Chapter 495: Playing Rogue

How could someone as pampered as Han Ziyan say such words? She only reiterated what Han Ruochen had said the last time she came to visit Han Yichen. At that time, Han Ziyan was so bored in the hospital that she started lamenting the lack of beverages. She was unhappy that she could only drink warm water and wanted to buy some sodas, saying that she could use them to serve the visitors who came to see Han Yichen.

Of course, Han Ruochen refused. Firstly, they did not have extra money to spare, and even if they did have some money, what was the need to buy ready-made beverages? The people who came to visit Han Yichen would be understanding of his situation. After all, they were coming to see a patient and not to a party. Secondly, if they kept ready-made beverages like sodas in the ward, it would only tempt Han Yichen and Uncle Zhao.

These things were not suitable for the consumption of patients, so why bother?

It would be a waste of money.

That being said, who did not know the real reason behind Han Ziyan’s request? She wanted those drinks for herself.

When Zhao Mingzhu heard his mother’s response, he was dumbstruck. He raised his head and looked at Han Ruochen and then glanced at his mother. He looked like he had been kicked in the head by a donkey because he simply couldn’t seem to put two and two together. When Mother Zhao saw his foolish behaviour, she could not help but roll her eyes. She raised her hand and slapped him on the back of his head before scolding, "What’s the matter with you? I asked you to take some rest, so why are you standing like a doorguard in front of us? Do you want everyone to think that we are tormenting our youngest?"

Even if Zhao Mingzhu was an idiot, he realised that his mother wanted him to keep his distance from Han Ziyan at that very moment. He hurriedly sat down and ignored Han Ziyan and Meng Yunhan. The earlier enthusiasm was long gone, and he no longer resembled a man who was keen on pleasing the two of them.

Meng Yunhan, however, did not understand what was going on. Instead, she thought that Mother Zhao was praising her daughter. She immediately put on a satisfied smile and replied, "Indeed. My daughter is really sensible. Even more so than my own children. She really inherited the wisdom and cleverness from our Meng family." She wanted to praise Yun Xinye as well but alas, she couldn’t. No worries. She would be able to do it very soon.

Facing the situation where Meng Yunhan only selectively listened to what she wanted to hear while ignoring everything else, Han Yichen was speechless. He could not help but wonder what made him think that even if Meng Yunhan was not a good mother, she was a good wife. He took a deep breath and calmly said, "I am sorry for the embarrassing behaviour."

"It’s alright."

"No worries."

Father and Mother Zhao understood that it wasn’t Han Yichen’s fault. They immediately waved his apology aside and smiled at him.

Meng Yunhan’s lips twitched when she heard what her husband had said. She stiffly turned to look at the man. What was he trying to say? Where was she embarrassing? What had she even done?

However, with the impending marriage to the Yang family, Meng Yunhan had little chance to avoid the disaster. Even though she had already had a backup plan, it would be better if someone like Zhao Mingzhu accepted her daughter as his wife. That way, they did not have to worry about anything. Even the child would be born with a good identity. As for everything else that came after—she had dealt with those things once; she could always deal with them a second time.

Even someone like Old Madam Han was not able to detect any abnormalities when Han Ziyan arrived at the Han family; how could the Zhao couple sense anything amiss? They were honest farmers!

At the thought of how her daughter might be able to become the wife of a company commander, followed by a battalion commander, her heart couldn’t help but thump wildly. The more she looked at Zhao Mingzhu, the more she believed that it was a good match. "Ziyan, the weather is a bit hot... and the hospital is a bit away from the town. But there are many fruit stands. Why don’t you go and buy some mangoes?"

To Han Ruochen and Han Yichen’s surprise, she even took out some money and gave it to Han Ziyan. "Remember to ask the boss to pick a big one."

"Sure." Han Ziyan was quite happy when she took the money. However, at the thought of how she had to carry those heavy bags of fruit all by herself, she felt that she was suffering a loss. After all, she was carrying a child, and she could not carry anything heavy. What if she ended up losing the child? This child was not something she wanted, but if she lost this child, then she would be less of a woman.

She raised her head and looked at her mother. Shooting her a look, she said to her mother, "Mom, why don’t you send Sister Ruochen with me? The bags will be too heavy. I cannot carry them. Sister Ruochen, you won’t possibly refuse, right?" She turned to look at Han Ruochen and spoke with some hesitation, as if Han Ruochen were a hyena and she were a pitiful white rabbit. "I mean... I had an accident a few days ago, and I just got released from the hospital. I am worried that if I carry something heavy, I might end up getting hurt."

Han Ruochen gritted her teeth when she heard her shameless words. This woman was really annoying. Han Ziyan knew that she wouldn’t break the news of her pregnancy in front of their father and was making use of it to the max. Suppressing the anger in her heart, she was about to agree when—

"Silly child. What are you even talking about?"