The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker-Chapter 588 - 552 Household Register

Gu Yanjing and Qiao Yuxian came out of the ophthalmology department and went to the inpatient ward.

Chu Zhengran is being discharged today and going home.

The Chu Family is packing up things in the hospital room.

Since the two were here, they stopped by to take a look.

By the time they arrived, the hospital room was almost tidied up.

Qiao Yuxian asked, "Qin Xia isn’t here?"

"She got called away by a phone call from the production team last night," Chu Zhengran said, "something urgent, they said."

"Oh," Qiao Yuxian nodded.

Chu Zhengran said, "You two seem quite free today?"

"Just passing by," Gu Yanjing said.

"I knew it, you wouldn’t come specifically to see me," Chu Zhengran said.

"Why would I visit you if you’re perfectly fine?" Gu Yanjing said.

Chu Zhengran: "......"

"What’s that? Is it a household register?" Qiao Yuxian suddenly pointed near the nightstand.

Gu Yanjing and Chu Zhengran both looked over.

Under the nightstand, a not-so-obvious corner was showing, looking quite like a household register.

Chu Zhengran’s assistant immediately bent down to pick it up.

It was indeed a household register.

He wiped the outside with a tissue, then handed it to Chu Zhengran.

Chu Zhengran held the household register, staring at it.

His heart sank.

The household register had been left here by his mother, and Qin Xia had tossed it onto the nightstand.

Later, it disappeared.

He had thought Qin Xia took it.

Fostered beautiful hopes in his heart.

But the truth was! The truth was! It fell underneath!

It fell underneath!

Chu Zhengran held the household register, unwilling to accept the fact.

Gu Yanjing and Qiao Yuxian watched him as he looked ready to tear the register apart. After a while, Gu Yanjing calmly said, "Did the household register wrong your family’s generations?"

Chu Zhengran looked at him, paused, and through gritted teeth but excessively gentle said, "No. It just wants to cut off my descendants."

Qiao Yuxian raised an eyebrow.

Gu Yanjing smiled subtly.

Chu Zhengran glanced at him but ignored him.

All the things in the hospital room were packed up, including Qin Xia’s clothes, which Chu Zhengran took back to the Chu Family.

Once in the car, Chu Zhengran was still holding that household register.

Endless sadness stretched on.

All his beautiful fantasies were shattered in that moment.

Chu Zhengran held the household register halfway home, then threw it contemptuously onto the seat beside him.

Maybe he threw it a bit too hard.

The household register rebounded on the seat, opening up.

Chu Zhengran instinctively glanced at it.

And discovered it was empty inside.

"!!!"

Chu Zhengran quickly grabbed it again.

This household register only had the cover; the inside pages were missing.

The assistant had handed it to him, and he had kept holding it without touching it.

He also hadn’t opened it.

Because of his mood’s descent.

Also because he instantly recognized his household register, as it had a character for Chu written on the cover.

He had written it when he was young.

So he hadn’t opened it.

Chu Zhengran didn’t even know how to describe his feelings now.

His fallen mood was buoyant but dared not rise too high.

Afraid that he was overthinking again.

He stared at the cover for a while then took out his phone to message Qin Xia: [Busy?]

Within just a minute after sending, Qin Xia’s call came in.

Chu Zhengran immediately answered.

Qin Xia said, "Home yet?"

Chu Zhengran said, "Not yet. Almost. Are you resting?"

"No," Qin Xia yawned, "Just finished work. Shot all night last night. What’s up? Something wrong?"

"Nothing," Chu Zhengran’s fingers rubbed the household register, "I was just packing things at the hospital and found the household register."

Qin Xia went quiet for a moment before responding, "Hmm?"

"The household register inside is empty," Chu Zhengran said.

"Is it? Did your register get stolen?" Qin Xia asked, "Did you report it?"

Chu Zhengran: "......"

Chu Zhengran was silent for a moment then said, "If I file a report, who do you think it would lead to?"

Qin Xia didn’t say anything but chuckled.

Chu Zhengran said, "You took it?"

"Yes," Qin Xia admitted, "What? Is that not okay?"

"It’s fine," Chu Zhengran said, "Whatever you want is fine."

"Then you ask," Qin Xia said.

"Yes, I wanted to ask why you took it," Chu Zhengran said with a hint of amusement in his warm voice.

"What do you think?" Qin Xia’s voice softened with his, "I’m just preventing you from registering with someone else while pursuing me."

Chu Zhengran laughed slightly, "I won’t."

"Who knows," Qin Xia said, "Destiny should be in your own hands."

Chu Zhengran laughed again.

His fallen mood continuously rising.

To a point where he felt joyful inside and out.

"Don’t be too happy yet," Qin Xia could sense his joy, chuckling along, "If you’re not up to par, I’ll return that household register."

"I won’t let you return it," Chu Zhengran said.

"Remember what you said," Qin Xia said.

"Okay."

"I’m hanging up. Need a nap," Qin Xia said, "Too tired."

"Okay."

After hanging up, Chu Zhengran grinned foolishly.

The assistant drove in front.

Watching his boss’s mood change from cloudy at first to sunny later on.

So much so, he even wanted to praise the grass by the roadside.

...

After leaving the hospital, Qiao Yuxian and Gu Yanjing didn’t return to Jingyu Garden but went directly to the Gu Group.

Meanwhile, at Jingyu Garden.

Huo Yanxin drank too much last night, woke up a bit late.

After getting up and having breakfast, she was strolling around Jingyu Garden.

Strolling everywhere.

Yu Heng was recovering in the backyard’s small villa, watching her pass by the villa’s large windows three times.

Finally, he couldn’t hold back and stopped her during the fourth pass, saying, "Shi Tan is in Building 13, third floor, first room."

"Did I ask?" Huo Yanxin said.

"You didn’t ask," Yu Heng said, "But I wanted to say it. If I don’t, I might burst."

Huo Yanxin looked at him, "I kind of want to see you bursting."

"You have quite unique tastes," Yu Heng said, "Alright, I’m going to read."

After speaking, Yu Heng turned and returned to the small villa.

Huo Yanxin stood there for a while, wandered around a bit more, then headed towards Building 13.

As Yu Heng described.

Huo Yanxin found Guan Shitan’s place.

She pushed the door open, finding Shi Tan standing at the window gazing outside.

Upon hearing the sound, Shi Tan turned her head. Her pupils shrank upon seeing Huo Yanxin, freezing in place.

Huo Yanxin met her eyes, after a few seconds scanned her up and down, then strolled inside.

She closed the door but didn’t immediately approach Shi Tan, instead casually wandering the room, then spoke without care, "It hasn’t been long, and here we are meeting again. I thought I’d never see you again. Didn’t expect it so soon."

Shi Tan maintained her turned posture, motionless. Only her eyes followed Huo Yanxin’s movements.

Huo Yanxin sat in a chair, looking at Shi Tan, "Heard... since you came, you haven’t spoken a word."

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