Chapter 6 Treat Me to Dinner
Treat me to a meal
Wen Ruan didn't expect to meet He Zheng in the hospital.
"Mr. He?"
He Zheng moved closer to her and said, "Such a strong smell of alcohol, how much did you drink?"
The distance was too close, Wen Ruan took a step back, "Not much."
He Zheng's eyes swept across her face, and the next second, he snatched the registration form from her hand. After taking a quick look at it, he bent down and picked her up sideways.
"Hey——" Wen Ruan was startled, her body suddenly hanging in the air, and she subconsciously hugged his neck, "What are you doing?"
He Zheng carried her forward, "With your turtle-like speed, by the time you reach the third floor, the doctor will have gone off duty."
Although she walked slowly, it wasn't so slow that the doctor would have to go off duty.
Wen Ruan originally wanted to argue, but the free wheelchair was indeed useful.
"Thanks……"
As soon as he said that, his stomach suddenly twisted in knots, and Wen Ruan subconsciously clutched his collar.
He Zheng's neck was strangled. He lowered his eyes, looked at her pale face, and snorted.
"Are you drinking wine like it's water? Are you trying to kill yourself?"
He joked but quickened his pace.
The elevator was still on the fourth floor and there were many people waiting for it, so He Zheng carried Wen Ruan and went straight up the stairs.
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Huatang Bay.
When Jiang Qingyan came out of the shower, he heard a bang.
He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a coffee cup that had been smashed to the ground with great force. The coffee splattered all over the floor and the cup shattered into pieces.
"Why did you break the cup?"
Yao Man was so angry at Wen Ruan's continuous words that she had difficulty breathing. When she heard the voice, she looked up and saw Jiang Qingyan coming out, and immediately complained.
"Qing Yan, Wen Ruan called me a dog, and I just used one of her cups. She compared me to a toilet and humiliated me for a broken cup!"
Jiang Qingyan walked over, bent down and picked up a piece of debris from the ground.
Recognized it.
This was brought back by Wen Ruan from a business trip to Italy two months ago. She was very excited and said that she ran half a street and finally bought a satisfactory gift.
A gift for her mother.
Wen Ruan has a bad relationship with her mother and has been trying to repair it over the past two years. Her mother's only interest is collecting coffee cups, which Wen Ruan gives her every year.
Wen Ruan said that the thing that was smashed by Yao Man was something her mother had seen in a magazine and had been looking for. She had been looking for it for a long time and finally found it.
She was very happy then.
"Jiang Qingyan, come home with me during the Chinese New Year and give this cup to my mother. She will like you."
She planned to take him home for the Chinese New Year this year.
Jiang Qingyan's gaze was fixed on the broken porcelain pieces in his hand. He squeezed them so tightly that his fingertips felt a little painful.
They had broken up, and he would not go home with her, nor could he personally deliver the cup to her mother.
But this cup...
Jiang Qingyan looked at Yao Man, his tone unconsciously accusing, "Don't you have a cup? How do you use this?"
Next to the coffee machine, in addition to the couple cups that he and Wen Ruan usually use, there are also a few spare cups left for guests, all opened and placed there.
As for this one, he remembered that Wen Ruan took it out and put it in the cabinet of the TV cabinet.
"Those cups have all been used," Yao Man said matter-of-factly, "I'll definitely find new ones."
Jiang Qingyan didn't sleep all night last night, so she thought of making him a cup of coffee and having a cup for herself as well.
The couple's cups were obviously Jiang Qingyan and Wen Ruan's. She couldn't use Wen Ruan's cup. The ones next to it were obviously for guests and must have been used by others, so she walked around the house.
She actually found a new one.
It's a collector's item and very hard to find. Wen Ruan is quite knowledgeable.
This kind of cup is worthy of her, so when she posted on WeChat Moments, in addition to taking a picture of the breakfast that Jiang Qingyan ordered for her, she also gave a close-up of the coffee cup.
I didn't expect to be scolded by Wen Ruan.
In her entire life, Wen Ruan was the first person who dared to hit her and scold her, so she was so angry that she threw the cup directly.
Yao Man walked over, took the fragments from Jiang Qingyan's hand, threw them on the ground in disgust, and took his arm and said:
"I really like that cup. I was planning to give her money to buy it. I can pay double."
"But she beat me last night, and today she scolded and humiliated me over a broken cup. She's going too far!"
Jiang Qingyan explained the cup, "That was a gift she bought for her mother. I understand why she's angry. After all, I was the one who wronged her, and now she resents me, so she's also treating you badly."
Jiang Qingyan placed his palm on Yao Man's head and rubbed it slowly.
"Don't worry about the cup. I'll compensate her later."
Yao Man was originally angry, but Jiang Qingyan's gentle tone and doting actions made her dazed.
The debris on the ground needed to be dealt with, so Jiang Qingyan went to get a broom. Yao Man suddenly remembered something and followed him.
"I can tolerate the cup issue, but there's one thing I can't tolerate. Wen Ruan said she paid half the price for this house. Qingyan, don't keep it. Ask Wen Ruan to pay you back at the market price, or ask her to sell the house. You...ah!"
He was so busy talking that he didn't pay attention to where he was standing.
Yao Man stepped on a piece of broken coffee cup, slipped, and fell directly to the ground. Her wrist hit another piece of broken coffee cup, leaving a bloody wound.
“Ah! It hurts!”
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It's good to have someone to help. From the time Wen Ruan made the appointment to the time he sat in the infusion hall to get an IV drip, he didn't walk at all. He Zheng was busy the whole time.
While the acupuncture was being performed, He Zheng left for a while and came back with breakfast in his hand.
Wen Ruan pricked her left hand. He Zheng sat down on her right, opened the lid of the millet porridge, held the bottom with his palm, and handed her the spoon.
"You didn't have breakfast, right? This medicine can't be taken on an empty stomach. It might irritate your stomach. Please fill your stomach."
Wen Ruan didn't have much of an appetite, but an empty stomach did feel uncomfortable, so she took the spoon.
"Thank you. I owe you a favor."
He Zheng agreed with her, "I'm only helping you because of your favor. Otherwise, with our relationship, I'd have to take away your two projects while you're sick."
To make it easier for her to drink the porridge, he raised his hand a little higher.
Wen Ruan scooped a spoonful into his mouth and said slowly, "I won't fight with you for it anymore."
After resigning, she plans to move to another city for development and probably change the direction of her life.
She has saved some money and plans to open a B&B in a city with a slow life, where she can play with cats and walk dogs and be free.
Wen Ruan lowered her head and spoke very softly. He Zheng looked up at the IV bottle, then at the flow rate, and didn't hear her words clearly.
"What?"
Wen Ruan swallowed the porridge and said, "Thank you."
He Zheng felt that she didn't mean thank you just now, but he didn't ask any further questions and reached out to poke her forehead.
"Why do you keep your head down? Have you done something wrong?"
Wen Ruan slapped his hand away, "I'm afraid my mom will see it."
When she secretly changed her major, moved away from Haicheng, gave up medicine to pursue finance, her mother was furious. Later, when she fell in love with Jiang Qingyan, her mother wanted her to find a doctor, but she refused to listen, and the relationship between mother and daughter has been strained ever since.
My mother said, "Your future and love are your own choices. Just don't regret it."
It was her own choice, so she has no regrets. Even if the choice was wrong, even if it resulted in bloodshed, she has to bear the consequences herself.
However, she didn't want her mother to see her in such a miserable state.
"Your mom? Holy shit! How could I have forgotten about this!"
He Zheng reacted strongly and quickly put on his hat. He was wearing a black woolen hooded coat today.
Wen Ruan's mother is a doctor in this hospital.
Just because her mother was in Songli Hospital, He Zheng didn't dare to come before and always went to other hospitals. Later, he left Haicheng for half a year and only came back two days ago, and forgot about this matter.
Wen Ruan saw him putting on his hat and smiled speechlessly, "What are you doing? Are you still afraid of my mom?"
"Of course! Back then, we were reported for premature love, and your mom said I was corrupting you. She chased me around for three blocks and scolded me so much that I couldn't even lift my head. I have a vivid memory of it."
Puppy love...
Wen Ruan's eyes were stunned for a moment.
He Zheng was talking about her senior year in high school. At that time, she was tutoring He Zheng and they became close. Someone anonymously reported them to the head teacher, saying that they were in a premature relationship.
When the parents were called, He Zheng's parents did not come. Her mother came and slapped her in front of many people.
It's not enough.
Her mother believed that she was in a premature love relationship, and a slap in the face in public was not enough. She returned home and began to look through her diary. When she found out, she resisted hysterically, but her mother just said something lightly.
"I'm doing this for your own good."
Her memories of high school were not very good.
"cough--"
When He Zheng saw Ruan's dazed look, she also remembered the slap. She couldn't help but feel annoyed that she spoke too quickly and forgot about the slap that humiliated her self-esteem.
He coughed dryly, his protruding Adam's apple rolling, and quickly changed the subject, "Does your stomach feel better now?"
Wen Ruan came back to his senses, "Yeah, I feel better."
Suddenly remembering something, she put down the spoon and took out her phone from her pocket, "By the way, I'll transfer the money to you."
He Zheng just came out of the doctor's office and went to pay the bill.
As soon as Wen Ruan opened WeChat, He Zheng snatched his phone away.
He said disdainfully, "Do I need money? This little money is not even enough for a meal for me. Why don't you offer to treat me to a meal?"
Wen Ruan was polite and asked, "Then I'll treat you to a meal?"
He Zheng stuffed the phone into her pocket and handed her the spoon.
"Eat, okay, if you have some conscience, I'm going to No. 10 Jingwan Road."
Wen Ruan: “…” You’re so rude.
No. 10 Jingwan Road is the most expensive restaurant in Haicheng. Reservations must be made three months in advance. It only accommodates ten tables of guests a night, with an average price of 5,000 yuan per person.
"Mr. He, do you still remember that time in your first year of high school when you were beaten half to death? I took you to the hospital, registered you, paid your bills, and even bought you food? I didn't take advantage of you back then."
When they were in the first year of high school, Wen Ruan and He Zheng were deskmates.
She was busy studying, and He Zheng was busy sleeping. There was the 38th parallel between them, and neither of them paid any attention to each other.
Until the fourth week of school.
That day it was her and He Zheng's turn to be on duty. He Zheng went out to wash the mop and never came back. She finished the rest by herself, and it was already very late when she finished.
She did not live on campus in high school, and in order to get home earlier, she took a shortcut. When she passed through an alley, she saw He Zheng lying there covered in blood.
She ran around for him, but she didn't take the opportunity to kill him.
"So, Mr. He, even if this is... you have to repay the favor of saving my life."
He Zheng laughed, his deep voice carrying a seductive laziness, "Alright, then consider it as repayment."
He changed the subject and said, "But if you want to mention what happened back then, fine, let's settle the score."
Wen Ruan: "What account?"
"You played with my feelings back then."
“…”
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