Chi Yu looked at the words on the phone screen and gave the person a gentle smile. "It's not your fault. You didn't know you'd be allergic to these things before. I was negligent today."
"We should be more careful in the future."
Hearing Chi Yu's words, Jiang Zhirou put down her phone and nodded in agreement.
"Qingmian, when you were a kid... did you never eat walnuts?" Chi Yu suddenly asked.
Hearing this, a hint of meaning flashed quickly across Jiang Zhirou's eyes. Then she looked up at Chi Yu, met his gaze, and shook her head.
Chi Yu was starting to suspect her.
He was questioning her.
Jiang Zhirou tightened her grip on the phone slightly. Then, as if remembering something, she started typing on the screen again.
Not long after, she handed the phone back to Chi Yu.
[My brother is allergic to many things, and nuts are common allergy - prone foods. So there were hardly any such things at home when I was a kid, and I never ate them.]
Looking at the words on the screen, Chi Yu frowned slightly, and his doubts lessened a bit.
It was well - known that Shen Yu'an was allergic to many things. Back then, when Qingmian wanted to keep a cat, Shen Yu'an had an allergy test because of his cat - hair allergy.
All of Shen Yu'an's friends knew about this.
It wasn't a secret.
But if it were Jiang Zhirou, she definitely wouldn't know these things.
Thinking of this, the suspicious and skeptical look in Chi Yu's eyes when he looked at Jiang Zhirou disappeared.
He reached out and ruffled Jiang Zhirou's hair. His voice was gentle. "Do you want to sleep some more?"
Jiang Zhirou shook her head.
Just then, Jiang Yuezhong pushed the door open and walked in.
Jiang Zhirou's gaze followed the direction of the door. The moment she saw Jiang Yuezhong clearly, her pupils shrank sharply, and she stared at the old man intently.
Grandpa looked much older than in her memory.
The white hair on his head seemed to be twice as much as before, and there were many more wrinkles on his face.
Jiang Zhirou's nose twitched. She subconsciously wanted to call out "Grandpa."
But Jiang Yuezhong's voice rang out before her.
"Mian girl, you're awake?"
Hearing this address, a hint of sadness flashed across Jiang Zhirou's eyes. Her throat felt as if it was blocked by something, and the "Grandpa" on the tip of her tongue was swallowed back forcefully.
She nodded politely but distantly at Jiang Yuezhong.
"Ji Bai said it's best for Qingmian not to talk for the time being," Chi Yu explained.
Hearing this, a look of concern immediately appeared on Jiang Yuezhong's face. He quickly walked over and sat down beside Jiang Zhirou, looking at her worriedly. "Mian girl, you must be more careful next time. Allergies can be serious. When you were a kid—"
At this point, Jiang Yuezhong suddenly stopped.
He still subconsciously regarded Qingmian as Jiang Zhirou.
Her allergy when she was a kid had really scared the whole family.
Seeing "Qingmian" like this today and being hospitalized for the same reason, he was really frightened at that moment.
He really had mistaken Qingmian for Jiang Zhirou again.
Hearing Jiang Yuezhong's words, Jiang Zhirou's pupils shrank sharply. She looked at the old man in front of her in disbelief.
Did his words just now mean what she thought?
Just as she was in a daze, Chi Yu's voice suddenly rang in her ear.
"Mr. Jiang was really scared when he saw you faint just now."
Chi Yu knew that Jiang Yuezhong had almost mistaken Qingmian for Jiang Zhirou just now, so he quickly spoke up to smooth things over.
His attention had always been on Jiang Zhirou, so he naturally didn't miss the momentary look of shock in her eyes.
Qingmian regarded Jiang Yuezhong as her own grandfather. If she felt that Jiang Yuezhong actually regarded her as Jiang Zhirou all along, she would probably be very sad.
Thinking of this, Chi Yu couldn't help but feel a bit heart - ache.
Jiang Yuezhong was also a smart man. He naturally knew that Chi Yu was helping him out, so he quickly continued along with his words. "Mian girl, you must be extra careful next time. This old man can't take such scares."
The old man in front of her said half - jokingly.
Looking at Jiang Yuezhong like this, a mist welled up in Jiang Zhirou's eyes.
Grandpa didn't recognize her, but he also didn't regard her as Shen Qingmian. Grandpa hadn't forgotten her.
Jiang Zhirou blinked hard to hold back her tears and nodded vigorously at the old man in front of her.
...
...
At the same time, on the top floor of Ming'an Group.
Tan Si pushed open the door of the president's office and rushed towards Shen Yu'an in a hurry.
Hearing the noise, Shen Yu'an raised his eyes and squinted at the man walking towards him.
There was a hint of warning in his eyes, like a silent scolding.
Tan Si met Shen Yu'an's gaze. A chill ran down his spine, and he quickly slowed down his steps and put away his impatient look.
Since Shen Yu'an left the hospital and officially returned to Ming'an, he seemed to have changed a lot.
He was more dedicated to his work than before, and also more strict. More importantly, his emotions were even harder to read.
Just like now, Tan Si wasn't sure if Shen Yu'an was angry or not.
Shen Yu'an shifted his gaze from Tan Si to the financial newspaper in front of him.
While flipping through the newspaper, he said coldly, "You'd better have something important to report."
"Yes, yes." Tan Si nodded repeatedly. "It's about the young lady."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yu'an's hand paused. He shifted his gaze back to Tan Si and frowned slightly. "What's wrong with Erbao?"
Tan Si lowered his head. "The young lady had an allergic reaction and fainted. She's been admitted to the hospital." After saying that, he stole a glance at Shen Yu'an's expression from the corner of his eye and quickly added, "But Mr. Chi is with her!"
"Allergic reaction?" Shen Yu'an frowned. "Why did she suddenly have an allergic reaction?"
In his memory, although Qingmian's health had never been very good, she had never been allergic to anything.
Back then, when Qingmian wanted to keep a cat, he had been hospitalized because of his cat - hair allergy. Worried that Qingmian might have the same symptom, he had specially arranged an allergy test for her.
If he remembered correctly, Qingmian's test result at that time was normal.
Why did she suddenly have an allergic reaction now?
"I heard it was because she ate walnuts, so she had an allergic reaction."
Tan Si was answering his previous question.
Hearing this, Shen Yu'an frowned tightly, took out his phone, and dialed Ji Bai's number.
"Is Qingmian with you?"
He asked directly.
Ji Bai gave a grunt. "What's up? If you want to come and see her, hurry up. She'll be discharged from the hospital soon."
Right now, maybe nothing but Qingmian could make Shen Yu'an call him.
Just as Ji Bai was thinking, Shen Yu'an's voice rang out again.
"Qingmian had an allergy test when she was a kid. She wasn't allergic to anything. What's going on today? Can a person's body change like this?"
Hearing this, Ji Bai was also stunned for a moment. "When did you arrange the test for Qingmian?"
Shen Yu'an recalled carefully. "It was probably when she just started junior high school."
There was a look of confusion on Ji Bai's face. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be such a big change. "Are you sure you didn't remember wrong?"