Chapter 92 Medical Sterilization Blades
“He’s unhappy with you, and you’re unhappy with him…” Fu Jiayan saw him like this for the first time. Usually, Shang Qiyue was full of vigor and only joked and mocked others. “Now that you’ve broken up, isn’t that a good thing? Why torture each other like you did before?”
“But I didn’t want him to be unhappy. I wanted to treat him well… I like him. I liked him the moment I saw him…” Shang Qiyue murmured.
“But when we asked you, you didn’t deny that he was your lover, and you didn’t seem to care about him much.”
It was quiet on the other end of the phone, except for Shang Qiyue's increasingly rapid breathing.
Fu Jiayan hesitated for a moment, but continued, "No matter what you're thinking, if you act like this behind his back, he probably won't feel how much you care about him when you're with him... Now you tell him you like him, that you're not treating him like a plaything, and that you want to marry him, but how can he believe you won't change..."
"Stop talking!"
It was almost a roar; even with the person he hated the most, Shang Qiyue rarely lost his composure like this.
His chest heaved violently, and his fingertips turned white from clenching his fists.
"Did Lu Chong send you to persuade me? Did you already discuss this with him?"
“No,” Fu Jiayan denied without hesitation, “but I did guess that Lu Chong would run away with him.”
"Shang Qiyue, do you have a mirror? Do you know what you look like now? I've never seen you so颓废 and haggard. Or do you remember what Mu Yan looked like the last time I saw him? I don't think he's happy around you either."
"So you can make decisions for me? Why do you do things you think are good for me? He finally agreed to let me into the room and stopped disliking me so much. We were clearly getting along a little better!"
"Is that so?" Fu Jiayan asked in return.
But it was Mu Yan who was leaving.
It wasn't Lu Chong who forced him to leave, nor was it Fu Jiayan who kidnapped him.
It was Mu Yan who wanted to leave him.
There was never any improvement between him and himself. It was always Shang Qiyue who was forcing things.
"We're getting a little better soon..." Shang Qiyue murmured, his voice gradually fading.
Why did it have to be after his birthday?
Because Mu Yan had made a promise to him that she would spend his 27th birthday with him.
He wished himself a happy birthday, a lifetime of health, peace, and happiness, and gave himself a gift he would never forget.
"Bread," Mu Yan said, "that little owl is called Bread."
That was the name Mu Yan gave it before that accident.
No one would believe that betas have pheromones, not even Mu Yan himself seemed skeptical when he heard it. But before the two parted, he left a little owl named Bread with him.
Call it bread, and the white owl will turn its neck to look at you, then squeak happily.
In the past, when he called out "Baby" or "Yan Yan," Mu Yan would look at him with incredibly gentle eyes, then lean closer and ask him what was wrong.
He hoped Shang Qiyue would be safe and happy, and that he would no longer be lonely. Mu Yan was always kind and gentle, but this time the only difference was that he didn't want to stay by his side anymore.
He used to always say that Mu Yan was great, but he always put his own feelings last, no matter how big or small the matter was.
Now that he's changed, Shang Qiyue should... be happy for him.
“It wasn’t me who wanted to let him go; he wanted to leave on his own. You know his family. Lu Chong insisted on going head-to-head with you for his sake. Even if I told you, it wouldn’t make a difference. If you really fought to the death, it would only cause trouble for both of you and make the other families in City A laugh.”
"I didn't make the decision for you; it was his own decision. You've already hurt him, and no matter how much you try to make it up to him, the damage is there. You can never go back to the way things were, and besides, the past might not have been a pleasant memory for him. People always have to look forward. Now you're better, and you're still young..."
Shang Qiyue kept his head down. He heard everything, but it seemed like he didn't hear anything at all. He didn't even notice when Fu Jiayan hung up the phone and told him to think things through and cheer up.
He didn't care about becoming a laughing stock in City A's elite circles. If he could bring Lu Chong, whom he hated the most but who was also the most concerned about his image, along, that would be even better.
Shang Qiyue lowered his eyes. He was still in the hospital. People hurried past him and then turned back.
"Hello," the young man in the white coat bypassed Shang Qiyue, who had an unfriendly expression, and asked a nurse who happened to be passing by, "Do you know where to buy medical disinfectant blades? I just started my internship today, and my teacher said I need them urgently and told me to go downstairs to buy some, but when I went to the convenience store on the first floor, it seemed like they didn't sell them."
"The medical supplies store is on the basement level; they should have it there," the nurse replied.
The young man thanked her repeatedly, but the nurse, who was in a hurry to make her rounds, just smiled and left.
...
"Mr. Lu, that concludes your final vaccination. Avoid strenuous exercise and alcohol for the next few days, and get plenty of rest. If you develop a fever, please seek medical attention immediately. It's kind of you to come to the clinic in person today; I should have come to your home..."
“It’s nothing,” Lu Chong smiled politely. “I just happen to be free.”
It was already dark when Lu Chong walked out of the clinic after getting the vaccine. Before coming for the vaccination, he had just finished meeting with a business partner in the area and hadn't eaten yet. His aunt had taken the day off, so he planned to go home and cook some noodles to tide him over.
He had just gotten into the car when Lu Zhi called again.
The gist of it was telling him to stop now. Shang Qiyue has already been prevented from leaving the country for two months because of him. Regardless of their past grievances, it's enough to vent your anger and cause some trouble. Now that Fu Jiayan has also arranged a dinner for the investigation team, they won't find any crucial evidence, so this matter should be pretty much over.
Lu Chong is actually quite rational when it comes to important matters. He's all grown up now, and Lu Zhi shouldn't be controlling him like she did when he was a child.
However, he was acting erratically again because of Mu Yan, and Lu Zhi was really unsure of what to do. Fearing that he might really fight Shang Qiyue to the death in a fit of anger, she still called him.
“I know,” Lu Chong skillfully backed the car into the parking space. “Sister, I know what I’m doing. I won’t do anything excessive.”
The side effects of the vaccine gradually took effect; his left arm began to feel numb. He rubbed his temples and returned home, feeling somewhat exhausted.
As soon as he entered, he saw that Tangyuan's doghouse had been chewed to pieces, and cotton was scattered all over the floor, as if it had suddenly snowed in this season at 30 degrees north latitude.
Although he was very tired today, a three-month-old puppy is only a year or two old in human terms, so Lu Chong couldn't blame it at all. Besides, it had only chewed up a doghouse, so its destructive power was limited.
Tangyuan has actually been quite well-behaved lately. Mu Yan trains it to overcome separation anxiety every day before Mu Yan goes to its language class, and it has improved a lot.
When Lu Chong went out this afternoon, Tangyuan just lay in its nest, glanced at him, and barked a few times. After he fed it some snacks, it was fine.
Auntie happened to be sick and on leave today. Lu Chong sighed and thought about throwing the chewed-up doghouse into the yard.
Tangyuan, however, clung tightly to the doghouse, which had long since disappeared, refusing to let him take it away.
Lu Chong had no choice but to first clean up the cotton outside, then picked up some chewable treats and squatted down next to Tangyuan, trying to get it to leave the doghouse.
Now that both he and his dog have been vaccinated against rabies, Lu Chong isn't afraid even if Tangyuan bites him.
Tangyuan looked at him warily, then slowly let go, took the teething snack Lu Chong had given her, and didn't bite him.
They are still very well-behaved and intelligent.
According to Baidu, he could pick up the puppy and comfort it, but Lu Chong didn't know if he was considered the puppy's owner, so he picked up his phone to call Mu Yan instead.
He glanced at his watch; it was already past nine o'clock at night. Mu Yan should have been back long ago by this time, no wonder Tangyuan was causing such a ruckus today.
He picked up his phone and dialed Mu Yan's number.
The phone rang several times before it was answered. Lu Chong had no right to inquire about Mu Yan's schedule and did not know what he was doing at the moment.
"Yan Yan, are you almost home...?" He paused, seemingly realizing that his question sounded a bit rushed, and quickly added, "Tang Yuan seems to be having a separation anxiety attack. He just chewed up the doghouse. He probably misses you."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then an unexpected voice came through.
“Brother Xiaoyan went to buy offal, and I’m watching his bag for him,” He Fan smiled politely on the other end of the line. “I’ll pass on what you asked for. But it might take a while. We ate dinner a bit early, and we just finished watching the fireworks show. We’re a little hungry now, so we might not be back until we finish eating.”
"Mr. Lu, are you not very good at taking care of puppies?" Before Lu Chong could react, he quickly continued, "Taking care of a three-month-old puppy is indeed quite tiring. I'm sorry about this time, but I won't trouble you next time. I'm quite good at taking care of cats and dogs. Next time, I'll bring Tangyuan with Brother Xiaoyan."
“He Fan,” Lu Chong took a deep breath, barely managing to keep himself from losing his composure in front of He Fan due to his anger, “Didn’t I already warn you that if you really like Yan Yan, you should stay away from him?”
“Young Master Lu,” He Fan smiled, his tone much more relaxed than Lu Chong’s anger, “haven’t I told you before that Brother Yan has a very good temper and a gentle nature, and rarely gets angry with others, but he hates being lied to.”
“He Fan, I don’t know if you’re really so stupid that you can’t see a tail growing behind you, or if you’re so confident that you won’t let your good fourth brother’s people succeed. At least if it were me, I would never let Yan Yan be exposed to such danger with me.”
“You said last time that I couldn’t find anything except that you pushed him down the stairs,” Lu Chong said coldly. “But since I can find out about your feud, I will soon find out about his whereabouts as well.”
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