"Mr.Lu?"
Xiu Mei attempted to raise her hand to wave it in front of Lu Chenâs face but miserably failed. She puzzledly looked at Lu Chen who seemed to be dozing off, while watching her face which was actually quite uncomfortable on her part.
Somehow, she grew conscious of his stare and worriedly thought whether there was something on her face or what. Her anxiety grew when a thought hit her.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Okay, along with her head injury, did she also hurt her face?
Oh my gawd! Not the face. Please not the face. Wonât all the skincare she did before will all go to waste if her face got injured? And wounds take a long time to heal! Ugh!
"Mr.Lu?" She called out to him once again but never got any response.
She tilted her head a little bit towards the hand of Lu Chen to get his attention and luckily, he did wake up from his reverie.
"Are you alright?" Her brows furrowed in concern. Itâs not really like Lu Chen to be so out of it.
"Nothing, just thinking about something."
Lu Chen responded as he realized that he shouldnât be showing anything that might worry Xiu Mei right now. She should focus solely on recovering, and just leave all her problems to him to solve it.
"Mmm, work?"
"Sort of."
Xiu Mei observed the changes in Lu Chenâs expression as if she was trying to figure out his true thoughts. A few seconds later, she hesitantly nodded like she believed him. She didnât.
Even though Xiu Mei clearly knew that Lu Chen wasnât being honest to her at all, she didnât push him at all for answers.
The hospital wasnât exactly the best place to ask about something so crucial, especially that Lu Qiang was in the room. Kidnapping, not exactly a good bedtime story for kids.
"Dad, stop touching Mom."
Lu Qiang, who was watching the two on the sidelines, finally reminded them of his presence. The two turned their heads towards the little kid that was now glaring like a cub to his Dad. Seeing that cute expression of his, Xiu Mei and Lu Qiang chuckled while Lu Chen moved his hand away from Xiu Meiâs head.
"Take a rest first, Mom. So we can play together again." Lu Qiang expressed his thoughts, as he did his best to pull his momâs blanket up to her shoulders.
Xiu Mei gently smiled at Lu Qiang, letting him do what he wanted. She gave Lu Chen a knowing look before Lu Chen finally nodded.
"Lu Qiang."
Lu Chenâs indifferent look returned on his face as he called his sonâs name.
Little Qiang looked up in response to his Dad waiting for what his Dad was going to say.
"Itâs late. You have to go home."
"NO!"
Lu Qiang quickly became agitated as he retorted to his Dadâs statements. He grabbed onto the Xiu Meiâs blankets instead of Xiu Meiâs as he was scared that he would hurt her Mom accidentally if he wasnât careful.
Hearing his Dad telling him to go home, he immediately went against it.
Why did he have to go home? He didnât wanna go back when her Momâs still in the hospital!
He quickly shook his head, showing his opposition to his Dad.
He will stay here where Mom is.
Heâll take care of her until sheâs up and fine.
Dad didnât do a good job protecting Mom so heâs the one whoâs going to protect Mom from now on.
If Lu Chen was able to hear Lu Qiangâs thoughts, he wouldâve surely smacked down the little kidâs head for his ridiculous thoughts. He would surely think that his wife is being snatched away by his son.
But thatâs an another story for the future.
"Lu Qiang." Lu Chen sternly spoke Lu Qiangâs name as he frowned at the sudden disobedience of Lu Qiang.
"I donât want to." The little kid held his ground as he fiercely glared back at his Dad.
Lu Chen deeply inhaled, as he held back the growing frustration in him. He patiently convinced his son to go home so that he could take ample rest but the little kid was actually talking back to him!
The father-son duo continued to argue while Xiu Mei was still lying in between the two of them. She awkwardly stayed silent throughout the whole ordeal as she really didnât know if she should side with Lu Chen since she understood why he was telling Lu Qiang to go home.
Or should she side with Little Qiang who seemed so pitiful like he was being bullied by his father?
Xiu Mei was still contemplating which one should she side with when the door of her room opened. She saw her Dad entering the room, when he heard him speak.
"Itâs fine. He can stay here."