Stars In His Eyes
Chapter 749: Opening 4_1

Chapter 749: Chapter 749: Opening 4_1

As for He Zhilan, in just half a year at Capital University, she went from being a notorious female freshman to the pride of the university, a subject of constant praise. Even the school leaders, upon seeing He Zhilan, were all smiles, almost as if they wished they could smile as broadly as the Maitreya Buddha.

At noon, He Zhilan managed to squeeze in a visit to the General Military Hospital. The last time she was here, it was when He Teng was admitted for treatment. In the blink of an eye, an entire year had elapsed, time truly does fly, she thought.

The ward of Doctor Ding Jinshi at the hospital was very quiet, with only Ding Jinshi and her baby in the room. Upon seeing He Zhilan arrive alone, Ding Jinshi seemed somewhat surprised.

"I am amazed that you still thought to visit me." Ding Jinshi, lying in bed, didn’t display the excitement and joy of a new mother, her expression was indifferent.

"Why are you here all alone?" He Zhilan asked as she walked in with a bag of fruits, "I originally wanted to bring you flowers, but then I thought the pollen might not be good for the baby, so I brought you fruits instead. I didn’t know what kind you prefer, so I just got a variety!".

Putting the fruits on the table, He Zhilan walked over to the small bed. She took a look and smiled, "Such a pretty little girl, all white and delicate".

"When she was first born, she looked like a monkey, all red and tiny." Ding Jinshi chuckled.

"Really? That’s like the two little ones in Bian Xiulin’s family. Bian Xiulin was disgusted when she saw her twins, complaining about how much fruit she had eaten during her pregnancy for nothing. But as they grew, they turned out to be quite adorable. Let me see, does the little girl look like her father, or her mother?" He Zhilan had a soft spot for children and wanted to hold the baby, but she was afraid she would wake the girl, so she gently opened the swaddling clothes and took a serious look at the child. She turned back to Ding Jinshi and smiled, "She looks just like Ding Long, exactly the same facial features! But you know, people say that a daughter who looks like their father turns out to be beautiful as they grow!".

"What’s the use of being beautiful? I rather she looks like me, saves me from having to see her father in her every time I look at her." Ding Jinshi shifted her gaze away from the child’s face.

He Zhilan froze. That’s right, Ding Jinshi didn’t marry Ding Long out of love. It was a marriage arranged for family alliances. Ding Jinshi even disliked Ding Long.

So He Zhilan began to worry. Won’t Ding Jinshi dislike her daughter because she resembles Ding Long so much?

"Jinshi, children are innocent. The issues between adults should not affect them." He Zhilan advised, then asked, "Why are you alone? Where are your parents and Ding Long’s parents? Isn’t anyone taking care of you?"

"I don’t want the noise from people around me, so I asked them not to come to the hospital unless it’s necessary. There are nurses here in the hospital." Perhaps Ding Jinshi had figured out what He Zhilan was worrying about. She laughed softly and said, "Are you worried that I won’t like my own daughter because of Ding Long? How could that be possible?"

"That’s good," He Zhilan sighed with relief.

"Although I suffered a lot for this child, and although this child wasn’t what I wanted, she is still a child I carried for ten months. She’s my child." Ding Jinshi sighed. "When Ding Long said he wanted a child, I didn’t agree. Each time we made love, it was like a kind of torture for me, both mentally and physically. It was as uncomfortable as being violated. This child, perhaps she wasn’t part of my plans, but her arrival also protected me for a long time."