âSon of a bitch!â
âBastard! You only know how to feel me up!â
Xiao Yunyun entered the elevator and punched the button to go to the ground floor. She shouted out more curses as the numbers on the monitor became lower. She didnât even notice the boy of about ten years of age who was standing behind her in the corner.
The little boy blinked with an innocent look as he tugged at Xiao Yunyunâs clothes. âHello, Big Sister.â
âHuh?â Xiao Yunyun turned her head and saw the cute little boy. She immediately gave a gentle smile and asked, âHello. Why are you taking the elevator alone? Where are your parents?â
âTheyâre waiting for me downstairs.â The little boy tilted his head with curiosity. âBig Sister, who were you scolding just now?â
âWas I?â Xiao Yunyun pointed at her dazed face and shook her head with a smile, âLittle boy, it wasnât me.â She pointed to the intercom in the elevator and said, âWhat you heard just now came from that!â
The little boy stared at Xiao Yunyun with disbelief. He widened his eyes with a serious look. âBig Sister, Iâm more than 10 years old.â He meant that he was no longer a three-year-old child.
Xiao Yunyun was silent.
The little boy sighed like an adult. âForget it. Big Sister, let me tell you a secret!â
Xiao Yunyun nodded. âGo ahead.â
âAn uncle told me that hypocrites donât chat up girls!â the boy said seriously. âSo, you know, itâs natural for a man to chat you up!â
She found the words âhypocrites donât chat up girlsâ familiar.
Xiao Yunyun asked in bewilderment, âWhoâs that uncle?â
âUncle Yuechuan!â The little boy said with adoring eyes, âHeâs so awesome! My father said that he does well in his work. I find that heâs also very good at playing games, and a lot of girls like him. He is my idol!â
â...â
Xiao Yunyun thought to herself with disdain, âI knew it was Shen Yuechuan.â
Nevertheless, she didnât want to tell the little boy that she thought Shen Yuechuan was a bastard, nor did she want to tell him that it wasnât a wise choice to regard Shen Yuechuan as his idol.
The elevator doors slowly opened with a tinkling sound at that very moment.
Xiao Yunyun left the hotel without looking back after parting from the little boy. Then she stood by the roadside to stop a taxi.
A green taxi stopped in front of Xiao Yunyun as soon as Shen Yuechuan reached the hotel gate. He shouted, âXiao Yunyun!â
Xiao Yunyun didnât look back at all. She opened the taxi door and got into it. âSir, letâs go.â
The taxi driver was a middle-aged man in his early fifties. He said with a smile, âYoung lady, your boyfriend is calling you. Let me tell you, you should calm yourself down. If you canât do it, I wonât let him get in my car and Iâll drive you where youâre going. What do you think?â
Shen Yuechuan had caught up with the taxi at that moment. He tapped on the window glass as soon as the driver finished his words.
Xiao Yunyun turned her head without rolling down the window.
Upon seeing that, the driver pressed a button to roll down a back window.
âThank you.â Shen Yuechuan handed the driver a cigarette. Then he reached his hand into the taxi with his upper body rested on the back window frame. âGet out. Letâs have a talk.â
âI donât think so.â Xiao Yunyun didnât even look at Shen Yuechuan. âGo away. Iâm going back.â
Shen Yuechuan raised his eyebrow. âSir, would you turn on the meter first.â With that said, he turned his head and looked at Xiao Yunyun shamelessly. âI wonât leave. Just take a look at me.â
Xiao Yunyun subconsciously turned her head only to look right into Shen Yuechuanâs smiling eyes. She realized that she had been fooled, but she could only blame herself for not being determined.
Still, she came up with an idea.
Xiao Yunyun pressed the button to close the back window and shouted, âThis is your last warning. Hands off!â
Shen Yuechuan shook his head. âI wonât. You can close the window or not, as you like.â
Xiao Yunyun looked at Shen Yuechuanâs beaming smile, wondering what had made him so confident. She snorted with cold eyes and pressed the button. Then the glass window went upward with Shen Yuechuanâs hand on it.
It seemed that she was determined to break Shen Yuechuanâs hand. Yet, she felt more or less nervous deep within her heart.
âWhat if I hurt Shen Yuechuan? He already got a wound on his hand.â
While Shen Yuechuan looked much calmer, with no fear or panic on his face.
He was sure that Xiao Yunyun wouldnât be cruel to him.
It wasnât that he thought that Xiao Yunyun liked him. Instead, he thought that a doctor like Xiao Yunyun, who was supposed to save people, would never hurt others.
Shen Yuechuan finally turned out to be right.
Xiao Yunyun released the button when there was barely enough space for his hand between the window glass and the frame.
It turned out that Xiao Yunyun was no match for Shen Yuechuan when it came to psychology.
âThatâs the reason why I was fooled by him, isnât it?â she thought to herself.
Xiao Yunyun flew into a fury. âShen Yuechuan, what do you want!?â
Shen Yuechuan said with a serious look instead of a beaming smile, âI want to talk with you.â
âThereâs nothing to talk about. I donât feel like talking with you!â Xiao Yunyun shouted, âHands off! Itâs not easy to stop a taxi here. I donât want to get out and do that again.â
Shen Yuechuan realized that the young lady was angry as he gazed at her. He knew that she wouldnât listen to him if he insisted on explaining it to her at that moment.
He thought that it would be too rushed to show his sincerity, even if Xiao Yunyun listened to him.
Shen Yuechuan made up his mind. He turned his head and told the driver Xiao Yunyunâs address. Then he withdrew his hand and stood by the roadside looking at her, without uttering anything more.
Xiao Yunyun read something from Yuechuanâs eyes them as she inadvertently met them.
It was a kind of helpless deep love.
She didnât dare to face him anymore, so she looked away and closed the window. âSir, letâs go.â
The driver was silent at that moment. He simply started the car and drove toward the address that Shen Yuechuan just told him.
Shen Yuechuan felt a sharp pain within his heart as he watched the taxi leave and finally drive out of his sight. A sense of foreboding suddenly overwhelmed him.
He thought it funny that it was the first time he had felt that way.
âNow that I only need to express my feelings for her, why am I worrying?â
Shen Yuechuan placed his suit jacket over his shoulder in a raffish kind of way. He heard a childâs voice as he was about to go back to the hospital parking lot. âUncle Yuechuan!â
Shen Yuechuan turned around and saw the child who was from the Pang family.
Su Yicheng was having a hard time when Su Jianan first went to university. She had been working part-time to ease the burden on him back then.
At that time, Lu Boyan had already returned to China. He was worried that it would be dangerous for Su Jianan to do the part-time job, so he asked Shen Yuechuan to arrange for her to work in for the Pang Family as a tutor without telling her about it. Over time, Shen Yuechuan became familiar with the little boy from the Pang Family.
âLittle boy,â Shen Yuechuan said smiling as he opened his arms, and the little boy sprinted for him happily. He lifted the little boy with ease and patted his head. âYouâve grown taller.â
âYes!â The little boy tilted his head. âUncle Yuechuan, do you know the big sister in the taxi?â
âYes, I know her.â Shen Yuechuan looked at the little boy with a serious face. âBut if you call her Big Sister, youâll have to call me Big Brother.â
The little boy rested his chin on his hand while blinking his round eyes. âShe was cursing you in the elevator just now, wasnât she?â
From what he knew of Xiao Yunyun, it would be natural for her to scold him in the elevator.
Shen Yuechuan nodded. âIt could be her. What did she say?â
âBastard! You only know how to feel me up!â The little boy pursed his lips. âSheâs beautiful, but she knows nothing about how to curse a person.â
Shen Yuechuan couldnât help but smile. âDid you say anything to her?â
âYes!â The little boy nodded with pride. âI said that hypocrites donât chat up girls!â
Shen Yuechuan was very gratified by the little boyâs response. He touched his head and said, âLittle boy, you will have good prospects in the future!â
âBy the way...â The little fellow held Shen Yuechuanâs shoulders with both hands. âI told her that you taught me that!â
Shen Yuechuan was stunned. He patted the little boyâs hips with a frown. âYou wicked little boy, you messed things up.â He handed the little boy in his arms to the hotel waitress. âSheâll take you to your parents. I have to leave for work. I have other fish to fry after work.â
With that said, he walked toward the hospital parking lot.
When he got into his car, Shen Yuechuan realized that he would be late for work, so he decided to drive at leisure in the traffic. It was about 10 a.m. when he went into his office.
His assistant had dealt with some urgent work for him.
Shen Yuechuan breathed a sigh of relief and said to his assistant, âXiao Yang, thank you.â
âNot at all,â Xiao Yang said, âI know I have to be prepared for that.â
It was the first time that Shen Yuechuan had been confused by Xiao Yangâs words. âWhat do you mean?â
âYouâre like Boss Lu when he got married. Recently youâre always late for work, and youâre like an emotional roller coaster. I found that you easily zoned out at meetings, and you often smiled without warning...â Xiao Yang sighed, âYou used to make fun of Boss Lu and said that marriage had made him a changed person. Now itâs time for us to make fun of you. By the way, the other day, you asked me to take some clothes to a girl in your house. Is she your date?â
Shen Yuechuan cursed to himself.
âSure enough, I have to pay for what Iâve done.â
Yang stopped talking about it. He gave Shen Yuechuan several documents and said, âYou can hand them to Boss Lu.â
Shen Yuechuan took the documents and opened the door of Lu Boyanâs office without knocking.
Lu Boyan knew that it was Shen Yuechuan when he heard the footsteps. He looked up and glanced at him with a faint smile.
Shen Yuechuan couldnât stand the meaningful expression. He placed the documents on the desk. âWell, Iâm late. What do you want to say?â
Lu Boyan signed his name on a document swiftly. He sized up Shen Yuechuan casually as he closed the folder. âWere you with Yunyun last night?â
Shen Yuechuan thought for a moment. â... Not really.â
Lu Boyan narrowed his eyes. Shen Yuechuan hastened to say, âShe was on the night shift yesterday. She was busy in the emergency ward late last night!â
âDid you stay with her?â Lu Boyan asked, âAnd then?â
âAnd then...â
Shen Yuechuan sighed, âForget it.â
He briefed Lu Boyan on how he had been misunderstood because he forced a kiss on Xiao Yunyun in the hotel. In the end, he said, âShe wants to know if Iâm sincere to her. Does it mean that she also likes me?â
Shen Yuechuan had always been confident when it came to love.
He thought that there was no girl who couldnât adore a man like him, who was handsome and rich but not as distant as Lu Boyan or Su Yicheng were.
Nevertheless, he was sincere to seek confirmation from Lu Boyan at that moment, eager to get a positive answer.