"You'll find out then." Old Master Huo looked at Qiao Wanwan. "Miss Qiao, you'll be there as promised that day, won't you?"
Qiao Wanwan smiled slightly. "Unless there are special circumstances, I will keep my promises."
Grandpa Huo nodded with satisfaction, "Good."
The dishes were served quickly, and the group began to eat, except for Old Master Huo, who didn't pick up his chopsticks.
Qiao Wanwan asked, "Grandpa, do you have no appetite, or are these dishes not to your liking?"
Grandpa Huo smiled and said, "No, once bitten, twice shy. Even my own daughter would poison me. So after escaping this danger, I'm very cautious. I'm especially careful about what I eat at home, let alone outside."
Qiao Wanwan nodded. "That's only natural. But you can eat with peace of mind today. When I eat out, Jingting always arranges for people to keep an eye on things. From the moment the chef prepares the food to when it's served, there's someone to ensure everything is in order. So there won't be any problems with the food."
Old Master Huo was quite shocked, "Master Zhan is really meticulous."
Qiao Wanwan said with a hint of helplessness, "That's why I rarely eat out. It's too much trouble, but there's no other way. Safety comes first."
“Yes, nothing is more precious than living well.” Old Master Huo looked at her. “Only by living well can you see the people you want to see.”
Qiao Wanwan: "..." This sounds a little strange.
She didn't say much, just said, "Eat without worry."
"good."
Only then did Grandpa Huo pick up his chopsticks and start eating.
After dinner, the group quickly returned to the hospital.
As soon as she arrived at the ward door, Qiao Wanwan saw a familiar figure!
"Why are you here?" Qiao Wanwan ran over happily when she saw Zhan Jingting. "Didn't I already call you to explain the situation?"
A faint hint of displeasure flickered across Zhan Jingting's handsome face. "How do I know if you're so busy meddling that you've even missed your meal?"
Qiao Wanwan: "......"
"Keep your voice down." Qiao Wanwan pulled Zhan Jingting aside. "His family member is seriously injured in the hospital. Don't talk nonsense. What do you mean by 'meddling'? That's not a nice thing to say."
"I never need to consider whether what I say sounds good or not."
Qiao Wanwan: "......"
She looked at Zhan Jingting helplessly, "Is this all you came to me for?"
The man said expressionlessly, "I'm hungry."
"...You didn't have dinner?"
"No."
Why aren't you eating?
"I have no appetite when you're not home."
Qiao Wanwan: "......" Could this man be any more childish!
"How about this, I'll go in and check on Su Yimo to put their minds at ease, and then I'll take you to get something to eat, okay?"
"You're not allowed to come back after you finish eating."
Qiao Wanwan sighed helplessly, "Fine, I promise you, okay?"
The man's expression softened slightly. "Go ahead."
Qiao Wanwan entered the ward, took Su Yimo's pulse while she was unconscious, and then said to the Huo family, "I'll go back and study the medication. You don't need to be too anxious. I told you, she can survive."
"Madam Zhan, you've had a long journey." Huo Shiqian nodded. "I'll see you off."
"Need not."
Qiao Wanwan took Zhan Jingting's arm and left, going straight home and cooking him a bowl of noodles.
Zhan Jingting walked into the restaurant and asked, "Aren't you going to eat something?"
"I already told you I've eaten."
"It seems like he had a good appetite while eating with the Huo family."
Qiao Wanwan: "......"
“I don’t want to get involved with Su Yimo either, but for some reason, I can’t bear to see Aunt Jing so heartbroken.” Qiao Wanwan sighed. “Human nature is complicated. No matter how domineering Su Yimo is, she is still filial.”
Zhan Jingting ate his noodles elegantly, "Why did you have to hit them out of all those other people on the road? And it just so happens that Su Yimo selflessly saved her grandfather?"
"What do you mean?" Qiao Wanwan asked curiously. "Do you think this is suspicious?"
Even if it's suspicious, it has nothing to do with you.
Qiao Wanwan nodded. "Such a big matter, the Huo family should have investigated it long ago, but I haven't heard Aunt Jing say anything unusual, so it should be treated as an accident."
Zhan Jingting added, "I've already had the bracelet that Old Master Huo gave you appraised. It's an antique, priceless."
"It's so valuable?" Qiao Wanwan was shocked. "Why would he give me such a rare antique? Even if he wanted to repay a debt of gratitude, he would usually give money, not some priceless treasure, right?"
Zhan Jingting didn't say anything, focusing on eating his noodles.
“No…” Qiao Wanwan rested her chin on her hand and muttered to herself, “Originally, I was thinking of buying something of similar price and giving it to him at the birthday banquet, but now it seems that won’t work. I have to return the jade bracelet to him.”
Zhan Jingting gave a faint "hmm".
"Then how about this, I'll buy a gift as a congratulatory present, and then return the jade bracelet."
Zhan Jingting asked in bewilderment, "His granddaughter is in such a state, how can he still be in the mood to hold a birthday banquet?"
"Yes, Huo Shiqian specifically mentioned today that he wanted to postpone it, but Old Master Huo insisted on doing it."
Zhan Jingting smiled and said, "I think the Huo family members are all very confusing. I'll try to stay away from them in the future."
"Well, I don't want to have too much to do with them either. After the birthday banquet, I don't want any more contact with them."
......
Qiao Wanwan spent an entire night developing a life-extending pill for Su Yimo.
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