Chapter 258: Chapter 247 Who is the Woman Sleeping in the Room?
Looking at Wu Shuang’s expression, and her somewhat alert demeanor, Xiao Lin found it incredibly cute. Wu Shuang always demonstrated the aura of a strong woman in front of Xiao Lin, and it was the first time he saw such a slightly pitiful look on her face, which instantly charmed Xiao Lin.
For some reason, Xiao Lin suddenly raised his hand and gently tapped Wu Shuang’s head, saying, "What’s going on in that head of yours? What can I do? If you’re restless while sleeping and accidentally tear the plastic wrap, what then?"
Wu Shuang regretted her words a bit after speaking them. Xiao Lin’s affectionate tap on her head was met without retaliatory gestures; Wu Shuang simply muttered, "Who told you to speak halfway and not make it clear!" Her demeanor was nowhere near her usual tough stance, more like a timid, aggrieved wife.
"Alright, I’ll help you rest!" Xiao Lin’s tone turned gentle as well upon hearing Wu Shuang, who never conceded verbally, soften.
After working all night and getting injured, coupled with the cool ointment Xiao Lin applied earlier, Wu Shuang’s ankle felt no pain, her whole body relaxed, and sleepiness hit her. Hearing Xiao Lin’s words, she nodded, "Mm!"
Wu Shuang became quite obedient at this point, as Xiao Lin maintained his attitude of treating her like a patient. Without letting his mind wander, he supported Wu Shuang into Xia Xue’s room. Wu Shuang suddenly asked, "Is this your girlfriend’s room?"
"Mm, sleep, it’s alright. You’re my patient, she’ll understand!" Xiao Lin replied with a smile.
"Oh!" Wu Shuang’s mood turned somewhat gloomy.
Although Xia Family’s Xia Xue and Xiao Linxin’s engagement stirred a huge uproar among the high-level circles in Yanjing, these days happened to be the busiest for Wu Shuang, preoccupied with the Jiangling case with little personal leisure time, so she didn’t know that Xiao Lin had already gotten engaged to Xia Xue.
After settling Wu Shuang, Xiao Lin casually took a shower, and checking the time noticed it was nearly five o’clock, with the eastern sky slightly brightening; the night passed quickly.
Xiao Lin pressed his head, still feeling fine; even if he went three days and nights without sleep, it wouldn’t matter to someone with Xiao Lin’s constitution. During task executions, it was routine; thinking about visiting Niu Niu’s mother Dan Qing this morning to check her condition, Xiao Lin opened the computer to prepare some materials.
He looked up information for over two hours, and before realizing, it was already seven in the morning. Only then did Xiao Lin shut off the computer and stand, as he heard the alarm clock by the bed ringing. He hurried over to turn off the alarm, meanwhile Xia Xue was originally half-awake and seemed to sleep soundly again after the alarm stopped.
At seven forty-five, Xiao Lin finished preparing breakfast and was about to call Xia Xue to eat when suddenly Xia Xue’s screams came from his room. Xiao Lin’s heart tightened, quickly running over to see what was wrong.
"Xiaoxue, what’s the matter?" Xiao Lin nervously asked upon entering the room, at this point, Xia Xue sat on the bed with disheveled hair, and the alarm clock fell onto the bed.
"Did you stop the alarm earlier? I’m going to be late for work!" Xia Xue complained to Xiao Lin while getting dressed and walking out of the room.
"...I saw you were so tired and just wanted you to sleep a little longer!" Xiao Lin muttered, slightly hurt but not daring to let Xia Xue hear; he previously heard Xia Xue mention her waking temper, and in this situation, it’s more than just waking temper, so he avoided provoking her.
For a beautiful woman, with only fifteen minutes left until work and ten minutes spent commuting, the remaining ten minutes are insufficient for ninety-nine percent of women.
Meanwhile, for Xiao Lin, ten minutes is enough to accomplish a lot, including eating breakfast, but now he realizes his approach doesn’t seem applicable to Xia Xue.
Although Xia Xue doesn’t wear much makeup, a simple light makeup is still necessary. Not only is it respecting her appearance but it is also respecting others, presenting her best self.
Thankfully, Xia Xue belongs to the one-percent group of women; a simple light makeup and grooming are barely enough for ten minutes. This is since Xia Xue prepared the clothes for the next day every night before sleep; otherwise, if it included time to find clothes, it wouldn’t be possible to leave the house without half an hour.
Ten minutes later, Xia Xue appeared in the living room, at this point Xiao Lin had packed Xia Xue’s breakfast, tidied everything up, and left a note for Wu Shuang.
"Don’t turn off my alarm clock again in the future!" Xia Xue said somewhat angrily while going down the stairs.
"Okay, okay!" Xiao Lin could only agree speechlessly.
Watching Xia Xue rush for work, Xiao Lin suddenly said, "By the way, Xiaoxue, are you planning to work at the school hospital all your life?"
Xia Xue’s waking mood had mostly dissipated by now, munching on the delicious breakfast Xiao Lin made, she replied, "No, it’s just that I didn’t work at Xia Group because of Fatty Wang earlier. If I worked at Xia Group, wouldn’t Fatty Wang have even more leverage over me? That would have implicated Xia Family; now with our engagement, without Fatty Wang’s threat, I can do what I want!"
"So, what do you want to do?" Xiao Lin was quite curious.
"It’s related to the medical industry. Before, I wanted to join Xia Group’s new energy research institute, but that’s changed now. Remember a few days ago when you told me to give Dan Qing that Cultivation Technique? I want to create a beauty group—making money off women and children in this world is the easiest! Especially women!" Xia Xue smiled slightly.
"Seems like you have quite a business talent; if you’re interested, I can provide a few beauty prescriptions for you, the effects are definitely better than those cosmetic products on the market, but the ingredient sources are quite limited!" Xiao Lin recalled some beauty formulas regarding women; if coupled with the improved Profound Lady Heart Scripture, centering on the scripture supplemented by the formulas, it’s quite a good idea.
"Really? Then... can I teach that Profound Lady Heart Scripture to others? You said before it’s hard to practice, but I passed the first level so easily? Dan Qing’s progress is quite fast as well; if what’s said in the scripture is true, there’s no worry about not making money, right?" Xia Xue’s eyes glinted slightly. These past years spent at the school hospital were inevitable, and Xia Xue could see Xiao Lin was highly capable; as his partner, she couldn’t possibly stay at the school hospital as a junior doctor forever.
"Of course you can!" Xiao Lin nodded.
"By the way, who’s the woman sleeping in my room?" Xia Xue suddenly asked out of the blue.
With plans to visit the hospital to see Dan Qing, Xiao Lin drove Xia Xue’s car heading to the school hospital, a mere minute affair. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you’re welcome to visit Qidian () to give recommendation votes, monthly votes, your support is my greatest motivation.)