Chapter 128: She’s Fine, Just Plain Rude
“Uncle!” Chi Qian descended from the sky on her double broom.
At the moment the drug lord fell, she lunged forward, grabbed Chi Yanliu with both arms, and “whoosh”—shot far away by sheer inertia.
“Boom!!!”
“Rumble!!!”
The explosion erupted behind her, a massive fireball and shockwave flattening trees, scattering birds, shaking the earth.
Chi Qian was caught by the blast, thrown off her broom, and smacked her head right into the golden noodle.
Just how hard was its head?
To Chi Qian, it felt exactly like being knocked by a big iron weight.
Instantly knocked out.
Her last thought before losing consciousness was—how could the golden noodle’s body be so soft to sit on, yet its head so ridiculously hard??
She thought she vaguely heard her uncle shouting her name.
He sounded strong and loud, so his legs must be fine.
Whether or not he got scared seeing her faint—that was another matter.
Good.
Another day saving the Chi family.
Chi Qian happily passed out.
—
Two hours later, District Nine Hospital.
That bump with the golden noodle had left Chi Qian with a mild concussion.
So she was still unconscious (sleeping).
Chi Yanliu entered the ward, looking at Chi Qian lying on the bed, out cold, with a complicated expression in his eyes.
Back in the forest, her sudden appearance had shocked him.
He had already prepared himself mentally for injury in that situation.
But he hadn’t expected her to do what she did.
As for this niece, he had never thought much of her, never felt any particular affection.
He had even suspected her brain wasn’t working right.
And yet…
She had saved him.
Twice.
That tortoise incident—probably wasn’t just coincidence either.
He thought back to when Chi Qian appeared, and maybe it was memory playing tricks on him, but she seemed like… a witch flying in on a magic wand.
Yes—flying.
There was no other way to explain where she suddenly came from.
But of course, that couldn’t be real.
His phone buzzed. Chi Yanliu stepped out to answer.
Subordinate: “Boss, we’ve confirmed the drug lord is completely dead—only a few bone fragments were found.”
“We calculated the blast radius exceeded thirty meters. Lucky you got out in time, otherwise… we don’t even know what would’ve happened.”
No doubt—even if he survived, he’d have been crippled.
Chi Yanliu’s lips pressed into a thinner line, his blood- and dirt-streaked face even colder, harder.
“I understand. Handle the follow-up.”
He hung up, pressing at his throbbing temple.
That headache was acting up again.
—
Chi Qian woke up a whole day later.
After a brain scan, she was sent back to her ward. The attending doctor asked her:
“Do you feel like your memory has become fuzzy? Like you’ve forgotten anything?”
Chi Qian nodded. “Yeah.”
Chi Yanliu’s expression tightened.
Then she said: “I don’t remember whether I did my summer homework, or how much I have left.”
Chi Yanliu relaxed a little.
The doctor smiled. “Besides that, do you feel any changes in your mental state?”
“Yes.”
Chi Yanliu stiffened again.
Chi Qian said, “Most of the time, I just find everyone annoying. Especially when my homework isn’t done, I’m hungry, or I haven’t slept enough—I just want to punch whoever I see.”
“For example, once I saw two dogs being affectionate in the street, and I couldn’t help but kick them.”
“I also like cursing people, blah blah…”
Chi Yanliu noticed the doctor scribbling notes and quietly asked, “Is her condition serious?”
The doctor reassured him: “Not at all, Major. She’s perfectly fine—just plain rude.”
Chi Yanliu: “…”
The doctor continued: “Can you recite the multiplication table?”
This was to test basic intelligence.
Chi Qian opened her mouth: “One times one is one, one times two is two, two times two is three, three times three is four…”
The doctor solemnly noted: Possible cognitive impairment.
Chi Qian collapsed weakly against her pillow. “If my IQ’s affected, what about my summer homework? If I can’t finish it, Grandpa’s going to be mad…”
Chi Yanliu said: “I’ll explain it to Father. For now, the most important thing is your recovery.”
Heh.
Uncle really had her back!
Chi Qian forced back her grin so hard her face twisted. “But isn’t that terrible? I’ve always been such a hardworking, diligent student who takes homework seriously.”
“Not writing for a few days won’t matter. You can just make it up later.”
“What if I can’t catch up?”
Chi Yanliu thought seriously. “Then you keep making it up until you finish. If you can’t, I’ll teach you.”
“……” Even a dog would drop dead hearing that.
When the attending doctor left, Chi Yanliu sat down and asked: “Chi Qian, why were you in that forest?”
Chi Qian knew this was coming. “I heard there was something lively going on there, so I went to watch the fun.”
“And you just happened to run into me?”
“I don’t know, maybe it was a coincidence.”
He switched the question: “At that time, you fell down from the sky. How did you do it?”
Chi Qian’s face was blank. “Falling from the sky? Uncle, are you joking?”
“…I’m your younger uncle.”
“Oh, oh.”
Seeing how dazed she still seemed, Chi Yanliu figured she must’ve hit her head pretty hard, and her memory was partly affected.
He didn’t press further, but went out to call his father.
Chi Lisen had just left a banquet when he picked up. At first, he gave a cold laugh.
After asking about Chi Qian’s condition and learning that she had a mild concussion—her not-so-bright little head now even worse off—
The Chairman of the Chi family gave Chi Yanliu a scolding from head to toe, then back up again.
Nearly cursed him straight into the earth’s core.
If outsiders overheard, they would’ve been shocked.
The same Major Chi, who appeared so majestic in front of everyone, was actually getting scolded like a grandson by his father.
In the end, Chi Lisen wrapped it up with: “Not one of you brothers is reliable.”
Chi Yanliu rubbed his nose guiltily. He suddenly didn’t dare tell his father that Chi Qian had been hurt while saving him.
If he did, he’d probably be kicked out of the house that very night.
So he switched topics, mentioning that Chi Qian’s intelligence seemed affected, and gently suggested that she be excused from summer homework.
Chi Lisen: “She told you that herself, didn’t she? Said her head’s injured so she can’t do homework?”
“How did you know?”
“Go back and ask her this: ‘Does she still want those few bags of stuff she hid in the big black shed? If not, I’ll have Butler Nan clear them out.’”
Chi Yanliu: ?
He hung up and went back to the ward with this question.
But just then, he saw the window being sneaked open from outside.
A chubby little wing reached in, waving.
The clear jingling of a bell followed.
“Sis, are you okay? We were worried you’d be bored, so we came to keep you company!”
“Those doctors and nurses finally left, so hold on—we’re climbing in now, aw!”
