Chapter 31 (2/2)
The difference between the doctors in the outpatient department and the staff from the laboratory department was that they did not usually wear their employment ID with a lanyard. Meanwhile, the doctors did.
The reason was probably similar to the psychological reason behind the change of logo on the vehicles from BMW Brilliance to BMW.
Certainly, Zhou Wen did not think that they were less significant than the doctors. However, it would be strange if he wears it, but his own colleagues did not.
Right at that moment, he found a hard textured card in his pocket.
He took it out and had a look – it was the ICBC card given by the old lady this morning. Coincidentally, he passed by the ATM in the hospital; hence, he was thinking, ‘Should I just check it out? Anyway, checking is not an offense; I’m not taking the money.’
Swiftly, Zhou Wen was standing by the ATM and inserted the card into the machine after glancing at the first and last three digits of the card’s numbers.
Reading card… Insert password…
Inquiring…
After waiting for a few seconds, the page related to the balance information was shown on the screen.
Balance – 572,864.19
Available balance – 572,864.19
ATM daily withdrawal balance limit – 20,000.00
“One, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands…”
Zhou Wen was silent. He really did not expect that the old lady would just give him a bank card with a few hundred thousand in it. Despite his shock, he could certainly understand her predicament.
It was indeed a heartbreaking experience for the elderly to lose their beloved children. Additionally, listening to the family members’ grief about their loss made the old lady feel desperate and miserable as well.
Therefore, it was not strange that the old lady gave him such a valuable gift.
However, that was also the reason he should not accept it. In fact, there would be more problems for him if he had too much money. Zhou Wen turned away and left as he put the bank card into his pocket.
For the second half of his day, he stayed in Wu Yan’s tiny office to search for the information he needed for his final year essay.
He finished work at 5.30 pm sharp.
Zhou Wen received a call from Zhang Wei on his way home that he was going to buy them a farewell dinner tonight as he has got his internship offer.
Since Zhou Wen was reluctant to reject, he agreed to join the dinner as it would be difficult for them to gather again after tonight. It reminded him of Shi Lei as it was as though he had disappeared from his life.
After a quick shower, Zhou Wen hurried to the restaurant outside the school.
It was the same Sichuan cuisine which he treated his friends to earlier.
Other than Liu Yukun and himself, the rest also brought their family along, including Xiao Lingling.
Xu Shuangyu was the last to arrive but she managed to reach the restaurant before the food was served.
She was wearing a lose-knitted-white top with an A-shaped skirt a little lower than her knees. The outfit made her look fresh.
Chen Ziyuan got Xu Shuangyu to sit beside Zhou Wen.
Xu Shuangyu did not behave shyly but sat down and smiled to Zhou Wen. “Are you surprised?”
Zhou Wen took a glimpse of her closely and Xu Shuangyu’s pretty face was so clear under the ceiling light as she did not wear a baseball cap today.
Her eyes were crystal clear, situated below her elegant eyebrows as her lashes danced from time to time. Her skin was smooth and a rosy complexion was visible from her fair skin. Not only that, her thin lips were as charming as rose petals.
‘She is definitely beautiful.’ Zhou Wen praised her silently and asked with a smile as he filled her cup with Yang Wei Duo, “Why didn’t you ask if I’m happy?”
Xu Shuangyu secretly peeked around and whispered as she noticed the rest were busy placing orders, “Do I have to ask? I’m sure you’re very happy, aren’t you?”
Zhou Wen nodded reluctantly. “Are you here because of me?”
Xu Shuangyu glimpsed at him as she squinted her eyes. Arrogantly, she said, “You’re really self-centered.”
Suddenly, Zhang Wei shouted when Zhou Wen, who was about to reply. “Hey, stop having a small talk. Let’s toast and have fun tonight!”
“Cheers!”
“…”
A few of them in the room were very cheeky; hence, the ‘farewell dinner’ did not end with sadness but with joy.
One and a half hours had passed since they started the feast.
At around eight o’clock, Chen Ziyuan suggested going to sing at a karaoke box but Liu Yukun disagreed, “It’s boring; let’s go to the foot massage center.”
Lu Niang and Zhang Wei cheerfully agreed. Therefore, Chen Ziyuan was on board with the idea too. “Sure, let’s go to the foot massage center.”
Xiao Lingling added, “Alright! You guys go to the foot massage center; we will go to the pub.”
However, Chen Zhiyuan disagreed with the proposal, “What are you going to do there alone? Don’t go.”
Xiao Lingling argued, “Since you can go to the massage center, why can’t we go to the pub?”
Chen Ziyuan explained, “We are men, we can protect ourselves; you will just let others take advantage of you if you go to the pub.”
“…”
As they started to argue, Zhang Wei said, “Forget about it. Let’s go home!”
In the end, the trip to the massage center was canceled.
As usual, Zhou Wen and Xu Shuangyu returned to school together.
However, something that was different this time was that Xu Shuangyu did not have to pretend that she was injured; hence, they walked together side by side.
Upon entering the school campus, the noises of the city were completely isolated outside, and they were only surrounded by peace and quietness.
The moon was hanging above the sky with a breeze gently carressing their faces. Unknowingly, that made Zhou Wen feel a little depressed.
Xu Shuangyu asked, “Hey, what are you thinking about?”
Zhou Wen said, “I’m wondering which bastard would end up marrying such a beautiful girl like you…”