Chapter 1854: Blind Date

Her short legs couldn’t keep up at all, but Xu Shu waited for her at the staircase.

There was a box of sliced cantaloupe on the office desk, with water on the outside of the box, likely washed, packed in a plastic bag, with two small transparent forks inside.

Xu Tingting opened it and ate a piece, “Who gave it? It wasn’t here just now.”

Xu Shu happened to find a note pressed under the cup, “Doctor Li.”

He handed it over to her, Xu Tingting took it, squinting to read, “So jealous, are all your colleague relationships this good?”

“Study hard, when you work, you can also meet good colleagues.”

Xu Shu rubbed the top of her head and glanced at the time. It was already late, rushing wouldn’t help, might as well let her eat a few more pieces.

A call came in on his phone, he said, “You must be deliberately not answering your second brother’s call, so they found me.”

“No way, my phone didn’t even ring!”

The call was from Grandpa, Xu Shu showed her the screen at a glance, Xu Tingting knowingly put a finger to her lips to signal silence, then clasped her hands together to bow to him, praying he wouldn’t mention her to Grandpa to avoid being nagged.

He lowered his head and chuckled.

“Grandpa.”

“Not busy, just about to get off work.”

“I know, I’ll make sure to rest.”

“Tomorrow? Tomorrow might be hard to find time… alright, I’ll come.”

Xu Tingting was crouching next to him, peeking at him, and suddenly, Xu Shu glanced at her.

He just said, “Right beside me.”

Xu Tingting realized and bolted, but barely took two steps before Xu Shu grabbed her by the back of her collar and pulled her back, personally pressing the phone to her ear. Xu Tingting’s little face scrunched up angrily, she turned to glare at him, and as soon as their eyes met, her lips turned downwards, instantly putting on an aggrieved look.

In a soft voice, she called, “Grandpa.”

“Still hiding from Grandpa? Hasn’t seen you in a while and getting distant?”

“No, not hiding, just playing around with brother.”

Her shoulders shook twice, Xu Shu released her collar, and stepped back to lean against the desk, gazing at her with a slightly raised brow.

Xu Tingting sat down properly, “Tomorrow? What’s the occasion, are you hosting guests?”

“Some overseas Chinese are coming over, they worked at the same hospital with Grandpa when he was young, had a good relationship. You’re coming back with Xiao Shu tomorrow to liven things up.”

“I don’t want to, when you’re with your friends, you only talk about medical stuff, I can’t understand, Brother Shu going is one thing, but I’ll just be like a fool beside you.”

Grandpa’s tone was light, but his laughter was coaxing, “Not asking you to entertain guests, they’re also bringing their grandchildren over. You can help Grandpa greet them, and also vet for your brother.”

“Vet?”

Xu Tingting immediately looked up at Xu Shu, suddenly understanding, she murmured a couple of times, deliberately saying, “Which brother?”

“Who else could it be? If it was Uncle Qing, wouldn’t I call him?”

“Uh… Grandpa, what era is this, still arranged marriages? My Brother Shu is honest, you can’t just bully him.”

Xu Shu raised his eyebrows, then slowly lowered them, little sparkles of laughter in his eyes.

He picked up the cup and took a sip.

His ears picked up, the girl’s coy voice came over, “Still saying it’s not, it’s a blind date.”

“You child, your brother already agreed, why are you stopping him?” Grandpa became anxious.

Xu Tingting also became anxious, though she didn’t know why she was anxious, she immediately asked, “Brother Shu, did you agree to Grandpa’s matchmaking?”