Be sure to watch out for "safety" Brother Knife, just run him over

Ding—

A crisp ringing of a bell echoed through the room. While it made her head slightly dizzy, it inexplicably brought a sudden sense of clarity.

Madam, your daughter is in perfect health. Her complexion is clear and her spirit is full. There are no problems whatsoever. At most, she has a bit of excess internal heat that needs slight control, otherwise it can easily cause heartburn, lightheadedness, and make her irritable...

The leading master from Longhu Mountain patiently explained. But for some reason, this explanation only made Su Su furrow her brows even tighter.

Master, please look carefully again. Could you have made a mistake? Can you check one more time, Master...

Dongfang Zhixia: ...

This was already the third time they were repeating this. Dongfang Zhixia had endured the first two times; after all, this was her mother, and her strange behavior stemmed from care and concern for her well-being, which was understandable.

But... this was the third time. She still wanted to go at it?

Dongfang Zhixia completely erupted. Unable to bear it any longer, her delicate brows shot up. Mom, haven't you made enough of a scene?!

Her angry shout echoed through the hospital room. Su Su, who was still talking with the master, shuddered in fright. It was obvious her daughter was furious, and her own momentum immediately weakened.

Zhixia, Mom didn't mean it like that... Su Su's voice clearly lacked confidence.

If not that, then what did she mean?

To put it bluntly, she just didn't trust Ye Cheng. Dongfang Zhixia wasn't stupid; she could naturally see this. In a happy marriage, while not absolute, it was always best to have the blessing and approval of the family.

But remember, it was only best! Not absolute.

Time and time again, the taut string in Dongfang Zhixia's heart was on the verge of snapping. If this continued, she might just completely fall out with her family.

The reason she had endured it until now was that, from childhood to adulthood, Su Su and her husband had never overly interfered with the President's life choices.

Big or small, Dongfang Zhixia made all the decisions herself. They would, at most, offer suggestions on things she wasn't sure about, but they absolutely never interfered excessively. This was the first time!

And precisely because it was the first time, Dongfang Zhixia endured and endured, but she was now at her absolute limit.

Seeing her daughter angry, Su Su hurriedly tried to explain. From the side, the voices of the Longhu Mountain masters chimed in: There is nothing wrong with your daughter. Rather, it is you, Madam, who might need to pay attention to your health.

Su Su: ???

A question mark practically popped up over Su Su's head. She looked at them in confusion. Masters, wh... what do you mean? Have I been cursed by someone?

The Longhu Mountain master shook his head. No, no, Madam, no one has cast anything on you. You really don't need to worry about such things; they are highly improbable. Moreover, you are surrounded by a purple aura, signifying great nobility, so you don't need to worry too much about evil energies invading your body...

On the contrary, Madam, you show signs of being restless and overly anxious. It would be best to restrain yourself to avoid waking up startled in the middle of the night...

Su Su: ...

In layman's terms: she was anxious, very anxious, and she couldn't keep being this anxious, or her health would suffer.

Thank you, Masters. I will visit your temple later to offer my thanks.

A short while later, Su Su smiled and saw off the masters from Longhu Mountain. This exorcism had been a complete... failure.

Not only was there no evil spirit, but she herself was diagnosed as being too anxious, losing face in front of her daughter. Ugh...

Dongfang Zhixia sighed. Sitting on the edge of the bed, she rubbed her forehead helplessly. Mom, what exactly are you trying to do? Do you know what kind of situation I'm in right now? Why do you have to cause more trouble? Can't you just behave a little?

I can handle things myself. I don't need the two of you worrying about me...

Dongfang Zhixia was one step away from heartlessly saying that she didn't need them meddling in her business. But as the words reached her lips, seeing her mother looking like a child who had done something wrong, she couldn't harden her heart enough to say it. She swallowed the words back down.

She let out a helpless sigh.

Sigh, Mom, please don't push me, really. This is the last time, Dongfang Zhixia said through gritted teeth.

Su Su's body trembled. How could she not understand what her daughter meant by the last time?

If something like this happened again, there would be no room for discussion. She definitely wouldn't come home anymore!

Su Su anxiously took a step forward and quickly made her stance clear. Okay, okay, okay, Mom promises this is the last time. Zhixia, don't be angry, you'll ruin your health from being so mad.

After saying this, Su Su felt like something wasn't quite right. Why did her words make it sound like her daughter was pregnant?

Pfft, pfft, pfft!

Hurriedly spitting a few times to ward off the jinx, Su Su cleared her mind of the weird thoughts popping up. However, her eyes uncontrollably drifted toward her daughter's flat, smooth stomach.

Pursing her red lips, struggling for a long moment, Su Su finally spoke.

Zhixia, well... Mom is still young. I'm not in a rush to be a grandmother, so you must pay attention to safety...

Dongfang Zhixia: ???

Grandmother?

Safety?

What the hell?

Several question marks popped up over Dongfang Zhixia's head. Then she saw her mother's conflicted expression and the way her gaze finally rested on her stomach... A flash of realization hit her. She understood.

Dongfang Zhixia: ...

At a speed visible to the naked eye, Dongfang Zhixia's face turned beet red, the flush spreading all the way down to her neck. It was a literal, physical crimson that colored half the sky.

Half a minute later.

Su Su, wearing high heels, ran incredibly fast out of the hospital room, closely followed by two pillows thrown by Dongfang Zhixia.

Zhixia, Mom was wrong, don't be mad! Mom is going over to see Mengmeng, come over later!

She ran away as she spoke, not daring to look back at all, terrified that if she did, she'd get smashed by two pillows again.

Inside the room.

Dongfang Zhixia was clutching two pillows, one in each hand, her chest heaving. Every rise and fall seemed like the Great Dao chanting... Talent, talent, talent.

A certain pink-haired girl's entire lifetime.

After a long while, Dongfang Zhixia's anger finally subsided and she wasn't as agitated. Although her stunning face was still a bit flushed, it was a healthy rosy color, not the crimson flush of utter embarrassment from before.

The reason the dear Madam President had gotten so angry, bristling instantly like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, was ultimately because of those dreams she had been having recently.

They had kept her from getting a good night's sleep for quite a long time now. The very first thing she did every morning when she woke up was take a shower.

She was already feeling awkward enough about it on the inside... and then her mom didn't even try to sugarcoat things, so how could she possibly save face?

Right now, she was at most at the stage of holding hands and a quick peck. Even counting yesterday, the number of times they had kissed could be counted on one hand. Yet her mom had somehow jumped straight to becoming a grandmother?

What in the world was that? What about all the steps in between?

Just skipping them entirely, huh?

After waiting for quite a while, Dongfang Zhixia realized no one had come back yet, and she couldn't help but furrow her brows.

What is that guy doing? Why isn't he back yet?

According to Dongfang Zhixia's expectations of Ye Cheng, dealing with Shen Qinghan should only take a few minutes. He should have been back after a few minutes, at most with an annoying problem child tagging along.

It was no big deal.

Anyway, at the absolute most, it was just a "classmate relationship."

With no sign of him, the few minutes passed in anxiety. Finally, Dongfang Zhixia stood up, preparing to retrace her steps to the women's restroom to see exactly what was going on. He couldn't have actually been stabbed by some bastard, right?

At this thought, Dongfang Zhixia inexplicably began to panic.

Ring, ring, ring...

Her cell phone rang. Dongfang Zhixia frowned. The caller ID showed: Mom.

Dongfang Zhixia answered the phone: "What's wrong?"

"Zhixia, come over quickly. Mengmeng wants to see you, and I can't talk her out of it. The child seems to be having a mental breakdown. Come over quickly..." Over the phone, Su Su's voice was very anxious.

Dongfang Zhixia: "???"

"Give her the phone."

Su Su did as she was told, and soon the person on the other end became the little secretary: "Miss, where are you? Why haven't you come back yet? I want to go home, I don't want to stay here. There are so many people here, I don't like them..."

Dongfang Zhixia: "..."

Dongfang Zhixia breathed a sigh of relief. She had wondered what kind of breakdown it was, but it turned out the little idiot just wanted to go home. It had scared her; she thought the girl was crying like before.

"You idiot, wait for me. I'll get you discharged in a bit." Dongfang Zhixia's tone was doting, mixed with a hint of helplessness.

"Um... Miss, actually, I don't have to be discharged. Can we just change rooms? I heard the commander is also in this hospital, could we..."

The little secretary's sly voice came through the phone, carrying a somewhat cowardly vibe, as if she was timidly asking for permission.

Dongfang Zhixia: "???"

...

Meanwhile, on the other side.

On the way back to the hospital.

"Brother Dao, calm down!" Ye Cheng desperately held onto the steering wheel.

"No, the young master's life is in danger!" The short-haired woman's eyes were resolute as she prepared to step on the gas pedal.

Ye Cheng's scalp tingled. "It's just a fever, she's just talking a little nonsense. Is this really necessary?"

In front of them was a crosswalk. They had missed the light by just a few seconds, and it had turned red. The short-haired woman wanted to run the red light, and Ye Cheng actually supported it. After all, it was just driver's license points; they would automatically refresh after a good sleep, just treat it like deducting stamina points in a game.

The problem was that the crosswalk was full of people right now! If she stepped on the gas, she'd hit at least five of them!

That would be ten years in prison to start, with no upper limit!

Just as the two were deadlocked, an old scammer looking to fake an injury looked around, eventually stopping in front of their car, lying down, and starting to wail.

"Ouch, you hit me! I can't get up, it hurts so much, my leg..."

Ye Cheng: "..."

The short-haired woman: "..."

Ye Cheng looked completely speechless. Damn it, can't you see the massive security cameras on the road?

Ye Cheng was about to get out of the car to "reason" with him—with physical "reasoning" and "swinging" fists. But just as he put his hand on the door handle, preparing to lay the eldest miss he was holding in his arms flat on the back seat for a moment...

"Whimper~"

With a soft whimper, the eldest miss, her eyes tightly closed, subconsciously grabbed onto Ye Cheng. Her whole body leaned closer into his embrace, soft and yielding...

Silently, Ye Cheng pulled his hand back from the door handle.

"Brother Dao, just drive over and run him down," Ye Cheng said with a completely serious face.

The short-haired woman: "..."