ASSHKHME Chapter 106

Chapter 106: Take Some Medicine

Sunlight streamed into the hospital room, casting warm-colored shadows on the white walls.

The air, permeated with the scent of disinfectant, was also mixed with the aroma of food.

After a moment of silence, Chen Zhuo lowered his head and mumbled an “Mm.”

No matter how soundly he slept the night before, he still had to face reality upon waking.

Chen Zhuo’s mood was a bit low, “Aunt Cheng was even prematurely induced because of this. Fortunately, both she and the little baby are okay, otherwise I would really…”

Xu Qingyou said calmly, “Don’t burden yourself with the mistakes of others. This is all Sun Yaozong’s fault.”

Chen Zhuo sighed deeply, “But if I weren’t with Xie Yu, their family of four would be so harmonious.”

Xu Qingyou frowned, “Why would you think like that? Who gave you this kind of psychological suggestion? Xie Yu?”

“No, Xie Yu hasn’t said these things to me,” Chen Zhuo said dejectedly, “Isn’t this an obvious fact?”

“Bullshit fact.” Xu Qingyou blurted out a curse word unexpectedly.

Chen Zhuo blinked, “Brother, you swear too? That’s amazing.”

“…” Xu Qingyou cleared his throat, picked up a shrimp dumpling, placed it on the small plate in front of Chen Zhuo, and urged him to eat it.

He returned to his calm and collected state: “Xiao Zhuo, this isn’t your problem in the first place. Xie Yu should have thought that this day would come before he started dating you.”

“His parents are his parents. How to deal with them, how to gain their understanding, are all problems that Xie Yu needs to solve, not you.”

“As a man, if he can’t even handle his own parents and needs his partner to worry and even get hurt, Xiao Zhuo, I don’t think he can protect you from the wind and rain in the future.”

Chen Zhuo chewed on the shrimp dumpling, mumbling, “Brother, I’m a man too. I don’t need him to shield me from the wind and rain. Love should be about advancing and retreating together.”

“If it’s always just one person giving unilaterally, that kind of relationship isn’t healthy either. Although his parents are his own, the relationship is between the two of us…”

He stopped halfway, stole a glance at Xu Qingyou’s expression, and asked softly, “Right? Brother?”

Xu Qingyou was silent for two seconds, then suddenly raised his hand and flicked Chen Zhuo’s forehead, “You’re so right, I think you’re really not feeling well. I can’t stop you if you insist on suffering.”

Chen Zhuo rubbed his forehead and smiled.

He knew in his heart that Xu Qingyou was entirely considering things from his perspective.

Chen Zhuo diligently ladled a bowl of fresh and tender mushroom chicken soup for Xu Qingyou, holding it with both hands and giving it to him, “Brother, you haven’t eaten either, have you? Let’s eat together.”

Xu Qingyou looked at him helplessly and took the bowl of soup.

Suddenly, his phone rang. He thought it was a work call from his secretary, but the screen flashed with the words “Doctor Ling.”

Xu Qingyou put down the chicken soup and said to Chen Zhuo, “I’ll take this call. You eat quickly, and take your medicine after you eat. You’re always overthinking things. You should take some medicine.”

His brother was usually gentle with people, but when he retorted, he always caught people off guard.

Chen Zhuo: “…………Okay.”

Xu Qingyou left the ward and walked along the corridor, “Hello, Doctor Ling, what’s the matter?”

The top-floor single VIP ward area was quiet.

Ling Xu’s gentle, spring-breeze-like voice came through the phone: “Mr. Xu, there’s a change in the location of tomorrow’s scheduled psychological counseling. I’ve already sent it to your WeChat, but I haven’t received a reply, so I’m calling to remind you.”

Xu Qingyou said blandly, “Okay, I understand.”

Ling Xu’s side heard the assistant’s voice reminding him that a patient had arrived, he said, “Well, I’m going to work then. Goodbye, Mr. Xu.”

After hanging up the phone, Xu Qingyou opened the WeChat chat interface, clicked into the conversation with Ling Xu, and found that he had changed the address to a coffee shop.

Xu Qingyou didn’t think much about it, just assuming it was the psychological doctor’s communication skills, all fancy and useless.

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“Ding-dong.”

Xie Yu sat beside Cheng Tangyu’s hospital bed, quietly glancing at his phone.

Chen Xiaozhuo: [Don’t worry, I’m fine. You take care of your mom. No need to worry about me.]

Cheng Tangyu, hooked up to oxytocin, was a little more energetic than yesterday. She was being fed egg drop soup by Xie Liangjun, bite by bite. She glanced at Xie Yu and said casually, “Chatting with Xiaozhuo?”

Xie Liangjun turned his head to glare at Xie Yu, gave him a look, and warned him to be careful about what he said.

Xie Yu quickly stuffed his phone into his pocket. He dared to argue with his dad, but he didn’t dare to upset his mom again.

He lied, “No, I’m chatting with my classmate. I took the day off today, so I asked him to send me the key points that the teacher talked about in class.”

Cheng Tangyu raised her hand, indicating that she didn’t want to eat anymore.

Xie Liangjun wiped her mouth.

Cheng Tangyu sighed, “Xiao Yu, I’m your own mother. I can tell if you’re telling the truth or not with one listen. When did you become so fond of studying? At least come up with a better excuse.”

Xie Yu “plop” knelt down again, took Cheng Tangyu’s hand that wasn’t being injected, and pleaded, “Mom, I promise, I won’t make you angry again in the future. Please forgive me this time. This is the only time I’ll cause trouble.”

Cheng Tangyu withdrew her hand and helplessly poked Xie Yu’s forehead. The movement pulled at her wound, causing her to gasp in a breath of cool air.

“You brat, this is a big deal that will affect your entire life, do you understand? You young people are easily misled by the internet. Do you really like men? Or do you just think it’s something new?”

Xie Yu and Xie Liangjun quickly helped her lie down.

Xie Liangjun was afraid that this troublemaking son would act rashly like yesterday, so he said in a low voice, “Xie Yu, you better answer properly.”

“I really…” Xie Yu observed Cheng Tangyu’s condition, opened his mouth, and then closed it again.

Cheng Tangyu glared at Xie Liangjun, “My son and I are having a heart-to-heart. Why are you interrupting?”

Xie Liangjun choked, expressing his injustice, “Wife, I… you can’t indulge him too much. He’s going to become lawless.”

Xie Yu glanced at his dad and grinned.

Cheng Tangyu looked at Xie Yu, and Xie Yu quickly lowered his head and knelt properly.