Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Next came the preparations for the business trip, which consisted of seasonal clothing and a few daily necessities. Shen Qingyuan had lived independently for many years, so these were naturally no problem for her.

Nan Lan also helped with the arrangements.

When Shen Qingyuan gave up her medical job and returned from Jicheng without a word, Nan Lan felt like the sky was falling. She was a little disappointed that she couldn't get a job at the city hospital recently, but fortunately, this private doctor job paid well, which was definitely something Nan Lan could brag about to Zheng Meijuan and the others.

People's acceptance of things is always a gradual process. Only when something big happens do you realize that those little things before were completely insignificant. The shock six months ago was too great, so much so that now Ms. Nan can be happy for days with just a little bit of good news.

Nan Lan said happily, "When Zheng Meijuan saw the job posting in the park, she said that such a high salary was probably a scam. Now look, it's a genuine high-salary job. That's right, perspective determines perception. She's never seen such a high salary before and doesn't know how valuable talent is these days!"

Shen Qingyuan paused in folding clothes. "Mom, I feel like you and Aunt Zheng don't get along. How come you're always hanging out together?"

"She's not a bad person, she just loves to show off. She was ambitious when she was young, always wanting others to envy her!" Nan Lan spoke up for Zheng Meijuan, but there was a hint of melancholy in her voice. "Besides... it's hard to make new friends at this age. Just keep these old friends!"

Zheng Meijuan loves to show off, and so does Nan Lan. Perhaps they are essentially the same kind of people, a bit boastful and ambitious, which is why they have been friends for so many years.

Shen Qingyuan laughed and said, "Americans are still running for president in their seventies and eighties. In comparison, you are not even sixty years old. You are still young!"

People are in high spirits when they have something to say. Nan Lan stared blankly at her daughter's smiling face, momentarily lost in thought. The young and pretty girl looked especially beautiful when she smiled. When was the last time her daughter smiled so relaxedly? She couldn't seem to remember.

"So beautiful!" Nan Lan exclaimed sincerely. "My darling, you should smile more often; you look so pretty when you smile!"

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The night before she was to leave, Song Ting told her not to call a car, and that she would drive her.

Shen Qingyuan was flattered. "Alright, no need to trouble yourself, I'll just call a car myself!"

"My best friend has been away on a long trip for so long, shouldn't I do something for her?"

"Something's not right. When did you suddenly have a conscience?"

"Shen Qingyuan, do you have any conscience? I always think of you when there are good things!" Song Ting retorted.

These girls are really nice, so Shen Qingyuan didn't hold back.

On the day of departure, Shen Qingyuan got up early, washed up in a daze, ate Ms. Nan Lan's loving breakfast, and then picked up her luggage and went out.

When you wake up naturally and are then woken up by an alarm clock, your body feels a little disoriented, and you feel dizzy and lightheaded.

Shen Qingyuan made a phone call, "Song Ting, I'm almost out of the neighborhood, where are you?"

The voice on the other end of the phone said, "They're waiting at the south gate of the complex, come over quickly!"

Shen Qingyuan dragged her suitcase and quickened her pace, thinking to herself that the send-off was too punctual.

A white Audi was parked at the south gate of the residential area. It wasn't Song Ting's car. Shen Qingyuan stood on tiptoe and looked around, but she didn't see Song Ting or her MINI Cooper. Just as she was about to call and ask, she saw the driver's side door of the Audi open and a familiar figure quickly get out of the car.

It is Fang Zhou.

Shen Qingyuan was speechless. She knew it; how could Song Ting possibly have a change of heart and personally come to see her off at the station?

"Fang Zhou?"

"Qingyuan... Sister, Sister Ting has an interview and can't leave. I heard you're going on a business trip, so I volunteered to take you to the train station."

“If you can’t get away, just tell me, I’ll take a taxi. Why bother you…” Shen Qingyuan laughed awkwardly, “I’ll tell her later, you can’t exploit your colleagues like that!”

Fang Zhou scratched the back of his head and smiled shyly: "No, it was my own request, it has nothing to do with Sister Ting."

Shen Qingyuan was even more embarrassed. "Fang Zhou, I'm so sorry to have kept you from your work. Why don't you go back to work first? I can just take a taxi, it's very convenient!"

Fang Zhou was getting a little anxious. "It's no time to waste, it's no time to waste. We have a flexible work schedule, so our working hours are very flexible. Qingyuan, please get in the car!"

He took the suitcase from Shen Qingyuan's hand, skillfully opened the trunk, and put it inside.

Shen Qingyuan felt a little embarrassed, but since he had already come, it wouldn't be appropriate to let him leave with an empty car. She opened the passenger door and got in.

Shen Qingyuan was inwardly criticizing Song Ting for being unreliable when she saw her call.

"Hehe, Fang Zhou picked you up, right?" Song Ting grinned mischievously.

Shen Qingyuan hummed in agreement, not wanting to criticize her in front of Fang Zhou.

Song Ting continued laughing, "That kid is really nice. Hearing you were going on a business trip, he volunteered to be your coachman! Hey, Shen Qingyuan, what do you think?"

"What do you mean, how is it?" Shen Qingyuan moved the phone from her left ear to her right ear.

"What other reason could a man have for being so attentive?"

Even through the radio waves, Shen Qingyuan could see Song Ting's smug and beaming expression. Perhaps once a woman reaches marriageable age, she has the potential to become a matchmaker.

Shen Qingyuan: "..."

Song Ting continued, "Alright, I know you can't talk right now. I've been pretty good to you, haven't I? As for Ye Chuyang, I've thought about it, and he might be really hard to win over right now. Let's have a backup plan, a young and energetic guy, two options at once, one after the other, it's a win-win situation."

Shen Qingyuan said helplessly, "I have something to do, I'll hang up now."

"Alright, you and your brother can nurture your relationship. I won't bother you anymore!" Song Ting immediately hung up the phone.

"..."

Shen Qingyuan thought Song Ting was being a bit too lewd and hung up the phone. The carriage was quiet, and for a moment she really didn't know what to talk to Fang Zhou about.

Fang Zhou smiled and said, "Qingyuan, you got up too early today. Did you rest well? Do you want to sleep a little longer?"

Shen Qingyuan seized the opportunity and stammered, "I am indeed still a little sleepy."

Fang Zhoushen said understandingly, "Then you can take a nap. Don't worry about me. I'll wake you up when we get there."

Shen Qingyuan was somewhat impressed. A gentleman is slow to speak but quick to act. This man was just a coachman and didn't try to take this opportunity to say more or get closer to her.

Shen Qingyuan has always thought that quiet boys are cuter than talkative ones. They don't need to say much, just get to the point.

If she really wanted to sleep, she wouldn't be this tired. Shen Qingyuan was happy to clear her mind and close her eyes to rest.

She likes to mentally rehearse several challenging orthopedic surgeries when she's spacing out; it's a habit she's had for years and still hasn't broken. Sometimes she even adds hand gestures, though she's not so casual about it now that she's in someone else's car.

Halfway through the mental rehearsal of the surgery, the car stopped, and Fang Zhou said softly, "Sister Qingyuan, we've arrived."

Shen Qingyuan opened her eyes, her mind still racing from the journey, making her eyes even brighter.

Fang Zhou looked at her seriously and said, "You look much more refreshed after a good night's sleep."

Chenyang High-Speed ​​Railway Station only opened last year; it's a small station, so there weren't too many people. There were still empty spaces in the parking lot. Fang Zhou parked the car, took a suitcase from the trunk, and insisted on seeing Shen Qingyuan into the station.

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Ye Chuyang arrived at the waiting hall at 7:40 for the 8:30 train. Because she was in a wheelchair, she had allowed herself ample time, anticipating potential delays on the journey.

The journey went smoothly and didn't take much time. Because it was a confidential trip, we didn't encounter any paparazzi or fans.

At eight o'clock, Ye Chuyang urged Xiao Chao to call Shen Qingyuan to ask where she was, so that she wouldn't miss the high-speed train.

Xiao Chao was a little surprised. In the past, when the team went out, he was the one who basically took care of everything, while Yang Ge just washed his hands of the business. He had never seen him care about these things before.

The call connected, and Shen Qingyuan said she had entered the high-speed rail station and was walking towards the waiting hall. Xiao Chao subconsciously looked up.

At the entrance, amidst the bustling crowd, a tall girl in a light green shirt and blue denim jeans stood out, almost like a crane among chickens.

She was carrying a small travel bag in one hand and holding her phone in the other, looking around.

However, the girl was followed by a young man in his early twenties, dragging a black suitcase. The two were whispering to each other (from his perspective), and it was unclear what they were saying; they were obviously together.

There weren't many people at the high-speed rail station at this time. Only seven or eight new people came in, and it seemed that only this girl matched Xiao Chao's expectations of a female doctor.

However, he wasn't quite sure if that was Shen Qingyuan, whom he was talking to on the phone, but he saw the girl waving at them from afar.

A voice came from the phone: "I see you."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Qingyuan quickened her pace.

Xiao Chao looked down at Ye Chuyang and said, "Brother Yang, Dr. Shen has arrived."

Ye Chuyang sat comfortably in his wheelchair, gazing straight ahead with his eyes slightly narrowed. Because he was wearing a mask, his facial expression was obscured.

In the blink of an eye, Shen Qingyuan and Fang Zhou arrived and joined them.

Shen Qingyuan glanced at Ye Chuyang. After all, they were in a public place like a train station. Ye Chuyang was wrapped up tightly, with stray hairs covering her forehead, only her eyes were visible.

Contraction, introversion. Like a snail that has burrowed into its shell, with only its two tentacles showing.

"Good morning," Shen Qingyuan greeted.

Ye Chuyang nodded slightly and replied briefly with a "Good morning".

Xiao Chao stepped forward and said warmly, "Hello, Sister Chen, I'm Xiao Chao. It's great to meet you!"

Assistants are usually quite clever and kind. Xiao Chao took a train ticket out of his pocket and handed it to Shen Qingyuan with both hands.

Shen Qingyuan took the train ticket. She didn't have a bad impression of Xiao Chao, smiled, and said, "Hello, we'll be colleagues from now on, please take care of me!"

The beautiful woman smiled, and Xiao Chao was in a great mood.

He'd been Ye Chuyang's assistant for three years, and had met many beautiful women in the entertainment industry alongside her. He'd seen several stunningly beautiful actresses, so by now he wouldn't be surprised to see a beautiful woman.

However, this Dr. Shen gave him a different feeling. She seemed to possess a subtle elegance, the kind that radiates from inner refinement and knowledge. Her temperament was very clean. While not exactly overly familiar, she was certainly approachable.

Unlike the beautiful female celebrities he had met, although he greeted them when they met, he could clearly feel that they were from a different world.

People who are high above others and are surrounded by admirers tend to develop arrogance over time, and few can maintain their original aspirations.

Performances don't count.

"Not at all, Yang-ge, please take good care of me from now on, Sister Chen. The working environment on set is quite complicated, so if you need anything, Sister Chen, just come to me. Having another work partner to look after you will make Yang-ge's work safer and more worry-free. We have the same goal, hehe..."

Thinking that he would be working closely with Shen Qingyuan, Xiao Chao exchanged a few more pleasantries to get closer to her.

While they were still exchanging pleasantries, Fang Zhou's gaze met that of Ye Chuyang in the wheelchair.