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Chapter 45 Where Did the Ability from Earlier Go?

Chapter 45: Chapter 45 Where Did the Ability from Earlier Go?

Su Shiyue hadn’t really intended to do anything to Su Mu, and though she might frequently be regarded as a brainless person, she was no fool. She understood that the most ingenious crime was to use others to commit murder. In the Fu family’s home, no matter how angry she was, she couldn’t possibly attempt to drive a car into Su Mu.

But ultimately, she couldn’t swallow her pride. Driving faster towards Su Mu was merely a means to teach her a lesson. Confident in her driving skills, she was assured that she could save face, which Su Mu had trampled, without harming her.

As Su Mu walked slowly toward the main building, she suddenly heard Qin Nianwan’s alarmed cry. Instinctively, she turned her head just as Su Shiyue’s car neared, showing no signs of slowing down.

Yet, Su Mu didn’t move. She stood there like a tree, a statue, or a building.

It wasn’t that she wanted to die, she knew the value of life. But faced with this sudden change and the oncoming car, Su Mu was completely unprepared. She could never have imagined Su Shiyue would do something so bold at the old family home.

For a moment, Su Mu truly thought she was going to die. Nevertheless, Su Shiyue ultimately didn’t lose her sanity. When the car was less than a meter away from Su Mu, she sharply turned the steering wheel. The car’s wheels flashed past just in front of Su Mu’s toes, and the wind from the speed of the car forced Su Mu to step back several paces, nearly falling down, but she eventually steadied herself.

The moment Su Shiyue turned off the car, Fu Shinian and others came out from the house, all showing grim expressions, clearly having witnessed the scene. Su Mu, however, had no time to consider what he would do with Su Shiyue. Her ankle hurt badly, likely twisted moments before.

Qiao Yu quickly approached Su Mu and surveyed her pale face:

"How are you feeling? Were you hit? Where does it hurt?"

Struggling, Su Mu shook her head and glanced at Su Shiyue who was just getting out of the car: "I’m fine."

She tried to walk into the house to rest, but as she lifted her foot, she involuntarily furrowed her brow, experiencing more intense pain than before.

Qiao Yu noticed her endurance:

"Did you twist your ankle?"

Before Su Mu could say anything, Qiao Yu already called out, "Shinian, Su Mu has twisted her ankle."

He had not intended to make a fuss and could have simply carried Su Mu inside, but as he bent down to lift her, he inexplicably thought of Fu Shinian’s gaze and his absurd misconceptions about him, so he decided it was better for Fu Shinian to come himself.

Fu Shinian had originally seen that Su Mu was standing fine and that Qiao Yu had approached her. He had no intention of coming over, thinking to deal with the audacious Su Shiyue first. But before he could speak, Qiao Yu announced that Su Mu’s foot was injured. Without hesitation, he gave Su Shiyue a stern look and moved toward Su Mu.

The moment his presence enveloped Su Mu, she stiffened momentarily. She heard his voice:

"What happened? Are you hurt?"

Su Mu didn’t respond, and Qiao Yu smoothed things over:

"It seems she twisted her ankle. Why don’t you carry her inside so I can check on her?"

Su Mu wanted to refuse, but before she could speak, Fu Shinian bent down. His hands slid under her armpits and behind her knees, lifting her effortlessly. She instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck, though she never looked at him.

When Su Shiyue saw Fu Shinian picking up Su Mu, she couldn’t help but attempt to intervene, but Ji Nanfeng scoffed at that moment:

"Shiyue, if I were you, I’d go in and sincerely apologize to Su Mu later, admit your mistake, and say it wasn’t intentional, rather than now suggesting in front of Shinian that she’s feigning sympathy to gain compassion."

"That’s exactly what she’s doing!" Su Shiyue retorted fiercely. "I didn’t even hit her just now. Her act is all for my brother’s benefit, and I will not let her deceive him."

Qin Nianwan, watching Fu Shinian carrying Su Mu into the house, slowly withdrew her gaze and spoke a few seconds later:

"Shiyue, what you did was indeed excessive. What if you really hadn’t controlled your direction and hit Su Mu?"

"I couldn’t possibly make a mistake," Su Shiyue stated, watching the direction in which Fu Shinian had disappeared. "I was just trying to teach her a lesson, to stop her from making snide remarks at you. But instead, she’s playing the victim, the classic case of a villain suing first!"

Ji Nanfeng looked at Su Shiyue helplessly, thinking that with such a temperament and lack of brains, in the ’Legend of Zhen Huan’ she would probably only last for one episode?

How could Fu Shinian, with such high emotional intelligence, have such a sister who was foolish to the extreme?

Inside the house, Fu Shinian carried Su Mu straight to the master bedroom on the second floor. As he was about to place her on the bed, the usually silent Su Mu suddenly spoke:

"I’ll just go to the couch."

Fu Shinian looked down and thought of how she had also refused to sleep with him the night before, nesting on the couch instead. Now, proposing the same thing, Fu Shinian’s emotions inflated like a balloon.

"To the couch? What are you worried about? Even if I forced you, I wouldn’t think of taking advantage of you right now!"

The following entry of Qiao Yu: "..."

Did his friend always talk with such provocations? Let alone calling Su Mu frigid, even a passionate person could be turned frigid by him!

But now wasn’t the time to care about those matters. For the nth time, Qiao Yu spoke up to smooth things over:

"Just put him on the couch for now, so I can look at him easily,"

Fu Shinian didn’t make another sound. He walked to the couch and placed Su Mu on it. Su Mu thought he would leave, but he didn’t; he just stood there quietly, seemingly unsure of what to do next.

With all the commotion, the old lady couldn’t possibly have been unaware. After a long time of not coming upstairs, she also came up, accompanied by Auntie Wang. Seeing Su Mu with a pale face sitting on the couch, she walked over with heartache and took her hand:

"What’s wrong? Why do you look so ill?"

Su Mu clasped the old lady’s hand and soothed her, "Grandma, I’m fine. It might just be the sun; it’ll get better soon."

Fu Shinian frowned slightly and turned to Qiao Yu:

"What are you waiting for? Do you need me to register and pay the fees before you deign to bend down and check?"

Qiao Yu: "..."

He felt so wronged.

Qiao Yu crouched in front of Su Mu and carefully removed her shoes and socks. He immediately noticed the swelling at her ankle. He tried pressing on the injured spot, knowing how painful it must be, but surprisingly, Su Mu didn’t make a sound.

He couldn’t help but look up at Su Mu and saw a thin layer of sweat on her nose. He wondered what she was enduring. After all, crying out in pain isn’t a shameful thing, is it?

"Ah Yu, how is Susu’s foot?"

Qiao Yu stood up, "Luckily, the bone isn’t damaged; it’s just a sprain. Grandma, you don’t have to worry."

The old lady nodded, "That’s good."

Just as Qiao Yu was about to speak about the precautions for the next few days and what methods to use for reducing the swelling and pain, he hadn’t yet spoken when Fu Shinian questioned his medical skills:

"You’re from the surgical department. Are you even capable in orthopedics?"

Qiao Yu decided not to indulge him any further, glaring at him discontentedly, "Why don’t you do it? Or maybe we should get an orthopedic specialist from the hospital instead?"

Fu Shinian gave him a cool glance and ultimately chose to remain silent. Qiao Yu felt instantly more at ease and meticulously explained the precautions again, and Su Mu noted each of them:

"Thank you."

Although Qiao Yu, the doctor, had already clearly told everyone that Su Mu was not seriously injured, the old lady was still very worried, "How did she sprain her ankle just by going out for a while? How could she be so careless?"

Su Mu smiled and soothed the old lady but never disclosed that Su Shiyue was the main instigator. Fu Shinian quietly watched her for a few seconds, then turned and left.

At the staircase on the second floor, as Fu Shinian was coming down, Su Shiyue was preparing to go up. She hadn’t intended to, but Qin Nianwan had just persuaded her a lot and talked about the consequences, and she thought it made sense. Regardless of how true the matter was, Su Mu had shown weakness first, and if she continued to be aggressive, it would only harm her own interests.

Just as she was about to go upstairs to apologize, she didn’t expect Fu Shinian to come down. Su Shiyue’s step faltered, and she even stepped back a few paces.

Qiao Yu also appeared behind Fu Shinian. Su Shiyue took this opportunity to avoid Fu Shinian’s gaze and asked:

"Qiao Yu, how is Su Mu?"

"She won’t die, it’s just a sprained ankle. Her ankle’s swollen quite badly and she won’t be able to walk for a few days."

This response sounded a bit petulant; anyone could tell. However, Su Shiyue wasn’t convinced:

"Really? She really hurt her foot?"

This was the second time his medical skills were doubted in one day, which made Qiao Yu somewhat intolerable. After all, that was his most respected and sacred profession; how could he let them slander it like this? Even though Su Shiyue was Fu Shinian’s sister, Qiao Yu wasn’t always going to consider face-saving:

He huffed, "Don’t believe it, huh? Fine, go up and see for yourself. If you all are so capable, why do you need doctors? You can treat yourselves, can’t you? After being treated, you don’t even say thank you, and instead, you doubt my medical skills? Am I just idly passing time with you here?"

Su Shiyue was stunned for a few seconds; she hadn’t expected Qiao Yu to suddenly burst into anger just because she wanted confirmation. Normally, she would have retorted by now, but somehow, she felt inexplicably intimidated.

Fu Shinian had been watching her the whole time. Seeing her like this, he couldn’t help but chuckle derisively and walked down the stairs to stand in front of her:

"Why aren’t you shouting now? Where did the courage you had to hit someone with your car go?"

"Brother, it was Su Mu who first disparaged and insulted Sister Nianwan. I couldn’t stand listening to it and just..."

Before Su Shiyue could finish, Fu Shinian raised his hand and fiercely slapped her. Su Shiyue fell to the ground with blood at the corner of her mouth, startling everyone. No one had expected Fu Shinian to strike his own sister so harshly.