Chapter 660 - Scheming (5)
After that, following Zhuang Shurong’s urging, Xi Xiaye finished three bowls of soup, and then drank some nourishing fluids. Only when she felt incredibly full did Zhuang Shurong let her off.
Ji Zitong came over after breakfast.
When Ji Zitong saw Zhuang Shurong, she was a little nervous, but after a while, she eased.
Unlike Xi Xiaye and some of them, Zhuang Shurong was usually very stern and serious. She had an imposing manner that normal people could not quite handle. Previously, it took Xi Xiaye some time to get used to it too, but eventually, the faint harmony they had now took hold.
Xi Xiaye asked Sis Wang to pack the soup and porridge to bring to the car while she and Zhuang Shurong got in.
As Ji Zitong drove, Xi Xiaye and Zhuang Shurong sat behind.
Zhuang Shurong was actually quite similar to Shen Wenna. She usually quite liked to dress fashionably too. Sometimes, even Xi Xiaye felt like she was older than them while they were beauties who were at the top of their fashion game.
Right now, Zhuang Shurong was browsing a fashion magazine as she chatted with Xi Xiaye interestedly, “This style suits you. You’re fair, so this style should show off your charisma. Ooh, and this gown… Normal people won’t be able to make it look charming, but I think you can pull it off.”
Zhuang Shurong was pointing at a gown in the magazine at this moment as she turned to say to Xi Xiaye.
Xi Xiaye then turned to look at her. Why did she feel like this gown looked quite familiar? It was as though she had seen it somewhere.
“A Qinghua gown with a red-crowned crane… Hmm, it looks really familiar.” Xi Xiaye stared at the picture for quite a while, then her eyes flashed and she could not help but mutter softly, “Wasn’t this the gown Gu Lingsha wore?”
Even though Xi Xiaye spoke very softly, Zhuang Shurong’s keen ears picked her words up clearly. She immediately looked up at Xi Xiaye with a questioning gaze. “What did you just say? What do you mean Gu Lingsha’s gown?”
Xi Xiaye felt uneasy with Zhuang Shurong’s gaze. She stopped to think and remembered Gu Lingsha’s relations with the Mu family from before. Gu Lingsha probably was not someone the Mu family liked after that incident.
She could even feel now from the way Zhuang Shurong said Gu Lingsha’s name, unhappiness flowed from her eyes.
She pondered for a moment before saying calmly, “It’s nothing. It’s just that at VP Wang’s birthday banquet the other day, I feel like I saw this gown and I think it looks pretty good.”
Zhuang Shurong quickly caught onto the key question. She immediately asked Xi Xiaye, “And that gown was on Gu Lingsha who is coincidentally back in City Z?” Her gaze was hostile, and her face that contained a smile earlier abruptly turned cold.
Now that Xi Xiaye thought about it, Gu Lingsha had messed with the Mu family, and no one would be happy about that.
“Mmm, I did see her at VP Wang’s birthday banquet. In fact…”
When she said this, Xi Xiaye suddenly sighed and turned to look out of the car window. “In fact, the person who crashed into Ruan Heng this time was her. She didn’t quite get hurt. I heard it was just a slight concussion while Ruan Heng…”
Xi Xiaye did not continue, yet Zhuang Shurong started to look upset. The gloom on her face shifted, but she could not quite read her.
It was not sure how long had passed when a mocking sneer flashed on Zhuang Shurong lips. She said disdainfully, “If she didn’t die, she would eventually have to come back.”
After she said this random sentence, Zhuang Shurong did not continue. She just closed the magazine with waning interest and leaned back to rest with her eyes closed.
Even if Xi Xiaye wanted to continue asking, upon seeing Zhuang Shurong like this, she could only set her questions aside for now, but she could already clearly feel that the elderly lady did not seem to like Gu Lingsha very much.
It was 9 a.m. when they reached the hospital. Xi Xiaye told Ji Zitong to deliver the breakfast straight to Ruan Heng’s ward while she and Zhuang Shurong went for the check-up. Because they had made an appointment beforehand, they did not need to queue, and the check-up was done shortly after that.
The mother and daughter-in-law walked to the backyard of the hospital and sat down on the bench underneath the tree to wait for the check-up results.
“Right, your legs should be less cramped these days, aren’t they? I’ve asked Sis Wang to brew some bone broths for you. I wonder if it worked,” Zhuang Shurong asked in concern.
“Much less now. Don’t worry. Didn’t the doctor say earlier that the baby’s quite healthy?”
“That’s good then. When your mother gets back, she’ll have a grandchild to carry. A few days ago, she was just telling me about how sad she was that she couldn’t see you go through this journey.”
“Are you often in contact with my mother too?” Xi Xiaye looked at Zhuang Shurong, slightly surprised.
Zhuang Shurong nodded. “Of course, I get along with your mother. Previously, when her eyes were okay, we chatted quite happily on WeChat. Now, we can only do calls, but I believe she’ll be recovering very soon.”
Zhuang Shurong was quite optimistic. Earlier, she and Shen Wenna had been classmates. Now, they could progress to being good friends and were even in-laws!
The mother and daughter-in-law chatted back and forth. Their relationship was quite harmonious and joyous, yet when someone else saw this scene, it was a different feeling altogether.
Gu Lingsha stood at the staircase by the walkway as she watched the two of them chat happily on the bench. Her pale face looked gloomy as an odd and complicated light gathered in her blue eyes, invoking curiosity within Yang Sheng.
Yang Sheng had heard much about Zhuang Shurong’s stern demeanor and stiffness, so he could not help but gush, “Miss Gu, it’s Director Xi of Glory World and Chief Zhuang! How rare to see Chief Zhuang in public! It’s usually so hard to even meet her!”
When Gu Lingsha heard this, a cold light flashed in her eyes fleetingly. Then, she suddenly laughed dryly.