Chapter 39: Quiet Lake
Happy times are always fleeting. Su Qingyan kept sighing while sitting on the return flight.
"Can't you take your annual leave as well?"
Annual leave... Zhou Cheng felt that he had no right to think about these two words at all.
"Your hospital is even more exploitative than the capitalists..."
Su Qingyan probably forgot that he is also a capitalist.
"I'm already very happy." Zhou Cheng patted his hand soothingly.
"I'm not happy." Su Qingyan pouted, "When we get back, you'll be busy all day again..."
"We can't be together 24 hours a day."
"Why not?" Su Qingyan took his hand and shook it. "How about I be your intern?"
"Nonsense."
"I won't cause you any trouble. I'll just stand by you."
"You got bored after a while and forgot?"
"No...ah...annoying." Su Qingyan leaned on his shoulder dejectedly and stopped talking.
After the plane landed in Mincheng, Su Qingyan was shivering from the cold again, but this time Zhou Cheng was by his side, holding his shoulders.
"Why are you so afraid of the cold?"
"I didn't grow up in the north. My hometown has spring all year round." Su Qingyan almost completely curled up in Zhou Cheng's arms.
"Then you have to get used to it. My hometown is even colder than Mincheng."
"Are you going to take me home, Dr. Zhou?" Su Qingyan stopped and looked up at Zhou Cheng.
"Okay, I'll take you skiing." Zhou Cheng said as he ruffled Su Qingyan's hair, which was messy from sleeping on the plane, making it even more messy.
He Zhu saw them from afar, who looked like conjoined twins, and didn't know whether he should go over. The driver was not as hesitant as he was, and walked quickly towards them with his coat.
When Zhou Cheng saw someone coming, he let go of Su Qingyan, and the driver got a cold shoulder from Mr. Su as he wished.
"Mr. Su, the company—" After they got in the car, He Zhu started talking about work.
"Let's talk about it later. Let's go to Jinghu." Su Qingyan was speechless at this tactless duo. "Zhou Cheng, come home with me first. I'll go get something."
The driver was a little surprised to hear the name. Isn't this the new property that Mr. Su recently bought? It's still being furnished and it's not the house he usually lives in.
Zhou Cheng knew about this famous real estate project. It had built an artificial lake in the city center where every inch of land was valuable. The greenery was designed to look like a park, and it was a quiet place in the bustling city. Although it was only one street away from his hospital, it was a place that ordinary people would not even dare to think about.
After the car entered the magnificent Jinghu gate, it did not drive towards the villa area, but arrived at the bottom of a high-rise building.
"You guys go back first." Su Qingyan gave the order and got out of the car.
"Mr. Su, President Su said—" He Zhu hurriedly got out of the car.
"Let's talk about it later." Su Qingyan repeated it again, then took Zhou Cheng upstairs.
"He Zhu, you've suffered so much." The driver got out of the car to smoke and said to the assistant with a worried look on his face.
"Boss Su is testing me... I will be able to ascend to heaven once I have overcome the tribulation." He Zhu had a bitter expression on his face.
Zhou Cheng followed Su Qingyan to the top floor, and the scene in the novel where the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the bustling night view of the city came into being.
"It's still under renovation, so it's a bit messy." Su Qingyan said as he walked into the door and pulled Zhou Cheng straight to the cloakroom, "Which one do you like?"
"What are you doing?" Zhou Cheng looked at him puzzled.
"You choose first, someone will come to measure it later."
"Are these all yours?" Zhou Cheng looked at the two long rows of wardrobes. One of the wardrobes was already neatly hung with suits.
"I want to wear couple outfits with you. If you don't choose, I'll ask them to make another one."
Zhou Cheng's attention was attracted by a row of watches on the counter.
"Do you like it?" Su Qingyan noticed that he was always looking at his watch, so she walked over and asked him.
"Where did you get all these watches?" Zhou Cheng opened the drawer. The watches in this drawer were more expensive than the house.
"Everything I robbed is given to you." Seeing Zhou Cheng so interested, Su Qingyan quickly showed his courtesy.
"This antique watch is not easy to find, right?" Zhou Cheng took out a watch and studied it carefully.
"This was bought at an auction house. Doctor Zhou has a really good eye." Su Qingyan took the watch, unclasped it, and put it on Zhou Cheng's wrist. "It looks great. Wear this to work tomorrow."
"I wore it in the morning and was summoned for questioning in the afternoon."
Zhou Cheng wanted to take it off and put it back, but was stopped by Su Qingyan.
"Just leave it here and it's covered in dust, why don't you wear it?"
Su Qingyan didn't look at his watch while speaking, his eyes were always on Zhou Cheng's hand. His straightforward gaze made Zhou Cheng feel a little embarrassed.
"How about sleeping here tonight?" Su Qingyan's fingers slid from the back of Zhou Cheng's hand to his fingertips.
"I have to go to work tomorrow—" Zhou Cheng refused without even thinking.
"This is so close to your hospital, and you don't need to bring anything else to work, so why bother going back?" Su Qingyan said, interlocking her fingers with Zhou Cheng. "Let's have dinner nearby later, and I'll have the cleaning lady come over to clean up."
"It's too troublesome..." Zhou Cheng still insisted.
"Can you just let me sleep in the same bed with you for once?" Su Qingyan looked at Zhou Cheng with pleading eyes.
On their last night on the island, Zhou Cheng insisted on sleeping on the sofa, refusing to share a bed. Finally, he compromised and slept on the floor with Su Qingyan in the bedroom. The two of them, with the bed empty, lay on the floor, gazing at the stars outside the French window. Su Qingyan pointed to a star and said it was her home planet, an alien exiled to Earth. Zhou Cheng remarked that his home planet was very friendly to him, and that it didn't seem like exile, but more like experiencing life.
"No, that's too presumptuous." Zhou Cheng let go of the hand he was holding.
Whenever Su Qingyan wanted to move forward, he would step back immediately.
"Then let's continue sleeping on the floor." Su Qingyan pouted unhappily.
The tailor arrived soon and broke the tense atmosphere. After Su Qingyan saw Zhou Cheng's broad shoulders and narrow waist again, she immediately reconciled with herself.
"Mr. Su, is it convenient now?" He Zhu waited for the tailor to go upstairs for a while before he dared to call Su Qingyan.
"What instructions does Director Su have?" Su Qingyan knew that it was definitely not good.
"Director Su asked you to move forward with the project, and also said..." He Zhu paused, "Tell you to take care of your health and not overwork yourself."
"...Okay." The corner of Su Qingyan's mouth twitched.
As soon as they sat down in a nearby restaurant, Zhou Cheng's cell phone rang, and Su Qingyan felt a tightness in her heart for no reason.
"What's wrong, Brother Yang?" Zhou Cheng saw that the caller was Yang Luning.
"Zhou Cheng, are you back?" Yang Luning asked anxiously.
"You're back. What's the matter?" Zhou Cheng also became serious.
"Geng is in hospital for emergency surgery, and the director wants you to assist him."
Zhou Cheng knew that Yang Luning was related to Geng Shili, and he didn't understand why the director called him over at this time.
"What's Dr. Geng's diagnosis?"
"AOSC, how long will it take you to arrive?"
"I'm nearby, 15 minutes away, which room?" Zhou Cheng said as he stood up and prepared to leave.
Su Qingyan knew that her trip tonight was completely ruined, so she greeted the waiter and prepared the car. She followed Zhou Cheng downstairs in a hurry, got into the car parked at the door, and took Zhou Cheng to the hospital.
"Director Geng has purulent cholangitis and needs emergency surgery. The director asked me to prepare the operating table for him. You should go back for a while. We don't know when we'll be back." Zhou Cheng briefly explained to Su Qingyan in the car.
"Go and do your work, don't worry about me."
"Remember to take your medicine at night."
"knew."
Before Su Qingyan's car had even come to a complete stop, Zhou Cheng opened the door, got out, ran into the elevator, and headed straight to the operating room. Looking at Zhou Cheng's back, Su Qingyan felt that he had a bright future. Being specifically selected by the director to perform this type of surgery was a testament to his skill.
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