Sixteen consecutive colds

  Su's mother asked a very skillful question, with hidden meaning, neither saying that Qin Feng and Su Mei were together nor not together, but the implication was to rely on what she said before, implying asking Qin Feng when he would marry her daughter Su Mei.

  "This child's affairs, as his mother, I don't have the energy to worry that much. My body isn't in great shape either, and even if I wanted to intervene, I'm powerless. Let him take charge of his own life, as long as he likes it, his father and I won't object... By the way, your family's Su Mei is probably the same age as Xiao Feng, right? Girls from good families aren't in a rush to find a partner and get married, and boys are even less anxious."

  Zuo Mei's two sentences blocked Su Mama's embroidered pillow, and with three more sentences, she cleanly plucked Qin Feng and Su Mei, causing Su Mama's old face to turn red and white, unable to speak for a long time.

  Mrs. Su, who had lost interest in the conversation, didn't want to continue sitting there and soon got up to leave with her husband. Just as she was about to step out, Zuo Mei instructed the nanny, "Auntie Li, would you please help Auntie Su deliver these things to Director Su's dormitory? They're really heavy, and Auntie Su can't carry them herself."

  Su's mom felt like she had nowhere to put her face, and she wanted to dig a hole and escape. She quickly left the Qin family's house in a flurry. At noon, Su's dad came home from work and saw all these things on the floor. His face immediately turned black. He knew what his wife was doing here, and he didn't need to ask what these things were for. Looking at her unhappy face, he already knew the result - they must have been rejected. He pointed at Su's mom with his finger, unable to say a word. Su's mom felt wronged too. She had thought that when her husband came home, he would help analyze what the Qin family meant by this. But instead of helping, he just gave her this expression, making her feel even more unhappy.

  "What's wrong with you, pointing at me... Are you saying that the Qin family is a bit bullying and arrogant? I was kind enough to send something over, but in return, I got..."

  "Shut up! What did you go to the Qin's house for?"

  "What else can we do, isn't it all about Meimei and Qinfeng's matter? You as a father don't care, but I as a mother cannot not care. Didn't you see how Qinfeng's mother talked about Meimei back then? She said that Meimei's family wasn't in a hurry to find her a husband and get her married, while Qinfeng's family was anxious, making it sound like they had nothing to do with the Qin family..."

  "What's going on with this place? Do you think I'm having it too easy with my job? Are you trying to get me to retire early so I can accompany you every day?"

  Su's father was furious, and Su's mother couldn't keep up with his temper.

  "I... didn't mean it like that, I just..."

  "What's going on? You always say that Mimi and someone else's child are related, is it Mimi and what you said or the other person's child and what you said? Don't think that your little thoughts can't be seen through, today it's not that I'm giving you no face, but you're the one who went to find no face! I advise you to stop those thoughts immediately, unless someone else's child comes to bring up this matter personally, otherwise don't keep making small moves behind people's backs. Also, go back and advise your daughter properly, stop having unrealistic fantasies, hurry up and get married, and stop doing embarrassing things!"

  Su's mom was stunned, not knowing how to react, and thought to herself, "Could it be that I really made a mistake? Did Mei Mei and Qin Feng not get together after all? What a loss of face! Was it because the breakfast delivery was rejected? But Mei Mei didn't say anything about it... what's going on..."

  Su's mother had a belly full of grievances, added to her depression and a head full of questions. When she returned to Y city, she wanted to ask Su Mei what was going on, but was rebuffed by Su Mei with the sentence "It's my own business, I've got it under control, don't worry about it." Su's mother was so anxious that she fell ill and contracted a severe cold!

  It's not just Su Mama who got a severe cold, but also Lin Peipei.

  The Lin family was busy all week, except for Wu Shulan. The two men in the Lin family didn't come back at night either. Knowing they were busy with the business delegation's visit, Lin Peipei found things to do herself, thinking that the car would be back soon and getting a driver's license was urgent. She went to sign up for driving school on her own and even found a one-on-one coach to teach her. In just a few days, she really learned how to drive properly and could drive on the road. During this time, she also took Wen Jia to Junyue Car City to play go-kart several times. Wen Jia wasn't interested in it at all, purely accompanying the young lady for fun. Lin Peipei herself was having a great time, her lap times getting closer and closer to Qin Feng's scores.

  Zhou Junyi knew she was here to have fun, and if he wasn't busy, he would come and play with her for a while, and also take the opportunity to talk to her about his idea of forming a karting team. Lin Peipei thought this was a good thing and immediately expressed interest, saying that if there was anything she could help with, just let her know, which was exactly what Zhou Junyi wanted to hear.

  It had been several days since Lin Peipei saw Qin Feng, and she wanted to give him a call, but was afraid of disturbing his work. She didn't know what to say, so she hesitated for half a day before sending a text message instead: "Take care of yourself, don't overwork." Qin Feng quickly replied with a message of his own: "Got it, don't worry, I'll call you when I get back." After reading the message, Lin Peipei's heart felt sweet, like she had been smeared with honey. She got up early to watch the sunrise on the mountain, but ended up getting soaked in the rain instead. The sky was clear just before dawn, but suddenly dark clouds gathered and a heavy downpour started. Lin Peipei rushed back home, getting drenched from head to toe. That afternoon, she began to feel congested, and by evening, her head started to ache. It turned out that Annie's illness had flared up that day, and Wu Shulan didn't return home that night, so she didn't notice her daughter's discomfort. Lin Peipei herself didn't think much of it, and simply took some cold medicine, but by the second half of the night, things started to take a turn for the worse.

  Lin Peipei was woken up by the cold, got up to find a quilt, but ended up not being able to get out of bed for half a day. As soon as she lifted her head slightly, she felt dizzy and nauseous, with a splitting headache and weakness all over her body. She could only turn over and wrap herself tightly in the thin quilt, and fell asleep again in a daze. After who knows how long, the phone rang.

  "Hey..."

  Lin Pei Pei finally got on the phone, and as soon as she opened her mouth, her voice was severely hoarse, completely unlike her usual clear and crisp tone.

  "Pepe... is that Pepe? What's wrong..."

  The phone call was made by Wu Shulan. Yesterday, Annie had just undergone surgery and couldn't leave the hospital yet. She hadn't returned home for a night, which made her mother a bit worried about leaving her daughter alone at home. Thinking of calling her daughter to say something, she heard this voice instead, startling her. Her intuition told her that her child was ill, and quite seriously so. Feeling anxious, she didn't chat with her daughter for long before hanging up the phone. She thought to herself, who could go home to take a look at this time? Lin Hongjiang and Lin Haotian had been accompanying Laurence in the hospital all day yesterday. Now that Annie hadn't passed the critical period yet, they couldn't leave either. They were resting in the rest room at this time, so it wouldn't be appropriate to ask them to go back. Wu Shulan thought for a while and came up with someone's name, deciding to call first to ask.

  "Hello, Xiaofeng? Are you done with your work?"

  "Auntie, what's wrong? I just sent off the people from Moss and Minister Cabell at the airport, what happened?"

  Qin Feng stood in the waiting room, watching the departing flight. Due to Annie's sudden illness, the next negotiation meeting was postponed. Naturally, there was no need for other personnel from Moss Company to stay in Province M any longer. Minister Cabell had also achieved his purpose and didn't need to stay either. He left with the Moss Company personnel to report back to their country. Qin Feng took charge of sending them off at the airport early that morning.

  "If you have time, go back home and take a look at Peipei. I just called her on the phone and she didn't sound too good, maybe she's sick. I'm stuck here and can't leave, and neither can Uncle Lin or Xiaotian. Can you go back and check on her for us?"

  "Alright, I'll go back now."

  Qin Feng hung up the phone and instructed his subordinates before leaving. On the way, he couldn't help but think, "How did this happen? Is it serious?" He felt a sense of urgency and stepped on the accelerator, speeding forward...

  Qin Feng rushed to the Lin's house and entered just as Auntie was about to take a cup of water upstairs for Lin Peipei to take her medicine. He took over the cup and quickly went up the stairs, knocking on the door before pushing it open. He saw Lin Peipei quietly curled up in bed. He walked over and pressed his hand against her forehead, feeling a scorching heat. He hastily woke her up, propped her up to give her medicine, and after she finished taking it, he was about to lay her back down when he felt something off - why was everything so sticky? Upon closer inspection, Lin Peipei's pajamas were soaked through with cold sweat. Qin Feng quickly called Auntie over to help change her clothes.

  After the commotion, Qin Feng sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Lin Pei's face that was flushed with an abnormal red color, his heart aching as if being twisted, blaming himself for not calling her earlier, perhaps he could have discovered her discomfort sooner.

  Looking at Lin Peipei, who was breathing rapidly and frowning, Qin Feng felt something was wrong. He grasped her hand and found that Lin Peipei's body was trembling uncontrollably. Qin Feng began to get anxious. He wrapped her in a quilt, carried her downstairs, told Auntie they were going to the hospital, and then left.

  Lin Pei's illness was caused by acute pneumonia due to rain exposure.

  Lin Peipei, who hadn't been to the hospital since he got drunk and went to the hospital ten years ago, finally had a luxurious hospital stay this time.

  After the operation, Annie finally woke up. Opening her eyes, the first thing she saw was her father's elegant and handsome face, but with a haggard look due to a sleepless night, with some puffiness. Annie felt a pang in her heart and made an effort to put on a smiling face to comfort her father, softly calling out "Dad". Lawrence looked at his beloved daughter who had opened her eyes again, feeling extremely excited and joyful, with tears welling up in his eyes.

  Standing outside the door, Mu Siqi looked at the scene in front of her, looking at this father-daughter pair, and her eyes were also a little moist. Originally, she was going to go in to give Annie an examination, but she decided to come later, first letting the two enjoy the joy that had almost slipped away from them. She heard the teacher say that her daughter was also hospitalized with illness, and she thought of going to see this so-called "little heartless" who was often mentioned by the teacher.

  Digression

  Today officially signed with Xiao Xiang, which means that "Qian Jin" is ready to go on the shelves, let's set off some fireworks to celebrate.