The Ceo Of The Company Next Door Seems To Have A Crush On Me Chapter 24

The King of Gloom and the King of Grind

One must understand that humans are complex beings, possessing intricate emotions and thoughts, and these intricate emotions and thoughts lead people to perform even more complex behaviors.

Jiang Mingyi truly struggled to define the relationship between Gu Li and Little White. “It’s probably… a quasi-girlfriend relationship based on a financial transaction.”

Yan Xucheng held his cup with both hands, utterly amazed. “What a complicated relationship!”

“As for what Little White looks like…” Lu Zhijian found it hard to describe. He had only seen this Little White by chance and didn’t know much about her. “If you’re really curious, you can go to Gu Li’s hospital room. She should be there. As soon as you see her, you’ll know she’s Little White.”

“Alright, but who is Gu Li?”

Lu Zhijian had never called anyone by a nickname before; today he was truly breaking many precedents. He sighed in resignation. “He’s the one nicknamed ‘Burial Object’.”

Yan Xucheng suddenly covered his mouth and burst into laughter, not stopping even as the laughter grew stronger. “Hahahahaha—The name he gave him, Gu Li (Encourage), hahahaha, encourage.”

Lu Zhijian also started laughing. The word ‘encourage’ wasn’t funny, but pairing it with the person Gu Li was hilarious. Lu Zhijian shuddered, recalling Gu Li’s arrogant and condescending demeanor being associated with such a positive and sunny word as ‘encourage’.

Yan Xucheng helped Lu Zhijian put the plates into the dishwasher, then wiped the table. “I’ll head back now.”

“Mhm, I’ll walk you out.”

Lu Zhijian and Yan Xucheng walked to the door together. As Lu Zhijian watched his retreating back, Yan Xucheng suddenly turned around and quickly ran back to stand right in front of him.

So close.

Lu Zhijian’s breath hitched. He almost thought Yan Xucheng was going to hug him. He stiffened, unsure how to react.

The next second, Yan Xucheng’s energetic voice rang out beside his ear. “I’ve been super free lately! If you have time, you must come find me! And if you have any good gossip, you have to tell me!”

Lu Zhijian knew Yan Xucheng was worried about him worsening his depression. He swallowed the “thank you” that was hanging on his lips and offered a genuine smile. “Mhm.”

Although Yan Xucheng wanted to give him a warm hug, he was a gay man after all. It wouldn’t be good to make someone uncomfortable by hugging them abruptly, so he had to settle for the second-best option.

Yan Xucheng went to sleep satisfied after consuming enough gossip, but a seed of curiosity had also taken root in his heart. What exactly was this Little White like?

He made an appointment with Lin Shu to go and see for themselves during their break time.

Hopefully, Sister Lin Shu won’t be too busy today.

Yan Xucheng put these thoughts aside and focused on his work, organizing the files and documents on his desk. Then, with a long stride, he took his record sheet and headed to the inpatient department.

At this moment, Uncle-Master Fang was going to check on Xu Songmian, so he might as well go along to check the recovery of Xu Songmian’s wound.

Xu Songmian hadn’t changed much. He was alone in the room, staring out the window. There was a caretaker and a nanny in the room, both moving lightly and quietly. Three people were living in one room, yet there was almost no sound, making the silence somewhat eerie.

Because it was so quiet, Uncle-Master Fang’s gentle knock on the door sounded particularly loud to the people inside.

The caretaker was fine, but the nanny seemed immensely relieved, scurrying to open the door for Uncle-Master Fang. As soon as she opened it, her voice erupted, like a chicken whose neck had been squeezed and, once released, immediately started “clucking, clucking,” as if trying to make up for all the words she hadn’t been able to say earlier.

“Oh my! Doctor Fang, and Little Doctor Yan, you’re here…”

Her voice was stopped by Uncle-Master Fang’s smiling interjection. “Auntie Li, please carry on with your work. We’re just going in to check on Songmian.”

“Oh, oh—” Auntie Li quickly moved her stout body, making space for Uncle-Master Fang and Yan Xucheng to pass. “Then I’ll go get busy.”

Before she finished speaking, she walked out.

Xu Songmian was staying in S-305. Since this room offered a panoramic view of the indoor greenhouse, the price had doubled. The room was like a hotel suite, lacking nothing, so there was no need for her to go outside to get busy. However, since even the employer, Xu Songmian, didn’t care, everyone else pretended not to notice her little schemes.

Uncle-Master Fang skillfully sat down on the chair by Xu Songmian’s window, his tone relaxed. “How have you been lately?”

Xu Songmian slowly turned his head.

Yan Xucheng took his hand out of his white coat pocket and waved at him. “We meet again, Songmian. I’m here to check your wound.”

Xu Songmian was a very obedient child and cooperated well with the treatment. He never resisted when Yan Xucheng touched his arm and hand, watching quietly.

“Mhm~” Yan Xucheng nodded as he checked, his tone exaggerated and friendly, like a kindergarten teacher coaxing a child. “The recovery is excellent! We’ll be able to start rehabilitation soon!”

He crossed out some medication names on the record sheet, wrote down drugs more suitable for the current stage, then capped his pen and tucked it into the pocket of his white coat. “Then I’ll be going now?”

Uncle-Master Fang nodded. “Mhm, go on and get busy.”

After leaving 305 and walking a short distance, seeing that no one was around, Yan Xucheng leaned most of his weight against the wall and let out a long sigh, as if exhaling the gloom in his heart.

From the moment he entered, no, from the moment he approached that door, Yan Xucheng could feel the silence and oppression seeping out from the crack. Once inside, Xu Songmian sat alone on the bed, looking like a withered leaf clinging to a winter branch, hanging by a thread in the wind.

Depression, huh…

He suddenly thought of Lu Zhijian. Perhaps Lu Zhijian would also…

Yan Xucheng shook his head, unable to imagine it further. Although Lu Zhijian was also quiet, he would smile gently, blush when inviting others to eat, join him in calling others by nicknames, share good gossip with him, and sometimes say unexpected things.

Lu Zhijian was truly a good person. He should remind him to remember his follow-up appointment and not forget about it again.

He sent Lu Zhijian a message: “Remember to go to the hospital for your follow-up!” To emphasize his seriousness, he even found an appropriate emoji to send along with it.

Lu Zhijian, who was in a meeting, tapped the little bird with puffed cheeks on his phone and couldn’t help but smile.

Putting his phone back in his pocket, Yan Xucheng went to check on the other patients under his care.

Mhm~~

Yan Xucheng nodded as he checked. All were doing well, and two could be discharged in three days.

C-211 Ward.

The boy with the buzz cut, whose leg was suspended in the air on the hospital bed, was Guo Yangcheng.

On the bedside table next to the bed was a tall stack of books. A girl who still looked like a student sat by the bed, holding a book and explaining a problem to Guo Yangcheng, writing on a calculation pad as she spoke. When one page was full, she flipped it over and quickly drew a quadrangular pyramid. The draft notebook was as thick as a brick, and nearly half of it had already been used.

Yan Xucheng’s knock temporarily interrupted the tutoring session in the room. Yan Xucheng smiled as he walked in. “I hope I’m not interrupting you?”

The girl stood up excitedly when she clearly saw Yan Xucheng’s face. “Senior Yan?!”

Yan Xucheng looked at her in confusion. “You… know me?”

“Yes!” The girl nodded heavily. “I’m also from Jing University, currently in my second year of clinical medicine.”

“So you’re a junior,” Yan Xucheng was surprised. “But how do second-years know me?”

Yan Xucheng had graduated from Jing University four years ago. Although he was a prominent figure during his time there, he didn’t expect a newly enrolled junior to recognize him after so long.

In fact, he underestimated his influence. To this day, the photo thread of Yan Xucheng remains a pillar on the Jing University forum.

The girl’s eyes were full of longing. “Because you are truly excellent, Senior. I also hope to apply for Professor Wang Peiqiong’s graduate program in the future.”

Wang Peiqiong was Yan Xucheng’s graduate supervisor, but she hadn’t accepted graduate students for several years; she only took on doctoral candidates. Yan Xucheng was the only graduate student in his cohort; everyone else was a doctoral candidate.

As for why he was the exception…

Who knows? Perhaps it was because he had ranked first in his major courses for five consecutive years.

Yan Xucheng encouraged her. “Keep up the good work. I believe you can do it. Professor Wang is an excellent mentor.”

“Mhm! Thank you, Senior.”

After chatting briefly, Yan Xucheng started his work. Yang Yi quietly retreated to the side.

After the examination, Yan Xucheng recorded his findings on the observation sheet and said, “The recovery is good.”

Hope ignited in Guo Yangcheng’s eyes. “Does that mean I can be discharged?”

“Discharged?” Yan Xucheng paused his pen, shook his head, and said sternly, “No, you can’t be discharged. Your leg is still suspended. Moving around carelessly could cause problems. Furthermore, you injured your ankle. If you don’t recover properly, there could be sequelae, such as arthritis, ligament laxity, or even necrosis.”

To make Guo Yangcheng stay put, Yan Xucheng could only exaggerate the severity to scare him. He had just undergone surgery last week, and his injuries were serious. How could he be discharged immediately?

“So, stay put,” Yan Xucheng concluded.

Although Guo Yangcheng was convinced, he still tried to negotiate. “But my midterms are coming up soon. I am currently…”