XYLFTL Chapter 29

Chapter 30

It was the middle of the night when Su Zixuan suddenly exclaimed, “Oh my, what time is it? Anping has been staying up with me until now and hasn’t had a good rest.”

Her words sobered Xia Xing and Jiang Shixue up quite a bit. They immediately got up to clean up.

Lin Anping waved her hand and said, “It’s okay, I’m very happy too. I think a good mood is key to getting better.”

“Yes, but you really need to rest well. The doctor said you don’t just suddenly get this disease. It was caused by a fever, which started as a cold. A cold means your immunity is down, and low immunity means you’re too tired,” Su Zixuan said in one breath.

Although she didn’t know where Su Zixuan heard that, she thought it made sense.

Jiang Shixue rubbed Su Zixuan’s head. “Not bad, not bad at all.”

“Hehe, but don’t ‘rua’ me like a puppy,” Su Zixuan said with a silly smile, then turned serious.

Jiang Shixue didn’t stop rubbing Su Zixuan’s head and said, “You are my little puppy! Baby.”

The word “baby” made Su Zixuan obediently lean in to let Jiang Shixue rub her.

“If you two keep showing affection, I’ll have to chase you away!” Lin Anping said with a smile.

Su Zixuan and Jiang Shixue hugged each other again and made faces at Lin Anping and Xia Xing.

Xia Xing shook her head helplessly and said, “Two childish ghosts together.”

Lin Anping nodded in agreement.

Watching them interact, Lin Anping couldn’t help but think of Shen Xiaoyou. She really wanted to know what Shen Xiaoyou was doing now and whether she hated her for leaving without saying goodbye.

Hate me if you hate me, she thought. What I did is indeed worthy of being hated. Thinking this, Lin Anping silently began to clean up.

When the other three saw Lin Anping starting to tidy up, they got up to take over the work and told her to rest. Lin Anping was very touched. She really felt that everything she had encountered since coming to Jingcheng University was wonderful.

After cleaning up, the three of them prepared to go home. Lin Anping, afraid for their safety, didn’t want them to leave, but they all refused.

They said Su Zixuan’s house was nearby and they would go there. Lin Anping looked at her rented apartment; it really didn’t have room for them.

After seeing them off, she lay in bed, wanting to fall asleep quickly, but she couldn’t. She didn’t know when she had started thinking so much at night.

She always wondered if her illness would ever get better.

If it did, she would definitely find Shen Xiaoyou and apologize, even if she wasn’t forgiven.

What is Shen Xiaoyou doing?

Does she miss me?

She always had so many questions like this. She wanted to know the answers, but she had no answers.

Lin Anping got up, took half a sleeping pill, and drifted into sleep.

At eight o’clock in the morning, Shen Xiaoyou was sitting in the Shen Group’s meeting room, waiting early.

Those who entered would pause for a moment, then take their seats.

They whispered to each other, “Wasn’t it supposed to be eight-thirty?”

“Yes, it’s eight-thirty.”

“This Little Shen always arrives way too early.”

“That’s right.”

“…”

Of course, Shen Xiaoyou could hear the discussions, but she didn’t care.

When it was eight-thirty, Shen Xiaoyou looked around and said faintly, “Is everyone here?”

The meeting room was quiet for a few seconds.

“No, I see,” Shen Xiaoyou continued to ask.

“Little Shen, Director Song and Director He haven’t arrived,” Secretary Zhou said.

Shen Xiaoyou had naturally noticed this; she just chuckled lightly. It seemed she had been too gentle.

“If they’re not coming, they’re not coming. Let’s start our meeting,” Shen Xiaoyou said, opening the black folder.

“How can you hold a meeting when people are missing?” The so-called Director Song and Director He walked into the meeting room side by side, about to take their seats.

Shen Xiaoyou looked at them coldly. “Who allowed you to sit?”

Director Song froze in the act of pulling out a chair. “What an heir! Not allowing shareholders to sit.”

“It’s already 8:32, and you’re just arriving now. If you’re late, then don’t come at all. As for the shares, you can sell them. Shen doesn’t need people who don’t keep their word,” Shen Xiaoyou said clearly, word by word.

Shareholders Song and He couldn’t save face and left in anger.

Shen Xiaoyou watched them leave. “Let’s continue the meeting.”

“Regarding the company’s recent new collaborations… and artificial intelligence…”

“Little Shen, no companies are involved in artificial intelligence right now, and we haven’t popularized this content either,” one of the shareholders said.

“If you want to do it, if you have ideas and methods, you can tell me, and I will ask professionals to give you lectures and training,” Shen Xiaoyou said.

“Also, I have already reviewed all the projects and planning proposals, big and small, of the company, and Secretary Zhou will give feedback on all the issues to the various departments later,” Shen Xiaoyou continued.

“Then Little Shen, is it okay to directly ask you if there are any problems?” the planning department director asked.

Shen Xiaoyou raised her eyes to look and nodded slightly to indicate that it was possible.

“Are there any other questions?” Shen Xiaoyou asked.

Everyone said no.

“Okay, then the meeting is adjourned.” Shen Xiaoyou got up and left directly.

As soon as Shen Xiaoyou left, the meeting room erupted.

Employee A: “This Shen Xiaoyou really has something going on, hidden very deep?”

Employee B: “I told you, before I felt it wasn’t appropriate for her to directly sit in this position!”

Employee C: “She’s much better than that Shen Mingxuan. He’s been in the company for so many years, and he really doesn’t know anything, doesn’t care about anything, and gets paid for nothing.”

Employee A: “That’s right, let’s go, let’s go back and wait for Secretary Zhou to tell us about work matters.”

Hiding in the shadows, Shen Mingxuan almost crushed the coffee cup in his hand when he heard these people’s words.

In Shen Xiaoyou’s office, she was working when she heard a knock on the door. Without looking up, she said, “Come in.”

When the person walked in front of her, Shen Xiaoyou looked up and said coldly when she saw who it was, “What is it?”

“Can’t I come and care about you? Sister,” Shen Mingxuan said, word by word.

Shen Xiaoyou frowned, most annoyed when people spoke like that. “If you have nothing to do, go research the project Grandmother gave you. Don’t bother me.”

“Yes, you are the executive director, of course I can’t bother you, but as your younger brother, I can, right?” Shen Mingxuan said.

Shen Xiaoyou knew she couldn’t do anything with him, so she simply ignored him.

Seeing that Shen Xiaoyou was neither anxious nor agitated and had no great emotional fluctuations, Shen Mingxuan left dejectedly.

After seeing him leave, Shen Xiaoyou sighed and called Secretary Zhou. “In the future, if anyone comes to see me, notify me first, especially Shen Mingxuan.”

Secretary Zhou responded and reported to Shen Ruolan.

Shen Ruolan was relieved to hear that many employees thought Shen Xiaoyou was good today.

Shen Xiaoyou left early today and went to the small bar.

After entering, she asked Xiaomi, “Did you get through today?”

Xiaomi shook her head.

Shen Xiaoyou hid her disappointment and went upstairs, poured herself a glass of wine, and constantly caressed the ring on her ring finger.

After a sip of wine, Shen Xiaoyou raised her hand and kissed the ring. Before long, a teardrop fell right on the ring.

As the alcohol took effect, Shen Xiaoyou quickly fell asleep.

Lin Anping felt that there was no difference between being at home and in the hospital, it was just a disease that could be cured with medication.

Lin Anping wasn’t too worried about this. She started going out for walks every day and doing her own things at home.

Watching the small snow falling outside, Lin Anping bought a lot of things: yarn, embroidery… things to pass the time.

Lin Anping quickly learned to knit scarves by following tutorials. She chose Shen Xiaoyou’s favorite color.

Then she selected the colors her roommates liked and knitted scarves for them in turn.

The three were happy and worried about her because Lin Anping was alone all day but still thought of them.

She also talked to her Grandmother on the phone every day. Grandmother really wanted to see Lin Anping, but Lin Anping wouldn’t let her, saying it would be after she got better.

Shen Xiaoyou never forgot to visit Grandmother. She always brought a lot of things when she went. She thought it was impossible for Grandmother not to know where Lin Anping had gone.

Grandmother also felt sorry for Shen Xiaoyou and often told Anping that she should tell Shen Xiaoyou.

Lin Anping refused.

Days passed, and just when Lin Anping felt she was getting better,

she was told by the doctor during a follow-up visit to the hospital that she had pulmonary nodules formed from tuberculous cavities.

Lin Anping couldn’t believe it. The doctor asked Lin Anping, “Have you felt chest tightness or a worsening cough recently?”

Lin Anping thought about it and realized she had, but she always thought it was a symptom of tuberculosis.

Lin Anping nodded. Su Zixuan, behind her, was almost frantic.

Su Zixuan asked the doctor, “Then what should we do about this?”

“Surgery to remove it is recommended,” the doctor said.

Lin Anping couldn’t believe the word “surgery.” She was very scared. She always thought that medication would be enough. She didn’t want surgery.

Su Zixuan saw that Lin Anping was scared and asked, “Is surgery not an option?”

“It will get worse and worse, and it might even become cancerous,” the doctor said sternly.

“But you can also go to the First People’s Hospital in the capital to see if there might be errors in our examination, but that hospital is, after all, the top internal medicine hospital,” the doctor said.

Su Zixuan nodded and led Lin Anping out.

“Anping, let’s go to the People’s Hospital to see. Maybe there was a misdiagnosis here?” Su Zixuan said.

Lin Anping nodded and smiled. “Do you not trust your family’s hospital that much?”

“The homepage isn’t the hospital, it’s just an investment of our family,” Su Zixuan said indifferently.

Lin Anping chuckled.

Su Zixuan hailed a taxi and immediately wanted to take Lin Anping to the hospital, but whether it was just Lin Anping’s psychological effect or what, she developed a high fever halfway there.

Scared, Su Zixuan kept urging the driver. After arriving at the hospital, Su Zixuan helped Lin Anping find the previous doctor.

After a series of examinations, the doctor told them to wait for the results. Su Zixuan supported Lin Anping, looking worried at Lin Anping’s dizzy appearance.

Lin Anping looked at Su Zixuan and comforted her. “It’s okay, I don’t feel uncomfortable.”

Su Zixuan pulled Lin Anping’s clothes tighter. “Don’t try to be brave. How can you not feel uncomfortable with a fever?”

After the examination results came out, Su Zixuan went to find the doctor.

The doctor’s diagnosis was exactly the same as that of her family’s private hospital.

“Surgery is the best option, the sooner the better, don’t delay,” the doctor said, looking at the scans.

Su Zixuan nodded and said, “We’ll be hospitalized. Is the previous room still available since we prepaid?”

The doctor nodded.

Su Zixuan took Lin Anping upstairs and put her to rest in the hospital bed.

After that, Su Zixuan went to ask the doctor about any sequelae after the surgery for this disease, or whether it would recur after the surgery.

After the doctor answered one by one, Su Zixuan returned to the ward.

At this time, Lin Anping woke up. Su Zixuan looked at Lin Anping and said, “Anping, if you have surgery, are you afraid?”

Lin Anping nodded.

Su Zixuan told Lin Anping what the doctor had said.

Shen Xiaoyou received a call and saw Lin Anping at the People’s Hospital.

Shen Xiaoyou was excited and immediately rushed to the hospital.