Chapter 157: The Adopted One

It was Xu Tingting, with a man in a suit.

The two were very intimate, even wearing matching couple’s hairbands.

Nan Jiaojiao suddenly remembered that Xu Tingting hadn’t visited her brother at the hospital for a long time.

Had she started dating?

“What are you looking at?”

Lu Zhenzhen waved her hand in front of her, “Are you still eating?

I’ve paid the bill.”

Nan Jiaojiao pointed casually in the direction of the bar, “Two more strawberry puddings.”

“Okay, I’ll buy them for you.”

Lu Zhenzhen called the waiter over to swipe the card and asked them to pack two puddings.

The desserts here were complimentary, and as Lu Zhenzhen was a regular customer, the server packed a few extra servings in a three-tiered food container.

“Let’s go.”

Nan Jiaojiao pulled her gaze back and walked out arm in arm with Lu Zhenzhen.

While waiting for the elevator, she asked, “Do you know about the Xu Family?”

“Which Xu Family?

The one known for traditional medicine?”

“Yes.”

“Of course, they are one of the four big families.

There are many with superb medical skills, and Xu Shu is the most outstanding among this generation.

It’s just that…” Lu Zhenzhen pressed her ear hair and clicked her tongue lightly: “He seems to be adopted.”

Nan Jiaojiao raised an eyebrow, “Adopted, so what?”

“The Xu Family has a few hundred years of heritage, ancestors who were imperial physicians.

It’s said they have a secret set of medical books passed down only to the head of the family.

Second Young Master Xu is a good-for-nothing, who dared to operate with half-baked skills and ended up causing a death.

It seems it was Xu Shu who sorted out the mess for his brother.

He’s a rare medical prodigy, probably adopted by the Xu Family because they didn’t want their ancestors’ efforts to go to waste.

But passing the medical books to him might be doubtful.”

After all, he was an outsider.

Lu Zhenzhen took out her car keys and casually added, “He seems to dote on his sister a lot.”

Nan Jiaojiao nodded in agreement, he was indeed very doting, more than any real brother might be.

No wonder she felt something was off when she saw Xu Shu at the Bo Family that morning.

His face was so pale, and the gentle elegance in his eyes was gone, replaced with a kind of restrained endurance.

Lu Zhenzhen dropped her off in front of the Mountain Water Bay villa and then left.

Nan Jiaojiao took a deliberate look at the house number, confirming it was correct.

“Jiaojiao?”

A beam of car lights swept over, and a black sedan stopped behind her.

Nan Jiaojiao tapped the brim of her cap and lifted her cool eyes to see Shen Shichu running towards her.

He had just reached her when he draped his suit jacket over her shoulders.

“It’s cold at night.

Why are you standing outside without your keys?”

His tone was gentle, filled with affection.

In the past, Nan Jiaojiao got lost in this facade of care and tenderness, fortunately waking up in time.

She shifted her body to block his jacket.

“Open the door.”

Shen Shichu’s face stiffened for a moment, then as if nothing had happened, he draped the jacket over his arm and reached out to take her hand, “Let’s go.

Have you had enough to eat tonight?

I’ll order some takeout.

What would you like?”

“I’ve eaten.”

“Then I’ll just order some noodles as a snack.”

Shen Shichu took out the keys, and the door cracked open a sliver, letting out a burst of bright light.

He paused, then suddenly pushed the door fully open, stepping back two paces to pull Nan Jiaojiao behind him.

He called out authoritatively, “Who’s inside?”

Ye Shiqing, wearing an apron, scurried out with a pot spatula in hand, a spot of stain on her delicate face, “It’s me.

I guessed that Brother Chu and sister wouldn’t have eaten, so I came over to get the food ready.

It’s all set for you to eat when you arrive.”

The cold look in Shen Shichu’s eyes dispersed, and he said in surprise, “Shiqing?

How did you know we would come here?”