I Got Together with the Goddess [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 85

“I will definitely protect Yiqing.”

Jiang Yiqing stayed in the hospital for half a month. Luo Shuyu’s work seemed very busy; every time she visited, she was in a hurry. However, she made it a point to return every day at noon, and in the evenings, she would stay by Jiang Yiqing’s side, not leaving until she had fallen asleep.

“Miss Jiang, the friendship between you and Miss Luo is truly enviable. Your recovery is going very well, and you can be discharged tomorrow,” the nurse said.

Jiang Yiqing looked at the sunset outside the window. Even inside the hospital, she could hear the sounds of heavy traffic from the streets outside. That sense of haste, accompanied by the slowly sinking sun casting orange brilliance into the ward, gave Jiang Yiqing a strange feeling of desolation.

Perhaps because a patient’s mind is generally more sensitive—she didn’t speak, and staying in a single room meant that aside from Luo Shuyu, the nurses, and the caregiver, no one spoke to her—having too much free time led to such reflections.

However, this feeling eased with her arrival.

For Jiang Yiqing, the most difficult time—from sunset until bedtime—was somehow always spent with Luo Shuyu by her side.

She heard the sound of the nurse greeting her in the hallway, and then Luo Shuyu walked in, still bringing books, newspapers, and small gifts to help relieve her boredom.

“Today is a little bunny,” Luo Shuyu said, placing a small pink rabbit on the table in front of Jiang Yiqing. Although it was just a small trinket, its tiny form and smiling face made Jiang Yiqing smile back.

Luo Shuyu still seemed busy; sometimes she would pick up her phone to talk to people or handle some work, but from time to time, she would glance in her direction.

Jiang Yiqing looked at the newspapers she had brought. The first time she had looked out the window at an elderly man reading a paper, Luo Shuyu had proactively suggested: “Yiqing, it must be boring lying there, and I see you don’t like looking at your phone like others do. Why don’t I order some books and newspapers for you?”

Jiang Yiqing had nodded. Since then, she read a fresh newspaper every day, learning new knowledge about this society. This feeling of gradually understanding a strange world was very reassuring.

Luo Shuyu probably hadn’t read today’s paper carefully; it contained content related to her.

Ten years ago, the prediction made by Master Luo in her teens was proven true.

It turned out that when Luo Shuyu was thirteen, she predicted that a top female billionaire would not leave a single penny to her descendants in her old age. At that time, Luo Shuyu was only slightly famous, and everyone thought she was joking or that she had made a mistake. Unexpectedly, that billionaire recently passed away and donated all her assets to God and a cat she raised, leaving nothing for her descendants.

—If they wanted to obtain her property, they had to care for the cat and its offspring until their natural deaths, verified by a specialized veterinarian. If the cat showed any human-induced abnormal health conditions, the descendants would be evicted from the mansion built for the cat.

When the billionaire had expressed this intention during her life, reporters had interviewed her, asking if it had anything to do with Luo Shuyu and if she was doing it intentionally to make the prophecy come true. The billionaire just smiled and said—

“May I be with God.”

After Jiang Yiqing finished reading, she noticed Luo Shuyu was still on the phone, mentioning the word “reporter.” It seemed that because of this incident, people had been chasing her for interviews lately. Yet, in the midst of such busyness, she still came to visit her.

What Jiang Yiqing wanted to understand most in this world were matters related to metaphysics, because her constitution that allowed her to see ghosts seemed to have some connection to it. As an expert in this field, Luo Shuyu must have a profound understanding of it. But Jiang Yiqing hadn’t figured out how to bring it up yet. Perhaps her inability to speak was what made the other woman so exceptionally gentle toward her; thinking this way actually created a sense of guilt.

The meal Luo Shuyu ordered finally arrived. The two had been eating lunch and dinner together these past few days, while Luo Shuyu arranged for a specialized nutritionist to bring breakfast to Jiang Yiqing.

Throughout the entire process, Jiang Yiqing’s family had been invisible. She only received messages of greeting; they seemed to have complete trust in Luo Shuyu—and for some reason, it almost felt like they were intentionally staying away.

After eating, Luo Shuyu took a hot towel to Jiang Yiqing so she could wipe her hands and face.

Such tenderness even exceeded the scope of Jiang Yuxiu. Jiang Yiqing knew that although her Imperial Sister loved her, she didn’t want to spoil her and preferred to see her grow independently; however, as a “useless” person, she always disappointed her. Perhaps the treatment for a patient was different; Luo Shuyu’s gentleness was like spring rain, silent and nourishing, making her feel… the meticulous care of a mother who had passed away early.

But Luo Shuyu herself had a capable and experienced demeanor and rarely showed a smile, making it difficult for Jiang Yiqing to figure her out.

The caregiver usually left after greeting Luo Shuyu, but since today was the last day, she stayed a bit longer and suggested: “Miss Jiang, I won’t be here tomorrow. How about I help you wipe down your body today?”

Jiang Yiqing’s face instantly turned bright red.

Luo Shuyu also looked over, her fingers stopping on the screen where she was typing.

“…” The caregiver noticed the awkward atmosphere and said: “Ah, you can’t speak, I’m sorry.”

Previously, this had always been done in the morning when Luo Shuyu wasn’t there. Now that she was present, it made Jiang Yiqing feel particularly ashamed; she hurried to shake her head.

The caregiver seemed to feel that this made her task easier, so she smiled.

“There shouldn’t be anything else here. Thank you for your hard work these days,” Luo Shuyu said, checking her watch.

The caregiver said her goodbyes and left.

To let Luo Shuyu rest well—estimating she must be tired after these days—Jiang Yiqing chose to pretend to be asleep at night.

She heard Luo Shuyu say “goodnight” to her. Closing her eyes to sharpen her hearing, she heard Luo Shuyu carefully close the curtains, set the air conditioner to sleep mode, and then turn off the lights. Her footsteps lightly retreated as she left.

Jiang Yiqing felt at peace and truly entered sleep.

…

The next day, Luo Shuyu arrived very early to help Jiang Yiqing with the discharge procedures.

After the nurse left, Luo Shuyu organized Jiang Yiqing’s things and came to the bedside.

“Yiqing, I’ll carry you to the wheelchair.”

“…” Jiang Yiqing wasn’t sure if she could lift her, and suddenly plucked up the courage to say her first words: “I… can do it myself.”

Although her left leg hadn’t fully recovered, her right leg was healthy, and she could move on one leg.

“You can actually speak?…” Luo Shuyu was very pleasantly surprised. Although the doctor said before discharge that the loss of speech might disappear at any time, seeing it happens so quickly made her happy.

“Mm.” Jiang Yiqing thought to herself that since she was being discharged, she couldn’t trouble her anymore.

“Don’t push yourself,” Luo Shuyu said. “I work out every day. Don’t worry, I won’t drop you.”

Jiang Yiqing wasn’t worried about that, but she couldn’t find the words to refuse, so she adopted a submissive posture.

Luo Shuyu picked her up gently. The girl’s light weight leaned into her arms, and Luo Shuyu carefully placed her into the wheelchair.

Luo Shuyu pushed the wheelchair and took her outside the hospital. Along the way, many people stared at them. The sight of two great beauties together was truly pleasing to the eye, though appearing in a place like a hospital and using a wheelchair made it seem somewhat unfortunate.

A cheerful middle-aged woman walked toward them with large strides and reached out her arms to give Jiang Yiqing a hug in the wheelchair, saying: “Yiqing, you’re finally out. I’ve come to pick you up. Are you happy?”

She didn’t recognize her, but— “Happy.”

The warmth of human relations in this world touched Jiang Yiqing’s heart. She recalled the day she was being chased and ended up falling and injuring her knee in the Imperial Garden. It was Jiang Yuxiu who wiped her wound, and a young Yuxiu had sworn to a young Yiqing— From now on, I will definitely protect you.

“Why are you crying from happiness?” Aunt Qin said, taking the bags from Luo Shuyu’s hand. “Let’s not talk about that now, let’s get in the car first.”

The two of them worked together to fold the wheelchair and lift Jiang Yiqing into the car. The back of the car was very spacious. Jiang Yiqing silently repeated in her heart once more— Don’t let me take away your happiness; please, you must have happiness of your own.

Aunt Qin drove, while Luo Shuyu sat next to Jiang Yiqing, watching over her constantly.

“Yiqing must be missing her family. Those two are really irresponsible, leaving their daughter alone when she’s injured.”

As Aunt Qin spoke, Jiang Yiqing’s phone rang. It was her aunt (Jiang’s mother’s sister/friend) calling. Luo Shuyu held the phone to Jiang Yiqing’s ear: “Is it Yiqing?”

“…Mom, it’s me,” Jiang Yiqing said somewhat slowly. In her memory, she had only used that word when she was very small.

“Yiqing, don’t blame Mom for being heartless. Your Auntie Li and I are on a small island, and we really can’t fly back without a plane. We finally got a signal. As soon as there’s a flight, we’ll fly back to see you immediately.”

“Mom, it’s okay. If you’re having fun, just enjoy yourselves. I have someone accompanying me here.”

How did my daughter become so sensible? Jiang Shangwei thought she would surely be scolded and was a bit puzzled, but she didn’t mind. She said: “That’s good. By the way, let Shuyu take the phone.”

Hearing this, Luo Shuyu turned on the speakerphone.

“It’s like this, Shuyu. We’ve discussed it with Changge and have formally placed a commission. For the next month, until Yiqing’s birthday, you must accompany her. Don’t let any accidents happen to her.”

“…” Luo Shuyu knew she was referring to the great calamity Jiang Yiqing was supposed to face before the age of twenty-two. This skiing incident had made them even more worried. Over the years, not just her, but Aunt Jiang had found many masters to resolve the calamities on Jiang Yiqing, and they all said she was fine, but then this happened. They were afraid something would go wrong at the final moment. Luo Shuyu said: “Aunt Jiang, even if you didn’t say it, I would look after Yiqing. I won’t let her be targeted no matter what.”

“Don’t really scare me, Shuyu. Your line of work involves ghosts all the time. Although Yiqing is brave, non-human entities are still too eerie… Just talking about it makes me feel like I’m going to faint,” Jiang Shangwei took a deep breath and said, “Anyway, just stay at Yiqing’s place. I’m really troubling you.”

Luo Shuyu hadn’t expected that out of love for her daughter, Aunt Jiang would actually request her to move in. This meant that for the next month, she would be with Jiang Yiqing day and night. Given Yiqing’s leg injury, this seemed like the best choice, but Luo Shuyu had a lingering feeling that Aunt Jiang was trying to play matchmaker.

She glanced at Jiang Yiqing. Jiang Yiqing was listening innocently and even said: “Mom, this is too much trouble for Sister Luo. I’ve already caused her so much trouble.”

“You child!” Jiang Shangwei thought to herself that her daughter was surely pretending to be sensible to gain Luo Shuyu’s sympathy and favor. She immediately assisted her, saying: “What is the relationship between our family and Shuyu’s? How can you say ‘trouble’? Shuyu would be unhappy to hear that. Besides, Shuyu is a person who values her work most. Since a commission has been placed, she will complete it excellently no matter what. Shuyu, is that right?”

“…” Luo Shuyu was indeed afraid that something untoward might happen to Jiang Yiqing at this critical juncture, so she took the opportunity to agree: “Auntie, don’t worry. I will definitely protect Yiqing.”