In the office, after she left, Shim Youhuan glanced at the report while calling Cao Yong: "You co over in the afternoon, the report is out. I won’t let her attend the discussion eting."
Cao Yong thought about entering through the back door of the Guozhi Hospitalization Departnt to avoid encountering her.
One-thirty in the afternoon. Xie Wanying hoisted her backpack, stuffed with dirty clothes of herself and her cousins, to send to the laundry on the small street by the school for a quick wash. Shang Siling gave her so money, refusing to take it back, saying: "If you don’t take the money, your cousin and I will stop talking to you. We wouldn’t dare trouble you again. Your cousin and I are university professors, we know you’re a student now and have no money."
Chastised by her cousin-in-law, Xie Wanying obediently took the money and went back to school.
Exiting the hospitalization departnt into the lobby downstairs. The hospital’s foot traffic was slightly less at noon. Ahead walked a figure that looked familiar, his tall, handso stature and extraordinary attire easily identifiable in the crowd. Xie Wanying’s body froze, almost causing her to lose her senses.
It was Senior Cao!
She wouldn’t mistake him, wherever Senior Cao goes, he draws attention like a fashion model on the Paris stage. A blue sweater, black jacket, carrying a brown leather bag, wearing brown leather shoes — all trendy fashion items. Plus, with his striking looks, he had the complete celebrity aura.
Various passersby cast curious looks, wondering who he could be. Probably not imdiately thinking he’d be a doctor.
Xie Wanying’s eyes couldn’t move for a mont, her heart pounding slightly: Why is Senior Cao here? Right, Senior Cao carrying a briefcase might be invited to Guo Zhi Hospital for an urgent consultation. With this thought, she began to run, thump, thump, thump, hiding behind a close-by pillar.
Suddenly, in the view, a figure sprinting across the crowd appeared, making Cao Yong pause his footsteps.
He didn’t fail to see her; after getting off the car, he had already seen her silhouette carrying that large backpack from afar.
Calmly walking towards her, he planned the accidental encounter between the two, where he wouldn’t need to hide that he knows the situation anymore. Unexpectedly, she mistakenly thought he didn’t see her and began to run.
What to do?
Cao Yong blinked under his long bangs, feeling a mix of amusent and helplessness. It seed he could only proceed pretending not to see her here.
Carrying the briefcase, he continued walking, reaching the elevator, hoping she’d co back and greet him.
Hiding behind the pillar, Xie Wanying quietly peeked her head out, eyes scanning where Senior Cao had gone.
The thumping heartbeat in her chest felt like a guilty conscience, unsure of what Senior Cao would think if he found out her family was hospitalized at Guo Zhi.
Her eyes looked at Senior Cao standing at the elevator door, suddenly her mouth felt dry.
Say it, say her cousin and cousin-in-law were the ones who first sought a doctor. How about if Senior Cao asks why she didn’t suggest transferring her family to Guoxie then? Because Guo Zhi is number one in the specialty. Maybe such words might hurt the feelings of teachers from Guoxie.
She had sentints towards teachers from Guoxie, Xie Wanying was very sure in her heart at that mont.
Standing at the elevator, Cao Yong’s eyes seed to be watching the white numbers of the elevator going up and down.
Her two lines of sight swept across his back, making his back feel prickly. He feared accidentally revealing it.
To be honest, he could hardly continue pretending. Such accelerated heartbeat never occured in his life before.
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