BXBX NOVEL Chapter 416 - 416: Coming Out
Hu Chunli watched from the side and silently shed tears, “Xinyi, Auntie is so grateful to you. You saved Jingyi’s life.”
Fang Xinyi was still very weak, but when she saw Hu Chunli and Yang Jingyi, she raised her hand with difficulty, wanting to wipe Yang Jingyi’s tears, “Don’t… cry, I’m… okay…”
Li Xu rushed into the ward, “Alright, don’t make Xinyi cry too. Xinyi, 1 made you chicken soup. Shall we have some?”
She sat down beside the bed and removed the lid of the thermos.
Ji Yuanyuan was carrying a plastic bag with a few bowls and chopsticks in it.
She quickly went forward and helped Li Xu scoop the soup.
After scooping the soup, Ji Yuanyuan passed a spoon to Li Xu.
Li Xu took a spoon and gently fed Fang Xinyi.
Li Xu also brought another lunch box with her, which contained food prepared for Hu Chunli and her daughter.
Thinking about how Hu Chunli and Yang Jingyi had been frightened during the day, Li Xu took the opportunity to say, “Take Jingyi home tonight and have a good sleep. She must have been frightened today. I’ll just stay here and accompany Xinyi. You don’t have to worry about it.”
Hu Chunli felt a little embarrassed, “How can 1 let you accompany her? After all, it was because of Jingyi, let me do it.”
“Alright, stop arguing. If you were to accompany her, then Jingyi would have to stay with you in the hospital for the night. She’s already frightened. She might have nightmares at night.”
Hearing Li Xu’s words, Hu Chunli started to hesitate.
It had to be said that what Li Xu said was the truth.
After hesitating for a moment, Hu Chunli smiled bitterly and said, “Then I’ll have to trouble you tonight. 1’11 come tomorrow night!”
“Why are you being so polite with me?” Li Xu nodded.
As she spoke, she finished feeding Fang Xinyi a bowl of chicken soup.
“Do you still want to drink? Or do you want some meat?” Li Xu asked.
Fang Xinyi’s anesthetic effect had not completely worn off, so she spoke weakly, “Meat…”
Her stomach was empty, and she was a little hungry.
Hu Chunli and Yang Jingyi stayed in the hospital until 9 pm before returning home.
Naturally, Li Xu was worried about letting Ji Yuanyuan accompany her in the hospital, so she asked Hu Chunli to bring Ji Yuanyuan home.
When Ji Yuanyuan returned home, Ji Zixuan and Zhang Kun were already back.
When the two of them saw the gauze on Ji Yuanyuan’s hand, they were extremely nervous.
“Yuanyuan, how’s your hand?”
“What did the doctor say? Is it serious? Will it affect the future?”
Ji Yuanyuan’s heart felt warm when she was cared for by so many people.
Just like in the afternoon, she waved her hand in front of Zhang Kun and Ji Zixuan, “I’m fine. It’s just a minor wound. The doctor said that I should change the dressing on time. 1’11 be completely fine in a month or two.”
Hearing this, both of them heaved a sigh of relief.
He went to work overtime on Saturday, so Zhang Kun had nothing to do on Sunday.
Early in the morning, he got up to send Li Xu food.
Hu Chunli went over as well.
Hu Chunli replaced Li Xu.
When she got home, Li Xu went back to her room to catch up on her sleep.
Zhang Kun went to the kitchen and took out the pork ribs from the fridge, planning to make soup for Fang Xinyi.
The lotus roots that he had just bought in the morning were still very fresh.
While the ribs were blanched, Zhang Kun started to process the lotus roots.
At this moment, the phone in the living room rang.
Zhang Kun put down the lotus root and was about to answer the phone when Ji Yuanyuan came out of the bedroom.
She walked towards the phone with sleepy eyes.
Zhang Kun picked up the lotus root again, “Please answer the phone!”
Ji Yuanyuan stood next to the phone and picked it up, “Hello, who is it?”
“Are you Xinyi’s classmate? I’m looking for Xinyi!” On the other end of the phone came a slightly weathered female voice.
Ji Yuanyuan had heard this voice more than once.
“Are you Xinyi’s mother?” Ji Yuanyuan asked softly.
“You are…” The other party sounded hesitant.
“Where are you now? My father and I will pick you up. Let’s go see Xinyi.” Ji Yuanyuan immediately asked.
Since Deng Juan could make a call, it meant she had already been released from the detention center.
Hearing Ji Yuanyuan’s words, Deng Juan hesitated for a moment before revealing her current location.
Ji Yuanyuan took a piece of paper beside her and carefully wrote down the address.
After hanging up the phone, Ji Yuanyuan ran to the kitchen door, “Dad, don’t do it first. Let’s go out for a while.”
Zhang Kun was scooping out the pork ribs from the pot. When he heard Ji Yuanyuan’s words, he asked in surprise, “What’s wrong? Where to?”
“The call just now was from Fang Xinyi’s mother. I made an appointment with her to pick her up.” As Ji Yuanyuan spoke, she had already run back into the house to put on her clothes.
Zhang Kun quickly put down the pork ribs in his hand, turned off the fire, and ran out to clean up.
The father and daughter quickly packed up, took the car keys, and went out.
According to the address that Ji Yuanyuan had written down, the two of them quickly arrived at the designated location.
This was an urban village, and it was dilapidated everywhere.
Since the car could not enter, Zhang Kun and Ji Yuanyuan could only get out of the car and go in to look for her.
Not long after, they saw Deng Juan.
She was wearing a gray coat and holding a gift bag in her hand as she stood in front of a small building on the second floor.
She looked very dispirited and hunched over.
Behind her, a window was open, and an old man in his sixties was sitting inside.
She was wearing presbyopic glasses and knitting a sweater.
Zhang Kun brought Ji Yuanyuan forward and asked politely, “Hello, are you Fang Xinyi’s mother?”
When Deng Juan heard the voice, she subconsciously straightened her body and smiled.
However, when she saw Ji Yuanyuan, the smile on her face froze.
“You were the one who answered the phone?” Deng Juan asked hesitantly.
Ji Yuanyuan nodded, “Auntie, come with me. 1’11 bring you to Xinyi.”
Zhang Kun stepped forward and extended his hand to Deng Juan, “Give it to me!”
Deng Juan quickly shook her head, “No need, no need. I’ll take it myself.”
While the three of them were talking, the old man in the room looked up at Deng Juan with disdain.
Seeing how reserved Deng Juan was, Zhang Kun withdrew his hand and turned around to walk back, “Then come with us.”
As soon as Zhang Kun and Ji Yuanyuan turned around, Deng Juan quickly followed them.
After getting into the car, Deng Juan asked cautiously, “Where is Xinyi now? How has she been these past few days? Did she study hard in school?”
Deng Juan probably went back to her place as soon as she came out and heard Li Xu’s message to the landlord.
She only knew that if she wanted to find Xinyi, she could call that number. She did not know anything else.
“Auntie, 1 have something to tell you. But you have to stay calm.” Ji Yuanyuan hesitated for a moment and said..