Chapter 870: When Conditions Are Right, Success Will Come (1)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After May, the weather gradually grew warmer, and for almost half the month, Su Chen had been leaving home early and returning late.
Because Mother Ji, Chen Ling, had accidentally fallen while going down the stairs and hurt her waist even more severely, she had to be hospitalized. Ji Zitong could only hand the flower shop over to her two shop a.s.sistants while she went to take care of her mother at the hospital.
Su Chen would usually find some time to visit them just like he did right now.
The Land Rover drove steadily into the parking spot by the hospital roadside. Su Chen quickly opened the car door and got down. Beside him, Secretary He got down from the front pa.s.senger seat too with a large fruit basket in his hand.
“Chief Su, she’s staying in ward no. 8 of the 15th floor. You can go up from here!” Secretary He swiftly found their target.
Nodding, Su Chen took off his cap and tossed it onto his car seat before he closed the car door and locked it. Then, he walked ahead unhurriedly.
At that moment, in Chen Ling’s ward, Ji Zitong carefully helped Chen Ling turn on her other side before sitting down by her bed. She picked an apple up from the table and lowered her head to peel it. Her clear voice sounded a little displeased. “Mother, can you please be more careful? You’re always so fl.u.s.tered and reckless. Even Father’s angry now.”
Chen Ling forced a smile helplessly. “Do you think I want this? This time, the staircase was really too slippery. I’ve fallen a few times before. The fact that I didn’t get a concussion from the fall this time is already fortunate for me in the midst of all my terrible luck. Argh, this part hurts. I can’t even move a little.”
“Serves you right for once, so you’ll remember better!” Ji Zitong shot Chen Ling a disapproving look and then gave her the peeled apple.
Chen Ling took it quite happily, and then took two bites before she stared at Ji Zitong to ask, “How are things with you and Su Chen? You’ve already been married so long now. Any news yet?”
“What news?” Ji Zitong took the napkin from the table to wipe her hand. She raised her brows and looked nonchalantly at Chen Ling.
“What news!? Of course, it’s about whether you’re pregnant! Su Chen’s 33 and you’re not young either, so both of you should know best. I know that couples like you prefer to spend one or two years of alone time after the marriage, and then you’ll want children later. I’m telling you right now that you shouldn’t be thinking like this. If you have children early, you’ll recover soon. With someone like Su Chen who’s so das.h.i.+ng and comes from a solid family background, there are definitely many women with their eyes on him. If you give birth to a child, other women won’t be able to waver your position no matter what…”
“Mother!” Before Chen Ling could finish, Ji Zitong already cut her off in disgust. “Do you think real life is like those TV series with all the so-called war of the rich and powerful, and a mother’s honor increasing with a son? If a man views marriage as nothing and openly betrays me, I, Ji Zitong wouldn’t want such a man. If his heart isn’t with you, what would it matter if you had a child to tie him down? You might as well get divorced quickly and find the next one. Divorce rates are so high right now. Instead of dillydallying, you might as well part ways sooner without any hard feelings.”
Chen Ling had been feeding her with such thoughts these past few days, and she was getting tired of listening to them. Ji Zitong had always been swift and frank. Naturally, she did not like hearing these kinds of things.
“Tong Tong, I’m just reminding you to have a backup plan for yourself. Why won’t you listen to me?” Chen Ling looked helplessly at the frigid Ji Zitong.
“All of your backup plans are outdated,” Ji Zitong responded with a lukewarm manner. Her and Su Chen?
They had not even done anything, so who knew how things would turn out?
Recently, Su Chen’s mother and sister, Xie Jiajia, and Su Yu had been visiting their place more often. They prepared a lot of new clothes and accessories for her. They even asked her about the wedding, but she just pushed it all to Su Chen. When they discussed it before, she just wanted to keep it low-profile since marriage was a tiring matter. Besides, she and Su Chen did not even love each other!
Knock knock!
Just as Ji Zitong finished, there was a knock on the door. The mother and daughter subconsciously stopped and looked at the door.
Su Chen already pushed the door open to enter, and following behind him was his secretary, Xiao He.
“Mother, are you feeling better today?” Su Chen walked in with huge strides, his profound and sharp gaze sweeping past Ji Zitong’s face, and then he smiled to speak to Chen Ling.
“Su Chen? How do you have time to come over today?”
Chen Ling’s face immediately blossomed with a sincere smile as soon as she saw Su Chen. She subconsciously moved, wanting to sit up, yet just as she did so, severe pain shot up from her waist. She could not help but cry out loud.
“Mother, be careful!”
Su Chen walked over in huge steps and quickly held Chen Ling up as he said with concern, “You haven’t recovered. Just lie down. I’ve just talked to the doctor. Your waist is severely injured this time, so you need to recuperate for a good amount of time. You also can’t do any intense sports. Otherwise, your waist would be done for.”
“What!? Is it really that serious?” Upon seeing Su Chen’s serious expression, Chen Ling started to feel worried and afraid.
“As long as you listen to the doctor, you’ll be able to heal with proper rest, so don’t be too worried.”
“h.e.l.lo, Sis-in-law, Aunt Ji!” Secretary He respectfully greeted Ji Zitong and Chen Ling before handing the fruit basket to the latter.
Ji Zitong smiled and courteously nodded before taking the basket.
“Work’s almost over, so you can leave first. I’ll drive myself back later,” Su Chen said to Secretary He.
“Got it, Chief Su!”
Secretary He very quickly left the ward, Chen Ling called Su Chen to sit down too.
“I’ve really caused troubled for the two of you, I’ve just been like this these past few days, Tong Tong’s been taking care of me for the past few days too, and I’ve made her thin, I’ve already called her father earlier, he’ll come over tonight to take over Tong Tong, Tong Tong, go home with Su Chen later.”
Chen Ling looked to Su Chen apologetically.
He and her daughter were still newly wedded on their honeymoon. With this circ.u.mstance and the previous time when she sprained her waist, her daughter had to take care of her at home. She was just worried about what the Su family would think.
“It’s fine. I’ve just discussed it with the doctor. They’ll arrange for a special nurse, Mother, so just recover at ease,” Su Chen smiled humbly as he answered, yet before he could finish, the phone in his pocket buzzed. He looked apologetically at Chen Ling before picking it up.
It was a call from the Bureau. They needed him for a meeting at the headquarters at 8.30 a.m. the next day.