Chapter 1843: I Heard Everything

Nan Jiaojiao was puzzled, “Why?”

“He’s like that with everyone, not really connected emotionally, just does his job and ties up loose ends. If you make an enemy of someone like him, you won’t even know how he’s sabotaging you. Just keep up appearances and deal with it.”

Nan Jiaojiao moved the candy from the left to the right side and bit it into two pieces with a crunch.

She had always been well-protected, surrounded by influential people. Even now, with Bo Yanching by her side, her future seemed smooth, and Lu Zhenzhen and Chu Yao would still find time to teach her some lessons.

Nan Jiaojiao had always been humble and receptive to advice. Subtly, her temperament had softened from what it used to be.

It was still early for dinner, so Chu Yao dragged Nan Jiaojiao shopping, buying a bunch of things. She left her address at Feisheng for the store clerk to deliver, and apart from having less money in the card, her hands were still empty.

As the time approached, they went to the school to pick up Xu Tingting, calling Lu Zhenzhen on the way. She was already heading to Shengyue Mansion to arrange the meal.

When they arrived at the private room, the appetizers and pastry were already served.

Bo Yanching and Mo Tingshen arrived together, and half an hour later Xu Shu came over. He took off his jacket, hung it on the coat rack by the door, greeted everyone, and first went to the restroom to wash his hands.

Xu Tingting followed him in, squeezed some hand soap onto his hands and spread it evenly. When he looked up, he saw her in the mirror.

“What’s wrong, got into trouble again?”

Xu Tingting pouted and crinkled her nose, “It’s not like I’m causing trouble every day.”

She was about to enter the restroom, but Xu Shu couldn’t just let her in. Without even drying his hands, he shook off the water, turned around, and gently pushed her out. “What are you doing coming in here? Everyone’s out there, how does this look?”

His words were always gentle and soft, without any blame in them. Xu Tingting was always pampered in front of him. She lightly huffed, “Don’t I also walk into your room at home anytime?”

“You know that’s your access to my room.”

Xu Shu took a paper towel from the wall, dried his hands, and without a trash bin nearby, he crumpled the paper in his hand.

Xu Tingting leaned in and sniffed him, “You smell strongly of disinfectant. Did you just come over from the operating room?”

“Three Brother had Han Chuan come to pick me up. He waited a long time in my office. I saw him when I got back, and since I had nothing going on tonight, I changed into a new jacket and came over.”

Xu Tingting felt sorry for him; over the past few years, he practically lived in the hospital, with more clothes there than at home.

She pouted and said, “Don’t work too hard. Surgeries are exhausting. Take more rest when you can.”

“They’re not outsiders. It’s not nice to keep people waiting, and we all need to eat.”

Xu Shu patted the top of her head, “I heard you. I’ll arrange my time better.”

Only then did Xu Tingting perk up, but not by much. She took the tissue in Xu Shu’s hand and threw it away before sitting next to him.

She was about the same age as Nan Jiaojiao, so Lu Zhenzhen and Chu Yao also treated her as a little sister and looked after her. When girls gathered, there were endless topics to discuss. Occasionally, she half listened to what Xu Shu and the others chatted about; though the conversation was idle, she couldn’t quite understand it. With Xu Shu by her side, she felt very at ease and gradually stopped focusing on him. Initially, when he passed food her way, she would eat it with rice, but once she was half full, she stopped. She set the remaining food aside, feeling it would be a waste to let it get cold, so she transferred it to his bowl.