Qiu Chengyue still managed to find some medicine.
When he was about to apply it to Shen Shuyue’s injury, Shen Shuyue pulled her foot back.
The usual flirtatiousness was gone from her face. Instead, she said seriously, “From now on, I won’t do anything that annoys you anymore.”
After saying that, she turned over and faced the inside of the bed, giving Qiu Chengyue her back.
Qiu Chengyue stared at her back, and for some reason, his heart felt strangely empty.
He turned off the light and lay back down on the bed. Shen Shuyue, lying beside him, was unusually quiet. There wasn’t the slightest sound from her.
She didn’t turn over. She didn’t speak. He couldn’t even hear her breathing.
An hour passed.
Shen Shuyue didn’t move.
Two hours passed.
Still, there was no movement from her.
Three hours passed.
She remained in exactly the same position, without moving an inch.
There was always about twenty centimeters between them. She showed absolutely no intention of crossing that distance.
Another half hour passed.
When Qiu Chengyue saw that Shen Shuyue was still completely motionless, he finally sat up carefully. He quietly moved closer to her and slowly extended a finger toward her nose to check whether she was breathing.
She was.
Qiu Chengyue let out a huge sigh of relief.
He lay back down again, and this time, he finally fell asleep.
Shen Shuyue slept until morning.
When she woke up, she heard Qiu Chengyue talking to her parents outside.
She glanced at the wristwatch on the table.
It was eight in the morning.
Yet Qiu Chengyue hadn’t gone to the military base.
“These dishes are all leftovers from last night. Shuyue doesn’t like eating food that’s been left overnight, so I’ll go to the kitchen and make something fresh for her.”
That was Shen Haisheng’s voice.
Qiu Chengyue said, “Dad, I can do it.”
“You eat breakfast first.”
Shen Haisheng sighed. “You’ve never cooked at home before. She won’t like whatever you make.”
Qiu Chengyue: “…”
Shen Haisheng continued, “How about we buy a plot of land next door and build a house? We can hire someone to come over and cook for you two.”
“You can’t keep living in the family compound. There’s no one here to take care of you.”
Hearing this, Shen Shuyue slowly walked out of the bedroom, still wearing her stockings.
“Dad, why are you talking about building another house? There’s no need. We can just stay here.”
“Before you and Mom came over, we always went out to eat at nice restaurants.”
“We can just have something simple for breakfast. There’s no need to cook again.”
In her previous life, when she had been worked like a beast, she had eaten more than just leftovers. She had even eaten food that had already gone sour.
Now that she was lucky enough to transmigrate into the body of a wealthy young lady, she finally had parents who spoiled her this much.
Her parents in her previous life? Forget spoiling her—if she was picky about food, they would scold her.
If she didn’t cook, there was no food.
If she didn’t buy groceries, there were no groceries.
Fortunately, she had eventually moved out and finally gained a life of her own.
Jiang Meining and Shen Haisheng exchanged a glance.
The Shen Shuyue of the past would never have said something like that.
After getting married, had Shen Shuyue really been compromising herself all this time?
Had she changed because she loved Qiu Chengyue so much?
The couple had no idea that their daughter had been married for half a year, cooking for Qiu Chengyue every day, only for him to barely pay her any attention.
If they knew the truth, they would probably have wanted to kill Qiu Chengyue themselves.
“Forget it. You decide for yourself.”
“Your mother and I are flying abroad tomorrow. We probably won’t be back for two or three months.”
“If you need anything, call your brother.”
“We have to leave after breakfast. We can’t stay here to keep you company.”
As he spoke, Shen Haisheng took out a bankbook and handed it to Shen Shuyue.
“Take this. The password is your birthday.”
“If you want to eat something or buy something, just go buy it. Don’t always think about saving money.”
Shen Shuyue: “…”
She hadn’t even finished spending the seven-figure savings she already had.
And now her father was giving her even more money.
“Dad, I still have money. I really do. You don’t need to give me any more.”
Shen Haisheng smiled. “Just take it. Your dad still has plenty of money.”
Shen Shuyue: “…”
Having more money than she could ever spend was honestly a headache in itself.
Living here in the family compound, she barely needed to spend any money at all.
How annoying.
After breakfast, Shen Shuyue’s parents drove away.
Shen Shuyue watched their little car disappear into the distance, and her heart suddenly felt empty.
Qiu Chengyue had already gone to the military base.
As Shen Shuyue turned around and walked back into the family compound, she noticed several women standing not far away, staring at her with complicated expressions.
Shen Shuyue stopped and stared back.
“What are you looking at? Do you want to fight?”
The group of women: “…”
Fight?
How would they ever dare?
Shen Shuyue shot them a sideways glance before slowly walking upstairs.
The moment she disappeared, the women immediately gathered together again.
“She really gave all those things to the military?”
“Then… can we still get a share of them?”
“I don’t know. I asked my husband last night, but he didn’t know either.”
“This depends on whether Shen Shuyue is willing to share them. If she is, the military will definitely agree.”
“Why don’t we go ask Shen Shuyue? Maybe she’ll be in a good mood and agree.”
“Forget it. That woman is impossible to deal with. I don’t dare go ask her.”
…
After returning home, Shen Shuyue sat down on the sofa and slowly took off the stockings covering her legs.
They were flesh-colored.
Once she removed them, the injury on her foot was exposed.
Looking at the red and swollen area, Shen Shuyue didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
All Qiu Chengyue had done was fling her away, and her foot had hit the bed frame, yet it had ended up looking like this.
Red and swollen.
It hurt a little, but she could tolerate it.
She could walk slowly enough that her parents hadn’t noticed.
After putting on her slippers, Shen Shuyue went to the bathroom.
She had just stood up after using the toilet when, for some inexplicable reason, her injured foot stepped straight into the squat toilet.
The ceramic basin inside was extremely smooth, and her foot slipped directly into the opening.
As she fell, a sharp pain shot through her ankle.
Fortunately, her foot didn’t get stuck in the hole.
Holding onto the washing machine beside her, she finally managed to stand up.
Her ankle hurt terribly.
She turned on the faucet, rinsed her foot clean, then limped back toward the sofa.
The place that had already been injured was now even redder and more swollen.
Her ankle hurt so badly that even the slightest movement sent a stabbing pain through her.
Shen Shuyue: “…”
For fuck’s sake.
She had originally planned to use this injury to make Qiu Chengyue feel guilty for a couple of days.
But now?
Forget making him feel guilty.
She didn’t need him to feel guilty anymore.
It fucking hurt.
Within just a few minutes, Shen Shuyue’s foot had swollen up like a steamed bun.
She wanted to get up and find some medicine, but that foot simply wouldn’t move.
It hurt.
The pain was absolutely excruciating.
She had no idea how much time passed. Eventually, perhaps because the pain had numbed the area, she was finally able to stand.
Holding onto whatever she could find along the way, she slowly made her way into the bedroom.
She searched through everything for a long time, but she still couldn’t find any medicine to reduce the swelling and relieve the pain.
But Qiu Chengyue had found it just last night.
So how the hell could she not find it now?