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Chapter 859 - 856: Don’t Do Anything Foolish

Chapter 859: Chapter 856: Don’t Do Anything Foolish

Dinner was served at home for Tong Xiaohua.

Uncle Ming, who had said he had matters to attend to and couldn’t come over for dinner, rushed over in the middle of her meal.

"Xiao Hua, why do you take sleeping pills?"

Qin Ming burst into the dining room looking utterly panic-stricken, completely forgetting about the need for tactful probing.

Tong Xiaohua held her forehead!

Brother Du really couldn’t be trusted, had it not been agreed that he wouldn’t tell Uncle Ming or Uncle Yuan?

Tong Xiaohua put down her chopsticks and bowl, and turned to Uncle Ming with a faint smile.

"Uncle Ming, why are you so nervous, I’m fine, aren’t I?"

As she spoke, she pulled Qin Ming over, guiding his hand to sit down next to her.

"It’s not that..." Qin Ming was very nervous, his hands even trembling a little, "Xiao Hua, if you’re unhappy or feel too much pressure, you can talk to Uncle Ming. Don’t do anything foolish, okay!"

Tong Xiaohua closed her eyes for a moment, then took a deep breath.

"Uncle Ming, what are you thinking? I’ve just been sleeping poorly these past few days, so I asked Brother Du to prescribe me several sleeping pills, that’s all. I’m not unhappy, nor do I feel pressured!"

Even though Tong Xiaohua was telling the truth, it was clear that Qin Ming did not believe her.

He looked at Tong Xiaohua with a worried expression, "Xiao Hua, tell Uncle Ming, is it Li Lin or Fei Gang who has been threatening you behind the scenes?"

Tong Xiaohua felt both amused and helpless, "Uncle Ming, really, it’s not! I’ve just been feeling inexplicably irritable lately and I can’t sleep well! As for the issues with Brother Li and the others, if I truly can’t resolve them, I’ll definitely talk to you or Uncle Yuan. I won’t just bear it alone, don’t worry!"

Qin Ming looked at her dubiously, and after a long while, he let out a long sigh.

"Alright, if you’re not willing to talk, there’s nothing Uncle Ming can do. Just remember, don’t think that your dad has walked away from his responsibilities and doesn’t care, that’s not the case!"

The matter of the elder sister-in-law going out for treatment was something that several close confidants were aware of, yet Xiao Hua, this girl, was always kept in the dark.

In Qin Ming’s view, this was something that should not have been kept from her.

If it were him in Xiao Hua’s place, he would have preferred to stay by his mother’s side during her time of crisis.

But the eldest brother had taken it upon himself to make all the decisions for Xiao Hua.

To Xiao Hua, this was actually a rather cruel thing.

Tong Xiaohua nodded to show understanding, "Uncle Ming, I’m not a fool. How could I not know what kind of person my dad is? I won’t blame my dad for this. Being born into the Tong Family, all of this is my fate."

Tong Xiaohua found it difficult to speak of her troubles; she couldn’t tell Qin Ming that her irritability was due to other people or issues, unrelated to the Tong Family’s affairs or members.

Seeing Tong Xiaohua insist that there was nothing wrong, even though Qin Ming knew she was troubled, he had no idea how to offer consolation.

If she were a young man, he could accompany her through a night of heavy drinking, or even find some thugs deserving of a beating to vent her frustrations.

But she was a young miss, and as a man, he really didn’t know what he could do to help her relieve her worries.

Uncle Yuan personally brought Qin Ming a bowl and filled it with soup, after Tong Xiaohua finished speaking, she signaled for him to quickly drink the soup.

Qin Ming, unable to find the right words to comfort her, simply picked up the bowl and began to drink the soup silently.

Tong Xiaohua also picked up her chopsticks and continued to eat her meal.

"Uncle Qin, Brother Du only gave me ten pills, even if I ate them all at once, it wouldn’t be dangerous, at most, I’d just sleep a bit longer."

Qin Ming was drinking soup when he heard her say this and choked badly, coughing while giving her a fierce look.

Tong Xiaohua quickly put down her bowl and reached out to pat his back to help him catch his breath.

"Uncle Qin, listen to me, I won’t eat those ten pills unless it’s absolutely necessary, and I will follow Brother Du’s instructions to only take half a pill. I won’t be reckless!"

It took a while for Qin Ming to catch his breath, "If you dare to take them... I dare to chop that little Du Xing into pieces!"

Of course, the "taking" Qin Ming referred to was not the safe dosage but the self-harm dosage.

Tong Xiaohua smiled and winked at him, "Uncle Qin, how could I bear to? My parents are still waiting for me to have little monkeys for them to play with!"

Qin Ming was still half-convinced, tilting his head and scrutinizing her for a while before he finally spoke.

"Alright, show me your medicine bottle."

Tong Xiaohua knew he was just worried about her, so to put his mind at ease, she ordered the servant to bring her bag from outside. She rummaged through it and handed a small bottle to Qin Ming.

Qin Ming carefully checked the name of the medicine and the instructions on the bottle, unscrewed the cap, and poured out the pills, counting them one by one.

"There are ten pills here, I’m going to count them every day."

Tong Xiaohua was speechless at his stubbornness, but under his anxious gaze, she couldn’t bring herself to shake her head.

Seeing that she solemnly nodded her agreement to his monitoring, Uncle Qin finally relaxed, had dinner with her, and though they had originally planned to go out to handle some affairs together, now Uncle Qin insisted that she stay home and rest properly.

Tong Xiaohua didn’t want to stay at home; the more idle she was, the more her thoughts would start to wander.

But Uncle Qin was adamant about not letting her go out and had even told Uncle Yuan to enforce this restriction, leaving Tong Xiaohua no choice but to obediently stay at home, listlessly watching television.

"Xiao Hua, are you hungry? Do you want me to make you some midnight snack? Or maybe, cook some sugar water or dessert for you?"

Uncle Guan certainly noticed her distraction as her eyes seemed to be glued to the television screen, but her gaze was vacant and empty. He couldn’t tell what was on her mind.

Like Uncle Qin, Uncle Guan cared about her but had no experience or ways to comfort people. He could only offer food, so even though he knew she had just put down her bowl not long ago, he still asked attentively if she wanted something to eat.

"Uncle Guan, no need, I’m not hungry!"

Tong Xiaohua hugged a pillow and curled up on the Sofa, staring at a joyful scene on the television, her mind wandering off to who knows where.

"Xiao Hua, is there any boy you like at school? Tell Mom..."

While other parents worried about their children dating too early and opposed it, it seems that her mother had asked her the same question when she was in her third year of junior high.

"Mom! The boys at school are all just kids, so immature!"

Tong Xiaohua wasn’t lying; the boys her age did seem incredibly immature to her. They were even more childish in their ways than she was as a girl, and more interested in dressing up. Boys like that, just like pretty-boys, she wouldn’t like.

Her mother laughed at that, "Oh? So our Xiao Hua likes the type like Dad, is it?"

Although Tong Yunxiang was robust and burly, his brows and eyes had a rugged handsomeness. He was a true man’s man, standing firm and steady like a mountain, instilling a profound sense of security.

Back then, Tong Xiaohua had a very vague understanding of liking someone, but when her mother asked that way, she instinctively shook her head.

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