Severing ties with family to marry the young marshal, his whole family chases me to the crematorium.

Chapter 178 A Keen Eye for People

"Jingnian, why don't you go and eat something first? Ayao might wake up in a little while. I've already had Zou Daya warm up her food, so it can be brought over as soon as she wakes up."

Meng Shuqin gently patted Si Jingnian's broad shoulder, and her tone unconsciously revealed a hint of weariness.

However, Si Jingnian seemed not to hear him at all. He didn't even raise his head, only letting out a muffled "hmm" from his nose.

The response sounded weak and hoarse, as if he hadn't had a proper rest or spoken in a long time.

Seeing Si Jingnian like this, Meng Shuqin couldn't help but feel helpless.

She had a lot of words she wanted to say to comfort him, but she swallowed them all back down.

At this moment, no amount of words seemed to alleviate Si Jingnian's worry and anxiety about Shen Qingyao's condition.

Just then, a soft "thump thump thump" sound suddenly came from outside the ward.

The knocking was very soft; if the room hadn't been unusually quiet, it might have gone unnoticed.

Moreover, the person knocking on the door seemed to be quite cautious, as if afraid of disturbing the person inside.

Then, with a creak, the door was slowly pushed open.

Meng Shuqin subconsciously turned her head to look at the door, while Si Jingnian still stared intently at Shen Qingyao, who was still unconscious on the hospital bed, with red eyes, as if nothing else in the world mattered except her.

Liu Shuyi was standing at the door, holding an exquisite food box in her hand, looking somewhat uneasy.

Her well-maintained face was now filled with apprehension and caution, and she dared not easily make eye contact with anyone.

Meng Shuqin recognized Liu Shuyi at a glance, and a hint of displeasure flashed across her face.

However, she quickly masked her displeasure.

After all, no matter what, Liu Shuyi is Shen Qingyao's biological mother. Even if she doesn't like her, she can't be too obvious about it on the surface.

"My dear in-laws, Jingnian, how is Qingyao now?"

Liu Shuyi gripped the food box handles tightly with both hands, as if they were her only support at that moment. She walked into the ward with light and slightly unsteady steps, each step feeling as difficult as stepping on a knife's edge.

She carefully placed the delicate food box on the bedside table, afraid that even the slightest sound would disturb the person sleeping peacefully in the hospital bed.

Then, she slowly raised her head, her gaze fixed on the unconscious Shen Qingyao as if drawn by a magnet.

His gaze was filled with endless worry and heartache, as if he wanted to see the pain his daughter was enduring deep inside her heart through her tightly closed eyes.

It was as if she hoped her gaze could transform into a warm force, conveying it to Shen Qingyao so that she could wake up sooner.

However, Si Jingnian, who was standing on the other side of the hospital bed, was completely unaware of this.

His entire attention was focused on that pale, bloodless face, his eyes never blinking, as if the whole world consisted only of the woman before him who broke his heart.

He didn't even spare a glance at Liu Shuyi's arrival.

Meng Shuqin, who was standing nearby, noticed this scene and couldn't help but turn around and look deeply at Si Jingnian. She saw his tall body leaning slightly forward, one hand tightly holding Shen Qingyao's cold little hand, and the other hand gently stroking the stray hairs on her forehead. He was completely immersed in great grief and could not extricate himself.

Meng Shuqin sighed inwardly, her eyes filled with helplessness.

She knew that at this moment, Si Jingnian probably had no time to care about anyone or anything else, let alone the Shen family who had hurt Shen Qingyao so deeply.

So, she could only force herself to turn around and face Liu Shuyi, and try to speak in a calm tone:

"Ah Yao has passed the most dangerous moment and is temporarily out of danger. However, due to excessive blood loss, her body is too weak, so she is still in a coma. As for when she will wake up... we don't know yet."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shuyi's tense nerves finally relaxed slightly, and the tense expression on her face eased considerably, but her beautiful eyes were still filled with deep tenderness.

Even so, her heartfelt maternal love did not earn her any favor from Meng Shuqin.

On the contrary, Meng Shuqin always maintained a distant and indifferent attitude when looking at her, as if there was an invisible chasm between them that was difficult to cross.

After all, Meng Shuqin was well aware of the various injustices Shen Qingyao had suffered in the Shen family.

Those painful memories cannot be easily erased with a simple apology or a few tears.

If it weren't for these chilling events that followed one after another, the entire Shen family, including Liu Shuyi, Shen Qingyao's biological mother, would probably still have favored the illegitimate daughter Shen Yuanyuan, while mistreating the legitimate daughter Shen Qingyao, just as before.

All these unbearable past experiences were personally endured and gritted by Shen Qingyao. Even she herself has not been able to let go of them, so how can others have the confidence and right to forgive those heartless and ungrateful Shen family members on her behalf?

At this moment, Liu Shuyi clearly noticed Meng Shuqin's lukewarm and even slightly disdainful attitude towards her. Her face turned pale and then red, and her expression was filled with an undisguised embarrassment.

All that could be heard was Liu Shuyi speaking in her slightly hoarse voice:

“My dear in-laws, Qingyao is truly blessed to have married into the Si family! You and Jingnian have both been so caring and protective of her; it is an immense fortune for her! Seeing that you both are protecting her so devotedly, I, as her mother, can finally feel a little more at ease…”

However, these words were like adding fuel to the fire for Meng Shuqin.

Her already gloomy face, which looked like it was about to drip water, darkened even more instantly, and her beautiful eyes revealed an undisguised deep displeasure.

“It’s my son’s good fortune to marry A Yao. After all, there aren’t many good girls as outstanding, sensible and polite as A Yao. Moreover, A Yao’s abilities far surpass those of illegitimate or adopted daughters of cats and dogs.”

In an instant, Liu Shuyi keenly caught the sarcasm in Meng Shuqin's words and her undisguised dissatisfaction.

In that instant, she felt as if she were tightly enveloped by an invisible pressure, and a wave of embarrassment washed over her, leaving her at a loss.

However, just as Liu Shuyi was trying to organize her thoughts to respond, she heard Meng Shuqin speak first once again.

She raised her chin and said in a condescending manner:

"Speaking of my son and me, we do have our strengths. Our strength is that we both have a keen eye for people and we are very accurate in judging them. We never make any mistakes."

“We can easily distinguish which is the real pearl, and we would never be foolish enough to mistake a fish eye for a rare treasure, let alone make the low-level mistake of discarding the real treasure to pick up a piece of broken scrap metal.”

Meng Shuqin's words were utterly merciless, her tone forceful, and her words were full of indignation on behalf of Shen Qingyao.

Not only that, her already small eyes were now narrowed into slits, filled with mockery and disdain.