Chapter 229: Chapter 224: Breakfast Bought by Dad 2
Jin Jumo rubbed her dry eyes and said softly, "I have something to do today, maybe another day."
"You’re doing it on purpose, aren’t you? You’re deliberately messing with me and my mom, right? You didn’t forget our agreement at all, you simply don’t want to come." Gu Lingyi snorted angrily.
Jin Jumo looked down at the two little ones staring up at her from beside her legs and suppressed the tone in her heart, speaking plainly, "I really have something to do today, it’s not intentional."
"Whether it’s intentional or not, my mom and I have to see you today. If you insist on not meeting, then we’ll go to your place to find you. I don’t believe you can keep hiding and not go home!" Gu Lingyi said arrogantly.
Jin Jumo held back the irritation in her heart, "Suit yourself."
With that, Jin Jumo hung up the phone.
In a certain café, Gu Lingyi listened to the busy signal from the phone with a livid face, trembling with anger.
With a loud smack.
The phone was flung far away by her, shattering instantly.
"Yiyi, what’s wrong with you?" Liang Yi was startled, quickly grasping Gu Lingyi’s hand.
"Bitch!"
Gu Lingyi’s face was flushed with fury, squeezing out those two words through gritted teeth.
Liang Yi’s pupils contracted, a complex expression flashed across her face, and she glanced at the phone Gu Lingyi had thrown, her eyebrows knitted tightly.
"Mommy, let’s go!" Gu Lingyi pulled Liang Yi up in a rage.
Liang Yi was surprised, taking hold of Gu Lingyi’s other hand, placing it on the back of her hand, "Where to?"
"We’re going to her place to wait for her. I don’t believe she won’t come home." Gu Lingyi said, clenching her teeth, her face filled with indignation and unwillingness.
"...Forget it, Yiyi, she doesn’t want to see..."
"No way!"
Gu Lingyi turned her head and shouted at Liang Yi, "I’ve been waiting for her all morning, do I just wait for nothing? First, her phone was off, then she had an excuse not to come, clearly she was trying to mess with us.
I’ve never been wronged like this! Today, I have to find her and make things clear!"
Liang Yi looked at Gu Lingyi’s face, contorted with anger, her eyes flickered, "Could it be she really has something to do..."
"Mommy!" Gu Lingyi couldn’t stand it and glared at Liang Yi, "Even now you’re speaking for her? Have you forgotten how she dared to make such demands on you?
Even if she has something to do, what’s so important that it outweighs seeing her mother after so many years? Besides, today’s meeting was her request!"
Liang Yi saw Gu Lingyi’s emotions becoming more uncontrollable, and their commotion had already attracted a lot of attention from people in the café.
Leaning closer to Gu Lingyi, Liang Yi lowered her voice and said, "Yiyi, if you want to go, Mommy will accompany you."
Pausing for a moment, Liang Yi looked into Gu Lingyi’s eyes with a hint of sternness, "Have you forgotten how Mommy usually teaches you? With our status, no matter where, you must always watch your behavior and conduct, so as not to be caught and criticized by those with ill intentions."
Gu Lingyi’s expression changed, sweeping her gaze over the café patrons, her brows furrowed, her tone still tinged with residual anger, "I’m too angry. Whenever I want to see someone, they come running.
What makes her so special that we have to wait so long, only to be stood up... The more I think about it, the more..."
"Enough." Liang Yi sighed, growing somewhat impatient, releasing Gu Lingyi’s hand.
Seeing Liang Yi’s face sour, Gu Lingyi’s heart sank, worried that she would refuse to go with her to find Jin Jumo, especially since it was Jin Jumo’s request to see Liang Yi.
Gu Lingyi quickly softened her expression, clinging to Liang Yi’s arm like a good girl, pouting and acting spoiled, "Mommy, I haven’t forgotten anything you’ve taught me. I was just too angry just now and couldn’t control my emotions.
I promise, I won’t do it again next time. Please don’t be mad at me, okay, okay Mommy?"
"Okay, okay, Mommy’s not mad."
Liang Yi showed a helpless smile, reaching out to hold Gu Lingyi’s hand affectionately, looking at her with maternal love, "Yiyi, Mommy’s not trying to scold you, but just wants you to remember to always mind your demeanor and conduct. After all, you’re going to marry into the Rong Family, which is wealthier and more prestigious than ours. If you make any mistakes in behavior, they’ll definitely be magnified. Your Aunt Fang comes from a scholarly family and is particularly mindful of these things. I’m afraid you’ll be wronged once you marry in."
Gu Lingyi wasn’t sure if she listened, but she smiled sweetly at Liang Yi, "I understand, Mommy. I’ll be extra careful in the future."
Liang Yi shook her head fondly, glancing at the phone, "Later, Mommy will go with you to buy a new phone, and then we’ll go find your sister."
Hearing that she agreed to accompany her to find Jin Jumo, Gu Lingyi didn’t mind her referring to Jin Jumo as her "sister," squinting and nodding with a smile, "Mm-hmm."
Jin Jumo took Xixi and Hanhan to lunch and returned to the ward not long before Ying Jingyao woke up.
As soon as he opened his eyes he saw Xixi leaning on the bedside, her small chubby hands holding his hand, her bright eyes staring at him with concern.
Ying Jingyao’s heart warmed slightly, moving his fingers to hook Xixi’s small finger.
Xixi was stunned, immediately standing upright, her eyes wide, staring at Ying Jingyao.
Ying Jingyao, although the fever had subsided, was still not in good spirits. His face looked weak, and having slept for so long, his voice was hoarse when he spoke, "Xixi, you’re here."
As soon as Ying Jingyao spoke, Hanhan, who was sitting on the sofa, also ran over, "Uncle Ying, you’re awake?"
Ying Jingyao saw Hanhan, the corners of his pale lips drawing a gentle arc, "Did Uncle sleep for a long time?"
"Xixi and I came early in the morning, and now it’s already afternoon," Hanhan said.
Ying Jingyao smiled faintly, "It has been a bit long."
"Brother Ying, does it hurt? Xixi will blow on it for you."
Xixi was particularly attentive, running to the other side of the bed, puffing her tiny pink lips and blowing gently on Ying Jingyao’s plastered arm.
Ying Jingyao looked at Xixi, his eyes brimming with more warmth, "Brother Ying doesn’t hurt."
Xixi shook her head, stubbornly continuing to blow on Ying Jingyao.
Jin Jumo walked to the bedside with a cup of water, gazing tenderly at Xixi before shifting her gaze to Ying Jingyao, "You just woke up, feeling dry, have some water to moisten your throat."
Hearing Jin Jumo’s soft voice, a sense of contentment glided through the depths of Ying Jingyao’s eyes, the curve of his lips widening as he gazed affectionately at Jin Jumo, "When you say it like that, I really do feel thirsty."
Jin Jumo adjusted the bed slightly higher and handed the cup of water to Ying Jingyao’s lips, "Drink."
Ying Jingyao gazed straight at Jin Jumo, holding the gaze for quite a while before speaking, "Have you been here with me all along?"
Jin Jumo nodded, nudging the cup closer to his lips, speaking softly, "Didn’t you drink?"
Ying Jingyao smiled, and while nodding and drinking, his eyes stayed on Jin Jumo.
Jin Jumo lowered her eyelashes, seemingly oblivious.
"Brother Ying, why do you keep looking at my mommy?" Xixi asked curiously, looking at Ying Jingyao in a small voice.
Jin Jumo’s expression finally changed, her ear tips slightly red, as she held the cup and walked to the bathroom to wash it.
Ying Jingyao watched Jin Jumo’s back, chuckling lowly, his voice rich and smooth, "She’s beautiful."
"Oh. Many boys at kindergarten say my mommy is beautiful." Xixi raised her chin with a cheerful grin, her tone filled with pride.
Ying Jingyao looked at Xixi’s pink, tender face with a smile, "When Xixi grows up, you will be as beautiful as your mommy."
"I know." Xixi said confidently.
Ying Jingyao froze for a second, then broke into a laugh.
Dinner was specially sent by Ruan Chen.
With Ying Jingyao’s right hand heavily injured and his left still inconvenient, Jin Jumo had no choice but to feed him bit by bit.
At first, Jin Jumo felt a bit awkward doing it. After all, other than feeding Xixi, Hanhan, and Jin Jiancheng, she hadn’t fed anyone else.
But seeing the slight furrow in Ying Jingyao’s brow, she suddenly felt at ease.
He’d been gravely injured because of her; feeding him some food hardly seemed like an effort.
"Momo, let me do it myself."
Ying Jingyao suddenly said.
Jin Jumo was slightly stunned, staring at his slightly tense face.
Ying Jingyao didn’t even look at Jin Jumo’s face, "You go eat, I can manage."
Jin Jumo tightened her grip on the chopsticks, "Still... let me do it, you now..."
"I said I can do it!" Ying Jingyao’s tone suddenly intensified.
"..." Jin Jumo was taken aback, her peach blossom eyes looking at him uneasily.
Even Xixi and Hanhan, who were concentrating on eating at the coffee table, looked over.
Ying Jingyao closed his eyes for a moment, his moist eyes slightly tainted with hidden humiliation, as he looked at Jin Jumo, his voice softening, "I can do it, Momo."
Jin Jumo dug her fingernails into her palm, "I just want to do something for you, can’t you even let me have that?"
Ying Jingyao looked at Jin Jumo’s desolate and disappointed face, his voice also sinking suddenly, "I don’t want you to think I’m a useless person who needs to be fed."
"..." Jin Jumo’s hand, holding the chopsticks, trembled violently, her heart suddenly engulfed by an intense pain.
Her eyes stinging with tears, Jin Jumo freed a hand to hold his left one, her voice carrying a slight nasal tone, "You are not useless, believe me, your hand will get better."
Ying Jingyao pressingly gazed at Jin Jumo, "Will it really get better?"
Jin Jumo nodded, "It definitely will, definitely."
Ying Jingyao forced a bitter smile, "Momo, I am a doctor, I know..."
"Even if it doesn’t fully recover, it’s okay. You still have me. Whatever you want to do, I’ll do it for you." Jin Jumo choked up.
"..." Ying Jingyao’s eyes abruptly contracted as he stared at her, "Momo..."
"Jingyao, you got injured while saving me; morally and rationally, I should be responsible for you. As long as you don’t mind that I have two kids, I..."
"Xixi and Hanhan grew up under my care, there’s never enough time to love them, how could I mind?" Ying Jingyao turned his hand to grasp Jin Jumo’s, looking at Xixi and Hanhan.
Jin Jumo nodded, "The most important thing now is to heal your hand."
Ying Jingyao looked deeply at Jin Jumo, "As long as you are by my side, even if I lose this hand, I wouldn’t care."
"..." Jin Jumo’s eyes narrowed tightly, gazing at Ying Jingyao for a long time before a complex smile finally formed on her lips.