My CEO Baby Daddy Keeps Falling for My Tricks
Chapter 283 - 287 Food Allergy_1

Chapter 283: 287 Food Allergy_1

Qin Muchuan did not hesitate in the slightest, pushing her away.

"Ah..."

Accompanied by a cry of surprise, Zhou Ziqing fell to the floor of the ward!

Qin Muchuan had developed a distaste for this Zhou Ziqing— he even began to doubt whether this woman was still the kind, intelligent girl from his memories.

How could she have turned into such an indifferent person? She lacked love and concern, even for her daughter.

"Muchuan..." Lin Xiangwan hit the floor, looking at him in agony.

He gave her a cold glance. "You should be more concerned about Duoduo, not reminiscing about old times with me. I hate talking about the past; I prefer to look towards the future..."

"How could you be so heartless towards me?"

Qin Muchuan looked at her very impatiently, asking, "Can you even take care of your child? If you can’t, I’ll find someone who can!"

"No... I can!" Zhou Ziqing replied, grinding her teeth.

"Alright then, what do you need? I’ll get someone to buy it."

"There’s nothing to buy!" Zhou Ziqing, wiping away her tears, responded.

No mother should ever say ’there’s nothing to buy’.

Qin Muchuan emphasized again, "I’m not asking what you need, I’m asking what the child needs."

"She probably doesn’t need anything!" She looked around.

"Do we have tissues? Water? Does the child need to drink some milk? Has she had dinner? What fruits does she like?" Qin Muchuan asked a barrage of questions.

Zhou Ziqing looked slightly embarrassed. "Alright, we need all of those things. Duoduo vomited last night and didn’t eat much. Neither have I!"

Qin Muchuan nodded, "Alright then. What does Duoduo like to eat, and what can’t she eat?"

"Um... how about beef rice? It’s quick and convenient!" She deliberately chose a common takeaway dish; one that she particularly liked to eat.

She wanted to leave a simple impression on Qin Muchuan.

Qin Muchuan frowned, "Can Duoduo eat beef rice?"

He knew that she enjoyed beef rice.

"Yes, she can. Duoduo likes it!"

Zhou Ziqing spoke confidently, dispelling Qin Muchuan’s doubts.

He placed a call, and soon, fruits, two portions of dinner, two cups of soy milk, as well as some tissues and towels were delivered.

Zhou Ziqing muttered when she saw all the items. "Duoduo will probably leave the hospital after her injection. Why spend so much money buying these items? It’s such a waste!"

"A cold and fever cannot be cured in one day. At the very least, she should be kept on an IV drip for three days. It makes sense to store these things here. They can be used again tomorrow." Qin Muchuan replied.

"Alright!"

Zhou Ziqing opened the lunchbox and took a bite out of habit.

Realizing her mistake, she pretended to say, "This beef rice tastes really good, the meat is very tender. My daughter will definitely love it!"

She scooped up a small spoonful and fed her daughter. "Come on, Duoduo, let’s eat!"

Duoduo, who lay flat in bed, slowly opened her mouth. She wanted to eat, but she couldn’t coordinate her movements well enough.

Her mouth skewed to one side as she impatiently reached out for food. Zhou Ziqing successfully fed her a spoonful of food this time.

"Cough... cough..."

The next moment, the food she just put into her mouth was sprayed out like petals falling from the sky, and she coughed vigorously.

"The child is choking!" Qin Muchuan stepped forward to pick up Duoduo.

He gently patted her back; once, twice, thrice— soon enough, her breathing returned to normal.

Zhou Ziqing tried to feed her again. "This time, eat carefully. You can’t choke again!"

Qin Muchuan didn’t approve. "There’s no point in talking to the child like this. It’s not that Duoduo won’t eat properly, it’s that she can’t!"

He propped up pillows behind the child to help her sit up. "Feed her like this!"

With her eyes welling up, Zhou Ziqing said, "I have imagined this scene so many times. It’s happening for real now!"

Qin Muchuan didn’t say anything, for he was reminded of Lin Xiangwan.

When Xiangwan fed Duoduo, her entire focus was on the child. She would ask in a soft voice.

’Duoduo, does it taste good?’

’What a good girl! You took such a big bite? I see, your favourite is meatballs, right? Here, let Auntie feed you another one!’

’Haha, well done! You’ve finished eating!’

Zhou Ziqing, on the other hand, had no interaction with the child at all when feeding her; she was always thinking about talking to him! It was clear that she didn’t care about Duoduo at all.

He wanted to ask; if she didn’t care about Duoduo, why wouldn’t she let him look after her!

"Muchuan, are you hungry? If you are, you can eat my portion of the meal," Zhou Ziqing offered.

"I’m not hungry," Qin Muchuan responded curtly, foregoing any explanation.

Duoduo, who was eating the beef rice, suddenly stopped chewing her food. Her eyes widened, and she started to have noticeable difficulty breathing.

"What’s happened to the child?" Qin Muchuan was the first to notice the abnormality.

"It could be an epileptic fit!"

"Doctor, doctor..."

Qin Muchuan pressed the emergency button.

The doctor quickly arrived and examined Duoduo.

"What’s the situation?" a worried Qin Muchuan asked.

The doctor turned off his flashlight. "I can’t conduct tests now, but my preliminary judgment is that the child is having a food allergy. Red rashes appeared on her neck just now, which are clear symptoms of allergies. The child was fine earlier. Did she eat anything or come into contact with anything particular?"

Qin Muchuan furrowed his brows. "The child just ate beef rice!"

"The allergy could be caused by the beef. There’s nothing wrong with beef itself, but some seasonings added to this beef rice could have caused an allergic reaction. Plus, there is a kind of protein in beef that may also cause allergies..." The doctor reasoned, "I will give the child anti-allergic medication later. It shouldn’t be a big problem!"

After the doctor left, a nurse came in to administer the medication to the child.

When the nurse also left, Qin Muchuan asked Zhou Ziqing sternly, "You’ve been her mother for so many years and still don’t know what she’s allergic to?"

"Not really, I was abroad all these years. My mother took care of Duoduo here!" Zhou Ziqing emphasized.

"Even though you haven’t looked after the child very much, you’re still her mother. Don’t you realize you seem to know less about your own child than a stranger? I’ll repeat myself: if you really can’t look after Duoduo properly, then let me bring her up!"

"No!"

Just as the atmosphere was about to escalate further, Zhou Ziqing’s phone rang.

The caller was none other than Lin Xiangwan.