Chapter 258: What a Heavy Accusation

"You don’t have to go back tonight. Just sleep at the guesthouse next to the hospital!"

"But... the bike. Won’t my sister-in-law need to ride it tomorrow morning?"

Qin Wenshu actually liked the idea of sleeping at the guesthouse.

’Being on my own would be so comfortable.’ "Besides, all my identification is in my suitcase. How am I supposed to check into a guesthouse?"

Staying at a guesthouse wasn’t as strict as it used to be, but you still had to show some form of identification.

He’d even brought an official letter from his work unit for this trip.

Qin Wenhao’s eyes were filled with disdain. "Then just go home and sleep there. Alright, you can leave now. If you go back too late, you’ll wake them all up."

Wenshu immediately said, "There’s no way they’re asleep yet. They’ll probably be chatting for ages! I’ll get going then."

Wenhao waved a dismissive hand, telling him to hurry up and get lost.

When Wenshu returned to the family compound, he found them, just as he’d expected, still sitting and chatting in the courtyard.

"What took you so long?"

"I went to see Brother Wenhao." Afterward, Wenshu launched into a rave review of the bicycle. "Sister-in-law, this bike of yours is incredible! The headlight is super bright—almost as bright as a car’s—and it’s so fast!"

"Sister-in-law, you’re just too amazing!"

Fu Mingxue: ...?

’Okay, that’s a bit much! He already said all this earlier.’

She quickly changed the subject. "How is Wenhao?"

"My brother is in pretty high spirits."

The four of them chatted for a little while longer before deciding to turn in for the night.

The storage room where Wenshu was staying had been tidied up and was quite clean.

After all, Mrs. Qin was a tidy person. Even while looking after two children, she kept the house exceptionally clean.

When Mingxue returned to her room, she didn’t go to sleep right away. Instead, she stayed up to read.

「The next day」

Fu Mingxue was woken by the sound of voices outside.

It was only then that she remembered her mother-in-law was visiting.

She scrambled out of bed.

Just as she came out of her room, Mrs. Qin was about to call out to her when a frantic knocking echoed from the front door.

Mrs. Qin went to open the door. When she saw the anxious-looking woman standing outside, clutching a child, she was a little surprised.

"Can I help you?"

Sister Wang brushed right past her, carrying the child straight to Mingxue. "Fu Mingxue, the child has a high fever! Your bicycle is fast. Please, you have to take him to the hospital."

Fu Mingxue: ...?

’Wait, doesn’t the military compound have cars? Why does it have to be me, on my bicycle?’

She was rendered speechless.

"Director Wang, if the child has a high fever, being exposed to the wind on my bicycle will only make it worse. It would be much faster if you found Director Xie and had him arrange for a car to take you."

Sister Wang grew frantic. "Director Xie isn’t here! That’s why I came to you! You can’t possibly refuse to help with something like this, can you? The child’s parents aren’t around. If you don’t help—if something happens to this child, how could you live with yourself?"

Mingxue’s expression darkened.

’Is she trying to pin this on me?’

Although Mrs. Qin didn’t know who the woman was, her words immediately struck her as wrong.

She immediately stood up to defend her daughter-in-law.

"Now that’s not right. How could this compound possibly have only one car? It seems to me you’re the one wasting precious time and keeping this child from getting treatment."

"Never mind anything else. The first thing you should do is take that child and find a leader in the compound to arrange transport. No matter how you look at it, a car from the base will be faster and safer than a bicycle."

"You—You people have no compassion!" Sister Wang shouted, then turned and ran out with the child in her arms.

Mrs. Qin: ...?

’What was that all about?’