bayedsolid Chapter 140 Dr. Ying, have we met before?
Chapter 140 Dr. Ying, have we met before?
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Gu Huaizhou looked at Li Xi hesitantly.
Li Xi, with a heart of stone, shook her head and said, "We didn't get back together, we just had a meal together."
Upon hearing this, Gu Huaizhou's eyes dimmed.
Jiang Xinghe felt some sympathy for Gu Huaizhou, but also felt that Gu Huaizhou deserved it, since he had deceived Li Xi first.
"You guys were looking for me? What a coincidence, I just bought some beer, wanna grab a drink?"
Li Xi pointed to Gu Huaizhou's apartment and asked, "Want to have hot pot together?"
Jiang Xinghe didn't dare to agree rashly. He glanced at Gu Huaizhou silently, and after Gu Huaizhou nodded in agreement, his face was full of smiles. "Then I'll have to bother you."
Uncle Cai has already prepared the hot pot.
The induction cooker with two separate compartments on the dining table was steaming, and fresh ingredients were arranged all around, all of which were washed clean and cut beautifully.
Jiang Xinghe clicked his tongue twice and gave Uncle Cai a thumbs up in the kitchen. "Brother Zhen, your chef is amazing! Where did you find him? I'll find one too, so he can cook at my house every day."
Gu Huaizhou: "Uncle Cai used to be my bodyguard. He got a brain injury while protecting me and is now my family's cook."
"That's it."
At this moment, Uncle Cai came out holding two large oranges and asked Gu Huaizhou and Li Xi, "Brother Gu, Sister Li, would you like some orange juice?"
He held up the orange and said, "Fresh, big orange, so sweet."
Gu Huaizhou said in a tone as if coaxing a child, "Drink, Uncle Cai, could you please squeeze three cups of juice for us?"
"Okay."
Uncle Cai is focused on making fruit juice.
When Jiang Xinghe first saw a burly man in his forties calling two young people in their twenties "brother" and "sister," he couldn't quite process the huge contrast.
After squeezing the oranges, Uncle Cai took Patrick Star out for a walk.
The three of them sat down around the hot pot stove.
Li Xi noticed several plates of thinly sliced raw meat on the table and said, "Eating meat at night can easily lead to weight gain, let's eat vegetarian instead."
After saying that, Li Xi took the sliced meat to the kitchen.
Seeing this, Jiang Xinghe secretly said to Gu Huaizhou, "I know you can't stand raw meat slices, so Sister Xi is just showing you concern indirectly."
"Brother Zhen, hurry up and win Sister Xi back as soon as possible. She's currently working on a script and spending all her time surrounded by handsome guys. Be careful, or she'll be snatched away by a guy if you're too slow."
Gu Huaizhou knew, of course, that Li Xi had feelings for him, but Jiang Xinghe's words still made him feel threatened.
The men who can enter the entertainment industry to act all have outstanding looks, and Li Xi is a sucker for good-looking people...
Gu Huaizhou decided to take some time to visit the film set.
Li Xi was really hungry. Seeing the two of them sitting at the table waiting for her, she said, "Let's eat first, and we can talk about other things after we finish eating."
"it is good."
Most of the time, Li Xi was the one eating, while Gu Huaizhou was responsible for using a spoon to blanch the vegetables for her.
With freshly squeezed orange juice available, Jiang Xinghe didn't touch the case of beer he brought.
*
After dinner, Li Xi took off her slippers and knelt cross-legged on the sofa, looking very comfortable.
Gu Huaizhou was washing fruit in the kitchen.
He quickly came over with a round fruit platter, saying, "Have some fruit to cleanse your palate."
Seeing that Gu Huaizhou had cut off the hard bottom of the strawberry, removed the stem of the cherry, and even peeled the pomelo clean, Jiang Xinghe couldn't help but exclaim "Wow!"
"Zhen-ge is virtuous."
Gu Huaizhou was holding a pomegranate in his hand. While Li Xi was chatting with Jiang Xinghe, he sat next to her and silently peeled the pomegranate.
Jiang Xinghe stared at him for a while, then couldn't help but secretly take out her phone, snap a picture, and send it to Li Xi: [Sister Xi, look at our Zhen-ge, doesn't he look like a perfect husband?]
Hearing her phone vibrate, Li Xi opened WeChat.
Silently saving the picture, Li Xi rolled her eyes at Jiang Xinghe and replied: 【Are you sick? We're sitting face to face, and you're sending me a WeChat message?】
Jiang Xinghe: [Gossip should definitely be shared secretly.]
That makes sense.
Gu Huaizhou suddenly looked up and warned Jiang Xinghe: "Say it to my face, don't chat with Xixi behind my back."
Li Xi and Jiang Xinghe put away their phones at the same time.
Jiang Xinghe complained, "Brother Zhen, do you have eagle eyes? You're so sharp."
"You're making faces at Xixi right in front of me, do you think I'm blind?" Gu Huaizhou handed the peeled pomegranate juice to Li Xi's palm, "Try it, this one has no seeds, it tastes very good."
"Thank you."
Gu Huaizhou wiped his hands with a damp cloth, and while doing so, asked Jiang Xinghe, "Do you need me to arrange a meeting between you and the Fifth Family?"
Jiang Xinghe's expression turned serious, and he shook his head, saying, "Let's forget about it."
Upon hearing this, both Gu Huaizhou and Li Xi showed expressions of surprise.
They assumed that Jiang Xinghe was willing to contact the Fifth Family.
Gu Huaizhou asked him, "Why don't you want to see the people from the Fifth Family?"
Jiang Xinghe had many concerns. "Let's not even talk about whether my mother is Fifth Dream or not. If she is, she would be gone long ago."
"Besides, I've heard that the old lady's health has deteriorated significantly in the past two years. If she were to learn that her only daughter had died young, the shock would likely be too much for her to bear..."
Li Xi disagreed with Jiang Xinghe's view, saying, "Your idea is wrong."
"In their quest to find their beloved daughter, the two elderly people have undergone numerous DNA tests with women all over the world over the years. They've grown accustomed to the repeated hopes and disappointments, and this one more time won't make a difference."
"If Aunt Chu really is Fifth Dream, even though she is gone, her son is still alive."
"If that old lady knew she had a grandson, maybe she would be so happy that her condition would improve?"
Li Xi's words make sense.
Jiang Xinghe was somewhat tempted, but still felt a bit resistant.
“My mother has been dead for many years. Even if I am the grandson of the Fifth Family, what can I change? Even if the Fifth Family has great power, they cannot bring my mother back to life.”
Upon hearing this, Li Xi asked Jiang Xinghe, "Are you planning to kill Jiang Zhulang with your own hands to avenge your mother?"
Jiang Xinghe made no attempt to hide his ambition. "Shouldn't he have been killed?"
Jiang Xinghe was indignant. "My mother died unjustly, and I am the only thing she left behind in this world. Knowing that she was killed by Jiang Zhulang, how can I just stand by and do nothing?"
“Li Xi, if it were you, would you really sit idly by? I think any child with a conscience would choose to avenge their mother.”
Li Xiping said in all fairness: "Jiang Zhulang really deserves to die. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a thousand cuts or boil him in oil."
“But you are Edward’s personal disciple. You could have shone brightly in the field of physics. You shouldn’t have wasted the rest of your life on a scoundrel like Jiang Zhulang.”
"Your mother gave birth to you not so that you would fight against that old bastard, but so that you would live your own life."
Li Xi's few words, spoken casually, brought tears to Jiang Xinghe's eyes.
"...So I can only let go of my hatred and let that old bastard Jiang Zhulang get away with it?"
Shaking his head, Li Xi said, "Jiang Zhulang certainly deserves to die, but you don't need to dirty your hands."
"If Aunt Chu is really Fifth Master Wu Meng, the beloved daughter of Fifth Master Wu, then there will be plenty of people who want to kill him."
"dont you agree?"
Jiang Xinghe fell silent.
Seeing that Jiang Xinghe had taken her advice to heart, Li Xi ate the last few pomegranate seeds and got up to go home.
Gu Huaizhou offered to take her home, but Li Xi refused, saying, "No need. If I keep taking you home, I'm afraid you'll stay at my house tonight and won't come back."
Gu Huaizhou: "..."
Li Xi went to the kitchen to wash her hands and then returned to her own home.
As soon as she left, Gu Huaizhou's peaceful gaze vanished, replaced by indifference and loneliness.
He directly told Jiang Xinghe to leave: "You've finished your meal, please go back."
Jiang Xinghe obediently got up and walked towards the entrance while boldly complaining, "I say, Brother Zhen, you really are ruthless and can change your face as easily as turning the pages of a book."
"With Li Xi here, you're like a noble young master; but as soon as Li Xi leaves, you're like a ruthless demon..."
Gu Huaizhou gave him a cold look, and Jiang Xinghe quickly shut his mouth.
Upon reaching the entrance, Jiang Xinghe turned to Gu Huaizhou and said, "Mr. Gu, I would like to meet with someone from the Fifth Family."
Li Xi is right. Why dirty Jiang Zhulang's hands when we're going to kill him?
Since Jiang Zhulang tricked and married his mother with the intention of currying favor with the Fifth Family, he should reap what he sows.
*
Ying Li was discharged from the hospital after a week of treatment, and Li Xi went to see her on the day of her discharge.
When she arrived, Ying Li had just woken up.
Ying Chengfeng went to handle her discharge procedures. Wang Ma was packing her things. Li Xi saw Ying Li with her hair disheveled, so she found a comb and combed Ying Li's hair.
Ying Li typed on her phone and told Li Xi: "I want to wear my hair in a bun today."
"it is good."
Li Xi has been tying her own hair since she was a child, and she is quite skilled at doing hair. In no time, she tied Ying Li's hair into a high bun.
When Ying Chengfeng entered the ward with the discharge papers, Li Xi was patiently adjusting the angle of Ying Li's bun.
"Okay, see if you like it?" Li Xi took out a small mirror for Ying Li to check.
After examining it, Ying Li was very pleased and thanked Li Xi with a gesture.
"You're welcome."
Li Xi put away the small mirror and then noticed Ying Chengfeng. "Dr. Ying, are the discharge procedures complete?"
"done."
Ying Chengfeng came to Ying Li's bedside with the hospital admission form and helped her put on her coat.
Ying Li touched the bun on her head and gestured to Ying Chengfeng to ask if it looked good.
"The bun hairstyle that Sister Li Xi tied for you is so cute! Our Lili suits bun hairstyles so well. Daddy will tie your hair like this in the future, okay?"
Ying Li smiled broadly and nodded vigorously.
After helping Ying Li put on her coat, Ying Chengfeng extended an invitation to Li Xi: "Miss Li, have you had breakfast yet? Li Li and I haven't had breakfast yet. Would you like to have some dim sum together?"
Li Xi only ate half a bowl of oatmeal this morning.
Thinking about the wide variety of dim sum options, Li Xi was actually quite hungry.
"Okay."
Ying Chengfeng asked Wang Ma to put the things in the car, while he carried Li Xi and took the elevator to a dim sum restaurant outside the hospital for breakfast.
In the elevator, Ying Chengfeng asked Li Xi, "Should we invite Huaizhou to have dim sum together? There's a breakfast place near the hospital with a good reputation. Huaizhou has been there before and he quite liked it."
"He's on vacation today and went back to Longyang Mountain."
"Then we'll just have to reschedule for another day."
Ying Chengfeng took Li Xi to the same breakfast restaurant that Gu Huaizhou had taken Li Xi to last time.
The breakfast rush was over, and the second floor was almost empty.
Seeing that the seat by the window was empty, Li Xi subconsciously took Ying Li's hand and walked over there.
As Ying Chengfeng poured tea, he said, "Every time Huaizhou and I come here to eat, we sit in this spot."
"I saw you head straight for this spot. Did Huaizhou bring you here for breakfast before?"
"I've been here once."
"Knew it."
Ying Chengfeng handed hot tea to Li Xi and Ying Li, and said to Li Xi, "Huaizhou is afraid of the dark and also hates crowds. Every time we go out to eat, he always chooses a seat by the window."
Li Xi also noticed this, and she subconsciously asked, "Are there many people who know that he has these habits?"