Chapter 7: If Wife Is Going, I’m Going Too

It wasn’t until Fu Shiyuan’s steady breathing reached her ears that Qiao Yanyan slowly got up, pulled the blanket over him, and quietly left the room to look for Su An’an.

She gently closed the door and knocked on the one across the hallway. Su An’an came to open it and pulled her into the room.

Warmly, she brought her over to sit on the bed and asked: “Sister, what do you want to talk about?”

“I want to ask… after the holiday ends, can you go to school with me? Like, come pick me up from my house and we go together.”

Qiao Yanyan explained that she wasn’t familiar with the school at all. She didn’t even know which direction the school gate opened, so she needed someone she knew to take her around.

“Why?” Su An’an asked, confused.

“Because… because… my head kind of hurts!” Qiao Yanyan touched the back of her neck. It was strange—she had felt some pain there when she first transmigrated the night before. Now that she mentioned it again, it really did hurt.

Su An’an immediately grew concerned. “Sister, what’s wrong with your head?”

“It just hurts a little.”

“Let me take a look.” Su An’an pulled down the collar of Qiao Yanyan’s shirt to look at her nape. Sure enough, there was a mark there, as if it had been left by something sharp.

“It’s all bruised! Sister, what happened to your neck? Did something hit you?”

“I don’t remember if something hit me or not. But it was already hurting last night.”

Wait a second! Something did happen last night? That’s why there’s a mark on her neck! And it still hurts!

“You really don’t know how you got hurt? That bruise is about fifteen centimeters long! It was definitely caused by something hitting you.”

“Maybe something did hit me. When I woke up this morning, my head felt weird, like I had forgotten something. I really don’t remember what happened last night.”

“Sister, this is serious. Why didn’t you go see a doctor? If your nerves got damaged, it could be a big problem!”

“It’s not that bad, is it?”

“You said you forgot some things—that is serious! Sister, I’m taking you to the hospital!” Su An’an grabbed her hand and started pulling her out of the room.

“An’an, I’m fine, really!” Qiao Yanyan insisted. She honestly felt okay. She just transmigrated, that’s all—she didn’t know what happened last night, but that was it.

“You’ve always been like this since you were little—hating medicine, hating shots, refusing to go to the hospital. But today, you have to listen to me. Get a scan! What if there are aftereffects?” Su An’an scolded her in a cutesy but firm tone.

“What? A scan? That’s too much! I’m really fine!”

The two of them made their way downstairs like that.

Aunt Ning asked: “Yanyan, An’an, what’s going on with you two?”

Su An’an glanced at Fu Shixu, then righteously tattled: “Mom, you tell Sister! There’s a long mark on her neck, and she said her head hurts. I told her we’re going to the hospital, but she doesn’t want to go. You talk some sense into her!”

Aunt Ning got up to check Qiao Yanyan’s nape. There really was a long bruise.

“Yanyan, what happened to you?”

“It’s nothing, Auntie. An’an’s overreacting.”

“Don’t say I’m overreacting! Didn’t you just say you forgot some things? I bet something hit you and hurt your brain!”

Aunt Ning started getting anxious too. “Brain injuries are no joke, Yanyan. You have to go to the hospital.”

Fu Shixu squinted a little, uneasily. Qiao Yanyan’s neck? Could it have been from that strike he gave last night?

Qiao Yanyan said helplessly: “I’m fine. I really am!”

Aunt Ning’s face turned dark. “Yanyan, this isn’t a small matter. Your head hurts, you’ve forgotten things, and you still don’t want to go to the hospital? I’ll go with you!”

Qiao Yanyan had no choice but to compromise. “Auntie, I’ll go. How about An’an goes with me? You stay home and look after Fu Shiyuan. When he wakes up, please tell him I’ll be back soon so he doesn’t worry.”

“Okay, then go quickly. An’an, go with your sister.”

Fu Shixu also stood up and said: “I’ll drive you there.”

He had used a lot of force with that strike last night. Could it have actually made Qiao Yanyan forget everything that happened? That would explain why she was acting like nothing had happened and even seemed like a different person this morning!

The way Qiao Yanyan looked at him had changed too. Before, her eyes always followed him. But now, she didn’t even bother to look at him.

Aunt Ning nodded. “Shixu, take them to the hospital. An’an, help your sister with the paperwork.”

“Got it, Mom.”

And just like that, the three of them headed out together.

The two girls sat in the back seat while Fu Shixu drove.

In the back seat—

“Sister, why didn’t you say something this morning? Why wait until now?”

“I didn’t think it was a big deal. Just a bit of neck pain. I didn’t want to worry or trouble you all.”

“We’re family! We grew up together. There’s no yours or mine—we’re a family!”

“Got it, An’an.”

“We’ll do a scan at the hospital first. Hopefully your brain nerves are okay!”

Fu Shixu, in the front, felt a little guilty. He really had gone a bit hard last night.

When they got to the hospital, thanks to Fu Shixu’s connections, they went in through the back door and quickly had Qiao Yanyan scanned. A few minutes later, the scans were reviewed by the doctor.

The doctor said there was nothing wrong—everything looked fine.

Su An’an, still worried, asked: “Doctor, my sister said she forgot some things and her head hurts.”

The doctor looked at the scans again. “There’s no issue with the brain nerves. As for the headache, maybe it was caused by a blow from a heavy object. As for the memory loss… I can’t really tell from this.”

“Then Doctor, what hit her neck? What caused the bruise?”

At that moment, Fu Shixu finally spoke.

“It was me.”

Not only was Qiao Yanyan shocked, but Su An’an was also stunned. She turned to look at Fu Shixu, who was leaning against the door.

Fu Shixu explained: “Last night… by accident… I used my palm…”

The doctor chuckled and said: “Then it’s nothing serious. If it was just a palm strike, it’s fine. Go home and get some rest. The memories she’s forgotten will slowly come back.”

Qiao Yanyan held her forehead. Could it be that before she transmigrated, the original Qiao Yanyan had an argument with Fu Shixu?

Su An’an held Qiao Yanyan’s arm as they walked out of the hospital. She looked at her sister, then turned back to glance at Fu Shixu behind them.

Why did Fu Shixu hit her sister?

Her sister really seemed to have forgotten that Fu Shixu had hit her. Otherwise, with her temper, she would definitely have retaliated—an eye for an eye. There’s no way things would be this harmonious.

On the ride back home—

No one spoke. The atmosphere was a bit awkward.

Qiao Yanyan smiled and said: “An An, didn’t I say I was fine? Now you can relax.”

Su An’an nodded. “Now that we’ve checked, I do feel better. But Brother Shixu, why did you hit my sister?”

Fu Shixu gripped the steering wheel tightly and cleared his throat. “It was an accident. I didn’t mean to.”

Su An’an looked again at Qiao Yanyan. Qiao Yanyan waved her hand. “I really don’t remember what happened last night.”

So Su An’an didn’t press further.

After a few minutes of silence, Su An’an said: “Sister, there’s a new movie out recently. It’s getting really good reviews. How about we go watch it later?”

“Now?”

“Let’s go pick up Brother-in-law and the three of us can go together.” As she spoke, she pulled out her phone and started checking tickets.

“Which seats should we pick?” Su An’an asked while choosing.

“Let’s sit in the last row.” Qiao Yanyan suggested.

“Okay!”

Fu Shixu suddenly spoke up. “An An, I happen to be free tonight too. Why don’t I join you guys for the movie?”

Su An’an blushed for a moment and nodded. “Sure.”

Qiao Yanyan looked delighted, as if watching a good show: It’s starting—the main couple’s storyline is beginning!

The three of them returned home. Fu Shiyuan had just finished his afternoon nap and was already sitting on the sofa. The moment he saw Qiao Yanyan return, he immediately stood up to greet her.

“Wife, you’re finally back.” Fu Shiyuan looked at her and clung to her like a little puppy.

Qiao Yanyan curved the corners of her lips slightly. “Mm.”

“Wife, where did you go? I’ve been waiting for you for so long.”

“Didn’t go anywhere.”

Su An’an went to tell Ning Yi they were heading to the cinema. Ning Yi was fine with it—since they were young, she figured it was good to let them go out and have fun on their own.

“Next time you go out, Wife, come back quickly, okay?” Fu Shiyuan held Qiao Yanyan’s hand, smiling brightly.

Qiao Yanyan nodded and asked him: “Shiyuan, do you want to watch a movie?”

“Watch a movie? If Wife goes, I’ll go.”

“Mm, let’s go together.”

So the four of them left the house to go watch the movie.

Back on the sofa, Su Jingyi shouted: “I want to go too!”

Ning Yi held him back. “Don’t you dare! You only got 141 points on the test and you still want to watch a movie? Stay home and review!”

Su Jingyi stomped back to his room angrily, his complaints echoing behind him: “This time’s math test was hard! Only one person got full marks in the whole grade! I only lost 9 points! I’m still ranked 11th overall! What more do you want?!”

Outside, the group had arrived at the car. Fu Shixu opened the front passenger door and said: “Big Brother, you sit in the front.”

But Fu Shiyuan clung to Qiao Yanyan. “I don’t want to sit in the front. I want to sit with Wife.”

Fu Shixu: Since when did Qiao Yanyan and Big Brother get so close?

Left with no choice, Fu Shixu looked at Su An’an. “Since my brother won’t sit in front, you take the front seat, An An.”

Su An’an got in and politely said: “Thank you.”

In the back seat were Fu Shiyuan and Qiao Yanyan.

Fu Shiyuan was very clingy. Even in the car, he held onto her hand.

He leaned close to her ear and whispered: “Wife, I’m so happy I get to watch a movie with you.”

Although he said it very quietly, the two people in the front still heard it clearly.

“Shiyuan, sit properly!” Qiao Yanyan said helplessly.

Fu Shiyuan straightened up, but didn’t let go of her hand.

Su An’an said from the front: “Sister, by the time the movie’s over, it’ll be around 7. How about we eat out afterward?”

Qiao Yanyan agreed: “Sure.”

“Then what should we eat?”

“I’m fine with anything.” Qiao Yanyan turned to Fu Shiyuan. “Shiyuan, what do you want to eat?”

Fu Shiyuan looked at her and said: “Whatever Wife eats, I’ll eat.”