Chapter 1043: Blind Date (4)
Xiu Xi gently squeezed her small hand, as if silently comforting her.
"Jiaojiao, are you feeling unwell? Is your hand still hurting? Let Uncle take another look."
Ruan Jiaojiao’s face did not look good at all. Shu Lang, feeling uneasy, bent down and placed her small hand on the table. His eyes lingered on the pale pink scar.
"Does it hurt?" he asked.
Ruan Jiaojiao shook her head, attempting to force a smile. But her emotional fortitude wasn’t strong enough yet. Even if she smiled, it seemed very forced.
"Jiaojiao, what happened to your hand?" Seeing the scar on Ruan Jiaojiao’s palm, Qian Qian gasped sharply. Such a long scar—even a quick glance gave her a vivid sense of how severe the injury must have been.
"Should we go to the hospital to check it out?" she suggested.
"No need, it doesn’t hurt. Uncle, it’s really okay." Ruan Jiaojiao pulled back her small hand, picked up the newly served glass of milk, and took a sip, barely suppressing the trepidation in her heart.
"Maybe we should head back..." Shu Lang was still uneasy. Ruan Jiaojiao’s complexion had him deeply worried—it was alarming how her rosy, healthy glow from earlier had faded into a stark, pallid white.
"No, Uncle, I’m really fine," Ruan Jiaojiao said urgently. She didn’t want to leave but instead wanted to probe further into the "Nianian" Qian Qian mentioned. Was it the Feng Nianian she dreaded?
She turned to Qian Qian and asked, "Auntie, the Nianian you were talking about, does she look like me? Or in what way is she similar to me?"