"What’s so surprising about that?" Sheng Xinhua looked at Mei Yuyin’s astonished expression, feeling slightly guilty yet forcefully said, "I’m already at this age, fully grown... What’s wrong with having a fling with a man?"
It’s a bit sad for Tang Fei. For his own freedom, he had to make some sacrifices.
But it was only a sacrifice of reputation.
Sheng Xinhua never really considered her own reputation; after all, she didn’t have much of one to begin with.
People were saying she went around sleeping with anyone she met...
If ’sleeping’ were changed to ’drinking,’ she really wouldn’t be able to refute that.
Mei Yuyin slapped Sheng Xinhua’s arm, excitedly saying, "Good girl, you’ve finally figured it out."
Sheng Xinhua felt her mother’s words were ambiguous; she understood things, but didn’t exactly see it that way...
But realizing her mother probably couldn’t grasp that deeper meaning, she felt relieved.
"You used to always hang out with Phoenix, and I was worried about your sexual orientation... What’s fun about two girls playing house?"
"Now it seems, I was overthinking it, my daughter is completely fine. Cohabitation is good, it’s about time to live together. Although you are a few years older than Tang Fei... ’A woman carrying three can carry a gold brick.’ It’s an old saying popular on Blue Star before the great disaster, which shows it had some sense."
"I’m several years older than him."
"If three years allow you to carry a gold brick, wouldn’t six years be even more valuable? We’re not telling you to get married now, just live together to develop your relationship and see if you are compatible..."
Sheng Xinhua squinting her eyes at Mei Yuyin, asked, "Do you really hope your daughter goes out and lives with someone?"
"It’s bound to happen sooner or later, isn’t it? Which woman hasn’t gone through this?" Mei Yuyin said matter-of-factly, "Besides, having a man to take care of you will ease our minds. We can’t have you living alone out there."
"Aren’t you afraid that your darling daughter would be stepping into a tiger’s den?"
"I’ve met Tang Fei, he looks gentle and is very measured in his speech and actions. Who’s the wolf and who is the tiger between you two is still up in dispute."
"I know your temperament is quite aggressive and wild, but you need to tone it down and get along with Tang Fei. Don’t act up, drink less..."
Phenix looked at Mei Yuyin, puzzled. When did Tang Fei manage to win over her family?
They seldom visited, only during festivals and special occasions.
How did Lao Mei suddenly act like no son-in-law could compare to Tang Fei?
If she knew she and Tang Fei were just ’having fun’, wouldn’t she explode in anger?
"Tang Fei got injured because he came back to save you."
"Injured?" Sheng Xinhua was shocked, asking urgently, "Where was he hurt? Is it serious?"
"It’s nothing serious, just an arm injury, and it has already been treated. If it were serious, I would have told you early."
"Where is Tang Fei?" Sheng Xinhua asked.
"He seems to have been taken to the palace, your dad went along as well."
"Oh." Sheng Xinhua nodded in understanding.
They had come out from the palace and had then been abducted.
Had someone leaked their whereabouts?
Moreover, Tang Fei was employed by the Royal Family, and she was the daughter of the Finance Minister...
Their abduction in Phoenix City was a very serious incident.
The local police stations, Phoenix Police Department, the Transportation Bureau, and other security departments also had to bear responsibility.
If they could abduct her and Tang Fei today, they could abduct Zhong Tianque and Zhong Daolong tomorrow...
Their heads should be chopped off.
"You should sleep a bit more," Mei Yuyin looked at Sheng Xinhua and said, "The doctor mentioned that you can be discharged only once the toxins in your body are fully expelled."
"How long have I been sleeping?" Sheng Xinhua asked.
"Two days? How did I sleep for so long?"
"The doctor said the poison you were affected by is very potent, called ’Thousand Mechanism Powder’. If left to awaken naturally, it would take a week."
"The doctor administered an antidote and gave you several bottles of detox solution, which sped up the detoxification... so you could wake up so soon. Otherwise, you’d still be sleeping."
Sheng Xinhua closed her eyes and said, "I feel a bit weak; I’ll sleep a little more."
"Alright, sleep then; I’ll stay here with you."
"You don’t need to stay; you should rest too. You’ve got dark circles under your eyes."
Mei Yuyin, being extremely beauty-conscious, quickly checked her reflection in her phone upon hearing about her dark circles.
But she insisted, "I should stay with you in case something happens. It’s better to have someone by your side."
"What could happen with doctors and nurses coming by now and then?" Sheng Xinhua knew she was staying in the Imperial Maritime Hospital, which offered medical services comparable to those used by the Royal Family.
Given her status, she would naturally receive special care.
After all, the hospital needed the support of the Ministry of Finance.
"You go ahead and sleep; don’t worry about me. If I feel sleepy, I’ll just nap on the accompanying bed." Mei Yuyin said.
Knowing Lao Mei’s stubbornness, Sheng Xinhua did not insist further and closed her eyes to rest.