Kicked Back to a Rich Family by the Real Eldest Daughter - Chapter 3

Chapter 3

“Yes…” Tang Jinzhi’s voice was dry. She turned her head and looked at the unfamiliar world outside the window, “It feels like the sky has truly fallen.”

Her resentful tone sounded like she would cry if she said two more words.

A hint of surprise flashed in Jie Xiangyi’s eyes. She hadn’t expected Tang Jinzhi to answer her and not just give a perfunctory response.

Jie Xiangyi hesitated whether to continue asking.

Tang Jinzhi’s current emotional state was not good. Although she looked normal on the surface, she could easily break down again.

Completely ignoring Jie Xiangyi’s hesitation, Tang Jinzhi held her water glass tightly, immersed in her own pain. She thought and thought, and finally found the right words to make Jie Xiangyi understand her pain.

“Imagine, your graduation project that you’ve been working on for almost a year suddenly disappears one second before you submit it, and the articles you’ve published are also deleted with a single click, and you can never get them back. How would you feel?”

Tang Jinzhi said this in a calm tone, trying to use these simple words to make Jie Xiangyi “empathize.” But after she finished, she wasn’t satisfied.

She felt that her pain could no longer be described with simple words.

Jie Xiangyi really wanted to say that her graduation project didn’t take a whole year, but she still politely took Tang Jinzhi’s suggestion and put herself in that hypothetical situation.

But without it actually happening, she couldn’t truly empathize. However, Jie Xiangyi felt suffocated just thinking about it.

If Tang Jinzhi had really gone through these things, she could probably understand why the other person was so depressed.

Before Jie Xiangyi could comfort her, Zhang Yueqi walked into the ward with the food she had just bought.

“If something like that really happened to me, I’d kill someone!”

Zhang Yueqi had just arrived and heard what Tang Jinzhi said. God knows how terrifying that was to a college student who had just been tormented by her advisor! It was scarier than a ghost!

“Don’t say such vicious things. It’s asking for trouble!”

See? Anyone would go crazy.

“I wrote a million words…” Tang Jinzhi’s tone was wistful. Her voice was extremely low. Her long eyelashes were slightly lowered, covering her黯淡less eyes.

Zhang Yueqi, who was walking to the table to unpack the takeout, didn’t hear her, but Jie Xiangyi, who was sitting by the bed, heard it clearly.

Jie Xiangyi’s eyes widened slightly. A million words, such a huge number. She didn’t dare to imagine what Tang Jinzhi had written.

From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Jie Xiangyi’s slightly shocked expression. Tang Jinzhi, having vented, felt that the suffocating feeling in her chest had suddenly dissipated a lot.

She lowered her head and drank a few sips of water. The water moistened her lips and slid down her dry throat. Tang Jinzhi sat up a little straighter and seemed a little more energetic.

After surviving a great disaster, she knew she shouldn’t be feeling so sad. She had to adapt to her new identity as soon as possible and regain her strength.

Tang Jinzhi looked left and right. There was nothing on the bedside table except for the kettle Jie Xiangyi had used to pour water for her.

“Is my phone here?”

And the phone should be unlocked with facial recognition.

Jie Xiangyi shook her head: “It’s not here. There’s nothing here. I’ll get it for you when I go back later.”

Tang Jinzhi looked confused. Jie Xiangyi said she would get it for her when she went back?

Didn’t they say they just met yesterday? Why did it sound like they were living together?

Tang Jinzhi couldn’t help but ask, “Are we living together?”

Zhang Yueqi, who had been a quiet presence, couldn’t resist interjecting, “Of course you’re living together. You’re married.”

She looked at the two of them with an innocent expression. She didn’t understand why Tang Jinzhi would ask that.

Jie Xiangyi turned her head and glanced at Zhang Yueqi. Although the other person knew they were in a marriage alliance, she didn’t know they had only met yesterday. It was no wonder she had this reaction.

“Yes. This happened when you were moving in today. The nanny happened to be at home and brought you here.”

Jie Xiangyi had also just moved in not long ago. The community was very close to the hospital, so it was convenient for her to live there.

As for… yesterday, Tang Jinzhi said she would move her things over, but she wouldn’t be staying there much.

Jie Xiangyi lowered her eyes and looked at Tang Jinzhi, who was lying on the bed and occasionally showed a blank expression. Her eyes were complex.

I guess we’ll really be living together from now on.

And when Tang Jinzhi found out she was living with Jie Xiangyi, she breathed a huge sigh of relief.

The introduction mentioned that her relationship with those “cheap” relatives wasn’t good. Compared to dealing with them, Tang Jinzhi would definitely choose the person in front of her, who was easier to get along with.

At least Jie Xiangyi wouldn’t ignore her just because she was in the hospital.

However, there was still one thing Tang Jinzhi didn’t quite understand.

Why was Zhang Yueqi so enthusiastic about her?

She had been here since before she woke up. Even if Jie Xiangyi asked her for help, she didn’t have to run around so much. Normally, she could leave after she woke up.

“Hey! Can you two come and eat first? I’m so hungry!” Zhang Yueqi cupped her face and looked at them with a resentful expression. It was almost 2 PM. Did these two really not know they were hungry? Couldn’t they smell the food?

Hearing this, the two of them came back to their senses and looked over.

Tang Jinzhi sat up and got off the bed. Fortunately, her legs were fine, just a little bruised. But her right arm was still very painful. The doctor said she had a large bruise on her shoulder and her elbow was also injured, so she couldn’t move her right hand.

Walking to the table, Tang Jinzhi looked at the table full of food. Her pupils widened slightly. How is there so much! The table was almost full.

Four dishes and one soup, with fish and meat, and a table full of pastries. There were even steamed buns and fried dough sticks.

Tang Jinzhi looked at the box on the floor by the table leg. Was that a box of crayfish? Is this for real?

She hadn’t paid much attention to what Zhang Yueqi had brought back to eat. Jie Xiangyi, who had her back to Zhang Yueqi, didn’t see it either.

As a result, both of them stood there in a daze.

Jie Xiangyi’s brows furrowed slightly. She looked up at Zhang Yueqi, who was about to start eating, and asked, “Are you hosting a feast?”

She knew Zhang Yueqi loved to eat, but wasn’t this a bit too much?

Zhang Yueqi bit her chopsticks and smiled, saying with a straight face, “I didn’t know what you guys liked, so I bought a little of everything.”

Jie Xiangyi: “Didn’t you call to ask?”

“…Then what should we do?” Zhang Yueqi’s eyes darted around. She looked at Jie Xiangyi with her bright, twinkling eyes, “How about… we call Dr. Qiu to eat with us?”

Jie Xiangyi’s eyes narrowed slightly. She looked at Zhang Yueqi’s face, then suddenly let out a laugh. She slowly pulled out a chair and sat down, then turned her head and gestured for Tang Jinzhi to sit next to her.

“Porridge or rice?” Jie Xiangyi completely ignored Zhang Yueqi’s expectant gaze and turned to ask Tang Jinzhi.

Tang Jinzhi glanced at Zhang Yueqi and, after a moment of thought, ignored her. “Porridge.”

Jie Xiangyi nodded, opened the porridge, and handed it to Tang Jinzhi.

Watching the two of them interact as if no one else was there, Zhang Yueqi couldn’t sit still for even a minute: “Jie Xiangyi, why are you ignoring me?”

Jie Xiangyi smiled, and her teasing tone carried a hint of sarcasm. “Thanks to Dr. Qiu, we have so many delicious things to eat. I was just afraid that if she came, there wouldn’t be any left, so I wanted to eat quickly.”

Tang Jinzhi stirred the hot porridge with her spoon. Her head was lowered, and her eyebrows were raised. She seemed to understand a little, and the corners of her lips also curved upwards.

Gossip makes food taste better.

Zhang Yueqi gulped nervously. She felt their laughter was a little scary. She didn’t dare to say a word.

“You clearly didn’t know what Dr. Qiu liked to eat,” Jie Xiangyi exposed Zhang Yueqi without mercy. “You come to the hospital every few days, but you don’t dare to go find Qiu Wanjun. You only know how to come to me. She’s not annoyed, but I am.”

She had gone to the Civil Affairs Bureau yesterday, and none of her other friends knew. Only Zhang Yueqi found out first.

She had been very annoying lately, and Jie Xiangyi had already noticed something was up.

The smile on Tang Jinzhi’s face deepened. She couldn’t help but look up, her eyes curved, and she stared at Zhang Yueqi with a burning gaze.

Case closed.

Zhang Yueqi wasn’t running around for her sake. She was clearly looking for an excuse to see Dr. Qiu and volunteer.

Seeing the rare smile on Tang Jinzhi’s face, Jie Xiangyi’s eyes widened slightly in surprise. It seemed that the dejection on Tang Jinzhi had faded a lot.

From the corner of her eye, she saw Zhang Yueqi’s flushed face. Jie Xiangyi quickly reacted and laughed.

Her gaze lingered on Tang Jinzhi’s face for a couple more seconds, and the smile in her eyes grew.

Does she love gossip that much?

Even Zhang Yueqi noticed that Tang Jinzhi loved to gossip. She really couldn’t stand Tang Jinzhi’s burning gaze. Her head was almost buried under the table.

She quickly raised her hands in surrender. I’ll confess, okay?!

But just as she was about to admit she had a crush on Dr. Qiu, the two of them stopped her.

Zhang Yueqi wanted to continue talking, but Tang Jinzhi said there was no need.

Although she loved gossip, she really didn’t want to hear about Zhang Yueqi’s childhood.

Jie Xiangyi called Qiu Wanjun over as she wished.

And then… Dr. Qiu came, ate, and left. Dr. Qiu was very busy.

Tang Jinzhi looked at Zhang Yueqi, who was still eating obediently, and fell silent.

Is she a quail? She didn’t dare to say a word to her.

Although she and Jie Xiangyi had no feelings for each other, Jie Xiangyi still knew to take care of her since her hand was inconvenient and picked food for her. Zhang Yueqi didn’t learn anything.

Hmm, Jie Xiangyi is a really good person.

…

Jie Xiangyi finished eating quickly and left. She had to go back and get Tang Jinzhi’s phone.

Tang Jinzhi returned to the bed to “play dead,” pondering what to do next.

In the entire VIP ward, only Zhang Yueqi was left, busily peeling crayfish. She was quite happy. Although she was too shy to talk to Qiu Wanjun, she was very satisfied just being able to eat with her!

The window in the ward was still open for ventilation. A light drizzle was falling outside. Occasionally, a gust of wind would blow in, bringing the cool chill of March into the ward and dispelling the sleepiness that would sometimes wash over them.

Zhang Yueqi didn’t realize until she was halfway through her meal that it was too quiet. Tang Jinzhi wasn’t making any noise.

Suspecting that Tang Jinzhi was asleep, she immediately quieted down and stopped eating, worried that she was making too much noise. Then she looked over at the hospital bed and was stunned by what she saw.

Tang Jinzhi’s train of thought, which was trying to deduce the plot, slowly receded. She was wondering how much longer it would take for Jie Xiangyi to come back. She turned her head and met Zhang Yueqi’s complicated gaze.

Tang Jinzhi: ?

Why is Zhang Yueqi looking at me like that again?

Zhang Yueqi opened her mouth and lightly coughed. She said a little embarrassed, “If you’re bored, you can talk to me. Don’t keep things to yourself. It’s not good for your health.”

She had been observing Tang Jinzhi for a while. She couldn’t believe the other person was just staring blankly at the ceiling without blinking. Although there was nothing to be scared of, Zhang Yueqi felt a chill down her spine when she saw Tang Jinzhi’s desperate expression.

Tang Jinzhi didn’t know that she had been misinterpreted so much just for zoning out and thinking. She smiled gently, “I don’t have anything on my mind.”

Zhang Yueqi naturally didn’t believe her. She just assumed that Tang Jinzhi didn’t want to talk. “Oh… Then is there anything wrong with you physically?”

Especially mentally.

Tang Jinzhi shook her head, “Don’t worry, I’m fine.”

Zhang Yueqi sighed, “You say you’re fine, but you can’t even move your hand. I don’t know how you fell.”

Tang Jinzhi just smiled and didn’t say anything. But she suddenly felt that something was not right.

Zhang Yueqi continued in a sincere tone, “No matter what, your body is your own. You should take better care of yourself.”

And her words made Tang Jinzhi’s mind flash, and she instantly grasped the key point.

Tang Jinzhi’s body suddenly froze. Her pupils trembled, and her breathing became heavier.

My body… is my own!