CH 63

Chapter 63: Not Returning Home

Although Qiao Zhenran was caught picking up Chang Qing, Lu Zheng couldn’t kick him away for the moment.

It’s not so easy to change the boss. At least they had to wait for Qiao Zhenran to finish all the affairs in his hand before he can leave office cleanly.

Qiao Zhenran also understood this in his heart, so he wasn’t in a hurry, and still magnanimously sent things to Chang Qing.

Chang Qing admires Qiao Zhenran. He also put in a good word for Qiao Zhenran, which seemed to be unnecessary.

Qiao Zhenran sent the gifts in the company. Other people didn’t know that they were from him, it was all sent by the girl at the front desk. They thought that Chang Qing had a passionate suitor. They didn’t know that this person was their big boss. They took this opportunity to tease Chang Qing.

Chang Qing’s office also became lively. He had very little experience with girls other than Lu Hua. It was inevitable that he would be a little constrained and wouldn’t be able to join their conversation.

To be honest, if it wasn’t for Lu Hua’s childish temperament Chang Qing would probably shrink back.

In the end, Zhang Xinyu rescued him and drove all these chattering girls out.

Since yesterday, the weather hadn’t been very good. It had been rainy and windy. Chang Qing had put on more clothes but he still felt cold. He didn’t know if he had caught a cold at night. He had a little cold today, his eyes kept watering and even his nose was red.

Zhang Xinyu kicked out the girls who didn’t know anything. He looked at Chang Qing’s face, and said, “If you aren’t feeling well, ask for leave.”

Chang Qing took out a tissue, wiped the wet corners of his eyes, and spoke in a nasal tone. “It’s not too bad, it’s not enough to ask for leave.”

As soon as they finished eating in the company canteen, Qiao Zhenran ordered the hawthorn cake1 from the medicinal restaurant for Chang Qing and delivered it directly to Chang Qing’s office.

Zhang Xinyu looked at the cakes on Chang Qing’s table, and after a moment’s silence, he said, “The boss is quite good at this.”

Chang Qing picked up his cup of water, took a sip, to moisten his throat, and then said, “You eat it. I won’t eat it anyway.”

Zhang Xinyu asked, “Do you want to eat it for the boss?”

Chang Qing smiled, “You can send it to your other assistants to eat.”

Zhang Xinyu took a closer look at his face, “You didn’t have anything to do with Qiao Zhenran yesterday, did you?”

Chang Qing felt a headache when he remembered what happened yesterday. It wasn’t something that couldn’t be said, so he whispered to Zhang Xinyu, “We ran into President Lu.”

Zhang Xinyu wasn’t at the scene, but he also felt the embarrassment. “… and then what?”

Chang Qing paused for a moment and said softly, “There is no more.”

Zhang Xinyu felt his hesitation and didn’t ask any more questions. This kind of embarrassment was awkward, but Qiao Zhenran’s ability to act as if nothing had happened was also a skill.

Chang Qing sneezed, and tears came out again. He wiped his tears, and the corners of his eyes turned red.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Xinyu insisted that he ask for leave to go home, “Go back and take some medicine and have a good rest. There’s nothing going on anyway.”

Before he finished speaking, Chang Qing sneezed again, causing his shoulders to shrug, which was weird… weird and cute. Zhang Xinyu saw it, and the corners of his lips couldn’t help but smile.

As a straight man, Zhang Xinyu can also appreciate the beauty of Chang Qing. Chang Qing had a beautiful face, which wasn’t very defined, and his cheeks were a little round. From several angles, he looked a bit like a handsome girl. The expression on that face was also always gentle, with a softness to it.

Both appearance and temperament were much better than Qiu Qianjin, so it was no wonder that Qiao Zhenran was attracted to him.

However, Zhang Xinyu still didn’t think highly of Qiao Zhenran. In his eyes, Qiao Zhenran was qualified as a boss, but not a qualified partner. Even if he was a straight man, he could feel that Qiao Zhenran wasn’t reliable.

He heard that straight men have a more accurate sixth sense, but Zhang Xinyu didn’t intervene in Chang Qing’s affairs. He saw that Chang Qing had an idea himself, so he didn’t need to worry about it.

Chang Qing wiped away the tears dripping from the corner of his eye. Seeing Zhang Xinyu smiling, he hesitated a little before saying, “I’d better ask for leave.”

After coming out of Tianxing, Chang Qing got into Ah Jian’s car.

Ah Jian has always been reticent, but when he got into the car, he gently prompted: “Please fasten your seat belt.”

Chang Qing listened, paused, and slowly fastened his seat belt.

When he returned to Lu’s house, he found cold medicine and water to swallow it down. And he drank another glass of warm water. Only then did his body fall into his remade bed. After smelling the warm fragrance on the quilt, he got a good sleep.

After waking up, it was already evening, Chang Qing got up from the bed, washed and went downstairs.

Lu Hua had already returned, but Lu Zheng was nowhere to be seen.

The atmosphere between the two of them was somewhat cold yesterday. Chang Qing didn’t say anything else, and Lu Zheng didn’t say anything either. In the end, the two of them didn’t say anything until they reached home.

Chang Qing didn’t know what they were fighting for in the cold war. He didn’t take it to heart, but obviously Lu Zheng didn’t think the same.

According to Mother Zhang, Lu Zheng had packed his things, brought a suitcase and went to live in the company.

Lu Zheng has not returned home.

The soup made by Mother Zhang had to be sent to the hospital by Chang Qing.

Chang Qing was reluctant, so he brought Lu Hua and Ah Jian with him, and the three went to the hospital together.

When they met Lu Shi in the hospital, they didn’t expect him to have a very good life in the hospital. There was a thick stack of books on the table next to him. Chang Qing glanced at it casually and found that it was a painting of □□. He subconsciously grabbed Lu Hua, who was curious and wanted to look at it.

Lu Shi raised his eyes lazily, lazily and shifted his attention to them. He said in a strange tone, “How dare you come here? Aren’t you disappointed to see that I’m all right now?”

He can also sit now. Someone had bought him an ultra-luxurious soft cushion that was resting behind his back. Half of his body sank into the pillow, it looked very comfortable to the naked eye.

Chang Qing asked Butler Lin to set a meal for him, and he pulled Lu Hua to clean up his dirty clothes.

The nurse Lu Zheng hired for Lu Shi wasn’t very dedicated. The dirty clothes that Lu Shi had changed out of were unwashed and kept in the dirty laundry basket.

Seeing that he was ignoring him, Lu Shi curled his lips and said nothing. He glanced at the dishes, and said with disgust, “It’s too plain. I can’t see any meat.”

Butler Lin said, “This is pork bone soup.”

He raised his eyebrows, “Why, pig bones are not meat, just a little bit of minced meat, is that meat? I want to eat braised pork!” He lay back and said with a straight face, “Take it back. I don’t want to eat it.”

Butler Lin was helpless and glanced at Chang Qing. Chang Qing glanced at this guy’s face, his face was flushed, his cheeks and chin were much rounder. He looked like he couldn’t eat any better. He couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

But no matter how confused he was in his heart, his face remained calm, and he said to Butler Lin, “Since he doesn’t want to eat it, just put it away.”

When Lu Shi heard him say this, he exploded. “You really hope I can’t eat or sleep well.”

Chang Qing: “…”

Lu Hua was puzzled and said, “It was third brother who said that he wouldn’t eat.”

Lu Shi saw Lu Hua and grit his teeth, “Stupid Xiao Hua, you’re so stupid. Don’t talk to me in the future.”

Seeing that he burned himself, Lu Hua was also aggrieved and said: “You’re stupid. You’re the stupid one. I didn’t say anything about you. I came to bring you food and to visit you. You still want to scold me and get angry with me. You’re a dog biting Lu Dongbin!2 You really can’t recognize good people. You’re not going to talk to me? I don’t want to talk to you! I won’t come to see you anymore!”

Lu Shi said hatefully. Don’t come, I don’t care about you. Don’t call me brother from now on, I don’t want to be your brother. You’re so annoying you ugly bitch3!”

Lu Hua was about to die of anger, “You’re the only one smoking. You’re not only ugly but also blind!”

Lu Shi made a gesture, “Everything you scold me for will bounce back on you. You’re blind, you’re ugly. I don’t have an ugly sister like you.”

Calling girls ugly is too lethal, and Lu Hua’s tears rolled down again. She said angrily, “Stupid third brother, I’ll be a pig if I ever talk to you again! Goodbye, I’ll never see you again!”

After she finished speaking, she dragged Chang Qing outside.

Chang Ching watched their whole elementary school chicken scolding match and didn’t interrupt. Now when he saw Lu Hua was crying angrily, he felt a little annoyed. He turned to look at Lu Shi and said, “You’re not satisfied until you’ve pissed off both your relatives?”

Lu Shi’s tone was very impulsive, “It’s none of your business. It’s all things I don’t want anyway.”

Chang Qing looked at him, nodded, and said, “Okay, don’t regret it later.”

Lu Shi picked up a comic and threw it at the door, “Get lost, you guys! You’re annoying to look at!”

Butler Lin quickly packed up his things and went out with Chang Qing.

Lu Shi kicked off the blanket and muttered to himself, “I don’t need any siblings. They’re not reliable. I can only rely on myself. If I move out, I’ll move out. When I’m an adult, I’ll have everything I want.”

He felt much better when he thought this, but he was still a little upset. He called Shi Huanchuan and said, “Come here quickly! I’m in a bad mood!”

Shi Huanchuan was originally training for running exercises, and when he answered the phone, his breath was unsteady and he was panting. He heard Lu Shi’s words and said nothing more. He immediately agreed and asked him if he had had lunch.

Lu Shi said: “No, you bring me more meat. I want to eat braised meat, fish and all kinds of meat.  Don’t bring me bone soup or chicken soup. I’ve drank soup so much that I want to vomit.”

The other side, responded in a warm voice.

Lu Shi remembered something, frowned again, and said, “Come here after you’ve had a bath. Don’t come over all covered in sweat, it’s dirty.”

When he heard Shi Huanchuan agree Lu Shi’s eyebrows loosened and the discomfort in his heart disappeared. He said with some satisfaction, “Alright, I’m hanging up now. Hurry up and come over. I’m starving.”

After hanging up the phone, Lu Shi was finally in a good mood. However, his eyes fell on the paper bag that Chang Qing had brought over but forgot to take away. He was in a bad mood again when he saw the paper bag at the end of his bed.

What did he bring? Lu Shi lifted himself up, stretched out his toes and snagged the paper bag in front of him. When he opened it, he saw that it was a sweater.

Lu Shi paused, took out the sweater and looked at it, and said in disgust, “What kind of vision is this?”

He wasn’t a child, but he gave him a sweater with small animals embroidered on his chest. Was it a sarcastic comment on his childishness?

When Lu Shi thought of this, his mood worsened again.

Although it was really cold these days, he wore a thin sweater coat with a patient’s gown underneath, these weren’t warm, but he wasn’t reduced to the point of using the sweater brought by that person.

Thinking of this, Lu Shi called Shi Huanchuan again and asked him to bring him some sweaters to wear.