novelraw Chapter 485 - 449: And Being Happy...
Chapter 485 - 449: And Being Happy...
Back at Jingyu Garden.Qiao Yuxian and Gu Yanjing had breakfast first.
After that, Gu Yanjing suggested Qiao Yuxian rest at home while he headed to the Gu Group.
Qiao Yuxian didn’t sleep at home either; she spent half a day making snacks and cooked a meal.
At noon, she went to deliver food to Gu Yanjing.
In the afternoon, they were together at the company.
After work, they went to see Chu Zhengran and Qin Xia.
When they arrived at the hospital, Chu Zhengran and Qin Xia had just finished a verbal battle and were in a semi-cold war.
Their visit helped the two reconcile a bit.
"Here, a birthday gift." Qin Xia handed her a box.
Qiao Yuxian took it, opened it, and looked inside.
A piece of wood.
A piece of wood that had been carved.
She took it out for a closer look and asked, "What’s this?"
"I carved a mermaid." Qin Xia boasted confidently.
The expression was expecting to be praised.
Qiao Yuxian appreciated it carefully, but apart from it being a piece of wood with knife marks, she couldn’t see anything else: "Are you sure?"
Chu Zhengran held back his laughter.
Gu Yanjing watched him trying not to laugh.
"What do you mean by that?" Qin Xia asked.
"I mean... it’s ugly." Qiao Yuxian clarified, "I mean your carving is ugly."
Qin Xia looked at her, trying to change her mind with expressions.
But Qiao Yuxian didn’t budge.
She put away the doll and added, "What a waste of such an expensive piece of wood."
"Then don’t put it away." Qin Xia said haughtily.
"I will put it away." Qiao Yuxian responded.
Gu Yanjing and Chu Zhengran talked about matters regarding M Continent, ignoring their bickering.
Qiao Yuxian handed over some snacks she made: "Here. Your favorite."
Qin Xia took it cheerfully and ate a piece right away: "I knew it, you still love me."
"You give me such an ugly piece of wood. I thought you didn’t love me." Qiao Yuxian retorted.
"It’s a mermaid." Qin Xia insisted.
"It’s wood." Qiao Yuxian replied.
"A mermaid."
"Wood."
"Mermaid."
"Wood."
They looked at each other and tacitly changed the topic.
While eating cookies, Qin Xia said: "By the way, you were out for seven days and planned to visit so many places, why didn’t you post on social media?"
Qiao Yuxian’s face froze, unwilling to talk.
Social media?!
Post what?!
Post her five days lying in bed, staring at the ceiling?
Gu Yanjing glanced at her.
"Surely you took photos, right?" Qin Xia asked, "Hurry and show me the photos. Then Photoshop me in. It’ll be like I went on the trip too."
Chu Zhengran listened: "......"
Qiao Yuxian didn’t want to speak.
Photos... could at least be found online.
"Why aren’t you speaking?" Qin Xia looked at Qiao Yuxian and asked, "Didn’t enjoy your trip?"
"I had fun." Qiao Yuxian stiffly uttered those three words.
Qin Xia looked at her, after a moment saying: "From your expression, I see something wonderfully subtle."
"What?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
"Pain mixed with joy." Qin Xia said.
Qiao Yuxian felt a jolt and quickly stuffed a piece of cake into Qin Xia’s mouth: "Eat more. Get some nutrition."
Qin Xia was forced to swallow it and chewed twice, prepared to continue speaking, when Qiao Yuxian shoved another piece of cake at her: "You’re too skinny. Eat more."
Qin Xia glared at her, muttering indistinctly: "$&%&*&$￥%$￥..."
But Qiao Yuxian understood her.
"You’re silencing me with food."
Listening to their banter, Chu Zhengran looked at Gu Yanjing, his gentle face showing an enigmatic smile.
Gu Yanjing looked at him impassively, paused, and said coldly: "Take good care of yourself, avoid any lasting effects."
These implications.
Caused Chu Zhengran’s face to darken a bit.
Qiao Yuxian and Qin Xia chatted for a bit in the ward, and then went outside to continue their conversation.
"I heard Le Chu and Lin Huai Shu went out twice." Qin Xia mentioned.
"You heard that too." Qiao Yuxian replied.
"Lin Huai Shu is such a loudspeaker, nearly rented a screen in front of a mall to announce it to the world." Qin Xia said, "You should have seen his smugness."
Qiao Yuxian said nothing.
Qin Xia asked: "What do you think?"
"As long as Le Chu likes it, it doesn’t matter what I think." Qiao Yuxian commented.
"True." Qin Xia agreed, "From what I know over the years, Lin Huai Shu is genuinely decent. He’s upright and maintains his dignity. I’ve seen someone try to put him in bed and he ran away overnight."
Qiao Yuxian nodded, asking: "What about you? How’s it going with Chu Zhengran?"
"Same as always." Qin Xia said, "I just treat myself as a caregiver. A caregiver repaying a life-saving favor."
"It’s been so long, haven’t you two talked?" Qiao Yuxian wondered aloud.
"We’ve talked." Qin Xia shrugged, "Don’t know why. Every time we talk, we end up arguing. Not sure where things go wrong. Tried several times, but all ended in fights."
Qiao Yuxian: "......"
"Our recent cold war was also an attempt to talk, which ended up like this." Qin Xia said, feeling a bit helpless.
"I know what to do." Qiao Yuxian stated, "You should take advantage of when Chu Zhengran is weakest to sort things out. He’s weak, no strength to fight, and you won’t bear to fight him because you care. That’s when you can talk."
Qin Xia considered her words seriously: "Should I make him weak now?"
Qiao Yuxian: "...Go ahead."
Qin Xia stopped talking.
Qiao Yuxian glanced at her and added: "I’m also curious. How does someone as good-tempered as Chu Zhengran become like this around you..."
Qin Xia shrugged.
Qiao Yuxian asked: "What about his mother?"
"Madam Chu comes almost every day." Qin Xia replied, "Her visits are pretty regular. So, when the time comes, I leave."
Listening to her, Qiao Yuxian patted her shoulder: "Take your time."
"Mm."
...
Qiao Yuxian and Gu Yanjing didn’t stay long in the ward.
They left just before dinner time.
Gu Yanjing took Qiao Yuxian to see Zhao Shimeng.
In the car, Gu Yanjing asked: "Do you really not need me to accompany you?"
Qiao Yuxian said: "No need. It won’t take long. You wait in the car. Once I come out, we’ll go for something tasty."
Gu Yanjing didn’t say anything more: "Stay safe."
"Understood." Qiao Yuxian replied.
Just as she finished speaking and Gu Yanjing was about to talk some more.
Her phone rang.
It was a call from Wen Mingcheng.
Seeing the incoming call, Qiao Yuxian furrowed her brows and quickly answered.
Wen Mingcheng usually messages her and rarely calls.
She felt a little worried about Yunzhong Building.
"Uncle Wen, what’s wrong?" Qiao Yuxian inquired:
"Nothing." Wen Mingcheng assured her first, then shared the matter, "I’m going to D Continent tomorrow. Might need to be there for a while. Please watch over Yunzhong Building. Some documents might require your signature."
His words only made Qiao Yuxian’s brows furrow tighter: "Is something wrong? Why so sudden?"
"Some personal issues." Wen Mingcheng said, "It’s not a big problem and can be solved."
"Are you sure?" Qiao Yuxian asked, "Do you need me to go with you?"
Gu Yanjing glanced aside at her.
"No need." Wen Mingcheng said, "Just look after Yunzhong Building."
Probably because it was too sudden, Qiao Yuxian still felt uneasy.
After all, Yunzhong Building hadn’t required her oversight before.
Wen Mingcheng mentioned it was a personal issue, seemingly reluctant to say more.
She said: "Okay. Take care."
"Mm. Don’t worry." Wen Mingcheng replied.
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