The Villain’s Wishes Backfire and the Protagonists Take the Hit - Chapter 8:

Chapter 8:

“Ah?”

The female employee froze in place.

She knew people born in the 2000s were different, but her boss… this boss of hers was way too different, wasn’t he?!

She had just hit someone with a car, and her boss said she did well????

This…

Chen Zhuo suddenly realized he had accidentally spoken his true thoughts out loud and quickly corrected himself, “What I mean is, you handled it very well. The car is insured, so just follow the normal process. I’ll coordinate the supermarket deliveries.”

“Alright, thank you, boss!”

After the female employee left, Jiang Qiuli also woke up.

She rubbed her eyes, trying to clear the drowsiness from her mind. Then suddenly, she realized that she had been leaning on Chen Zhuo’s shoulder.

She quickly pulled her head away and said softly, “S-sorry, I was too tired.”

Chen Zhuo rubbed his shoulder and said, “You know, after nearly an hour, my shoulder really does hurt from you leaning on it. Whew… it’s so sore. Help me massage it later.”

“O-okay.”

Feeling guilty, Jiang Qiuli nodded obediently.

“By the way, you said your mother has cancer. Is she hospitalized in this hospital?” Chen Zhuo asked, even though he already knew the answer.

“Mm.”

“Then are you going to bring her food?”

Jiang Qiuli glanced at the time and shook her head, “Not yet.”

“Even if it’s not time yet, you can go over and rest. How about I take you there?”

Jiang Qiuli shook her head again, “No. She thinks I’m at school right now. If I go, she’ll ask a lot of questions and get worried.”

“You’re really thoughtful. Then let’s wait here a bit longer.”

Another hour passed.

The insurance company, the female employee, and the hospital finally reached an agreement. All the documents were signed.

Ye Fei was to be transferred to a general ward to wait for him to wake up.

On the way to the orthopedic general ward, Chen Zhuo said to the female employee, “For now, don’t handle supermarket deliveries. Stay here and take care of my classmate. I’ll still pay your salary.”

“But the car insurance…”

Chen Zhuo waved his hand, “Insurance can handle the financial side, but we still need to take good care of the injured person.”

“Alright.”

Following behind Chen Zhuo, Jiang Qiuli listened to their conversation. In her heart, Chen Zhuo’s image rose even higher.

This senior… he really is a good person.

When they arrived at the ward, since it was a new hospital wing, there weren’t many patients, and rooms were plentiful.

The nurse directly arranged an empty three-bed room for Ye Fei, letting him stay alone.

The nurses worked efficiently, quickly settling Ye Fei onto the bed and connecting the monitoring equipment.

“If anything happens, call us.”

According to the doctor’s instructions, Ye Fei didn’t require any special treatment.

After giving their instructions, the nurses left.

The insurance personnel organized their documents and left as well.

The police completed the basic accident handling and also left.

Only four people remained in the room… the female employee, Chen Zhuo, Jiang Qiuli, and Ye Fei.

“The police have already notified the school. Ye Fei’s family should arrive soon. During this time, take good care of him,” Chen Zhuo instructed the middle-aged employee.

“Okay.”

After saying that, Chen Zhuo was about to leave with Jiang Qiuli.

But just as he turned around, he noticed the two empty beds beside them and stopped.

He glanced at the time. It had been over three hours since he made his wish.

Ye Fei had received a fivefold backlash, which meant he would wake up in a little over an hour.

If he didn’t provoke him a bit now, wouldn’t it be a waste of such a good opportunity?

“By the way, how long until you need to deliver food to your mother?” Chen Zhuo asked.

Jiang Qiuli checked the time and replied, “About two more hours.”

“Perfect. There are two empty beds here. I’ll rest here for a bit. Do you want to lie down too?”

Jiang Qiuli instinctively wanted to refuse, but she really was exhausted.

After hesitating for a moment, she nodded, “Alright… let’s lie down and rest for a while.”

Chen Zhuo lay down on the middle empty bed, while Jiang Qiuli lay down on the outer one.

The two began to rest.

More than an hour later, Chen Zhuo opened his eyes.

The short nap had refreshed him considerably.

He glanced to his left. Ye Fei was still unconscious. Then he looked to his right.

Jiang Qiuli was no longer lying on the bed. Instead, she had pulled over a chair and was sitting beside him, staring at him with her big eyes.

“You slept well?” she asked.

“Mm.”

Chen Zhuo rubbed his eyes and prepared to sit up.

But halfway through, he suddenly grabbed his right shoulder with his left hand and lay back down again, his face showing pain.

“Ow, ow… this shoulder really hurts from you leaning on it!”

Seeing his expression, Jiang Qiuli quickly stood up and reached out to massage his shoulder, “I’m sorry… I really didn’t mean to.”

Feeling the strength of her hands on his shoulder, Chen Zhuo said with satisfaction, “Yes, yes, just like that. That feels much better.”

At that moment, the five-hour mark arrived.

On the adjacent bed, Ye Fei suddenly opened his eyes.

He instinctively tried to sit up, but the pain from his fractured ribs made it impossible.

What’s going on? Wasn’t I going to confront the villain Chen Zhuo with two police officers? Where am I now?

Ye Fei struggled to recall.

He finally remembered the moment he suddenly fainted and the pickup truck rushing toward him.

Did I just get into a car accident?!

“Is this okay? Is the pressure too strong?”

Just as he was feeling frustrated, a soft voice came from nearby.

It sounded familiar.

Could it be… Jiang Qiuli?!

Using all his strength, he turned his head to look.

He saw Chen Zhuo lying on the adjacent bed, while Jiang Qiuli stood beside him, obediently massaging his shoulder.

In that instant, it felt like Ye Fei’s world had collapsed.

“Y-you… you two—”

His emotions surged, his heart rate spiked, and the monitoring equipment connected to him suddenly sounded an alarm.

The female employee sitting beside his bed immediately stood up and went to call a doctor.

Meanwhile, Chen Zhuo sat up and looked at Ye Fei’s pained expression, “Oh, classmate Ye Fei is awake!”

He then said to Jiang Qiuli, “Alright, since he’s awake, he should be fine. Go deliver food to your mother. After that massage, my shoulder feels much better.”

“Mm.”

Jiang Qiuli nodded obediently.

Then she looked at Ye Fei and said, “Class monitor, rest well. We asked the doctor, it’s nothing serious. You just need to recover quietly.”

“I—”

Ye Fei wanted to speak, but with multiple fractured ribs, even attempting to talk caused piercing pain in his chest.

He couldn’t say a word.

“Classmate Ye Fei, Jiang Qiuli and I will head out first. We’ll come visit you next time.”

[Ding! Detected that Son of Destiny Ye Fei is burning with rage. Your next wish cooldown has been reduced by 6 hours!]

Chen Zhuo got off the bed, greeted Ye Fei, then grabbed Jiang Qiuli’s hand and walked out of the ward.

“Ah!”

Jiang Qiuli instinctively tried to pull her hand back, but Chen Zhuo held it too tightly for her to break free.

Only after leaving the ward did Chen Zhuo release her hand.

“Let’s go. We’ll visit your aunt.”

“Ah?”

Jiang Qiuli’s lips parted slightly, her face filled with surprise. She said softly, “Y-you’re going too?”

Chen Zhuo rolled his eyes, “Of course. Since I’m already here, it wouldn’t be right not to visit. After all, you’re my employee.”

“N-no.”

Jiang Qiuli shook her head frantically.

“Why?”

“Because… because I don’t know how to introduce you to my mom.”

Chen Zhuo waved it off, “That’s easy. Just say I’m your class monitor, here on behalf of the class to visit your aunt.”

“Ah? Th-that works?”

“Of course. Let’s go.”

“It still won’t work. I’m not ready.”

Chen Zhuo turned to look at her stubborn expression and shook his head.

This female lead… really difficult to deal with.

If the soft approach doesn’t work, then time for a hard one.

He stepped closer and sneered, “If you don’t agree, I’ll tell your aunt about you breaking that porcelain vase and owing me money.”

“I—”

Jiang Qiuli panicked instantly.

Her mother knew their financial situation was bad, but not this bad.

Jiang Qiuli had always been pretending she still had money, reassuring her mother not to worry.

If Chen Zhuo revealed the truth…

She didn’t even dare imagine what would happen.