Part Three: The Healthiest Report
“Some people wait for good news.
Others wait a lifetime to believe it.”
“…Host.”
“Hm?”
“…You’re still in your pajamas.”
“…”
Yu Mingyue looked down.
Pink rabbit pajamas.
Fluffy rabbit slippers.
Messy hair.
“…”
“…AH!”
Five minutes later…
The bedroom door flew open.
Yu Mingyue rushed downstairs with Xiao Bai floating behind her.
“I’m late!”
“I’m really late!”
“I overslept!”
The entire dining room became quiet.
Everyone looked up.
Then…
Their eyes landed on the girl who had hurried downstairs.
Her long hair was still slightly damp from washing.
A few strands stuck out stubbornly near the top of her head.
She looked…
Very much like an ordinary eighteen-year-old girl who had just overslept.
Lu Yanxi quietly put down the newspaper.
“…Good morning.”
Yu Mingyue scratched her cheek awkwardly.
“…Morning…”
“I accidentally slept until nine.”
No one spoke.
Yu Mingyue immediately became nervous.
“…Did I…”
“…sleep too much?”
Gu Mengmeng suddenly reached across the table.
Grabbed both of Yu Mingyue’s hands.
Her eyes sparkled.
“You slept until nine?”
“…Yes.”
“You really slept until nine?”
“…Yes?”
Gu Mengmeng turned toward everyone else.
“Did you hear that?!”
Uncle Lin, who was serving breakfast, secretly wiped the corner of his eye with a handkerchief.
“…Miss finally slept well…”
Yu Mingyue blinked in confusion.
“…Why is everyone so happy?”
Gu Mingzhe answered quietly.
“Because…”
“You’ve never done that before.”
Silence.
Yu Mingyue slowly lowered her head.
Then…
She smiled.
“…Right.”
Before anyone could continue speaking—
A plate suddenly appeared before her.
Then another.
Then another.
Steamed dumplings.
Eggs.
Porridge.
Fresh fruit.
Warm soy milk.
Small buns.
Yu Mingyue stared.
“…”
“…”
“…Are we feeding the entire Lu family?”
Gu Mengmeng proudly nodded.
“No.”
“We’re feeding you.”
“…”
“…That’s even scarier.”
Lu Yanxi calmly added another steamed bun to her plate.
“You were underweight.”
Gu Mingzhe nodded.
“Very underweight.”
Xie Chengyi quietly placed peeled oranges beside her.
“You like these.”
Uncle Lin smiled warmly.
“I also made lotus seed soup.”
Within seconds…
Yu Mingyue’s plate had transformed into a tiny mountain.
She looked at it.
Then at everyone.
Then back at the mountain.
“…”
“…Do all healthy people eat this much?”
Gu Mengmeng answered immediately.
“No.”
“We’re making up for eighteen years.”
“…”
“…I suddenly understand what pigs feel like.”
The room became quiet.
Then—
Lu Yanxi let out a chuckle.
Very soft.
Almost impossible to hear.
Yu Mingyue immediately looked toward him.
“…Yanxi-ge.”
He calmly drank his coffee.
“…Hm?”
“…You laughed.”
“…No.”
“I heard it.”
“You imagined it.”
“I definitely heard it.”
Gu Mengmeng immediately joined in.
“I heard it too!”
Gu Mingzhe calmly adjusted his glasses.
“…I also heard it.”
Lu Yanxi looked at the three people surrounding him.
“…You’re all mistaken.”
Yu Mingyue covered her mouth to stop herself from laughing.
“…You smiled.”
“…”
“…A little.”
“…”
“…The corners.”
She pointed toward the corners of her own lips.
“They moved.”
For a brief second…
Lu Yanxi looked completely helpless.
“…Eat your breakfast.”
Yu Mingyue immediately grinned.
“…Yes, President Lu.”
Everyone laughed.
Not loudly.
Not dramatically.
Just enough to fill the dining room with warmth.
For the first time in eight years…
Breakfast sounded like breakfast again.
…
Half an hour later.
The empty dishes had finally been cleared away.
Yu Mingyue leaned back in her chair.
“…I’m full.”
Gu Mengmeng leaned over.
“…Can you still eat dessert?”
“…”
“…That’s a dangerous question.”
The two girls looked at each other.
Then quietly giggled.
Across the table…
Gu Mingzhe closed the folder he had been carrying since breakfast.
His expression gradually became serious.
“Yue’er.”
Yu Mingyue looked up.
“…Hm?”
“I’d like to perform a complete medical examination.”
The dining room immediately became quiet.
No one interrupted.
No one tried to stop him.
Because everyone understood.
This examination…
Was never about doubting Yu Mingyue.
It was about healing Gu Mingzhe.
Yu Mingyue looked into his eyes.
She saw the calm expression he always wore.
But beneath it…
She saw something else.
Fear.
Very old fear.
She smiled gently.
Then nodded.
“…Okay.”
“I’ll go.”
She stood up.
Then suddenly walked over to him.
Gu Mingzhe looked up in confusion.
Yu Mingyue reached out.
Then gently straightened his slightly askew collar.
“…Brother Mingzhe.”
“…Hm?”
“This time…”
She smiled brightly.
“…You’ll finally get a perfect score.”
Gu Mingzhe froze.
His fingers tightened around the folder.
For years…
Every medical report he had ever held…
Contained bad news.
This time…
For the first time in his life…
He desperately hoped to find nothing at all.
Outside…
The morning sun shone brightly through the dining room windows.
It seemed…
Today would be a beautiful day.