Lu Jinyang frowned, bent down to pick up the keys, and reached out from behind her to open the door, "Come in, it’s hot outside."
"Stay here tonight and I’ll take you back tomorrow."
She walked over to the couch, sat down, and put down her school bag, "Tomorrow? Don’t you have to work on Monday?"
"..." They only have thirty days of rest a year, Zhuang Shuqing thought, he must have used up all his rest for the year.
But what she didn’t know was that Lu Jinyang had never taken a leave since joining the army, covering duties while others rested. Only this year has it stabilized a bit, there are more family matters, and he began to use up the leaves accrued over the years.
Lu Jinyang poured two glasses of water, handed one to her, and was about to sit down when his phone rang. He answered the call in silence, after a while, he said "okay," then hung up.
"The child has been picked up." He sat across from Zhuang Shuqing.
"Which child?" As she spoke, Zhuang Shuqing was shocked, "Who took Xiao Xuan away?"
Seeing her so anxious about someone else’s child, he felt unpleasant, "His biological parents."
"Ah? Xiao Xuan’s medical bills are so high, can they afford it?"
Lu Jinyang glanced at her and said lightly: "If they can’t afford it, what do you want to do?"
Zhuang Shuqing responded without thinking: "Of course, bring him back. He’s finally had a bone marrow transplant, if something goes wrong now, Xiao Xuan... Lu Jinyang, can you go bring Xiao Xuan back?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Jinyang’s profound eyes flickered with an indescribable light, "Is he that important?"
Zhuang Shuqing nodded.
"Must bring him back?"
Zhuang Shuqing nodded again.
Lu Jinyang’s expression began to look bad, he continued with a stern face: "Is he more important than me?"
Zhuang Shuqing nodded subconsciously, then she suddenly realized something was wrong, "What does this have to do with you?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Jinyang’s handsome face instantly darkened, "I am your legal husband, that child has nothing to do with you, what do you think?"
"..." Zhuang Shuqing remained silent.
This man, when he’s not silent, is too eloquent, she can’t argue with him.
The man’s gaze was stern as he watched her, Zhuang Shuqing instinctively shrank back behind the couch, her large watery eyes looking at him.
Lu Jinyang’s eyes deep, taking in her current appearance completely, spoke again, but his tone was much gentler than the previous statement, "Come here."
Zhuang Shuqing shook her head vigorously, "You come here."
In the midst of speaking, Lu Jinyang moved over to her side, squeezing onto a single-person couch with her.
The moment he sat down, Zhuang Shuqing felt a sudden increase in pressure around her, she suddenly got up, a large hand pulling hers, "Where are you going?"
"I... your phone rang."
Zhuang Shuqing breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that his phone placed on the table rang, otherwise, she wouldn’t know how to awkwardly continue.
Lu Jinyang glanced at her, answered the phone, and quickly stood up and walked into the hallway, closing the door behind him.
Seeing this, Zhuang Shuqing lay down on the couch, wiping away the cold sweat, feeling like she had a narrow escape.
In the hallway, Lu Jinyang’s face was grim as he said, "Say that again."
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After a while, whatever the other party said, he spoke again, "I know now, I’ll come back tomorrow afternoon."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Jinyang stood at the doorway for a while before walking back to the dorm. As he opened the door, he didn’t see Zhuang Shuqing’s figure, he walked a few more steps and stopped in front of the bathroom door.