After the mother was reborn, she was deeply involved in the battle for favor between her sons

inside the car.

Shen Qingtang glanced at Ji Zeqiu who was sitting in the back seat with her. The quiet atmosphere in the car made her feel a little uneasy, and she nervously tugged at the corner of her clothes.

"Well...thank you for calling me away, otherwise Sister Han would have nagging me in my ear for hours again." She spoke in a low voice, interrupting the silent atmosphere in the car.

Ji Zeqiu raised the corners of his lips and just smiled faintly.

Then he took out a thick script from the car and handed it to her, "This is a costume drama. The director is currently interviewing actors for the second female role. If you are interested, you can give it a try."

Shen Qingtang looked at the script he handed over, and was stunned for a moment, "Me? Can I really go for an audition?"

She originally thought that the script Ji Zeqiu mentioned was just an excuse, but she didn't expect that he actually wanted to recommend it to her?

"I can say hello to the director and ask him to give you a chance to audition. Whether you will be selected in the end will depend on the director's decision," said Ji Zeqiu.

Shen Qingtang looked at the script in his hand, and a trace of struggle flashed across his eyes.

She knew that this was a hard-won opportunity, but she wanted to win it through her own efforts rather than relying on others.

At least it’s not Ji Zeqiu…

However, the image of her grandmother who was in the hospital flashed through her mind. She gritted her teeth and compromised, "Thank you, I will definitely try my best."

Ji Zeqiu nodded, without a trace of unnecessary expression on his face, "Where is your home address? I'll ask the driver to take you there directly."

"I don't want to go home. Please just take me to the city hospital." Shen Qingtang said hurriedly.

"Hospital? Are you sick?" Ji Zeqiu looked at her again.

Shen Qingtang immediately explained, "It's not me, it's my grandma who is in the hospital, so I have to go to the hospital to take care of her."

After Ji Zeqiu responded briefly, he picked up his phone and started looking at it. I don’t know what he was looking at, but his expression looked a little ugly.

After a while, the driver drove the car to the gate of the municipal hospital. Shen Qingtang thanked Ji Zeqiu again and hurried into the hospital.

Just before the driver was about to drive away, he glanced in the rearview mirror and spotted the small bag on the back seat. "Teacher Ji, Miss Shen forgot to take her bag."

When Ji Zeqiu heard this, he turned around and found a small white bag lying quietly on the seat.

Ji Zeqiu wanted to ignore it and wait until she found it tomorrow and then go get it from him. But he thought what if she complained to her grandmother, and then her grandmother told Lin Xu.

What should he do if his mother scolds him?

There was a hint of annoyance in his eyes. He picked up the small bag and got out of the car. "I'll take it to her."

Ji Zeqiu was lucky. He saw Shen Qingtang talking to the nurse by the window without asking anyone.

"Ms. Shen, it's time to pay your hospital bills," the nurse reminded.

"I'm a little short of money lately. Can I pay it later?" Shen Qingtang looked embarrassed.

"You have been delaying for almost two months. If you don't pay, the hospital will stop treating the patient." said the nurse mercilessly.

Hearing the nurse's words, Shen Qingtang's face suddenly turned pale.

She reached out and grabbed the nurse's wrist, pleading with red eyes, "Please wait for another two months. I will pay you after I get a new script. Please don't stop treating my grandma."

"My grandma will die if she stops receiving treatment. Please talk to the hospital and give me a few more months. I will definitely pay the money!"

Shen Qingtang couldn't help but choke up with sobs, tears falling down her cheeks slowly, it was heartbreaking to watch.

The nurse's expressionless face was also affected by her tears, and she looked a little embarrassed. "I'll help you discuss it with the hospital."

"Thank you, I will definitely collect the money as soon as possible!" Shen Qingtang's red eyes were filled with happiness and excitement, and he held the nurse's wrist tightly.

Just as she turned around and prepared to take the elevator upstairs, she caught a glimpse of Ji Zeqiu not far away. Her face froze, and she hastily lowered her head, while hurriedly reaching out to wipe the tears from her cheeks.

After she calmed down, she walked over and asked, "Why haven't you gone home yet?"

"You forgot to take your bag." Ji Zeqiu handed the bag to her as if he didn't see her embarrassment.

Shen Qingtang suddenly realized and said "Ah", and immediately thanked him: "Thank you, I was in such a hurry just now that I even forgot to take my bag."

She hurriedly took the bag from him, her heart beating nervously, afraid that he would ask her about her begging the nurse just now.

However, her worries did not come true. After Ji Zeqiu returned the bag to her, he turned and left without saying a word.

Shen Qingtang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, yet at the same time felt a little inexplicably lost.

……

When Ji Zeqiu returned home, the sky had turned from azure blue to dark night, dotted with a few dim stars.

He walked through the living room and was about to go upstairs to his room, but unexpectedly he saw Ji Yanli eating a simple bowl of noodles at the dining table.

"Dad, didn't you have enough for dinner?" he asked.

Ji Yanli glanced at him calmly and said, "This is my dinner."

Ji Zeqiu was stunned for a moment, "Only noodles?"

"Your mother is not at home, so I asked the servants to cook some noodles to get by. There should be some leftover noodles in the kitchen. If you are hungry, just go and get a bowl for yourself." Ji Yanli said.

Ji Zeqiu's expression was a little subtle, and a sense of sadness suddenly welled up in his heart.

Unexpectedly, when his mother was not at home, he and his father were like left-behind children and could only eat noodles for dinner. It was too sad.

Ji Zeqiu sighed, changed into his home clothes, went downstairs, scooped out a bowl of noodles, picked up his phone and took a photo of the simple noodles, intending to send it to Lin Xubo to express his sympathy.

However, he didn't expect to see photos of Ji Tingyang and Lin Xu eating delicacies in a restaurant on WeChat Moments, and they even @ed him to come and see.

He looked at the noodles in front of him again, and his anger suddenly burst out from his body. He angrily called Ji Tingyang, "Ji Tingyang, you bastard! I curse you to choke when drinking water and have no toilet paper!"

Ji Tingyang's voice did not come from the other end of the phone. Instead, Lin Xu's slightly angry voice came, "Ji Zeqiu, how can you say that about your brother? Apologize quickly."

Ji Zeqiu was so frightened that his heart trembled, and even the hand holding the phone shook.

I didn't expect that my mother would hear me saying bad things.

At this moment, Ji Tingyang's voice sounded lightly, with a smile that seemed to be gloating, "I thought you would miss your mother very much and talk to her by the way, so I clicked on the hands-free mode, but I didn't expect..."

"You must have done it on purpose, you bastard!" Ji Zeqiu gritted his teeth.

"Ji Zeqiu!" Lin Xu shouted his name harshly.

Ji Zeqiu immediately became timid and whispered "I'm sorry".