The Genius Sweetheart of the Abstinent Goblin Boss

Chapter 349 Qin Wenzhou may not wake up

Qi Mu looked up at her, his expression unusually somewhat flustered.

Even though it was a ghost, I felt as if something heavy was pressing down on my chest.

His Ranran simply stood there, and even though she never wore makeup, she was still incredibly beautiful. She was so intelligent and dazzling that she would attract everyone's attention as soon as she appeared.

So it's perfectly normal for others to like her and have feelings for her.

Whether it was the young teacher at her previous school, or the male student who mistook her for a classmate, or later Zeng Yichen, or that little brat today... they were all young, vibrant people in their twenties or thirties.

Although I died at the age of twenty-three, I was ultimately an old person from the previous era...

Then I remembered when I first mentioned Zeng Nian to Ranran, her immediate reaction was, "So old!"...

Sigh, suddenly I feel like an old monster...

Seeing his reaction, Ji Ran abandoned her teasing intentions, and a hint of nervousness appeared in her eyes.

"What's wrong?"

Qi Mu sighed helplessly, "Don't you... think I'm too old?"

Ji Ran was immediately dumbfounded.

What does this have to do with anything?

She reached out and pinched his face; his skin was so delicate and smooth, it wasn't much older than her own.

"Where are you old?"

Qi Mu lowered his eyes and sighed softly once more.

“I… am of the same generation as Qin Wenzhou.”

Hearing this, Ji Ran blinked in confusion, then leaned closer to his face again and tentatively asked,

"Then... I'll call you uncle from now on?"

He paused, his eyelashes fluttered slightly, and he couldn't help but chuckle softly.

What could he possibly say to her? His emotional intelligence was practically nonexistent.

"Okay~" he replied lazily, "my niece."

Ji Ran pouted, "That sounds awful. I still prefer... the original one."

"Which one was it before?" Qi Mu pretended not to know, wanting to tease her.

"That one!" Ji Ran said angrily, hands on her hips. That bastard was pretending to be stupid with her.

Qi Mu looked at those pink lips so close to his face, and couldn't help but quickly lean in and kiss them. Then, still smiling, he pretended to be clueless.

"Which one? I don't know."

Ji Ran was originally going to continue battling him, but the kiss, which felt as natural as breathing, made her heart flutter.

Her cheeks flushed, and she leaned closer, mimicking his gesture, and whispered sweetly.

"Just... my wife~"

She then quickly pecked Qi Mu's soft, cool lips, giggled, opened the car door, and ran away.

Qi Mu stood there stunned. Had he just been flirted with by that little girl?

After a long while, he gradually came to his senses, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Wife?"

He carefully examined the title, then seemed to take a deep breath and nodded slightly.

"Wife."

Yeah, that's good. Let's get used to it in advance.

Ji Ran scurried back into the house, humming and whining. As soon as she opened the door, her mother was sitting in the living room with only a small lamp on. She looked as if she were isolated from the world, exuding an indescribable sense of loneliness.

"Mom?" Ji Ran stepped into the room.

Qiu Lingyue raised her head weakly, forcing a smile.

"Ranran is back?"

Ji Ran scratched his head nervously. "Um... Mom, why aren't you asleep yet?"

Qiu Lingyue seemed unable to maintain her smile any longer. After a few seconds of silence, she asked,

"How is he?"

Ji Ran was stunned.

Him? Qin Wenzhou?

"Hmm..." Ji Ran thought about Qin Wenzhou telling her not to talk about him with her mother, but it was her mother who asked, not her, who brought it up.

"The injury is quite serious; the doctor said it will take a long time to recover."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Lingyue's expression relaxed slightly, but her forehead still unconsciously furrowed, as if she didn't even have the strength to maintain a facade. She sighed deeply.

Ji Ran was also somewhat surprised to see her mother like this.

So... Mom worries about Qin Wenzhou too? Could it be... that Mom actually still has some feelings for Qin Wenzhou?

But if that's the case, why go to such lengths?

Or is it that we only develop a sense of cherishing something when we are close to losing it?

Ji Ran's eyes darted around, and she pursed her lips.

"The doctor said that Qin Wenzhou might not wake up."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Lingyue suddenly looked up at Ji Ran, startling Ji Ran who was caught off guard.

Qiu Lingyue's expression, which had just relaxed slightly, tensed up again, even showing signs of panic.

"How is this possible?!"

Ji Ran could see that her eyes were red and clear; she had obviously shed tears before he returned, and now they were misty again.

Ji Ran pretended to be serious and sat down on the sofa next to him.

"The doctor said the impact was too severe and damaged the brain nerves, so it's unlikely that you will wake up again."

"How could this be... how could this be..." Qiu Lingyue slumped weakly on the sofa, repeating the same sentence over and over again with tears in her eyes.

She clearly remembered that the distance from the outskirts to Ranran's house was about seven or eight kilometers. Moreover, the road was winding and the speed could not be very fast. So even if the brakes failed, she could easily find a few trees to rub against and slow down. In addition, there were bodyguards' cars in front and behind, so she would only suffer minor injuries at most.

How could it be so serious?!

She originally just wanted Qin Wenzhou to get hurt a little, bleed a little, and look more serious so that she could deal with Fu Luanyin's matter in a legitimate way without any bad reputation.

But how could it be so serious?!

Seeing her mother like this, Ji Ran also began to reflect on herself, realizing that she might have made the wrong judgment before.

The mother didn't seem to want Qin Wenzhou to die.

So, Mom did the right thing, but maybe she just wanted Qin Wenzhou to get hurt, not to die?

"Mom..." Ji Ran asked bluntly, "Did you do this?"

Qiu Lingyue was stunned for a moment, then closed her eyes and nodded, tears streaming down her face.

"I didn't expect it to be this serious... I shouldn't have been driving so fast... How could the crash be so severe?"

Her voice trembled with a hint of tears.

Ji Ran had figured everything out and told her the answer.

"Because... 3 kilometers away, it just so happens to be the bend at the river mouth, and that's how he unfortunately fell into the river."

Qiu Lingyue's bloodshot eyes were now filled with sudden realization.

river??

Yes... there's a river... how could she forget about that?

Seeing her mother cover her face and sob, Ji Ran pouted and rolled her eyes.

"Mom...why don't you go see Qin Wenzhou tomorrow? Maybe if you call him, he'll wake up."

Qiu Lingyue paused, and after a long while, she covered her face and shook her head.

How could she possibly face him...? He probably didn't want to see her either, or see... the murderer who almost killed him...

Ji Ran pouted; it seemed she had to use some serious bait.