Chapter 808 - 810: Matchmaking
Tang Rong looked on and couldn’t help but laugh, smiling at his misfortune, and handed him her cup, "Just take a sip of water, you’ll be fine. You’re so grown up, yet you still can’t eat a meal without worrying everyone." There was an unmistakable tone of disdain in Tang Rong’s voice.
This way, the awkward atmosphere from earlier dissipated. Xiao Yifei let out a long sigh of relief in his heart, as if everything had returned to the previous status where they were bickering wittily. Both tacitly chose to forget about what happened yesterday, pretending they hadn’t noticed Shi Miaomiao’s slightly swollen, made-up eyes.
Sitting in a taxi, Shi Miaomiao couldn’t help but feel regret. If I had just stayed in, I wouldn’t have found out about Brother Xiao and Sister Rong being together. The three of us could have continued as we were before. Although I’d have to find out sooner or later, it’s better to know later than now. Shi Miaomiao thought, self-deceivingly.
Now she has no choice but to plan for life after returning. It seems she has to find a new place to live. Although Sister Rong’s place is nice and the rent is cheap, watching them flaunting their affection every day would be worse than death. She’s not that magnanimous, and she doesn’t want to see Xiao Yifei again.
But for now, she doesn’t have enough money. Her salary won’t be paid until the beginning of next month. If she rents a new place now, she might not have money for food, and there’s that new bag she’s been eyeing for a while but hasn’t splurged on. Sigh, living without money is tough. When will I become rich? Miaomiao lamented in her heart.
In the office in the morning, Xiao Yifei boredly scrolled through his phone and came across a WeChat post from Shi Miaomiao: "Work hard and make lots and lots of money," accompanied by a busy emoticon. Xiao Yifei liked it and commented, "Our Miaomiao is awesome!!"
Xiao Yifei thought that this would ease the earlier awkwardness, so he sent that message. He genuinely regards Shi Miaomiao as his little sister. After all, she looks much younger than her age with her cute doll face, just like a middle-school little sister.
But Shi Miaomiao misunderstood this reply. Why is he talking to me like this when he’s already with Sister Rong! Angrily, she direct messaged him on WeChat: "Since you’re with Sister Rong, don’t flirt with other girls anymore." After some thought, she added an angry emoji.
There weren’t many patients at the hospital today, so Xiao Yifei had some free time. He sorted out a few typical cases from the past few days and noticed it was almost lunchtime. He went to eat and on the way, he bumped into the director who was also heading to lunch.
The director couldn’t hide the smile on his face when he saw Xiao Yifei, quickening his pace to reach him, patting his shoulder, "Xiao Xiao, heading for a meal, right? Come, let’s eat together." Xiao Yifei found the director’s enthusiasm overwhelming; when a leader treats you so well for no reason, it sure feels embarrassing!
What Xiao Yifei feared the most happened— they exchanged a few pleasantries before Director Qian couldn’t resist bringing up his daughter: "Xiao Xiao, I was just talking about you to my daughter yesterday. When she heard we had such a promising young talent at the hospital, she insisted on meeting you."