RES Chapter 100

Chi Qiu finally calmed down.

Lu Ming on the other hand, after saying this, he decisively and unilaterally put an end to the quarrel without forcing Chi Qiu to approve and respond.

Instead, Lu Ming wiped Chi Qiu’s tears with his fingertips and said in a warm voice: “Let’s not quarrel anymore, okay? What you need now is to rest well, not to worry about these misunderstandings.”

Lu Ming paved a step for Chi Qiu and took all the mistakes on himself. He coaxed Chi Qiu down the steps, coaxing extremely serious.

Chi Qiu was surprised by Lu Ming’s change. Even if he couldn’t see it now, the change in Lu Ming’s body was something he could perceive without using his eyes to see. So, how could he not know Lu Ming’s good intentions?

He sniffed. Only after a long while did he finally nod.

So Lu Ming asked, “Then can I take you back to bed now? It’s cold, you’ll catch a cold sitting here.”

“…”

“Chi Qiu?”

Chi Qiu relaxed his tense body and gave Lu Ming a chance: “En.”

He let Lu Ming carry him to the hospital bed, let Lu Ming carefully wipe his feet, let Lu Ming give his stiff hands and feet a squeeze, and let Lu Ming call the nurse to give him the last bottle of infusion for the day.

Crying was a very exhausting thing. Chi Qiu was very tired and felt dizzy leaning on the pillow.

He had not yet fully digested the ‘truth’ that Lu Ming said just now. His eyes were hot and only dryness remained. The cold medicine in the bottle slowly entered his body along the needle, making Chi Qiu’s arm cold.

Lu Ming thoughtfully brought a hot pad from the hospital, wrapped in a small towel, and padded it under Chi Qiu’s palm.

Both people had wet eyes.

Lu Ming broke the silence first: “You’ve been crying for so long, do you want some water?” He turned sideways to pour water, “It’s better for you to drink some water.”

Chi Qiu gripped the quilt in his hand and as Lu Ming kindly handed over the glass of water, he whispered, “Thank you.”

“What are you thanking me for?”

After a few sips of water, Chi Qiu’s dry throat became better. He gripped the water cup tightly: “Lu Ming.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Before, before I slapped you, I’m sorry.” Chi Qiu’s fingertips pressed forward, “And…”

Lu Ming was stunned, he never thought that Chi Qiu would apologize to himself for this. For a moment, he almost stopped breathing, waiting for Chi Qiu’s next words.

Only to see Chi Qiu letting out a sigh.

Chi Qiu thought to himself, since they were no longer fighting and could get along peacefully in a ward, let’s take this opportunity to talk things out.

“Also, about Chi Xia’s and Ji Chengjun’s matter that turned out to be like this. Chi Xia’s own problems accounted for a large part of the reason, not your responsibility alone. I was furious at that time, so I didn’t think properly, I just lost my mind. I pushed all the faults to you and said a lot of ugly things. For this…I also want to apologize to you, I’m sorry.”

Chi Qiu’s voice became softer and softer, as if he felt a little guilty for that slap. He was hitting too hard, so much so that Lu Ming’s face instantly swelled up. After this tragic scene, Chi Qiu couldn’t forget it. He felt so miserable that he could not sleep all night.

No matter what, it was wrong to hit someone.

As a result, Lu Ming said, “You do not need to apologize to me. It was right for you to hit me.”

Chi Qiu’s face was covered.

Lu Ming lowered his head and quickly admitted his mistake: “I didn’t fulfill the promise I made with you after I lost my memory, it was already a big mistake. Moreover, it is a fact that I investigated you privately afterwards, it is a fact that I went back to China to cheat you into marriage, and it is also a fact that I meddled in the affairs of Chi Xia and Jin Chengjun. I am indeed wrong and should be beaten.”

Chi Qiu had never seen something like this: “…”

Lu Ming even said: “If you are not relieved, I am willing to be hit a few more times, as long as you can calm down.”

“…”

Lu Ming’s tone was so well-behaved that it was pitiful, and he now meant every word: “Anger is bad for your health, you might as well hit me.”

Chi Qiu was speechless and he was even more out of breath.

He looked complicated accepting the Lu Ming who was not quite the same as before. After deliberating in his heart for a long time, he gave up arguing and muttered softly: “Who wants to beat you.”

Hearing this, Lu Ming couldn’t help but pursue the corners of his mouth.

A few minutes later, Auntie Su arrived at the ward at an ungodly hour, carrying a jar of pine nut congee and two light stir-fries in her hand.

As soon as she entered the door, she put down the things in her hand and patted the water droplets on her shoulder. “This weather, it’s suddenly raining…Ah, Young Master you are awake!” She was startled and stepped forward to take a look and found that Chi Qiu’s eyelashes were wet.

She was just about to ask Lu Ming what was going on when she turned her head and saw that Lu Ming’s eyes were also wet.

Auntie Su closed her mouth and silently turned back to take Chi Qiu’s dinner out of the insulated box.

Lu Ming came over to help and Auntie Su said to him: “I made too much pine nut porridge today. Would you like to have a bowl too, Young Master Lu? Shall I pour you a bowl?”

Lu Ming wanted to refuse, but Auntie Su hurriedly took out an extra bowl.

Speaking of which, it was Lu Ming’s first time drinking Aunt Su’s pine nut porridge. He lowered his head to blow the porridge and swallowed it along the edge. The warm porridge had a smooth texture, which immediately soothed his mood.

Auntie Su held up the bowl and took the spoon, feeding it to Chi Qiu one spoonful at a time, just as she did more than ten years ago.

Chi Qiu didn’t want to do this: “Auntie Su, I can eat by myself.”

“Young Master, Doctor said that you need to recuperate.” Auntie Su insisted on feeding him porridge, taking extra care of him.

Seeing this, Lu Ming finished the bowl of warm porridge in a few bites before his mouth slipped: “Auntie Su, I’ll do it!”

Auntie Su was afraid that Lu Ming was tired so she refused: “No, you can go and rest…” As she said this, she was softened by Lu Ming’s pleading eyes and changed her words cleverly. “Oh, my hand has been in a bad condition recently. It hurts a lot. Maybe it’s because I pulled my muscles while cooking.”

Chi Qiu was really blind this time. He couldn’t see Lu Ming’s little moves. He believed them and said nervously: “I’ll eat it myself! Auntie Su, you should go back to bed early.”

“I’m not going back, how can I be assured when you are here alone.” When Auntie Su said this, she really didn’t think much about it.

So Chi Qiu said, “Lu Ming is here with me, I’m fine, you go back to rest.”

When Auntie Su heard this, she turned her head to Lu Ming and put on a ‘I understand’ expression. She had a guess in her heart, but it was not easy for her mouth to say it; it seemed that there wouldn’t be divorce in this marriage.

However, she had learned to be smart. Usually, she didn’t say such words, but kept them in her heart.

Auntie Su had been a maid in the Chi family for more than twenty years and had long treated Chi Qiu as her own child. She grew up taking care of Chi Qiu and sometimes she knew Chi Qiu’s character better than Chi Lanyan. Since Chi Qiu had said so, it was hard for her not to do him the favor.

Afterwards, Auntie Su deliberately complained about her old age and uselessness, causing Chi Qiu to be anxious. At the end, she beckoned towards Lu Ming. “Young master Lu, the doctor said Young Master needs to recuperate. Please feed him this bowl of porridge, you can’t waste it, I’ve boiled it for a long time.”

Chi Qiu didn’t understand: “I can eat by myself, ah.”

Auntie Su tsked: “They say you need to recuperate!”

Chi Qiu wasn’t stupid either. He knew that Auntie Su had been helping Lu Ming all the time. He said in a sullen voice: “I can’t even eat my own food. Can’t I walk to the toilet?”

Before Auntie Su could answer, Lu Ming unknowingly responded, “I can carry you there.”

Just like Chi Qiu had to accompany Lu Ming to the toilet before, this time Lu Ming followed him blatantly.

The complaints of Chi Qiu’s mouth were stuffed back, he might as well not say it, really digging a hole for himself.

Because they were talking to each other, Auntie Su was delayed for a while. It was only when the bowl of porridge in Auntie Su’s hand was getting cold that Lu Ming smoothly took over the bowl and fed Chi Qiu with his own hands.

The knot in Chi Qiu’s heart loosened a lot, but he didn’t say that he wanted to forgive Lu Ming yet. After all, the eye was only one of the knots in the heart, but its weight was enough to make Chi Qiu no longer desperately reject Lu Ming’s gestures.

Lu Ming was satisfied with Chi Qiu’s concessions and did his best to be nice to Chi Qiu.

Until——

After Auntie Su left, Chi Qiu suddenly remembered something: “Lu Ming, I don’t have my phone with me, can you lend me your phone? I want to contact Yanchen right now.” Since he was asking for something, there was no reason for Chi Qiu to hide it: “You know, I’ve been hiding from my family that I regained my sight back then, so I need to get Yanchen to return home one step ahead of my mom and help me arrange some things. If I really am temporarily blind, then during the time I’m receiving treatment, I can’t let Auntie Su get suspicious. I also need to hide it from my mom, while also dealing with this Lin Yuming matter,”

He was prone to make mistakes alone, he also was powerless. He desperately needed a pair of ‘eyes’ that could help him.

Lu Ming suddenly asked, “Aren’t you going to confess to your mother that you had once regained your sight before?”

Chi Qiu didn’t think about it, he didn’t dare.

He whispered: “I’m afraid she will be disappointed in me…She has always loved me, but I lied to her for so long, even made a mess of everything.”

To a certain extent, Chi Qiu pretending to be blind was a completely wrong behavior.

Just as the words left his mouth, Lu Ming reminded him, saying: “Chi Qiu, you have to be clear. If you can’t confess this matter, then the mistake Lin Yuming made to you may not be serious. But if you are willing to confess, this matter is not so simple.”

Blindness caused by violence was not a trivial matter that could be resolved by using the excuse of ‘arguing’.

From this point of view alone, Lu Ming didn’t support Chi Qiu’s continued concealment. After all, no one knew what would happen in the future. Today Lin Yuming dared to hurt Chi Qiu, then tomorrow he would also dare to swing his fist.

Since Chi Qiu wanted to teach Lin Yuming a lesson, then Lu Ming didn’t want this matter to be left alone.

Lu Ming said: “Mom will understand you and will be on your side. It’s only when you continue to hide it from her that you make her sad.”

Listening to Lu Ming’s persuasion, Chi Qiu’s fingertips were slightly numb. Before he knew it, his fingers were wrapped around Lu Ming’s fingers. Chi Qiu thought for a while, but in the end he didn’t pull his hand away.

He hesitantly lowered his eyes, “Mom really won’t be angry?”

Lu Ming shook his head and raised the corners of his mouth: “Chi Qiu, you trust me. Mom will be very happy if she knows that your eyes can be cured.”

Chi Qiu seemed to have changed back to his old self and took every word that Lu Ming said into his heart. He seemed to be somewhat moved, his eyelashes trembling.

Seeing this, Lu Ming almost said in one breath, “And you don’t have to bother Ji Yanchen, I will be by your side.”

 

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