Zeng Xiaoya was on night shift and very busy. Zhan Yue only managed to catch a glimpse of her at the nurses’ station, exchange a few words, and give her the fruit basket. After that, he did not see her again.
Only in the deep of night did he finally drift off to sleep.
With no work to go to, his days were spent eating and sleeping, then sleeping and eating again. He was living like a pig.
Sleeping too much during the day meant he could never fall asleep easily at night.
He only dozed off late, so naturally he woke up late the next morning.
Still, he set an alarm.
At seven o’clock sharp, it would drag him back from the arms of the Duke of Zhou.
Before sleeping, Zhan Yue instructed the butler to bring two breakfast portions the next morning. He wanted to treat Zeng Xiaoya to breakfast.
Lin Jian had already confessed to her.
Since Zhan Yue liked her too, he no longer wanted to hide it.
Sending her breakfast would make everyone see that she was special to him.
The next day at seven, the alarm rang on time.
But he was terribly sleepy. He turned it off, rolled over, and went straight back to his sweet dream.
He was dreaming of marrying Zeng Xiaoya.
The wedding night had not even begun. How could he bear to wake up? He at least wanted to wait until the bridal chamber before waking.
Sadly, once he fell asleep again, the marriage dream did not continue.
What did he dream of then?
Nothing at all. He slept deeply and sweetly.
When Zhan Yue finally opened his eyes again, he found his grandmother sitting beside his hospital bed.
He nearly jumped out of his skin.
Was he still dreaming?
Had he not woken up properly?
How could Grandma be here?
Hadn’t they agreed to keep it from her?
Who told her?
Or had she found out herself?
Of course. Grandma was the anchor of their family. Even though she was old, if there was something she wanted to know, she still had ways to find out.
Not only did all the brothers obey her, even the Su family would help her.
Hiding anything from Grandma was actually very difficult, unless she herself pretended not to know.
A sharp pain stung his face.
Zhan Yue came back to his senses.
Grandma was pinching his cheek hard.
Before he could cry out, her hand moved to his ears. She grabbed both ears and twisted until he saw stars.
“Grandma, Grandma, gently, gently, it hurts!”
Zhan Yue did not dare fight back. He could only whimper pitifully.
Standing behind the old lady were Third Uncle and Third Aunt. Seeing their mother-in-law twisting their son’s ears, Third Aunt felt no sympathy at all. Far from it. She even said to the old lady, “Mum, are your hands tired? Let me take over. I need to teach this rotten boy a proper lesson.”
“Such a huge incident, and he actually kept it from us!”
Zhan Yue wailed, “Mum, I’m already injured. Don’t you feel sorry for me? And you still want to punish me?”
“Who told you to hide it from us!”
