Chapter 62 Wanting to calm down, but trouble arises.
The nurse laughed as she loaded the medical waste into the tray, while giving the patient's family members instructions on precautions.
Zao Yi was puzzled, since the injured person was right here.
She gently poked the man's arm. "Did you hear that?"
Tan Zhaojing straightened his shirt, concealing the smile in his eyes, "It's enough that you heard it."
Lin Zaoyi: "...I didn't hear that."
It was almost nine o'clock when Lin Zaoyi left the hospital. She was really hungry, so she didn't care whether the man was being polite or not. She opened a bag of bread in his car and started eating it.
Old-fashioned bread, no fancy appearance and no additives, but I just love eating it.
"Delicious?" someone asked.
"Hmm, want a piece?"
Tan Zhaojing wasn't interested; he had only asked casually. But when he saw her hand it to him, he lowered his head and took a bite.
Lin Zaoyi's face flushed slightly. "You take it and eat it yourself."
The man chuckled softly and slowly, "My back hurts, I can't move."
"..."
That's shameless.
The key point is that this excuse left her speechless.
He chuckled again, his voice sounding even more cheerful, "Feed me another bite."
"don't want."
They forced the piece of bread he had eaten into his hand, saying, "Eat it yourself."
Tan Zhaojing stopped joking; he couldn't let the hard-won progress scare people away.
Chewing on the bread, it tasted ordinary, nothing special, nothing bad either.
The girl's soft voice came through, "My dad used to buy from this place often when he was alive. The last time he ate here was a month before he passed away."
It turned out to be her longing for her father.
"I'll buy it for you later."
This girl's thought process is exceptionally different from others. "Don't tell me you want to be my dad."
"..."
He chuckled helplessly, "Changing the way you address me is fine."
"Change it..."
A sly glint flashed in Lin Zaoyi's eyes, and she called out in a clear voice, "Brother."
Tan Zhaojing: "...Deliberate?"
Lin Zaoyi replied innocently, "No."
I was a little choked by what I was eating, and I was about to ask if there was anything to drink when I saw him bend down, take out a bottle of water from the locker, unscrew the cap, and hand it to me.
She took the bottle and drank a couple of sips, then put the remaining half of the bread in her mouth. She reached out to him for the bottle cap, but he didn't give it to her. Instead, he took the water she had drunk from and put it to his own lips.
"......"
The man's gaze fell on me. "Why do I feel like you're disgusted by me?"
She was genuinely annoyed with him, saying, "Get rid of the feeling."
Tan Zhaojing: "..."
I really underestimated this girl's words.
The car was moving at a steady speed. Lin Zaoyi secretly glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. The traffic outside the window was endless. His face was bright and dark with the neon lights. His expression was hard to read. Judging from his relaxed sitting posture, he seemed to be lifeless.
I don't care about being angry anymore.
It's his own fault for having no boundaries.
The car came to a smooth stop at the apartment building, and the driver's respectful voice came from behind the partition, "Ms. Lin, we've arrived."
Lin Zaoyi responded and, before getting out of the car, twisted her body and repeated the doctor's words, "The wound must not get wet, don't forget to take the anti-inflammatory medicine, and apply the ointment twice a day."
After saying that, he opened the car door, and just as he stuck one foot out, he called out to her, "Wait."
She preemptively said, "You don't want me to change your dressing, do you? No, I'm very busy."
Tan Zhaojing: "..."
He held his breath and pressed his hand to his forehead. "Remember to take the food."
Reminded by this, Lin Zaoyi felt a little embarrassed, "Then... goodbye, Brother Zhaojing."
Before the car started moving, the man inside kept his eyes fixed on the receding figure. Just as the car was about to turn, the figure stopped and half-turned.
Their gazes met in the air, the streetlights casting a dim yellow glow, creating an interplay of light and shadow.
He could clearly see the curve of her lips, which unconsciously curled upwards.
They even know to look back.
While waiting for the elevator in the building, Lin Zaoyi opened a food delivery app and ordered a well-regarded lean meat porridge.
She remembered the address of Tan Zhaojing's apartment.
After placing the order and exiting the page, find the chat box with him.
[Brother Zhaojing, I've ordered dinner for you. It might take about ten minutes longer than you get home. Remember to ask the property manager to pick it up for you.]
Tan Zhaojing's cool heart warmed up a bit more.
......
The following Friday, the temperature was 20°C with a light breeze.
Lin Zaoyi put on a cream-colored trench coat, tied her long hair back, and simply went out the door.
As I entered the elevator, someone called, "I have a meeting this morning and won't be able to take you. The driver is over there."
She asked instinctively, "What about tonight?"
Realizing that this statement might be misunderstood, it was necessary to add, "I meant it's inconvenient for me to come home after get off work."
He said calmly, "I'll pick you up tonight."
"No need for that trouble."
"Zaoyi," his voice was deep and clear on the phone, "you'll have to get used to it."
Lin Zaoyi's eyelashes trembled, and her heart skipped a beat, like leaves on a tree, fluttering in the wind.
Once I got in the car, the driver handed me breakfast.
It's still the same old restaurant, but the menu has changed; now it's shrimp dumplings and congee.
The driver seemed to sense her hesitation and chuckled, "Miss Lin, Mr. Tan told you to eat it while it's hot. I drive very steadily, so don't worry about spilling it."
"good."
The lunchbox was opened, revealing her favorite scallop and bok choy congee.
He seemed to know her tastes very well.
I've only eaten here a few times.
It's quite gripping; you try to stay calm, but things just get turbulent.
Lin Zaoyi ate a bowl of porridge with a touch of melancholy. She gradually calmed down when she arrived at the newspaper office. Then she thought of his burn. Judging from his careless attitude yesterday, he probably didn't take any medicine, let alone change the dressing.
Both morally and logically, she should have given the reminder.
Afraid of disturbing his meeting, I called his assistant instead.
Assistant Shao was also in the meeting. His phone vibrated, and his first reaction was to hang up. But then his fingers paused, and after a quick decision, he handed the phone to his boss.
Tan Zhaojing glanced over and said, "Receive it."
Under the bewildered gazes of the attending executives, Assistant Shao answered the phone, "Ms. Lin."
"Assistant Shao, Brother Zhaojing has an injury on his back. Please remind him to take his medicine on time. He needs to have his dressing changed twice a day, around noon. Thank you for your help."
"Please wait a moment."
Over the phone, Lin Zaoyi heard Assistant Shao roughly repeat what she had said. Then, the person said, "Have her call my cell phone."
Assistant Shao relayed the information verbatim.
Lin Zaoyi said frankly, "The message has already been delivered, why bother making a phone call?"
Assistant Shao didn't dare relay this message. Before hanging up, he anxiously reminded him, "President Tan will be leaving the meeting in half an hour."
Ms. Lin responded with a flat "oh".
...
By noon, Tan Zhaojing still hadn't received a call. He comforted himself by saying his phone had no signal, but when he checked, it was full.
I dialed my assistant's number again, and it went through; the phone wasn't out of service.
Assistant Shao thought something was wrong with his boss, so he put down his chopsticks and rushed to the president's office, only to find out, "Nothing."
After a moment of mysterious silence, he roughly understood what was going on. He sent a message to his aunt: "Miss Lin, Mr. Tan hasn't changed his dressing yet."
Lin Zaoyi: ?
Does he mean he wants her to go over and change it?
She wouldn't do something so deliberate.
【Then I'll trouble Assistant Shao to remind you again.】
Assistant Shao suggested being more direct: "[My suggestion is less helpful than a phone call from you.]"
Lin Zaoyi: "..."
Did Assistant Shao discover something?
Indeed, one should not do bad things.
She typed, intending to explain, but then deleted each word one by one, realizing that saying more would only make her look like she was trying to cover something up.
As for Tan Zhaojing's phone call, I definitely need to make one.
The man whose phone vibrated glanced at it, the stern look in his eyes softening slightly upon seeing the screen. But instead of receiving concern, he was told not to come pick him up that evening.
"Have a date?"
The carefree girl nodded, "Xi Xi asked me to go to Yu Lan."
"Come on, I have a get-together tonight."
"There's really no need to send it to me deliberately, I can easily take a taxi."
He chuckled softly, "If I told you not to flatter yourself, would you give me the cold shoulder?"
"..."
It's quite awkward.
Lin Zaoyi's voice tightened involuntarily, "Who's giving me attitude? It's so inexplicable!"
Unperturbed by the sneer, Tan Zhaojing's lips curved into a warm smile. "I take it back."
"It's too late."
A sliver of conscience remained, and before hanging up the phone, he reminded him to remember to change the dressing.
After saying that, he abruptly ended the call.
The call had ended, but Tan Zhaojing's gaze remained fixed on the gradually darkening screen. After a moment, a soft chuckle escaped his lips.
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