Chapter 40: Please Tone Down That Gaze of Pity You Have for the Mentally Impaired

"Mhm~" Suddenly, Bai Qianzhou stopped eating, and both men turned to look at her.

"Sister, what's wrong?" Seeing Bai Qianzhou clutching her neck, Pei Yanlin thought she was choking and hurriedly poured her a glass of water.

"Fish bone, stuck, it hurts." Bai Qianzhou pointed at her neck with tear-filled eyes, her tone full of helplessness.

Clearly, she had saved someone and helped someone today, so why was she still so unlucky?

Getting a fish bone stuck in her throat just from eating—damn Heavenly Dao, if you don't want me to live, just say so!

"What? Hurry, hurry, to the hospital." Bai Jingcheng's expression changed drastically. Without a moment's hesitation, he picked up Bai Qianzhou and rushed to the hospital with Pei Yanlin.

Seeing the embroidery-needle-like fish bone the doctor extracted from Bai Qianzhou's throat, both Pei Yanlin and Bai Jingcheng fell silent.

"Such a thick fish bone, how on earth did she manage to get it stuck? From now on, you two need to pay attention to her safety while she eats."

The doctor looked at the fish bone with a complicated expression, casting a look at Bai Qianzhou as if looking at someone with intellectual disabilities.

Bai Qianzhou sat there obediently, too lazy to explain the misunderstanding brought about by her damned bad luck.

I'm numb, just leave it be.

Anyway, this wasn't the first or second time; she was long used to it.

However, Uncle Doctor, you can tone down the look of pity for the mentally disabled a bit. I am not intellectually disabled; I am a perfectly normal human being.

"Thank you, doctor, we understand. Is there anything else we need to pay attention to given her condition?" Pei Yanlin asked awkwardly, looking at the doctor.

He hadn't expected that the fish bone Bai Qianzhou mentioned would be so huge!

He was even wondering how on earth this fish bone had managed to evade Bai Qianzhou's notice and get firmly wedged right in her throat.

"The fish bone was stuck for a bit too long, so her throat is a bit red and swollen. Avoid spicy food for the next few days and stick to some plain congee," the doctor instructed.

Pei Yanlin and Bai Jingcheng thanked the doctor and left with Bai Qianzhou.

Sitting in the car, both brothers stared intently at Bai Qianzhou. Bai Qianzhou cautiously clutched her bag, shrank into the corner, and reached out to pull two packs of snacks closer to her chest.

"What are you two trying to do? Want to rob me of my snacks?" Bai Qianzhou's voice was a bit hoarse.

"We don't want your snacks, but shouldn't you explain to us what's going on with you? Falling flat on your face while walking normally is one thing, but how on earth do you manage to get a fish bone that big stuck while eating?"

Bai Jingcheng looked at Bai Qianzhou seriously. Seeing her nonchalant attitude about falling, she was definitely used to it.

But how could a perfectly fine child get used to falling down?

Bai Jingcheng even had the urge to take her for a thorough medical checkup.

"Actually, it's nothing much, it's just that my destiny happens to be quite unlucky," Bai Qianzhou scratched her head.

"An unlucky destiny?" Bai Jingcheng and Pei Yanlin both looked confused.

"It means tripping while walking, choking on drinking water, breaking bowls while eating... Sometimes, when a bird flies over my head, it even leaves me a piece of poop as a gift." Her tone was light, but a hint of helplessness permeated her words.

"At the worst times, I might be walking by a river and suddenly fall in, or walk past a tree and get hit by a branch. None of it is fatal, though."

Bai Qianzhou spoke indifferently. After more than ten years, she was already used to it; none of this was a big deal.

"So, whether you fall or bump into things, it's all just because of your destiny?" Pei Yanlin widened his eyes in disbelief.

How could such an amazing sister of his be so unlucky?

"Yeah," Bai Qianzhou nodded.