Chapter 79: You’re Not Happy? (2/2)
“Why don’t you secure your own affairs first?”
Unable to help herself, she even tried calling Shen Wei, who had just gotten married, but she was also busy, with a business trip as her excuse.
Everyone was preoccupied with their own affairs.
With no other option, Cheng Xi could only make herself busy as well. Coincidentally, Lu Chenzhou’s grandfather called her just then. “Could we trouble you to come over? My wife’s gone home to rest because she was exhausted, and our grandson’s unwilling to eat.”
So Cheng Xi went over, bumping into Lu Chenzhou’s father on the way there. When they met, he stopped and asked, “Are you really Lu Chenzhou’s friend?”
Cheng Xi blinked, and Lu Chenzhou’s father’s expression warmed up several degrees from its previously frosty state as he nodded appreciatively at her. “Given his temper, it must have been hard on you.”
“……”
Only upon seeing Lu Chenzhou’s grandfather did she realize the whole story. The old man was yelling at his son in front of a few young men. “Don’t you have any patience? All you do is keep flaring up. Zhou’s body is weak, so isn’t it normal for him to be unable to eat?”
After she walked closer, she found that most of these people were actually already familiar: Baldy, Xu Po, and someone she didn’t seem to know. When Baldy saw her, he introduced the third person to her. “This is Xie Ziming.”
Cheng Xi thought back long and hard until she finally remembered something. During the first time she had played mahjong with Baldy, it seemed as though a man had had to cancel on them, which was why she had to stand in for him in the first place.
Xie Ziming looked pretty average, but his smile was cordial. “In the few months while I was out, yours was the name that I heard the most. It’s nice to finally meet you.”
Cheng Xi was somewhat embarrassed, and she didn’t bother asking what he had heard about her, instead exchanging a few pleasantries before quickly saying, “I’m going to go inside to look at him first.”
This was her way of hiding.
She much preferred working with her patients over social interactions.
Baldy and the rest exchanged a knowing glance with each other behind her back. Xie Ziming said, “This doctor seems so gentle. Can she really do anything?”
Lu Chenzhou’s grandfather trusted her completely, and nodded confidently. “Of course she can. I’ve never seen Zhou so obedient before.”
Everyone grew even more curious, but unfortunately, the door to Lu Chenzhou’s ward was tightly closed. In general, visitors weren’t allowed in; Lu Chenzhou’s father had only been allowed in because Lu Chenzhou had refused to speak or talk to anyone. However, he had gotten so angry that he had been forced to leave.
Cheng Xi again put on her mask and isolation suit before entering. Lu Chenzhou was sleeping peacefully, a sumptuous and nourishing meal by his bedside. The nurse was watching him from the side of the room. Upon seeing Cheng Xi, she quietly said, “He refuses to eat anything. This isn’t good for his recovery.”
Cheng Xi smiled understandingly and walked over. Lu Chenzhou was only pretending to sleep; when he heard her footsteps, he opened his eyes.
“Do you want to eat something?” She pretended to not know anything, and asked this question naturally as she sat down in front of his bed.
Lu Chenzhou didn’t respond, only looking at her.
“Why don’t you have something. Won’t it be nice to get out of here earlier? How terrible it must feel to be cooped up in here.”
She took a bowl of porridge and held a spoonful up to his mouth.
The two stayed still until Lu Chenzhou finally relented, opening his mouth—it truly was quite uncomfortable to stay here. He felt trapped in this pure white room, which was too small and hard to bear.
But after seeing her, it didn’t feel as hard to bear anymore.
He finished the bowl of porridge and ate some of the other dishes as well. Throughout the whole process, Cheng Xi kept talking about random things, like how much his grandmother was worried about him, how often his grandfather thought of him, and how she had met Baldy and the rest, including a man called Xie Ziming.
Her voice was very pleasant to the ear, neither hurried nor slow, and neither anxious nor impatient. It was soft and gentle, like a relaxed spring breeze.
But Lu Chenzhou could still detect something off in her voice. He looked at her, suddenly asking, “Are you unhappy?”
“……”
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