The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker-Chapter 524 - 488: Give a Chance

"Are you going in? Do you need help?" Qin Xia asked at the door.

Chu Zhengran snapped out of it and said, "No need, I can walk by myself."

"Oh."

He said he could walk, so Qin Xia really didn’t bother with him, pushed the door open, and went in by herself.

Chu Zhengran was behind, supporting himself on the wall, moving extremely slowly, looking at Qin Xia’s back and said, "What did my mom... say to you?"

"Nothing much." Qin Xia found a rubber band and tied her hair, "She said she’d give me a hundred million to leave you." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Chu Zhengran stopped in his tracks, his eyes widening as he looked at her.

Qin Xia tied her hair into a bun, got the household register from outside the ward to inside, and then placed it conspicuously on the bedside cabinet, but Chu Zhengran didn’t notice it at all.

"My mom told you that?" Chu Zhengran asked.

Qin Xia looked at him, and after a while, said, "Did an alien eat your brain last night?"

Chu Zhengran: "......"

"Why did she come, don’t you know?" Qin Xia asked.

Chu Zhengran said nothing.

Qin Xia didn’t say anything else either, and walked to the bathroom.

As she passed by Chu Zhengran, Chu Zhengran grabbed her arm, "Qin Xia."

"What?" Qin Xia looked up at him.

Chu Zhengran said, "I asked my mom to come, not to speak on my behalf or to handle things for me. I just simply wanted her to apologize to you. I didn’t know she would come so early."

"She did apologize," Qin Xia said, "but I don’t plan on accepting it."

Chu Zhengran’s grip on her arm tightened a little.

Qin Xia saw the bloodshot look in his eyes, paused and said, "Your mother gave your household register to me."

"What?" Chu Zhengran was still trying to process her previous words when this statement stunned him further.

"You didn’t know?" Qin Xia glanced towards the bedside cabinet.

Chu Zhengran followed her gaze, looked back at Qin Xia, and said, "I didn’t know."

Qin Xia nodded, "Your mother said, to give it to you, or to go to the civil affairs bureau, it’s my decision."

Chu Zhengran felt like there was a blender in his head, turning his brain into mush.

He looked at Qin Xia, his face turning pale with tension.

Qin Xia looked at him silently.

After a moment, Chu Zhengran asked, "So you..."

"The household register is on your bedside cabinet," Qin Xia said.

Chu Zhengran tightened his grip on her arm again, as if afraid she might suddenly disappear from in front of him.

Qin Xia glanced at his hand.

Chu Zhengran said, "Qin Xia, are you really sure about your decision?"

Qin Xia’s expression flickered lightly deep in her eyes, "What if I say I’m sure?"

Chu Zhengran looked at her, after a while, slowly let go of her arm, leaned against the wall, found a support, and sighed lightly.

Qin Xia looked at him.

Chu Zhengran looked at her too, quickly gathered his thoughts, and said, "Then I’ll pursue you instead."

Qin Xia’s eyelashes fluttered a bit, she paused and said, "What if you can’t win me over?"

"Then I’ll keep pursuing," Chu Zhengran said.

"What if I’m with someone else?" Qin Xia asked.

Chu Zhengran’s gentle eyes took on a sharp edge, "You try."

Qin Xia chuckled lightly, "What? I can’t be with someone else if I’m not with you?"

"I’d like to see who would dare," Chu Zhengran said.

"I’m so pretty, plenty of people would dare," Qin Xia said.

"Yeah, pretty," Chu Zhengran looked at her, deliberately ignoring the latter half of her sentence.

Qin Xia glanced at him, "Don’t need your validation, I know it myself."

Chu Zhengran let out a small laugh.

Qin Xia said, "Aren’t you going back? Pretty soon you won’t be able to stand."

Chu Zhengran’s smile faded, looking at her without a word.

Qin Xia understood what he meant; standing for a long time without moving had made his legs numb.

She reached out to support him.

Chu Zhengran’s arm hung on her shoulder, walking slowly: "Qin Xia, everything I just said is true."

"Yeah. Everything I just said is true too," Qin Xia said.

Chu Zhengran: "......"

After a moment of silence, Qin Xia said, "Chu Zhengran, if we’d talked when you first woke up, we wouldn’t have so many issues now."

Chu Zhengran lowered his gaze to look at her.

"I really can’t forgive your mother right now. But she is she, and you are you." Qin Xia helped him sit by the bed, "Do I look like a fool? Someone saves me, so I devote my life to them? What times are we living in? Also, if I became disabled, would you not want me?"

"Don’t say such things," Chu Zhengran frowned.

"...I’m just saying if," Qin Xia finished, then added, "Is this really the focus right now?"

She knew why Chu Zhengran avoided the issue initially.

He was afraid of wronging her and also afraid of holding her back for the rest of her life.

So later, when Chu Zhengran tried to discuss it with her, she, in turn, got upset at his attitude and didn’t want to talk with him.

They almost always ended up sniping at each other to get by.

You didn’t want to discuss it, did you? Trying to act noble, not wanting to take advantage or burden her just because you’re disabled, right?

Fine, have it your way, no talk then.

I’ll just owe you my care in repayment here.

"Not seizing the opportunity, whose fault is it when it’s gone?" Qin Xia added.

Chu Zhengran was at a loss for words.

When he first woke up, for many days he had no feeling in his lower body, he really thought...

Qin Xia glanced at him, then turned to go to the bathroom to freshen up.

Chu Zhengran quickly grabbed her hand.

"Mr. Chu, just a reminder, men and women should not be too intimate," Qin Xia turned back to look at him and said, "Given our current relationship, holding hands is inappropriate."

Chu Zhengran obediently moved his hand to her wrist.

Qin Xia glanced down at his hand.

Chu Zhengran said, "Can you give me another chance?"

"Wishful thinking," Qin Xia said.

Chu Zhengran held her wrist without saying a word, looking up at her.

Qin Xia felt at this moment, Young Master Chu looked especially like an abandoned puppy.

Still a well-behaved and pitiful big puppy.

Never seen Young Master Chu like this, Qin Xia enjoyed the sight for a moment, then said, "Didn’t you say you’re going to pursue me? Go ahead, let’s see."

Chu Zhengran’s pitiful expression gradually turned hopeful.

The abandoned puppy saw hope for a home.

Qin Xia said, "Let go now, I urgently need to use the bathroom."

Chu Zhengran released her.

Qin Xia headed to the bathroom.

Chu Zhengran looked in her departing direction, after a moment, started to smile.

He laughed to himself foolishly for a while, then Chu Zhengran picked up his phone and messaged Madam Chu: [Mom, you came and didn’t even bring us breakfast.]

Madam Chu, still on the way back to Chu Mansion, quickly replied: [Chu Zhengran, don’t go too far. I’m quite upset with you right now. I’m going back to catch up on sleep.]

Seeing the message, Chu Zhengran smiled and replied: [Thanks, Mom.]

Madam Chu: [Did you succeed?]

She knew her son well, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been in such a mood to send this message.

Chu Zhengran: [Half succeeded.]

Madam Chu: [...Son, you... I even brought the household register for you, I lost sleep last night. And you tell me it’s only half? Don’t say you’re my son when you’re out.]

Looking at the message, Chu Zhengran chuckled again, thinking: his mother indeed had strong opinions about him.

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