Rebirth from the Ashes

Chapter 308: Happy New Year

Since Fu Qingxuan already accepted the case, he would certainly do his best to cure Tangtang’s blindness. Not trying to boast but if he could not find a cure, then no one else in the world could.

Shen Xi watched Fu Qingxuan walk away and looked scornful. She caught up to him defiantly and declared, “I can really cure her.”

Fu Qingxuan was amused and turned to pat her little head. “Just study hard, and when you get into medical school in the future, I’ll allow you to be my assistant and teach you well.”

Meanie wanted to study medicine and take the medical exam. That meant she would be in the same industry as him, and he could get her to work in his laboratory. That way, he could see her and work with her every day. Thinking about this made him very happy.

Shen Xi sighed deeply and muttered, “You know nothing about my capabilities.”

Fu Qingxuan smiled more pleasantly, “I’m waiting for you to surpass me. Good luck!”

Shen Xi felt that Fu Qingxuan was much nicer to her since he was about to leave. When he looked at her, his eyes became gentler and sentimental. She felt a little sad seeing him like this.

On the TV, the Spring Festival program was coming to an end and would soon be counting down to the New Year.

Suddenly, the phone in Shen Xi’s pocket vibrated. She was surprised and took it out, then saw a message from Toffeecito’s dad: Are you free now?

“Shen Xi, the countdown to New Year’s is on!” Shen Feng looked at her standing in the doorway with a silly smile and called out to her.

“I’m going to the bathroom, you guys can go ahead.” Shen Xi turned around with her phone and ran back to the courtyard.

The TV was loud, but Shen Feng’s voice was louder. The countdown had begun.

Her phone began to vibrate again.

When Shen Xi saw his invitation to a video call, her heart was thumping so much that it was about to leap out of her chest. She then snuck a glance in the direction of the living room before accepting the call with feigned calmness.

The first thing that appeared on the phone screen was the man’s handsome smiling face. His thin lips parted slightly, “Happy New Year!”

Shen Xi smiled at him with crescent-like eyes. Her heart was warm and bubbly, but the tip of her nose was inexplicably sore. Her eyes started to be a little misty and her voice was a little hoarse. “Happy New Year.”

She had been thinking about him for so long and had been looking forward to this. Finally, on New Year’s day, he was the first person she wished a “Happy New Year”. She hoped that every year, she would be able to do the same.

“Toffeecito misses you,” Li Yuan looked at the girl’s reddish eyes and felt heartbroken. ‘Did she cry? Am I making her cry?’

“Toffeecito!” Shen Xi shouted.

“Meow!” Toffeecito revealed half of its little fluffy head and stretched out its little paws to hug Shen Xi, but it did not manage to touch her and looked at her with its big, innocent, and confused eyes.

Shen Xi laughed out loud. “Brother, how did Toffeecito become so silly?”

Li Yuan smiled, “It misses you.”

He waited for such a long time and finally saw her smile on New Year’s Day.

Shen Xi said, “I miss it too.”

‘I miss you too.’

She wanted to stand in front of him so badly right now so that they did not have to talk through the phone screen.

“When are you coming back?” Li Yuan asked her.

“On the fifth day of the New Year.” Shen Xi looked at him. The feeling of seeing him but actually millions of miles apart was really unpleasant. “Have you gone home, Brother?”

The furnishings in his background looked like antique furniture, not like the villa. It seemed like the Li Mansion.

“I’m at the mansion,” Li Yuan gazed at the girl gently.

‘She’s not at home, so what’s the point of going back there?’

Just as he said that, he saw a flash of disappointment in the girl’s eyes. He felt a little strange and thought, ‘Did she leave something at home for me? Did I miss it because I didn’t go back?’

“Okay.” Shen Xi responded and smiled before she asked, “So when are you going back?”

She wrote and put up the couplets on his door. ‘It’s a pity that Brother didn’t see them!’

“I’ll go back first thing in the morning.” When Li Yuan saw her expression, he guessed that she must be hiding something.

Since she had already asked him, he would definitely return immediately to check it out, but he did not want to tell her because she would be worried if he went back this late at night.

“Okay,” Shen Xi nodded. She could imagine his expression when he saw the couplet and smiled more sweetly. She had so much to say to him and lots of things to share with him. “Brother, today…”

“Shen Xi!” Shen Feng’s loud voice rang out from the house. The sound of footsteps was getting closer as he came towards the courtyard. “Hurry up and come over! It’s time for fireworks!”

Shen Xi felt guilty and was afraid of being discovered. “Brother, I’ll hang up first!”

Li Yuan looked at the girl’s sneaky face and nervous response. In the next moment, she had already hung up the video call. The light under his eyes dimmed instantly. Even the warmth of his body slowly dissipated.

The loss and loneliness he felt slowly crept into his heart. He lowered his head to click on the video she sent of her wrapping dumplings and smiled again. Gradually his eyes lit up and his expression turned warm.

‘When will I be able to eat her hand-made dumplings?’

Shen Xi was annoyed with Shen Feng. After a month and a half, she finally saw Brother, but Shen Feng interrupted them. She still had so many things to say to him and did not get to ask him what he ate that night or if he made some dumplings.

Shen Feng and Fu Qingxuan carried several buckets of fireworks and two large trays of firecrackers to the courtyard.

Shen Zhangqing and the adults followed behind and smiled as he told them to slow down, urging them to be careful when setting off the fireworks so that they would not get hurt.

At this time.

There was a sudden knock on the door.

Shen Xi was the closest, so she ran over to open the door.

A man was standing at the door dressed in a long black trench coat. He was good-looking and calm as he bowed respectfully to her. He then handed over a beautiful bag and said, “Ms. Shen, my name is Fang Zhu. My boss wanted me to convey a message to you. Happy New Year.”

Shen Xi’s heart was pounding and bubbling. “Thank you.”

Shen Feng saw someone at the door, so he put down his things and ran over. When he saw the stranger, his tone was unpleasant. “Who are you?”

“I’m a courier,” Fang Zhu explained and did not even look at the boy. He just respectfully and politely looked at Shen Xi and continued, “Ms. Shen, then I’ll take my leave.”

His boss asked him to come over and give Ms. Shen a New Year’s gift to surprise her.

Fang Zhu felt complete this New Year because he finally met the boss’ sweetheart. She was very beautiful and elegant.

Fu Qingxuan also got to the door. He looked at Shen Feng. “What’s going on? Who’s that?”

‘Courier?’

What kind of courier would dress like this to deliver a package? The man was calm and deliberately suppressed his usual demeanor. Even so, he still seemed domineering and was definitely not an ordinary person.