Chapter 26: Love 03
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After they left, Zhong Yining thought for a few seconds, turned off the lights and lay down.
She originally thought that Fu Yiqiu would only talk to Fu Yan for a few minutes. After all, he was a very quiet person. Moreover, what important matter could he have to discuss with Fu Yan when he didn't care about the family business?
But they were gone for a while and Fu Yan didn't come back.
It actually solved her own urgent problem.
She couldn't help but thank her brother-in-law in her heart for his unintentional help.
But the last time he looked at her, she felt as if he was... interrupting her intentionally?
She turned over, afraid that Fu Yan would come back, so she quickly cleared away the messy thoughts in her head and fell into a peaceful sleep.
After a good night's dream, she woke up the next morning and saw Fu Yan taking clothes from the closet. She rubbed her eyes and asked, "Are you going on a business trip?"
Fu Yan looked back at her and smiled, "Well, I'm going to P City. There's a project there that needs to be finalized, and I have to keep an eye on it. But I'll be back in three days, very quickly."
As he said that, he put the clothes into the suitcase, walked over and kissed her forehead, winking at her, "Honey, when I come back, let's continue what we did last night. A short absence is better than a new marriage."
Zhong Yining also smiled and pretended to ask casually, "Hey, what did Yi Qiu say to you last night?"
"It's not a big deal," Fu Yan said casually. "I don't know what this guy suddenly got into, but he said he wanted to try taking over two underperforming subsidiaries to see if he could turn their operations around. He said it was just for training. Anyway, if he doesn't succeed, these two subsidiaries that I was about to give up will end up in liquidation at best. Since we talked about business, we talked until quite late."
She was a little surprised when she heard this, but she remained calm. "Why did he suddenly want to take charge of the company's business?"
"I find it strange, too," Fu Yan said. "He's never had any interest in business, not even the slightest bit. No matter how his dad scolds him or tells him to learn, he won't listen. I guess he's been a little bored lately, or maybe the hospital hasn't been busy enough? But you know what, I've discovered he's quite knowledgeable about business. I really didn't notice that before, and I don't know where he learned it from."
Zhong Yining heard this and vaguely guessed something in his heart. He didn't ask any more questions and naturally changed the subject, "Then be careful on your business trip. Remember to let me know if you are safe."
"Okay, I will miss you," although Fu Yan pretended to be reluctant to leave, but she could see that he was in a good mood.
I guess he is not going on a business trip, but going for an outing with someone.
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Fu Yiqiu left earlier that day than the previous two days. She had made breakfast and wanted to go up and ask him to eat together, but she found that he had already left.
After sending Fu Yan away, she sat on the sofa and revised the design draft that she had not finished last night. After she finished the revision and sent it to the company, she received a positive response.
Her colleague called her and joked, "Ms. Zhong, that's awesome! Why do I feel like your design style has changed a bit with this draft? It's completely different from before! How can I put it? I feel a lot younger."
She laughed and scolded, "What do you mean? Are you saying that the clothes I designed before were old-fashioned?"
Colleague: Hahaha, that’s not the case. I just feel like there’s suddenly something more that I can’t put into words. It’s very fresh and energetic.
She looked at these last few words and remembered the way Fu Yiqiu smiled when he sat next to her last night.
Zhong Yining bit her lip, hung up the phone, and then found Fu Yiqiu's WeChat.
They added each other on WeChat a long time ago, but haven't said a word to each other until now. The conversation interface is still stuck on "You have added Yi as a friend."
She thought about it and sent him a message: Will you come over for dinner tonight?
Fu Yiqiu was probably busy and didn't reply until the afternoon.
Yi: Is Fu Yan coming back?
These five words were a bit intriguing. She squinted her eyes while holding the phone and replied to him: Reply.
Then, she saw that the “the other party is typing” message in the dialog box stayed on for a long time.
I waited and waited for a full five minutes, but he still didn't reply a single word, and there was no movement.
Zhong Yining felt a little funny. After thinking about it, she went upstairs to change her clothes, took the key and went out.
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She remembered that she had overheard Fu Yiqiu say that he had been helping out at Hospital A near their home for the past two days. Hospital A was indeed very close to her home, only about ten minutes' walk away.
After wandering into the lobby of Hospital A, she found the nurse at the front desk and politely asked, "Excuse me, do you know which floor and department Dr. Fu Yiqiu is in?"
She didn't want Fu Yiqiu to know that she was here, so she could only ask blindly on her own, and she didn't have much hope of getting a correct answer.
After all, with such a large hospital and so many doctors, who could guarantee that the information desk would know where every doctor was today? Moreover, he was a doctor from another hospital who had been specially transferred here to help.
But she still underestimated Fu Yiqiu's charm.
When the nurse heard the name, her eyes lit up and she answered almost immediately, "Ah, Fu Yiqiu, is that the super handsome, cold and taciturn doctor?"
Zhong Yining was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Yes, it's him."
"Hey, he came to our hospital's internal medicine department to help out a while ago," the nurse said, her eyes full of longing, and she was very talkative. "And then, over the past two days, the internal medicine department suddenly had a lot more patients, and they were all looking for him. But because our staffing operations have returned to normal, he went back to Hospital B the day before yesterday."
After saying this, the nurse looked regretful.
She wanted to laugh after hearing the first half, but was stunned after hearing the second half.
I went back to Hospital B the day before yesterday.
That means he could have moved back to his own home, which is closer to Hospital B, since the day before yesterday, and there was no need for him to live in her house anymore, right?
Then why does he come to stay with her every day and have dinner with her every day?
Seeing that she was still distracted, the nurse asked, "Are you here to see Doctor Fu?"
She was brought back to her senses by the call and smiled, "Yes, but if he goes back, I will go to Hospital B to find him. Thank you."
After leaving Hospital A, she stood at the gate for a while, took out her cell phone, and made a WeChat call to Fu Yiqiu.
Unexpectedly, he didn't hide this time. He quickly picked up the phone and said "Hello" in a low voice.
Zhong Yining put one hand in his pocket and looked at the door number of Courtyard A. "Where are you?"
He paused, "Hospital A."
"Oh," she slowly raised the corners of her mouth, "I'm in Hospital A now."
His voice paused for a moment, "...What are you doing in Hospital A?"
"I feel sick to my stomach," she said softly. "I want to see Doctor Fu."
Before he could speak, she continued, "But the nurse just told me that Doctor Fu was no longer in their hospital the day before yesterday. He went back to Hospital B."
Fu Yiqiu was completely silent there.
She waited patiently, listening to his gradually rapid breathing. She thought he would just hang up the phone, but after a while, she heard his low, cold, and somewhat impatient voice, "Zhong Yining, are you really feeling sick?"
"Yeah," she blinked, "my stomach started to hurt after breakfast this morning. Maybe I caught a cold last night."
"How can you not catch a cold wearing such thin pajamas?" He looked at her coldly.
He really looked at her very carefully last night.
She thought to herself.
"Hey," she said lazily, "Doctor Fu, are you in Hospital A or Hospital B? Can you treat your sister-in-law?"
Fu Yiqiu was obviously irritated by her and was choked for a moment. Then he said unhappily, "Wait for me at home."
He hung up the phone before she could respond.
Zhong Yining smiled with her eyes curved, turned around and went home humming a little tune.
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About ten minutes after she got home, the door was opened.
Zhong Yining was wrapped in a blanket on the sofa playing with her phone. When she heard the voice, she turned to look at him, "Why are you so fast?"
It takes at least half an hour to drive from Hospital B to her home, but only twenty minutes have passed since he hung up the phone.
Fu Yiqiu put the car keys on the table and strode towards her.
His skin was very fair, and at this moment, perhaps because he was in a hurry to drive, it looked even paler. He stopped in front of the sofa and looked down at her condescendingly.
The wind he brought in was a little cold, and she subconsciously shrank her neck.
"Is my stomach uncomfortable?" After a moment of silence, he moved his lips slightly.
After hearing this, she smiled and said, "I just went home and drank some hot water. I feel much better now. I should be fine now."
Fu Yiqiu's eyes seemed to burn a hole in her. He stared at her motionlessly, squeezing out a few cold words from between his teeth, "Zhong Yining, are you kidding me?"
She pretended to be surprised. "How did I trick you? I went to Hospital A to see you earlier, but you, who had already returned to Hospital B, insisted on telling me you were still in Hospital A. Who's playing tricks on me?"
Her voice was soft and gentle, with an upturned ending that sounded a bit like she was acting coquettishly, and he clenched his hands that were hanging at his side.
Zhong Yining could see that there seemed to be small flames burning in his usually indifferent and deep eyes.
After a few seconds, he turned and left.
"Wait a minute," she reached out from under the blanket and grabbed his hand.
She had very little strength, and if she held him like that, he could easily break free with just a struggle, but he didn't move at all, and stopped like a sculpture.
Seeing this, Zhong Yining pulled off the blanket, stood up, grabbed his hand, and pulled him to face her.
They were very close to each other. His cold and handsome face was expressionless at the moment. His aura of keeping strangers away looked a little scary, but she was not afraid at all. She raised her head and looked into his eyes, "Uncle, are you angry?"
Fu Yiqiu said nothing.
"But why are you angry? It was obviously you who lied to me first," she said again.
The flame in his eyes grew bigger and bigger.
She had never seen him look like that before.
Then, she took a deep breath, gently shook her hand that was holding his, and whispered, "Fu Yiqiu, do you like me a little bit?"
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