Chapter 489 - 488: Go to the Sanatorium Together

’But I have to go to sleep right now. If I stay up late, I’ll be a mess tomorrow and will only have myself to blame.’

After all, I have to attend the welcome banquet hosted by the Situ Family tomorrow.

Yun Zijin sent Lu Yunque a "Go to sleep now" sticker, then put down her phone, got into bed, and went to sleep.

Lu Yunque replied with a "Good night" sticker, then went back to wrestling with his documents.

By the time Lu Yunque finished with the documents, it was already one in the morning. After he washed up, the hour hand had already moved to two.

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「Saturday, 8:00 AM.」

[According to the Interstellar System Supreme Law, Saturday is a day of rest. The host is not required to complete spending tasks. According to the Interstellar System and Host Labor Law, on a day of rest, the host has a maximum spending limit of ￥10,000,000.00. Use of this limit is not mandatory, does not carry over, cannot trigger rebates, and yields no rewards.]

Randomly Spend’s weekend notification arrived right on schedule, and Yun Zijin woke up to it.

She didn’t have class on the weekend, but she couldn’t forget about Lu Yunzhou’s acupuncture, so Yun Zijin still got up bright and early.

However, as soon as she walked out of her room and into the living room, she saw Lu Yunque already sitting on the sofa.

"You’re... going to work today?"

’Isn’t it the weekend?’

Although as the CEO of the Lu Family’s corporation, Lu Yunque probably didn’t differentiate between weekdays and weekends, he should at least be able to give himself a lighter workload.

Besides, tonight was the Situ family’s welcome banquet. If only out of respect, Lu Yunque ought to clean himself up nicely for it.

"No need. I’m going with you to the sanatorium in a bit."

It wasn’t just Yun Zijin who remembered; Lu Yunque also knew that she had to give Lu Yunzhou acupuncture every day for a month.

After all, this was his own brother they were talking about, so Lu Yunque was naturally very concerned.

"Sounds good, but you’ll have to wait. I haven’t had breakfast yet."

"I made breakfast and just brought it over. Why don’t you try it?"

Lu Yunque pointed to an insulated container on the coffee table.

"Okay!"

Although the chefs in the Xingyu Mansion kitchen had surely made breakfast as well, Lu Yunque was being such a sweet boyfriend that Yun Zijin didn’t want his thoughtful gesture to go to waste.

Wang Minli was tactful enough not to mention that breakfast had already been made in the kitchen. If Yun Zijin didn’t eat it, the household staff would finish it up, so nothing would go to waste.

Because of this practice of Yun Zijin’s, the household staff would sometimes pack up the food she didn’t eat to take home to their families.

The ingredients used for Yun Zijin’s meals were of a completely different quality than what they used at home, resulting in a texture and flavor that were worlds apart.

Of course, they only packed up untouched food to take home. They had to be mindful of what they were giving their families, after all.

Yun Zijin sat on the sofa and opened the insulated container Lu Yunque had brought. Inside was millet congee—which Lu Yunque must have started cooking at who knows what hour—soup dumplings, shrimp dumplings, and a thermos of savory soy milk.

"This is so much food. You didn’t make these from scratch just now, did you? You must have woken up so early."

Yun Zijin couldn’t quite picture Lu Yunque getting up at the crack of dawn just to make her breakfast.

"I prepared the dough yesterday and let it proof overnight. The congee was on a timer, too. I didn’t get up all that early."

Lu Yunque was a man of action, not words. He didn’t want Yun Zijin to think he was doing all this just to get something in return.

"Have you eaten?"

"Not yet. I thought I’d make it and bring it over so we could eat together."

This was why Lu Yunque had come over so early. If he’d arrived any later, Yun Zijin would have already eaten, and there would have been no point to the breakfast he’d made.

A small smile played on Yun Zijin’s lips. "Then you should eat too. Don’t just watch me."

Yun Zijin pushed all the food containers toward Lu Yunque.

Lu Yunque scooted closer to Yun Zijin, and only after he was right beside her did he begin to eat.

After breakfast, Lu Yunque and Yun Zijin headed out together for Lu’s Sanatorium.

When the two of them arrived at Lu’s Sanatorium, Lu Yunzhou was already awake and had finished breakfast.

Seeing them arrive together, Lu Yunzhou looked at Lu Yunque, his eyes full of questions.

"Why... did you two come here together?"

’Don’t tell me...’

Lu Yunque knew what his brother was thinking without him having to spell it out; he’d gotten the wrong idea.

"What are you thinking? We’re neighbors. We stayed in the same complex last night, not the same apartment."

Lu Yunque wasn’t about to let Lu Yunzhou’s imagination run wild. If word got out, it would be unfair to Yun Zijin.

"I didn’t say anything."

Lu Yunzhou wisely dropped the subject. He hadn’t expected their relationship to still be at the "just talking" stage.

Still, as the older brother, Lu Yunzhou was very pleased to see that Lu Yunque was respecting Yun Zijin.

’A real man has to know how to respect women.’

"If you’re ready, let’s begin the acupuncture. In another two days, the sessions shouldn’t be so intensely painful anymore."

To give Lu Yunzhou the motivation to persevere, Yun Zijin dangled a carrot in front of him.

"I’m going to step out for a bit."

Remembering what Lu Yunzhou had looked like during the previous day’s acupuncture session, Lu Yunque decided to leave the room.

’I really can’t bear to watch. It’s better to wander around for a bit and come back later.’

’It’s a good thing Ms. Huo isn’t here. She would definitely be even more distressed than I am.’

Yun Zijin nodded. She knew Lu Yunque didn’t want to see his brother in such a sorry state, so she didn’t insist he stay.

As the older brother, Lu Yunzhou also didn’t want Lu Yunque to see the pathetic sight of him writhing in pain.

Before beginning the acupuncture, Yun Zijin once again had Lu Yunzhou take a Nourishing Body Pill.

"I hear you two are going to a welcome banquet today?"

Lu Yunzhou asked casually after taking the Nourishing Body Pill, before Yun Zijin began placing the needles.

"That’s right, but it’s in the evening, so there’s plenty of time. Would you like to go, Big Brother? Your body has actually recovered quite well. It’s just the meridians in your legs that haven’t fully healed yet. There are no other issues. You could easily be discharged and go home. Getting out more would also help you relax, and your recovery would be even faster.

It would be fine to use a wheelchair for a while when you go out."

Besides, with the Lu Family’s status in Dijing, no one would dare say a word to Lu Yunzhou’s face.

As for those who gossip behind his back, once Lu Yunzhou is back on his feet, they’ll see just how red their faces are from being proven wrong.

"I don’t recall there being any prominent Situ family in Dijing."

"That’s right. They’re an old, established family from France. The Lu Family is currently partnered with their company in Hua Country. Situ Wenze is the one mainly in charge of the Situ family’s operations here."

This was all public knowledge, so even if Yun Zijin hadn’t said anything, Lu Yunzhou would have learned about it eventually.

"If my doctor thinks I should be getting out more, then I will certainly follow her orders."

Lu Yunzhou himself was ambivalent, but since Yun Zijin said getting out more would help him relax and speed up his recovery, he had to take her advice seriously.