Chapter 17 God's Sugar-coated Shells (2)

Even if her appearance was that of a lolita who couldn't be more lolita, her soul was an adult's. Qin Yiyi felt that her rebirth was simply a test of her nerves by the heavens, just like now, crying out in pain in front of so many people. She wanted to hold back but just couldn't, contorting her entire face in the process.

The adults circling around her were heartbroken to see her like this.

Old Master Qin, circling around his granddaughter, wanted to touch her but, seeing wounds all over her body, didn't know where to start, fearing that touching her would cause even more pain.

Qin's grandmother and Hua Yunshang had already been unable to hold back their tears, and upon hearing the news, Uncle Qin and Qin's father also had red eyes. Qin Yiyi's appearance was just too pitiful; she was the treasure these people held dearest in their hearts.

"My poor granddaughter, so young and yet suffering so much. My precious Yiyi, wuwu," Qin's grandmother couldn't help it, crying out loud on the side.

Old Master Qin couldn't even bother to console his wife anymore, urgently yelling at the doctor checking on Qin Yiyi, "Be gentle, be gentle! Can't you see she's crying out in pain? My granddaughter never cries; she must be in so much discomfort…" He trailed off into a mutter to himself.

Meng Zhong'an, being a doctor, was relatively calm, continuously comforting Qin Yiyi at her side, but seeing her like this, he wished he could take her pain for her.

Qin Yiyi tried to put on a brave face and told them, "Yiyi's okay, Yiyi doesn't hurt." But her words seemed to be squeezed out through clenched teeth, leaving the adults, who were being comforted in return, twisting in agony inside.

The door of the examination room was suddenly barged open, and Meng Shichen rushed over to Qin Yiyi like the wind. Seeing his precious, blood-covered baby, it felt as if a knife was gouging his heart. His face instantly turned pale, and the emotions he had held back on the way there burst forth.

"Baby, baby, don't be afraid, Shichen is here, don't be afraid, baby, baby, don't be afraid, don't be afraid…" The deep-seated fear buried in his memory spread throughout his body, even more intense than before, shaking Meng Shichen's nerves and rendering his speech frantic and trembling as he could only keep calling out for Qin Yiyi.

At this moment, Qin Yiyi, pained to the point of delirium, couldn't possibly respond. She just reflexively thought, crying in front of so many people, how embarrassing.

Not knowing where the doctor touched, Qin Yiyi let out a sharp scream in pain, her voice tearing, frantically yelling, "Ah, it hurts, wuwu, it hurts so much, ah, Grandpa, Grandpa, ah!" With that, Qin Yiyi's nerves completely collapsed, unaware of what she was saying, only remembering the last sight of her grandfather. Following her last shriek, she fainted from the pain.

Meng Shichen, hearing her cries, felt his own body ache with sympathy, and seeing her pass out, his rationality also crumbled. He sat beside Qin Yiyi, not daring to move at all.

It was even worse for Old Master Qin and the others; their treasure who had just been comforting them was now screaming in such pain—imagine how much it must hurt. "Grandpa is here, Grandpa's precious darling is the bravest, it doesn't hurt. Whoever makes you hurt, Grandpa will hit them, okay?" Old Master Qin didn't know what else to say, anxiously circling the table, eventually slamming his hand down hard on it, wishing he could shoot all those who hurt his granddaughter, his voice growing sore and weak.

The usually calm Qin Liren stepped forward and pulled away the doctor with a shout, "What have you done to my daughter?"

The treating doctors were scared to death by this hot potato; this was a family they couldn't afford to offend, "Don't worry, I was checking for any fractures. It now appears her left arm is definitely broken. We need to take her for an X-ray immediately—she's so young, any fractures need to be treated promptly to prevent any complications in the future."

"Then why aren't you going already!" Qin Liren roared in a low voice.

After taking the X-rays, it was confirmed that Yiyi's left arm was fractured and her right foot was severely sprained. The rest of the wounds on her body, although looking quite terrifying, were actually not very serious; they were mostly abrasions. During the process, the whole family was with her the entire time, and Meng Shichen, in particular, had been clenching tightly onto Yiyi's clothes, unwilling to leave her for even half a step. He even gave suspicious glares to anyone who approached Yiyi, almost pushing the adults to their limits of tolerance.

Fortunately, the treatment went smoothly. Yiyi was young and it was only a fracture that didn't require surgery—just immobilization and time to heal. However, due to her young age, she couldn't take any medicine or food that would speed up the healing process, so her recovery would be slower and, for Yiyi, particularly painful.

Looking at Yiyi, who was asleep and wrapped up like a little zongzi, Meng Shichen felt his heart that had leapt out just moments before settle back into his chest. Gently taking her small hand into his, he sat beside the bed, watching her intently.

"What happened?" Meng Shichen asked in a soft voice.

Meng Shukang, who had been silent ever since they arrived at the hospital, lifted his head. Upon seeing the little princess's pale and pitiful look, he felt both heartache and guilt, "Today, I brought a children's car for the little princess, just as her maternal grandparents happened to visit. Seeing that the two kids weren't having much fun, I decided to take them out to play. I didn't expect that within the time it took to fetch a drink, the accident happened. I immediately carried her to the hospital, and the rest you've seen for yourself."

"Who caused it?" The child's unique, clear voice now sounded low and fierce.

At the sound of the conversation, Qin Liren also turned his head around. He had been too anxious upon seeing his granddaughter injured, not considering that someone else might be responsible—after all, who would dare harm his granddaughter in the family compound? But now he felt something was amiss. His precious darling was always sensible; it wasn't possible for her to be injured so severely on her own.

Looking apologetically at Qin Liren, Meng Shukang said, "What I saw was the Hua Family's granddaughter pulling at the little princess. The little princess was riding the car at the time and was pulled off, dragged across the ground due to inertia, resulting in such severe injuries. I'm sorry, Uncle Qin, no matter how you look at it, it's my fault for not watching Yiyi closely, I..."

Actually, it was fortunate that Meng Shukang had quick reflexes and managed to scoop Yiyi up, otherwise, she might have suffered even more wounds.

Shaking his head at Meng Shukang, Qin Liren furrowed his brows while a fierce glint passed through Meng Shichen's eyes.

Hua Yunshang, in disbelief, raised her tear-streaked face and spoke softly, "Xiaoyao is such a well-behaved child, how could she possibly hurt her own sister? Could it be that Yiyi was riding too fast and about to fall, so Xiaoyao tried to hold her back? After all, it was Yiyi's first time riding, and kids can be overenthusiastic and unstable."

Hearing this, Meng Shukang was displeased. Was she questioning him, an adult, for spreading rumors about a child? Moreover, as her mother and no matter how much she doted on her niece, she shouldn't be shifting all the blame onto her own daughter. It was fortunate that the little princess did not hear this; otherwise, it would have been quite disheartening for the child.

Actually, Yiyi did hear it, but her heart couldn't grow any colder, for she had already known the outcome, her heart frozen in her previous life. This was also the reason she wasn't close to her mother.

It wasn't just Meng Shukang who was upset upon hearing this; the others were even more dissatisfied. Qin Liren, for the first time, angrily rebuked Hua Yunshang, "First and foremost, you are a daughter before you are a daughter-in-law, and I agree wholeheartedly with that. But don't forget that you are a mother before you are an aunt! Not being able to discern right from wrong at your age is truly disappointing."