Xiang Yutang finished feeding Zhu Zhengchu. Seeing that it was getting late outside, Zhu Zhengchu was a bit worried about her going back alone.
"I'll ask Xiaolin to take you back later."
While tidying up the lunch boxes, Xiang Yutang said, "I'm not going back tonight. I'll just sleep here."
Zhu Zhengchu was secretly delighted but pretended to be reserved. "Sleep here? I wonder if the bed is big enough."
Just as he was having all sorts of wild thoughts, Xiang Yutang wheeled in another hospital bed from outside. It was a bit small, but big enough for her to sleep on.
Zhu Zhengchu asked, "Where did you get this hospital bed?"
"Of course I bought it from the hospital." Xiang Yutang adjusted it to a proper height and then went outside to bring in the quilt and pillow she had bought.
Zhu Zhengchu's fantasy was shattered. He mumbled under his breath, "Why buy this? It's such a waste."
"Do you want me to sleep on the floor if I don't buy this?" Xiang Yutang looked at him curiously.
Zhu Zhengchu scratched his head. "My hospital bed is big enough."
"No way, Master. You'd be violating male virtue."
Zhu Zhengchu: ...
What the heck is male virtue?
"By the way, aren't you worried about Zhuo Ziyu if you're staying here tonight?" Zhu Zhengchu had thought she would go back to accompany Zhuo Ziyu.
Xiang Yutang said, "Ziyu was scared. Her family came and took her home just now."
"Does your dad know about this?"
"Yes, he does."
"Then didn't he come to take you home?"
Xiang Yutang thought for a while. "He told me that if I got hacked, I must never say I'm his daughter, so as not to get him hacked too."
Zhu Zhengchu: ...
This father - daughter pair is really unique.
Suddenly, Zhu Zhengchu's charging phone in the distance rang. Xiang Yutang ran over to get it for him. She glanced at the caller ID and was stunned.
Zhu Zhengchu asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's my dad's call. Strange. Why would my dad call you?"
Zhu Zhengchu waved to her. "Come on, bring it here and let me see."
Xiang Yutang gave him the phone. Before answering, Zhu Zhengchu cleared his throat, which made Xiang Yutang look at him in bewilderment. Why was he being so serious?
"Hello." Zhu Zhengchu was very polite.
Xiang Zhengyun's tone was also unusually serious. "Is that Zhengchu? I'm Xiang Zhengyun, your dad's friend."
Zhu Zhengchu quickly said, "Hello, Uncle Yun. Dad often mentions you to me."
Xiang Yutang listened to their conversation in surprise. They knew each other?!
"I saw today's news. I heard you got injured while protecting Yutang. How are you? Are you okay?" Xiang Zhengyun asked with concern.
Zhu Zhengchu said, "It's okay. It's just a minor injury. Nothing to mention."
Xiang Zhengyun sighed. "Hey, this silly girl went into the entertainment industry on her own. I'm really worried about her. I thought she'd be eliminated in the first round, but I didn't expect the audience's taste to be so unique. They actually let her stay until now."
Xiang Yutang: ...
What does that mean! Does liking her mean having a unique taste!
Seeing her angry little face, Zhu Zhengchu couldn't help smiling. "Uncle, what are you saying? Yutang is beautiful and has good performance skills. It's normal for the audience to like her."
Zhu Zhengchu's words made Xiang Yutang feel a bit better, but she was still very annoyed! Damn it! This old man!
Xiang Zhengyun then said, "Come on, don't force the compliments. Don't I know this girl? I don't know what's in that little head of hers. She's always playing around like a fool. And her singing is so bad, it's like she's been cursed. How can such a person be suitable for the entertainment industry?"
Hearing Xiang Zhengyun say her singing was bad, Xiang Yutang couldn't hold it in anymore!!
"You're the one whose singing sounds like it's been cursed!!" Xiang Yutang snatched the phone from Zhu Zhengchu and started arguing with her dad.
Xiang Zhengyun trembled. "Why are you here, girl!"
"Why can't I be here! Well, you've always taught me not to speak ill of others behind their backs, but here you are speaking ill of me to others! You bad old man!"
Zhu Zhengchu looked at her angry little look and inexplicably found her cute.
Xiang Zhengyun was also enraged. "What do you mean I'm speaking ill of you behind your back? I'm just stating the facts. Your singing is really bad!"
"Do you think your singing is any good?"
"At least I don't sing out of tune!"
Zhu Zhengchu listened to the childish argument between the father and daughter and couldn't help laughing and crying.
"Humph, stinky old man. Don't call again in the future! If I can make money in the future, I'll definitely hire someone to tie you up and sing in your ear every day! I'll piss you off!" Xiang Yutang said aggressively.
Xiang Zhengyun sneered. "If you can ever earn more than your old man, I'll listen to you sing. But you don't have a chance in this lifetime."
"If I can't earn that much, I'll find a rich guy. When my boyfriend earns more than you, you're doomed!"
Zhu Zhengchu's eyes lit up. This was great! He earned a lot!
"Oh? Your boyfriend? Who is he? Ultraman Tiga? I don't think he can earn much in outer space." Xiang Zhengyun mocked maliciously.
Xiang Yutang couldn't win the argument. Her little face was red with anger. Zhu Zhengchu got up, half - laughing and half - crying, and took the phone back from her.
"Okay, okay. Don't be angry. I'll talk to Uncle Yun nicely. Calm down first."
"Uncle Yun, don't be angry either. Yutang is just talking casually."
Xiang Zhengyun snorted. "I'm not angry. This girl has been disrespectful for a long time."
Xiang Yutang also snorted arrogantly. "Isn't it all your good teaching!"
"Okay, okay. Don't be angry. Be good. I'll have someone buy you milk tea and send it over." Zhu Zhengchu coaxed her gently.
Xiang Zhengyun: "Zhengchu, don't spoil her! This girl is so disrespectful because she's been spoiled!"
To prevent them from arguing again, Zhu Zhengchu took the phone outside to answer it. After chatting with Xiang Zhengyun for a few minutes, he hung up. When he returned to the room, he found Xiang Yutang sitting on the bed, pouting and looking unhappy, with her little face all red from anger.
Zhu Zhengchu walked up to her, bent down, and looked at her. "What's wrong? Are you really angry?"
"He just said my singing was bad!" Xiang Yutang said aggrievedly.
Zhu Zhengchu thought that was the truth. But what he said was different from what he thought.
"Your dad was just joking with you. Don't take it seriously."
"You two knew each other before?!"
"No, but at first my dad told me about you and asked me to take good care of you." That's why he had taken such good care of Xiang Yutang and fallen in love with her without even realizing it.
Xiang Yutang mumbled unhappily, "What? So you took care of me because of him." She had really thought Zhu Zhengchu thought her singing was great.
Zhu Zhengchu sat down beside her. "It was like that at first, but later I took care of you not because of what my father said."
"Then why?"
"Because you're you."