Married The Crybaby Childhood Crush First, Then Fell in Love - Chapter 50.1

Seeing that Yan Qiu looked sickly and pale all day, Lin Wanqing specially stewed a medicinal chicken soup with Codonopsis root.

She carried the piping hot insulated lunch box into the ward, but before she could walk in, Yu Fei gave her a frantic look.

Yu Fei: Wait wait wait wait…

Lin Wanqing’s footsteps halted, and she looked curiously at her secretary.

The latter blinked her eyes madly.

Lin Wanqing: ?

Yu Fei pulled Lin Wanqing aside and said, “The boss doesn’t like any tonics or medicinal food right now.”

Yan Qiu was leaning by the window, flipping through files and signing documents. Several company executives, all in suits and ties, were standing in the ward, making the comfortable space meant for rest feel like a conference room.

Lin Wanqing frowned in disagreement: “Codonopsis root nourishes qi and blood. I put a bit of deer antler and red dates in it to strengthen the kidneys. I specially borrowed the kitchen to stew it for more than four hours today.”

Yu Fei: “The boss doesn’t believe in traditional Chinese medicine. She isn’t anemic.”

Lin Wanqing thought, You are truly strange; you weren’t saying that yesterday.

When Yan Qiu used to eat nourishing stews, she would practically want to throw all the precious Chinese herbs stored in the storeroom into the pot. Shennong himself would call her an expert.

Who was it that ate a bowl of bird’s nest every day, embodying Schrödinger’s disbelief in traditional Chinese medicine?

Yan Qiu heard Lin Wanqing’s voice and stopped the steel pen she was using to sign, “My dear wife has arrived?”

The eyes of the numerous executives in the ward all fell on the sneaking Lin Wanqing and Yu Fei.

The two of them together didn’t look like they were up to anything good.

In the business world, the biggest taboo is for the boss’s staff and the boss’s family members to collude. A normal company won’t fail if it’s run well, but “harem interference in governance” will definitely cause problems.

Everyone looked at Lin Wanqing with complex expressions, as if she were carrying a bowl of poison.

Lin Wanqing wondered furtively, Does Yan Qiu have a hidden ailment?

Lin Wanqing brought the heavily herbal-scented Codonopsis root chicken soup to Yan Qiu, “I specifically asked the doctor. Sister Qiuqiu is suitable for this.”

Yan Qiu, who had just been advised by the doctor to get nourishment, was startled, “You also think my body is failing and needs to rely on Chinese medicine for recuperation?”

Lin Wanqing: ?

What else?

Yan Qiu rubbed her aching temple, stirring the golden chicken soup with a spoon. From time to time, pieces of deer antler, red dates, and various Chinese herbs floated to the surface.

The executives chuckled, each one flattering her: “These are good herbs. They are beneficial for CEO Yan’s hidden, oh no, for her illness.”

“Yes, yes. My wife also often makes me medicinal food. Miss Lin truly has good culinary skills.”

“I truly envy Madam’s clever hands, unlike my wife, whose stews are completely inedible.”

“The boss’s age is precisely when she needs the most nourishment. My mother also uses these few herbs.”

Yan Qiu: “…”

Yu Fei: “Uh oh.”

Lin Wanqing: You sure know how to talk.

Yan Qiu gritted her teeth, having to chew and crush a piece of bitter Codonopsis root.

“Today’s meeting ends here. Send the follow-up proposal to my email before this afternoon.”

The executive who had just said “the boss’s age…” was given a faint glance by Yan Qiu as he walked out the door, nearly stumbling.

The middle-aged man rubbed his head, wondering if he had said something wrong.

Yan Qiu: “You, stop right there. The company has a task to go to R-country for research and inspection soon. You go.”

It was snowing outside and below freezing. R-country was notoriously cold, with temperatures of minus twenty or thirty degrees being common, making it completely unsuitable for human survival.

The executive’s smile was uglier than a cry, “Boss, I don’t think I’m suitable…”

After Yan Qiu spoke, she slowly spooned the bitter chicken soup into her throat, one spoonful after another.

Yu Fei patted the unlucky man on the shoulder with pity: “Alas, it’s not the first day the boss’s emotions have been unpredictable. Be careful what you say in the future.”

The executive, who was being exiled, looked dejected, not knowing which words had displeased the boss. He cautiously probed, “Secretary Yu, I have a century-old Codonopsis root stored at home. It was passed down from my ancestors from the palace. How about I give it to the boss?”

Yu Fei: “…”

You truly know how to court disaster.

Yan Qiu accurately heard this sentence from inside the room.

Lin Wanqing was confused by her mood, “Is Sister Qiuqiu unhappy because of work?”

“Yes, I did encounter some problems with work.”

Yan Qiu took the opportunity to find an excuse; her pride made her unwilling to admit her body was not as good as it used to be.

Miss Rabbit was understanding and gently kneaded Yan Qiu’s overly painful and immobile legs.

Her movements were light, like a kitten kneading its mother, accompanied by the intoxicating chicken soup and the gentle haven of a virtuous wife.

The nameless feeling of resentment that had flared up in Yan Qiu’s heart instantly vanished.

Yu Fei was very thoughtful, closing the door to Yan Qiu’s ward as she left and hanging up a ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign.

The executive who walked out with her was confused.

“Secretary Yu, you must be truly exhausted following CEO Yan every day.”

Yu Fei chuckled and clasped her hands, “You wouldn’t understand. There are many hidden benefits.”

The executive: ?

She is already a mature secretary; she will find her own food.

With no one left to disturb them, the entire ward was extremely quiet.

Yan Qiu put the empty insulated lunch box aside, wrapped her arms around Lin Wanqing from behind, and rubbed her chin against Lin Wanqing’s shoulder.

“Why didn’t I discover before that Tiantian is so suitable to be a virtuous wife and loving mother who takes care of her wife and children every day?”

The warm breath sprayed near her ear, and Lin Wanqing’s face instantly flushed.

“I just want to take good care of Sister Qiuqiu.”

Yan Qiu laughed and touched Lin Wanqing’s belly, “So soft, so thin. People might think you married me and don’t get enough to eat.”

Lin Wanqing struggled, wanting to pull away, but then she remembered the brand new bass guitar Yan Qiu gave her.

Her roommate said it was a signature collaboration model from an amazing musician.

It was expensive, comparable to the luxury sports cars that second-generation rich kids showed off.

Lin Wanqing’s struggle instantly ceased. Her face was shy and timid, like a little bride looking at her.

She sniffled, her eye corners red.

Lin Wanqing pinched Yan Qiu’s sleeve and took Yan Qiu’s wrist to place it on her own abdomen.

“If Sister Qiuqiu likes to touch it, then touch it more.”

Lin Wanqing lifted her clothes, allowing Yan Qiu’s palm to rest directly on the warm temperature of her abdomen.

“Tiantian is so proactive today?”

Yan Qiu hugged her even tighter, completely disregarding that this was a hospital.

“Don’t… be careful, there might be cameras.”

Yan Qiu laughed, “How could a legitimate hospital have cameras? Where does Tiantian think this is?”

“.avi”

Yan Qiu was helpless, “What kind of random, messy things are in your little head?”

Lin Wanqing turned around and clung to Yan Qiu’s neck. The emptiness in Miss Rabbit’s heart was being filled bit by bit by Yan Qiu, starting with a piece of cake and a cup of milk tea, and now evolving into a bass guitar and chicken soup.

The warmth she had never experienced in her former family was entirely compensated for by Yan Qiu.

Heaven seemed to have played a joke on her.

“That bass must have been very expensive,” Lin Wanqing’s eyelashes trembled. “My friend said the price was extremely high, so high that even if you sold me, I couldn’t afford to pay you back.”

Yan Qiu pinched her waist and frowned: “It’s not expensive.”

As the group collaborating with that artist, both sides wanted to achieve friendly cooperation. The limited-edition item that seemed unattainable to outsiders was merely a matter of one sentence for Yan Qiu.

As long as she showed that she wanted something, she didn’t even need to say it explicitly; someone would immediately present it to her.

Lin Wanqing clumsily nibbled at the corner of Yan Qiu’s lip, “Thank you, Sister, for letting me learn the bass. As a gift in return, you can have whatever you want, Sister.”

A silver thread broke between the two.

Clumsy Lin Wanqing whined on her, “I unintentionally stumbled upon some interesting little toys online. Does Sister like them? Shall we buy some to play with, okay?”

After nearly twenty years of never having received respect or even a tiny bit of special affection, Yan Qiu’s small acts of kindness felt like an unbearable happiness to Lin Wanqing.

She simply didn’t know how to repay Yan Qiu.

She originally thought she had jumped from one fire pit into another, but she had actually found salvation.

Yan Qiu’s eyes were deep, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, representing rationality and restraint, rested on her nose.

Lin Wanqing clung to her neck, wanting to repay her, “Does Sister Qiuqiu really like being in the hospital? Should I wear a white lab coat or a little nurse’s skirt tomorrow, but we must be secretive. If a real nurse sees me, I’ll be kicked out…”

Lin Wanqing used her little sharp teeth to lightly rub against Yan Qiu’s earlobe in a clumsy attempt to please her.

Yan Qiu placed one hand on her waist and pushed her away, “I gave you the bass because you are my wife, and I want you to be happy.”

Lin Wanqing was stunned. Her clothes were ruffled, hanging messily on her shoulders.

Normally, when Yan Qiu saw her like this, she would have pounced on her and torn her clothes to shreds. But today, her gaze was deep and complex.

She met Yan Qiu’s rational eyes and lowered her head in fear.

The inescapable sense of shame made her unable to breathe.

“Wanqing, I don’t need you to deliberately return any of my efforts. I don’t like you deliberately lowering yourself to accommodate me.”

Lin Wanqing’s fragile heart was poked hard by a thorn hidden in cotton.

In her previous life, Lin Wanqing had long been accustomed to having to find a thousand ways to repay favors and cater to people’s preferences.

Nothing in this world is free except for the air.

A woman like her, with no family, no outstanding ability, and only a moderately attractive face, could only use her limited looks to please people.

Lin Wanqing mumbled softly, tears uncontrollably streaming down her cheeks.

She wasn’t crying out loud, but the sight of her silently weeping was even more moving.

Yan Qiu took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears.

“I hope Wanqing can give me a kiss and a hug without having to think about it. That’s all I need to be content.”

She had initially hoped to watch Miss Rabbit from afar, but fueled by ambition, she went on to marry Miss Rabbit.

She thought placing the person by her side would be enough, but Yan Qiu wanted more…

She kissed the silent tear drops on Lin Wanqing’s face, “My Tiantian is so lovable.”

“Am I very lovable?”

“Yes, but only I can love you.”

…

Lin Wanqing walked out of the ward, holding the insulated lunch box, looking innocent and pure.

Yu Fei peered out the door and blurted out, “Why is your hair dry?”

“Should it be damp, then?”

“Didn’t you take a shower?”

Lin Wanqing knocked on Yu Fei’s little head to see if it was full of smut.

Yu Fei had nothing else to do in the afternoon, so she drove Lin Wanqing to her university club.

On the way, her gaze drifted towards Lin Wanqing inadvertently.

“The nurse patrol hours start at six in the morning, once every half hour. Hanging a ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign on the door will make them skip checking the room, but the regulations require them to check the patient’s condition at least once every two hours.”

Lin Wanqing was confused, “Why are you telling me this?”

Yu Fei looked at her with an expression that said, Let’s stop pretending between us.

“Do you need a nurse outfit? I’ll go steal one for Madam.”

Lin Wanqing: “There’s really no need…”

Ew, so the secretary had heard the suggestive words she and Yan Qiu had said outside the door.

Yu Fei: “Not even a white lab coat?”