Chapter 482 A Surprise from Above
When Shen Xuewei woke up, she met Xu Yue's worried eyes.
Xu Yue touched her cheek. "How are you feeling? Are you feeling better?"
Shen Xuewei nodded, slowly sat up from the bed, and peeled off the fever-reducing patch from her forehead.
"I'm much better now, I'm fine. What about your job if you come here?"
A tickling sensation came from her throat, which she forced down and turned her head to one side.
"Get out of here right now, or you'll catch something from me and it'll ruin your work..."
Xu Yue glared at her, "Still thinking about work? Is your life more important than my job? I texted you and called you but you didn't answer. I almost thought something had happened to you."
Seeing that Shen Xuewei had recovered but her complexion was still not very good, she softened her tone.
"I've asked the crew for a few days off and will be back in a few days. You don't need to worry about me getting infected. I tested positive more than half a month ago, so I won't get infected so quickly."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xuewei had no idea that Xu Yue had been infected recently. She was about to ask further when Xu Yue abruptly changed the subject.
She pointed to Sister Zou's room, "Don't talk about me. You're feeling better, but Sister Zou still doesn't seem to be feeling well. She took her medicine and fell asleep, so it'll probably take another two days for her to fully recover."
When she discovered that Shen Xuewei and Sister Zou both had high fevers, she originally intended to take them to the hospital.
Hospitals are packed, and you don't know how long you'll have to wait in line to see a doctor.
Fortunately, Shen Xuewei had a private doctor's phone number beforehand, and Xu Yue paid extra to have the doctor come to her home so she wouldn't have to go out and squeeze into crowds.
Shen Xuewei coughed, and Xu Yue handed her a glass of warm water.
She took two sips, suppressing the dryness in her throat.
"Let Sister Zou rest for a few days. We'll cook for ourselves these days..."
The two went to the living room, where Xu Yue brought out the porridge she had cooked herself.
"You don't need to tell me. I know you don't like cooking. Anyway, I've already taken a few days off, so I'll cook for you."
“I see you have plenty of food at home. Just buy some more groceries and have the housekeeper deliver them. You eat first, I've already set aside some for Sister Zou, she can eat them when she wakes up…”
Shen Xuewei sipped her porridge slowly, her eyes somewhat unfocused, and nodded at everything she said.
Xu Yue didn't mind, resting her chin on her hand as she watched Shen Xuewei eat, and then talked to Shen Xuewei about the upcoming arrangements.
"After I finish filming this movie, apart from some business activities and magazine appearances, I don't have any other plans for the time being."
"The Lunar New Year is at the end of the month. You seemed to have told me before that you weren't going back to Italy this year, right? Are you staying in Shanghai? Or going to Yunqi City?"
Shen Xuewei's business base is in Shanghai, but she has already stepped back from the forefront, and most of the company's affairs are handled by others.
The houses she bought in both cities were villas, with spacious locations and large yards.
To allow for more freedom of movement, I'll most likely stay in these two cities for the longer period.
Xu Yue thought for a moment, "How about this, you come to Hengdian and spend the New Year with me."
Shen Xuewei glanced down at Dadan at her feet, "What about Dadan?"
Xu Yue slapped her thigh, "Of course I'll bring it! After I finish filming, I'll take it for a walk around Hengdian."
She waved to Dadan with a "slurping" sound, and Dadan ran over happily, giving her hand a good spitting shower, which drew Xu Yue's disgust.
"Ugh... this saliva is practically a waterfall."
She crouched down, picked up Da Dan and tried her best, bounced him a little, and turned to look at Shen Xuewei.
"Look, even Dadan wants to go."
She had heard Shen Xuewei talk about her childhood and knew why Shen Xuewei hadn't dared to keep pets all these years.
Years have passed, and I have gradually let go of the knot in my heart, but due to work and various other reasons, I have not been able to take care of it.
Xu Yue noticed that Shen Xuewei had been spacing out a lot this year, which is why she decided to buy her a dog.
Seeing her now, I think it was definitely the right decision to buy this dog.
Looking into its bold eyes, I admired it a bit more and gave it a good pat on the head as a reward.
Shen Xuewei glanced at Dadan, who looked completely bewildered and didn't know what was going on, muttered "idiot dog," and finally agreed.
Xu Yue stayed in Shanghai for a few days before rushing back to the film set to shoot.
After handling various matters and distributing year-end bonuses and travel funds to Tuojie Venture Capital, which she had personally managed, Shen Xuewei announced that she would be on vacation.
Gan Shengnan, clutching the bonus given to her by Shen Xuewei, bought a whole bunch of gifts and took the high-speed train home.
Standing at the door, she composed herself, intending to go in and surprise her parents, but they surprised her first.
When the elderly couple saw her return, their faces showed barely suppressed joy, and they asked her about her well-being.
Just as things were getting cozy, the sound of a child crying came from inside the house.
Hearing the child cry, her mother almost instantly got up, went back into the house, and came out while comforting the child. When she met Gan Shengnan's gaze, she remembered that Gan Shengnan was there.
Gan Shengnan was puzzled when she saw the baby in her arms who looked only a few months old.
"Mom, whose child is this? What's he doing in our house?"
A hint of guilt flashed across her mother's eyes as she glanced at her father.
Gan's father coughed lightly, "You're busy with work and don't often spend time with your mother and me. Your mother is unemployed now, and she said she was bored at home. She found out she was pregnant, so she just gave birth to the baby."
"This is your younger brother, your own brother. You didn't come back much last year and haven't seen him yet. Come and see, he looks quite like you when you were little..."
At that moment, Gan Shengnan's mind seemed to explode.
The word "younger brother" kept repeating in her mind.
This unexpected "surprise" was something she simply couldn't handle...
"What younger brother? You guys must be joking with me, haha..."
She laughed awkwardly twice, and when she realized her parents weren't laughing along, she closed her eyes in despair, her expression finally breaking down.
"Mom and Dad, what's wrong with you? How old are you? Why are you having a child? What's the point?"
Gan's father said unhappily, "What nonsense! Since he came to our house, it means he has a special connection with our family."
"Your mother and I have only had you as our child all these years. Wouldn't it be better if you had a younger brother later, with someone to take care of you?"
“Your mom doesn’t work now, she just stays home all day taking care of the kids, you don’t have to take care of them. She used to urge you to get married and have children, but you didn’t want to, right? Perfect, we’ll raise your younger brother as our son from now on, whether you get married or not is up to you…”
Gan Shengnan became even angrier, and her voice cracked as she spoke.
"Why should I support him? I give you 20,000 yuan a month. Wouldn't it be better for you to go on trips, raise some flowers, plants, cats and dogs? Why do you have to raise another burden?"
"Gan Shengnan, is this how your father taught you to speak? What burden? This is your younger brother!"
"We are your parents, we raised you, and now you think you're all grown up and independent? Who taught you to criticize your parents like that?"
...
On her first day back home, Gan Shengnan had a huge fight with her parents.
The children were so frightened by their voices that they started crying loudly, attracting the attention of nearby neighbors who came to persuade them to stop.
After a period of quiet, the story ended with Gan Shengnan secretly packing her things and running away in the middle of the night.
When Shen Xuewei received Gan Shengnan's strong request to work overtime, she was having hot pot in Xu Yue's house near Hengdian.
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