Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!

Chapter 117: Chapter 117: Returning His Favor

When Lu Xining woke up, she turned her head and saw the man sitting in the accompanying chair.

Due to the wound being on her lower back, she had slept on her side all night.

Ji Muye’s hand had been resting on her arm the whole time to prevent her from accidentally lying flat and pressing on the wound.

She glanced at the hospital environment, recognizing it as the private hospital under the Shi’an Group, a suite she was familiar with, as Ji Chao and Ji Ze had previously been hospitalized here.

As soon as Lu Xining moved slightly, Ji Muye woke up, his eyes filled with red veins from lack of rest.

He leaned in, concerned, “Is there any pain anywhere?”

Lu Xining shook her head, immediately inquiring about the two children.

Upon knowing they were unharmed, Lu Xining breathed a sigh of relief.

She recalled Song Henian, who had rushed over last night, and asked, “Is Song Henian okay?”

Ji Muye, “No life-threatening danger.”

He told her the truth, that Song Henian had injured his leg, though doctors had done their best to save it, he had only just recovered from a previous leg injury, and now that he was injured again, even if he healed, there might still be lasting issues.

Seeing Lu Xining silent, he softly said, “I will repay his kindness.”

After all, Song Henian was injured while saving Ji Ze and Ji Chao, and as a father, he naturally had to acknowledge the responsibility behind this act of kindness.

Lu Xining, “Let’s send him to the ZN lab when he wakes up.”

The lab had recently developed a new drug that might completely cure Song Henian’s leg.

She looked at the bags under his eyes, pursed her lips, and said, “You should rest, I’m fine.”

Her lower back wound had been stitched and bandaged; after a night of rest, Lu Xining felt much better, though her lips were still a bit pale.

She wanted to visit the two children but was pressed back onto the bed by the man.

The man, dressed in a black field jacket that lessened the formality of a suit, had a messy fringe that added a casual and youthful feel.

Ji Muye, “The kids haven’t woken up yet, we’ll go after breakfast.”

Lu Xining had wanted to get out of bed and go to the bathroom to freshen up, but Ji Muye carried her horizontally.

He carefully avoided the wound on her lower back and strode towards the bathroom.

“Put me down, I can walk on my own.”

“Don’t move.”

His dark eyes glanced at her and he continued, “By the time you fuss about, we’ll already be at the bathroom.”

After placing her in front of the washbasin and ensuring she was steady, Ji Muye turned and went to the other small washroom in the suite to brush his teeth and wash his face.

Lu Xining, “…”

When she was done, Ji Muye was already leaning against the bathroom door waiting for her.

His gaze followed the droplets of water trailing down her cheek to rest on her collarbone; Lu Xining immediately lifted her collar.

Ji Muye smiled, “Breakfast is here, let’s eat before visiting the kids.”

He moved so quickly, Lu Xining hardly had time to refuse before she was carried by him again.

Seeing her annoyed yet helpless expression, a smile crept onto his lips, he set her down properly next to the dining table, making no more presumptuous moves.

After breakfast, Lu Xining went to see the children.

To avoid Ji Muye carrying her again, she opted to use an automated wheelchair.

The fright last night was too much, and the two children had only fallen asleep after much tossing and turning, waking up later than usual.

Ji Chao rubbed his eyes with his fists; upon seeing Lu Xining, he immediately tried to get out of bed but she stopped him.

He anxiously asked, “Mom, are you okay, are you hurt?”

Lu Xining’s heart warmed, “Mom is fine.”

Ji Ze woke up later than his brother and upon hearing his words, he also looked at her.

“Mom is lying, your lips are pale, you must be hurt,” he didn’t believe her, his questioning gaze turned to Ji Muye who had come in with them.

Lu Xining’s eyes warned him not to mention her injury, but the man did not listen to her.

Ji Muye: “Mom has a wound on her back, these days Xiao Chao and Xiao Ze need to watch over mom and make sure she doesn’t touch the wound.”

Ji Ze nodded, “Dad, I will take good care of mom!”

Compared to the awkwardness and rejection when they reunited a few months ago, he was now even clingier to Lu Xining than Ji Chao.

She resignedly said, “Mom can take care of herself. You two just had a fever, listen to doctor uncle and rest well.”

Sick children are always more clingy.

Lu Xining thought about the past few months, it was either Ji Muye in a coma or the three children being sick, and now she was hospitalized too, there seemed to be some metaphysical elements at play; she needed to find time to pray at the temple.

After a video call with her daughter at home, Lu Xining maneuvered her motorized wheelchair to see Song Henian.

Song Sheng Capital was in a phase of rapid business expansion, and not long after Song Henian awoke, he began handling work.

A secretary-assistant was with him in the hospital room, and instead of fruits or flowers, there was a stack of freshly-prepared project proposals on the bedside table.

She knocked on the open door.

Song Henian looked up, “Why did you come over, feeling better?”

He had woken up and immediately sent the secretary to check on Lu Xining’s condition, learned that she was accompanying the two children, and did not go over to disturb her, mainly because his leg was still immobile, and he needed to keep it flat to avoid worsening the wound.

Lu Xining thanked him sincerely.

Song Henian: “If it hadn’t been for me, Chen Li wouldn’t have made things difficult for you, the cause of all this is on me, I should be responsible.”

If it hadn’t been for the arranged dating meal between the Song Family and the Chen Family, Chen Li wouldn’t have blamed Lu Xining because of his rejection.

Song Henian: “I should have apologized to you long ago.”

“Given the situation now, let’s spare the apologies and thanks.”

The disaster caused by Chen Li, although rooted in her and Song Henian’s matchmaking meeting, ultimately stemmed from Chen Li’s malevolent nature.

In that previous live broadcast, Lu Xining exposed her misdeeds; given her nature, she would not let Lu Xining go.

Therefore, each time she went out, she made a point to bring more bodyguards, but she did not expect that Chen Li could extend her reach so far, nor did she anticipate that Chen Li would be able to mobilize those dark forces.

Lu Xining thought to herself, there must have been Liu Xixi’s involvement; the leftover power of Liu Family was more formidable than she had expected.

The most important point was…

The information about Chen Li was provided by Liu Xixi, but how did Liu Xixi know she and the children would be on Qingsha Avenue at that time?

Lu Xining thought of someone.

…Zhang Yuzhi!

Lu Xining did not discuss this in depth with Song Henian. After she arrived, his assistant had left, leaving just the two of them in the room.

Looking at his leg cast in plaster, she promised, “This injury to your leg, sustained while saving Xiao Chao and Xiao Ze, I will do my utmost to heal you.”

The sincerity in Lu Xining’s eyes, like a fierce flame, captivated Song Henian’s gaze.

He nodded, “I trust you.”

As soon as Lu Xining returned to her own hospital room, she saw an unwelcome visitor.

Ever since she had refused to help, Zhang Yuzhi had held a grudge against her, and when Liu Xixi came asking, she agreed without a second thought!

Last night, Ji Muye had called back to the old house and had all the bodyguards moved away. Knowing this made Zhang Yuzhi restless all night, worried that it might implicate her, and she didn’t sleep well.

She had not found any answers at the old house and immediately drove to the private hospital under Shi’an Group, and sure enough, she saw Ji Muye’s car.

Zhang Yuzhi had waited a long time in the underground garage until she finally saw Ji Muye leave in a car, and then she immediately came up to inquire about the situation.

She planned to seize this opportunity to express her concern, hoping it would convince Lu Xining to facilitate a business connection for her brother’s client.

After all, for someone like Lu Xining who had grown up in a bankrupt family, with a mother who died early and a father who disappeared, love was what she needed the most.

Zhang Yuzhi, dressed in luxurious clothes and elegant makeup, sat on the sofa in the hospital room and immediately got up and approached upon seeing her.

“Xining, aunt heard about your accident and was terribly worried, so I got up early this morning and personally made chicken soup for you.”

“Why are you still standing at the door? Come sit down; this chicken soup needs to be drunk while it’s hot, it’s very nourishing.”