Wen Lu left the Wen family villa in the butler's car. On the way to the city center, Wen Lu noticed a familiar van driving by on the other side of the road. Her eyes darkened slightly. It seemed that the Wen family was going to have a lively time today.
The butler parked the car outside the mall. Wen Lu opened the car door and was about to get out, but before she could, the butler said, "Miss, I'll wait for you in the underground parking garage. Call me when you're done shopping, and I'll come up to pick you up."
"No need, I have so much to do at home. You go home first, I'll go back after dinner. I can take a taxi home, and I'll call home if it gets too late."
Wen Lu had important things to do today, so she couldn't go home so soon, and she didn't want the housekeeper waiting for her here.
She also wanted the housekeeper to go back and watch the excitement, since he would have a chance to watch the drama unfold after she returned home.
Hearing Wen Lu's understanding words, the butler's eyes were filled with relief. He thought that the young lady was better, always well-behaved, unlike the newcomer Su Yu, who was petty and arrogant.
"Alright, if you can't get a taxi, remember to call me and I'll arrange one for you."
The butler showed Wen Lu a bit of favoritism. He had been the butler of the Wen family for more than 20 years. He had followed Mr. Wen since he was young. Although he knew Wen Lu’s identity, he had always regarded Wen Lu as the eldest daughter of the Wen family since she was a child and had never neglected her.
"Okay, then you can go back first. I'm going inside to find my friend." With that, Wen Lu got out of the car and walked quickly into the mall.
Watching Wen Lu's departing figure, the butler felt that Wen Lu's health seemed to have improved a lot. Before, she always walked in a delicate manner, and he had never seen her walk so gracefully before.
Wen Lu walked into the mall and went straight to the clothing section. She didn't have time to pay attention to the brands of the clothes. She went into a women's clothing store, picked out a black outfit that suited her, changed in the fitting room, paid, and left.
The shop assistant watched as Wen Lu paid the bill without even frowning, her eyes unconsciously filled with a hint of admiration. This single sale she made today had completely changed her life for the month.
Wen Lu rubbed her aching temples, lowered her head, and quickened her pace toward the mall exit. She had just glanced at the time; she needed to get to the auction before 1 p.m.
Wen Lu walked faster and faster. Just as she was about to leave the mall, she bumped into someone and heard a muffled groan from the man above her that sounded somewhat familiar.
She looked up at the man she had bumped into, wanting to apologize, but the person next to him spoke first.
"Lu Bao? What are you doing here? Are you all alone? How has your recovery been lately?" Ling He asked with concern when he saw Wen Lu looking somewhat surprised.
Seeing that Wen Lu looked anxious, he reached out to grab Wen Lu's wrist, but Wen Lu skillfully dodged it.
Without touching Wen Lu's wrist, Ling He withdrew his hand, awkwardly touching his nose, and suddenly felt that it might not have been appropriate for him to make a move directly.
Wen Lu ignored Ling He's words, but looked up at Wang Jinyu and said in a cold yet soft voice, "I'm sorry for bumping into you just now. I have something to do, so I'll be going now."
After saying that, without waiting for the two men in front of her to speak, Wen Lu walked past them and left.
Ling He watched Wen Lu's departing figure and clicked his tongue. For some reason, he always felt that this Wen Lu was strange and not quite the same as the girl he knew before.
"Hey, this girl seems a bit off today. She's usually a sweet and adorable girl who calls me 'Brother Ling He' in a sweet voice, but this time when we meet, she seems to be acting distant from me, even more distant than when we met a couple of days ago."
"But then again, after seeing her so often in her cute and cuddly side, she actually looks kind of cool in this black outfit."
Ling He complained about Wen Lu's aloofness while simultaneously admiring Wen Lu's handsomeness.
In closing, she sighed, "If only this girl could recover her health, but unfortunately even the heavens are jealous of her."
Wang Jinyu didn't look away until the figure disappeared. He glanced at the gossipy Ling He and asked in a slightly cold tone, "Are you very familiar with her?"
"We're very familiar. Didn't I tell you last time? I'm her attending physician, didn't you forget?"
Ling He looked at Wang Jinyu suspiciously. He felt that there was something special in Wang Jinyu's words, but he couldn't figure it out.
"Actually, she still has the opportunity to have surgery, but for some reason, no matter how she tries to improve her health, she can't meet the standards for surgery, which is very puzzling."
Seeing Ling He's puzzled expression, Wang Jinyu said sarcastically, "Your medical skills are really terrible. You should hurry back to the Medical Research Institute for further studies!"
After saying that, he ignored Ling He and strode towards the mall's elevator.
After leaving the mall, Wen Lu got into a taxi and told the driver the address she wanted to go to.
Wen Lu sat in the car, looking at the time. She felt that she was running out of time, so she started urging the driver to drive faster, which made the driver impatient.
If it weren't for the fact that she was so beautiful and had such a soft, sweet voice, the driver would have definitely kicked her out of the car.
When they arrived at an undeveloped commercial area on the outskirts of Harbin, the taxi stopped. The driver took the fare from Wen Lu and couldn't help but kindly remind her of something.
“Young lady, it’s not safe for you to come here alone. This place is too remote. What are you doing here? I think you’re only a high school student. You’re not running away from home, are you? Running away from home will only bring you suffering…”
The driver became increasingly nervous as he spoke. He now regarded Wen Lu as a wayward girl and wanted to use words to influence her.
"Thank you for your kindness, but I'm in a hurry, so I'll be going now."
Seeing that she was running out of time, Wen Lu politely thanked the driver and quickly headed towards the underground auction house.
She really wanted to run, but her body couldn't handle any strenuous exercise; she could clearly feel her body reaching its limits.
This body is really holding her back. She can hardly imagine what kind of difficulties she will encounter when she has to use this body to carry out missions in the future.
Wen Lu finally arrived just before the underground auction closed. She pressed one hand against her wildly beating heart as she calculated how much money she should spend to acquire the item.
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