When Yang Sheng arrived at the hospital, Le Tong was reclining at an angle on the bed with her eyes closed, as if asleep. She was holding a remote control, and the TV hanging on the wall was playing Teletubbies. Several colored Teletubbies were babbling and wiggling their chubby bodies.
Yang Sheng shook his head with a smile, truly surprised that Le Tong enjoyed watching children’s shows.
"Tongtong..."
When Yang Sheng ca in earlier, he had already consulted with the doctor. The doctor said that Le Tong’s fever had almost subsided, and she could be discharged. He also instructed Yang Sheng to remind her to take her dicine on ti.
"Mm..."
Le Tong groggily opened her eyes and, upon seeing Yang Sheng, mumbled, "Senior, you’re here?"
The Le Tong that Yang Sheng was accustod to seeing was mostly spirited, intelligent, and capable. Yet now, this sleepy, languid version of her left Yang Sheng unable to look away.
He had heard that a truly beautiful woman is one who looks stunning when she wakes up. If that’s the case, the Le Tong before him, with her slightly parted lips, half-open beautiful eyes, and no makeup, was undoubtedly a true beauty—an absolute stunner.
"Yes, the doctor said your fever has gone down. You can leave the hospital. Can you walk? I’ll take you ho."
When Yang Sheng ca in, he had brought along the down jacket and scarf that were draped over the chair. Seeing her lift the quilt, he considerately draped the down jacket over her, then wrapped the scarf around her neck and face with practiced ease.
Le Tong looked down at Yang Sheng as he attentively wrapped the scarf around her, and suddenly thought that anyone with such a considerate and attentive boyfriend would surely be very happy.
"Senior, you’re so considerate!"
Yang Sheng raised his eyebrows with a teasing look, "What? Want to chase after ? If so, I’ll seriously consider it!"
Le Tong, accustod to his frivolousness, raised her hand and gave him a light smack.
"Chase after you? I don’t have that kind of courage."
She said she lacked the courage, but actually, it was that she lacked the inclination.
And rather than saying Le Tong never had any such inclinations toward Yang Sheng, it was more accurate to say she had little interest in n in general.
"Junior sister, your way of rejecting n is truly impressive, but I still feel heartbroken. What should I do?!"
Le Tong laughed as she got off the bed and stuffed the dicine the doctor prescribed into her bag, "Senior, where’s your heartbroken? This is a hospital; it shouldn’t be hard to find a doctor to stitch it up for you."
Yang Sheng kindly supported her by the shoulders, taking her weight upon himself, and let her lean on him as they slowly left the hospital room.
Yang Sheng looked down at her and joked, "If such a doctor could be found, I’d be willing to go for a stitch."
Le Tong was montarily stunned, unsure of what to say. It seed that her casual remark unwittingly touched on Yang Sheng’s sore spot.
In truth, Yang Sheng had heard quite a bit about Le Tong from the professor, just as Le Tong had heard quite a bit about Yang Sheng from the professor.
Le Tong dared not delve too deeply into certain topics and pretended not to notice her own abruptness steering the conversation astray. She forcefully steered the conversation back to its proper course.
"Senior, you really didn’t have to go out of your way to pick up. It’s not far from here to my house; I can go back by myself."
Yang Sheng gave her an exasperated look, "Tongtong, what do you an? You’re completely informal with Ji Rui, yet you’re all formal with ?!"
Without thinking, Le Tong vehently denied, "How could that be?! I’m not as familiar with the President as you say!"
Yang Sheng was not soone easily fooled. He stared at Le Tong with a look that said he wouldn’t relent until he got the truth out of her.
"Tell , what’s going on between you and Ji Rui? Or rather, what is your relationship?"
Le Tong was dumbfounded! In others’ eyes, was there sothing more between her and Ji Rui than just a subordinate and supervisor relationship?
"Senior, aren’t the President and I just subordinate and supervisor? What else could it be?!!"
By this ti, they had reached the car, and Yang Sheng bent over to help Le Tong open the car door, guiding her in and then crouching in himself.
"Don’t try to fool . Do you think soone like Ji Rui would be so kind to just an ordinary subordinate? Don’t ntion anyone else; even I’ve known him for ten years, and though we’re both colleagues and friends, he’s never been so eager to drive to the doctor for a drip! Let alone you, who is just a secretary who has been by his side for half a year."
Yang Sheng’s words were as precise as a needle, shaking Le Tong’s belief in her notion of the supervisor’s care for subordinates.
Could it be that President Ji really considers her a friend? But how could that be?
If he considered her a friend, he wouldn’t have put on that Huang Shiren-like face when she asked for sick leave this morning.
Or could it be that he feels guilty?
"Senior, have you forgotten? The reason I’m sick is because you two have been working like a slave. What harm does it do for him to bring to the hospital or sit with for a while? Who knows, maybe he feels guilty? Just like you—I didn’t ask you to co, but you still rushed here to discharge . Why don’t you ask yourself, what’s your relationship with ?"
Le Tong spoke with absolute righteousness, and her counter-questioning even made Yang Sheng start to wonder whether he was overthinking it. That perhaps, between the two of them, there really was nothing more than what they claid—a supervisor and subordinate relationship?
"Okay, okay, I surrender, alright?"
Yang Sheng had previously experienced Le Tong’s relentless ability. If she wanted to, she could bicker and run circles around you all day. What counted was not winning in logic but in patience.
Le Tong closed her mouth with a victorious smile, and the car approached a large porridge shop not far from the red light in front.
"Tongtong, you haven’t had lunch, have you? Want to get so porridge and snacks from the front and take them ho to eat?"
Yang Sheng was indeed considerate, caring not only for Le Tong’s condition but also for her stomach.
"No need, I have food at ho. I can just heat it when I get back."
With Le Tong’s insistence, Yang Sheng could only drive past the porridge shop,
and soon, the car turned into the street where Le Tong lived and stopped at the alley’s entrance.
Le Tong got out of the car, bent over to say goodbye to Yang Sheng, but Yang Sheng had already gotten out of the car on the other side, holding onto the car door while looking over.
"Tongtong, I’ll take you upstairs!"
Le Tong was a bit troubled. To be honest, her little ho had only ever been visited by Luo Yuanyuan. She had never brought anyone else inside.
And Yang Sheng, despite their good rapport, she had never intended to invite him to sit at her place.
"Senior, there’s no need to worry about . I’m fine going ho by myself! You should hurry back to work, or else you’ll be pulling an all-nighter again tonight." Le Tong tried her best to dissuade Yang Sheng from accompanying her.
Having been turned down countless tis, Yang Sheng was determined today to see her ho.
"No, I promised Ji Rui that I would personally see you ho!"
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