Reborn back to the time before I sold my blood to support my scumbag boyfriend's college educat

The next morning, just as Xia Yichu woke up, Su Qingyan, Zhou Miaoying, and Xia Zhiheng had already arrived at the hospital.

The three people were carrying a lot of food, and the food in Zhou Miaoying's hand was made by Aunt Chunhua.

Su Qingyan and Xia Zhiheng bought their food outside in the morning. There was no other way; neither of them were very good at cooking, so their food was not presentable.

None of them had eaten, so they had a lively meal together in the ward. Then, halfway through the meal, Xia Yichu saw the little girl again, who, just like yesterday, peeked out from the doorway to look at them.

"Come in"

This time, Xia Yichu boldly invited her in, but the little girl was too shy to go in. Zhou Miaoying had to pull her in and give her a meat bun.

"Eat up! There's more here after you finish this."

The little girl was hiding in a corner, wolfing down her steamed buns. She had only eaten the food Pei Shizhou had given her all day yesterday.

After her grandmother saw the doctor yesterday, the doctor told her to be hospitalized for further examination. The implication was that her illness was serious, and her grandmother was terrified.

She hurriedly paid for hospitalization, but her mother had to go to work to earn money, so only the little girl was there to take care of Xu Yumei at the hospital. Xu Yumei was now too worried to care whether the little girl had eaten; she was afraid she had a terminal illness and was also worried about not having the money for treatment.

"Slow down, no one's going to take it from you. There's more here after you finish eating."

Zhou Miaoying then took a bottle of milk and gave it to the little girl to drink. The little girl accepted the milk without saying a word.

"Whose child is this? How come they're so thin?"

Xia Zhiheng said with heartache, "The situation is so much better now than before, it shouldn't be like this!"

"Xu Yumei's granddaughter, the doctor suspects that her grandmother has breast cancer, and further examination is needed."

This is what Pei Shizhou found out from Zhou Wenbin yesterday. Zhou Wenbin said that Xu Yumei has a very high probability of having breast cancer, and they are waiting for further examination today to confirm.

Xia Yichu was stunned. Xu Yumei didn't have breast cancer in her previous life. Could it be that because Xia Yichu and Xu Yumei died together with Liu Yaohui, Xu Yumei didn't have any symptoms in her previous life and didn't go to the hospital for a checkup, which is why she didn't discover she was sick in her previous life?

The little girl either didn't hear Pei Shizhou's words or didn't understand his meaning. In any case, she didn't react much and just kept her head down drinking her milk.

"What about her parents? Don't they care about her anymore?"

Zhou Miaoying asked, puzzled. Everyone looked at Pei Shizhou, including Xia Yichu. In her previous life, Liu Meilan married a businessman arranged by Xu Yumei; Luo Hao had even helped introduce her to him.

The little girl was kept in the house with Xia Yichu and his family, and no one knew that Liu Meilan had given birth. Perhaps out of guilt towards her daughter, Lin Meilan would visit Xia Yichu and the little girl once a month.

She would bring lots of delicious food each time and try to persuade Xu Yumei and Liu Yaohui to stop imprisoning Xia Yichu. After saying this too much, Xu Yumei and her son found her annoying and wouldn't let her go home.

Later, Xia Yichu didn't see Liu Meilan for a whole year. When they met again, the little girl had choked on candy and died.

Liu Meilan held the child's body and apologized repeatedly until Xu Yumei pulled her away. Xia Yichu never saw Liu Meilan again and didn't know what happened to her in the end.

No one sympathized with Xu Yumei's illness; they only felt sorry for this frail little girl, who looked so pitiful.

"She doesn't have a father; her mother works in a textile factory."

Because the little girl was there, Pei Shizhou didn't reveal that her father had tricked Liu Meilan into marriage and then broke up with her after learning she was pregnant.

He had people investigate these matters yesterday, and Pei Shizhou only just found out as well. The investigation concluded that Xia Yichu shouldn't know or have ever seen the little girl; yesterday should have been the first time she saw her, just like he had.

The little girl finished her milk, glanced at them without saying anything, and turned to leave.

"Wait a moment"

Xia Yichu suddenly called out to her, and the little girl stopped, looking at Xia Yichu with a puzzled expression. She didn't know why, but she felt a strange sense of closeness to Xia Yichu.

"Shizhou, give her some money."

Pei Shizhou took out his wallet. He didn't have any change; besides a ten-yuan note, the rest of his money consisted of one-hundred-yuan notes.

He gave the little girl two hundred yuan. Pei Shizhou couldn't give her too much money; she was too young to carry too much cash, as it might cause trouble. The little girl hesitated to take it, staring blankly at the money in Pei Shizhou's hand.

"Here, we're going home today. Your grandma can't look after you in this situation. Hide the money well so she doesn't find it."

Xia Yichu was telling the truth. Although the little girl was young, she had experienced a lot and knew a lot.

Her mother works hard to earn money for them, especially since her grandmother is sick. Last night, her mother came to the hospital after get off work and gave almost all the money she had to her grandmother.

Grandma doesn't care about her own life; she's only given her a little money to buy food since yesterday. If it weren't for Pei Shizhou and the others giving her food, she would have starved to death sooner or later.

The little girl took the money from Pei Shizhou's hand with trembling hands, and then did something unexpected: she knelt down and kowtowed.

"Why are you kneeling down, child? Get up right now."

As Lin's mother spoke, she and Zhou Miaoying helped the little girl up.

"Hide the money well and go home quickly! Remember to buy something delicious outside the hospital if you get hungry."

Lin's mother stroked the little girl's dry, straw-like hair and said something. The little girl nodded and left.

"Oh, poor child, I don't know what will happen to her in the future. Well, this is all we can do to help. Shizhou, go and get Xiaochu discharged from the hospital, let's go home."

"Okay, Auntie."

After Pei Shizhou left, everyone started helping Xia Yichu and the child pack their things. Only Xia Yichu lay on the bed, lost in thought, and asked Pei Shizhou to give the little girl money, hoping it would help her get through this difficult time.

Actually, it might not have been a bad thing for the little girl if Xu Yumei had died from her illness. Without Xu Yumei's instigation, and with Liu Meilan not abandoning her daughter, it would have been a good thing to be able to raise her.

If Xu Yumei passes away, Xia Yichu could consider helping Liu Meilan, which would also make up for the years he spent with the little girl in his previous life.

Pei Shizhou quickly completed the discharge procedures. Others helped with the things and the child, while Pei Shizhou was responsible for taking good care of Xia Yichu.

When they arrived home, the housekeeper had already cooked dinner. After eating, Xia Yichu chatted with Pei Shizhou in the room. They hadn't spoken privately at all while sharing a room in the hospital.

"Xiao Chu, you should rest for a bit. I'll stay in the room with you."

"Shizhou, don't you have anything to ask me?"

Xia Yichu was referring to the incident in the car where she conjured up a glass of water out of thin air in front of Pei Shizhou.

"No, Xiao Chu, don't overthink it. Some secrets are best kept to yourself. Also, don't use that ability casually in the future."

Xia Yichu didn't want to tell anyone the details. Of course, if Pei Shizhou insisted on knowing, she might tell him some things, but she couldn't tell him everything.

This is good; she doesn't have to rack her brains trying to explain to Pei Shizhou how she can conjure things out of thin air.

"Okay, I've been hiding something from you. Aren't you angry?"

"Don't be angry, all I want is for you to never leave me."

At this moment, Pei Shizhou had only one thought: seeing how different Xia Yichu was from others made him uneasy.

Don't worry! We'll never be apart.

Xia Yichu rested her head on Pei Shizhou's lap, wrapped her arms around his waist, and enjoyed their time together.