The Useless Heiress Is Actually A Bigshot-Chapter 265 - Testing
Chapter 265: Chapter 265: Testing
Chapter 265: Chapter 265: Testing
Over the following few days, Zhong Niangyao remained in the hospital, with Lu Yichen naturally by her side the entire time.
Their relationship continued to grow warmer during such close contact.
Old Sir Zhong and Old Madam Zhong made it a point to visit every day to check on their granddaughter.
Each time they came, Lu Yichen would tactfully leave, to avoid making Old Sir Zhong and Old Madam Zhong feel uncomfortable.
Although they never said much about it, their attitude had softened slightly.
Despite it being only a matter of days, they could see that Lu Yichen truly cared deeply for Zhong Niangyao. He took great care of her, making a stay in the hospital room as comfortable as if it were a Five-star Hotel. Most importantly, no officials had come to ask any questions, allowing their granddaughter to rest and recover in peace. This was indeed a good thing.
Before long, five days had passed, and with no health issues, Zhong Niangyao was discharged from the hospital.
Lu Yichen had planned to take Zhong Niangyao home, but he still had to handle the aftermath of the recent airplane hijacking incident. The event involved some unnatural phenomena and fell under the jurisdiction of a special department. Moreover, because Zhong Niangyao was deeply involved in the matter, he did not trust anyone else to manage it.
Add to that, Old Sir Zhong and Old Madam Zhong had come personally to pick her up, so it felt inappropriate for him to tag along.
Zhong Niangyao went back to the Zhong Family’s house with Old Sir Zhong and Old Madam Zhong, but she was surprised to find all the other family members sitting in the living room, as if waiting for her.
Confronted with such a scenario, Zhong Niangyao raised an eyebrow. She was a bit taken aback but also felt it was somewhat to be expected. Her relationship with Lu Yichen must have become known, at least among the Zhong Family members. That must be why they were waiting for her!
However, amidst the many probing stares, Zhong Niangyao noticed a gaze filled with resentment and jealousy — it was none other than Zhong Mengxuan.
Seeing Zhong Mengxuan there was genuinely surprising to Zhong Niangyao. She had heard from Lu Yichen that Lu Chenran had already bought a villa for Zhong Mengxuan. Usually, Mengxuan lived there, and it was unexpected to see her return today.
“Oh, Nianyao’s back!” Zheng Silin was the first to stand up, looking at Zhong Niangyao with concern. After a thorough up-and-down glance, she finally spoke, “Why did you get discharged so quickly? Is your health fully recovered? Don’t push yourself too hard!”
You don’t hit a smiling face, and even though she knew Zheng Silin was not sincere, Zhong Niangyao could hardly keep a straight face. She smiled and nodded, “I have fully recovered, which is why the doctors discharged me.”
“Did you come back alone?” Zheng Silin’s gaze involuntarily shifted behind Zhong Niangyao, as if looking for someone else’s silhouette.
“What is great-aunt talking about?” Zhong Niangyao replied with a smile that was not quite a smile, “How could I be alone? Aren’t grandma and grandpa here with me?”
“You still want to see him?” Old Sir Zhong’s tone contained a hint of annoyance.
“Heh, I must be delusional,” Zheng Silin quickly laughed off, saying, “It’s truly a blessing from the Bodhisattva that Nianyao has returned safe and sound! It seems we really need to find a time to go offer incense and repay our vows.”
Old Madam Zhong had always been quite superstitious, so she nodded in agreement with Zheng Silin’s suggestion.
Zhong Niangyao quickly took a seat, then braced herself for the questioning looks from everyone else.
Facing such stares, Zhong Niangyao remained composed.
Soon enough, the conversation shifted to everyday small talk. Everyone seemed to be probing for something, even Li Yiqiu, heavily pregnant as she was, joined in the living room conversation, chipping in from time to time.
Li Yiqiu looked at Zhong Niangyao with a complex expression.
Previously, when she almost had a miscarriage, it was Zhong Niangyao who saved her, and she was grateful. She had thought she would treat Zhong Niangyao well in the future.
But then, while she was bedridden for her pregnancy, her daughter got into trouble.
According to Zhong Mengxuan, it was all Zhong Niangyao’s fault. Niangyao had exposed Mengxuan’s affair with Lu Chenran, leaving her without time to strategize, resulting in her current plight.
At that time, Yiqiu had been somewhat displeased with Niangyao. However, remembering how Niangyao once saved her, she consoled her daughter.
She hadn’t expected the situation that their parents had once strongly opposed between Mengxuan and Chenran to now, seem like nothing when it came to Niangyao and Yichen.
Such a contrast made her feel uncomfortable.
But she didn’t dare to speak out directly.
Facing everyone’s probing, Zhong Niangyao dodged their questions with ease. It seemed as though she was saying a lot, but in reality, she revealed nothing.
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Perhaps sensing that Niangyao didn’t want to answer, and getting nowhere with their attempts, everyone started to leave one by one.
Zhong Niangyao needed to rest, and after a few words, Old Sir Zhong and Old Madam Zhong quickly urged her to go get some sleep.
It didn’t take long for Zhong Niangyao to return to her room. Just as she had entered and had not locked the door yet, Zhong Mengxuan followed her in.
“Isn’t it impolite to come uninvited?”
Zhong Niangyao looked at the entering Zhong Mengxuan, her expression unchanged, “Or should I say, this is your habit? After all, this isn’t the first time you’ve done this.”
Such sarcasm made Zhong Mengxuan’s face darken, “Zhong Niangyao, I really underestimated you! I thought you were such a righteous person before. I didn’t realize you had ambitions too!”
“Zhong Mengxuan, I’m not like you.”
Hearing the sarcasm, Zhong Niangyao didn’t get angry but instead, her lips curled into a shallow smile, “When you were with Lu Chenran, he was already engaged, making you a third party. Now that Chenran is married, you still want to meddle in his marriage, that doesn’t look like something someone with ethical and moral standards would do.”
“What I have with Lu Yichen is a different story altogether. We’re both single, why can’t we be together? Being together, we won’t harm anyone.”
“At the beginning, I had no idea that Lu Chenran was already engaged,” Zhong Mengxuan blurted out defensively.
