My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection

Chapter 228 - 227: This scoundrel has absolutely no conscience

Just as expected, when Jiang Baizhou visited Lu Xize in the hospital, he was staying in a single suite. Jiang Baizhou felt deeply embarrassed by this wasteful use of resources, but he didn’t point it out. After all, they had matters to discuss later, and he had to leave some room for negotiation.When Lu Xize saw him walk in carrying two big bags of takeout, he suddenly felt a sense of pressure. Maybe it was the long-term trauma from being taken advantage of by him. He felt that Jiang Baizhou’s sudden concern surely had an ulterior motive.

If it were a normal day, even if he called and begged him to visit, Jiang Baizhou would still have hesitated. But this time he came on his own, definitely up to no good.

Looking at the bandage wrapped around Lu Xize’s head, Jiang Baizhou uncharacteristically laughed without hiding his emotions, placing the bags on the table and raising his eyebrows, "Hmm, your look is quite unique, suits your style."

Hearing the mockery in Jiang Baizhou’s words, Lu Xize directly rolled his eyes and threw off his quilt, getting up from the bed, "You didn’t just come to laugh at me, did you?"

"What happened?" Jiang Baizhou sat on the sofa and asked, looking at him.

"Oh, don’t mention it, who the hell did I offend? Those brats started a fight among themselves, and now I’m the one suffering, it’s damn unlucky. What did you bring? Coincidentally, I’m hungry too." Lu Xize pouted, not planning to say much because talking about it more would only upset him. This incident was definitely a stain in his life.

"I ordered a few things." Jiang Baizhou responded nonchalantly, watching him unpack the bags.

"Wow, not bad!" Seeing the four dishes in the box, Lu Xize nodded in satisfaction, opened a lunchbox, grabbed the chopsticks, and started eating without any reservation, "Hmm, tastes good too. Where did you buy it?"

"A restaurant near the hospital."

"Have you eaten?"

"No."

"Then let’s eat together, no need to be polite with me. We’re like family, right?"

"..."

This move of playing the host was impressive, considering that he bought the food, but the way he said it made it seem like he had spent the money. Sure enough, even with a head injury, it couldn’t stop his shamelessness.

Jiang Baizhou also took a few bites—it tasted quite good. A while later, Lu Xize suddenly paused from eating, recalled something important, and looked up at him, "By the way, you mentioned something to discuss before coming. What is it?"

"Finish eating first, there’s no rush."

Hearing his calm tone while reading, Lu Xize increasingly felt something was off, furrowing his eyebrows, he simply put down his chopsticks, "Old Jiang, we’re comrades. Digging pits for your comrade like this is immoral. Just tell me what it is, so I have a sense of it. I just suffered a disaster for no good reason, you can’t kick me when I’m down."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Baizhou also stopped eating, put down his bowl and chopsticks, looked at him seriously, lips tightly pursed, thought for a while, and said, "It’s like this, I just saw your schedule for the 4th to the 6th that Lang Jing sent me."

"Lang Jing?" Lu Xize was startled, "Is that little girl not planning to get her bonus, turning against me? Did she tell you about my incident too?" He pointed at the bandage on his head as he spoke.

"Actually, it was Wei Xuan who told me."

"..."

Lu Xize was speechless—obviously, Lang Jing must have told Wei Xuan, otherwise how would Wei Xuan have told him!

"So, why do you need my schedule?"

"It’s like this, I’ve scheduled a follow-up appointment on the morning of the 4th with a patient who had shown clear suicidal tendencies during their initial consultation. After this period of counseling, they’ve improved a bit, but their situation is still concerning. I’m not free that day, could you see them for me?"

"Me?" Lu Xize pointed to himself, he knew it—this guy was up to no good, trying to shirk responsibility again.

"Why aren’t you free? What are you up to?"

"I have my own matters. I’ve pushed all I could from the 4th to the 6th, and for the things I couldn’t push, you help cover for me. Also, on the morning of the 5th, there’s a lecture at S University. Just go directly, I’ll inform the school. I’ll have Wei Xuan compile the necessary information for you."

"You’re really setting it all up for me!" Lu Xize laughed lightly, "Come on, why should I? You take the money, I do the work, what are you thinking? Daydreaming in the middle of the day? Really, I’m not doing it! I still have a lot on my plate! Besides, what could you possibly have going on? Tell me."

Jiang Baizhou pursed his lips, showing no intention of speaking further, merely gazed at him with his deep eyes.

Lu Xize felt uneasy under his stare, grumbled, "Looking at me won’t make a difference!"

Jiang Baizhou still remained silent, his focus now on the food on the table. Seeing this, Lu Xize suddenly felt uncertain, "I could help, but how’s the compensation?"

"We can split it however you like."

"You said it."

"Alright, deal." Lu Xize nodded, figuring that he’s not really short of that money. He’s been brothers with Jiang Baizhou for so many years, though their relationship has always been about love-hate interactions, they would still stand up for each other during tough times.

Saying it like this, one might think they are truly in love!

"By the way, about the money you owe me..."

"I’ve finished eating, and we’ve discussed everything. I’ll head out first." Jiang Baizhou immediately interrupted, stood up and looked at him expressionlessly, "By the way, you’ve only got a head injury, yet you’re in a single suite. Isn’t that a bit of a waste?"

Lu Xize was speechless; bringing up the subject of money made him divert the topic, not only that, it ended with a retort. The dude’s conscience is... no, this guy doesn’t even have a conscience.

If not for the food being decent and feeling wasteful, Lu Xize would have flipped the table.

After leaving the hospital, Jiang Baizhou cheerfully raised an eyebrow, suddenly feeling lighter. After pondering for a while, he took out his phone from his coat, opened a ticket booking app, selected a satisfactory time, and bought a ticket. Then he returned to his car and started calling the person in charge at S University to discuss the lecture arrangements.

This issue was actually tricky—at first the school was firmly against changing speakers, but after Jiang Baizhou negotiated for a while, the school leadership, knowing the reputation of Lu Family’s eldest son Lu Xize, agreed. Though he had a somewhat unruly personality, his expertise in psychology was undeniable.

Although his fame wasn’t as great as Jiang Baizhou’s, many universities now use him and Jiang Baizhou as examples. Ultimately, the school acceded to Jiang Baizhou’s request with one condition: he must deliver his own lecture next month, to which Jiang Baizhou naturally agreed.