Chu Xiaoyu took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.
But she didn't know since when, whenever she faced Bai Heng, her heart felt as if it was tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and she became extremely flustered.
"Oh, then you are busy. Go check the room first."
Bai Heng raised the corners of his mouth slightly and nodded gently, "Okay."
It was this simple word and action that made Chu Xiaoyu's heart beat faster.
She didn't dare to stay any longer and quickly walked forward.
During the ward rounds, Chu Xiaoyu deliberately slowed down her pace. She knew in her heart that this was just a way of escape, and she didn't want to go back so soon to see Bai Heng and the others again.
However, fate always seems to play tricks on people.
When she came out of the ward, she saw Bai Heng and Yao Yao sitting on the lounge chairs in the corridor.
The two of them, talking and laughing, caught her eye.
Chu Xiaoyu froze for a moment and subconsciously prepared to turn around and leave.
But at this moment, Yao Yao's clear voice came over: "Sister Xiaoyu."
Chu Xiaoyu secretly groaned, but quickly put on a slightly awkward smile on her face. After adjusting her expression, she walked towards them.
She kept telling herself in her heart to stay calm, but the closer she got, the more uncontrollable her heartbeat became.
As soon as she approached, Yao Yao took her arm and asked enthusiastically, "Sister Xiaoyu, are you done?"
Facing Yao Yao's enthusiasm, Chu Xiaoyu was not used to it and her body stiffened slightly, but she quickly adjusted herself and said, "I just finished my ward check."
As she spoke, she shifted her gaze away unnoticeably to avoid meeting Bai Heng's.
"I heard from Bai Heng that you came here to visit a friend. Is she working here too?"
Yao Yao said, "No, I just came to see a sick friend. My friend who works here should come to your hospital for internship next week."
"She should be in the same department with you."
"Sister Xiaoyu, please take care of her when the time comes."
Chu Xiaoyu smiled faintly and nodded, "Let's learn from each other."
After finishing speaking, Chu Xiaoyu didn't know what to say.
The air seemed to freeze at this moment. She felt like an actor standing on the stage and forgetting his lines. She was extremely embarrassed.
Various thoughts flashed through her mind quickly, trying to find an excuse to quickly leave this panicking scene.
When she was about to speak, Bai Heng, who was standing beside her, said, "This is Zhong, let's have dinner together."
Hearing this, Chu Xiaoyu refused without thinking: "You guys go eat, I have to be on duty."
"You guys go slowly, I'm going to get busy first."
After saying that, Chu Xiaoyu didn't wait for their response and turned around and left.
If she stayed here any longer, she would almost suffocate.
Yao Yao looked at Chu Xiaoyu's departing back, a hint of coldness flashing across her eyes.
When he looked at Bai Heng, he immediately put on a smile and said, "Brother Heng, where are we going to eat?"
Bai Heng glanced in the direction where Chu Xiaoyu left. Somehow, his mood suddenly became a little bad.
"Yao Yao, I suddenly remembered that I still have some things to deal with in the company, so I won't have dinner with you."
"Take a taxi back by yourself. Go first."
"Hey...Brother Heng..." Yao Yao stood there and stomped her feet in anger.
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Since the two children moved to Repulse Bay, Zhou Yanchen has been at home with them on weekends.
Now he spends much more time with his children than Shen Qingli does with his children.
Shen Qingli has been very busy lately and often works overtime.
They had originally planned to take their two children to the playground this weekend, but the hospital called in the morning and Shen Qingli rushed to the hospital again.
At the dining table, Shen Jinnan and Shen Jinxi hung their heads, stirring the porridge in the bowl with the spoon in their hands from time to time, and hardly touched their breakfast.
Zhou Yanchen's heart tightened, but he still had a warm smile on his face.
He put down his chopsticks, picked up a poached egg for each of the two children, and asked softly, "What's wrong with you two? You look listless. Is your breakfast not to your liking?"
The two children raised their heads when they heard the voice and looked at each other, but neither of them spoke.
Zhou Yanchen thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "Is it because mom can't accompany you to the amusement park that you feel a little lost?"
Hearing this, Shen Jinxi nodded slightly, but then shook his head and said in a low voice:
"Dad, I know mom has a special job. She has to go to treat illnesses and save lives. It's okay. Let's go together next time when mom is free."
Zhou Yanchen looked at his sensible and endearing daughter, and he knew in his heart that even though she said so, she must still be feeling lost inside.
He decided to do something to get the kids back on track.
"Dabao and Xiaobao, Daddy has two plans. You can choose what you want to do."
Zhou Yanchen deliberately kept it a secret in order to attract the attention of the two children.
"Plan 1: If you still want to go to the amusement park, Dad can go with you first."
"Next time when mom is free, we will go there again as a family to make up for this regret."
Zhou Yanchen said as he observed the children's reactions.
Then, he proposed plan 2: "Someone will send us a lot of small animals. These small animals don't have their own homes and are very pitiful."
"How about we build a house for them at home and give them a warm home?"
After hearing this, Shen Jinnan and Shen Jinxi's eyes lit up instantly, and they said almost in unison: "Dad, let's help build houses for the little animals at home."
"We can go to the amusement park when mom is free."
Hearing the children's answers, Zhou Yanchen smiled and nodded, "Okay, then it's settled. Let's finish breakfast quickly and move on."
"Okay!" The two children responded happily. Their previous depressed mood was swept away, and they picked up the spoons and started to eat their breakfast.
Zhou Yanchen saw that the two children's mood had finally improved, and he finally relaxed completely from his tense state.
Having just finished breakfast, they were about to make some preparations for the upcoming "Small Animal Home Building Project".
At this moment, a loud noise came clearly from outside the house.
Shen Jinnan's eyes instantly lit up like the twinkling stars in the night sky. He couldn't wait to grab his sister's hand beside him, turned his head to look at Zhou Yanchen, and shouted excitedly:
"Dad, they must have brought the little animals here. Let's go out and pick them up quickly."
Shen Jinxi also nodded vigorously, her eyes full of anticipation, pulling the corner of her father's clothes and shaking them gently.
Seeing the children's eager and excited appearance, Zhou Yanchen's mouth corners unconsciously raised, revealing a doting smile, "Okay, let's go out and see if the little animals are coming over."
As he said this, he took one of them by the hand and walked out of the house.
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