Reaching his front door, Lu Huai'an looked at the locked gate and, remembering something, turned and headed towards the hospital.

After Su Wantang and Wen Wanqing left, Liu Cuicui pulled the dazed Su Yue back to the ward.

"Didn't I make myself clear? The one with the most elegant demeanor in the crowd is Lu Huai'an's mother. How could you mistake her? Are you blind? And you haven't been a doctor for several years, how could you be outshone by a novice like Su Wantang?"

Su Yue was initially a little guilty, but hearing Liu Cuicui belittle her like that made her angry.

"You still dare to talk back! Who told you not to explain things clearly to me? I didn't see a single person before I went into the operating room, how could I not panic? If it weren't for that... how could I have let that capitalist vixen Su Wantang steal the spotlight?"

Liu Cuicui never expected Su Yue to be so stupid!

What else could she possibly say? She couldn't just bring Su Yue to Wen Wanqing, point at Wen Wanqing, and tell Su Yue, "This is Lu Huai'an's mother," could she?

"Didn't I tell you? Don't worry about so much! Just focus on completing the surgery, and Wen Wanqing will appreciate you then!"

Su Yue rolled her eyes: "I haven't even seen the person yet, how can I make a good impression? What if I make a good impression, but the aunt still hasn't seen her? Then all my efforts will have been for nothing."

"So you've done well now? You let that bitch Su Wantang steal the spotlight for nothing! What if Wen Wanqing thinks that slut Su Wantang is alright and doesn't let her divorce Lu Huai'an? What are you going to do then?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yue's face fell like a wilted eggplant.

But she didn't think she was wrong; it was all Liu Cuicui's fault for not explaining things clearly to her. She grumbled, "It's all your fault! Otherwise, why would I have pushed Auntie!"

"What? You even pushed that old hag?"

Liu Cuicui was so excited that she accidentally revealed the name she used to call Wen Wanqing in her previous life.

"Old hag?"

Realizing she had spoken out of turn, Liu Cuicui quickly tried to gloss over the mistake.

"Never mind that for now. Trying to please Wen Wanqing won't work for now. Lu Huai'an will probably be here soon—"

How did you know Huai'an was coming?

Wasn't Huai'an on a mission?

Moreover, even she didn't know about this, so how did Liu Cuicui find out?

Could it be that she also likes Huai'an? Is she secretly keeping an eye on her? Or is she trying to use her to get rid of Su Wantang and take her place?

In an instant, Su Yue's gaze toward Liu Cuicui turned hostile.

Liu Cuicui's eyes flickered.

How did she know?

Of course, in his past life, Lu Huai'an returned from a mission, heard about this, rushed to the hospital, slapped her, but then, together with Su Yue, took Wen Wanqing home to her family compound.

“My husband came to see me this morning and told me that Lu Huai’an and the others have completed their mission. I guess he would definitely come to the hospital when he heard that Wen Wanqing was coming. After all, no one is home. Su Wantang works at the hospital, so Wen Wanqing would definitely come back to the hospital to find someone.”

That's right, this pig's head has a man's.

"So what do we do now?"

"You're doing this...doing this..."

Is it useful?

"Otherwise, do you have a better idea?"

Su Yue left the ward with some doubt.

She returned to the consultation room and waited. About ten minutes later, she saw Lu Huai'an rushing over.

Su Yue quickly stood up and went to meet her.

"Huai'an, what brings you here?"

Upon seeing that it was Su Yue, Lu Huai'an frowned and took two steps back.

Where is Director Xu?

Seeing Lu Huai'an's attempt to avoid suspicion, Su Yue twisted her fingers until they turned white.

"Doctor, he's gone into the operating room. He probably won't be out for another hour or so."

"Huai'an, I'm sorry about what happened before. When I first came to the hospital, I didn't know you were already married, which is why I said those things to you. After I went back that day and heard the news of your marriage, I was originally planning to give up."

"But... I heard that Wan Tang is a capitalist's daughter, and that you didn't really want to marry her. I started to waver again. I wasn't planning on doing anything, but when I went to Cuicui's housewarming party, I drank a little wine, and when I woke up, I saw you holding me in your arms. I thought you liked me..."

Lu Huai'an frowned even more deeply.

He wasn't stupid; he didn't believe Su Yue's words so easily.

However, Su Yue clearly had an attitude of turning hostility into friendship, so he felt embarrassed to refuse her.

“That day was a misunderstanding. You were wearing the same clothes as Wan Tang. I had been drinking and mistook you for someone else, which is why I went to pick you up… If I had known you weren’t Wan Tang, I wouldn’t have rushed over to help you… I apologize for that.”

"Also, I don't know what I did that caused Comrade Su Yue to misunderstand, so I'll take this opportunity to clarify everything today."

"I don't like Comrade Su Yue! In my eyes, Comrade Su Yue is just a stranger I met by chance and with whom I have no further connection!"

Lu Huai'an's words were cold and ruthless, crushing Su Yue's sincere heart into pieces.

She could only say against her will, "Huai'an, it's not your fault. I was drunk and vomited on my clothes, so Cuicui gave me the clothes that Wantang had given her before. I should apologize to you for this."

"Comrade Su, we are not very familiar with each other, so let's address each other as comrade."

"Okay... Comrade Lu."

"Don't worry, I understand now, and I will never ruin your relationship with Wan Tang again."

After quickly finishing her sentence, Su Yue immediately changed the subject, afraid that if she said any more, she wouldn't be able to maintain that fake facade.

"Comrade Lu, are you here to see Wan Tang? She's not at the hospital. A stylishly dressed woman came to see her earlier, and the two chatted for a bit, which seemed to have caused some unpleasantness, so Wan Tang took leave."

Upon hearing the words "it was unpleasant," Lu Huai'an's heart clenched.

"Do you know where they went?"

"They must have gone back to the family compound."

“I came from home, but no one is home.”

Su Yue was stunned for a moment: "Impossible! I clearly heard that woman say to Wan Tang, 'Are you stupid? Take me home! Cook for me!... You're just standing there, you can't even cook? You really are a capitalist's pampered young lady, full of bad habits...'"

Lu Huai'an knew Wen Wanqing's personality well; she was straightforward and outspoken. It was very likely that his mother had said those words, but he still refused to believe it.

This is really too much of a bullying of Wan Tang!

"Did your mom really say that?"

"Your mother?" Realizing something was amiss, Su Yue quickly covered her mouth: "Sorry, I said too much."

"Comrade Lu, Auntie probably doesn't have any bad intentions. She's just been traveling all the way and is starving, which is why she sounded a little anxious."

Although Su Yue's words were trying to find a reason for Wen Wanqing, they also indirectly confirmed that Wen Wanqing had indeed said those words.

"Thank you, Comrade Su. I have to go now."

Lu Huai'an strode towards home, unaware that Su Yue was chasing after him on a bicycle.

He pushed open the courtyard gate, and there was Wen Wanqing's complaint.

"Are you done yet? You're taking so long to cook!"

The anger that had been suppressed along the way surged up again.

"Mom! How can you order Wan Tang around to cook? How is this any different from the exploitative practices of capitalists?"