"Such a happy occasion, we should have a good meal to celebrate."
Gu Mingyue couldn't wait to say this as soon as she left the hospital; she had already decided what dishes to order at the restaurant later.
"Great! I haven't had four-happiness meatballs in ages."
Lu Wanwan loves to eat meat, and the dish she always orders at state-run restaurants is Four Happiness Meatballs.
The more they talked, the more excited they became, eager to rush to a restaurant to show off their meal.
Lu Lin's gloom dissipated considerably, and he said with a smile, "Come on, it's my treat."
"Long live the eldest brother!"
The two men, one on each side, escorted Lu Lin towards the state-run restaurant.
"We left too early this morning, and the food we ate has already been digested. Let's order more later and take some back for Grandpa and Grandma as well."
The two elders originally wanted to go to the hospital with them, but Lu Lin refused. Over the past year, because of his leg injury, his grandparents, who were in their twilight years, had also been running around following him.
Let them rest as much as possible.
When the group arrived at the restaurant, Li Ming first helped Lu Lin find a place to sit.
When they arrived at the restaurant, it was quite crowded. Lu Lin waited for several minutes before the person in front of him made room for him.
"Shall we sit here?"
Li Ming pushed him to a stop in his wheelchair and said, "I'll go help them serve the dishes. You wait here for a while."
Lu Lin nodded. He ordered a pot of tea and moistened his lips slightly with the teacup.
He hadn't drunk any water all morning, and his lips were a little dry. After a few sips of water, his parched throat felt as if it had been saved.
Suddenly, a shadow appeared in front of him. Lu Lin pursed his lips and looked up with displeasure.
"Comrade, this position is already taken."
His expression was distant, as if he didn't want to say anything more.
Zhu Xiaoqing looked hurt. "Brother Lin, we're friends, for goodness' sake. Don't you see how unhappy I am?"
Lu Lin remained expressionless, not even bothering to lift his eyelids. "Don't talk like we have some kind of relationship."
At most, she was just a childhood friend from the same compound. Her clingy tone made it sound like they had a secret relationship.
Lu Lin used to be too lazy to explain, but things are different now. He has a fiancée, and for the sake of the Lu family's reputation and Gu Mingyue's reputation, it's best if he and Zhu Xiaoqing don't say a word to each other.
His attitude hurt Zhu Xiaoqing deeply.
Having followed Lu Lin for so many years, even an iceberg should have melted by now, but this person seems heartless and utterly uninteresting.
"Zhu Xiaoqing?"
Gu Mingyue looked the two of them up and down with an expression that resembled someone who had caught their husband cheating.
Lu Lin's expression changed, and her eyes immediately proved her innocence: "Li Ming put me here, I didn't do anything."
Gu Mingyue glanced at him for a long time, and seeing that his expression didn't seem fake, she reluctantly believed him.
She crossed her arms and stared at Zhu Xiaoqing with a fierce look. It was one thing for her to act recklessly in front of her last time, but this time she even tried to seduce her man in public.
This is intolerable!
"Comrade Zhu, what's wrong with you in public? Tell me and I'll give you some advice."
Using her ultimate skill at close range is Gu Mingyue's favorite thing to do.
As long as she's not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed.
Zhu Xiaoqing was already feeling uncomfortable because her warm welcome was met with a cold shoulder, and the woman's few words provoked her to the point of breaking down her defenses.
He stomped his foot, snorted coldly, and turned to leave.
Gu Mingyue: Hey! With my short temper, if she hadn't run away so fast, I would have slapped her already.
A woman's intuition told her that something was wrong with Zhu Xiaoqing, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.
"Sister-in-law, we're back."
Lu Wanwan's joyful voice rang out, but then stopped abruptly. Could someone tell her why her sister-in-law had a cold face, and why her own brother looked so embarrassed?
She and Li Ming were staring at each other, and someone could tell her what was going on.
She slowly sat down next to Gu Mingyue and asked softly, "What's wrong, sister-in-law? Did my brother upset you?"
Gu Mingyue pretended to cry and said, "It's all because of your brother's bad luck with women."
Lu Lin: ......
"Don't talk nonsense about rotten romances. I'm innocent and have nothing to do with her."
"real?"
Even knowing the truth, she still wanted to hear what she wanted to hear from Lu Lin.
"Of course it's true. I never lie. If you don't believe me, you can ask Li Ming."
Lu Lin is upright and honest. If he said it was okay, he meant it. He wouldn't lie about something like this.
Li Ming was eating melon seeds when he heard his own name and was slightly taken aback. He pointed at himself with a look of utter confusion.
After Lu Lin explained the whole story, he instantly understood and testified for his good brother that he and Zhu Xiaoqing were absolutely innocent.
Lu Wanwan was immediately unhappy when she heard that Zhu Xiaoqing dared to try and get attention from her older brother.
"What's going on with the Zhu family? What are they trying to do, coming to our house every day?!"
Knowing full well that seeing them would make them unhappy, they still went out of their way to get scolded. How annoying!
Gu Mingyue nodded in agreement.
Lu Lin: "Now you believe me, right?"
As he asked the question, his heart leaped into his throat, fearing he would hear something he didn't want to hear.
Perhaps he himself did not realize that his attitude towards Gu Mingyue had changed without him noticing.
The news that Lu Lin's condition had improved was a great relief to the Lu family, who had been waiting for it for so long.
Good news keeps coming! The expert has been found!
As soon as Gu Mingyue went downstairs, she heard excited voices coming from the living room.
"Are you telling the truth? You've really found the person? Where is he? When can you bring him here?"
Faced with Zhong Yuxiu's questions one after another, the person on the other end of the phone showed no impatience but answered them carefully.
Upon receiving a definite response, Zhong Yuxiu could no longer hold back her tears and repeatedly said yes.
A thought slowly formed in Gu Mingyue's mind: Could it be that a master has been found?
This is probably the only thing that could make her this happy.
Zhong Yuxiu hung up the phone and saw Gu Mingyue come in. She rushed forward and held her hand tightly.
"Yueyue, that's great! Xiaolin's leg is saved!"
Gu Mingyue smiled and squeezed her hand back in a comforting gesture, patting it gently. "Congratulations, Auntie."
Zhong Yuxiu felt that since she came to their home, her son smiled more, her daughter was more confident, and she and her husband were more at ease, not to mention her parents-in-law.
Lu Lin appeared calm on the surface when he heard the news, but his heart was in turmoil.
After hearing the news, I remained calm and didn't have the heart to discourage my family.
He feared that this legendary master could not cure his legs.
He feared that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
During this period, he tried to do rehabilitation every day, but his legs seemed to be working against him, and he couldn't even stand up.
Although his condition was improving during the examination, he still couldn't even stand up properly.
Lu Lin lowered his eyes, seemingly lost in thought.
"Cheer up, we won't give up as long as there's hope."
Gu Mingyue patted him on the shoulder and, seeing his dejected look, encouraged him.
Lu Lin raised his eyes and met her gaze.
Her clear, bright eyes were filled with concern for him.
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