Pregnant After Healing the Alpha-Chapter 449 - 438 Won the Prize

Chapter 449: Chapter 438 Won the Prize

Chapter 449 -438 Won the Prize

Qiao Jing noticed Zhan Qipei’s movement and looked up at the man.

“Are you going to apply medicine to Pingping?”

Zhan Qipei nodded, a look of awkwardness on his face,

“Yes, is there anything I should pay attention to?”

Qiao Jing paused in the process of disinfecting Anan’s wound and relayed the precautions to Zhan Qipei.

“Just use a cotton swab to apply a thick layer,” she advised.

Originally, she had planned to treat Anan’s wounds before moving on to Pingping’s.

But now that Zhan Qipei was willing to take the initiative to treat Pingping’s wounds, it couldn’t be better, as it would certainly help to further their relationship.

Zhan Qipei responded affirmatively and found a cotton swab in the medicine kit.

When Pingping saw that Zhan Qipei was going to tend to his wounds, he seemed somewhat at a loss.

“Brother Zhan, I can do it myself,” he said.

Qiao Jing’s gaze fell on Pingping’s face and she noticed that the fear in the boy’s eyes had vanished, which filled her with relief.

After all, it was Zhan Qipei who had rushed over to save them from Gu Jiahao’s actions just before.

So, in the hearts of the two children, they certainly placed Zhan Qipei on the same level as her.

Zhan Qipei furrowed his brows, using the cotton swab to dig out a spoonful of medicine from the jar.

“Lift your head.”

Pingping blinked vacantly for a moment, then obediently lifted his head, revealing the wound on his neck.

Upon seeing the injury on Pingping’s neck clearly, Zhan Qipei’s complexion darkened instantly.

His hand, holding the cotton swab, paused for a second before gently applying the ointment to Pingping’s neck.

There were parts of the red ring around Pingping’s neck that were bleeding, a clear sign of how forcefully Gu Jiahao must have grabbed the collar, seemingly intent on strangling the child to death.

Thinking about this, Zhan Qipei accidentally snapped the cotton swab in his hand without realizing it.

He looked down at the broken swab that had fallen to the floor and then back at Pingping’s wound.

“It’s not enough.”

The punishment for Gu Jiahao was still not enough.

Even though he knew that the needles Qiao Jing jabbed into Gu Jiahao would make him suffer, Zhan Qipei felt he still needed to take action.

Zhan Qipei did not immediately reach for another cotton swab; instead, he took out his phone and sent a message to Tang Yan before putting it away.

Because Pingping noticed that Zhan Qipei was going to apply medicine to him, he kept his head raised even when he noticed the cotton swab had fallen.

He made an effort to look down and caught sight of Zhan Qipei’s dark expression.

This time, Pingping, unlike before, did not show any fear; instead, he asked Zhan Qipei with concern,

“Brother Zhan, are you unhappy?”

Zhan Qipei’s gloomy face then softened, and his furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

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“No,” he replied.

Seeing how sensible the two little ones were, he’d “reluctantly” treat them as if they were his own children.

And since his wife seemed to really like Pingping and Anan, he’d “reluctantly” accept them.

But if they tried to compete with him for his wife’s attention, he’d still be unhappy.

His principle was—

As long as they didn’t vie for his wife’s love, anything was fine.

Pingping simply uttered an “Oh,” and did not pursue the matter further.

Zhan Qipei then took another cotton swab, reapplied ointment, and continued treating Pingping’s wound.

Qiao Jing had meant to ask a few questions when she saw the cotton swab break in Zhan Qipei’s hand,

but seeing the grown-up and the child start to chat, she chose not to disturb them.

After treating Anan’s wound, Qiao Jing stood up and tried to lift the two children’s backpacks onto the sofa, only to find them unexpectedly heavy. She almost couldn’t react in time.

She had thought they were just normal backpacks, but they were as heavy as rocks.

Qiao Jing looked at the two kids with a puzzled expression and managed to lift the backpacks onto the sofa with some effort.

“What’s in your backpacks that they’re so heavy? Be careful, or the weight might stunt your growth. You can’t carry such heavy bags anymore.”

Considering the slim builds of Pingping and Anan, carrying these hefty weights must be very difficult.

However, she was a bit curious, what exactly did the two kids put in their backpacks to make them so heavy? Since the backpacks she bought had many compartments and could fit a lot of items, could it be that Pingping and Anan stuffed all their textbooks inside?

She had just sent Pingping and Anan to the welfare institute less than a week ago. Were the kids already carrying these heavy “stones” to school?

How had she not noticed before that any of the children from the welfare institute had such heavy backpacks?

After seeing her wound dressed, Anan instinctively wanted to walk over to Qiao Jing to explain what was in the backpack herself.

But she hadn’t taken a few steps before her wound started to throb subtly.

Qiao Jing, catching Anan’s movement from the corner of her eye, immediately spoke up to stop her.

“Anan, go sit back down. You’ve just had your wound treated and can’t move around!”

Anan pouted and sat back down on the sofa, looking a bit aggrieved.

“Sister Qiao, our backpacks have our clothes and textbooks in them. That’s all.”

Pingping also quickly answered Qiao Jing.

“Sister Qiao, there are books, homework, and clothes inside.”

Qiao Jing furrowed her brows.

“Can I have a look at your backpacks?”

She remembered that the books from the welfare institute weren’t that numerous; at least, they didn’t weigh down the kids like a couple of rocks. What would they do if they got crushed?

Since Pingping was currently having ointment applied, he couldn’t nod and merely answered Qiao Jing in a low voice.

“Of course, you can.”

Anan looked at her knee, somewhat disheartened, and let out a long sigh.

“Ah—I wanted to personally introduce my backpack to Sister Qiao, no, my treasure chest!”

Qiao Jing sighed with resignation and conveniently placed the backpack next to Anan.

“Then I’ll open it for you, and you can introduce it.”

Anan’s eyes sparkled with excitement as she nodded her little head, filled with anticipation.

She wanted to tell Sister Qiao the news of her award!

As Qiao Jing opened the zipper of the backpack, the first thing she saw was a thick dictionary.

She curiously took out the dictionary from Anan’s backpack and discovered it was the Xinhua Dictionary, which all elementary students in the country have used.

She opened Pingping’s backpack and found another thick dictionary there as well.

As she took out the dictionary from Pingping’s backpack, a look of surprise spread across her face.

If it had been the Xinhua Dictionary, that would have been understandable. After all, the kids hadn’t attended school before and would need the Xinhua Dictionary to help with their classes.

But why was Pingping carrying such a thick English dictionary?

No wonder the backpacks were so heavy; these two ‘bricks’ accounted for half the weight.

Seeing Qiao Jing take out the dictionaries, Anan’s face lit up with joy.

“Sister Qiao! These are rewards we earned from working at the welfare institute. The teachers said each of the most diligent children would get one.

Brother got first place in the next class over! I got first place, too.”

Hearing this, Qiao Jing picked up the two dictionaries and furrowed her brows.

“Can you finish learning from them?”

It would certainly be very difficult for the two young kids to study from both books at the same time.

Moreover, they were just starting to learn the alphabet, so how could they possibly master two languages?