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Chapter 167: Who Occupies the Magpie’s Nest? (About to Leave)

Chapter 167: Chapter 167: Who Occupies the Magpie’s Nest? (About to Leave)

Zhu Qianying wasn’t seeking deliberate torment. Rather, the Yan family and the Yi family were centuries-old family friends. The next day, as Yan’s daughter-in-law, Zhu Qianying, along with Mr. and Mrs. Yan Bo, went to the hospital to visit the rescued Yi Wei.

Yi Changxing, the current head of the Yi family, which ranks first among L city’s top ten wealthiest families, was someone Zhu Qianying naturally knew of, but they were not close in the past.

Or rather, because she was only a daughter of the Zhu family’s side branch, he never took her seriously.

She had seen him at the wedding, and she was then surprised, wondering why she felt that this Uncle Yi seemed to harbor some inexplicable hostility towards her.

At the time, she even thought she might have unintentionally offended him somewhere, at some point.

Now, meeting him in the hospital corridor, she, being from the younger generation, politely greeted, "Hello, Uncle Yi," but was met with his look of contempt.

If after hearing so many interesting stories over these days, she still did not understand why Yi Changxing harbored hostility towards her, then she would indeed be a fool.

Mr. and Mrs. Yan Bo were pulled aside by Mr. and Mrs. Yi Changxing, presumably, to discuss about the details of the kidnapping and rescue operation, as well as Yi Wei’s current condition.

Zhu Qianying, under the guidance of the caregiver, walked to the room’s door.

The dedicated caregiver led the way and opened the door directly.

Once the caregiver moved aside, Zhu Qianying saw the figure of a tall man with his back facing her, holding a towel and gently wiping the patient lying on the bed with care. There was a basin of warm water with steam rising from it sitting on a chair next to the bed.

Zhu Qianying was puzzled. Why did she find this tall man’s figure so familiar?

Then, she quickly found the answer.

"Mr. Yan, I can handle this!"

Ah, of course it seemed familiar; the man was her legally wedded husband, the eldest son of the Yan family Yan Han!

Watching the caregiver rush forward to take the towel, the man who was still facing away from her spoke in a husky voice.

"Let me do it!"

Zhu Qianying stood in the middle of the room, watching the man carefully lift up the wounded soldier’s face, wiping it from the chin upward.

The wounded soldier was unrecognizable at first glance, not even distinguished by sex, having swollen to resemble a pig’s head.

But Zhu Qianying knew that this was Yi Wei, the protagonist of the captivating stories she’d been hearing these days.

Zhu Qianying paused to reconsider—should she approach to express her concern and sympathy for the patient, or should she simply turn around and leave?

After all, she had a hunch that neither the person on the bed nor the man tending to them would want to see her.

So she stood there in silence, with a hint of mockery in her eyes.

Why would she, a proper wife, feel like an intruder in the presence of others?

"Miss, you...,"

The caregiver, whose job Eldest Master Yan had taken over, finally remembered the visitor who had come in with her. As she turned to call Zhu Qianying, the gentle Eldest Master Yan she had never met before, who would attentively serve others, walked over to wash the towel. Hearing the caregiver’s words, he raised his head, his eyes meeting Zhu Qianying’s.

Despite being mentally prepared, Zhu Qianying was nonetheless taken aback by the sight of the man who was always full of spirit but now looked haggard.

Eldest Master Yan, whom she hadn’t seen for a few days, appeared visibly fatigued, with bloodshot eyes.

Upon seeing Zhu Qianying, his body stiffened noticeably.

Then, Zhu Qianying distinctly saw a fleeting glimpse of embarrassment in his eyes.

"What are you doing here?"

His tone was utterly displeased and impatient, making Zhu Qianying want to turn around and slam the door on her way out.

But she knew she couldn’t leave just like that, and she certainly couldn’t slam the door.

"Mom and Dad and I came to see Miss Yi...,"

She was just a curious bystander who had the chance to see and hear the gossip about the main characters in the story. To some extent, she was a bit curious!

Eldest Master Yan handed the towel to the caregiver, "You do it."

He straightened up, looked at Zhu Qianying, and walked towards her.

"Han, I’m scared!"

The wounded soldier in the bed cried out in a barely audible voice, but Zhu Qianying heard it clearly.

Eldest Master Yan naturally heard it too. He stopped, patted the hand that was holding his clothes, and said to Zhu Qianying with a cold face, "You go back first!"

Zhu Qianying watched the man’s hand gently patting the injured hand with mixed feelings, considering that the person being cared for was her legal husband.

And she was not just a bystander enjoying the gossip, but his legitimate wife, Yan Han!

Just as Zhu Qianying was hesitating over whether she would obediently leave as Eldest Master Yan told her to, or whether she would stay to save face, footsteps were heard behind her, and Mrs. Yan’s voice came over.

"Xiao Han, is Xiao Wei awake?"

Zhu Qianying immediately moved aside to make way for Mr. and Mrs. Yan Bo to walk to the bedside. She followed Mrs. Yan.

"Mom, she just woke up... but...", said Eldest Master Yan to Mrs. Yan, surprisingly becoming more amiable.

Mrs. Yan nodded knowingly, patting her son’s arm.

"Hmm, I know...,"

Zhu Qianying standing behind them, had heard every word of their conversation, but felt like she was watching a silent movie and couldn’t understand what they were saying.

Zhu Qianying and Mr. and Mrs. Yan Bo only stayed in the room for a few minutes. The patient on the bed suddenly became agitated, waving her arms and creating a ruckus.

The doctor came over with a sedative and advised the visitors to leave as soon as possible to avoid causing further agitation to the patient.

Zhu Qianying left the room along with Mr. and Mrs. Yan Bo, while Eldest Master Yan stayed in the room.

The three of them entered the elevator, and only then did Mrs. Yan explain to Zhu Qianying.

"Ying’er, Xiao Wei has been greatly traumatized and agitated these past few days. She’s been in a state of extreme confusion since waking up yesterday, acting either foolish or causing a big fuss. Moreover, the doctor said that her intelligence is currently only at the level of a ten-year-old, and her memory seems to have stopped at that stage too."

This news surprised Zhu Qianying. She had thought that Yi Wei was just severely injured. Could it be that not only was she severely injured, but she was also mentally impaired?

But she only nodded her head without saying anything.

After all, given her position, she honestly didn’t know what to say.

For her and Yi Wei, they were completely unrelated strangers. Whether Yi Wei was kidnapped or had gone insane, it initially had nothing to do with her.

If it weren’t for Eldest Master Yan, hearing about Yi Wei would have made no difference to her.

However, because of Eldest Master Yan, two unrelated people were now forming a delicate triangle with Eldest Master Yan.

At this moment she didn’t know if she should listen to Eldest Master Yan and leave obediently, or stay for the sake of her dignity. Unless she made a hypocritical comment, she wouldn’t be right in saying anything. But she didn’t want to force herself to say something insincere, so she chose to say nothing at all.

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