Chapter 281

She may have lost her legs, but she still had her eyes, and she could see clearly how they had treated her over these past few days.

People had indeed stayed at the hospital to look after her, but they all frowned; if she had any requests regarding bodily functions, they would show great disgust, and if she said her legs hurt, they would say that everyone who had undergone an amputation felt pain, telling her to endure it and be considerate of them!

"Mom, we have been very devoted; we pushed aside other matters and work just to focus on taking care of you at the hospital. How is that not being devoted? Mom, one must act according to their conscience. We have a clear conscience; it is Mom who has had too much of a temper and been too sensitive these past two days," Lin Qi said, frowning.

Lin Miao gently tugged at Lin Qi's arm, "Brother, stop talking. Mom is in a bad mood right now, we need to be understanding. Mom doesn't want to be like this either; it's all my fault, I should have chosen a different kind of porridge today."

She was already a patient, and the doctor forbade her from eating indiscriminately; the porridge was something she had ordered from the hotel to be delivered. She was so devoted, yet Chen Xiuyue was far too capable of nitpicking.

"Miaomiao, you are too sensible," Lin Qi said, turning his head to look at Lin Miao tenderly.

At this moment in Lin Qi's eyes, Lin Miao was just a poor, bullied little girl, while Chen Xiuyue had become a wicked stepmother.

Listening to the two of them, Chen Xiuyue seemed to suddenly think of something, and her face turned increasingly pale.

They...

This scene, it felt familiar!

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Shu Xia lay in the hotel for the better part of the day.

After eating lunch and taking her medicine, she felt fully revived.

Qiao Muting had just sent her a message saying that Song Ziqi's surgery had been moved up to today.

She replied to him, telling him to stay at the hospital with peace of mind.

There was a movie theater next to the hotel; she was truly bored lying in the hotel all day, so she bought a movie ticket, changed her clothes, and hurried over.

Perhaps because it was a weekday, there were very few people in the movie theater.

The movie she was watching was a comedy; apart from her, there was only one couple, so it was almost like having a private screening.

Unfortunately, her stomach was still recovering, so she couldn't buy a bucket of popcorn.

The young couple sat two rows in front of her, and not many minutes into the movie, they treated her as if she weren't there at all, kissing passionately.

Perhaps only people who truly love each other and are in the heat of passion would have this kind of situation where they embrace and kiss fervently anytime, anywhere.

For some reason, Shu Xia felt a bit heavy-hearted; the movie was far too deliberately funny, and despite her low threshold for humor, she couldn't laugh at all.

Unable to watch any longer, she left the movie theater directly.

As she was leaving, the couple, who had been stuck together, realized belatedly and exclaimed, "Ah! There was someone just now, it wasn't just the two of us!"

"Maybe it was a lonely single person who couldn't stand us showing off our affection."

Shu Xia: "..."

After coming out of the movie theater, she checked the map and saw it was very close to the beach, so she walked over directly.

She found a stretch of beach with few people, sat down on it, and quietly admired the sea.

Her stomach was uncomfortable, so she didn't dare try any water activities.

Time seemed to have stood still.

Suddenly, a figure appeared within her line of sight.

Shu Xia raised her eyes and turned to look at the person who had suddenly appeared behind her.

Upon seeing who was standing behind her, her expression darkened.

"Xia Xia, the two of us are still quite fated, aren't we?" Fu Chenyan said, looking down at Shu Xia with deep affection.

Shu Xia's face was cold as ice, not hiding her disgust for Fu Chenyan in the slightest, "How did you know I was here?"