Beauty Chairwoman’s Bodyguard Expert

Chapter 503: Chapter 499 The rhythm seems a bit off

”My body has recovered quite well, and now I can almost walk around on the ground. It’s just that my muscles have atrophied a bit from not moving for a long time, so I need some time for rehabilitative training before I can be officially discharged,”

Xue Man turned her head in surprise and glanced at Lu Tianxing. Ever since she followed Lu Tianxing’s instructions to brew medicine with that Golden Cicada for her mother, her mother’s health had been getting better and better, changing day by day, completely bidding farewell to the lifeless body she had half a month ago.

If it weren’t for the hospital gown and a bit of weakness, she would hardly believe that only half a month ago, her mother was the person whom even the doctors had declared beyond rescue, left to wait for death.

”It seems that Auntie’s health is good. The reason for her sudden collapse was that Golden Cicada. With the Golden Cicada driven away, Auntie’s health naturally recovered. From now on, she just needs to rest and recuperate,”

Lu Tianxing nodded. He didn’t tell Xue Man about the Golden Cicada Gu Master, sometimes ignorance is bliss.

”Yes.”

Xue Man sighed with emotion and said softly, ”Lu Tianxing, I really can’t thank you enough this time. If it weren’t for you, I’m afraid my mother’s fate would have been...”

Xue Man didn’t continue, but the meaning was clear. The fate would only be death.

”It’s nothing. Besides, didn’t you pay me a reward? As the saying goes, ’Take the money, and ward off the disaster.’ Our deal was fair and square, no need for thanks,”

”Lu Tianxing, how can you say that? If you dare to do this again, I’ll kick you to death.”

Xue Man pouted, her face flushed red, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into. How could she not know what Lu Tianxing was referring to as the reward? Even now, whenever she closed her eyes at night, she couldn’t help but relive that moment, without much anger, but rather with a hint of shy embarrassment.

However, the hint of embarrassment vanished as quickly as it appeared and disappeared from Xue Man’s face without letting Lu Tianxing notice anything.

The car slowly stopped at the entrance of Modu Central Hospital.

Lu Tianxing and Xue Man got out of the car one after another. Lu Tianxing glanced around and said something to Xue Man before quickly walking into a boutique fruit shop.

By the time Lu Tianxing walked out of the boutique fruit shop, he was holding an exquisite fruit basket in his hand.

”Lu Tianxing, what are you doing? Didn’t I tell you not to buy gifts?”

”Hehe, it’s just a token of affection.”

Lu Tianxing said with a smile, ”It’s my first time meeting Auntie; I can’t go empty-handed, right? Who knows, Auntie might be so happy and excited when she sees me bringing her something for the first time that she might just betroth you to me. Using a fruit basket worth a few tens of yuan to exchange for a beautiful wife, that would be a huge bargain.”

”Like I’d marry you! You wish! If you talk nonsense again, watch out, I’ll hit you.”

Knowing that Lu Tianxing’s words were just a joke, Xue Man still couldn’t help her heart skip a beat, and she couldn’t suppress the shyness that surged up. Waving her fist at Lu Tianxing, she turned her head and walked toward the ward.

Lu Tianxing chuckled and didn’t mind Xue Man’s reaction, following her into the elevator.

Xue Man’s mother had already been transferred from the intensive care unit to a regular ward.

Walking into the ward, Xue Man approached the bed near the window.

The bed was occupied by a woman, Xue Man’s mother, Huang Sumei.

At this time, Huang Sumei lacked the dreadful appearance of more than half a month ago and instead looked fleshed out, although still rather thin and frail. However, she now seemed to be a living, breathing person rather than a dried-up mummy.

Even though Huang Sumei had not fully recovered, one could vaguely see Xue Man’s features in her, a definite beauty in her youth.

”Mom, look who I brought to see you.”

Xue Man’s face bore a radiant smile as she pointed behind her at Lu Tianxing and said, ”Mom, haven’t you been wondering who saved you? Today, I’ve brought your lifesaver to you.”

Seeing Xue Man’s mother’s gaze fall on him, Lu Tianxing quickly approached, placing the fruit basket on the bedside, ”Auntie, hello, my name is Lu Tianxing. You can just call me Tianxing. Treating Auntie was just a small effort on my part; you don’t need to dwell on it.”

”Good, good, the young man looks quite spirited, and he seems nice too.”

Huang Sumei sized up Lu Tianxing and revealed a satisfied smile. He looked handsome, robust, not like most young people these days who chase after the ’little fresh meat’ look, skinny with no meat on them, effeminate to the point that a gust of wind could knock them over. How could such a person protect their wife?

A man should be strong; strength is the synonym for manhood. Without strength, how can one protect their wife? A man who cannot protect his woman is no man at all.

”Tianxing, I’m going to boldly call you Tianxing, auntie. This time, you’ve really troubled yourself, saving my life,”

Huang Sumei showed no sign of looking down on Lu Tianxing because of his youth. Judging people purely by their appearance is inferior. Since ancient times, heroes have emerged in their youth. Gan Luo became prime minister at the age of twelve, and Huo Qubing, at a very young age, swept through the Xiongnu, leaving them with no strength to fight back and causing them to quake at the very mention of his name; ’heroes emerge in their youth’ has never been wrong.

Moreover, Huang Sumei was convinced that her daughter would not deceive her.

”Tianxing, you saved Auntie’s life; I have nothing to offer but to kowtow three times to thank you for saving me,”

Huang Sumei knew very well about her own illness—it was essentially a waiting for death scenario. Now that Lu Tianxing had cured her, it was as if he had given her a second life. Three kowtows were the least she could offer in return.

Saying this, Huang Sumei struggled to get up from the bed, intending to kowtow to Lu Tianxing.

When Lu Tianxing saw this, he was immediately startled and hurriedly caught Huang Sumei’s hand, saying, ”Auntie, there’s no need, you don’t have to thank me. Minister Xue and I are good friends, at most it was a helping hand. Besides, I didn’t do much, just used a folk remedy from my hometown. You really don’t need to thank me, truly not necessary.”

After a lot of effort and with Xue Man’s help in pulling and persuading, they finally managed to convince Huang Sumei to stay down.

Xue Man and Lu Tianxing exchanged glances, both heaving a sigh of relief. They had almost failed to persuade her, this old lady was too stubborn.

”Surely there’s something fishy going on.”

Seeing her daughter and Lu Tianxing looking at each other, a thought flashed through Huang Sumei’s mind, and her smile became even brighter, her gaze at Lu Tianxing grew softer.

Lu Tianxing felt his scalp tingle under Huang Sumei’s gaze; he had seen this kind of look before in the eyes of both Bai Qiao Mountain and He Cailan. It was definitely the way a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, a bit scary, and the rhythm seemed a bit off.

”Tianxing, where do you work? How did you and Xiao Man meet, do you have a girlfriend, what do you think of Xiao Man?”

Huang Sumei looked at Lu Tianxing, the more she looked, the more satisfied she became, and her smile bloomed even more brilliantly.

Lu Tianxing stood there awkwardly, not knowing how to respond to Huang Sumei’s words.

”Mom, what are you talking about! Lu Tianxing and I are just ordinary friends; you’re thinking too much,”

Feeling Lu Tianxing’s plea for help, Xue Man blushed with embarrassment and stamped her foot in discontent.

”Hehe, Mom won’t say anymore, Mom won’t say anymore. But I’m telling you, Tianxing is a good kid. You must seize the opportunity; once this village is passed, there won’t be this shop,”

Huang Sumei looked Lu Tianxing up and down, smiling heartily. Upright and forthright, he had a good aura about him, not bad at all.

Huang Sumei nodded incessantly in her heart, feeling very satisfied with Lu Tianxing.

”Mom!”

Seeing her mother like this, Xue Man stomped her feet forcefully, feeling helpless about her mother’s random matchmaking. But then again, Lu Tianxing, despite being a bit of a lecher, seemed to be a pretty good boyfriend material.

Watching Xue Man’s demeanor, Huang Sumei’s smile grew more radiant. She completely ignored Xue Man and started to chat amicably with Lu Tianxing, subtly inquiring about various matters.

Xue Man stood there in a dilemma, not knowing what to say. She could only stand there helplessly, warning Lu Tianxing with her eyes not to spout nonsense, or he would have to face the consequences.

”Tap tap...”

Just as Lu Tianxing was amusing Huang Sumei into joy and laughter, suddenly, the door to the hospital room was pushed open. A middle-aged man and woman, dressed flamboyantly, walked in. The man was somewhat frail while the woman was quite plump; with every step, you could see her fat shaking. Their faces bore an arrogant air, not taking anyone in sight seriously.

Behind them followed a slovenly young man whose shirt was unbuttoned to reveal a fierce skull tattoo; upon seeing Xue Man, his face instantly showed a lecherous expression, as though he wanted to swallow her whole.

These three were Xue Man’s uncle Xue Tianhua, aunt Zhang Xiu’e, and cousin Xue You.

Seeing the arrival of these three, Huang Sumei’s smile vanished without a trace. Xue Man’s smile also faded, turning to anger and hostility, with no trace of the joy and happiness one would expect from a family reunion.

”What are you doing here? You’re not welcome; get out,”

Seeing the three of them, Xue Man’s expression turned cold, and her tone became harsh. After her father’s accidental death, these people had claimed her mother was cursed with bad luck and drove her and her sister out of their home, fearing they’d bring misfortune. They were kicked out without a penny in harsh winter, and had it not been for the kindness of strangers, they would likely have frozen to death outside. There couldn’t be a warm welcome at this reunion.

Hearing Xue Man’s words, a flash of anger crossed her uncle Xue Tianhua’s eyes, followed quickly by a smile as he said, ”Xiao Man, how can you talk like that? Your uncle and auntie heard your mother got better, so we came to visit out of concern. Look at how you talk to your uncle, so disrespectful.”

His words seemed amiable, but the undertones were thick with reproach.

Lu Tianxing glanced at the three of them, his lips curling into a trace of scorn. To visit a patient without bringing gifts? Clearly, they had ill intentions. Yet, Lu Tianxing didn’t make any moves. After all, this was Xue Man’s family affair, and he, an outsider, didn’t feel it was his place to intrude.