each other for a long time.
The next time Qiao Yuxian came to the Capital City for university, she was in high school being bullied, and Qiao Yuxian fought for her.
From then on, she developed sister-obsessed tendencies.
"Alright. Wash your face, and let’s eat later." Chen Hui said.
"Okay." Qiao Lechu said, "Mom, I’m fine, don’t worry about me."
"Mhm." Chen Hui touched her face again, "Cheer up."
"Okay." Qiao Lechu smiled.
Chen Hui left, and Qiao Lechu went to wash her face.
After washing, she returned to her room and noticed her phone lighting up, so she picked it up to check.
Lin Huai Shu had sent her a message.
[Sister, are you feeling better now?]
[Are you feeling unwell? If you don’t want to go to the hospital, should I have a doctor come over to check on you?]
[Regardless of the reason, you should see someone if you’re unwell.]
[Don’t worry, the doctor’s tight-lipped, I won’t ask him.]
Looking at the messages on the screen, pain gripped Qiao Lechu’s heart, her breaths trembling. After a while, she replied: [Mr. Lin, I’m fine now, all good.]
After replying, Qiao Lechu waited a while, seeing no response from Lin Huai Shu, exhaled lightly, and went downstairs to eat.
Meanwhile, at the Lin Family, Lin Huai Shu squatted on the stone railing of his balcony, holding his phone, facing the March wind, his hair blown into a mess, looking at the messages from Qiao Lechu.
After reading the messages for a moment, he switched from the phone to Baidu Encyclopedia.
All his searches were about why girls suddenly become pale and look unwell.
The most common answer was discomfort from a sudden onset of menstrual periods.
Afterwards, Lin Huai Shu searched many questions about menstrual discomfort.
Seeing mentions of pain leading to vomiting, fainting, immobility, fever, he immediately considered Qiao Lechu might need medical attention, he almost called an ambulance for the Qiao Family.
Yet he thought to ask Qiao Lechu first.
Not knowing how to phrase it, he carefully suggested seeing a doctor.
But Qiao Lechu said she was fine.
Lin Huai Shu felt a bit panicked.
He wasn’t sure if she really was fine or just being polite.
Lin Huai Shu felt somewhat off, he couldn’t understand why he was suddenly so anxious, so worried.
He couldn’t find a reason for his concern.
Despite only knowing each other for a short time and having exchanged contact info, they weren’t close.
So he squatted on the outside stone railing of the balcony, trying to calm down.
As he calmed, his parents returned.
Seeing him squatting on the third-floor railing again, Mrs. Lin was shocked: "Lin Huai Shu, get down from there now!"
Her call startled Lin Huai Shu, he quickly got down to the inside railing: "Mom. Dad, didn’t you say you weren’t coming home for dinner?"
"And you decide to climb the heavens when we’re not here!" Lin’s mother yelled, "It’s been thirty years since you sat up there, what’s gotten into you today, who upset you?"
"Mom, I just turned twenty-eight, where do you get thirty years from?" Lin Huai Shu smiled.
"Which kid at twenty-eight hasn’t dated anyone?" Lin’s mother yelled, "Are you playing the innocent boy? And still gaining a bad reputation outside, how did that even start?"
Lin Huai Shu: "......"
"When your dad was your age, your son was already in second grade." Lin’s mother added.
Next to her, Mr. Lin coughed lightly.
He indeed married and had children rather early.
Lin Huai Shu looked at them from the balcony and laughed, "Wasn’t my dad young then and got sweet-talked by you?"
His mother is five years older than his dad, his grandma always said his mom sweet-talked his dad.
This led his dad to fatherhood at a young age.
Only after the child was two, were they officially married because of age restrictions.
"You’re already twenty-eight, I haven’t seen anyone willing to sweet-talk you." Lin’s mother said softly.
The smile faded from Lin Huai Shu’s face: "......" That’s truly a mother’s love.
Letting out a chuckle, Mrs. Lin touched her neatly done hair, happily returning to the villa.
Mr. Lin followed his wife, gave their son a sympathetic glance.
Eyes conveyed from afar: Why pick a fight with her?
Lin Huai Shu looked at the phone in his hand, feeling more deflated.
He went downstairs, found his parents, seeing Miss Lin admiring her hair downstairs, he went over and hugged her: "Mom, I think I’m sick."
Mr. Lin quickly pulled him away, keeping him at a safe distance from Mrs. Lin: "What is it? Where are you unwell? Don’t pass it to your mom."
The warmth in Lin Huai Shu’s heart seemed to short-circuit and die away: "Old Lin, you..."
The couple looked at him.
Lin Huai Shu returned their gaze for a moment, then turned and went upstairs: "I’m done playing with you guys."
The couple watched him go upstairs, then after a while, Mr. Lin said: "Is he heartbroken?"
Mrs. Lin suddenly looked at Mr. Lin, quietly said: "This is a man who only has money in his mind, is it possible?"
Mr. Lin thought for a moment: "Not likely, not everyone would go for him."
Mrs. Lin nodded in agreement.