manynovel Chapter 856 - 849: What’s the Awkwardness About?
Chapter 856 - 849: What’s the Awkwardness About?
In the bedroom, Luna glanced at the time, furrowing her brows and muttering, "What time is it already? Why isn’t Qiu Zi back yet?"
"Could it be she’s been held back for overtime again, or did she swap shifts with a colleague at the last minute?" Leng Liewei said, leaning against the headboard with his glasses on, reading a book.
"She should at least make a phone call! Not a single call until now!" Luna spoke and suddenly thought of something, widening her eyes as she walked over to Leng Liewei, "Old Leng, do you think it’s because she knew Yichen was coming back today and felt awkward?"
Leng Liewei looked up at Luna, "Awkward about what?"
Luna pursed her lips, a bit embarrassed, and said, "Back then, didn’t I and her parents intend to set her up with Yichen..."
Leng Liewei chuckled, "You’re overthinking it. That was the plan back then, but someone needs to cooperate with you, right? Didn’t Qiu Zi run away from home as soon as she heard about your plan? She didn’t have any intention at all. How could she feel awkward seeing Yichen? You think everyone is like you!"
Hearing Leng Liewei tease her, Luna rolled her eyes in annoyance, "Then where has that kid gone?"
Leng Liewei wasn’t worried, "She’s a grown-up, how could she get lost? Stop overthinking and go to sleep!" As he spoke, Leng Liewei put down the book, lifted the quilt, and lay down, preparing to sleep.
Luna stood there thinking, "I can’t, I’m still not at ease, I’ll call her again."
This time, Qiu Zi answered the phone, sounding a bit tired, "Auntie, what’s up?"
"I’m asking, where are you? It’s so late, why aren’t you home?"
Qiu Zi looked exhausted and said weakly, "An unexpected surgery was added, and there was no one else, so I had to take it."
"Was it your Director Ming again who made you do it?" Luna frowned.
"Who else could it be..." Qiu Zi slumped on the chair, "Auntie, I won’t talk to you anymore, I’m starving, I’ll grab something to eat first and head home later."
Luna wanted to say more, but Qiu Zi had already hung up the phone.
"That kid!" Luna set down her phone and complained, but knowing where Qiu Zi was put her mind at ease, and she subsequently went to bed.
Dragging her exhausted self, Qiu Zi changed her clothes to go home after her shift, but as she reached the hospital entrance, she saw Ming Kai’s car already parked there.
Qiu Zi glanced at Ming Kai in the car, then waved towards him, "Goodbye, Director Ming..." Before walking straight ahead.
Ming Kai was taken aback. Is this woman an idiot? Didn’t she realize I parked here just to wait for her? He stepped on the gas, stopping the car in front of Qiu Zi.
Qiu Zi was startled, standing there staring at Ming Kai, "Director Ming, I’m off shift now, what does this mean?"
Ming Kai leaned over, directly opened the passenger seat door, and said heavily, "Get in! I’ll drop you at the subway station!"
Qiu Zi scratched her ear, looked at Ming Kai with some hesitation, then checked the time, subsequently nodding, "Alright, thank you."
After getting in the car, recalling the last incident with the seatbelt, Qiu Zi forcefully pulled down the seatbelt and buckled it herself this time.
Ming Kai glanced at Qiu Zi from the corner of his eye, then started the car and drove away.
The on-duty nurses at the nurse station witnessed the scene, their expressions turning unpleasant. This wasn’t the first time Director Ming had offered to give Qiu Zi a ride, so did something already happen between them?