Chapter 44

Mu Wei’s surgery was very successful, and she was discharged from the hospital the day before Su Yao’s vacation ended.

Knowing that Su Yao would be leaving Jiacheng the next day, Mu Wei specially had Su Yuan pack many local specialties for her. After everything was packed, she explained each item’s usage and expiration date in detail. After a long while, she didn’t look like a patient who had just undergone surgery at all.

Su Yao would usually get impatient, but not this time. This time she patiently listened to everything, and when Mu Wei seemed tired, she even handed her water.

Mu Wei chuckled as she drank water, “Taking a fall isn’t so bad after all.”

Su Yuan stared at her, “Who curses themselves like that?”

“It’s true though, look how obedient our daughter is now.” Mu Wei took the oranges Su Yao handed over again and seized the opportunity to bring up finding a partner, “Yao Yao, if you refuse blind dates, fine. But you have to at least bring someone back for me to see, otherwise, how can I rest assured?”

Su Yao subconsciously glanced at Su Yuan, and both of them lowered their heads guiltily. She mumbled, “Let’s talk about it later. If I find someone, I’ll definitely bring them back.”

“Last time you didn’t tell me you liked that scarf guy, did you? I think he’s quite nice, go chase after him.” This change in attitude was thanks to Su Yao repeatedly emphasizing that Liang Chuyuan wasn’t mute, which made Mu Wei let go of her prejudice.

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Family was a barrier that was difficult to overcome.

Perhaps Liang Chuyuan was exceptional in every aspect, a rare catch for marriage. But if Mu Wei had the choice between him and a healthy man with an ordinary background, she would definitely choose the latter and give up the former. Even though it was Su Yao, not Mu Wei, who was supposed to be with Liang Chuyuan, reality was reality. She couldn’t completely ignore Mu Wei’s feelings and act unilaterally.

Furthermore, the Liang family might not necessarily approve of her, an ordinary woman from an ordinary background.

With a long sigh, Su Yao glanced at her phone when it lit up. It was a message from Liang Chuyuan.

He said he would come to pick her up early tomorrow morning.

She replied: Okay.

Putting her phone aside, Su Yao collapsed onto the bed. She glanced at the scarf lying across the suitcase and murmured to herself, “Let’s just take it one step at a time.”

*

Just as one wave subsided, another rose.

On the evening they returned to Wencheng, Liang Chuyuan developed a low fever.

Su Yao hadn’t even had the chance to unpack her luggage before she threw on her coat and rushed to the East District.

She had been fingerprinted before, so when she entered the house, Su Yao went straight to the master bedroom. Liang Chuyuan was sick, and his response was slower than usual. He looked at Su Yao blankly as she approached him, then stared as she reached out her hand. Her hand was cool, and when she touched his burning forehead, he snuggled against it comfortably.

Su Yao held his face, surprised, “This isn’t just a low fever! Do we have a thermometer at home?”

Liang Chuyuan struggled to open his eyelids and nodded weakly.

“In the study, in the cabinet facing the door, there’s a medicine box.”

“I’ll go get it.”

Su Yao hurried out and returned with a medicine box. After checking his temperature, it was 38.2 degrees. She frowned, rummaged through the medicine box, and managed to find some fever-reducing medicine from a pile of unmarked boxes. “Did you take this when you had a fever before?”

Liang Chuyuan squinted and nodded.

“Then take this first.”

After feeding Liang Chuyuan the medicine, Su Yao saw him frown due to its bitterness, so she tucked him in and gently said, “Lie down for a while. I’ll make you some pear soup.”

Before Liang Chuyuan could say anything, she hurriedly left the room.

…It should be okay.

Su Yao entered the kitchen, grabbed a pot, and realized she hadn’t taken off her coat. She had been too hasty just now, running around the house, and hadn’t noticed the sweat she’d worked up.

Feeling guilty that Liang Chuyuan was sick—feeling like she was the cause of it—Su Yao silently took off her coat and took out the Sydney pear she had bought on her way back. She carefully peeled it, cut it into pieces, and added two extra chunks of rock sugar.

Liang Chuyuan liked sweet things.

As the rock sugar dissolved in the water, bubbles eagerly formed and popped. Su Yao added the pear slices and sniffed, wiping the sweat from her face. She heard some movement at the door.

Who could it be at this late hour?

Instinctively, she walked out into the hallway and collided with a man changing shoes at the doorway.

The man had a face that bore a striking resemblance to Liang Chuyuan’s, and he froze.

“Did I come to the wrong place?”