Chapter 76 - 76 76 Following and Spying

76: Chapter 76: Following and Spying?

76: Chapter 76: Following and Spying?

Cheng Yan hesitated and looked at the person in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

“Boss, should we keep following?”

Bo Jingshen didn’t speak.

Cheng Yan thought for a moment and carefully added another sentence, “It seems that Mr.

Su is just giving a drunk friend a ride home.”

Bo Jingshen looked up at Cheng Yan.

Su Lu was just giving someone a ride home; couldn’t he see that?

It made him seem like a joke, following them all this way!

And even though it wasn’t appropriate, Bo Jingshen couldn’t help but think about how that guy had held Su Xiaolu’s hand for a long time!

However, he didn’t voice these thoughts.

Otherwise, Cheng Yan would definitely think, “Has the boss been possessed or something?”

Su Lu, unaware of all this, drove steadily back.

After asking in the work group chat if all the female colleagues who attended the dinner had arrived home safely and receiving affirmative responses,

Su Lu then sent a WeChat voice message to Cheng Youran while preparing a bath.

Cheng Youran: “Why do you always think of calling me when you’re about to take a bath?

Tell me!

Do you have some improper thoughts about me?”

Su Lu couldn’t stop laughing, “Yes, yes, I miss you so much.

No shift today?”

“Could I be always on a shift?

You and your addiction to baths…” Cheng Youran listened to the sound of rushing water on her end.

Su Lu opened an essential oil bath bomb and tossed it into the water to dissolve, instantly filling the air with a plantlike fresh fragrance.

She pressed her lower abdomen and slightly frowned, “Not really, just…

I think I’m about to get my period.

My stomach feels a bit uncomfortable, subtly aching.

I thought soaking might help relieve it a bit.”

Su Lu’s menstrual cycles weren’t very regular, and sometimes they were painful, which Cheng Youran also knew about.

“Don’t just rely on hot patches, drinking hot water, and taking hot baths; if it gets too bad, just take a pill,” Cheng Youran advised.

“Got it.” Su Lu pressed her subtly aching lower abdomen again, not making a big deal of it, and started chatting nonchalantly with Cheng Youran.

When Cheng Youran found out that Gu Xin was coming back and that Su Zhe was waiting to deal with him,

Cheng Youran was overjoyed, “Good!

That Gu deserves a good set down.

Just a mess he hasn’t resolved, and he’s off trotting around with his little lover…”

“That’s his wife,” Su Lu said helplessly.

It was truly not hard to understand the pressure Chen Yaxi was under.

Even someone as informed as Cheng Youran referred to her that way.

Much less those completely in the dark.

“Fine, so he took his new wife to hide from the storm.

So irresponsible and uncommitted.

If he had been a bit responsible, you wouldn’t have had that accident with the camera hitting you in the eye,” Cheng Youran had a belly full of complaints against Gu Xin.

Luckily, the best friends could talk about anything and didn’t dwell too long on this topic.

They quickly switched to another topic: Zhu Xinyan and Su Jiao moving out of Su Residence.

This topic made Cheng Youran even more delighted.

Cheng Youran: “If you ask me, it would take a senior to handle it properly.

Only a senior could take down any specter or monster instantly.”

It sounded a bit like idol worship.

Su Lu laughed, “You, the idolater.”

Cheng Youran clicked his tongue, “Tsk, you’re not obsessed.

You dare say you don’t feel gratified?”

Su Lu paused for a moment, then burst into laughter, “No, sorry, I do feel very gratified.”

She wasn’t some saintly mother; why wouldn’t she feel gratified?

Cheng Youran also laughed out loud, “See?

That’s it.”

Su Lu finished preparing her bath and didn’t hesitate to ditch Cheng Youran’s company, hanging up the phone.

Her stomach pain had eased a bit, but to sleep more comfortably, she followed Cheng Youran’s advice from the phone call and quickly dug out a packet of pain relief capsules from her medicine box, squeezed one out, and swallowed it.

These anti-inflammatory painkillers generally had a sedative effect, and Su Lu slept quite comfortably.

She got up early the next day without dawdling and headed to the office, surprisingly arriving first.

In the office kitchenette, Su Lu rummaged through the fridge, grabbed a pack of toast, heated it briefly in the toaster, and sandwiched some cheese slices between them, eating with great satisfaction.

Just as Su Lu was happily munching on her toast, Qiao Li happened to walk in with a cup in his hand.

Su Lu was startled.

Qiao Li was also taken aback for a moment.

Su Lu: “Good morning.”

Qiao Li: “You’re up early?”

Both said at the same time.

Su Lu covered her mouth and chuckled, swallowing her food, “I went to bed early last night.

But you, didn’t you drink too much last night?

And yet, you’re here already?”

Then she saw Qiao Li open his palm, revealing a capsule that looked…

somewhat like the one she had swallowed the night before?

Qiao Li said, “Yes, came in to take care of it.

It relieves hangover headaches.”

Saying so, he threw the capsule into his mouth and washed it down with a cup of water.

Su Lu thought for a moment and said, “Taking medicine on an empty stomach is bad for the stomach.”

“Wow, quite knowledgeable,” Qiao Li laughed with twinkling eyes.

Su Lu felt a bit embarrassed.

Like Su Zhe, Qiao Li was also a top medical student from a prestigious university.

Wasn’t she just showing off her limited knowledge?

“Then you, with your sensitive stomach, still drank alcohol before?” Qiao Li teased with a smile.

Su Lu muttered under her breath, “Well, I don’t drink now…” She coughed, “If you don’t mind, I can make you a sandwich?

It’s not very tasty but it should be enough to keep the hunger at bay.”

“Flattered and much obliged,” Qiao Li chuckled, “Let’s return the favor.

How about I make you a cup of coffee?

American style, pour-over, or latte?”

Su Lu was about to ask for American style when she sharply realized it was a trap!

So, stopping herself just in time, she changed to, “A latte is fine.

Black coffee is bad for the stomach.”

Qiao Li raised an eyebrow and smiled, “That’s more like it.”

The two tackled a simple breakfast together in the secretary room’s kitchenette.

When Xu Ning arrived, she caught the scent of toast and coffee from the kitchenette.

She rushed in exclaiming, “Who!

Which bread thief has been eating my toast?”

The pack of toast in the fridge was bought by Xu Ning for her diet…

and it was actually the least tasty whole wheat bread.

Upon bursting into the kitchenette, she saw Su Lu sitting on the high stool by the cupboard, sipping coffee.

And Qiao Li was eating the cheese-loaded toast methodically.

Xu Ning’s face turned red immediately, and she quickly waved her hand, “Assistant Qiao, please… feel free, feel free to eat!”

Su Lu couldn’t help laughing and stood up, “Alright, then I’m heading back to my office.”

As soon as Su Lu returned to her office, Jiang Li’s call came through.

Su Lu picked up, somewhat surprised, “Second Young Master Jiang, so early?”

Jiang Li yawned on the other end, “Surprise or not, unexpected?”