Chapter 43: Big Sister!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Shui Anluo put her phone down and walked out. Chu Ningyi was staring at her with an icy-cold expression.
He had helped her to settle the matter in the forum because his heart had ached for her yet she was talking to another man about a second spring? How could Chu Ningyi not feel enraged by this?
‘Wait a minute, heartache?’
Chu Ningyi suddenly furrowed his brows. ‘ Is my heart aching for Shui Anluo? My heart had not ached for her a year ago yet why am I feeling this now?’
‘No, that must be because she’s the mother of my son. That’s how she had shot into my circle of protection.’
“How can I help you, Director Chu?” Chu Ningyi had remained silent so Shui Anluo had no choice but to ask.
Chu Ningyi looked at her with an even icier expression in his eyes.
Shui Anluo inhaled. “About that, thank you, Director Chu.” ‘ d.a.m.n it, now I have to thank him? This arrogant show-off! Is this helping me or giving me more trouble? The issue was already over to begin with and he had not needed to b.u.t.t in. Now look, I’ve become a viral sensation in ‘A’ City again.’
Chu Ningyi saw her gritted teeth and knew that her appreciation was insincere. Instead, there was a sense of déjà vu, a kind of ‘you busybody’ sort of feeling.
“Ah… However, I’m rather excited to see Shui Anjiao’s reaction once she sees the forum. Her fiancé had dumped her and she changed her target but the target she acquired had immediately become her brother-in-law. Her reaction is surely going to be amazing.” Shui Anluo grinned as she said this. When she thought about the look on Shui Anjiao’s face, she could guarantee that she would be happy for a very long time.
Chu Ningyi looked at her grinning face and felt dazzled for some strange reason.
She was clearly the real daughter of the Shui family and clearly able to receive even more yet now, she was so happy due to the prospect of her fake older sister’s unhappiness.
“Useless.” Chu Ningyi exclaimed, resentful that she had been unable to meet his expectations. He then turned around and walked down the stairs immediately.
The happy Shui Anluo was shaken. ‘ How am I useless?’ She wondered.
“Sigh. Chu Ningyi, speak clearly, who are you calling useless?” Shui Anluo ran downstairs after him to ask. However, as she was running after him, she suddenly missed a step and tumbled down.
“Shui Anluo.”
Just as Shui Anluo was about to get intimate with the floor, Chu Ningyi’s angry voice rang out. He caught her and pulled her into his warm embrace but was unable to avoid his fate of falling onto the floor.
Let’s see, how does falling the distance of five steps look like?
The answer? Director Chu had to be sent to the hospital!
The two old folks from the Chu family had come along as well. Chu Mobai asked a few meaningful questions and found out that his son had fallen down the stairs in order to protect Shui Anluo. However, this resulted in him breaking his leg.
Shui Anluo had stood at his bedside with her head bowed the entire time and allowed He Xiaoran to scold her with words of mockery and ridicule. However, He Xiaoran was from a prestigious family and was many levels above her characterless stepmother. Her mockery and ridicule would not involve innocent people like her mother. Hence, Shui Anluo obediently accepted her scolding.
Chu Ningyi’s leg was wrapped in gauze and splinted. He reached up and rubbed his forehead, clearly annoyed with his mother’s nagging.
“Mother, you’ve been nagging for over an hour now, can’t you let me rest for a while?” Chu Ningyi finally lost his patience and spoke up. He was also irritated at the sight of Shui Anluo’s shy and mumbly demeanor. Where was her typically boisterous att.i.tude towards him? How had she turned into a meek little sheep now?
“You’re criticizing me for being annoying. In the past, she had been young so I hadn’t expected much from her. Now, not only is she unequipped to take care of you, she caused you to break your leg as well. This is really a wonderful development.”
“Why don’t you ask An Fengyang to come over then? He knows how to take care of people.” Chu Ningyi replied coldly.
Once Chu Ningyi said this, Shui Anluo could clearly see the expression of disdain on He Xiaoran’s face.
Even though He Xiaoran hated her, she was still a woman compared to An Fengyang!
Therefore, this was her advantage as a woman.
“Chu Ningyi, aside from angering me, what else can you do now?” He Xiaoran retorted angrily but her voice carried a sense of woe as well. “Shui Anluo, the same goes for you too. You’re already a mother yet you’re still so careless in everything you do. I think it’s better for Luoning if I take him in and care for him instead.”
Shui Anluo suddenly looked up and stared at He Xiaoran. This sounded like He Xiaoran wants to s.n.a.t.c.h her son away.
“Auntie, the baby is doing very well with me. Today’s incident was only an accident, no one had wanted to fall down intentionally. Director Chu saved me as a gentleman and I’m grateful for that. However, this has nothing to do with whether I’m fit to care for my son or not.” Shui Anluo’s voice was neutral but her mildly raised brow indicated that He Xiaoran had touched a nerve.
Actually, Chu Ningyi always knew that Shui Anluo has two issues that she was sensitive about. One was her mother and this was clear from her nickname on the forum. The other was her baby. She would risk her life if anyone dared to touch these two people.
He Xiaoran did not expect Shui Anluo to suddenly scold her and she instantly felt even more unhappy.
“What? Do you think you’re still justified after doing something wrong? Is that how you’re seeing things?” He Xiaoran retorted angrily.
“Auntie, there’s a possibility of stumbling left and right even on a straight and level road. It may have been my fault for injuring Director Chu but my son must stay by my side.” Shui Anluo spoke clearly as she stared unwaveringly at He Xiaoran.
He Xiaoran was about to say something else when Chu Mobai suddenly reached out and grabbed her arm. He curled his lips a little as he looked at Shui Anluo and her heart clenched. She then carefully lowered her head and pretended to be a tortoise.
How could she forget that her former father-in-law does not allow anyone to disobey her former mother-in-law?
“This child is right, one can certainly stumble left and right even when walking on a straight and level road. This was only an accident. Let Ningyi recuperate. With Luoluo here to take care of him, we need not worry.”
“It’s because she’s taking care of him that makes me even more worried,” He Xiaoran replied sharply.
“I certainly don’t want to take care of him.” Shui Anluo mumbled softly but received a sharp icy glare from Chu Ningyi.
“Brother Ningyi…”
Just as Shui Anluo was mumbling to herself, an earth-shattering cry suddenly sounded.
Shui Anluo rolled her eyes but felt a sudden grip on her hand. She looked at Chu Ningyi who had a very bleak expression on his face. His hand which was clasped tightly around hers did not release its grip.
Her hand was just as small as ever. For a rare moment, he suddenly recalled the time when his former father-in-law had placed her hand into his. At the time, the only thing he could think of was that she was still a child. Her hand was so small that he could wrap his entire fist around her own.
Now that he held her hand again, he still felt as though his hand could completely wrap around hers as well.
“Brother Ningyi, are you alright?” Shui Anjiao sobbed profusely as she stood next to his bed and acted as if she was the daughter of a humble family.
Shui Anluo admired her thick face. She had already torn this face of hers off yet she had the guts to inch towards Chu Ningyi’s side. Even though this so-called older sister of hers was not exactly brain-dead, she still acted the part.
“Shui Anluo, was it you who had hurt Brother Ningyi? You vicious woman!” Shui Anjiao cried.
“I’m saying…”
“Big Sister, it isn’t good for you to slander your younger sister like that.”
Shui Anluo was interrupted but… ‘ What did he just say?’
‘Big Sister?’
‘Was Chu Ningyi calling Shui Anjiao ‘Big Sister’?’
Shui Anluo tried her best to hold it in but failed in the end. She then crouched and leaned against Chu Ningyi’s bed as she burst into laughter.
She was laughing uncontrollably. She could not bear to see the look on Shui Anjiao’s tear-stained face now.