Into the Night, Jiao Jiao Gets Kissed by a Business Tycoon
Chapter 187: [Extra] Tao Zhe Works Too

Chapter 187: Chapter 187: [Extra] Tao Zhe Works Too

After breakfast, Jiang Yurou sent Zhou Ming a message, telling him that she might not be able to visit him in the next few days.

Luckily, Zhou Ming did not ask further, which made Jiang Yurou breathe a sigh of relief because she did not want Zhou Ming to know about the deal she had with Tan Bo, nor did she want him to feel burdened.

Time passed quickly in the villa; Tan Bo never restricted her freedom. If she wanted, she could visit Zhou Ming at any time.

However, Jiang Yurou thought about how much Tan Bo disliked her spending time with Zhou Ming; if he found out, she would inevitably be scolded.

Thus, Jiang Yurou returned to her days before she had met Zhou Ming.

She would go out with Tan Bo to play cards with friends, watch movies, eat at Western restaurants, and accompany Xinan to the hospital for prenatal checkups on weekends.

Of course, during this period, a significant event occurred—Cheng Yi proposed to Xinan.

Jiang Yurou witnessed the entire process and was moved to tears. She hadn’t expected the usually aloof Cheng Yi to be so romantic and adept at speaking sweet nothings.

She was so affected by the proposal that when it was time to leave, she was still overwhelmed and crying heavily. If Tan Bo hadn’t supported her, she probably wouldn’t have been able to walk out of the mall.

Tan Bo looked at her and joked, "It’s someone else’s proposal; why are you crying more fiercely than the ones involved?"

While sobbing, Jiang Yurou responded, "I’m just too touched."

"Then you’re quite sentimental."

"Your good friend just got engaged, aren’t you moved?"

Tan Bo smiled and said, "Why would I be moved? It’s not me who got engaged."

Jiang Yurou glared at him, "Heartless."

"It’s not that I’m heartless. If it were Cheng Yi, he might be even more indifferent and still manage to tease me." Tan Bo said meaningfully, "Rourou, men and women think differently."

Jiang Yurou, unable to understand the difference, didn’t bother to ponder it further and turned to look out the window, "If someone proposes to me in the future, it would be nice if they sang a song by Tao Zhe."

That way, she definitely wouldn’t have the heart to refuse his proposal.

"Does it have to be a song by Tao Zhe?" Tan Bo suddenly asked.

Jiang Yurou: "Of course not, songs by Zhou Jielun or Eason Chan are also fine."

After a moment of silence, Tan Bo softly said, "Alright, Tao Zhe works too."

"Huh?" Jiang Yurou looked at Tan Bo, confused, "What did you just say?"

Tan Bo shook his head, "Buckle up your seatbelt."

Jiang Yurou: "Oh, okay."

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In the blink of an eye, it had been half a month since Jiang Yurou had seen Zhou Ming. Although they exchanged messages every day, it wasn’t enough.

During this time, Zhou Ming had also asked Jiang Yurou what she had been up to, but she always found various reasons to brush him off.

However, it eventually reached a point where every time Jiang Yurou messaged Zhou Ming, his replies came after a long delay.

Jiang Yurou knew this couldn’t continue; she needed to see Zhou Ming, and... she had started to miss him.

So with that thought, the next day, Jiang Yurou told Tan Bo that she wanted to go see Zhou Ming.

She had thought Tan Bo would stop her, but instead, he said nothing and simply nodded slightly, telling her to come back early.

To give Zhou Ming a surprise, Jiang Yurou didn’t tell him she was going to see him.

But when she took a taxi to the shop, she didn’t see Zhou Ming, and the shop’s doors were tightly closed.

Jiang Yurou asked the neighboring shop owner and found out that Zhou Ming hadn’t been to the shop for days.

At this point, Jiang Yurou didn’t care about any surprises anymore; she hurriedly called Zhou Ming, but couldn’t get through.

Eventually, Jiang Yurou even began to break out in a cold sweat—why wasn’t Zhou Ming at the shop? Or did Cheng Yi do something to him?

Jiang Yurou could hardly believe what might happen if Zhou Ming really fell into Cheng Yi’s hands.

Just as she was about to hang up Zhou Ming’s phone and look for Cheng Yi’s contact information, the call connected.

Jiang Yurou burst into tears, "Zhou Ming, where have you been? Why haven’t you come to the shop? Why aren’t you answering my calls?"

Hearing Jiang Yurou’s crying, Zhou Ming was also stunned for a moment then patiently explained, "I’m sorry, it’s my fault. These past few days, Lezhi hasn’t been feeling well, and I’ve been with her in the hospital. I turned my phone to silent mode because I was afraid it would disturb her rest."

When she heard that Zhou Lezhi was hospitalized, Jiang Yurou’s anger disappeared suddenly, She wiped her face tears away and asked with concern, "Lezhi was fine before, how could she suddenly be hospitalized?"

Zhou Ming sighed and said, "Her condition worsened."

Jiang Yurou didn’t know how to comfort him, so she could only ask, "Which hospital? Can I come visit?"

She wanted to accompany Zhou Ming; such an incident must be very hard on him now.

But Zhou Ming said, "No need, I can handle it alone. Once Lezhi is better, I’ll come find you, okay?"

"But I want to accompany you."

"Accompany me?"

"Yes." Jiang Yurou nodded and said, "Don’t worry, I won’t disturb Lezhi."

"Okay." Zhou Ming still surrendered and gave the hospital’s address to Jiang Yurou.

After hanging up, Jiang Yurou turned and walked out of the alley, hailed a taxi at the street corner, and then gave the hospital address.

In the hospital, following the nurse’s directions, Jiang Yurou quickly found Zhou Lezhi’s ward. She knocked on the door, heard Zhou Ming’s voice, then slowly pushed the door and walked in.

At that moment, Zhou Lezhi was lying half-upright in the hospital bed, and Zhou Ming was peeling an apple for her. She didn’t look well, but when she saw Jiang Yurou walking in, a smile immediately bloomed on her face, "Yurou, did you come to see me?"

Seeing her fragile appearance, Jiang Yurou’s heart was filled with pity. She gently held her hand and said, "Yes, sister came to play with Lezhi."

As she spoke, she pulled out a lollipop from behind her back and held it in front of Zhou Lezhi, "Look, sister also brought candy."

Zhou Lezhi’s eyes lit up, "Is this for me?"

Jiang Yurou smiled slightly, "Of course."

"Yurou, thank you," Zhou Lezhi took the jumbo lollipop.

Zhou Ming could only helplessly shake his head, then looked at Jiang Yurou, "Haven’t you been busy lately? Is it really okay for you to come now?"

Jiang Yurou said nonchalantly, "I’ve finished all my work, don’t worry."

"Alright, then come sit for a while."

Zhou Ming led Jiang Yurou to a nearby sofa, then poured her a glass of water.

Jiang Yurou took the glass, took a sip, then slowly began, "Is Lezhi’s illness very serious?"

Although she wasn’t familiar with leukemia, she wasn’t completely ignorant either. This disease, for severe patients who can’t find a matching bone marrow donor, could potentially be life-threatening, hence her concern.