Under He Qianshan's meticulous care, Wu Pengpeng complacently played the role of a little useless person.
Every morning when she got up to wash up, He Qianshan had already squeezed the toothpaste for her. After she washed her face, he would help her apply skin - care products. She never had to ask for food or water as he always prepared them in advance.
Sometimes, he even fed her personally.
Just like now. Wu Pengpeng had a sudden urge to eat red - bean - stuffed glutinous rice balls. He Qianshan immediately rushed out to buy them. In his hurry on the way back, he dropped the disposable spoon the shopkeeper had given.
Wu Pengpeng couldn't pick up the glutinous rice balls with chopsticks. He Qianshan naturally took the chopsticks from her hand, picked up a ball and brought it to her mouth.
Although in name he was the young hunk she had kept, Wu Pengpeng still felt a bit embarrassed to have him take on multiple roles and act as her nanny. "… It's okay!"
Seeing that she didn't move, He Qianshan brought the ball a bit closer to her mouth and coaxed her patiently like a child, "Be good, open your mouth."
His amorous peach - blossom eyes stared at her tenderly. In those eyes that could hold the whole world, there was only her reflection at the moment.
Who could resist this?
Wu Pengpeng obediently opened her mouth and blushed as she ate the glutinous rice ball. She felt that each ball was sweet all the way to her heart.
She couldn't help stealing a glance at He Qianshan. He was watering a phalaenopsis by the window. The corners of his eyes drooped slightly, looking focused and gentle.
She wondered how much money she had spent to get such a gentle and good - looking man.
Maybe sensing her gaze, He Qianshan suddenly looked up. Their eyes met, and he gave her a tender smile.
Wu Pengpeng lowered her head in a hurry, pretending to look at her own arm.
Then she saw that a small section had disappeared from the energy meter on her right wrist. Although it wasn't very obvious, it was her life countdown, so it looked particularly shocking.
Wu Pengpeng clearly felt the loss of life in her body and couldn't help moaning in her heart.
Hearing her moan, He Qianshan rushed over anxiously. He pulled her right wrist and saw nothing, which made him even more worried. "What's wrong?"
Only then did Wu Pengpeng realize that she had moaned out loud. It was a real moan just now. If she didn't give him an explanation, he would surely worry.
But she couldn't tell him about this.
Wu Pengpeng rolled her eyes and made up an excuse on the spot. "I've been lying in the hospital for so long without earning a single cent. I'm so anxious!"
Hearing this, He Qianshan let out a sigh of relief. "It was my oversight. I forgot to tell you that you're the world's richest person. You have so much money that you can never spend it all. You don't need to be anxious about making money."
That's exactly why I'm anxious!
The anxiety on Wu Pengpeng's face was real. She said the insincere words without hesitation. "But if I don't work hard, I'll be overtaken by others."
"Don't worry!" He Qianshan stroked her head and comforted her softly. "Even if you don't make money for a few years, no one can overtake you."
Wu Pengpeng: "…"
Thanks. I'm offended.
She couldn't just idle around anymore. She had to come up with a plan quickly.
The most urgent thing was to sort out her property and then re - plan her money - wasting scheme.
But…
Looking at He Qianshan, who never left her side, Wu Pengpeng felt a bit troubled.
Given He Qianshan's concern for her, it would be easy for him to discover her grand plan if she tried to plot it under his nose. Then their deal would end.
Wu Pengpeng would die at the age of twenty - two.
Thinking of this, Wu Pengpeng felt a chill run down her back.
No, she had to find an excuse to send He Qianshan away!
"Um," she looked up, thrust her phone in front of He Qianshan, and blinked her big eyes cutely. "I want to eat ice cream from this shop."
This ice - cream shop was in the south of the city while the hospital was in the north. Based on the current traffic congestion, it would take him at least two and a half hours to go there and come back.
He Qianshan didn't know Wu Pengpeng's little plan. When he saw the ice cream, he instinctively refused. "It's too cold. You can't eat cold food. Choose something else."
Wu Pengpeng blinked again and pouted. "But I really want to eat it!"
He Qianshan was defeated by her series of cute acts. He shifted his gaze slightly and tried to steady his mind.
He tried to reason with Wu Pengpeng. "Miss Wu, your body is still weak. Eating too cold food will easily make your stomach catch a cold…"
"I know," Wu Pengpeng interrupted him softly. The corners of her eyes drooped, looking pitiful. "I'm just a disabled person who can't take care of myself now. I'm just a burden. I don't know if my hand will ever get better. I'm afraid I'll become a useless person that no one wants in the future."
He Qianshan knew she was just acting pitiful, but he just couldn't bear to see her like this.
He quickly surrendered. "Okay, okay. I'm afraid of you. I'll place an order now."
Wu Pengpeng quickly stopped him. She grabbed his sleeve and shook it, acting coquettishly. "You go and buy it yourself!"
He Qianshan was a bit confused. "They offer take - out service!"
Wu Pengpeng pointed at the brand story under the shop name, signaling him to read it.
The owner of this ice - cream shop named "See You" queued for hours every day to buy ice cream for his girlfriend when they were in love. Later, he opened this shop especially for her.
The shop's slogan was - Buy the sweetest ice cream for the one you love most.
After reading this, He Qianshan's heart melted. Like an indulgent elder, he compromised without principle. "Okay, I'll go and buy it now. Don't run around."
Wu Pengpeng nodded obediently. "Okay!"
As soon as He Qianshan went out, Wu Pengpeng got out of bed, put on her coat, and walked towards the rooftop with her phone.
She had to find a secluded place to start her grand plan. Otherwise, if He Qianshan suddenly came back and found out, it would be a disaster.
Wu Pengpeng had been lying in the hospital bed for a week. Her mind was almost numb. The cold wind on the rooftop blew her mind clear.
Actually, her memory had mostly recovered. In the first half - month after she came here, she had been doing useless things. All she did was shopping and having a wild time. She had achieved nothing.
Now when she thought about the past, all she could remember were the faces of various handsome men. It was like a male - idol audition.
But for some reason, the memory of He Qianshan was locked deep in her heart like in a mysterious box. She just couldn't remember.
She still didn't know how she had managed to keep that god - like man.
Seeing her thoughts wandering, Wu Pengpeng quickly shook her head, driving the irrelevant thoughts out of her mind and starting to sort out her thoughts again.
After a review, she found that the previous money - wasting projects were still there, but all the money had been returned. She was even richer than when she first took over the Wu family, and there were only two years and three hundred and twenty - one days left.
What would it be like to become richer while trying to waste money?
Wu Pengpeng looked at the boundless mountains and sea in the distance and suddenly felt like scolding the sky.
He Qianshan was worried about leaving Wu Pengpeng alone in the hospital. He drove the car on the verge of speeding all the way.
When he came back to the hospital, he saw someone selling candied haws downstairs and bought a bunch. The little girl upstairs liked them.
Holding the candied haws and imagining the way Wu Pengpeng would smile brightly when she saw them, he couldn't help smiling.
However, when he rushed back to the ward and pushed the door open, he found no one inside. Her phone was unanswered. He went to ask the nurse, but no one knew where she had gone.
He Qianshan almost panicked instantly. He hurriedly searched all the places where Wu Pengpeng usually went, but he couldn't find any trace of her.
The deep fear and despair he had felt when he faced her cold "body" in the operating room came back, almost crushing him.
Actually, since the moment Wu Pengpeng opened her eyes in the operating room, his heart had never really settled down.
That day he had felt her body getting colder and stiffer little by little. Then she had miraculously come back to life. He always thought it was a blessing from the gods, and he didn't know when it would be taken back.
Even though she had been by his side these days, his heart had always been hanging in mid - air.
The joy of getting her back was always accompanied by the fear of losing her.
He Qianshan stumbled and rushed open the rooftop door like a madman. He saw Wu Pengpeng standing on a high platform.
He felt as if an invisible hand had grabbed his heart and was squeezing it painfully. He held his breath.
He walked over quietly and hugged her tightly from behind. It was only when he felt the warm presence in his arms that his whole body began to tremble.
Wu Pengpeng was hugged from behind. She instinctively struggled, but the person hugged her even tighter. His voice was trembling.
"Miss Wu, if you become disabled, I'll marry you. If you go bankrupt, I'll support you… So, don't do anything stupid. Please."