Chapter 41: Calling to Account
"I heard you were ill, so I specifically came to see you." Bai Fanglan approached warmly.
"Aren’t you going to work? I’m doing quite well, no need to make such a long trip. It wouldn’t be good if people said I’m getting special treatment."
Bai Fanglan’s face stiffened slightly—was this old man so ungracious? But she quickly laughed: "I came during my break, please don’t misunderstand. My grandfather said you’ve been friends and comrades for many years and asked me to take good care of you, otherwise he wouldn’t be at ease."
The old man’s expression didn’t improve any, he just smiled: "Thank you for your trouble. But I’m really fine. How about you help me check my blood pressure and temperature to see if everything’s normal?" Joking! Friends with that old bastard? Feigning innocence. What a joke! Mr. Yan was quite put off by Bai Chuan; if not for some mutual friends, they would’ve already fallen out. But he didn’t want to make things difficult for the young woman, so he extended his arm to humor her and send her away.
Bai Fanglan measured the blood pressure and said with a smile: "You’re getting on in years; you should be careful not to catch a cold." She started taking his temperature. She mentioned a few points of caution, and the old man simply listened quietly, with a smile on his face.
Those who knew him well were aware that Mr. Yan wasn’t a kindly old man; the more he liked someone, the more he would yell at them. The kinder he was, the less he considered you part of his own.
But Bai Fanglan didn’t know that; she thought she had won Mr. Yan’s favor. So she gathered the courage to complain: "I heard the other day you went to the woods with a young girl, and she got injured too?"
"Yes! That little girl is brave! Very strong, just too thin, and not very much exercised." At the mention of Sun Chan, he smiled, remembering that day when she got soaked trying to help him capture a thief. That’s a daughter of the army, no pretense!
Bai Fanglan felt extremely uncomfortable inside, she was actually praised!