Reborn as a Weak Beauty Pampered by All

Chapter 1814: Chapter 1336: Look Closely—Am I Smiling?

Kang Li heard this and smiled a little awkwardly, saying, "I didn’t mean what Dad was saying."

Unexpectedly, Captain Kang just let out an "oh," which made Kang Li feel even more embarrassed. Cai Xiufen saw this and glared at Captain Kang: "Li Bao is just teasing me to make me happy! Why are you being petty with the child, honestly!"

"I wasn’t."

Captain Kang felt wronged.

"Still arguing?! I say you were, so you were!"

Cai Xiufen shot Captain Kang another look, then turned her gaze to Kang Li: "Are you heading back to the hospital?"

"Yeah."

Kang Li nodded. "It’s getting late—I need to hurry over." As she spoke, she stood up.

"Take a couple of big meat buns with you. They just came out of the pot and they’re still hot!"

With that, Cai Xiufen stood up and walked to the kitchen.

"Ruirui’s college entrance exam is almost here. He’s been in the hospital for a week, probably hasn’t reviewed much. Tomorrow, when Ruirui gets discharged and comes home, remember to keep a closer eye on his review."

In Captain Kang’s mind, the college entrance exam was a big deal—it couldn’t be taken lightly!

"Of course, I’ll do that."

Kang Li smiled, nodded, and added, "Ruirui has always had good grades, and during the past six months, he’s been very thorough with all his subjects. I’m sure he’ll get a great score on the exam."

"Now’s too early to say anything."

Captain Kang said casually.

"Dad’s right."

Kang Li genuinely agreed with Captain Kang’s words.

After all, even a fine horse can stumble, and there have been plenty of students over the years who didn’t perform well in the college entrance exam—more than just one or two.

...

Carrying the steaming hot meat buns and jujube sticky rice porridge back to the hospital, Kang Li called Min Rui and Lin Xiao to eat together. She said, "Eat plenty, these meat buns taste really good."

"Mom, you eat some too!"

Min Rui picked up a big meat bun and handed it to Kang Li.

"You go ahead and eat—I already ate at home."

Kang Li shook her head. Seeing Lin Xiao standing to the side, not moving, she urged him, "Xiao Lin, why are you just standing there? Eat while it’s hot, that’s how you get the best flavor from the meat buns."

Lin Xiao stepped forward: "Okay."

Half an hour later.

"I’ll come early tomorrow morning."

Carrying a small travel bag, Lin Xiao faced Kang Li and said.

"No need."

Kang Li shook her head. "Once I finish the discharge paperwork, I’ll take Ruirui home myself."

Lin Xiao: "But..."

Kang Li: "I’ll call the old home in a bit. You go ahead, be careful on your way."

Hearing this, Lin Xiao didn’t say anything more.

By the door of the hospital room.

Watching Lin Xiao’s figure walk away, Kang Li withdrew her gaze and turned back into the room.

"Mom!"

"Hmm?"

Closing the door, Kang Li heard Min Rui’s voice. She went to the bedside, sat down in the chair, her eyes gentle, smiling as she asked, "What’s up?"

"I... I asked Uncle Xiao today, he admitted we’re blood-related..."

"And then?"

"I told him, for the rest of my life, he’ll only be Uncle Xiao when I talk about him."

"So what did your Uncle Xiao say?"

"He said okay."

Min Rui stared at Kang Li: "Mom, you and Dad have known about my background for a while, right?"

"Not that long."

Kang Li smiled. "But does it really matter? I told you before, in your dad’s and my heart, you’re our child. That will never change."

Originally, we planned not to say a word to you, but we didn’t expect you’d start thinking about it. So, to keep you from worrying too much and affecting your studies, your dad and I discussed it and decided to hint at you: No matter whether you’re your dad’s biological child, as long as you take the surname Luo, you’re Luo Yanqing’s son, our son, the eldest of our family.

Now that you’ve cleared up your doubts and made your decision, let’s not dwell on it from now on—especially now. You need to focus on the college entrance exam. You can’t let anything else distract you, got it?"

Min Rui responded with a "yeah," saying, "Mom, don’t worry, I wasn’t affected, and I won’t think about it anymore."

"That’s good."

Kang Li smiled. "Are you going to do a few practice questions or go to sleep early?"

Min Rui: "I want to do a physics test paper."

"Isn’t that too tiring?"

Kang Li asked.

"I’m not sleepy at all right now."

Min Rui’s meaning was clear. Doing a physics test paper before bed was totally fine.

"Alright, you work on the test paper, and I’ll read beside you. When you finish, I’ll grade it right away."

Kang Li said as she unfolded the small folding table and set it in front of Min Rui, handed him a physics test paper as well.

Seeing Min Rui pick up his pen to start answering, she glanced at her watch and began timing for him.

...

"Mom, I’m done."

"You still have half an hour left before hand-in time—aren’t you going to check your answers?"

"I already checked."

"Alright, I’ll grade it now."

Kang Li didn’t say anything else. She picked up a red ballpoint pen and looked over Min Rui’s answers. In ten minutes or so, she finished marking the test paper.

"Very good—just missed one multiple-choice question."

Kang Li pointed out the mistake to Min Rui, gently explaining how to solve it. Then she asked, "Did you get it?"

Min Rui nodded: "Yeah."

"It’s not that you didn’t understand, it’s just that you used the wrong formula. Next time you see this kind of question, pay extra attention—otherwise, you might trip up again."