The two embraced like that.

a long time!

Lu Qingzhou slowly released his arms from Chen Xiaoxi and asked softly, "Are you free today?"

Chen Xiaoxi slowly raised her head, her clear gaze meeting Lu Qingzhou's gentle eyes.

Her heart skipped a beat, and a faint smile played on her lips as she teased, "The clinic has doctors on duty, what's up? You want to ask me out?"

She pretended to be calm on the surface, but inside she was pounding like a deer, eagerly awaiting Lu Qingzhou's answer.

Lu Qingzhou smiled and said, "That's right. I wonder if Xiaoxi would do me the honor of going out for a walk?"

Chen Xiaoxi blinked her bright eyes, deliberately put on a stern face, and pretended to be unwilling. She snorted and said, "Hmph, considering how bravely you 'fought' just now, I'll reluctantly agree."

But she was secretly overjoyed; being able to spend time alone with the person she liked made her feel secretly delighted.

Lu Qingzhou shook his head and smiled helplessly: "Then let's go!"

"etc."

Chen Xiaoxi quickly stopped him, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes, "My dad isn't here either. Let me make some arrangements first, just in case something goes wrong."

Hearing Chen Xiaoxi mention her father, Lu Qingzhou thought to himself: Your dad doesn't have time to stay at the clinic now, he's busy enjoying time with his wife!

He did not tell Chen Xiaoxi about meeting Old Man Chen.

Let them all be happy; after all, the elders have reached the age where they should enjoy life.

So he just smiled and said, "Then you'd better make the arrangements quickly."

Chen Xiaoxi nodded, took out her phone, dialed a number, gave the other party a few instructions, and then hung up.

Lu Qingzhou smiled and said, "Is everything arranged now?"

Chen Xiaoxi glanced at him, then stared at her phone's contact list and pondered for a moment.

A moment later, a sly smile crept onto her lips.

"I'm making a phone call."

Without hesitation, she made a call and even put it on speakerphone.

Lu Qingzhou glanced curiously at her phone screen, then his eyes widened in surprise.

He was completely baffled. The number Chen Xiaoxi dialed was actually that bastard Xu Yang. He frowned slightly, utterly bewildered as to why this girl Chen Xiaoxi would call him.

But when he saw the mischievous smile on Chen Xiaoxi's face, a familiar feeling suddenly welled up in his heart.

It seems like the mischievous and prankster Chen Xiaomo has returned.

He couldn't help but look forward to what would happen next, so he stood quietly to the side and waited patiently.

now,

Sitting in his office, Xu Yang saw Chen Xiaoxi's call and his eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of doubt rising in his heart.

The call was connected.

Chen Xiaoxi's familiar voice rang out instantly: "Senior Brother Xu Yang, are you busy?"

Xu Yang was taken aback. Had Chen Xiaoxi changed her mind? He took a deep breath, trying to make his voice sound calm.

"Junior Sister Xiaoxi, I'm here. You need to figure this out..."

"Don't speak, listen to me, umm... umm... I want to ask you something?"

Chen Xiaoxi hurriedly interrupted Xu Yang, deliberately speaking in a hesitant and stammering tone, a sly glint in her eyes.

Hearing Chen Xiaoxi's tone, Xu Yang felt a surge of joy, and all the unpleasantness from the earlier incident in Chen Xiaoxi's office was instantly forgotten.

He was full of anticipation, his voice brimming with barely concealed excitement: "Yes, go ahead and ask?"

Chen Xiaoxi's lips curled into a wide smile. She coughed lightly, feigning shyness, and said, "I want to go shopping with someone I like. Are you... free this afternoon?"

Xu Yang was slightly stunned, his brain momentarily blank.

What did Chen Xiaoxi mean by that? Did she actually like him, and was Lu Qingzhou just a test for him? Thinking of this, his heart pounded, and he replied urgently, "Yes, I'm free, anytime."

Chen Xiaoxi gave a soft "Mmm" in a calm tone: "Okay, then I'll trouble you to keep an eye on things at the clinic this afternoon. I'm going out for a bit, thank you!"

Before Xu Yang could react, she quickly and unilaterally ended the call.

Lu Qingzhou watched in disbelief, a wry smile on his face: "Why did you call him again to spite him? I already gave him a good beating, he was in pretty bad shape."

He felt somewhat helpless, yet he also found Chen Xiaoxi's quirky and clever demeanor quite adorable.

Chen Xiaoxi sneered, her eyes filled with anger: "Who told him to dare to lay a hand on you? I'm going to make him furious."

Thinking about what Xu Yang had just done, she was still furious.

Lu Qingzhou laughed and gently stroked her straight, upturned nose: "You haven't changed at all, just like before, still so cunning!"

In Xu Yang's office, he stared at the phone that had already been hung up, his face full of disbelief, and it took him a while to come to his senses.

He finally realized that he had been tricked by Chen Xiaoxi, and he was so angry that he trembled all over and his teeth were grinding.

With a loud bang, he slammed his phone to the ground, and it shattered into pieces instantly.

"Fuck... Chen Xiaoxi, you filthy bitch, you just wait."

He was furious and, with a swift motion, knocked over all the documents, water cups, and other items on his desk.

The ground was a complete mess.

He had stayed at Chen Xiaoxi's family clinic for so many years and even became an apprentice of Chen Xiaoxi's father, Chen Yang, all in order to obtain those unique prescriptions from Chen Yang.

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