Chapter 33: Just Consider It Payment for Kissing You; You Don't Need to Pay It Back

The Bodyguard parked the car at the side entrance of the hospital.

"Miss Zhu, Tu Ge has arranged a new ward for your grandfather. I will take you there."

Zhu Yuan walked behind him, feeling in a daze that this scene was truly ridiculous; she, the granddaughter, knew nothing, while someone else had to lead the way to her own grandfather's ward.

The elevator went up to the VVIP ward floor and stopped.

"Miss Zhu, we have arrived." The Bodyguard stopped at the door of one of the wards.

Zhu Yuan opened the door and went in. Zhu Qi was sleeping. She softly closed the door and said thank you to the Bodyguard, "Thank you."

The Bodyguard was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head, "Don't mention it."

After the Bodyguard left, Zhu Yuan made a phone call to Sheng Yu.

The phone rang three times before it was answered.

"Speak," the man's deep voice came through.

Zhu Yuan gripped her phone tightly, "My grandfather's original ward was quite good. There's no need to stay here. I'd better move him back."

While her grandfather was still unconscious, he would be unhappy if he woke up and saw he was staying in such a nice ward.

The conditions of the new ward were indeed very good; it was a suite, and most importantly, it had a bed she could sleep in, so she didn't have to be restricted to lying on a folding bed, having to be careful even when turning over.

But her grandfather's previous ward was also a single room with basic facilities, which was enough for an ordinary person like her.

The woman's voice carried a slight nasal tone. Thinking of how she had pretended to cry in front of him, Sheng Yu's tone turned cold, "Afraid you can't pay back the money?"

Zhu Yuan said honestly, "Yes."

She wasn't actually afraid she couldn't pay it back; she was willing to spend any amount of money to treat her grandfather, but she didn't want to drag out the time for repayment and remain entangled with Sheng Yu. The sooner she paid it back, the sooner she could get away.

But she was afraid Sheng Yu would get angry again if he heard that.

Sheng Yu did not expect her to be this frank.

And Zhu Yuan did not expect Sheng Yu to be even more frank than her, "Just consider it payment for kissing you; you don't need to pay it back. You dare try changing it?"

That kiss...

Zhu Yuan pursed her lips, feeling a slight stinging sensation; Sheng Yu had kissed her too fiercely, and they were a little swollen.

Thinking of this, she was silent for several seconds.

"Zhu Yuan, don't tell me you're reminiscing." Sheng Yu said those seductive words in a nonchalant tone.

Zhu Yuan's cheeks heated up, and she hurriedly denied it, "What is there to reminisce about?"

Sheng Yu just chuckled and said nothing.

Zhu Yuan felt inexplicably irritable and hung up the phone directly.

But before she had even walked back to the ward, her phone rang.

When she saw that number without a contact name, her heart skipped a beat, like a rabbit cage that had been closed all night being opened, with the rabbits scurrying out.

Thinking of how that person's face could turn cold at a moment's notice, Zhu Yuan swiped the screen to answer the call.

The man's cold, deep voice came from the other end of the line: "Who allowed you to hang up on me?"

"Is there anything else, Young Master Yu?"

"What did you call me?"

He seemed to have a deep obsession with her calling him Yu Ge. Zhu Yuan thought she shouldn't provoke him further, so she followed his temper and whispered, "Yu Ge."

The soft tone, carrying a hint of a nasal sound, made it sound like she had been bullied badly.

Sheng Yu's throat moved, and he said hoarsely, "Nothing, hang up then."

Listening to the busy signal coming from the phone, Zhu Yuan wanted to curse him for being a lunatic, but remembering he was her creditor, she forced herself to hold it back.

The next day, after the doctor finished rounds, Zhu Yuan was accompanying Zhu Qi for breakfast.

The suite was equipped with a kitchen, and she had cooked some millet porridge.

"Why are we staying in such a good ward? It's too much of an expense for your parents."

Zhu Qi was in a completely clear state of mind at this moment.

Just now, when the doctor was here, it wasn't convenient for him to talk to Zhu Yuan.

Zhu Yuan used a spoon to gently scrape the surface of the porridge, brought the spoon to his mouth, and said nonchalantly, "It's fine, Grandfather. Just rest easy staying here."

At this moment, a knock came at the door.

Zhu Yuan put down the bowl and spoon and got up to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, she frowned slightly.

"Yuanyuan, I've come to see Grandpa Zhu."

Outside the door, Zhu An'an was carrying a fruit basket, looking at Zhu Yuan gently.

From this angle, Zhu Yuan could just block Zhu Qi's view. She was about to tell Zhu An'an to go back, but then she thought that if the Zhu Family had really helped her grandfather with such a big favor, there was no reason for no one to come visit him after his surgery.

By then, her grandfather would start to suspect.

If he found out she had borrowed money from Sheng Yu and that so many things had happened between them, how heartbroken he would be.

She had no choice but to invite Zhu An'an in.

"Is that An'an?" Zhu Qi looked at the person walking in with kind eyes and waved at her with a smile.

Zhu An'an put down the fruit basket and asked with concern, "Grandpa Zhu, how are you feeling? I thought you needed to rest well yesterday after your surgery, so I didn't dare to disturb you."

"What talk of disturbance? I feel quite good. Yuanyuan, hurry and let your sister sit down."

"Sit down." Zhu Yuan pointed to the sofa nearby.

Zhu An'an smiled slightly and sat on the sofa.

Zhu Yuan returned to Zhu Qi's side, feeding him the millet porridge one small spoonful at a time.

Zhu An'an scanned the room without showing any emotion; even people from the Zhu Family couldn't afford to stay in a ward like this. The cost was one thing, but even if there were empty wards, they were kept on standby and wouldn't be provided to them.

Zhu Qi ate half a bowl of porridge and said to Zhu An'an, "Yuanyuan is ignorant; you are the older sister, so go back and tell your parents to let me move back to the original hospital room. Staying here is too extravagant."

Although he did not know the specific daily cost of the hospital room, he knew it was not cheap.

The Zhu Family had money, but it did not come from a strong wind.

Tell her parents?

Zhu An'an was slightly stunned, then looked at Zhu Yuan, seemingly understanding something, and she smiled and said, "It's fine, Grandpa Zhu. This place is quieter and more comfortable than the previous room, so just rest assured and stay here."

After much persuasion, Zhu Qi finally stopped bringing up the matter of changing hospital rooms.

After sitting for a while, Zhu An'an stood up and said, "I have some things to do and have to leave. Grandpa Zhu, I will come to see you again next time."

"Alright, Yuanyuan, go see your sister off."

Zhu Yuan pulled open the hospital room door and walked out side-by-side with Zhu An'an.

"Thank you for just now."

Zhu An'an said very understandingly, "You are my younger sister; if I can't help you with anything else, I can at least help you keep things from Grandpa Zhu."

She looked at Zhu Yuan meaningfully, "Do you know where I am going later?"

Zhu Yuan stopped in her tracks and raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

"I am going to accompany Ling Bing to try on her wedding dress; she is getting married."

Zhu Yuan was slightly stunned; the last time she was chased through the streets by Lou Yi, it was Ling Bing who drove her away.

At that time, Ling Bing said she had a reason why she would marry no one but Lou Yi.

"She and Lou Yi..."

Zhu An'an nodded.

"Yes, the Lou Family suddenly called the Ling Family last night, saying they wanted Lou Yi and Ling Bing to marry as soon as possible. Yuanyuan, how did Lou Yi suddenly change his mind?"

Zhu Yuan almost couldn't hold back a laugh.

Without even thinking, she knew that Lou Yi suddenly changing his mind to marry Ling Bing must have been Sheng Yu's doing.

He really is vicious.

But it is also quite satisfying.

She said without changing her expression, "Didn't he also suddenly change his mind when he broke up with Ling Bing back then? Could it not be that he suddenly discovered Ling Bing's good qualities and insists on marrying no one but her?"

This was said in a way that left no room for rebuttal.

But any fool could see that there was something fishy about it.

Zhu An'an just smiled, tilted her head, and asked in confusion, "Since Lou Yi is going to marry Ling Bing, that means he won't help you anymore. How can Grandpa Zhu still afford to stay in such a good hospital room? Yuanyuan, who exactly did you find to help you?"