Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
By the time Xu Lan went in, Bai Wu was awake. His lips curled in a smile, but when he saw the throng of people behind Xu Lan, the smile was immediately suppressed.
“Elder, how are you?”
“Bai Wu…”
“Xu Lan said that there were too many of us, so we’d have to stay at the entrance of the operation theatre. If Fang Lingzi didn’t manage to find him, we wouldn’t have known that you were here.”
With eyes half-open Bai Wu listened indifferently and could not help but curse silently to himself, ‘It’d be better if you weren’t able to find me!’
“He’s just finished the operation, and the doctor said he needs to rest more.” Xu Lan took a seat on the chair beside the bed and folded one leg over the other; he then looked at the group of people in front of him. Fortunately for him, he sold his inheritance at a good price and was able to afford the intensive care ward. If it were the regular ward next door, he would have received numerous complaints from the other patients.
Having heard Xu Lan’s remark and seen Bai Wu’s look of discontent, everyone dropped the subject. They quietly lined themselves in two rows and squatted on the ground in order to minimize their presence as best as they could.
“Why are you all squatting there for?” There were a few things that Bai Wu wanted to talk about with Xu Lan, but after looking around in speechlessness, he asked ineffably.
“We don’t have anywhere else to go. The only person we know here are Elder and Xu Lan.” Fang Lingzi pouted and remarked unhappily.
“…Papa, Xu, Xu Lan, here…my chest is a bit painful.” Out of habit, Bai Wu called out, but when Xu Lan glared at him, he corrected himself and rubbed his hands guiltily.
Those who squatted on the ground were all in shock. When Bai Wu was in front of them, he always took charge of things. Even if Xu Lan was there, he would intentionally let Bai Wu step forward to manage the general situation. After hearing Bai Wu’s coquettish voice, they looked at him as though they saw a ghost. They looked at Xu Lan again and saw his chivalrous look: it was something they found to be even more terrifying than a naked Xiao Ya.
“Mm.” Xu Lan stood up, walked over to the bed, and pressed the call bell. “I’ll find a couple of cheap hotels for them, then I’ll come back. What do you want to eat?”
Bai Wu was joyed when he heard those words. A flush of red immediately colored his pale face and he flashed a smile. “I wanna eat chocolate cheesecake.”
“He can’t eat chocolate. Not yet.” The young doctor held a medical record and walked to Bai Wu. Though he could no longer recognize Bai Wu, the doctor’s memory of Xu Lan was still fresh.
“Mm. Okay. I’d still like to bring some food for him to fill his tummy. Is there anything else he can’t take? He mentioned just now that his chest was in pain, doctor, can you check and see if something’s the matter?” Xu Lan glanced at Bai Wu and saw that his mouth was slanted to one side and his head was titled too. Xu Lan could not help but laugh, and after blurting out a few sentences, he ushered the group of people out and left with them.
Perhaps Xu Lan did not check his luck with the Yellow Calendar before going through the void. If he did, then perhaps there would not be too many chance encounters on that day! With one simple act of going to the toilet, Zhang Fei disappeared, and it took a great effort to finally find him. Unexpectedly, there was a ‘pestilent demon’ following close behind him.
“Hey, hey, hey, why are you here?” Xu Lan rubbed the back of his head and smiled; he felt awkward but remained courteous nonetheless.
“Hey, we’ve traveled far and wide looking for you, but here I am finding you so easily. You gave us a real hard time trying to look for you!”
An impeccably attired man was behind Zhang Fei, and upon spotting Xu Lan, the man immediately went up to greet him. Just as Xu Lan extended a hand, the man instantly grabbed it and twisted it behind Xu Lan’s back. Thankfully, Xu Lan still remembered his basics, so he lowered his center of gravity and opportunely broke free.
“You f*cker! Can’t you talk nicely? I’m a civilized person, you know!” Xu Lan spat out.
“Zhang Fei, who’s this? Why did he want to hit Xu Lan?” Sheng Ya asked.
“Yeah, do you know him? He looks quite handsome.” Fang Lingzi opened her eyes wide and stared at him while asking curiously.
“He’s my colleague, Liang Yu.”