Chapter 381: Chapter 381

For the following month or so, with An Ning occasionally throwing small tantrums and displaying various "unhappy" moods, Lu Ting, as the father, had no choice but to devote most of his time outside work to staying at home.

He even turned down several so-called "requests for help" from Jiang Miao because of this.

Although he still occasionally argued with Shen Qing, the frequency of their quarrels was nowhere near as high as before, and the family atmosphere visibly became increasingly harmonious.

Even the young lady Shen shed much of her occasional sharpness, and even began happily visiting beauty salons, becoming visibly more radiant and energetic as days passed.

The system within the spiritual sea: Wow, she's a true love-struck fool!

Then... it sneakily glanced at the miniaturized version of its host nearby, and the system couldn't help but fall into confusion.

Huh, this doesn't seem like our usual style!

As it turned out, the system's confusion was justified. Not long after, something happened to Lu Ting.

Upon hearing that her husband had been in a car accident, Shen Qing immediately became distraught, not even noticing when her daughter followed behind her.

Almost instinctively, forgetting her still-confused daughter behind her, Shen Qing immediately turned to look at her husband standing nearby.

Her originally gentle features instantly flushed bright red, glaring fiercely at him, the young lady Shen almost tearfully pointed at him and said:

"Why are you with her again? Didn't we agree..."

Not far away, Lu Ting had bandages on his arm, with visible scrapes on his forehead and even his face.

Seeing her react again, Lu Ting wearily rubbed his temples. After a moment of silence, he finally explained:

"It was really just an accident. We happened to meet at the restaurant and exchanged a few words. Who knew we'd encounter a car accident right after leaving."

Finally, he glanced with complex emotions at the woman lying weakly on the hospital bed after surgery:

"It was Jiang Miao—she pushed me out of the way in time!"

After his words, following brief shock, Shen Qing's eyes filled with bitter mockery again. Moments later, she seemed to lose all strength and leaned against the wall.

After a long while, whether she believed him or not remained unclear:

"What a coincidence. You two really have... such tremendous fate!"

After successively leaving the ward, just as the two were about to argue again, they caught sight of An Ning standing dazedly nearby in their peripheral vision. The moment Lu Ting clearly saw her, he was visibly shaken:

"Shen Qing, I told you it wasn't serious!"

"How could you bring Ning Ning to a place ..."

In any case, thanks to An Ning's presence as the third wheel, the couple's argument eventually died down. But with Lu Ting periodically visiting the hospital, the atmosphere in the villa became visibly increasingly tense as days passed:

Over the next month or so, An Ning continued attending school as usual, occasionally acting like a little girl throwing tantrums, having fun with her little friends—her life seemingly unchanged.

However, as days passed and the apocalypse drew closer...

Just when even the system felt something was abnormal and particularly puzzled, it noticed that Lu Ting's previously well-maintained physique was gradually deteriorating day by day.

Oily skin, hair loss, and even his face inexplicably sprouted some charming little pimples.

Although his body and face seemed to have changed only slightly, at a glance, he almost looked like a different person.

Perhaps because he had expended considerable energy lately—between hospital visits and quarrels with his wife—by the time Lu Ting realized what was happening, it was already too late.

And clearly, reacting faster than Lu Ting was the young lady Shen who spent every day with him.

Just imagine—as someone who spent at least half of each month in beauty salons or high-end boutiques, an ultimate appearance-obsessed person—how would she feel about her husband suddenly transforming ?

Shock, disbelief... In any case, over the following days, while An Ning happily attended school, the couple tried various major hospitals without success.

The next morning at the breakfast table, when Lu Ting unconsciously reached out, he saw the young lady Shen's hand on the table visibly and rapidly retract...

The speed suggested she feared touching something contaminated, completely different from their previous intimacy.

As for An Ning, looking at the stunned man, she imperceptibly raised an eyebrow:

"Oh, unwavering... love?"