Volume 3 Chapter 86 It’s not your fault
“Get up.” Shao Qing said expressionlessly. Gu Panpan knelt stubbornly, her tears coming out. With her head bent forward, she tried to make her voice not sound like she was crying miserably: “Qing Jie, I’m sorry, it’s my fault…”
“I told you to get up! Now I’m going to give you two choices. First, pack up your things and leave Jiangcheng. Jiangcheng doesn’t need such a soft egg. Second, stand up, straighten your back, and tell me the whole story. Even if you are really wrong, so what? Do you think kneeling down and apologizing will fix things? I need you to make up for it, not just apologize.” Shao Qing said coldly.
Gu Panpan stood up, and obediently followed Shao Qing.
After returning to their residence, Shao Qing sat on the sofa and said, “Okay, tell me what happened.”
“Qing Jie, remember I met a boy before? I liked him very much. Originally, I was planning to take him home to see you. But there had been no chance. Just yesterday, he came, but you weren’t there. I wanted to keep him in Jiangcheng for a few days, so you would see him when you came back, but I didn’t expect that he would open the gate of Jiangcheng early this morning to bring the enemy in.” Gu Panpan’s eyes and nose were red, she felt so uncomfortable. The first time she liked someone, it turned out to be a complete scam. She thought she could be strong, but after seeing Shao Qing, she couldn’t help crying.
“It was my fault, I believed him. Jiangcheng almost got hurt… the baby was also injured… Qing Jie, hit me, okay. You will feel better when you hit me…”
Shao Qing changed her expression: “What’s wrong with the baby?”
“Ah Qing, come with me and have a look.” Yan Qiyue said while he walked down the stairs. Shao Qing couldn’t care about anything else, she turned up the stairs and followed Yan Qiyue into the room.
Xiao Baozi was lying on the bed without wearing anything on his body. His whole body was red, almost like a lobster just out of a boiling pot. What’s more terrifying was that his body was covered with dense cracks, and blood flowed out from the cracks. It penetrated out and mixed with the sweat to wet the sheets under him.
Xiao Baozi’s physique was almost like a zombie, he barely had any blood in his body, and he was just a child. Yet, he was able to wet the sheets with all his blood flowing out!
Shao Qing’s legs were weak at the time. She had never been so scared before. Her baby, her little Baozi, was lying on the bed like this, life and death unknown. She didn’t even know if he could wake up again.
“What happened?” Shao Qing leaned against the wall, almost biting through her lip.
Yan Qiyue calmly explained what happened at the time: “It’s like this, the other party wanted to get an item and the baby was silly enough to consume almost two-thirds of it. Now there is too much energy in him. He can’t digest it at all. Being able to maintain his current situation without directly exploding is only because he had broken through to rank 5 and his body was relatively tough.”
Shao Qing calmed down quickly: “Have you caught him?”
“When I found out that something was not right, I came down and only arrived in time to protect baby. The person saw that the situation was not good, so he ran away.” Yan Qiyue felt very guilty. If he was not addicted to doing research, he could have come earlier. If he found something was wrong earlier and had taken a look, would Xiao Baozi be safe?
Shao Qing could see how upset Yan Qiyue was, so she calmly said: “No matter what, it was our carelessness. I always thought that the other party’s poisoning was a conspiracy against Jiangcheng, that it was only to strike Jiangcheng. I never thought that their goal was the thing I brought back. No one would have thought of that. Their plan was very good, even I was fooled. The important thing now is to find a way to save Xiao Baozi. The other side seems to be very deep, and all the conspiracy links to them. Maybe there will be another conspiracy against us coming up, brewing in the dark.”
“Fall into a ditch and gain wisdom, after all, it’s no use crying over spilt milk. We still have a chance.” Mulin walked in, still distressed. She did not have children, so she treated Xiao Baozi as her own child.
“I will figure out a way. The energy in the baby’s body can only be circulated, but it cannot be digested. After all, the amount is too large. It is enough to make people hit the ninth rank. Let me see if I can find a way to share the energy in his body with everyone. so the disadvantages can be turned into benefits.” Yan Qiyue gritted his teeth.
“Pay attention to your body. If you also get sick, I will go crazy.” Shao Qing said calmly.
“Don’t worry, I’ll stay with you for the rest of my life.” Yan Qiyue leaned over to kiss Shao Qing: “The baby will be fine too, don’t worry too much.”
Shao Qing nodded and couldn’t help but gently grab Xiao Baozi’s hand. She didn’t dare to use force. She felt that Xiao Baozi was like a glass product covered with cracks, which would shatter with a touch.
Shao Qing stayed in the room for a long time, but she was no longer the Shao Qing she used to be. She was now the lord of a city. There were still many things outside waiting for her to solve. Even if she wants to wait inside and stay with her own son, she must also consider the people in the entire city.
When Shao Qing came out of the room, everyone who saw her felt that she was particularly tired, but she still had things that should be done, such as Gu Panpan’s situation. If it was not resolved quickly, not only Gu Panpan will be affected but Jiangcheng.
After leaving Xiao Baozi’s room, Shao Qing and Gu Panpan sat face to face: “Everyone else should leave first, let me have a good chat with Panpan.”
Mulin was a little worried, she whispered: “Ah Qing, your current state isn’t right. Do you want to take a break first?”
Shao Qing shook her head: “I know my own situation. If I can’t hold on, needless to say, I will take a rest. After all, I still have you guys, how can I fall down?”
“It’s fine if you know, I’ll go out first.” Mulin suppressed her worry, walked out, and closed the door.
Gu Panpan sat there honestly, like a child who had done something wrong, she waited for the judgment of her elders.
Shao Qing calmly said: “You are not at fault for this matter, I am also wrong. I underestimated the other party, which led to the current situation.”
Gu Panpan shook her head and whispered: “Qing Jie, you didn’t do anything wrong. You aren’t god, how could it be possible for you to know everyone’s calculations clearly? I was the one who was wrong in this matter. I didn’t see clearly. I thought that a dog was a human…”
Shao Qing touched Gu Panpan’s head: ” Do you know why I wanted to chat with you alone?”
Gu Panpan shook her head. She did something wrong, but Shao Qing didn’t accuse her and even blamed all the mistakes on herself. This made Gu Panpan even more uncomfortable.
She made a mistake, why did Shao Qing have to take care of it? Why should Shao Qing wipe her a**?
Every time it was like this. She was the one who dragged Shao Qing down, so she felt sad. She had thought that she had grown up and was an adult, that she could share the burden for Shao Qing, but in the end, she was still the one who dragged her down.
“This is your first love, right? I don’t care about Jiangcheng being attacked. If Jiangcheng is gone, we can just build another one. As long as you are still there, what am I afraid of? I am afraid that because of this incident, you will reject all men. There are bad men in this world, but there are also good men. Don’t reject all men because of this one experience. Although women can live well without relying on men, life without love always seems to be missing something.” Shao Qing smiled: “Look at Er Dai, Yan Hanqing, and Yan Qiyue, aren’t they good men?”
Shao Qing squeezed Gu Panpan’s hand: “Women will always encounter a few scumbags in their lives. Don’t be prejudiced against all men because of one scumbag. I hope you can live a good life in the future and be happy. Panpan, this time the matter is over. Just be a little more mindful in the future. You don’t have to be too sad, after all, we didn’t lose anything right?”
Gu Panpan’s tears couldn’t help flowing down. Finally she cried out loud and held onto Shao Qing, refusing to let go. When she was very young, her parents passed away because of a car accident. The relatives in her family only wanted the insurance and compensation from her family. Fortunately, one aunt treated them alright, but their uncle didn’t like them. He just tried to get money from them.
When her elder brother was eighteen, he took her out, and the brother and sister duo depended on each other.
Gu Panpan had never experienced the feeling of maternal love. If Gu Chuan plays the role of the father in her life, then Shao Qing plays the role of the mother in her life.
Gu Panpan was crying like a child, there would never be a third person in this life. After she got into trouble, she was only worried about whether Shao Qing would be hurt.
“Don’t cry, it will be fine.” Shao Qing patted Gu Panpan’s back, feeling a little tired. She didn’t like days like this. Going forward with conspiracy and calculation every day, she was like a hedgehog. With a soft underbelly, she protected the people who needed protection with erect sharp thorns.
Outside there were swords, guns and sword shadows all aimed at them. Even if she was tired, she can’t say it out loud because there were too many people under her wings. If she fell, what should happen to the people she cared about?
Gu Panpan cried for a long time, then finally said: “What I feel most sad about is not being betrayed, but that Xiao Baozi was injured. Qing Jie, you trusted me and my brother to defend the city, but I didn’t keep my promise and…”
“Baby will be fine and he won’t blame you. What you need to do now is to wash your face, and then lead everyone to set up the defences. Don’t let similar things happen again.” Shao Qing rubbed her red nose: “Even your nose is red, so ugly.”
Gu Panpan pouted her lips beautifully: “Qing Jie, trust me once more, I will never let you down again!”
Shao Qing whispered: “En, I believe you.”
Although Gu Panpan’s character was a bit naive, she was not stupid. On the contrary, she was actually very smart, but she just didn’t think properly for a while. That’s it.
After Gu Panpan left, Shao Qing called in some other friends, then explained all the work. After leaving Jiangcheng to Gu Chuan for the time being, she entered Xiao Baozi’s room and never came out.
It is true that she was the lord of a city, but at the same time she was a mother. She has fulfilled the responsibility of the lord of the city, so now she also had to fulfill the responsibility of a mother.
In the next two days, Shao Qing never left the room. For two days and two nights, she kept her eyes open and looked at Xiao Baozi seriously. She had neglected Xiao Baozi for a long time.
Either going to sea, or running around outside, the time she spent with Xiao Baozi was very little. Yet, Xiao Baozi never talked about his grievances. He was very well-behaved. He did not add to the chaos or complain. The adults at home were busy and he would sit alone in the garden and play in the sand all day long.
Sometimes he will be lonely, sometimes sad, sometimes he will miss Shao Qing, but Xiao Baozi didn’t say anything. The only thing he did was stick to Shao Qing until she left again.
Thinking about it this way, Shao Qing’s heart was sour. What did she do? Isn’t the initial idea to protect the people closest to you? Let them live happily? So why is it in the end, she didn’t even do this?
“Baby, wake up soon, okay? Mom knows she made a mistake. Mom won’t leave you in the cold anymore. I will bring you everywhere in the future, ok?”
Shao Qing laid on the bed and put her cheek against Xiao Baozi. The palm of his hand was very hot, piping hot, almost like a small stove.
In the past, she hoped that Xiao Baozi’s body temperature could rise a little bit, but now she would rather Xiao Baozi be half-human and half-zombie for the rest of his life, rather than living in this state.
This is her lifeblood, a piece of meat that fell out of her belly. She was pregnant for ten months. She felt Xiao Baozi growing in her belly little by little. Even if something happened to her, it would be better than something happening to Xiao Baozi.
Yan Qiyue didn’t find a solution for a while, but found a way to suppress it, so that Xiao Baozi could maintain his current situation without getting worse.
On the fourth day, Xiao Baozi was awake for a brief moment. His wrinkly red nose looked somewhat confused: “MaMa …… baby hurts ……”
After speaking, Xiao Baozi shook his head again: “It doesn’t hurt, baby doesn’t hurt at all…”
Shao Qing felt that her tears were about to come out. She didn’t know if she was lucky or sad that she was a zombie. Zombies don’t shed tears. So, no matter how painful she felt, no matter how sad she couldn’t shed half a tear.
“If it hurts, just tell mom. It won’t hurt if I blow on it.” Shao Qing gently held Xiao Baozi’s hand and whispered.
Xiao Baozi would call out in pain only when he was unconscious. As long as he had a sense of mind, he would never call out his pain. This was because Xiao Baozi knew that showing his pain would only worry Shao Qing, and he did not want Shao Qing to worry. So even if it hurts a lot, he would only laugh.
The more he behaved, the more heartbroken Shao Qing was. She wished it was her lying there, not Xiao Baozi.
Xiao Baozi was a strong child. When he was awake, his eyes were red from the pain, yet he only wanted to make Shao Qing happy.
The mother and son duo loved each other very much. The bitterness and tiredness in their hearts were all swallowed down and what was exposed was only the sweet part.
“Mama…After baby is healed, can we go hiking? I want to go out to play, I want to climb a high mountain with MaMa, okay…” Xiao Baozi didn’t even dare to turn his head now. Just moving his head slightly, he could feel that the skin on his neck was about to crack.
“When you get better, we can go see anything!” Shao Qing gritted her teeth.
Children were the easiest to spoil and also the worst. Xiao Baozi in her family was especially easy. After a few fairy tales, Xiao Baozi was fast asleep. Then, she got up and walked outside.
A few people had been waiting outside for a long time. When they saw Shao Qing, they surrounded her. Shao Qing made a silent gesture, then whispered: “What is it? When I was inside, I heard you calling for me, what happened?”
Mulin leaned over, lowered her voice and said: “It’s like this. Last time we had a meeting about exploring several bases near Yan river. Someone contacted us and was hoping to buy a batch of vegetables and grains to bring back. Although there are a lot of vegetables and grains in our base, we didn’t get it free of charge. Are we selling or not?”
Mulin actually didn’t want to sell anything. Who told that group of evil people to target Shao Qing at that time!
Shao Qing thought for a while, then said, “Call me the person in charge of finance.”
