Chapter 239: A Western Show
After Bai Zhi and Shen Qian finished their meal, Shen Qian took Bai Zhi back to her residence on her motorcycle.
When they reached the door, they happened to run into Lu Ye, who was returning.
"Xiaozhi, did you go out to eat?" Lu Ye patted her head, his tone apologetic. "I'm so sorry, I was a bit busy today and came back late. Grandpa said you went out to eat, and I was just about to go find you."
"Brother Ye, you don't trust me to take my future sister-in-law out to dinner? I'm not going to sell her off."
Upon hearing Shen Qian's words, Lu Ye replied expressionlessly, "With your abilities, you can't sell my Xiaobai."
Shen Qian, "!!!"
"Alright, you should go home now."
After Lu Ye finished speaking, he took the small cloth bag from Bai Zhi's hand and pulled her inside.
"Goodbye, Dr. Shen." Bai Zhi turned around and waved to Shen Qian.
"Goodbye." Shen Qian rode away on her motorcycle.
Upon reaching the door, Bai Zhi slapped her forehead, remembering something.
"I was going to call my uncle today, but I was busy all day and forgot."
She had planned to leave work early to make a phone call, but after having dinner with Shen Qian, Shen Qian drove her back directly, and she didn't even have time to make the call.
Lu Ye glanced at his watch and said, "Let's go, let's stroll out now and find a public phone to make a call."
There was a landline in the courtyard where he lived, but his maternal grandfather was at home, so it was really inconvenient to call Ye Tiandong.
If it were just casual conversation, there would be no need to hide it from one's grandfather.
The key is...
Upon hearing this, Bai Zhi quickly nodded, "Okay, I'll go tell Grandpa first, and then we'll go for a walk."
Ye Rufeng was studying his prescription. After Zhou Lin returned to Nancheng, she stayed at her own home at night, so her evening homework was temporarily canceled.
Ye Rufeng also rarely has a moment of leisure and can have plenty of time to rest.
Hearing that Bai Zhi was going for a walk again as soon as she returned, he grunted in response and said nothing more.
Let's go.
As soon as they stepped out the door, Lu Ye took the girl's hand.
The two strolled leisurely along the road, heading towards a nearby shop.
The autumn nights are still a bit chilly.
The autumn wind blew, swirling up the plane tree leaves along the street. Lu Ye took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders.
"I'm not cold, you can wear it." Bai Zhi saw that he had taken off his coat and was only wearing a sweater on his upper body. She felt sorry for him and quickly gave him his coat back.
She leaned closer to him and said, "If we get closer, it won't be cold. You've just recovered, so you can't catch a cold. I'm much more resilient than you now."
She is young and energetic, and being a doctor herself, she is quite knowledgeable about health maintenance.
"My wife is so considerate of me." Lu Ye simply pulled her into his arms and led her away.
Bai Zhi was surprised by his boldness and openness when he pulled her into his arms tightly.
In this conservative era, it's quite bold of a man like Lu Ye, with his traditional values, to dare to walk with her like that on the street.
Feeling Bai Zhi's body stiffen and her instinctively try to hide away, he whispered in her ear, "We're getting married, what's there to be afraid of?"
As Lu Ye spoke, he hugged the person even tighter.
A group of teenagers on bicycles passed by them and whistled when they saw them.
The older women stared at them with gossipy eyes, pointing and whispering among themselves.
It was like watching a Western spectacle.
They paid no attention to any of this, simply holding each other tightly as they strolled leisurely down the street. Lu Ye's actions gave her an immense sense of security and peace of mind.
She leaned against him as they walked into the store.
Then he dialed Ye Tiandong's number.
Bai Zhi waited anxiously for the call to connect.
After a long while, just as the call was about to hang up automatically, it was finally answered.
"Uncle, it's me," Bai Zhi said nervously.
The man on the other end of the phone hummed in response, "Xiao Zhi, why are you calling so late?"
Bai Zhi said, "Uncle, we've been busy seeing patients these past few days, so we haven't had much time during the day. We've only just had a moment to relax."
"Uncle, are you alright?" she asked cautiously.
"It's alright, it can still hold on..."
Bai Zhi then realized that Ye Tiandong seemed to have been drinking, as his speech was somewhat slurred.
"Uncle, are you drinking?" Bai Zhi asked hurriedly. "Are you outside?"
"I'm having a drink with Qingbai," Ye Tiandong said. "Xiaozhi, don't worry, your uncle is fine and not that fragile."
Upon hearing that Ye Tiandong was drinking with Ye Qingbai, Bai Zhi and Lu Ye exchanged a glance and immediately felt much relieved.
The fact that the two of them can sit down and drink together means the matter has been resolved, right?
"Uncle, as long as we can hear your voice and know you're alright, we're relieved."
Bai Zhi didn't want to ask Ye Tiandong about his relationship with Li Li, so she could only try to calm him down.
Let him know that no matter what, his family is there to support him.
"Xiao Zhi, thank you, thank you." Ye Tiandong was a little out of control because of the alcohol. He shouted, "Xiao Zhi, don't worry, I've already come clean with that slut. We'll go through the divorce proceedings tomorrow. She has nothing to do with me anymore."
When Bai Zhi heard that Ye Tiandong wanted to divorce Li Li, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Uncle, I understand."
Hearing Ye Tiandong's voice, she felt both relieved that he hadn't been fooled by that woman and saddened at the same time.
My uncle must be very sad.
He sacrificed so much for Li Li and her family, only to be betrayed and schemed against in return.
He's a boss, and a prominent figure in Bincheng.
But he ended up with a woman like that.
Where should he put his face?
Bai Zhi's nose suddenly felt a little sore.
She sniffed and said softly, "Take care of yourself. You deserve a better partner."
"I'm not looking anymore, I'll never look again in this lifetime, that's it."
"Come on, let's drink."
Bai Zhi heard the loud clinking of glasses on the other end of the phone and reminded them, "Uncle, you should drink less."
"Don't worry, I'm drinking at my own restaurant. I'll lie down after I finish."
Ye Tiandong's voice came again, "Cui Hua, bring another bottle of wine."
"Okay." Bai Zhi heard Manager Cui's voice.
She heard her uncle in the restaurant, with Manager Cui and her cousin by his side.
They were relieved.
As long as you have your own people around you, that's fine.
It would be good for her to have a drink; her uncle has suffered such a blow and misfortune.
There needs to be an outlet for venting.
Ye Tiandong said, "Xiao Zhi, I'm hanging up now."
"Okay, Uncle, you should have some drinks and get some rest." Bai Zhi heard Ye Tiandong's voice and received confirmation from him, which put her mind at ease.
When she hung up the phone, she saw Lu Ye take a lot of snack cans from the store, intending to pay for them all at once.
"Boss, how much is it?"
He also gestured to the shopkeeper to take a few pieces of bubble gum from the transparent jar.
Then she peeled one and stuffed it into Bai Zhi's mouth.
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