HCB Chapter 1452: Can't Leave
Chapter 1452: Can't Leave
Huo Yan is so perceptive; she can understand what her son means with just a glance. I never really realized it before, but lately it's hard to say.
Huo Yan didn't think Mu Ning lacked the ability. She thought the girl was quite pretty and, more importantly, had a good temper. So it wasn't surprising that she had attracted the attention of her two sons. The main reason was that Huo Yan still remembered her first impression of Mu Ning.
This time they went back to a resort in the suburbs. Everyone got off the car and went upstairs one after another. Mu Ning walked in front.
"Young Master, we're back," Mu Ning said, knocking on the door.
After a while, Mu Ning pushed open the door and let people in. "He sometimes doesn't talk much, but he has a very good temper."
Huo Yan quickly entered the house, her thoughts already focused on her son.
Zhuang Shiyuan sat in his wheelchair next to the floor-to-ceiling window, which overlooked the garden. Everyone had come inside and was greeting each other, but Zhuang Shiyuan remained quietly seated by the window, offering no response. It was unclear what he was looking at; his thin figure appeared very forlorn.
Huo Yan stood there for a long time, then wiped away her tears and bent down to hug Zhuang Shiyuan. "Shiyuan, Mom is back. I'm sorry, Mom is late. I'm so sorry..."
Everyone in the room was standing. Mu Ning looked at Zhuang Shiyuan and thought that the man was really strange. He could talk and laugh with her, so why was he like this with other people?
"I'm a little tired and need to rest. Please make yourselves at home." Zhuang Shiyuan said, turning his wheelchair around. Huo Yan had no choice but to let go and make way for him.
After Huo Yan moved away, Zhuang Shiyuan simply turned around and did not push the wheelchair to the bedside himself.
He looked up at Mu Ning, "Why are you standing so far away? Aren't you going to come and hug me?"
Mu Ning smiled at him and walked towards him with a silly grin, "Can you sleep now? You're not the type to fall asleep easily, are you?"
Zhuang Shiyuan glanced indifferently at the woman who wasn't cooperating with him, "Are you tired of waiting for me?"
“…Oh.” Mu Ning chuckled foolishly, walked closer to him, and scooped Zhuang Shiyuan up in her arms, wrapping her arms around his back and knees. She then turned and carried him to the bed. After placing him on the bed, Mu Ning climbed on top of him and adjusted his position.
"Should we take off our coats? Otherwise it'll be cold when we get up," Mu Ning said.
"it is good."
Seeing that he had agreed, Mu Ning quickly took off her coat. Because he had been sitting still, he was more likely to get cold, so she was wearing more clothes than the others.
Zhuang Shiyuan lay down, and Mu Ning nestled beside him, kissing him on the cheek. "Then I'll go downstairs with Aunt Huo and the others?"
"Come back quickly, I can't sleep without you by my side." Every word Zhuang Shiyuan said expressed his inability to live without this woman, clearly conveying his dependence on Mu Ning.
Actually, he didn't have that many concerns. Today's actions were just to let his family know how important this woman was to him, and that from now on, no one could order her around. She would be the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhuang family, the future mistress of the Zhuang family, and everyone should treat her with more respect.
Mu Ning slid off the bed and said with a smile, "Then, Aunt Huo, why don't we go downstairs and sit for a while? He wants to rest. He's still very weak, and sitting for too long will make him tired."
Huo Yan nodded, tears streaming down her face as she looked at her son's emaciated body.
Stepping out of the room, Seventeen sighed speechlessly, "Zhuang Shiyuan seems like a completely different person since he woke up?"
Well, Zhuang Laoyao is weird enough, but the eldest is like this too. Will he get depression?
"Can't you just become a different person? It's like being reborn. Why don't you try sleeping for four years?" Zhuang Shijue laughed. His once calm, reserved, and gentle older brother had become so silent. Apart from the fat man, his brother didn't even glance at any of them, including their mother.
Seventeen helped Huo Yan walk in front, Mu Xiaoniu walked at the back, and Zhuang Shijue was in front of them. After the people in front had walked away, Zhuang Shijue turned around, and Mu Ning looked at him.
"Are you going?"
"Congratulations, Mrs. Zhuang!" Zhuang Shijue said happily. "It seems that the Zhuang family will soon have another joyous occasion."
"What?" Mu Ning looked at Zhuang Shijue. Did he also know that the Third Madam wanted her to marry Zhuang Shiyuan?
Zhuang Shijue shrugged. "Don't tell me you don't know what Zhuang Shiyuan meant just now."
He didn't believe that the two of them were usually this affectionate. It was okay with other people, but Zhuang Shiyuan... he wouldn't.
"What was his intention? He didn't say anything."
"You're really putting on a good act."
As Zhuang Shijue came downstairs, Mu Ning suddenly smiled and said, "Our relationship has always been very, very good. Aren't you just envious and jealous?"
"A little!" Zhuang Shijue said frankly.
"..." His words left Mu Ning speechless. She glanced at the ceiling and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Now that you have the young master backing you up, I can't bully you anymore. How boring," Zhuang Shijue sighed.
Mu Ning suddenly burst into laughter, very happy, "That's right, you can forget about bullying me again. Zhuang Shiyuan is very good to me, he'll scold you."
Huo Yan sat in the living room, discussing with Seventeen whether they should move back to the Zhuang family home since Zhuang Shiyuan had woken up. The Zhuang family home was spacious enough, and more importantly, she could take care of him herself. Besides, Mu Ning was going to school, and this place was too far for her to live on campus. The Zhuang family home wasn't close to the school either, but it was half the distance from here.
Mu Ning and Zhuang Shijue walked over with smiles. Huo Yan observed the two of them without making a sound, then turned her face away indifferently.
She was bothered by it, but she couldn't say anything. Some things would be worse if brought up. She knew her son was a smart man, but Mu Ning... So she decided to let Mu Ning and her eldest son get married as soon as possible, since her eldest son was so dependent on this girl anyway.
"Sit down, come here, Da Sha, Aunt Huo wants to discuss something with you. Shi Yuan has woken up, and to make it easier to take care of him and get medical treatment, Aunt Huo is planning to send Shi Yuan back to the Zhuang family. What do you think?" Huo Yan said directly.
As Mu Ning listened, the smile on her face gradually faded. This wasn't a discussion; it was a notification!
If Zhuang Shiyuan is sent back to the Zhuang family, what about her?
“If you stay here all the time, your Uncle Zhuang will be all alone at home, truly all alone. Besides, going back to the city will be much closer to your school, and you won’t have to drive for more than an hour to get to school anymore, don’t you think?” Huo Yan continued to persuade her.
"Oh..." Mu Ning paused for a moment, "Should I go too?"
"Can you manage if you don't go?" Huo Yan asked with a smile.
Hearing this made him happy. "Hehe, okay, I agree. It's great. I just think going to school is really too far."
After that was settled, they started packing. Huo Yan repeatedly told Mu Ning to just take her daily necessities, and that she could leave her clothes there. The Zhuang family would occasionally come over for a weekend, so there was no need to empty the place. Mu Ning hesitated. If she didn't take her clothes, what would she wear?