Indulging Mrs. Lu
Chapter 61 I’ll Pick You Up This Weekend

Chapter 61: Chapter 61 I’ll Pick You Up This Weekend

Zhuang Shuqing patted Dean Hua on the shoulder, comforting him, "Dean Hua, don’t be so upset for now. It doesn’t matter if we don’t take the money. Xiaoxuan is having surgery tomorrow, and I have to go to work. If you have time, could you stop by to sign the paperwork?"

As soon as Dean Hua heard that Xiaoxuan could have surgery tomorrow, his face split into a smile, "Sure, sure, I’ll make sure to clear my schedule for tomorrow."

"Hmm, all the nutritional expenses at the hospital have been paid. If you need anything, just ask the doctor, there’s enough money on the card to cover it."

Dean Hua noted down what she said, and then followed with, "Shuqing, I really can’t thank you enough. You’re all on your own, and yet you still do so much for the orphanage, I..."

"Don’t say that, if I weren’t willing, no one could force me to do it, right?"

"That’s true. But as a young woman on your own, you can’t go without having some savings."

Zhuang Shuqing answered helplessly, "Dean Hua, I’m already 24, and I’ve graduated from university, so you don’t need to worry about me anymore."

"Alright, you’re all grown up now, and it’s no longer my place to be concerned," Dean Hua said with a meaningful glance at her.

Zhuang Shuqing was taken aback, her mind quickly flickering through a face, but before she could grasp it, it was gone.

She was naturally aware of the implications in Dean Hua’s words, yet she pretended not to understand and nodded distractedly.

When she returned home in the evening, Zhuang Shuqing put the photos she had taken at the hospital into her draft and re-edited it before sending it out.

Director Chen told her to post the news online first, and then to publish it in the newspaper the next morning, which would enhance the credibility of the news.

After finishing these tasks, Zhuang Shuqing stretched out her tired body and noticed her illuminated phone screen out of the corner of her eye. On taking a look, there was a new message.

She opened the message and the corners of her lips curved slightly. It was from Lu Jinyang, with just two words: Asleep yet?

After thinking for a bit, she replied with two words: Not yet.

Almost the moment the message was sent, her phone rang. She stared at the caller ID for a moment before answering.

"Why haven’t you gone to sleep?" A deep, melodious male voice came from the other end of the phone, and just for a moment, Zhuang Shuqing felt herself sinking.

Realizing what she was pondering, she shook off those impractical thoughts, "I’ve just finished some work. Xiaoxuan has surgery tomorrow."

"I know."

"..." Zhuang Shuqing fell silent. How was she supposed to continue the conversation after that?

"Why the silence?"

"A little tired."

"Rest early, I’ll come to pick you up this weekend."

Those words again!

After hanging up the phone, she sat in front of the computer in a daze for a long time before remembering that last week he had said he would pick her up this week for a trip to the military zone. She had agreed without a second thought at the time.

Now that she thought about it, she was completely baffled. Why was he taking her to the military zone?

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Xiaoxuan’s surgery went very smoothly. Since he was young, the doctor suggested that he should stay in the hospital for two months of observation, which Zhuang Shuqing had no objections to.

On the afternoon of the surgery day, Zhuang Shuqing arrived at the hospital. In the corridor, two nurses leaned against the wall, engrossed in their phones. As she approached, she overheard one nurse saying, "Weren’t all the expenses for this child paid for in one go? Why are people still using this to fundraise?"

"Eh, isn’t this the child that just had surgery today?"

"Exactly. This isn’t right; I need to respond to this news right away. We can’t let unscrupulous people get scammed."

Zhuang Shuqing frowned, the news they were talking about must be the fundraising she initiated for Xiaoxuan, right?

As she passed by the nurses, she saw one of them typing quickly on a phone, a bad feeling quickly crept over her.