nucmednet Chapter 107 You're So Kind
Chapter 107 You're So Kind
Lin Shuyao knew that Gao Jie wanted to get rid of her so that Cheng Zheng and Zhao Tiemei would have more opportunities to be alone. She was actually quite uncomfortable at the table, so she simply went to the kitchen to help peel fruit.
She easily found the fruit plate in the cabinet in the kitchen, which contained apples and bananas, and a fruit knife. She took a plate from the cupboard, picked out an apple, washed it, and started peeling it.
On the table.
Cheng Zheng placed the bowl of soup in front of his mother with a blank expression. Gao Jie smiled with satisfaction and pushed Zhao Tiemei's bowl towards Cheng Zheng, saying, "Serve Xiaomei a bowl too."
"Mom, let me serve Xiaomei some soup." Gao Tingting saw that her brother's face was so dark it was almost dripping with water, so she quickly took the bowl and wanted to do it for him. Gao Jie glared at her daughter, but Gao Tingting pretended not to see it and reached for the soup spoon under her mother's murderous gaze. Before she could even touch her wrist, her mother tapped her with chopsticks. "The soup is over there with your brother. It's more convenient for him."
Since it was so obvious, Gao Tingting had no choice but to withdraw her hand. Cheng Zheng glanced at her upon hearing this and said, "Your bowl."
"Oh! Yes, I'd like some soup too, thank you, brother." Gao Tingting pushed her own bowl over, smiled ingratiatingly, and served soup to everyone so that it wouldn't seem like she was giving Zhao Tiemei any special treatment.
Cheng Zheng held the soup ladle steadily and ladled it into the bowl. When he was halfway through, he suddenly heard a gasp of "Ah!" coming from the kitchen. Almost at the same moment, he dropped the ladle, jumped up, and the chair screeched against the floor. In the next instant, he rushed into the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Lin Shuyao looked at her index finger, which had been slightly cut by a knife, with beads of blood oozing from the wound. She frowned delicately, lowered her head, and sucked on her finger. The next second, Cheng Zheng grabbed her wrist. "What happened? Did you hurt your hand?"
He pulled her fingers away from his lips, staring intently at the wound. Seeing blood welling up, his jaw tightened, and he looked up at her, his eyes filled with heartache: "Does it hurt?"
Lin Shuyao was a spoiled brat to begin with. He should have kept quiet until he asked her, because her eyes welled up with tears, and she bit her lip and nodded sadly.
Cheng Zheng's pupils contracted sharply, and he bent down to pick her up in his arms: "Come on, I'll take you to the hospital."
Lin Shuyao nestled in his arms, tugging at his shirt collar with her uninjured hand: "It's just a cut, it shouldn't be a trip to the hospital, right? Besides, it's my hand that's injured..."
She could still walk, so when he carried her out like that, people would think she had suffered some serious injury.
"Put me down~" Lin Shuyao said in a coquettish tone, her almond-shaped eyes glistening with tears.
Cheng Zheng bent down and put her down again, examining her injured finger for a few seconds: "Wait, I'll go get the first-aid kit."
To get the first-aid kit, they had to pass the dining table. Thinking about how she got injured, Cheng Zheng's face grew increasingly dark. His brows were lowered, his thin lips pressed tightly together, and he looked like a storm was brewing. Gao Jie, seeing his tense demeanor, felt a little intimidated. "What's wrong with Xiao Shen?"
Cheng Zheng kept a straight face and didn't say a word, not even giving his own mother any face.
Gao Jie's face froze instantly. She awkwardly forced a smile and turned to Zhao Tiemei, saying, "Never mind him. That's just his bad temper. Let his wife deal with him later."
Upon hearing the word "wife," Zhao Tiemei's cheeks suddenly flushed.
She never imagined she'd be going on a blind date with Cheng Zheng. She admired strength and only liked men with powerful fighting abilities. She used to hear her brother talk about Cheng Zheng when he came home, saying how awesome and capable he was, and she kept thinking about him. Later, her family got her into a military academy. After graduation, she heard that Cheng Zheng had gone to oversee Factory 306, so she begged her parents to transfer her to the capital. When she got to know Cheng Zheng, she found that he was not only capable but also very handsome—the kind of handsome that made women unable to look away. He was both aloof and handsome, and he was practically her heart's desire.
Unfortunately, he had Su Wan by his side.
As it turned out, Aunt Gao said he didn't like Su Wan and wanted to match her up with Cheng Zheng, which made her incredibly excited.
Zhao Tiemei looked up and followed Cheng Zheng's retreating figure, but Cheng Zheng, carrying a medical kit, hurriedly went into the kitchen.
"It might hurt a little."
In the kitchen, Cheng Zheng opened the first-aid kit, dipped a cotton swab in iodine, and gently rubbed it on Lin Shuyao's injured finger.
A warm, itchy, and tingling sensation brushed against her fingers, causing Lin Shuyao's fingertips to tremble. Remembering that he had said it would hurt a little, she pulled her fingers back; she was most afraid of pain.
"Be gentle..."
"Don't be afraid. A kiss will make it stop hurting." Cheng Zheng lowered his head and kissed her injured fingertip with his thin lips. While Lin Shuyao was in a daze, he quickly disinfected her wound with a cotton swab and then wrapped it with gauze.
Lin Shuyao felt that it didn't hurt as much as she had imagined; it was even a little itchy. When she came to her senses, he had already wrapped the gauze around her finger several times.
Looking at her fingers, which were noticeably thicker and more swollen from being wrapped in gauze, Lin Shuyao couldn't help but laugh and cry: "Isn't this a bit exaggerated?"
Cheng Zheng cut the gauze, tied a knot, and then leaned down to kiss her bandaged finger. "I'm not exaggerating, does it still hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore," Lin Shuyao shook her head.
"Then come out with me for something to eat? Hmm?" Cheng Zheng looked at her obedient kitten-like appearance and couldn't help but raise his hand and lightly tap her nose with his finger.
Lin Shuyao glanced at the apple that was only a third of the way off: "But your mom made me peel fruit..."
"You're not a servant, why should she boss you around? From now on, you don't need to care what she says."
"But she's your mother."
"I can't make things difficult for you. You're my boyfriend." Cheng Zheng reached out and straightened her loose braids, his expression filled with firm protection.
Lin Shuyao suddenly remembered the life-or-death question she had asked him before: if a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fell into the river, who would you save first? What did he say? Anyway, he said he would save the daughter-in-law first.
She was skeptical at the time, but now she seems to believe it a little.
She smiled at him, revealing her teeth, and her two dimples were especially sweet.
"What are you grinning about?" Cheng Zheng's lips also lifted slightly at her smile.
Lin Shuyao tiptoed and kissed him on the cheek, then looked at him with a smile and said, "You're so sweet."
Cheng Zheng's gaze immediately deepened. Lin Shuyao was all too familiar with that look in his eyes, so she quickly reached out and pressed her hand to his lips: "Your family is still outside."
Cheng Zheng kissed her fingers: "Then tonight, I'll pay you back for now."
Lin Shuyao gave him a shy glare, "Dream on..."
Cheng Zheng chuckled softly, in a good mood. He put his arm around her shoulder and walked out of the kitchen. He only let go when they entered the living room. He went to the dining table, ladled out another bowl of hot soup for her, and thoughtfully put the spoon in her hand. "Come and drink some soup."
Lin Shuyao sat down, and Gao Jie, seeing her bandaged fingers, immediately understood why her son had given her such a cold shoulder earlier. She asked with concern, "Xiao Shen is injured? Is it serious?"
"Qingqing, are you alright? How did you get hurt?" Gao Tingting asked with concern, feeling very guilty. If her own mother hadn't used her as a pawn to lure Qingqing to her home, she wouldn't have been injured.
Lin Shuyao smiled slightly at her: "It's nothing, I just accidentally cut myself with a knife."
"Then don't do anything today, get some rest, and if you can't manage next week, just take a day off and don't go to work." Gao Tingting glanced guiltily at her brother, afraid of being blamed.
Lin Shuyao said, "I'm fine, it's just that your brother is wrapped up a bit too much."
Gao Jie chimed in, "I'm sorry, Xiao Shen, it's just that your aunt is greedy. You should drink more soup to nourish yourself."
"Hmm." Lin Shuyao held the spoon in her hand and subconsciously stirred the contents of the bowl.
Cheng Zheng got up and took a fruit plate. He started peeling apples and cutting them into small pieces. Gao Jie thought her son had cut them for her and felt sweet inside. But after Cheng Zheng finished cutting them, he pushed the small plate of apples in front of Lin Shuyao and said, "Have some fruit after you finish your soup."
Gao Jie was speechless. This unfilial son was avenging his illegitimate daughter!
"Peel one for Xiaomei too."
Gao Jie immediately gave the order.
Cheng Zheng pushed the remaining unpeeled apple in the fruit plate to Gao Jie without saying anything, his meaning clear: he wanted Gao Jie to peel it for Zhao Tiemei herself.
Gao Jie's face changed; she hadn't expected her son to be so disrespectful.
But since there were outsiders present, she couldn't make a scene. She glared at her son secretly, picked up the fruit knife to peel it, and said, "Auntie, no need to trouble yourself. I don't peel fruit. I can eat it like this."
After saying that, Zhao Tiemei picked up an apple and took a bite.
She looks very dashing.
Gao Jie smiled and said, "Xiao Mei is just a carefree and easygoing girl."
Zhao Tiemei smiled smugly, glancing at Lin Shuyao, who was taking a bite of a small piece of apple with a fork. This pretentious behavior, needing to be waited on, no wonder Aunt Gao didn't like her.
Zhao Tiemei wasn't stupid; she understood what was going on after that meal.
Gao Jie is trying to matchmake her with Shen Qing, her old friend's daughter, instead of her friend's daughter; she must not like Shen Qing.
Zhao Tiemei finished her apple with a smacking sound, wiped her hands clean, while Lin Shuyao was still slowly chewing her food, seemingly unable to finish it. Zhao Tiemei gave a mocking smirk, her expression full of disdain.
"Ah Zheng, why don't you go for a walk with Xiao Mei?"
Gao Jie gave her son instructions.
This time, Cheng Zheng didn't refuse. He stood up and said to Zhao Tiemei, "Let's go."