158 Anxious for you (1/2)

”Pretty girl Sun, wow, your costume looks great! It shows off your slim waistline and makes you look terrific.” Zhang Dashan said, in blatant flattery, then immediately asked, ”So, what's the name of the beautiful lady standing next to you? Please introduce her to everyone. Other than Old Xiao, the rest of us are bachelors.” Zhang Dashan wiped his face with a paper towel as he took on the role of creating an amicable atmosphere at the table.

”It's fine. I'll introduce myself instead.”

The girl cordially introduced herself, ”I am Hu Shuirong. I entered this hospital in the same batch as Yuyu.”

She didn't look as stunning as Sun Yu, but she was the sweet-looking and slender.

”That's a good name, 'Like a lotus flower breaking the water's surface.' I'm Zhang Dashan, what a pleasure to meet you.” Zhang Dashan said, standing up and extending his hand to Shuirong.

Hu Shuirong shook his hand warmly and greeted him with a smile: ”Hello, Brother Shan!”

The sound of ”Brother Shan” pleased Zhang Dashan, appealing to his vanity and ego. He turned glancing over at Xiao Ruyi conspicuously, then said sarcastically, ”Look, look how polite she is. She's unlike some people who give unpleasant nicknames all the time.”

On hearing this, Xiao Luo and Sun Yu couldn't help but burst out in laughter.

Xiao Ruyi reacted [TN: the original phrase is an idiom that means ”slap the table and stand] by throwing a chopstick towards Zhang Dashan in mock anger, saying, ”Big-faced Zhang, it's like you want to get whacked again, right? What are you in trying to insinuate?”

”Oh my, little sis, I'm just saying this in jest! You know how helpless I am when you act like this?” Zhang Dashan said with a long, deliberate sigh, spreading out his hands.

”You…!”

Xiao Ruyi stomped her feet in a tantrum. As she couldn't win the verbal joust with Zhang Dashan, she decided to turn to her brother for help, ”Brother, look at him, he's bullying your sister again.”

Xiao Luo smiled and looked towards Tang Ren: ”In such a situation, you should be looking to Tang Ren!”

On hearing his name called upon, Tang Ren put down the crab he was devouring, looking up with a dazed expression, ”Brother, what's wrong, what happened?”

Everyone at the table broke out laughing as they looked upon the bewildered look on his face.

Xiao Ruyi pouted, sighing, ”Look, I can't count on him at all.” Afterward, she glared at Tang Ren and lamented how he was not up to her expectations. ”Continue eating your crab and don't speak if you don't have to.”

”Oh, okay, wifey!”

Tang Ren responded. Without arguing, he buried his head into his crab once again.

”Pshh!” Ruyi sneered.

Sun Yu was amused at the way Tang Ren reacted and let out a soft chuckle. When Xiao Luo turned to her, she added: ”Brother Tang is so cute.”

Xiao Luo glanced over at Tang Ren, nodding in partial agreement, and said: ”Yes, he is, but just a little.”

As he spoke, he noticed that Sun Yu was staring at him with her big, bright eyes, but he couldn't tell why.

”Brother Xiao Luo, you have something on your face. Don't move; I will help you to remove it,” Sun Yu said, slowly moving closer to him and raising her hand towards his face.

Xiao Luo kept very still. As she reached out, he detected a faint fragrance on Sun Yu's wrist. He quietly looked at Sun Yu. She looked extremely focused, and her breath smelled like flowers. At that moment, he felt relaxed.

There was a sudden lull at the table. Everyone was watching Xiao Luo and Sun Yu with a smile on their faces as if they were watching an intimate scene in a romance movie with anticipation.

”Strand of hair?” Xiao Luo asked, eyeing the item pinched between Sun Yu's fingers.

”Hmm, yeah, looks like a girl's,” Sun Yu said, giggling.