After waking up, Chen Bin went to the bathroom to freshen up.
When he ca out, Li ngying and Zhao Xini were already seated at the dining table.
The two were eating and chatting, and the atmosphere appeared to be harmonious.
Especially Li ngying, whose cheeks were faintly flushed, resembling blossoming peach flowers, her complexion very radiant.
Even though she was wearing a long white dress, completely concealing her alluring figure.
She still exuded a captivating charm.
When Chen Bin sat down, Li ngying maintained a calm expression.
Feigning nonchalance, she asked, "Chen Bin, little brother, how did you sleep last night?"
Thinking of how she had been conquered by him last night, Chen Bin couldn’t help but feel proud in his heart.
But with Zhao Xini present, he didn’t dare act too brazenly.
"Pretty well. Thank you for your concern, ngying jie."
During the al, Chen Bin had intended to speak with Zhao Xini.
But she didn’t show him a friendly face.
To avoid ruining this pleasant atmosphere, he chose to remain silent.
After the al, Chen Bin went to the kitchen to wash dishes by himself, while the two won sat on the sofa chatting.
Glancing unconsciously toward the kitchen, Zhao Xini jokingly remarked.
"ngying i, seeing your radiant face this morning, did you dream about sothing good last night?"
Covering her mouth with a couple of mischievous laughs, Li ngying’s eyes glead with an irresistible charm.
"I dread of a handso guy who looks exactly like Xiao Bin. He took care of all night, and now I’m still itching down there."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xini instinctively frowned.
Her expression gradually darkened.
Seeing this, Li ngying teased directly.
"What’s wrong? Are you jealous?"
Forcing out a faint smile, Zhao Xini pretended to dismiss her concern.
"Soone’s rushing to beco my daughter-in-law, why would I get jealous? But liking Xiao Bin cos with a price, you’d better start by calling mom."
"Tsk, you just want to take advantage of . If you could really help win him over, I wouldn’t mind calling you mom—or even grandma!"
"Oh, get out of here!"
Their playful banter had already reached its conclusion.
Based on Zhao Xini’s observation, it was almost certain—Li ngying absolutely liked Chen Bin!
If that were the case, it would be best to minimize their chances of eting each other.
Otherwise, trouble would be inevitable sooner or later.
After chatting for a little while longer, Li ngying decided to leave.
At this mont, her gentle temperant in a long dress was a stark contrast to her wild and uninhibited outfit from yesterday.
Just as Chen Bin was silently marveling at this, Li ngying threw him a flirtatious wink.
"Chen Bin, little brother, let’s et again next ti. Bye!"
With Zhao Xini present, Chen Bin naturally didn’t dare act out of line.
He could only summon courage and respond, "Goodbye, ngying jie!"
As the door closed, the atmosphere in the room instantly dropped to an icy chill.
Chen Bin walked slowly to the sofa and sat down.
Facing Zhao Xini’s piercing gaze, he felt his heart trembling.
Swallowing nervously, he tentatively asked, "Mom, are you thirsty? Should I prepare sothing for you to drink?"
Zhao Xini only stared at him silently, without any intention of speaking.
Chen Bin took her silence as implicit consent.
He walked to the fridge and casually grabbed two cans of chilled beer.
"Why not try this? It’s hot; a beer might cool you off..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he noticed Zhao Xini’s face suddenly shift.
Her almond-shaped, narrow eyes narrowed sharply.
Surging anger was evident within them.
Chen Bin quickly returned the beer to the fridge and swapped it for a carton of milk.
Walking back over to Zhao Xini, he awkwardly smiled.
"Uh... I grabbed the wrong thing earlier—milk would be more suitable."
Zhao Xini didn’t say a word. She simply placed the milk on the coffee table after taking it.
Deliberating for a long ti, Chen Bin decided to clarify that incident from that night.
He tentatively began, "Mom, that night actually..."
"Shut up!"
Faced with Zhao Xini’s stern rebuke, Chen Bin was terrified and swallowed the rest of his words.
For so ti, the two stared at each other in silence—large eyes eting smaller ones.
Eventually, Zhao Xini broke the silence and suddenly asked, "Do you like Li ngying?"
The abruptness of the question startled Chen Bin, causing his eyelid to twitch.
His first thought was that the events of last night had been discovered.
But after careful consideration, he concluded that might not be the case.
If it truly had been exposed, his godmother would’ve exploded long ago; would she still be calmly speaking to him now?
Thinking this, Chen Bin’s nerves eased slightly.
"No... No, of course not. She’s your close friend—why would I like her?"
"Is it that you don’t want to, or you don’t dare to?"
As she asked this question, Zhao Xini fixed her eyes firmly on Chen Bin.
It was as if she intended to read sothing from his gaze.
Afraid to hesitate, Chen Bin hurriedly replied.
"Don’t want to, and don’t dare."
Satisfied with his answer, Zhao Xini let out a cold snort.
"If you have nothing else to say, you can head back to the county now. Your dad’s not ho, and I don’t want to stay here with you."
This comnt made Chen Bin feel deeply uncomfortable. He couldn’t help but say.
"Mom, I’ve been an orphan since I was young, and Grandpa never taught how to be a proper person. I know I was wrong last ti—I apologize. Please forgive ."
Zhao Xini turned her head away without a word.
Chen Bin pressed on, "I know what I did was unforgivable, but I still hope you can give a chance to make ands."
Still, Zhao Xini remained silent.
However, the anger on her face had noticeably subsided.
She seed sowhat softened.
Brushing away tears, Chen Bin’s voice quivered, almost breaking into sobs.
"Mom, you and Dad are the only family I have in this world. Dad doesn’t care about , but if even you ignore —what am I supposed to do?!"
This prompted a deep sigh from Zhao Xini.
"Xiao Bin, it’s not that I don’t want to care about you, but... it’s because of what you’ve done... Oh!"
Before she could finish her sentence, she suddenly clutched her abdon, her expression twisted in pain.
Alard, Chen Bin rushed to ask, "Mom, what’s wrong?!"
"I... My stomach hurts," she muttered, her body trembling uncontrollably.
Chen Bin felt like his head was buzzing, completely losing his sense of direction.
anwhile, Zhao Xini was already sweating profusely from the pain.
Although she gritted her teeth, painful moans escaped from her throat.
"Mom, hang on—I’ll call an ambulance!"
After saying this, Chen Bin imdiately grabbed his phone and dialed ergency services.
As the ambulance arrived, he carried Zhao Xini in his arms and rushed downstairs through the open door.
Fortunately, the People Hospital was nearby, and they encountered the ambulance at the street corner shortly after.
On the way to the hospital, Zhao Xini tightly gripped Chen Bin’s hand, looking deeply pained.
Unfortunately, Chen Bin didn’t know anything about dicine and could only offer her verbal reassurances.
Upon arriving at the hospital and undergoing tests.
They discovered Zhao Xini had acute appendicitis and required imdiate surgery.
While the condition wasn’t severe, seeing his godmother being wheeled into surgery still made Chen Bin feel anxious.
After completing the hospital admission process, he sat quietly outside the operating room to wait.
In monts like these, Chen Bin instinctively thought of contacting Wang Jun.
But upon further reflection, Wang Jun was currently busy with his promotion and paperwork.
Even if he could arrive, he would rely wait outside the operating room like Chen Bin.
Since that’s the case, there wasn’t any real reason to notify him.
Minute by minute passed, and after less than an hour, the surgery was finally complete.
When the doctor confird that everything had gone smoothly, Chen Bin let out a deep sigh of relief.
Entering the ward, he saw Zhao Xini lying in the hospital bed in her patient gown.
Her eyes remained shut, seemingly lost in thoughts of sothing painful.
Chen Bin tiptoed inside cautiously.
As he moved to adjust her blanket, she suddenly clenched onto him.
"Husband, is it a boy or a girl?"
"What?"
Chen Bin froze in confusion.
It was just an appendicitis surgery—why did it sound like childbirth?
Before he could fully grasp the situation, Zhao Xini slowly opened her eyes.
Scanning her surroundings briefly, she let out a bitter laugh.
"You scared . I thought I’d given birth!"
She then retracted her hand calmly.
To break the tension, Chen Bin couldn’t resist asking.
"Mom, you’ve been married to Dad all these years—why haven’t you had any children?"
Sighing deeply, Zhao Xini’s face revealed a trace of lancholy.
"I’m afraid that besides you, I’ll never have children in this life."
"What? Why?!"
After staring at Chen Bin for a while, Zhao Xini finally divulged an earth-shattering secret...
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