msmithbooks Chapter 116: The situation is complicated.
Chapter 116: The situation is complicated.
"How about we skip the movie? I'll take you somewhere else." Cheng Zheng raised an eyebrow, his tone carrying a hint of meaning.
"Where?" Lin Shuyao tilted her head to look at him, asking curiously.
Cheng Zheng leaned slightly closer, whispering in her ear, "The grove."
It's a grove of trees again!
"You're teasing me again!"
Lin Shuyao angrily reached out to pinch his arm, but it was too hard to pinch. She then tried pinching his waist, but it was still like pinching an iron plate.
Her almond-shaped eyes were wide open, and her cheeks were slightly puffed out.
Cheng Zheng's eyes sparkled with amusement as he took her hand and placed it on his face: "Pinch here, it's soft here."
Lin Shuyao pinched his cheek; it was indeed softer than his body. She cupped his face in both hands and rubbed it haphazardly before letting go, adding with satisfaction, "You have pretty thick skin."
"Hmm? Who's more shameless?" Cheng Zheng raised an eyebrow, reaching out to rub her face. "Let me see, let's compare—"
"Ouch, no~" Lin Shuyao whimpered, burying her head against his chest to avoid his mischievous hands. Her sweet voice came from his embrace, "Cheng Zheng, you're so mean... don't touch my face..."
Cheng Zheng led Lin Shuyao along a small path near the family compound. There was no one around, so the two of them fooled around without restraint for a while. When they reached the main road, they became more proper and walked side by side with a little distance between them, but their fingers still touched from time to time. Then they turned their heads at the same time, exchanged a knowing glance, one with a crescent-shaped eye and the other with a slight smile on her lips, looking very sweet.
As they were heading towards the movie theater, they bumped into Assistant Zheng, who was running towards them anxiously, looking around nervously. The moment their eyes met, Assistant Zheng abruptly stopped in his tracks.
"Representative! We've finally found you!"
Cheng Zheng frowned slightly, his tone becoming more serious: "Why are you running in such a hurry? What's wrong?"
Assistant Zheng wiped the sweat from his brow and quickly organized his thoughts: "It's about Comrade Su Wan's son, Hu Zi, who's in trouble! It's quite serious. He's in the hospital waiting for doctors to treat him. In short, the situation is a bit complicated. Comrade Su wanted to ask for your help. Didn't you say before that Comrade Su should report to you promptly if anything happens? That's why I came to find you..."
After Assistant Zheng finished speaking, Lin Shuyao knew that she wouldn't be able to watch the movie today.
Before Cheng Zheng could speak, she said to him, "You should go to the hospital to get checked out. I'm going back to my dorm."
Without hesitation, he turned and left.
"Are you angry?" Cheng Zheng reacted quickly, immediately blocking her way and looking down at her expression.
Lin Shuyao's expression remained unchanged as she calmly said, "I'm not angry. With Tiger's accident, you probably aren't in the mood to watch a movie anyway, so let's go another day."
I wouldn't say I'm angry, but I'm a little bothered by it.
No one would feel comfortable if their planned date was unexpectedly interrupted.
But it's pitiful for a child to be injured and hospitalized. As an adult, she shouldn't hold a grudge against a child at a time like this.
Therefore, Lin Shuyao did not act childishly at this time and remained calm.
Cheng Zheng glanced at his watch and said to her, "The movie starts in an hour and a half. Let's go to the hospital first, and then we can go see the movie after we've dealt with this. We should have enough time."
"Let's forget about it." Lin Shuyao had lost all interest.
Cheng Zheng felt a pang of sadness at the thought of her all alone in the dormitory. He said in a conciliatory tone, "I promised to stay with you today, how about we go together? If we miss the movie after we go to the hospital, we can grab something to eat, and I'll take you back to your dormitory tonight."
"Okay." Lin Shuyao originally wanted to refuse, but seeing that Assistant Zheng was still waiting next to her, she had no choice but to agree.
Cheng Zheng's lips curled slightly as he turned to look at Assistant Zheng. "Which hospital?"
Assistant Zheng did not react.
He stood frozen in place as if his pressure points had been struck, his eyes wide open and his mouth slightly agape, staring at the two of them in shock.
I hadn't realized it until now, and it turns out that it's the weekend, and the representative is actually with Lin Shuyao.
And we also want to go see a movie.
I was afraid she would get angry.
Are these two... dating?
Oh my God!
Assistant Zheng's mind was blankly working. After Cheng Zheng asked the question and saw that he didn't react for a long time, he repeated it with a bad expression. Only then did Assistant Zheng wake up as if from a dream, cough twice, and lead the way.
The three of them walked to the hospital together.