novelraw Chapter 619 - 618: Asking for a One Week Leave
Chapter 619 - 618: Asking for a One Week Leave
Chapter 619: Chapter 618: Asking for a One Week Leave
"Huh? Son, what’s that in your hand?"
In a casual glance, Gu Yi noticed her son fiddling with something strange in his hand and couldn’t help but ask.
As she asked, she reached out and took the little stick from her son’s hand.
Then... recognizing the object, and her gaze swiftly catching the sight of the packaging box and bag scattered on the couch between her and her son, Gu Yi’s face changed! She grasped her son at once and asked, "Quick, tell Mom! Where did you get this from?!"
No sooner had she finished asking than she suddenly stood up to shield her son, covering his mouth to stop his reply, while forcefully signaling with her eyes and saying, "Never mind, never mind! The adults are discussing things right now! We’ll talk about this thing later! You hurry off to your uncle’s room to play! Don’t stick around here and cause chaos!"
Fortunately, her son didn’t disappoint her. Although he didn’t understand why, hearing that he wasn’t restricted to the couch any longer, he obediently ran off.
Only then did Gu Yi quietly sigh a breath of relief and sat down right on top of the packaging her son had just unpacked.
"What’s the matter? What’s with all the fuss over something?" Gu’s father, with Gu Yi blocking his view, couldn’t make out what that something was.
"It’s nothing! I’m just about to decide! I’m worried about the kids messing with things and breaking them! Forget about that troublemaker for now! Where were we? What brands of cigarettes and liquor are we buying? I think..."
Xiao Mei’s gaze flickered; it was obvious that Gu Yi had something she wanted to hide from her!
Considering that she and Gu’s father hadn’t finished their wedding preparations, it really wasn’t good to inquire now, so she pretended not to know and continued to engage with her future sister-in-law in discussions.
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When the discussion was almost over, Xiao Mei brought up her departure. How could Gu’s father let her walk alone! He immediately said, "I’ll take you back. We can just have dinner at the restaurant over there. Xiao Yi, are you coming with us now or are you going later?"
Gu Yi’s mind was full of the incident her son had caused! Having already lost track a few times during the conversation, she wasn’t at all willing to leave now and hurriedly forced a smile, "You go ahead! We’ll stay here! Xiaoqing is throwing a tantrum, I’ll just make something for the two kids at home!"
It wasn’t Xiao Mei offering to host, so she had no place to persuade, only giving Gu’s father a look.
But Gu’s father didn’t give his sister any leeway, "Alright then! Xiaoqing is getting older and so is her temper, as her aunt you don’t have to accommodate her!"
"Okay! I got it, bro! You go have dinner with your wife! I’ve got things handled at home!"
Finally, after sending them out the door, Gu Yi rushed immediately to push the door to Gu Qing’s bedroom! To her surprise, it wouldn’t budge!
"Xiaoqing! Xiaoqing, come out! Open the door quickly! Auntie needs to ask you something! Hurry up! Open the door!"
"I won’t open it! If you have something to say, go talk to my dad! Don’t bother me!" Gu Qing’s still annoyed voice came from inside the bedroom.
"Hey you little wretch! You better open the door for me now! Believe it or not, if I get in, I’ll pinch you for being so disobedient?!"
"Hmph! You can’t get in anyway, you go pinch whoever you want! No one is ever going to enter my room again after this!"
Hearing her niece’s implied and sarcastic words, Gu Yi got angry as well! Now that there were no outsiders at home, she decided to set aside Gu Qing’s face and shouted directly through the door, "No need to enter the room! You tell me, where did this pregnancy test stick come from?!"
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After all, she had lost her mother at a young age and was raised by her aunt, and at this moment, when Gu Qing really needed someone to lean on, Gu Yi managed to pry open her niece’s mouth with just a few threats and probing questions!
"Aunt! I really don’t know if I am or not! The tests I bought before were the cheapest kind, and it only showed one red line. But, but,"
"But what?! Keep talking! Is that guy a classmate of yours?! What’s his name?!" Gu Yi was really about to lose her mind with exasperation! But since things had come to this point, of course, it was most important to get to the truth first!
"He’s not my classmate." After answering softly, Gu Qing then said with a look of difficulty, "But I’ve been feeling nauseous every morning! And I actually did throw up! It’s been three days! I’m scared..."
"Scared of what?! What were you doing earlier?!" With a feeling of disappointment in her niece, Gu Yi extended her hand and fiercely poked her niece’s head. "When did you start throwing up?! When did it happen with that guy?!"
Gu Qing’s expression was on the verge of tears, "I threw up on Friday morning, and I felt a bit nauseous the two days before that. Ah... Aunt, I beg you, don’t ask anymore! Sob sob sob..."
Gu Yi sternly said, "We can skip those questions for now! But you have to tell me about this guy! And does he know about this situation now? What’s his attitude..."
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On Monday morning, Zhen Yu arrived in the classroom as usual.
Everything seemed normal at first, but after the morning self-study session, she started to hear the chatter among the classmates.
"Hey! Why isn’t Gu Qing here? At first, I thought she was just late but it seems like she has taken a day off?!"
"I don’t know! Does anyone else know?"
"Could she be sick?"
"She usually hangs out with Lu Mei, right? Ask her if she knows!"
Lu Mei: "I don’t know! I only found out this morning that she didn’t come."
After much questioning, the classmates realized that no one knew what was going on. So, they went to talk to the class monitor.
"Class monitor! Didn’t she call you to ask for leave?"
"No! Gu Qing must have directly asked Teacher Wu for leave!"
After getting the class monitor’s response and realizing there was nothing to gossip about, everyone’s attention drifted elsewhere.
But, just as the first class was about to start, Teacher Wu announced some news! "Our classmate Gu Qing has chickenpox, so she needs to take a week off! She can’t come to class for the time being! In the following period, if anyone notices anything unusual on themselves, you must tell the teacher immediately! After all, this disease is quite contagious! So, if you need to take leave, do take it! Have you all got it?"
"Got it!" All the classmates replied in unison! Especially a few students who sat very close to Gu Qing’s seat, their answers were exceptionally loud!
Teacher Wu, standing at the podium, nodded in satisfaction; these were all obedient good children. But inadvertently, she caught eye contact with Zhen Yu!
The young girl sat at the back of the class, far away from the podium. Logically, Teacher Wu should not have been able to see the subtle expressions on her face from this distance, yet Teacher Wu was sure that all she could see in her eyes was amusement!
Her classmate had chickenpox! Yet she seemed not alarmed but delighted!
What kind of logic is that?