Mrs. Lu's eyes flickered and she agreed without hesitation: "Since I want to see my mother, I won't stay. This is a big deal."
He said it politely and thoughtfully, but actually he didn't want to keep her at all.
Shen Zhinian knew this clearly, smiled bitterly in his heart, and said goodbye to them one by one in a polite manner, declining Mrs. Lu's offer of arranging a driver.
But Lu Jingchuan didn't say a word the whole time.
Shen Zhinian came to the hospital with a heavy heart, stood at the door of the ward to sort out her mood, tried to look more relaxed, then opened the door and put on a smiling face: "Mom, how are you feeling today?"
Mother Shen was in a daze. When she heard her daughter's voice, she looked back and smiled lovingly: "It's okay. Can't I be discharged from the hospital?"
"Not yet, I need to recuperate for a few more days." Shen Zhinian could only coax him one step at a time, quickly skipping the topic and talking about trivial matters: "I bought some fruit on the way here today, I'll peel it."
She turned around to get the knife, but accidentally brought the bag to the ground, and the contents of the bag spilled out. She picked it up and put it on the table, turned around and continued peeling.
Mother Shen glanced at the bottles of medicine and became nervous instantly. She hurriedly asked: "Nian Nian, why are you taking medicine? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
"Ah?" Shen Zhinian looked back and realized that it was the anti-fetal medicine that Chanjuan had prescribed for her. She lied casually: "Oh, it's to replenish the body, not to get sick."
"Isn't work going very well recently?" Mother Shen looked at her worriedly: "Didn't you say that your boss is a pretty good person?"
Shen Zhinian didn't want her to worry too much about her work, so she smiled reassuringly: "He is quite a nice person, don't worry."
Mother Shen felt a little relieved, and suddenly thought of something, and asked, "Is your boss's surname Lu? That Lu Group?"
"yes."
"Oh, are you going to go when he gets married? Wrap a nice red envelope and don't be too stingy." Mother Shen naturally explained the worldly rules.
Shen Zhinian paused and smiled dryly: "Where did you hear that he is getting married?"
Mother Shen's eyes lit up and she immediately started gossiping: "I heard from the nurse who came to change the dressing that the boss of the Lu Group is in a relationship with another socialite. I said it's time for you to find someone now that you're older."
The topic returned to Shen Zhinian.
She hesitated and kept smiling. Her mother's voice in her ears became farther and farther away. Only the words "I'm going to get married soon" were particularly clear.
After casually finding an excuse to leave the ward, Shen Zhinian stood in the deserted corridor and searched for the latest news from the Lu Group. The overwhelming love rumors filled the front pages of every news.
There are endless photos of Lu Jingchuan and Gu Yuan'an entering and leaving various places. The latest relevant report is a profile photo of Gu Yuan'an entering Lu's house. The oversized headline "Have met both parents, may get engaged" is particularly eye-catching.
Shen Zhinian pursed her lips tightly, turned off her phone, and tried to fade away this memory.
On the other side, Gao Qian squatted in the rental house and scrolled through the Internet news irritably. She was stunned when she saw the news that Lu Jingchuan was getting engaged to Gu Yuanan, and she was unwilling to be jealous.
Who is this Gu Yuanan, who can actually make Lu Jingchuan directly agree to the engagement?
She searched quickly, her expression gradually brightening from a frown.
Hum, if Shen Zhinian doesn't let her have an easy time, she won't let Shen Zhinian off easily!
Gao Qian immediately took out her cell phone and started rummaging around, and sure enough she found a few photos that she had taken occasionally in the past. She just kept them in mind at the time, but didn't expect that they would actually come in handy.
In Gu's house, Gu Yuan'an was taking off her makeup, smiling and in a good mood.
As long as Mrs. Lu can be stabilized, getting engaged to Lu Jingchuan will be a smooth process.
Suddenly her phone vibrated with an unfamiliar number. She slid it away and her eyes gradually darkened. There was indeed something wrong with this Shen Zhinian.
She turned around and called Lu Jingchuan directly to send out a date invitation.
The other party also responded quickly: "According to my schedule, I will ask Secretary Shu to reply to you."
Gu Yuan'an's raised corners of her mouth quickly dropped, and her expression turned cold.
The next day, Shen Zhinian went to work as usual, and then met Lu Jingchuan face to face, and listened to his instructions: "Reject Miss Gu, I don't have time for a date."
Shen Zhinian was stunned for a moment and subconsciously asked, "Aren't you engaged?"
Lu Jingchuan glanced at her with disgust: "Are you still awake?"
…
Shen Zhinian gave up arguing with him and called Gu Yuanan as he requested, wording her words carefully: "Miss Gu, Mr. Lu is busy with new cooperation recently. He may not be free today. Can we arrange it next time?"
The other party didn't seem to be very surprised and smiled flatly: "Really? There's nothing we can do about it."
Eh? Surprisingly easy to talk to?
Shen Zhinian stared at the phone, a little surprised. Logically speaking, it was the time for the two of them to develop a relationship, so they would at least be disappointed.
"Why are you still standing there? Do you want to go on a date with Gu Yuan'an?" Lu Jingchuan looked at the approaching meeting time and couldn't bear to urge him.
She responded, still feeling strange, and her heart was beating with uneasiness.
I thought Lu Jingchuan's rejection was just an accident, but I didn't expect that he completely rejected it three times in a row.
For the fourth time, Shen Zhinian couldn't help but say: "Mr. Lu, do you want to keep rejecting Miss Gu's invitation? She is a girl after all."
"If I can't refuse because I'm a girl, then I won't work for a day and just go on a date." I don't know if it was Shen Zhinian's misunderstanding, but Lu Jingchuan's attitude became more and more irritable.
She responded humbly, took a deep breath, mentally prepared herself to call Gu Yuanan, and then answered the call. The other person responded as if she was used to it: "Aren't you free again?"
"Yes, I'm sorry, Mr. Lu has recently..."
"I want to see how busy it is." Gu Yuan'an said suddenly.
Shen Zhinian was wondering when he looked up and saw Gu Yuanan standing at the door of the president's office holding a mobile phone and pushing the door open and walking in.
"Miss Gu..." Shen Zhinian stood up to greet her, but was ignored by Gu Yuanan.
Gu Yuanan looked past her without squinting, and stood directly in front of Lu Jingchuan, looking down at him: "Jingchuan, why haven't you contacted me?"
"Very busy."
"There's always time for another busy meal, right?" Gu Yuan'an's nose wrinkled slightly, complaining dissatisfiedly.
Hearing the arrogance in her tone, Lu Jingchuan raised his eyes indifferently and reminded without any fluctuation: "Miss Gu, we just had two meals. You are not in a position to make demands on me."
His words were blunt and harsh, and Gu Yuanan's face turned pale.
When have people who have been pampered and raised experienced such grievances, they directly ask: "Then who has? Secretary Shen?"
Shen Zhinian was shocked and had goose bumps. Did Gu Yuanan know anything?
Lu Jingchuan narrowed his eyes slightly, leaned back slightly, and pursed his lips.
He was angry.
Shen Zhinian stood up vigilantly to smooth things over: "Miss Gu, please don't misunderstand Mr. Lu, he..."
"Whatever you think, as long as you don't come to the company to look for me." Lu Jingchuan interrupted Shen Zhinian, his eyes sternly warning Gu Yuanan, "Also, don't make random announcements."
