When John and Lydia were about to leave, James suddenly shouted at them, "Wait a minute!"
Lydia blinked her eyes and waited for him to speak. John looked at him with a frown which was like he was asking James with his eyes: What are you doing? Is there anything else?
"Well..." James touched his nose and looked at his mother. "Lydia, can you stay here tonight?"
Lydia was so excited that her eyes shone with excitement. She pointed at herself and asked, "Stay here? Can I?"
"Yes." James nodded and coughed awkwardly. Then he said, "Well... the nurse just said that the wound on Elizabeth's body may itch at night, so... Can you stay here and take care of her tonight? Don't let her scratch it."
Just now, he had been thinking about what he should do when he went to bed at night. Now that Lydia was here, he could leave that to her, which could save him from embarrassment.
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Lydia nodded happily." Okay! Sure!"
Since the last time they went back to the Lu Mansion, she had been looking for such an opportunity to sleep with Elizabeth. Unexpectedly, her son brought it up today! She was so happy to have this opportunity! In the next second, John grabbed Lydia's wrist and took her to his side. He looked at his son with displeasure, "You are her husband. What are you doing??"
James explained for himself uncomfortably, "I'm also injured."
John didn't take it seriously. "You just hurt your leg!" He just needs his hands to keep Elizabeth from scratching the wound.
Lydia was unhappy. She shook her husband's hand and began to act like a petulant, "Honey, you're wrong. Elizabeth and Jimmy are both injured. Of course, they all have to have a good rest. As a mother, I should take care of my daughter-in-law." As she said this, she endured the excitement in her heart and pretended to push John out of the door. "Go back quickly. Ask Auntie Chang to cook some chicken soup for them tomorrow. Don't worry. I'm going to sleep with Elizabeth soon!"
"No way!" After John finished his words, he suddenly felt that his words were a little more intense. He paused and began to patiently coax her, "You are no longer a young girl now. You must sleep well. Besides, you can't even take care of yourself. How can you take care of Elizabeth? Don't mess things up."
"John!" Lydia shouted at him with dissatisfaction. "What do you mean? Do you think I'm old? Didn't you say that I'll always be eighteen in your heart? You big liar! And, how do you know that I can't take good care of Elizabeth?"
"Stop it, Lydia. Aren't you afraid that your son will laugh at you?" "I don't care! Anyway, I'm angry! I have to stay here with Elizabeth today!"
"You can't!" John refused thoroughly and then looked at James with disdain. "You need someone else to take care of your own wife! You're so useless!"
While John was talking, he couldn't help but snort in his heart. What a joke! Even on his business trip, he had to take his wife with him. How could he agree to such an absurd request from his son? Without his wife by his side, he couldn't sleep for a second, okay?
James was also a person who couldn't stand other people's provocation. When he heard the words, he immediately replied with anger, "Of course I can take good care of her!"
Upon hearing this, Lydia immediately felt disappointed. How could her son be so easily persuaded? She was so sad.
Leaning on the bed and listening foolishly for a long time, Elizabeth had to say something at that moment, "Mom, dad is right. You'd better go home with dad. I feel much better now. It should not be as serious as the nurse said. I can take care of myself."
Lydia's heart, which was about to break, was shattered in an instant! Even her sweet daughter-in-law wanted to drive her away. Her heart was so painful!
"Goodbye!" James said sullenly, "The patient needs to have a good rest. You can go now! We are going to sleep!"
She lowered her head slightly and looked at the quilt in front of her. Just when she was feeling so embarrassed, James opened his mouth and asked softly, "Well... What are you going to do later?"
"?" Upon hearing this, she raised her head and looked at him in confusion.
"Ahem!" He cleared his throat. "I mean..." He frowned, "Can you take care of yourself?"
Elizabeth also felt more embarrassed than before. "I can. Don't worry about me." Even if she really couldn't, how could she say that to him?
"All right."
"You can go to rest as well."
James nodded and glanced at her with a complicated look. Then he picked up the remote control to press the forward button for
his wheelchair and went out of the door.
Seeing him leave, Elizabeth's heart finally relaxed. After so many things, especially the things that happened today, she was really a little afraid of staying together with him. In that case, her heart could not help beating wildly. She was afraid that her eyes would reveal her inner emotions.
A few minutes later, just as she was about to lie down, the door was opened from outside again. James stopped at her bedside and handed Elizabeth her cell phone, which he had just taken back from Isaac. "I... am right next door. Call me if you need anything, okay?"
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