Translator: Henyee Translations   Editor: Henyee Translations
âMom, Iâll say it again. Iâm not his son, and heâs never really treated me as his son. I was born Mu Chen. Iâll still be Mu Chen in the future.â
Mrs. Bai suddenly quietened down.
Bai Chen did not speak for a long time. After about half a minute of silence,
Bai Chen asked, âWhat are the chances of survival after falling into the sea?â
Mrs. Bai asked in a puzzled tone, âWhy are you so concerned about Shaoâs life and death?â
Suddenly, Mrs. Bai seemed to have thought of something and her puzzled tone became very surprised. âYouâre already 25 years old and havenât properly fallen in love. Donât tell me youâre gay?â
Bai Chen:
Mrs. Bai sounded even more surprised. âYouâve taken a fancy to that Shao?â Bai Chen:
The atmosphere was quiet for a few more seconds. When Mrs. Bai spoke, her tone became a little clipped. âItâs your freedom to like men, but if you really fancy that Shao, unfortunately, he probably wonât be alive.â
Bai Chen frowned. âHow so?â
Mother Bai l s tone was solemn. âl heard some of Qingfengs conversation with his subordinate last night. Itâs said that after Shao Jingmo fell into the sea, the cruise ship stopped on the surface of the sea and only docked when the typhoon subsided. For more than ten hours, there were members of the Bai family guarding the international sea. No other cruise ship passed within a certain distance. Thatâs the international sea. Shao Jingmo has no chance of survival.â
Bai Chenâs cold tone said, âThe Bai family is really unprecedented in terms of ruthlessness.â
âThatâs enough. Even if you really like him, you can only keep it in your heart. Iâm afraid heâs already buried in the stomach of a fish.â Mrs. Bai stood up and sighed. âRest well. Iâll go back first. Your father should come to see you later. If youâre unwilling to tell me the reason why you fell into the sea, think about how to explain it to him first.â
Bai Chen did not speak, his face cold.
Mrs. Bai did not say anything else and turned to leave. When she reached the door of the ward, she was suddenly stopped by Bai Chen and asked, âIs the Qiao family really safe?â
Mrs. Bai turned around. â1 canât guarantee anything, but out of fear, the Bai family wonât touch anyone in the Qiao family for at least ten years. After all, the Qiao familyâs lifeline was saved by Shao Jingmo.â
Bai Chen sneered and lowered his eyes to mutter to himself, âA life for a life. How can I compare to him?â
Mrs. Bai took half a step back. âWhat did you say?â
âI said, you can go.â Bai Chen lay down and pulled the blanket up to cover his head.
Mrs. Bai was displeased. âThe white blanket in the hospital is only used when someone dies.â
Bai Chen said, âItâs about the same.â
Mrs. Bai did not do anything but say, âYoung brat, Iâll count to three.â As soon as she finished counting one, Bai Chen pulled the blanket off his face. âYou just have to let me take action.â Mrs. Bai t s anger dissipated and she opened the door to leave.
Bai Chen glanced at the door, lifted the blanket, and got out of bed to go to the toilet. Before he could shuffle on his slippers, the ward door opened again.
Bai Chen was very unhappy. âMom, is there anything you canâtâ¦â His voice trailed off. Because Bai Chen saw that the person who opened the door was not Mrs. Bai, butâ âQiao Qiao.â
Bai Chenâs tone was clearly filled with surprise. Ever since he woke up last night, he had been asking the nurse from time to time if Qiao Qiao had woken up. He heard that she woke up, even the precise time that she woke up.
However, he did not manage to visit her, afraid that he would bring her to the Bai family.
He had been thinking about her. He would never have expected her to come to him when she woke up.
At this moment, Bai Chen looked a little confused. Until Qiao Qiao walked up to him step by step with a thermos box and called out, âBai Chen.â
Bai Chen slowly stood up straight. Because Qiao Qiao had come so suddenly, he was at a loss for a moment. âWhy are you here? Look at how pale you are. You should lie down and rest well. I was going to visit you when I was discharged.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Qiao Qiao turned around and placed the thermos box on the cabinet by the bed. She asked casually, âYou knew I was awake?â
Bai Chen came over. âl asked the nurse. I didnât come to see you immediately because I was afraid of accidentally bringing the rest of the Bai family here. By the way, what did you bring?â
âItâs food. My mother made it.â Qiao Qiao opened the lid of the thermos box and turned to him. âl donât have much of an appetite yet. I canât eat. I knew you were still in the hospital, so I brought it to you. I havenât eaten it before. Itâs very clean. And⦠thank you for saving me this time..â