From this angle, Xiang Wan's eyes slanted and she saw her grandmother lying on the hospital bed.
As if doing something particularly outrageous, her heart pounded like thunder, and she desperately turned her head, wanting to avoid his rudeness.
But Lu Mingzhe's strength was immense, pressing her entire head until it felt numb, completely unable to escape.
It was the nurse who suddenly burst in that brought his soul back to his body.
The nurse never expected to see such a sensational scene in the ward. She was so embarrassed that she almost turned to stone.
With just one glance, she hastily turned around, apologized to them, and then left the ward.
Xiang Wan finally seized the opportunity to push Lu Mingzhe away.
She could guess what she looked like without looking in a mirror.
Her lips were numb and tingling, likely red and swollen.
He was truly shameless!
"I'm not a three-year-old child who can be easily fooled by a few words."
"If you really like me as you say, and want to give Niannian a home, then go back and get a divorce now. Until you have the divorce certificate, I am still considered three. I warn you, Lu Mingzhe, if you dare to be so forceful with me again, I will not be polite!"
Although her tone was fierce, her demeanor was coquettish.
Her face and mouth were flushed, and she glared at him with a shy expression, which only made Lu Mingzhe want to get closer to her.
"If I wasn't worried about you taking care of everything alone, I would really want to go back to Nancheng right now..."
As the two were playfully flirting, Niannian, who was sleeping in the bed inside, also woke up.
Propping herself up with her chubby arms, she lifted her small head, her big eyes blinking as she looked towards them.
She mumbled, "Mama... Dada..."
Xiang Wan quickly went past him to hug her daughter.
Lu Mingzhe pretended to be honest and followed behind her, coaxing her softly.
"I hate seeing you with him, so I was a bit impulsive just now. I'm sorry."
"I promise I won't do this to you again until I get the divorce certificate. Don't be angry with me."
Xiang Wan recalled the scene just now, unable to articulate her feelings. She didn't speak, lowering her head to tidy Niannian's clothes.
Niannian stared at Lu Mingzhe with her beautiful big eyes and smiled.
As she was smiling, suddenly, *poof*, she farted again.
Xiang Wan covered her nose, disgusted, but Lu Mingzhe was not bothered at all.
"Did she poop again? I'll change her diaper."
He had never changed a diaper before, but since he was Niannian's biological father, it was good to indulge him.
Xiang Wan laid Niannian down on the bed and directed Lu Mingzhe.
Soon, Niannian was refreshed and comfortable again.
Lu Mingzhe happily played with his daughter, who he found increasingly pleasing to the eye. As he walked outside, he noticed that Grandma had also woken up.
He quickly turned back and called Xiang Wan.
Xiang Wan rushed to Grandma's bedside and gently called out to her. Grandma opened her mouth, but couldn't speak, and drool trickled down her chin.
Unexpectedly, her condition was so severe, and she would likely never recover. Xiang Wan felt extremely guilty.
She wiped away the drool with her bare hand and asked if she felt uncomfortable anywhere. Grandma shook her head and her eyes drifted towards Lu Mingzhe again.
Lu Mingzhe quickly went to her side, holding Niannian.
Grandma tried her best to speak, but she made gurgling sounds that neither of them could understand.
Xiang Wan advised her to not speak for now, "We'll take you for an examination later. The doctor has a plan for you. We'll treat it well, and you'll be better in a couple of days."
"You can tell us anything when you're better. Don't rush."
Grandma shook her head again, appearing impatient, and her mumbling became more urgent.
Xiang Wan had no choice but to lean her ear close to Grandma's mouth and strain to understand.
After listening for a long time, she finally grasped the general meaning.
She wanted to go home.
Xiang Wan understood what she was thinking.
Before she gave birth to Niannian, Grandma had spent over seventy years of her life in her hometown.
Her grandfather and father were there.
The people she cared about most in her life were all there. Now that her health was failing, how could she allow herself to die in a foreign land?
Returning to one's roots was the wish of every elderly person, but Xiang Wan did not want to fulfill it.
"What nonsense are you talking about? It's not a serious illness, and it can be cured. It's not that bad yet, so don't overthink it."
"Stop talking. I'll take you for an examination now. We'll go back when you're feeling better."
"Then we'll call Xiang Yang too, and Niannian. Our whole family will go back!"
Grandma looked at her, then at Lu Mingzhe, seeming to want to know what was going on between them.
Before Xiang Wan could answer, Lu Mingzhe quickly replied, "Me too. I'll accompany you."
Grandma seemed relieved, shook her head, and gurgled for Xiang Wan not to tell Xiang Yang.
Xiang Wan understood; she was afraid of delaying Xiang Yang's studies.
"Don't worry, I haven't told him. We'll tell him after you get better and we return to Nancheng. It's not easy for him being there alone, I understand."
With Xiang Wan's earnest encouragement, Grandma finally went for her examination.
Lu Mingzhe, holding Niannian, waited outside. It was then that he remembered to call Chen Jiaojiao.
When Chen Jiaojiao received his call, she naturally knew what it was about, and her voice was a little weak.
"We've already broken up. We haven't contacted each other for two days. Don't worry, I won't pester him."
"..."
Lu Mingzhe was speechless for two seconds and asked Chen Jiaojiao if she had discussed the schooling with him.
Chen Jiaojiao, in a moment of impulse that day, to avoid delaying his future and to ensure a smooth breakup, had lied to Xiang Yang that she had a new lover.
She had completely forgotten about the schooling.
At this moment, she couldn't possibly go back to him.
"Didn't you say you would arrange someone? Why do I have to be responsible for his schooling?"
"He dropped out of school for you. If you don't take care of it, who will? Didn't you say anything?"
Chen Jiaojiao sighed, "This is it. Don't pressure me. The breakup was really ugly, and I forgot to mention it. You tell him yourself."
Lu Mingzhe was speechless again for two seconds and hung up the phone.
He called his friends and asked them to contact Xiang Yang. His friends were amused.
"This is the first time I've seen such a high-profile guy who needs us to beg him to come to school. Who is he to you that you're so concerned about him?"
"My brother-in-law. I can't help it. He's in a rebellious phase, please be understanding."
"So that's how it is. Alright, consider it handled."
Grandma's physical foundation was still good. After a series of examinations, she could be treated according to the doctor's plan.
Various instruments were connected, and treatment began. Grandma started to feel drowsy again.
As it approached lunchtime, Lu Mingzhe had taken a nap, and in the afternoon, he was busy with examinations and getting results. Neither he nor Xiang Wan had eaten lunch.
Now that Grandma had fallen asleep again, looking at the time, it should be time for dinner. He asked Xiang Wan what she wanted to eat.
Xiang Wan said she wasn't hungry and didn't want to eat anything.
"You're taking care of an elderly person, a child, and you still have to work. You don't even eat properly all day, acting like a young person with great physical stamina?"
Lu Mingzhe didn't know what authority he was using to scold her.
"No, you must eat. What if you fall ill too? Will this family still be here?"
Xiang Wan knew he had a point. She glared at him but didn't retort.
Lu Mingzhe reached out to pull her outside.