CHAPTER 291: CHAPTER 291: SENDING YOU HOME DIRECTLY (2)

"You don’t need to pay me back this time." Chu Chen held the steering wheel. Compared to Ruan Pianran’s seriousness and solemnity, he seemed rather casual and indifferent.

"Even if I don’t have to pay you back, I don’t want to owe you a favor." Ruan Pianran retorted bluntly. She glanced at Chu Chen and added, "Pull over. I want to go home on my own."

"..." Chu Chen ignored Ruan Pianran and continued to drive.

Wham!

Ruan Pianran took another deep breath, but she couldn’t suppress her inner discontent. She thought, why is this jerk ignoring her wishes and insistently taking her home?

Ruan Pianran felt so angry she almost wanted to jump out of the car. However, the doors were locked tightly, and she couldn’t drive. Looking at some of the buttons on the dashboard, she had no idea which one was the unlock button. For the sake of her own safety, she couldn’t irrationally try to wrestle the steering wheel from him. No matter how unwilling she was, she was powerless at this moment and couldn’t think of a way to safely get out of the car.

She really regretted not learning to drive! Otherwise, she would have knocked Chu Chen out, driven the car herself, and figured out a way to seek help!

Ruan Pianran was so furious that a gloomy resentment shadowed her pretty face. Knowing that Chu Chen wouldn’t let her out of the car, she didn’t bother to argue further. She turned her head to look out the window, then closed her eyes, hoping to fall asleep and numb herself to the point where her mood wouldn’t be at its worst.

Mi Jing woke up at ten o’clock. She stared blankly at the numbers on her phone screen for several seconds before snapping out of her daze. Looking around, she didn’t see any sign of Shen Lingxing, so she lazily lay back down.

What day is it today?

Mi Jing’s brain slowly started working. She grabbed her phone from the bed to check the date and suddenly remembered that Ruan Pianran was supposed to return to Cili this morning. And Shen Lingxing had mentioned last night that he wanted her to accompany him to a lunch with a business partner today!

Thinking of this, Mi Jing suddenly sat up, hurriedly got out of bed, put on her slippers, and rushed downstairs to find Shen Lingxing.

"Why didn’t you wake me up? Is there anything I need to prepare for the lunch?" Mi Jing found Shen Lingxing in the kitchen. Seeing him making breakfast, her anxious mood immediately calmed down a bit, but there was still a hint of complaint in her tone.

"No need. Kaelina had an allergic reaction to something she ate for breakfast, so the meeting was rescheduled." Shen Lingxing, who rarely slept late, had also just gotten up not long ago. He was wearing an apron and holding a spatula, looking very handsome and energetic.

"Oh." Upon hearing this, Mi Jing was completely pacified. She grabbed her phone and said, "I’ll give Ruanruan a call."

With that, Mi Jing walked out of the kitchen with her phone. The call was quickly connected, but Ruan Pianran seemed a bit down. Her tone was cold, not as lively as usual. Naturally, Mi Jing assumed it was because of An Mingyuan. But Mi Jing didn’t go out of her way to offer comfort, knowing that Ruan Pianran was strong and not prone to extreme thoughts. After chatting a bit, she hung up.

Shortly after she ended the call, Fang Qingru’s phone call came through. As soon as it connected, Mi Jing heard her familiar voice, "Jingjing, why has your phone been off? Is it out of battery, or did you just wake up?"

"I... just got up." Mi Jing paused guiltily, realizing she was about to get another lecture from her mom.

"You..." Fang Qingru seemed to get upset, then said, "How many times have I told you? Don’t sleep in so late! Although you don’t have elders in your house, and Ling Xing spoils you, it’s bad for your health. You need to get up early and find time to exercise!"

"Got it, Mom." Mi Jing held the phone twenty centimeters away, barely listening while Fang Qingru finished her lecture, then brought the phone back to her ear and replied perfunctorily.

"You always say you got it, but you never really listen, do you?" Fang Qingru said with a hint of dissatisfaction.

"I promise it won’t happen again." To avoid another lengthy lecture, Mi Jing quickly changed the subject, "Mom, did you call for something specific?"

"Nothing major, just wanted to ask, have you met Ling Xing’s friend Chu Chen? He came by our place this morning to pick up Ruanruan." Fang Qingru’s attention quickly shifted, genuinely hoping Ruan Pianran would find a good man to marry and be happy.

Chu Chen went to pick up Ruanruan?

Hearing this, Mi Jing immediately perked up, even more convinced that Chu Chen really liked Ruanruan!

For the next while, Mi Jing and her mother discussed this topic before ending the call.

"Honey, come have breakfast." Seeing Mi Jing finish her call, Shen Lingxing, who had already finished making breakfast and was seated at the dining table, called her over.

Upon hearing this, Mi Jing walked over and sat down across from him, "Aren’t you going to work today?"

Shen Lingxing had been so busy lately that it was rare for him to have the time to have breakfast with her, so she wasn’t used to seeing him so relaxed.

"Nope." With a hint of joy in his eyes, Shen Lingxing said, "Grandma called. Xing’er had a baby boy today. We’ll go to the hospital to see her after breakfast."

"She had the baby?" Mi Jing was quite excited. She was now officially an aunt, and a wave of joy surged from her heart. "Let’s stop by the toy store and get a Transformer. The little nephew would probably love it!"

Seeing how happy Mi Jing was, Shen Lingxing smiled, silently agreeing with her suggestion.

Shen Xing’er was staying in a private room in the hospital, and the floor was relatively quiet. Yet, her room was bustling with relatives and friends coming and going to visit. Mu Bai was almost about to lose his temper. If his mother hadn’t stopped him, he would have chased all the visitors away to let his wife rest.

When Mi Jing and Shen Lingxing entered the room, the first thing they saw wasn’t Shen Xing’er but Mu Bai’s gloomy face.

What’s up with him?

He just became a father. Shouldn’t he be happy? Is he upset because he wanted a girl but got a boy instead? That can’t be it, right? Mi Jing wondered.

"Brother, sister-in-law." Seeing Shen Lingxing and Mi Jing, Shen Xing’er, unable to move much due to her condition, smiled weakly at them from the bed.

"Xing’er, congrats on becoming a mom. Here’s a gift for the baby." Mi Jing took a bag containing the toy from Shen Lingxing and said with a smile.

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Shen Xing’er thanked her with a smile.

"Xing’er, you need more rest and less talking." Mu Bai, who was sitting by the bed with a stern face, reminded her, then reached out to take the bag from Mi Jing, thanking her as well.