More than two hours later, Shen Qingli returned, her expression a little strange. She looked at Zhou Chengye, who was drinking water on the hospital bed, and seemed to hesitate to speak.
“Say what you want to say!”
After drinking the water, Zhou Chengye leaned forward, preparing to place the cup on the small table by the bed.
Shen Qingli stepped forward, took the cup from Zhou Chengye’s hand, and placed it on the table. “You—”
“How did you know it was Li Lanping who reported me?”
After leaving the hospital, she had gone directly to find Li Lanping.
Who would have thought that upon seeing her, Li Lanping would not be as happy as before, but instead appear flustered.
When she suggested visiting Li Lanping’s dormitory, Li Lanping used various excuses to refuse.
If she still couldn’t find anything wrong with Li Lanping, then she would truly be a fool.
She really didn’t understand. They had such a good relationship before. Why had Li Lanping changed so suddenly?
Or perhaps she didn’t understand Li Lanping at all.
Zhou Chengye tugged at her ear. How did she know? Of course, she knew from reading the book, but she couldn’t say that.
She coughed lightly and said earnestly, “Pay more attention and observe, and you’ll know.”
Shen Qingli: “…”
After a few seconds of silence, she continued, “Sister-in-law, I’m sorry!”
“I wrongly accused you earlier. I shouldn’t have blamed you without understanding the truth of the matter.”
“I apologize to you!”
Her attitude was sincere, and her face was full of guilt.
Zhou Chengye’s impression of Shen Qingli improved a little. She thought to herself: As expected of the female lead, beautiful and kind-hearted, and willing to admit her mistakes.
“It’s okay! Since it was a misunderstanding, it’s good that it’s been clarified.”
Shen Qingli secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She had thought that after apologizing, Zhou Chengye would be relentless and scold her severely, after all, she had wrongly accused her.
Now it seemed that Zhou Chengye wasn’t that difficult to get along with.
She had probably misunderstood her before.
Indeed, one shouldn’t be too one-sided.
Shen Qingli thought to herself.
“Sister-in-law, I have something else to do, so I’ll be going back now! I’ll come to see you again in the evening.”
The matter she wanted to discuss was finished, and it would be a bit awkward to stay longer, Shen Qingli said.
Zhou Chengye nodded, a faint smile on her face, “Okay! Then you go ahead and be busy.”
Shen Qingli didn’t say anything further and turned to leave the ward, thinking that she would bring some food in the evening to let Zhou Chengye eat more and recover quickly from her injury.
Zhou He’an leaned closer to the bedside, “Mom.”
“What is it?”
Zhou Chengye looked at him and asked.
“Have you and Aunt Shen made up now?”
Zhou He’an was a little puzzled. He really couldn’t understand. Adults were so strange. They seemed to not get along at all before, but now…
“Uh, this—”
Zhou Chengye was a little unsure how to answer.
The matter of competing for a job with the female lead was done by the original owner. It was indeed the original owner’s fault. Besides, she wasn’t the original owner. She had only just arrived and had no conflict with Shen Qingli.
If they could get along, they would get along. If they couldn’t, they would maintain a distance and mind their own business.
“Bang!”
The ward door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
A girl with wheat-colored skin, wearing a striped shirt and black pants, walked in.
“Zhou Chengye, you heartless woman, can’t you stand to see others do well?
What did you say to Qingli? Why is Qingli angry with me?”
Her eyes were wide with anger, and she said furiously to Zhou Chengye.
Zhou Chengye was initially muttering to herself, wondering who this person was. As soon as the other person spoke, she immediately understood.
Besides Li Lanping, it couldn’t be anyone else.
“Where did I offend you that you’re trying to sow discord between me and Qingli?”
Li Lanping questioned.
Zhou Chengye hooked her lips and met her gaze, “I’m sowing discord?”
“Do you dare to say that it wasn’t you who reported Shen Qingli?”
Li Lanping’s eyes flickered.
Although she was confused about how this bitch Zhou Chengye knew that she had reported Shen Qingli, she knew that she absolutely could not admit it.
If she admitted it, Shen Qingli would definitely stop talking to her.
Then, if she wanted to use the excuse of visiting Shen Qingli to go to the Mu family, it would be difficult.
Thinking this, her tone became firmer, “I didn’t, it wasn’t me!”
“Qingli and I are good sisters. How could I do something like this? Stop slandering me.”
“You’re just jealous that I and Qingli have a good relationship, that the Mu family treats Qingli well, and that you’re jealous of me and Qingli.”
Zhou Chengye sneered. This person was really stubborn!
Her ability to lie with a straight face was quite strong. If she hadn’t read the book and known how jealous she was of Shen Qingli, she would have believed her nonsense.
“If you want no one to know, you must not do it. Do you really think no one knows about you reporting Shen Qingli?”
She asked sarcastically.
Li Lanping’s heart skipped a beat and she threatened, “What do you mean? There’s a limit to wrongly accusing someone! My patience is limited.”
“As long as you sincerely apologize to me, I won’t pursue this matter. Otherwise—otherwise, I’ll go to the Mu family and ask Comrade Mu Yunyao for justice.”
Zhou Chengye raised her hand and pointed to the ward door, “Please, be my guest!”
“Oh, right! Mu Yunyao is on a mission, so he should not be at the Mu family right now.”
Li Lanping saw that Zhou Chengye looked like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water, showing no fear, and became even more angry.
Clearly, before, Zhou Chengye was most afraid of that man of hers who always had a dark expression and looked fierce.
“It doesn’t matter, your man isn’t here, I can go find your in-laws—”
Li Lanping’s words were interrupted by Zhou Chengye, “Are you sure you want to make a big deal out of this?”
“Do you dare?”
Li Lanping was stunned, feeling that Zhou Chengye’s words had a hidden meaning.
She stuck out her neck defiantly, “I dare, why wouldn’t I?”
“Then try it!”
Zhou Chengye’s tone was calm, but her eyes were sharp.
Li Lanping inexplicably began to feel nervous and uncertain. Could it be—did this Zhou Chengye really know something?
She didn’t dare to gamble. What if…
After weighing the options, she continued, “Zhou Chengye, I’m telling you, let’s forget about this time. I can’t be bothered to argue with you. If you dare to sow discord again next time, I will definitely not let you off.”
After speaking, she turned and left, her footsteps quick.
Zhou Chengye on the hospital bed: “…”
She was so stubborn just now, but in the end, she was still guilty. She was truly both tough and cowardly.
After Li Lanping left, no one else came to the ward in the afternoon.
Zhou Chengye was a person who couldn’t stay idle. Being confined to the ward like this made her feel uncomfortable all over.
Although Zhou He’an was young, he was not mischievous at all. He stayed obediently in the ward, accompanying Zhou Chengye.
Whenever Zhou Chengye wanted to drink water, before Sister Wang could help, he, being shrewd for his age, would quickly fetch the cup from the table and bring it to Zhou Chengye’s side.
Zhou Chengye felt like she had found a treasure. This child was probably here to repay a debt of gratitude, he was too sensible.