Adored by Him: My Blissful Days as the Girl Next Door-Chapter 413 - 412: Calm and Tranquil

When Zhao Dazhuang finally got in touch with a few of his sisters, Shi Yang had also arrived at the hometown airport.

Shi Yang contacted Zhao Dazhuang and took a taxi to the hospital. Only then did the family reunion succeed.

Liu Xiue and Zhao Meimei were so excited when they received the news that their eyes were red.

Liu Xiue, holding the phone, kept saying, "Good, good, it’s great that you’ve reached your uncle, Meimei and I were worried to death."

When Zhao Dazhuang met Shi Yang at the hospital entrance, he was exceptionally shocked: "Yangyang, why are you here?"

Shi Yang smiled bitterly, "Uncle, if I couldn’t find you, Meimei and my aunt would go crazy with worry!"

Taking the chance that there were no strangers around, Shi Yang quickly questioned Zhao Dazhuang about the situation on his end.

It turned out that Zhao Meimei’s younger aunt and her husband were not involved in traditional pyramid schemes that involved imprisoning people and extracting money from family members but required an investment to gain shares, recruiting more people to earn commissions. The more people they recruited, the more money they made.

In the beginning, they indeed made a little money, but as time went on, all the friends and relatives who could be developed were exhausted, resources dwindled, the products became increasingly hard to sell, and they earned less and less money.

Since last winter, Zhao Meimei’s younger aunt and her husband could only rely on their savings to buy products, just to keep their current downline, but this was not a long-term solution. Sooner or later, they would exhaust their resources. They were really anxious and, hearing that Zhao Meimei was seeing a wealthy boyfriend, decided to target Zhao Dazhuang.

Understanding the situation, Shi Yang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was not as serious as he had imagined.

Shi Yang asked Zhao Dazhuang, "Uncle, how do you plan to deal with Aunt’s situation?"

Zhao Dazhuang shook his head and sighed bitterly, "I just talked to them for half a day, and they didn’t listen to a word. My sister is stubborn and determined; she won’t turn back until she hits a wall. I really can’t do anything about it. I also discussed with Meimei’s second aunt; since they insist on going down this path, we’ve tried everything we could. Let them do as they please. We truly did our best."

After Zhao Dazhuang finished explaining, Shi Yang felt completely relieved and quickly asked about the main issue, "Uncle, why haven’t you been in touch with my aunt? The family is worried to death."

Zhao Dazhuang slapped his forehead, "Oh, I forgot. I lost my phone. It must have been at the airport. You wouldn’t know; I was on the same flight as a celebrity. I don’t know who it was, but many fans were there. It was crowded and chaotic, and I wasn’t careful, so my phone got stolen."

Zhao Dazhuang used the phone to call Liu Xiue, and it was answered almost immediately after it rang.

Zhao Dazhuang said into the phone, "Hello, it’s me."

Liu Xiue’s voice immediately came through the phone, extremely emotional, "Old Zhao, are you okay?"

Zhao Dazhuang briefly explained the situation to Liu Xiue, exchanged a few words with Zhao Meimei, and then handed the phone over to Shi Yang.

Shi Yang took the phone and had just uttered "hello" when he heard Zhao Meimei’s tearful voice, "Brother, thank goodness you and Dad are okay. I was worried to death."

Shi Yang’s heart warmed, and he comforted her, "It’s okay now. I’ll return with Uncle in a couple of days. Don’t worry; I’m here to handle things."

Zhao Meimei’s throat choked, moved to tears by Shi Yang’s assurance.

After hanging up, Zhao Meimei, who had been suppressing her emotions all afternoon, burst out crying in her mother’s arms.

After contacting the family, Shi Yang followed Zhao Dazhuang to the hospital room.

Zhao Meimei’s eldest aunt was lying on the hospital bed, her head wrapped in bandages, diagnosed by doctors as having a mild concussion.

When Shi Yang and Zhao Dazhuang entered the ward, Zhao Meimei’s eldest aunt felt severely dizzy, resting with her eyes half-closed, while Zhao Meimei’s second aunt was scolding Zhao Meimei’s younger aunt with sharp words.

Zhao Meimei’s younger aunt had cried so much her eyes had become swollen. She never intended for her elder sister to get hurt; she was both heartbroken and guilty. Originally timid and weak, now being scolded by the second aunt, she could only cry and forgot to even defend herself.

Zhao Meimei’s uncle-in-law was sitting on a chair at the ward’s door, his face gloomy, struggling to contain his anger.

Zhao Meimei’s eldest uncle-in-law had gone home to get life necessities for Zhao Meimei’s eldest aunt and had just left when Shi Yang arrived.

Shi Yang’s arrival eased the tense atmosphere in the ward. After greeting Shi Yang, the uncle-in-law went into the ward, while the younger aunt went to wash her face.

The whole family extended a warm welcome to Shi Yang, endlessly praising him for his handsome looks and youthful promise.

Zhao Meimei’s eldest aunt, too dizzy to speak as even an attempt to open her mouth made her nauseous, forced her eyes open to see Shi Yang and then closed them again.

The second aunt and the younger aunt’s couple warmly chatted with Shi Yang.

Throughout, Shi Yang smiled and responded, speaking concisely and appropriately.

In the end, they are family; there are no overnight grievances. When the incident happened, it wasn’t intentional. After Zhao Meimei’s eldest aunt’s headache eased, she scolded the younger aunt’s couple a little, and the matter was considered settled.

As for the younger aunt wanting Zhao Dazhuang to join in recruiting people back in the hometown, Zhao Dazhuang didn’t ask, and the younger aunt’s couple didn’t dare to bring it up. With things turning out as they did, they weren’t feeling great about it either.

After this incident, whether Zhao Meimei’s younger aunt and her husband decide to continue or stop is up to them.

Zhao Dazhuang took this hard-earned opportunity to return to his hometown, deliberating with his sisters, deciding to visit the family elders’ graves once Zhao Meimei’s eldest aunt rested for a couple of days.

With everything calm in the hometown, Liu Xiue was shocked and fell ill at home. She had a slight fever starting from that night, and by the next day, her temperature hadn’t dropped but increased. Zhao Meimei quickly took her to the community health center for a fever-reducing injection and IV drip.

Without any adults at home to help look after, Zhao Meimei independently took on the responsibility of caring for her mother, tending to her with attention, and deliberately concealed this from her father and Shi Yang to avoid causing them concern.

On the day she hurried home, Zhao Meimei didn’t have time to ask for leave, so after her mom took her medicine and went to sleep, she quickly took a taxi to school to ask Zhang Jiahui for leave.

In the office, aside from Zhang Jiahui, there was another female teacher who was focused on preparing lessons. Zhao Meimei stood in front of Zhang Jiahui’s desk. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Zhang Jiahui looked up at her, "Do you need something from me?"

Zhang Jiahui had a normal expression, showing no changes.

Zhao Meimei said, "Teacher, I’d like to request two days off. My mother is ill."

Zhang Jiahui was taken aback and inquired with concern, "Your mom is sick? Is it serious?"

Zhao Meimei explained, "She has a fever. I accompanied her to the community health center for a fever-reducing injection. My dad and brother have returned to our hometown, and there’s no one to care for my mom at home."