Lu Jing checked the time, and it was already past nine.
"Okay, Auntie will walk you home."
How could she let a child go downstairs and home alone at such a late hour?
Even during daylight, it was out of the question.
After all, he was just a kindergarten kid.
Though there wouldn’t be any dangers in a fire station, what if an accident happened while going down the stairs?
Hand in hand, the older and the younger one descended the stairs very slowly.
But since it was only the third floor, it didn’t take up much time.
When they reached the ground floor, little Qin Kai spotted a figure just entering the gate in the distance:
"Mommy! Mommy!" he shouted loudly.
Mrs. Qin quickened her pace as she heard her son’s voice.
"Eh, son, why are you with your Aunt Lu?" she asked with great surprise.
Then, she turned to Lu Jing with an apologetic tone:
"Xiao Lu, you really put yourself out. I got off work too late today, and nobody was taking care of this little guy at home."
"No trouble at all, Sister-in-law, please don’t mention it, Xiao Kai is a good boy."
It wasn’t any trouble at all.
They hadn’t even had a drink of water, right?
"Ah, it’s too late today. When Captain Jiang gets back, you and your spouse should find some time to come over for a meal."
Was that an invitation already?
Lu Jing paused for a moment and then nodded:
"Alright, that’s fine."
Actually, it was kind of embarrassing.
By rights, she and Jiang Ye should be the ones treating others.
But, since Mrs. Qin had already made the offer, Lu Jing certainly couldn’t refuse.
Afterward, everyone went back to their own homes.
Without a man around, the whole house felt eerily quiet.
To think, during her six years abroad, Lu Jing had mostly been on her own and never felt .
It’s true, one should not grow too accustomed to depending on others.
Otherwise, it becomes somewhat unbearable to be apart even for a short while.
"Forget it, forget it. No use thinking too much. Just take a bath and go to bed."
That night, Lu Jing really didn’t sleep well.
She kept waking up startled and had continuous dreams.
She only managed to fall back asleep when it was nearly dawn.
But, she couldn’t sleep much longer.
After half an hour, the alarm went off.
Exhausted and really not wanting to get up, she lay in bed with her eyes tightly shut for quite a while before slowly dragging herself up.
Every movement made her want to flop back down.
Finally, she summoned a bit of willpower, got out of bed, and headed straight for the bathroom.
Washing her face with cold water was the most effective way to shake off the sleepiness.
Indeed, after splashing cold water on her face for a while, she was completely awake.
But there was no time left to make breakfast now, so she quickly changed clothes, grabbed her bag and phone, and headed downstairs.
She nearly arrived late to her department.
Luckily, she was just in time.
However, as soon as she walked in, she heard a group of Little Nurses excitedly chattering. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel fire.net
"Hey, hey, hey, did you guys see?"
"Wow, the handsome guy, the one who just went into the director’s office!"
"I saw him, he is really good-looking. Maybe he is a new doctor joining our department?"
Otherwise, he wouldn’t head straight for the director’s office early in the morning.
Hearing this, a group of young ladies immediately got stars in their eyes, the kind that sparkled.
"They say his last name is Kuang!"
Lu Jing’s steps came to an immediate halt.
"That’s a rare surname!"
"Tell me about it, I’ve never seen it before. It’s my first time hearing it."
Lu Jing was almost certain that the handsome guy the Little Nurses were talking about was Brother Kuang!
Yes, it was the one she had dinner with yesterday!