The Billionaire's New Wife in Chief
Chapter 313 - 197 Yu Xia Also Arrived

Chapter 313: Chapter 197 Yu Xia Also Arrived

Xu Qian carefully used the scissors to cut open the back of Song Qiao’s clothes, but upon seeing the bright red welts on her back, she was instantly stunned. Even the servants who were assisting Song Qiao couldn’t help but gasp at the sight of the redness.

Song Qiao’s skin was beautiful — one could tell just by looking at her face and arms. But now, seeing the large area on her back scalded by the boiling tea, they couldn’t help but think that the injury was extremely severe.

Her entire back was a bright red, especially below the butterfly bone, where there was a very clear bruise, obviously caused by being hit with a teacup.

Xu Qian was no stranger to the sensation of being scalded; when she first started cooking, she had been burnt by boiling water on the back of her hand. The intense burning pain had made her cry out uncontrollably.

After all, she was about the same age as Song Qiao at the time, and the scar from the burn remained on the back of her hand, so she remembered it very clearly.

Xu Qian saw Song Qiao biting her teeth and bearing the pain without uttering a sound. Feeling a wave of pity, she dared not touch the wounded area and carefully unfolded the rest of the clothes, asking directly, "Doesn’t it hurt?"

Song Qiao was taken aback, knowing the question was directed at her. After a moment, she forced a smile and said, "It hurts."

How could it not hurt?

She had never been burnt before, and it was so severe this time.

Song Qiao even felt that she should’ve checked her fortune before going out with Lu Jingchen today, wondering if it was an unlucky day to go out.

They had left in good spirits, but upon their return, she had become an injured person.

Changing her clothes took over ten minutes because they were worried about aggravating Song Qiao’s injuries. A backless dress was carefully put on after much effort.

Xu Qian and the servants stepped outside. Lu Jingchen, who had been waiting at the door leaning against the wall, immediately stood up straight upon hearing the door open and swiftly entered the bedroom. Seeing Song Qiao, her back exposed, lying face down on the bed with her eyes closed, he paused, his gaze falling on her exposed back. His lips tightly pressed together, no words came out for the moment.

His expression darkened significantly and his lips formed a straight line.

Song Qiao, in pain, tried to use sleep to soothe the sensation on her back, but she couldn’t fall asleep. First, she wasn’t sleepy, second, she had a bit of trouble sleeping in unfamiliar beds, and third... her back truly hurt.

Feeling a large hand gently stroking her face and her fallen hair being brushed aside, Song Qiao immediately opened her eyes and found herself looking into a pair of profoundly deep eyes, which left her momentarily stunned. In that instant, she even forgot about the pain in her back.

Lu Jingchen, seeing Song Qiao awake, softened his initially indifferent expression and spoke in a low, soothing voice like a lover’s whisper, "I thought you had fallen asleep on your own."

Upon hearing his words, Song Qiao smiled, her laugh sounding like tinkling bells despite the searing pain in her back that made her feel like crying, "Just now, seeing you made me feel like my back doesn’t hurt as much anymore. Do you have a pain-relieving effect?"

Lu Jingchen’s eyes grew intense, he looked down at her slightly pale face and said, "Shall I kiss you then? Maybe a kiss will make it hurt even less."

The doctor preparing to treat Song Qiao’s burn, "..." clearly wasn’t okay with them showcasing their affection in front of a doctor.

And was this really the time to display their affection regardless of the situation?

With her back almost debilitated, and yet they still had the mood to display affection.

Song Qiao, upon hearing his offer, pursed her lips and immediately declined, "No thanks, I don’t want your kiss."

She definitely hadn’t forgotten that she was currently at the old Lu Family residence.

"Miss Song, I’m going to treat the burns on your back. Please bear with it; it may hurt a bit..." The doctor behind her had prepared everything and was ready to start treating Song Qiao’s back when he couldn’t help but say aloud.

"Okay," Song Qiao nodded, her fingers tightly gripping the blanket underneath her. Her lower body was still covered with a thin blanket that Xu Qian had thoughtfully placed before she left, even though Song Qiao was wearing pants.

"Call her Young Mistress." Just as Song Qiao was about to close her eyes and endure, she heard the man’s low and pleasant voice and couldn’t help but open her eyes again to look at Lu Jingchen. She saw him pursing his lips and speaking to the doctor with a light tone.

The doctor paused and, raising his head, met Lu Jingchen’s indirect gaze, which made him stiffen before belatedly realizing what his words meant. Instantly breaking out in cold sweat, he found himself in a dilemma, unable to decide whether to address her as instructed or not. Eventually, under the pressure of Lu Jingchen’s gaze, he twisted his mouth and managed to say, "Young Mistress."

Song Qiao, "..."

The doctor had not expected Lu Jingchen to be married. Lu Jingchen’s earlier words had almost rendered him incredulous, but then he remembered an article he had seen previously. There had been talk about Lu Family’s young master getting married, which he saw in a report that vanished the next day, and all searches regarding Lu Jingchen’s marriage had disappeared as well.

At that time, he thought who would make such a big joke, but now seeing Lu Jingchen asking him to call this woman the Young Mistress, it instantly reminded him of that matter.

Unexpectedly, the marriage of Lu Jingchen... turned out to be true.

The way the Lu Family had been arranging Lu Jingchen’s marriage, as doctors, they were actually very clear about it, especially since he served as the personal physician to the Lu family patriarch Lu Tianming, he was clearer about it than anyone else.

Originally, it seemed like the old Mr. Lu had always been quite fond of Miss Yu Xia from the Yu Family and had always intended to matchmake the lady with his own son.

Behind the scenes, the old Mr. Lu even made everyone believe that Yu Xia was already the woman undoubtedly destined to sit in the position of the Young Mistress of the Lu Family.

However, now seeing the young master treat another woman with such gentleness, the doctor felt that this matter seemed a bit complicated.

But he also knew his duty very well, what matters were beyond his jurisdiction, and what words were not for him to say, he had a good sense of self-awareness.

...

Downstairs in the living room, as soon as Yu Xia and her parents walked in, they felt that the atmosphere here seemed a bit off.

At this moment, her mood was not good either; she didn’t want to come to the Lu Family’s place at all, but under the pressure of her father, she had to follow them, hustle and bustle.

Who would have thought that whenever she talked back to her father, she could end up being taught an even harsher lesson?

Moreover, if she somehow won the argument, who knows if the old man might just pick up a broom and start hitting her.

Although she is the only girl in the Yu Family, perhaps because she had two older brothers above her, her father has been raising her like a boy since childhood, resulting in her character being even more forthright than that of the average girl.

"Chairman Xia, you’ve arrived." As soon as the old Mr. Lu saw Yu Xia and her parents, he immediately stood up and greeted them politely.

Yu Xia’s father was a man who looked to be in his sixties, with a very dignified appearance, but also because of age and the passage of time, he had a few strands of white hair on his head.

Mr. Yu shook hands with the old Mr. Lu directly and said with a smile, "We haven’t visited you for quite a while, right? It just so happens that today is the weekend, so we thought we would come over for a visit."

As Mr. Yu spoke, he immediately gestured for his daughter who was slowly shuffling behind him, "Xia Xia, come here; you haven’t seen your Uncle Lu for a long time, right? Come over and say hello."

Yu Xia, "..." Dad, I just want to be a quiet and beautiful girl.

However, because her father was warning her with his eyes while he was speaking, Yu Xia, when she looked up, immediately put on a smile in an instant and approached the old Mr. Lu very affectionately to greet him, "Uncle Lu, long time no see."

The old Mr. Lu looked very pleased with Yu Xia before him and nodded his head repeatedly, "Good child, good child, indeed it’s been a long time. Whenever you have time, come and keep this old man company."

Yu Xia immediately nodded her head obediently.

The more the old Mr. Lu looked, the more satisfied he was, and he hastily ordered the butler to prepare some snacks that Yu Xia liked and also invited her parents to sit down.

Yu Xia sat next to the old Mr. Lu, her big eyes glancing around, and then she smiled and asked, "By the way, Uncle Lu, I saw a familiar car outside, it seems to belong to Brother Jingchen, is he back now?"

Upon hearing his daughter personally ask about Lu Jingchen, Mr. Yu couldn’t help but show a hint of amusement in his eyes, and after exchanging a glance with his wife, both seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

For some reason, after learning that Lu Jingchen had returned to the country, they had hinted countless times to Yu Xia to personally seek out Lu Jingchen, whom she had not seen for years, to have a chat. To foster their affection.

After all, a marriage alliance between the Lu Family and the Yu Family would definitely be an addition of wings to a tiger for both families, beneficial for both sides.

Although the Yu Family’s main business is not in An City, they do have a branch office there, and their primary interests are in Lin City and the Capital City.

And the Lu Family also has businesses in the Capital City and it seems they do very well. Naturally, if the two families were to unite through marriage, it would be better for everyone.

Old Mr. Lu paused, then recalled his son’s recent behavior towards Song Qiao, and his expression became a bit unsightly, but he still tried to maintain his composure and nodded, "Yes, Jingchen came back today, too."