She quietly walked to the top of the stairs on the second floor, and was about to head towards Rong Mo's room on the right when she suddenly heard someone open a door on the left side of the corridor. She was about to leave when Zhou Xiaoran called out to her, "Yan Yan, are you at the top of the stairs?"
Yan Yan squinted, pretended to rub her eyes, and asked in a slightly sleepy voice, "Hey, Xiao Ran, why aren't you asleep yet?"
"I'm having trouble sleeping tonight, I was just about to get up and go to the kitchen for some hot water. Why aren't you asleep either?" Zhou Xiaoran, wearing slippers, yawned and walked out sleepily.
"Me too, I can't sleep, I was thinking of going downstairs to sit for a while, watch TV and have some tea or something." Yan Yan continued Zhou Xiaoran's words, and when Zhou Xiaoran walked up to her, she took Zhou Xiaoran's arm and said, "That's such a coincidence, let's go downstairs together, since neither of us can sleep anyway."
I was just thinking how boring it would be if I were alone. Since you can't sleep either, let's go downstairs together.
Zhou Xiaoran rubbed her eyes and said with a smile, "Yeah, that's great. We can keep each other company. Let's go."
As she spoke, Zhou Xiaoran reached out and supported Yan Yan's waist, carefully moving her feet down.
"Does your leg still hurt?" Zhou Xiaoran looked at Yan Yan, who was still having a hard time walking, and wondered why it hadn't gotten better after so many days. Logically, it shouldn't have been that serious and should have gotten better by now.
"Yes, it still hurts." Yan Yan sighed helplessly. "The doctor said that it takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone or tendon. I need to let it heal properly, otherwise it may cause long-term health problems."
"Then you need to take good care of yourself. Don't be careless. We're still so young, we must protect our health." Zhou Xiaoran nodded and helped her to sit down in the living room.
"Have a seat for a while, I'll go boil some water and make a pot of flower tea, it'll make you feel better," Zhou Xiaoran said.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Xiao Ran."
After settling Yan Yan in, Zhou Xiaoran headed towards the kitchen.
Yan Yan's smile vanished the moment Zhou Xiaoran turned around. She frowned and looked towards the second floor, feeling annoyed that she had chosen the wrong time.
But then she thought about it again. Shen Zhi Qiu and Lu Jia were leaving tomorrow, and she would have many more opportunities in the future, so she relaxed, leisurely turned on the TV, and waited for Zhou Xiao Ran to make her tea.
Early the next morning.
Shen Zhi Qiu had just gotten up when she heard a knock at the door.
"Coming." Shen Zhi Qiu got up, put on her pajamas, and quickly walked over to open the door.
Zhou Xiaoran looked around warily, and after confirming that no one was around, she slipped inside and quickly closed the door.
"What's wrong, Xiao Ran? What happened?" Shen Zhi Qiu was startled and looked at Zhou Xiao Ran with some confusion.
"Zhiqiu, listen to me. Although I don't have any evidence right now, I always feel that Yan Yan is a bit strange. How did you two meet?" Zhou Xiaoran pulled Shen Zhiqiu to sit on the edge of the bed and said to her earnestly.
"Huh?" Shen Zhi Qiu was still a little confused. "Is there some misunderstanding between you two? Yan Yan is a nutritionist I met at the hospital. Because she does a very good job, my brother asked her to prepare a nutritional meal suitable for my constitution after I finished my postpartum period."
"Did your brother know Yan Yan before?" Zhou Xiaoran continued to ask.
"I don't know her. We met at the postpartum care center. My brother only knows the owner of that center. Yan Yan is supposedly the best nutritionist at the center, so even though my brother wanted to poach her, the owner wouldn't let him."
"I see. So, it wasn't Yan Yan who asked to come to your house?" Zhou Xiaoran frowned, feeling that something was amiss.
"No, we're the ones who can't wait for her to come," Shen Zhi Qiu said with a smile, patting Zhou Xiao Ran's shoulder. "Have you been resting lately and overthinking things?"
"No. Let me tell you, I couldn't sleep last night. I vaguely heard footsteps coming from the stairwell. I quietly opened the door and saw Yan Yan standing at the top of the stairs on the second floor, facing your brother's room. I felt that if I hadn't opened the door at that moment, she would have definitely gone to your brother's room."
"Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?" Shen Zhi Qiu frowned, also somewhat doubtful.
“There’s no way I could have been mistaken. There was a light right at the bottom of the stairs, and I clearly saw her standing there. Your brother’s room is the only one on the right side of the stairs, isn’t it? If she wasn’t going to find your brother, why would she be walking to the right? It’s also my fault for not being fully awake last night and not thinking much about it. The more I thought about it, the more something seemed off.”
Shen Zhi Qiu's already slightly furrowed brows furrowed even more, and she involuntarily tightened her grip on Zhou Xiao Ran's hand.
"Zhiqiu, Aunt Zhao has already prepared breakfast. Hurry up and get ready to come out."
Lu Jia's voice suddenly rang out from the doorway.
Shen Zhi Qiu replied, "Okay, I'll be right out, wait for me."
Lu Jia was stunned for a moment. Usually, Shen Zhi Qiu would let him go to eat breakfast first and she would wait for him. This was the first time she had made him wait for her.
"Is something the matter, Zhi Qiu?" Lu Jia knocked on the door again, a little worried.
The next second, Shen Zhi Qiu had already opened the door.
I looked around, but there was no one there.
Shen Zhi Qiu pulled Lu Jia inside, making a "shh" gesture with her hand.
Lu Jia had no choice but to swallow the question, "What's wrong?"
Seeing Zhou Xiaoran in the room with an anxious look on her face, Lu Jia knew something must have happened, and couldn't help but frown.
"Xiao Ran thinks Yan Yan is acting a bit strange," Shen Zhi Qiu said bluntly.
"Oh? What's wrong?" Lu Jia didn't seem too surprised and asked Zhou Xiaoran.
Zhou Xiaoran briefly recounted what happened last night.
Lu Jia nodded and lowered his voice, saying, "Actually, I also had a vague feeling that Yan Yan seemed a little off, but I couldn't quite put my finger on what was wrong, and nothing particularly unusual had happened, so I didn't say anything."
"Could it be that Yan Yan likes President Rong, but is too shy to say it?" Zhou Xiaoran said hesitantly.
"That doesn't make sense either. Why would a girl with an injured leg go to President Rong's room in the middle of the night? Besides, even if she really likes him, she could at least show it openly, right?" Lu Jia frowned.
"Well, maybe it's just a girl's modesty? She's embarrassed?" Shen Zhi Qiu muttered to herself. "But that doesn't make sense. If she were modest, she wouldn't be going to see my brother in the middle of the night."
"Zhiqiu, we need to go down now, or we won't be able to meet up with Jiangbei in time," Lu Jia said, glancing at his watch.
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