On this day, Ren Lu was worried.
When she got off work in the evening, Lin Yu finally couldn't help but ask her, "Have you got all the money?"
"Yes." Ren Lu twitched her lips, "Thank you for your concern."
Lin Yu shook his head, "I can't help much. By the way, is anyone in your family sick? Is it serious?"
Ren Lu's eyes instantly turned red.
"Sister Lu," Lin Yu was a little flustered, "If you don't want to say it, it's okay, I won't ask. I saw that you have been restless all day, so I thought it would be better if you could say it."
She twitched her lips and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't want to say it."
In fact, she noticed in the past few days that she came to the company that Ren Lu was not close to other colleagues, and there was always a sense of distance.
"It's my son." Ren Lu burst into tears as soon as she spoke, "His name is Xiaozhi, he is eight years old this year."
She paused for a while before speaking again, "Congenital heart disease."
Lin Yu felt his heart suddenly hurt, and for a moment he didn't know what to say to comfort Ren Lu.
"When I was four years old, I had an operation and a stent was inserted." Ren Lu burst into tears. "Now it's not working and I have to put in another stent."
She could no longer control her mood, squatted on the ground and cried, "It's all me. It's me, the mother, who failed to take good care of him."
"Sister Lu, don't be sad." Lin Yu squatted next to her and patted her back gently, "It will be fine. Now that the medical level in the country is so advanced, there should be no problem."
Ren Lu asked her family at noon and said that the operation was scheduled for two days later.
She just thought of her mother-in-law's words and felt very uncomfortable that she couldn't be with Xiaozhi.
She squatted on the ground and cried for a while before she recovered and looked at Lin Yu apologetically, "Daodao, I made you laugh."
"How could it be?" Lin Yu's eyes couldn't help but turn a little red. After becoming pregnant, such a thing was really undesirable.
She sniffed and said, "Sister Lu, you are here alone to earn money for your child's medical treatment. I believe the child will understand and won't blame you."
Ren Lu twitched her lips helplessly, "Maybe, I haven't seen him for... a long time."
"Ah?" Lin Yu was a little surprised, "Can't we make a video?"
Ren Lu shook her head, "Xiao Zhi's condition is not very good. He has been living in the intensive care unit. It is not convenient for video calls. I don't want to trouble my family."
Lin Yu felt something was wrong. Ren Lu was the child's mother, and she was working so hard for her child. Is it troublesome to the family if she wanted to follow the video?
But this is Ren Lu's family matter after all, and she can't say anything to outsiders.
"When Xiaozhi completes the operation and leaves the intensive care unit, you can all video chat." Lin Yu could only encourage Ren Lu, "It should be soon."
Ren Lu twitched the corners of her lips, "Well, it's almost over."
The two bought ingredients for dinner together and then returned home together. When they were on the third floor, they saw the door closed.
The two looked at each other and smiled. It must be the man at home, and they were both happy for Meimei.
But when they got to the fourth floor, they saw the man leading Meimei and standing at the door of their apartment.
The man had a haircut, shaved his beard, and was wearing new clothes. He looked much more energetic and made Lin Yu feel more familiar.
Meimei also changed into new clothes and had a butterfly hairpin on her head, which made her even cuter.
"You guys get off work very late." Cao Nan greeted them with a smile.
Ren Lu said nothing.
She had never spoken to Cao Nan before Lin Yu came, and she would not have much contact with them after Lin Yu left.
Although she felt sorry for Xiao Meimei's situation, she couldn't protect herself and didn't have any extra money to help them.
"Well, I went to buy some food by the way." Lin Yu knew about Ren Lu's situation and would not cause any trouble to Ren Lu.
"That's right, I have to go out for something, and I want you to..." Cao Nan's eyes swept over the two of them, and finally fell on Lin Yu, "Help take a look at Meimei, I should be back soon."
He wanted to find Lin Meizhi and ask Lin Meizhi to come and see Meimei.
Lin Yu looked at Ren Lu hesitantly.
Although Ren Lu struggled a little, she nodded quickly and said to Cao Nan, "Didn't you say that the child's mother is coming back? We can't always take care of Meimei, so you should take more care of yourself."
"Don't worry, I will pick up the child's mother today." Cao Nan knew that Ren Lu was not willing to help, so he kept looking at Lin Yu, "I will trouble you one more time."
"Okay." Lin Yu took Meimei and planned to enter the house.
"By the way," Cao Nan suddenly called her, "You have helped us Mei Mei so many times, but you still haven't asked me, what's your name?"
"Lin Yu!" Lin Yu told him without thinking.
It was too late for Ren Lu to stop him.
She noticed that there seemed to be a flash of surprise in Cao Nan's eyes, and she took the initiative to ask, "What about you? What's your name?"
Cao Nan smiled and said, "My name is not worth mentioning."
He took a step back, went down the stairs, and left quickly.
Ren Lu disliked this person even more.
After entering the house, Lin Yu asked Meimei to play by herself while she and Ren Lu prepared dinner together.
"Have you and the guy downstairs... known each other before?" Ren Lu suddenly asked.
"Huh?" Lin Yu was a little surprised, "Why do you ask that?"
"It's nothing. When you said your name just now, I felt that guy's reaction was a bit strange." Ren Lu thought for a moment, "It was as if he suddenly thought of something."
Lin Yu frowned and said nothing. She also noticed the man's reaction at that time.
Ren Lu snorted, "This person is really a thief. He asked your name but refused to reveal his own. Think about it carefully. Maybe you two know each other."
"Well, actually I think he looks familiar, but I just can't remember where I've seen him before." Lin Yu planned to think about it again when he had time.
But the way she looked at the man, she guessed he might be a senior?
It must have been many years since the man looked much older than her.
After Cao Nan left the apartment, she called Lin Meizhi. After calling several times, the other party didn't pick up the phone.
He went downstairs to the Leng Group again, took a photo of Lin Meizhi and sent it to him.
Sure enough, Lin Meizhi's phone call came quickly, "What do you want to do again?"
She gritted her teeth and wanted to kill Cao Nan.
"No, you were in the same bed with me last night, and we were very different from each other. In just a few hours, you, a woman, can change your face faster than you can pull up your pants?" Cao Nan looked carefree.
Lin Meizhi tried her best to calm down her emotions, "Brother Nan, it's very dangerous for you to call me rashly like this. The cold banquet is right next to me."
"Stop threatening me with him." Cao Nan gritted his teeth, "Come out, I want to see you."
"No." Lin Meizhi refused without thinking, "Cao Nan, what on earth do you want to do? If you have anything to say, just say it on the phone?"
"Come out right away!"
Lin Meizhi completely lost her patience, "I still have something to do, so hang up first!"
