Chapter 177 Two Acquaintances Arrive
The next day, while Luo Shu was having breakfast, Shen Yan came over with a basket of fruit.
He was impeccably dressed in a suit and tie, exuding the proper aura of a CEO.
He seemed to have dressed up specially; he's rarely seen so serious except when socializing.
Luo Shu smiled and looked him up and down. Ever since he stopped being an assistant, his carefree and irresponsible demeanor seemed to have completely disappeared.
"President Shen, it's been a long time. You've grown into a very elegant man," Luo Shu teased.
Shen Yan glanced at the shocking injury on her leg and said, "Grandma, watch your mouth."
Yu Zhan smiled and sat on the sofa looking at the documents that Shen Yan had brought.
"Did she come over?" Shen Yan asked.
She is Yu Yu.
No wonder you dressed up so nicely today; you wanted to come and meet people.
After Luo Shu finished her porridge, Shen Yan naturally tidied up the things on the table for her.
"She'll come, but not yet. The situation in the courtyard isn't very good. If you have time, go and check on her for me. She might not be able to manage on her own." Luo Shu thought that even if she could manage, she would go and help.
Shen Yan nodded, and after tidying up, she sat down on a chair and peeled an apple for her, staring absentmindedly at the door.
Yu Zhan, who was on the sofa, was explaining work matters to his newly recruited assistant, Li Hai.
He postponed his trip abroad at the end of the month.
Shen Yan peeled two or three apples, cut them into pieces, and placed them on a small plate. Luo Shu unceremoniously picked up a fork and ate them.
She was almost full, but Shen Yan was still peeling the food.
"If you have nothing to do, could you help my husband with something else useful?" Luo Shu looked at Yu Zhan, who hadn't stopped moving.
I looked again at the fruit platter that was already piled high.
Shen Yan put down the apple. "He ran away after just one phone call yesterday. I've been working all day, and I was still working late last night. Please let me go."
"Then why didn't you stay home and rest today and came here?" Luo Shu asked knowingly.
"That's really unfair." Shen Yan glared at her.
Doesn't she know why Shen Yan came here?
Luo Shu smiled and sent Yu Yu a message, asking when she would arrive.
She replied that she was getting people to clean up the scene and would be there later, then sent a picture of her finger cut by a nail, lamenting the mess at the scene.
Luo Shu laid her phone out in front of Shen Yan, and Shen Yan got up and left without saying a word.
Yu Zhan glanced at Shen Yan, who had only left his back to him, and then at Luo Shu, who was grinning foolishly, before continuing his work.
At noon, Yu Zhan had lunch with her and gave her a few words of advice before returning to the company with Li Hai.
Luo Qiu then came to relieve him, and Zhou Zhiyi also came in.
"My two mothers, I'm fine now. You didn't sleep all night, go back and rest for a while before coming back. Don't worry." Luo Shu felt sorry for her; she seemed to have become much more haggard in just one night.
"Ah Qiu, why don't you go back first? I'll take care of it." Zhou Zhiyi said.
"I'd be idling around anyway if I went back, so I might as well chat with you guys here." Luo Qiu really didn't want to go back.
Going back might mean running into people I don't want to see, which would be upsetting.
I'd rather stay with Luo Shu.
Zhou Zhiyi didn't refuse and sat down on the sofa with her.
"How is Sister Hua'er?" Luo Shu couldn't help but ask, still worried.
"The bleeding has stopped, and you've recovered completely. You can be discharged after one more day of observation tomorrow." Zhou Zhiyi smiled, but her expression sometimes betrayed worry.
Her daughter is fine now, but Luo Shu is still lying in bed. The injury on her leg will probably leave a scar, and she can't be discharged from the hospital so soon.
Last night, after finishing her business with Yu Hua, she came to Luo Shu's ward in the middle of the night. She didn't sleep a wink all night either. Although the doctor said there was nothing wrong, she couldn't help but worry.
They chatted for a while when two acquaintances arrived at the ward door.
Ye Fou and Professor Chen.
They knocked on the door, but didn't come in; instead, they stood at the door and waited.
The room was full of women, and they were worried that it might be inconvenient for Luo Shu.
Zhou Zhiyi and Luo Qiu stood up and looked at the two men at the door.
Zhou Zhiyi didn't know him, but Luo Qiu did.
"I'll head over now. Remember to call me if you need anything." Zhou Zhiyi left with a knowing look.
Luo Qiu saw Zhou Zhiyi out and then invited the two men in.
"Professor Chen, Xiao Ye, what brings you here?" Luo Qiu smiled.
“We’ve all heard about what happened yesterday, so we came here today specifically to see Shu’er.” Ye Fou walked in, his gaze falling on Luo Shu.
But she didn't stay long. She put the tulips she had brought on the table, took out the flowers that Yu Zhan had just brought in yesterday, and put her own flowers in the arrangement.
By the time Luo Shu tried to stop him, he had already completed all his actions.
"Don't throw it away, it's still very fresh," she said.
Ye Fou smiled, didn't throw them away, and simply put all their flowers in the vase.
"Are you alright?" Professor Chen asked, standing to the side.
"Thank you for your concern, teacher. It's nothing serious, I just need to rest for a while," Luo Shu said apologetically.
We've already worked very hard designing military uniforms together, and now this has happened. We'll probably have to trouble them with the work ahead.
“These are not problems. It’s good that everyone is alright,” Professor Chen said.
"Have some fruit." Luo Qiu placed the apple that Shen Yan had cut on the coffee table.
They didn't stand on ceremony and sat on the sofa in the ward.
"How have you been feeling lately?" Professor Chen asked Luo Qiu.
Luo Qiu smiled and nodded.
Ye Fou and Luo Shu on the bed didn't say a word.
However, Ye Fou kept glancing at her.
"We haven't seen each other for a while. When did you come back?" Professor Chen seemed to have known all along that Luo Qiu was living abroad.
"I came back before the New Year, and I might go back to my original place after a while." Luo Qiu looked at Luo Shu on the bed.
Luo Shu was taken aback. She was going abroad?
Is it because of what happened with the Luo family?
Her heart ached, and she felt extremely distressed.
Luo Qiu should have been pursuing what she loved most at the best age, but instead, she carried a burden that she shouldn't have had to bear during her prime years, and now she doesn't seem to be doing much better.
Professor Chen did not ask her why, but said, "I've retired. After helping them finish this project this year, I also want to find a place to enjoy my retirement."
Luo Qiu smiled but didn't reply.
Luo Shu felt that their way of chatting was too intimate, as if they were old friends who had known each other for a long time.
Luo Qiu's calm demeanor has always seemed to be like this.
Old acquaintances don't know my current situation, and new acquaintances don't know my past. My current situation shouldn't be known by old acquaintances, and my past shouldn't be told to new acquaintances.
Sadness and joy can be overcome by oneself, but it is difficult for others to understand.
Luo Shu didn't like her like this. She should pursue the people and things she likes, instead of locking herself in a place where no one can get in and she can't get out either.
"Auntie, my mom has also returned to China. She came over today and asked me to send her regards to you. She wanted to ask when we'd be free to have a meal together," Ye Fou said, breaking the awkward silence.
Luo Qiu raised her weathered eyes and looked at him.
Teacher Hu was her only friend abroad, and the two had a pretty good relationship. Luo Qiu knew that she had returned to China, but they hadn't been able to make plans together.
"Let's get together once Shu'er's condition improves a bit," Luo Qiu said without refusing.
"Then we won't bother you any longer today. I heard you went to bed very late last night. Shu'er needs to rest too, so please don't overwork yourself."
Ye Fou's words were quite heartwarming.
"Okay!" Luo Qiu smiled.
She has always liked Ye Fou very much.
Ye Fou stood up and shifted his gaze from Luo Qiu to Luo Shu.
"Remember to call me if anything happens," he said with a smile.
"..." Luo Shu paused for two seconds, then hummed in agreement.
She hadn't had a chance to properly thank him for what happened last time, and felt it was a bit impolite of her to do so.
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