Chapter 89

  After returning to the Qi's house, Yu Cai didn't have the heart to respond to Grandma Qi's inquiries and quickly fell asleep after taking a bath. However, she was woken up by a nightmare in the middle of the night, and it took her a while to calm down with her hand on her chest as her heartbeat slowed down. The tears at the corner of her eyes didn't stop though, and she silently cried for half the night. Suddenly feeling very hungry, she got out of bed and went downstairs.

  There was a wide variety of food in the fridge, but Yucai was too lazy to cook, so she poured herself a cup of hot water and grabbed a few pieces of cake to eat.

  Just after eating a few bites, footsteps sounded, and looking up, it was actually Ji Shi who came down at a moderate pace. He walked to her side, stared at her steadily, Yu Cai smiled and waved his hand at him, "Woke up hungry".

  Ji Shi didn't say a word, Yu Cai bit into another piece of food, "Are you going to eat or not?"

  Ji Xie shook his head, Yu Cai stopped talking and silently ate the cake. After finishing a piece, he wiped his mouth and said, "It's still early, let's sleep for a while longer."

  Kei Shishi nodded, and Ukai got up, but found that Kei Shishi didn't mean to move. "You don't want to sleep?"

  Are you afraid?

  Yu Cai fell silent for a moment, "A Shi, when something like that happens to a girl, she's bound to be scared".

  "Woken up with a fright?"

  Yu Cai forced a smile and said, "It will be fine after some time."

  Qī shì zhī lā zhe tā zuò le xià, "jiù zài zhè shuì, wǒ péi nǐ".

  Translation:

  "Sit down here and rest," said Qishizhi, pulling her down. "I'll stay with you while you sleep."

  "Not needed"

  I'm going to get the quilt.

  Yu Cai gazed blankly at his back, her eyes welling up with tears again.

  Ji Shu was busy until midnight, and only after he had barely finished dealing with everything did he return to Yu Cai and Ji Shi's room to take a look. Seeing that the two were sleeping soundly, he finally felt at ease, lay down on the bed, and tossed about for half the night before slowly falling asleep. The next morning, he woke up early and immediately went to check on the two of them, but found no one in their room. Panicked, he rushed downstairs, still not finding anyone. As he was running, he called Yu Cai, but before the call even connected, he saw Yu Cai curled up on the sofa, with his own son sitting beside her on the carpet, leaning against the sofa with his eyes tightly closed, either sleeping or meditating.

  Qí shū fán sōng le kǒu qì, suí jí biàn jiào hǎo xiào, guǒ rán nán hái zi zhǎng dà xū yào zé rèn a, zhè me míng xiǎn de shǒu hù zī tài, zhī qián tā hái zhēn méi gǎn qī wàng zì jiā ér zǐ zuò chū lái.

  Qiji slept very lightly. As soon as Qishu stepped onto the stairs, he woke up, opened his eyes to take a look, and then closed them again.

  That glance was clearly wary, and Xi Fan was taken aback. Who was he wary of?

  Of course, Qi Shu Fan didn't dare to ask his own precious son, and he smiled and turned around to wash up. When Qi Shu Fan finished washing up, Yu Cai had already sat up, hugging the quilt and holding her legs, with her chin on her knees, thinking about something with her eyes downcast. Qi Shi lay beside her, with his hands propped behind his head.

  "Xiao Cai, wake up?"

  Yu Cai raised her head, dazed for a moment before breaking into a smile, "Mm-hmm".

  "Didn't sleep well last night?"

  "It's okay," Yu Cai got down from the sofa, "I'll go wash my face and change clothes first."

  Qishu Fan sat down on the sofa opposite to Qishi, also closing his eyes and meditating. Unexpectedly, he actually fell asleep. When he woke up, it was already 7 o'clock, but the bathroom door was still closed, with faint sounds coming from inside. Qishu Fan couldn't sit still anymore.

  She bathed for at least an hour.

  Qishu Fan was stunned for a moment before realizing he wasn't hallucinating, his son had actually initiated a conversation with him. Although it was because of Yu Cai's presence, Qishu Fan was still moved and responded with an "oh", saying "I didn't know that".

  Qiji still kept his eyes closed, his eyebrows and eyes motionless.

  Before long, Yu Cai came out, her long hair slightly damp, her complexion much improved from just now, and a fresh aura emanating from all over her body.

  Qibook suddenly felt a surge of love and compassion, "Xiao Cai, come here".

  Yu Cai sat down beside him, Chi Shu Fan put his elbow on her shoulder and stroked her hair with his right hand, "Were you scared yesterday?"

  Yu Cai nodded silently, "It's okay".

  Someone will come to take your statement later, just tell the truth.

  "Uh-huh."

  Qishu sighed and said, "I've dragged you into this".

  "Don't say that - there isn't none."

  "Let's just have a good meal and forget about everything for now, okay?"

  "Uh-huh."

  Qishu lowered his head and sniffed, "What's this, smells so good".

  Yu Cai's expression stiffened even more, "Maybe it's the smell of shower gel."

  "Are you saying you take at least an hour-long bath every time?"

  "Hmm, I like bubble baths, anyway there's nothing else to do, so might as well soak for a bit longer."

  Qishu Fan laughed and said, "Girls' families are always troublesome."

  Yu Cai hummed in response, and on the other side, Qi Nainai also came out. Seeing Yu Shu Fan almost embracing Yu Cai, she subconsciously grunted and Yu Cai immediately jumped up, calling out "Nainai".

  "Qī shū fán bù gāo xìng de jiào le shēng mā, Qī nǎi nǎi xiǎng le qǐlái, shén sè róu hé le yī diǎn, 'zěn me mó zǎo qǐlái le, bù duō shuì yī huìr?'"

  Translation:

  "Whenever he was unhappy, he would call out for his mom. Grandma Qī thought of this and her expression softened a bit, “Why get up so early, don’t sleep in a bit more?”

  Yu Cai thought that she was concerned about herself, and lowered her head without saying a word. Ji Shu coughed, "It's nothing, I'm taking the day off today."

  Grandma nodded and sat down on the opposite sofa, "As long as you're back safely, that's all that matters. You were scared yesterday, weren't you?"

  He nodded slightly in response.

  "Shu Fan, have those people been caught?"

  "They've all been caught, and there were only four people in total."

  Yu Cai paused for a moment before asking, "How's that driver uncle doing?"

  "That one hit you with a board wasn't light, it took half a day for you to wake up, but he's just an accomplice, I reckon he won't be sentenced to many years."

  "What about the main culprit?" Yu Cai thought of that middle-aged man with a gloomy face and involuntarily shuddered.

  Qishu Fang's heart ached, and he pulled her down to sit beside him, stroking her hair. "Don't worry, I won't let him out for twenty years."

  Yu Cai let out a sound, Qi Shu Fan smiled and said, "Suddenly remembered, yesterday because of the incident sent Aunt away, what do you want to eat, call it up".

  Grandma Qi stood up and said, "What's for dinner, I'll go cook."

  "Then it's up to you, these few dishes are only edible because of your cooking."

  Grandma Qi gave her own son a white eye, and Qi Shu Fan took out his mobile phone to call Auntie, asking her to come back as soon as possible. Yu Cai looked at Qi Shi Zhe and said, "Shi Zhe, do you want to go back to your room and take a nap?"

  "Not necessary," Ji Xi's voice was tinged with a noticeable huskiness.

  Yu Cai felt a pang of heartache, but her heart strangely warmed up, and her limbs relaxed, Ah Shi...