Chapter 212: Shiver In Fright, You Nobodies! (1/2)

Fortunately, I Met You Qoob 39570K 2022-07-23

Cheng Xi had only been to Lu Chenzhou’s place once, which was when he’d gotten septicemia and the serious cold that had forced him to spend a whole month in the hospital.

Of course, at that time, the situation had been better because the rest of the Lu family had known the passcode to the front gate. But now, when Cheng Xi entered the passcode that she’d written down in her phone, she found that it had been changed.

Cheng Xi was caught unprepared by this turn of events.

She looked expectantly towards Lu Chenming.

Lu Chenming quickly shook his head. He didn’t know the passcode either; honestly, this was his first time coming to Lu Chenzhou’s place. “Let me ask my grandmother.”

Cheng Xi didn’t expect her to know either; and as expected, his grandparents also only knew the old passcode. “The last time we came here, we simply walked inside because we thought that he wasn’t there. But to our surprise, he was actually at home. But after that, he changed the passcode and we were never able to return.” But Lu Chenzhou’s grandmother was nonetheless still very happy to see that Cheng Xi had returned. She even made Lu Chenming hand her his phone so that she could directly say, “Cheng Xi, it’s good that you’re back. Zhou will definitely get better once he sees you. Thank you, Cheng Xi.”

Lu Chenzhou’s grandmother was particularly worked up by Cheng Xi’s return. For some reason, she seemed to believe that, as long as Cheng Xi was here, her grandson would be all right again.

Cheng Xi didn’t know how to respond to their blind devotion, but Lu Chenzhou’s grandmother simply kept going without waiting for a response. After talking aimlessly for quite a while, she turned back and said to her husband, “Old man, we don’t have to worry anymore. Dr. Cheng’s back, so everything will return to normal soon.”

Cheng Xi’s senses were keen, and she immediately picked up on the fact that Lu Chenzhou’s grandmother didn’t seem to be at their home. After Lu Chenming’s grandmother hung up, she asked him, “Is your grandfather in the hospital?”

“That’s right.”

Cheng Xi was slightly surprised to hear him say this in a lofty tone. “What happened?”

Lu Chenming noticed that Cheng Xi’s tone wasn’t too happy, and he was at a loss for how he should reply. Eventually, Cheng Yang had to step in, and he said, “It’s nothing major. He’s just a little old and had too much on his plate lately. So, the doctors recommended that he spend some time at the hospital.”

Cheng Xi understood from his veiled words that this was most likely a ploy to bait Lu Chenzhou from his house. And despite its failure, in order to prevent his grandson from catching on, Lu Chenzhou’s grandfather could only remain in the hospital for a while.

The three of them stood outside Lu Chenzhou’s front gate somewhat helplessly. Neither pressing the doorbell, calling for Lu Chenzhou, nor shouting loudly worked; Lu Chenzhou didn’t show any signs of coming out. Instead, the community management came over: apparently they’d received complaints from the other residents about the noise they were making. If they didn’t immediately leave, they’d call the police.

“Who made the report? The person staying here?” Cheng Yang pointed at Lu Chenzhou’s house.

“No.”

Cheng Xi sighed. Honestly, given Lu Chenzhou’s personality, it’d be a miracle if he cared enough about this noise to call and get rid of it.

She immediately stepped forward and said, “I’m sorry, but we were invited here by Mr. Lu. He doesn’t seem to have returned yet. We’ll make sure to not make a big fuss and wait for him here quietly.”

It took some more persuasion before the management personnel finally left them alone. Then after just a few minutes, Cheng Yang was the first to grow impatient. “What’re we waiting for? If he doesn’t open the gate, then we should leave! He’ll be fine for another day or two! You shouldn’t unnecessarily worry yourself like this.”

Since his sister was right in front of him, he didn’t say anything excessive, but he really didn’t understand why she was so concerned for Lu Chenzhou. Hadn’t his sister been hurt enough by him? If not for her superiors at the hospital looking favorably upon her, Cheng Xi might have lost all of her hard-earned reputation and credibility as a skilled doctor.

They’d even gone so far as to come over and check up on him. So if he didn’t want to see them, then what was the point of trying? Why didn’t they just leave?!

Lu Chenming also began to hesitate. “Why don’t we…… leave? My brother doesn’t like it when people disturb him.”

Like Cheng Yang, he also wasn’t overly worried that something bad would really befall Lu Chenzhou. More importantly, for him, he truly believed with all his heart that his brother was the most capable person in their household. In Lu Chenming’s mind, his brother was daring and able to do anything; it never even crossed his mind that there could be something that even his brother couldn’t deal with.

Cheng Xi looked at the two of them quietly. But before she could respond, Baldy arrived. When he saw the three of them standing in front of the gate, he asked Cheng Xi, “What’s the matter? Even you can’t get in?”

He seemed to be frustrated at Cheng Xi’s uselessness.

Cheng Yang couldn’t help but mock him right back. “What, do you think that my sister can just open gates with a wave of her hands?”

Only then did Baldy glance at him. “Your sister? Oh, you must be Cheng Xi’s brother, Zhou’s wife’s older brother.” He spread his hands magnanimously. “Alright, I’ll forgive your rudeness.”

Cheng Yang was struck speechless by his shamelessness. “……”

Everyone around Lu Chenzhou was crazy! He coldly replied, “My sister has nothing to do with that fellow. Don’t try to implicate us in his affairs, thanks!”

“What do you mean, ‘implicate?’ Your sister’s the only person who’s ever slept with Zhou! Are you going to deny it?”