Ch. 166 - You Can't Leave
He cried.
Lu Xing cried.
This realization made Zhang Yue's brain buzz.
"Don't you..."
Zhang Yue frantically reached out her hand to wipe his tears.
But Lu Xing, like a frightened animal, suddenly flinched and then began to tremble.
After a long while.
After Lu Xing had calmed down, he finally stopped trembling and said with great apology.
"I'm sorry."
[I hit him.]
Song Junzhu's words once again echoed in Zhang Yue's mind.
'This is...'
A stress reaction?
Zhang Yue's heart ached dully. Had the trauma Lu Xing had suffered already reached this point?
A thousand words were suddenly stuck in her throat. Zhang Yue couldn't say another word.
At the hospital, she knew even better how difficult life was.
Some people could land on the hospital's top floor in a helicopter for a minor illness.
While some could only lie in the hospital corridor because there were no beds.
In order to maintain Song Junzhu's mental state, she had sacrificed such a fragile Lu Xing.
Was this really right?
On what grounds?
Zhang Yue was silent for a long time, then withdrew her hand and asked in a hoarse voice.
"How long is your contract with Junzhu signed for?"
"It ends on June tenth."
"Do you want to renew it?"
"No. Grandpa's illness is better. I don't need the money anymore."
"What are your plans for the future?"
"I'm not doing this line of work anymore. And I always can't sleep. Even if I do, I have nightmares. I feel my spirit has reached its limit, so I'm going to take a year off from school and travel around."
Lu Xing spoke with extreme sincerity.
Zhang Yue was silent for half a minute, then finally said.
"Will you come back?"
"Of course."
That's good.
It's just one year.
Lu Xing has worked so hard for so long. Can't he just have one year of his own time?
Zhang Yue lowered her gaze, her tone more determined than ever.
"Don't stay in the country. You won't be able to leave if you stay in the country."
"You go abroad. I'll arrange a luxury cruise for you. You can travel around the world."
Lu Xing was dumbfounded.
'Holy f*ck!'
Lu Xing had never expected it.
By acting for Zhang Yue, he had actually exploded such a big surprise.
He believed that Zhang Yue wouldn't talk nonsense. As long as she said it, she could definitely help him solve all his troubles.
It's just that the only thing Lu Xing was curious about was...
"Dr. Zhang, why are you a doctor at the hospital? I think you should have a wider world."
Someone who could grow up with Song Junzhu since childhood, could her family background really be that different?
But since that's the case, why did Zhang Yue go and become a little doctor?
F*ck.
To think he had thought Zhang Yue didn't have a lot of money, and he didn't even ask her for money.
I'm so numb!
Hearing Lu Xing's question, Zhang Yue pursed her lips and said with some melancholy.
"My father passed away in this hospital."
She couldn't bear to leave this place.
Lu Xing was stunned. He hadn't expected this to be the reason.
"I'm sorry."
Zhang Yue didn't mind and just thought of something else.
These days...
She had actually come to believe that Lu Xing was writing novels. As for why, you'd have to ask Chi Yueshan.
'Goddamn it.'
A currently so popular opera actress, running to the hospital room to see Grandpa and Grandma whenever she had nothing to do, and even saying she was just 'in the neighborhood'.
Zhang Yue really believed that Chi Yueshan was Lu Xing's book fan.
But now...
"Is Chi Yueshan also your client???"
"Uh..."
Silence is the best answer.
Zhang Yue swallowed.
"You're fucking awesome."
This was a genuine, no-nonsense, most sincere compliment.
To be able to control both Chi Yueshan and Song Junzhu, these two extremes...
He really is... a god.
...
Monday.
Having solved a matter in his heart, Lu Xing's mood was excellent.
Under CEO Wen's pressure, Lu Xing had successfully obtained an indefinite vacation.
Other people can only study for 60 seconds and play for 1 hour when they study at home.
But for Lu Xing, controlling himself was simply too easy a thing.
So easy!
From the time he got up in the morning, Lu Xing had been burying his head in his studies in the bedroom.
Because he could usually only see Auntie Wen at night...
So he had always felt that the villa only had him, Auntie Wen, and Nannan.
But now.
Lunch was made by a chef of unknown star rating who came to the door. The hygiene was taken care of by someone. There was even someone who wanted to play a violin to liven things up while Lu Xing was eating.
"Pfft, cough, cough, cough! No, no, no!"
Lu Xing really couldn't hold it in anymore.
"I'm fine eating by myself. You all go about your business."
Oh, heavens.
"Auntie Wen is so low-key."
No wonder the villa was always so clean. It turned out someone came to clean during the day.
F*ck!
Tears of envy flowed from his mouth.
Lu Xing enjoyed the feeling of a big capitalist. In the afternoon, he scanned a shared bike and went to find the senior sister.
But...
Arriving at the location, Lu Xing looked up at the two large characters for "hospital" on the entrance.
He fell into deep thought.
"Why is the meeting place always so..."
Unique.
...
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