Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Ji Nuan looked at her and got up, went to the table, and sat down.
Feng Ling opened the bag and took out the soy milk and steamed buns in the meal box. âI know you probably donât have much of an appetite, so I bought two kinds of steamed buns with different fillings, one with beef and onions and the other with eggs and zucchini. Do have some food.â
Without a word, Ji Nuan drank a mouthful of soy milk, then picked up a steamed stuffed bun and took a bite.
As soon as she took a bite, the delicious and strong smell of beef filled her mouth, and for no reason, Ji Nuan suddenly felt sick. She jumped up, rushed into the bathroom, and retched against the toilet.
âMrs. Mo?â Feng Ling was worried. She put down her chopsticks and followed her out; Ji Nuan retched for quite a while but didnât throw up anything. Her stomach seemed to have something wrong, and she kept retching. Seeing this scene, Feng Ling hurriedly poured a cup of water for her and handed it to her when she finally stopped retching and stood up.
âWhy did you suddenly throw up? Whatâs wrong with you? Do you need to see a doctor?â Feng Ling stared at her with care.
âIâm fine. I had a lot of stomach trouble when I just came to T City. Maybe I was too nervous just now.â Ji Nuan rinsed her mouth and washed her face with cold water. She went back to the dining table, looked at the steamed buns, and had no appetite. The beef filling smelled disgusting. Although the beef was clean and looked delicious, she just felt it was disgusting.
She didnât want to eat the steamed buns of vegetable fillings either. In the end, she just took half a glass of soy milk, but soon she covered her twitching stomach with her hands, saying, âI canât drink it anymore. Iâm going to throw up again if I drink some more.â
Since she obviously had no appetite and had already finished half a glass of soy milk, Feng Ling didnât force her to continue to eat. âGo to your bedroom and take a nap. Shall I buy you some stomach medicine?â
âNo, Iâll be all right in a moment. Letâs deal with it when we go back to Hai City.â Ji Nuan walked to the couch and sat down. Where she sat was right opposite to the door. She sat stubbornly there, looking at the door.
From morning to afternoon, Mo Jingshen didnât show up.
She leaned back on the couch, held the pillow in her arms, and picked up her cell phone, trying to call Mo Jingshen again.
His cell phone was still powered off, and nobody answered the call.
She took a deep breath and looked at the quiet door.
âMrs. Mo, do you feel better now?â Feng Ling sat down beside her and asked her gently, carefully avoiding mentioning Mo Jingshen.
Ji Nuan didnât answer. After a long silence, Ji Nuan said calmly, âFeng Ling, letâs go back to Hai City.â
Feng Ling paused, looked at Ji Nuanâs seemingly calm look and nodded. âOkay, Iâm going to order the tickets.â
Ji Nuan didnât speak anymore. She leaned on the couch and looked up at the apartment sheâd lived in for three months.
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From the apartment to the airport, and from boarding to landing in Hai City, Ji Nuan had been silent.
When they walked out of Hai City Airport, a silver-gray Porsche was parked outside, which had apparently come to pick her up. Ji Nuan didnât call a car, nor tell the Ji family and the Mo Family about her flight number. Why was there a car to pick her up?
She cast a questioning glance at Feng Ling, and the latter said, âItâs not convenient to inform the Mo Family of what happened to Mr. Mo, so I called Dr. Qin before boarding and told him you had stomach troubles this morning. I was worried that you might be airsick today, so I asked him if he could come to pick you up. Since he happened to be free today, he came here.â
Qin Siting?
Ji Nuan paused and didnât speak. As soon as she walked to the car, the door beside the driverâs seat was opened. Qin Siting was not wearing his doctorâs gown but a light-colored shirt and trousers instead. He got out of the car and took a look at her. With that idle smile on his face, Qin Siting raised his eyebrow at her. âWow, Mrs. Mo, you look different from before. As the saying goes, wisdom in hold, elegance in mold. You look like a corporate executive now. Iâm afraid those old men in my family wonât be able to compete with your studio in the future.â
âDr. Qin, sorry for troubling you to pick me up since you are such a busy man.â Ji Nuan nodded at him politely.
âNever mind. Put your luggage over there. Get in the car.â Qin Siting didnât speak anything more. He motioned Ji Nuan to get into the car and then walked around to the other side to put their luggage into the trunk with Feng Ling.
Ji Nuan wanted to carry her own luggage, but the actions of the two of them were so agile and quick that she didnât even have a chance to touch her luggage. Ji Nuan didnât insist and sat in the back of the car.
Seeing her listless, Qin Siting shut down the trunk and glanced at Feng Ling. âShe already knows?â
Feng Ling answered, âI canât keep it from her. Luckily, she seems to be calm, but I donât know about her real thoughts.â
âCalm?â Qin Siting sneered. âThatâs impossible. She just tries to look composed in case we will be worried about her. If she canât control her own emotions, who can help her? In this world, only Mo Jingshen will care about her. Now Mo Jingshen is missing, and she can only count on herself.â
With that, Qin Siting walked to the car and knocked at the rear window.
Ji Nuan turned down the window and looked at him. âYes, Dr. Qin?â
âFeng Ling said you threw up with after taking a bite of steamed bun. Whatâs wrong with you?â
âItâs okay. Iâm all right now.â
âIâm going to send you back to Yu Garden, and weâll pass by my hospital on the way. Let me take you to the hospital to have an examination.â
âDonât bother. Just send me to Yu Garden...â
Qin Siting ignored her words, opened the car door, and sat in the driverâs seat.
Feng Ling got into the car too. She looked at Ji Nuan. âItâs not bad to have a check in the hospital. Otherwise, Iâll be worried about you.â
She merely threw up. Why should she be worried about her?
Ji Nuan had thought she was pregnant when she threw up, but now she was not in the mood to think about it. Even if she was pregnant, so what? At most, she would have an upset stomach.
Ji Nuan didnât say anything more. After all, Qin Siting specially came to pick her up. If he insisted on taking her to his hospital, she couldnât just force him to send her to Yu Garden, nor could she jump out of the car, so she would just let him.
In the car, Qin Siting took a look at the time, then at Ji Nuan from the rearview mirror as he drove. âHe will come back. Donât be worried. Nan Heng has already sent his men to search for him. Although that place is dangerous, we are not sure whether he was ambushed or something else. Donât do stupid things.â
After a short pause, Ji Nuan said, âI donât even know what he had been up to in the US. Even if I want to do stupid things, I have no clue what to do. What can I do now?â
Qin Siting smiled. âThe one who knows nothing fears nothing. Thatâs good for you.â
âThe one who knows nothing fears nothing? You mean he is in a situation even more dangerous than I think?â Ji Nuan suddenly looked at him.
Qin Siting raised an eyebrow, turned the steering wheel, and drove the car away from the highway, not answering her question.