My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection

Chapter 227 - 226: The Flavor of Schemes

Seeing Wei Xuan laugh so unabashedly, Lang Jing gave her an annoyed look: "You’re still laughing! If Doctor Lu finds out, you’re in for it.""Cough, cough..." Upon hearing this, Wei Xuan immediately stifled her laughter: "So... being hospitalized, is it serious?"

"It’s okay, just a mild concussion with some bleeding. The doctor said he needs to be observed overnight, but he should be discharged and back at work by this afternoon."

"How did this happen all of a sudden... cough, cough... got hit on the head? Did he get into a fight?" Wei Xuan looked at her curiously, her eyes filled with fiery gossip; she knew Lu Xize was fond of bar scenes, a few of which he had gotten into conflicts with people before.

"I don’t know the specifics. It seems Doctor Lu was drinking with friends and suddenly got hit on the head. The police were here this morning to take a statement! The other person involved was a kid about seventeen or eighteen, still in school—I don’t know much beyond that."

"Pfft, hahaha." Wei Xuan couldn’t contain her laughter again, clutching her stomach as she laughed: "Really? Getting hit on the head out of nowhere, hahaha, should I say Doctor Lu is miserable? The one in a million chance, and he encountered it. Hahaha, is this year’s luck bad for him? He’s been to the police station several times, and now this. Hahaha, I think instead of coming back to the clinic this afternoon, Doctor Lu should go to Guanyin Temple and burn some incense."

"Stop... stop laughing." Lang Jing gave her an annoyed look, holding back her own laughter: "It’s not right to laugh like this, if Doctor Lu knew, we’d be blowing in the wind, cough, cough... But, I couldn’t help but laugh after hearing it."

"Haha, right! Although my mom often tells us it’s wrong to laugh at others, I just can’t help it!"

"Okay, that’s enough laughing. Is Doctor Jiang still upstairs?"

Hearing Jiang Baizhou’s name, Wei Xuan’s laughter stopped abruptly. She quickly made a shushing gesture: "Alright! Can we even tell Doctor Jiang about what happened to Doctor Lu? This morning, Doctor Jiang was asking about Doctor Lu!"

Lang Jing thought for a moment: "Just tell him. Doctor Jiang and Doctor Lu are so close, even if we don’t say anything, Doctor Jiang will find out when he calls, so it doesn’t matter whether we tell or not."

"Okay, I’ll tell him once Doctor Jiang is done with his work."

"Alright, I’ll get busy then, still lots to do!"

"Okay, go ahead! If you need help, just ask."

"I’m suddenly envious of you! So relaxed." Lang Jing’s face was mournful, looking very aggrieved.

Wei Xuan gave her an annoyed sideways glance: "Oh, please. When payday comes, you won’t be envying me anymore. You’re busy, but Doctor Lu’s salary and bonuses for you are way higher than mine."

The two of them were both assistants to the psychologists, but since Lu Xize had more patients than Jiang Baizhou, and because he wasn’t working at the university, Lang Jing, as Doctor Lu’s assistant, was indeed busier than Wei Xuan. Wei Xuan usually had the leisure to go out for bubble tea and coffee or enjoy afternoon tea while watching TV indoors, luxuries unattainable for Lang Jing. Sometimes, when Lang Jing was overwhelmed, Wei Xuan would help her out.

However, their salaries were determined separately by Lu Xize and Jiang Baizhou. Their base salaries were the same, but relatively speaking, Lang Jing worked more overtime, so her pay was naturally higher. In terms of bonuses, they both received the same base bonuses, but due to different working conditions, Lu Xize would give Lang Jing extra bonuses.

But Wei Xuan was quite content with this situation and her salary.

"I’m earning hard money here! Alright, no more chatting, I’ll go back to work."

"Hmm, go on!"

After Jiang Baizhou finished treating that patient, Wei Xuan went upstairs with her notebook, seeing Jiang Baizhou holding a cup and drinking water. She went straight in and reported all the tasks arranged in the morning, without leaving out the incident with Lu Xize.

Upon hearing this, a look of disbelief appeared on Jiang Baizhou’s usually expressionless face: "What? Got hit?"

"Yes, yes." Wei Xuan nodded heavily: "Lang Jing told me right after she got back."

"Still in the hospital now?"

"Yes."

"Is he having some extraordinary luck this year? First, he got slapped and thrown over the shoulder and now hit on the head. What’s next, unthinkable misfortune?" Jiang Baizhou’s eyes showed a rare interest, rarely cracking a teasing smile: "Alright, go ask Lang Jing about Lu Xize’s schedule from the 4th to the 6th. My schedule stays as I discussed, and as for Liu Meiting, her situation can’t be postponed, so don’t delay it. I’ll handle the lecture at S University, and I won’t be returning to the clinic this afternoon. Take care of other matters as you see fit."

"Got it, I understand."

After that, Jiang Baizhou put down his cup, looked at the time on his wristwatch, grabbed his coat from the stand, and his phone from the desk, and left the office directly.

It was around noon when Jiang Baizhou left the clinic, got into his car, and decided to call Lu Xize, checking up on him. Seeing he was fine, he teased him a bit, almost provoking Lu Xize to hang up on him, and was even considering blocking him.

When Jiang Baizhou said he was going to visit him, Lu Xize initially refused, saying he would return in the afternoon and there was no need to make a fuss.

"I just wanted to discuss something with you."

"Hmm?" Hearing this, Lu Xize suddenly felt a foreboding sensation, squinting his eyes: "You have something to discuss with me? Tell me what it is first, then I’ll decide if you can come over."

"I’ll discuss it once I’m there. It’s lunchtime, have you eaten? Should I bring you something?"

"Hmm?" The more ’considerate’ Jiang Baizhou sounded, the more Lu Xize felt it was a trap, so he became wary: "You’re not setting a trap for me, are you? Tell me what’s in the trap, then I’ll decide whether to jump in."

"Alright, I’ll bring some packed lunch over." Jiang Baizhou directly ignored his caution and continued speaking on his own terms, not giving Lu Xize any chance to object, and ended the call right then.

On the other end of the line, as Lu Xize listened to the relentless ’beep beep beep’ of the hang-up tone, he was left feeling bewildered. He couldn’t shake the feeling that he was sensing a strong whiff of a setup, and it seemed clearly aimed at him.