Hearing this, Si Moshen paused in the act of getting into the car and turned to look at Jiang Zhirou behind him.
Chi Yu, standing beside Jiang Zhirou, also looked a bit odd. His expression as he looked at Jiang Zhirou was rather complicated.
Did Qingmian used to talk to Si Moshen in such a commanding tone...?
Chi Yu couldn't recall for a moment.
Jiang Zhirou also noticed Chi Yu's gaze and quickly added, "Xiaxia is new here and unfamiliar with the place. Please wait for her a bit, Mr. Si."
Hearing this, Chi Yu finally put aside his confusion.
In the distance, Si Moshen raised an eyebrow and looked at Jiang Zhirou half - smiling. Then he slowly said, "Qingmian does have a point. I'll wait for her. Let Uncle Shen take you there first. We'll meet at Yuelan later."
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Half an hour later, in the hospital emergency room.
The doctor was carefully examining the wound on Jiang Zhirou's hand. After confirming that there were no broken glass shards left in the wound, he began to bandage it.
As he wrapped the gauze, he instructed, "Don't let the wound on your hand get wet in the near future. Change the gauze twice a day. If this wound had been just one millimeter deeper, it would have injured the tendon. Try to use this hand as little as possible during this period. Take your medicine with your left hand for now."
Hearing this, Jiang Zhirou was startled. Then a hint of joy welled up in her heart. She tentatively asked the doctor, "Can't I play the piano either?"
"Absolutely not."
The doctor didn't even think before giving a firm prohibition.
As soon as the words were out, a look of disappointment flashed across Jiang Zhirou's face. "But..."
"Just listen to the doctor. You can continue after your hand recovers," Chi Yu beside her suddenly whispered to comfort her.
Hearing this, Jiang Zhirou nodded slightly. "Okay." A strange look quickly flashed across her eyes.
This injury actually gave her a reason not to practice the piano in the future.
This way, she would have more free time and it would be less likely to arouse Chi Yu's suspicion.
The wound was quickly treated. During the process of applying the medicine, Jiang Zhirou didn't utter a single sound or even frown.
Chi Yu looked at her with a complicated expression.
Maybe he shouldn't have sent Qingmian to Si Moshen back then.
In the past, when Qingmian got injured, she would at least act coquettishly with him. Now, Qingmian was too independent. She was so independent that he even felt that she no longer needed him.
Chi Yu was suddenly frightened by this thought.
He adjusted his emotions and then said to Jiang Zhirou, "Are you getting used to it here during this period?"
"I heard from Butler Shen that you're not used to the food at Yuelan."
Chi Yu's tone was very gentle. He unconsciously reached out and gently pinched the face of "Qingmian", saying with concern, "You've really lost weight compared to when you first came."
"We'll give you a good tonic when we get back."
The moment Chi Yu's hand touched Jiang Zhirou's cheek, she instinctively wanted to retreat, but this time she didn't.
Qingmian should like this kind of action. If it were her, she definitely wouldn't retreat.
As for not being used to the food at Yuelan...
Jiang Zhirou thought for a moment. It seemed that she really wasn't used to the local food now. Was it because she had been away for too long?
She didn't think about it any further.
So it was because Chen Qingmian was not acclimatized that she felt so weak?
Thinking of Chi Yu's words "give you a good tonic when we get back", Jiang Zhirou's eyes flashed. She looked up at him.
"When are we going back?"
"When do you want to go back?"
Chi Yu didn't answer her directly but gave her a choice.
The person in front of him had just finished a performance and then injured her hand. For someone who wanted to become a professional pianist, this was undoubtedly a blow.
And the purpose of going back to the imperial capital was for treatment...
Chi Yu didn't want to talk about such unhappy things with her at this time.
Unexpectedly, the next second, Jiang Zhirou's voice suddenly rang out.
"How about tomorrow?"
Chi Yu was stunned. "Huh?"
"Let's go back tomorrow," Jiang Zhirou said.
She stared fixedly at Chi Yu. Seeing that he didn't say a word, she thought she had said something wrong. After thinking for a while, she added, "Didn't you just say that you'd give me a good tonic when we get back? I really need it. Look, I've lost so much weight."
As she spoke, Jiang Zhirou stretched out her arm to Chi Yu, trying to prove that she really needed to replenish her body.
Seeing her like this, Chi Yu suddenly gave a shallow smile. His look at her was much gentler than before. "Okay, we'll go back tomorrow."
Jiang Zhirou nodded. Suddenly thinking of something, she looked at Chi Yu and tentatively asked, "How's my brother... lately?"
Hearing her words, Chi Yu was stunned on the spot, as if he hadn't expected her to suddenly mention Chen Yu'an.
He hesitated for a while and then told Jiang Zhirou about the time when Chen Yu'an had drunk himself into the hospital at home.
Hearing this, a look of surprise flashed across Jiang Zhirou's eyes. Then she quickly thought that it seemed to be expected.
During that phone call between him and Qingmian that day, Qingmian's answer was undoubtedly a gentle rejection to Chen Yu'an.
Qingmian had rejected Chen Yu'an's apology.
However, the fact that Chen Yu'an would get drunk and smoke because of this still exceeded her imagination. In Qingmian's memory, before she was sent away by Chen Yu'an, he had always been a responsible and considerate elder brother.
Thinking about it now, the burdens on Chen Yu'an's shoulders might not be any less than what Qingmian had endured.
However, she didn't really care about Chen Yu'an's current situation. What she cared about was where Chen Yu'an had hidden An Ya.
During that phone call between Qingmian and him that day, this matter was also mentioned, but Chen Yu'an's reaction seemed that he didn't want to talk about it.
If even Chen Qingmian couldn't get the whereabouts of An Ya from Chen Yu'an, then what method could she use to make him talk?
Thinking of these things, Jiang Zhirou unconsciously frowned.
After answering Jiang Zhirou's question, Chi Yu had been carefully observing her reaction. Seeing that she didn't say a word, Chi Yu couldn't help but sigh silently in his heart.
Although Qingmian was angry with Chen Yu'an, after all, he was the elder brother who had brought her up. Just because of this, she couldn't completely hate Chen Yu'an, could she?
Chi Yu thought that she was worried about Chen Yu'an's situation but was too embarrassed to ask. So he continued on his own, "He's fine now. There are people arranged around the hospital. With Ji Bai taking care of him, he should be discharged from the hospital soon."
As soon as the words were out, Jiang Zhirou couldn't help but imagine the scene of Chen Yu'an getting drunk again after being discharged from the hospital. Without thinking, she said, "Let him stay in the hospital a bit longer."
The next second, Chi Yu looked at her in confusion.
Jiang Zhirou rolled her eyes and quickly added, "I mean... he has been working under high - intensity for a long time. This time in the hospital, he can just have a good rest. So let him stay a bit longer."