vstars Chapter 161 What time is it where you are now?
Chapter 161 What time is it where you are now?
Lin Shuyao is still in the hospital.
The back of my head no longer hurts, but my head is wrapped in bandages, so I can't wash my hair or get it wet.
She sat on the edge of the bed, clutching a small round mirror in her hand, staring at her own face in the mirror, on the verge of tears.
The eyebrow pencil, made of some unknown material, had an unusually good waterproof effect. She wiped it several times with a damp towel, and while the dark spots on her face faded a bit, her entire face became grimy from the towel rubbing, making her look like an African.
Zhou Chunmei stood by the bed, holding a damp towel, looking helpless. "Oh dear, my goddaughter, your face isn't clean enough with just a wet towel. I'm afraid you'll have to wait until the wound heals and then scrub it vigorously with soap. Look at your delicate skin, I'm afraid to use too much force, lest I rub off the skin on your face. Just hang in there for another week, and we can take off the gauze on your head. Then you can wash your face properly with water."
"Mmm." Lin Shuyao responded weakly, hugging the mirror and looking at herself again. Her dark face made her forget about Cheng Zheng. Now, she only had one thought in her mind—what if she couldn't wash the black stains off?
She doesn't want to live her whole life with that Bao Gong-like face.
"It's okay, it's okay, don't be sad, you can definitely wipe it off." No woman doesn't love beauty, so Zhou Chunmei understood her feelings and reached out to pat her shoulder to comfort her.
Lin Shuyao forced a smile, placed the mirror face down on the bedside table, and Zhou Chunmei pulled up a chair and sat down on the edge of the bed. She rubbed her hands together and said, "By the way, your godmother wants to discuss something with you."
"Please speak."
"You've lost your memory and your referral letter, so it'll be inconvenient for you to do anything after you're discharged. Luckily, your godfather is in charge of household registration, so how about we register you?"
"Okay." Lin Shuyao nodded without hesitation. She had been pretending to have amnesia in order to get a new identity, and now that Zhou Chunmei had offered it, she naturally went along with it.
"But what should we name it? Do you have any ideas?" Zhou Chunmei asked.
This really stumped Lin Shuyao. Since it was going to be registered on the household registration book, this name might follow her for the rest of her life, so of course she had to choose a good one.
After thinking for a while, still clueless, she rubbed her temples and looked at Zhou Chunmei, "Godmother, why don't you give me the name?"
Zhou Chunmei thought for a moment and said, "Your godfather and I have always wanted a daughter. We named her Lin Shuyao. Why don't you use that name?"
cough cough cough...
Upon hearing this name, Lin Shuyao coughed guiltily.
How could such a coincidence happen in the world?
The godmother gave her daughter the exact same name as her.
However, since transmigrating into a book has already happened, having the same name doesn't seem so strange.
Actually, it seems quite nice to be able to use my original name again.
There are many people across the country named Lin Shuyao. Guangzhou is so far from Beijing, and she may not even stay in Guangzhou in the future, so she probably won't be discovered.
"Godmother, how do you spell my name?"
"Shu, the character for comfortable; Yao, the character with the 'king' radical."
It's not exactly the same name as hers; the characters are different. That's even better. Lin Shuyao nodded and said, "Godmother, I like this name. I'll use this name for my household registration."
"Alright, I'll go back and talk to your godfather tonight, and he'll take care of it for you when he's at work tomorrow."
"Thank you, godfather and godmother," Lin Shuyao said with a smile, her eyes crinkling.
"Oh, don't be so polite about such a small thing. We're friends who've been through thick and thin together." Zhou Chunmei waved her hand and then leaned closer to ask, "By the way, is there anything you'd like to eat for lunch? Our factory canteen has a special kitchen; I'll have the chef cook it for you."
Lin Shuyao felt that faking amnesia was already troublesome enough for others, and she didn't want to add any more burden to Zhou Chunmei: "No need to trouble godmother, I'll eat whatever the cafeteria serves. I'm not picky about food."
Actually, she's an extremely picky eater.
Cheng Zheng had spoiled her taste buds; she only wanted to eat good food and wouldn't touch anything that wasn't tasty. She only ate the spare ribs, and only the tenderest core of the cabbage. She also wanted to eat Qingye's steamed buns, Yangji's roast duck, the steak from the Red House Restaurant, and the big chicken leg from the 306 Factory canteen. She also wanted to eat candied hawthorn berries...
Since she started dating Cheng Zheng, he has brought her breakfast every day: steamed buns one day, fried dough sticks the next, and sesame balls and egg soup the day after. He also buys her a lot of snacks, such as hawthorn cakes from Daoxiangcun, large bread from Yili, and small twisted dough sticks from Jinshi, and many more, which he tells her to keep in her dorm room so that she won't go hungry.
He always carried candy in his bag. When they met at work, he would appear serious and dignified, even cold and aloof when others were around. But he would secretly slip her milk candy, fruit candy, or corn candy. She would secretly turn her back, peel off the wrapper, and put the candy in her mouth. Then she would turn back to him and smile. His face would still be serious, but his eyes would always be filled with doting affection and satisfaction, which she could feel.
No, I can't think about it.
Just thinking about Lin Shuyao makes my heart ache.
I miss him so much.
What is he doing now? Is he looking for her everywhere?
Perhaps if he saw the letter she left, he wouldn't look for her anymore. He might even blame her for stealing someone else's life. Besides, the female lead should be back soon, and he'll be with her...
A sour feeling shot from her heart to her nasal cavity, and Lin Shuyao's nose stung, her eyes instantly turning red.
"Oh dear, what's wrong, girl?" Zhou Chunmei saw her clutching her chest, looking distressed and unable to breathe, with red eyes. She immediately stood up, put her arm around her shoulder, and asked with concern.
"I'm fine... my head suddenly started hurting a little." Lin Shuyao snapped out of her daze and made up an excuse.
Zhou Chunmei: "Then lie down quickly and rest well. You are currently in a weak state, so don't think about anything."
At noon, I'll ask the cafeteria to steam a bowl of egg custard for you and cook some pork congee; it'll be light yet nutritious.
"Okay, thank you so much, Godmother." Lin Shuyao nodded, reached under her pillow and pulled out a few bills, handing them over. "Godmother, please take this money. You've already helped me enough; I can't let you spend any more."
Zhou Chunmei pushed the money back, her face hardening: "What's with all this talk about spending money? From now on, we're all on the same household register. Keep this money for yourself and buy some things for you girls. Don't worry at all, your godfather and I can easily support two more of you with our combined salaries."
She was telling the truth. Both she and her husband worked, and they only had one son, who was also employed but didn't have a girlfriend. They didn't usually have many expenses.
Zhou Chunmei refused to accept money, and Lin Shuyao was bedridden and unable to move, so she didn't refuse anymore. She thought she would buy Zhou Chunmei something after she recovered and was discharged from the hospital.
As for the future, she had no intention of really staying at the Zhou family's house and eating and drinking for free.
Now that the Zhou family has given her an identity, her biggest problem is solved, and it will be much easier for her to do whatever she wants in the future.
She glanced at the clock on the wall; it was already 9:30.
"Godmother, go to work. Don't let it interfere with your important business."
"Wow, time really flies." Zhou Chunmei stood up and tucked the blanket around her. "Why don't you take a nap? I'm going to work now. I'll bring you lunch."
She waved to Lin Shuyao, then turned and walked out of the ward.