Bai Xiaoruo had no choice but to return to her ward in dejection.
If I'm not going out, then I'm not going out. Anyway, I have to tell Xianmingyu about being discharged from the hospital in two days, otherwise I really won't be able to make it to Ziqian's birthday.
Seeing that Bai Xiaoruo obediently went inside, the bodyguard immediately called Xuan Mingyu.
Xuan Mingyu had just returned to his office after a meeting when he received a call from his bodyguard. He knew that Bai Xiaoruo was up to her old tricks again.
"What did she ask you for this time?"
Yesterday, Bai Xiaoruo asked someone to buy her nuts and roasted chestnuts. She couldn't peel them with one hand, so she had someone peel a whole bowl for her.
A person sat happily on the hospital bed, eating and watching TV.
The day before yesterday, she said the food at the hospital was not good, and insisted that someone buy her spicy chicken and mushroom soup. She also wanted to eat stinky tofu as a late-night snack. She specified the restaurants, which made the bodyguard work hard several times.
If they hadn't reported it to him one by one, Xuan Mingyu wouldn't have known that Bai Xiaoruo was actually a foodie.
I've never seen her eat this much at home.
"The young mistress was about to go out, but we stopped her and she has already returned to her ward."
"Go out? What does she want to do outside? We absolutely cannot let her out. If she dares to force her way in, we'll tie her up and take her back to her room."
"Yes, young master."
Xian Mingyu didn't want Bai Xiaoruo to go out now.
First, she had just undergone surgery a few days ago and shouldn't be doing much exercise. What if her delicate body got blown over by the wind? Second, the doctor specifically instructed her not to go out for the next week.
Fearing that something might happen to the little girl if she wasn't properly watched while she was out, Xuan Mingyu was naturally worried.
What worried him even more was that Bai Xiaoruo was in such a hurry to go out that she would go to find Ji Ziqian.
After all, she calls him "Brother Qian" all the time. Who would be happy if their wife had a complicated and ambiguous relationship with another man?
***
On the fourth day after the surgery, the bodyguards still surrounded Bai Xiaoruo tightly, preventing her from leaving.
There was no other way, so she had to call Xianmingyu. She had to get discharged today no matter what, because tomorrow was Ziqian's birthday, and she had promised to spend the whole day with him. She couldn't break her promise.
The phone rang a few times before finally being answered.
[What, you missed me?]
Before Bai Xiaoruo could speak, Xuan Mingyu's deep and pleasant voice came from the other end of the phone.
In order to get out as soon as possible, Bai Xiaoruo had to shamelessly try to please him, no matter how shy she was.
"Yes, I miss you, but you never come to see me."
Hearing Bai Xiaoruo's childish, coquettish voice, Xuan Mingyu couldn't help but burst out laughing. It was rare for this little girl to say something like that.
Even though she couldn't see Xian Mingyu's face, Bai Xiaoru could tell from his laughter how happy he was.
The two people on the other end of the phone were just like an ordinary young couple, having a simple and sweet phone call.
[I'm not in L city right now, so of course I can't see you. I'll be back the day after tomorrow.]
After hearing what Xian Mingyu said, Bai Xiaoruo realized that he had gone on another business trip.
He's a really busy man; he's on business trips almost every other day of the month. No wonder he has so many houses; he probably just lives wherever it's convenient.
The day after tomorrow is his own birthday, so his return is quite coincidental.
But that's fine too. Since Xian Mingyu isn't in L City or at home right now, he can't control her, right?
If he agrees to complete the discharge procedures, Bai Xiaoruo will be completely free.
"Um... there's something I'd like to discuss with you."
[What's up?]
"I want to be discharged. My arm doesn't hurt at all now, and I don't want to stay in the hospital anymore."
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of Xian Mingyu's phone before he replied: [Why are you in such a hurry to be discharged?]
"I didn't do anything, I just wanted to go home."
[Bai Xiaoruo, unless you have a legitimate reason to convince me, I cannot let you leave.]
This girl's behavior has been very unusual lately; she's always thinking about running away. Xian Mingyu felt that it wasn't that simple; she must be hiding something from him.
"Okay, I'll tell you, it's just that... it's my friend's birthday tomorrow, and I want to go."
[What kind of friend? You just had surgery a few days ago, do you really think you can attend some lousy birthday party looking like that?]
"It's...it's Shushu. You've met her before. I'm just shopping with her and I'll be back soon. Please, just let me go. I haven't seen Shushu for so many days and haven't even given her a gift. I promised her I would go." Bai Xiaoru made up a whole bunch of stories, hoping to fool Xuan Mingyu.
[Didn't I give you a card? You can even give her a house if you want, no problem. You can give her the gift later. This reason is rejected.]
"You!" I've tried so hard to persuade him, why is he so difficult to deal with?
"So what do you want from me to leave? I'll do whatever you say from now on, just this once, I really won't go out again. I'll do whatever you ask, I'll agree to anything you want, please, this birthday is really important to me."
Bai Xiaoruo really didn't want to break her promise to Ziqian. She had promised him this before.
Ziqian has been a good friend of mine for so many years, and I celebrate his birthday every year. If I miss it this year, I will really feel sorry for him.
She didn't want to be a person who broke their word; even the most extravagant gift couldn't compare to the person's presence.
Hearing her earnest plea on the other end of the phone, even the coldest heart of Xuan Mingyu was gradually warmed by her.
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