If you ask Jiang Ye what he was feeling at that moment, "Damn, screwed the pooch!"
He immediately gripped the hand of the woman beside him tightly in the palm of his hand, and only then did he feel grounded.
"Miss Wei, do you need something?"
Each punctuation mark was strongly conveying one message: I have absolutely nothing to do with her!
Lu Jing tried to withdraw his hand, unsuccessfully.
But inside, he was hard-pressed to describe the feeling; probably, just more at ease.
Wei Lin hadn’t come alone; beside her was another girl, pretty familiar to everyone.
Seems she noticed that something was off, tugging at her friend from behind before starting to greet everyone with a cheerful smile:
"My dear comrades-in-arms, good evening!"
Fu Xue, Wei Lin, and Mrs. Qin were all nurses in the obstetrics and gynecology department of District J Hospital, with Mrs. Qin being the Nurse Director.
"Hey, isn’t this our comrade Fu Xue?"
"Come in, it’s not your first time; you’re an old friend now."
Wei Lin was pulled in by Fu Xue, looking completely stunned.
After all, you’d have to be blind not to see such a big guy sitting there.
How did she suddenly appear next to Jiang Ye?
What exactly is their relationship?
In fact, it was all clear at a glance, but Wei Lin couldn’t bring herself to believe it.
Lu Jing was silent the whole time, which made the man beside her rather jittery. In a voice only they could hear, he leaned in and explained in her ear:
"Lu’er, don’t get the wrong idea.
She confessed to me, but I’ve already rejected her.
I really had no idea she would come today.
She and Mrs. Qin are colleagues in the same department at District J Hospital, and they get along well."
How afraid must one be of being misunderstood to offer such a rapid-fire explanation?
After all, there had already been one painful experience.
And during that time, not only had he lost his son but also had to endure six years of loneliness!
Had it not been for all those misunderstandings back then, they might have been married by now, with a child already in primary school.
So, yeah, it’s all caused some psychological trauma, hasn’t it?
Lu Jing’s face felt hot, and although others couldn’t hear what they were saying, when two people are that close, who wouldn’t notice?
A group of team members watched without even blinking once; such a rare opportunity to see Devil Jiang being a whipped husband couldn’t be missed.
As for Wei Lin and Fu Xue, their gazes were much more complicated.
Fortunately, at this moment, Old Qin and his spouse emerged from the kitchen, probably also noticing that something was amiss.
"Has everyone arrived? We’re ready to eat."
"Sister-in-law, we’re all here."
"Are we now? Where’s Xiao Kai?"
That kid, who had been out playing ever since he got back from school even though it was time for dinner, was nowhere to be seen.
"I’ll go look for him. Old Jiang, why don’t you join me? There’s something I wanted to discuss with you."
Jiang Ye wasn’t particularly keen on going and was about to refuse when Old Qin pulled him to his feet:
"Come on, hurry up. Your sister-in-law will take care of your wife, no worries."
Mrs. Qin had already come over and warmly grabbed Lu Jing’s hand:
"Aiyo, no wonder Captain Jiang fell for you, you’re stunning!" she praised.
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Luckily, Mrs. Qin didn’t need an answer:
"Sister-in-law, come, come, help me carry out a couple of dishes."
Lu Jing instantly responded:
Compared to sitting here being gawked at like a monkey, he’d rather go carry dishes.
Mrs. Qin didn’t let go of his hand and, after pulling Lu Jing up, she still remembered to instruct the team members to take good care of Wei Lin and Fu Xue, the two young ladies.