Chapter 179: Mommy Has Seen Daddy

Zhu Yuan took the bowl quite naturally and said, "Thank you."

Although she had heard some obscure rumors about the unusual relationship between Ning Huaiqing and Sheng Yu, who didn't have a past?

As the saying goes, one does not strike a person who is smiling; since Ning Huaiqing had kindly come to see her, she shouldn't be prejudiced, but with the lesson of Dong Shu, she should be more careful.

However, she could feel that Ning Huaiqing held no hostility toward her.

She picked up a spoon and took a sip of the soup.

It had to be said, the soup Ning Huaiqing stewed tasted truly good.

She couldn't help herself and drank two bowls.

"If you like it, I'll stew some more for you next time." Ning Huaiqing took the bowl from her and set it aside.

She then pulled something out of her bag and gave it to Zhu Yuan.

"I bought this at the mall last night, thinking you might be able to use it."

Zhu Yuan was stunned as she looked at the thin veil in her hand, and she couldn't help but sigh inwardly at how truly delicate Ning Huaiqing's thoughts were.

She had been distressed about her disfigured face, and here she was, gifting her a veil; moreover, the texture was thin and breathable, so it wouldn't affect the recovery of the skin on her face in the slightest.

"Thank you so much." Zhu Yuan expressed her heartfelt gratitude, picked up the veil, and hooked it over her ears, "Finally, I don't have to face people with this ugly face."

Ning Huaiqing chuckled, "Miss Zhu is not ugly at all."

She had said that Zhu Yuan's personality was very good.

It was no wonder that only with a personality like hers could she capture Sheng Yu's heart.

Thinking of Sheng Yu, a flash of loneliness crossed Ning Huaiqing's eyes, but she quickly composed herself and said to Zhu Yuan, "I won't disturb your rest anymore."

After leaving Zhu Yuan's hospital room, Ning Huaiqing drove back to the Ning Family.

As soon as she entered the house, it happened that Father Ning was about to go out.

Seeing the thermal container in her hand, Father Ning asked in confusion, "Where have you been?"

Ning Huaiqing handed the thermal container to a servant and said in a low voice, "I went to the hospital to see Zhu Yuan."

"You went to see Zhu Yuan?" Father Ning suddenly raised his voice and scolded angrily, "Don't you know how miserably she harmed your sister? You went to see her—what were you thinking!"

"Dad," Ning Huaiqing's expression was grave and serious, "It was Xiao Chu who harmed Zhu Yuan first. It was clearly Xiao Chu who was in the wrong first; can you please not invert black and white? It is precisely because of your indulgence that Xiao Chu's personality has become like this."

"I'm the one in the wrong? Your sister was harmed to the point of having her hand severed, and not only do you not stand on her side, you even go to see the person who harmed her!"

Father Ning pulled off his tie in a fit of rage.

Ning Huaiqing sighed, "Do you really not understand? Given the weight Zhu Yuan holds in Sheng Yu's heart, it is already a miracle that Xiao Chu is still alive. Do you think my words of persuasion are really that effective?"

Father Ning gradually calmed down; this daughter had been sensible since she was young, and he had just been muddled by anger.

Ning Huaiqing added, "I went to see Zhu Yuan and made her soup to make up for Xiao Chu's mistakes. Although that matter is in the past, a wrong is still a wrong."

"After a few years abroad, you've learned to be submissive," Father Ning snorted coldly.

Watching her father's retreating back, Ning Huaiqing clenched the hand hanging by her side, her eyes filled with obscurity.

Suddenly, her phone rang.

She looked at the caller ID, and her expression changed.

She hurried upstairs to her room, locked the door, and ensured the windows were closed before she answered the phone.

A milky, childish voice came from the other end of the line, saying not very fluently, "Mommy... Daddy?"

It sounded as if they had just woken up, carrying a sense of sleepiness.

Thinking of that chubby, cute little face, Ning Huaiqing's heart softened, and her eyes turned gentle, "Mommy has seen Daddy."

Doctor Qiao Mai came in to apply medicine for Zhu Yuan.

"Doctor Qiao."

Zhu Yuan looked at Qiao Mai devoutly.

Qiao Mai looked at her starry eyes, filled with longing and expectation, and helplessly closed his eyes, "Miss Zhu, there really is no miracle drug for this."

Previously, Zhu Yuan had sprained her ankle, but because the dance video she was filming for a competition was important for her public online voting, he had given her a dose of miracle medicine.

Afterward, he was scolded bloody by Sheng Yu and nearly lost his old life.

But this time, there really wasn't any.

Zhu Yuan sighed and silently picked up the veil Ning Huaiqing had given her and put it on.

"By the way, have you seen Sheng Yu?" she asked again.

Doctor Qiao Mai's hand, which was applying the medicine, paused, "No, are you looking for him?"

Zhu Yuan said casually, "I was just asking."

Just before dawn, she had vaguely heard Sheng Yu ask her what she wanted for breakfast, but she was groggy and had mumbled something she couldn't remember.

She hadn't seen Sheng Yu since then.

And at this moment, a plane streaked across the sky above Jingdu City, landing at the Airport in Yucheng three hours later.

Zhu Qi was in the room watching opera when he suddenly heard the doorbell.

Zhu Yuan had asked a relative to find him a cook, and the cook had just left after lunch.

Zhu Qi stood up with his cane, walked slowly to the door, and opened it.

When he saw the tall, upright man outside the door, who carried a hint of rebelliousness amidst his coldness, he was stunned for a moment, then his face turned cold, and he said, "What are you here for?"

"Yuanyuan wants to eat the soybean paste noodles you make."

Upon hearing him call Zhu Yuan "Yuanyuan," Zhu Qi snorted coldly, "Try calling her that again?"

However, he still opened the door and turned to walk toward the living room.

Sheng Yu followed behind him with his long legs, gesturing to Situ with a tilt of his head.

Situ immediately stepped forward to support Zhu Qi's arm.

Zhu Qi wanted to shake off his hand, but although Situ appeared to be using no force, he could not shake it off at all; he glared silently at Situ, but Situ acted as if he had seen nothing.

After Zhu Qi sat down, Sheng Yu said coldly, "Situ, go pour a glass of water for the old man."

Situ nodded.

Zhu Qi said in a deep voice, "This is my house!"

To intrude into someone's home and still dare to be so insolent!

Sheng Yu smiled without warmth, "To learn how to make soybean paste noodles from you, I must first offer tea."

"You want to learn?" Surprise appeared in the depths of Zhu Qi's eyes, but his voice remained cold.

He remembered well that this man had bullied his granddaughter!

Sheng Yu gave a hum, sat on the sofa to the side, and casually rolled up his sleeve.

A section of his wrist was revealed.

Zhu Qi first saw a Hair Tie that was glowing green, and only on the second glance did he see a red agate bracelet right next to the Hair Tie.

His gaze froze.

It was too familiar; even the transparent thread showing between the beads of the bracelet was exactly the same.

Noticing his gaze, Sheng Yu followed it and looked down, saying with a natural expression, "It was given to me by Yuanyuan."

This vague sentence did not specify the Hair Tie or the bracelet.

Zhu Qi assumed the bracelet was given by Zhu Yuan.

That was something Zhu Yuan's mother had personally prayed for at a temple when Zhu Yuan was sick, and Zhu Yuan had treasured it immensely, protecting it as if it were her own life.

Yet she gave it to Sheng Yu?

Zhu Qi silently picked up his cup to take a sip of water to calm his nerves, only to find that the water in the cup was finished.

At this moment, Situ brought over a glass of water.

Sheng Yu handed it to Zhu Qi.

Zhu Qi took it subconsciously, took a sip, and then another.

He did not notice the look of success that flashed in the depths of Sheng Yu's eyes as he curled his lips, "The old man has agreed to teach me."