Chapter 414: Chapter 413: 4B, tripping over

Chu Xiuhuang snorted, “I’m not fucking happy either.”

Shi Huan dropped her chopsticks, “Eat it if you want!”

With that, she stomped into the bathroom, slamming the door behind her.

At the loud “clatter,” Chu Xiuhuang shuddered involuntarily.

What the hell.

This secretary, seriously…

Acting all fiery, huh?

Planning to trip me up again?

Just you wait!

Feeling undeservedly bitter, Chu Xiuhuang began to nosh a piece of chicken in

his lunchbox.

One day, I will drive you to a dead end, wishing to live yet unable to, and yearning for death yet unable to die!

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Shi Huan had been feeling a dull ache in her lower abdomen on her way to the hospital, and sure enough, upon checking the restroom…

Her period had started.

Even more awkwardly, she had stained her pants a little.

When she exited the restroom, Chu Xiuhuang was eating his meal.

A hypocritical pig! First, he complained about the food she bought, now he was enjoying it so much.

Mentally grumbling about someone, Shi Huan was about to leave…

“Stop!”

Shi Huan turned around.

“Did I ask you to leave?” Chu Xiuhuang squinted at her, a dangerously look on his face.

She had really crossed the line. He had put up with her provoking him just now, but now she was leaving him alone?

“Mr. Chu, you’ve misunderstood. I’m just going downstairs to fetch something real quick. I’ll be back soon.”

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiuhuang was inexplicably relieved, “Okay, but remember to grab some cigarettes for me.

“Mr. Chu, you’re a patient.”

“Cut the crap. Just buy what I ask you to.1

Shi Huan looked at him, “Mr. Chu, are you really hurt?”

Chu Xiuhuang tossed his lunchbox aside, “Don’t you know fucking well whether I’m hurt and how I got hurt?”

Shi Huan twitched a corner of her mouth, “Mr. Chu, I’ve never seen a patient

like you who smokes and drinks.”

She had already seen the several bottles of red and white wine in the bedside cabinet when she entered the ward today. And even worse, they had all been opened already.

Chu Xiuhuang subconsciously glanced at the cabinet.

Damn!

He hadn’t finished the wine yesterday and the nurse had casually cleared it away. He hadn’t noticed, and now he was busted.

Clearing his throat twice, he casually said, “That wine was drunk by Lu Chenyu.

It was Christmas Eve last night, he brought all this wine here, I haven’t had a single sip.”

Back home, Lu Chenyu, who was wearing an apron decorating a cake, suddenly…

“Ah-choo!”

With a slip of his hand, the cream flower he was about to squeeze onto the cake turned into a… poo.

Back in the ward, Shi Huan lifted her eyebrows slightly, obviously not believing him, “Really?”

Chu Xiuhuang suddenly became impatient, “Why are you talking so much now? Every time I ask you to do something, I say one thing, and you retort with three. Are you the leader? Or am I the leader?”

“I’m just concerned about your well-being, Mr. Chu.” Shi Huan spoke lightly. After all, the quicker you recover, the sooner I can get out of this deal.

However, Chu Xiuhuang’s face suddenly brightened, “Since you care so much about my health, fine, I won’t ask you to buy it. I quit smoking.”

Shi Huan:”…”

Is he agreeing just like that?

“Actually, as long as there’s a woman looking after me, I can behave very well.

Chu Xiuhuang hinted subtly.

Shi Huan swiftly turned around, “I’m heading downstairs.

“Go ahead.”

Lying on the hospital bed, Chu Xiuhuang felt delighted. Turns out little Huanhuan cares so much about my health!

Hmm, I will listen to her from now on, no more smoking. Swinging his legs a little, he picked up his phone and dialed a number.

So when Shi Huan came back after buying her sanitary pads, she saw Nangong Chu preparing to do a check-up in the ward.

Shi Huan didn’t pay much attention at first, just going to the restroom with her bag in hand. However, she heard Nangong Chu say, “Secretary Shi?

Shi Huan quickly turned around, “What’s wrong?”

Nangong Chu said serious. “Could you please help me unbuckle Chu’s trousers?”

“What?”

“I need to do a check-up for him now, and I need you to assist me.”

Shi Huan thought this was absurd, “Isn’t there a nurse?”

Nangong Chu put on a mask, then the gloves, his expression unchanging, “Brother Chu said he’s shy, and he’s embarrassed to be seen by a nurse.”

Shi Huan: “…”

She wrung her fingers, “Would a male nurse suffice?”

“The urology department only has one male nurse, and today he’s on leave, not in the hospital.”

“Then find a male doctor?”

“Why does it have to be a male doctor?”

“I… I would feel uncomfortable.”

Is she supposed to undress Chu Xiuhuang?

No matter how she considered it, it just didn’t seem right.

“Secretary Shi.” Chu Xiuhuang’s voice resonated ominously. “Just how much do you dislike me, hmm?”

“Mr. Chu, you’re misunderstanding.” Shi Huan adjusted her glasses. “I just feel that, as a subordinate, it’s not appropriate for me to see my supenor’s…’naked glory’-”

Nangong Chu:

What on earth does ‘naked glory’ mean?

She was dying to laugh.

But she couldn’t. She had to suppress it!

Chu Xiuhuang lifted his thin lips in a wicked smirk. “Indeed, it wouldn’t be suitable for a regular subordinate. But for you, I think it’s perfect. And don’t forget, who’s responsible for my current condition? Besides…

The curve of his smirk deepened further. “Scared, are you? It’s not your first time after all.”

The room fell into deathly silence.

Shi Huan felt herself blushing from head to toe.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Nangong Chu wasn’t faring much better either.

Even though she was a professional doctor and had been on many rounds, seen many things, but…

She was still a sheltered, innocent girl after all!

Oh Mr. Chu, is being so explicit really necessary?

Can’t you consider the feelings of an innocent girl?

Yet, Chu Xiuhuang remained leisurely, reclining back. “Get on with it, we don t want to delay the doctor’s work.

Shi Huan still wanted to protest. “Mr. Chu, why won’t you just…” “Apart from using the bathroom and sleeping, I don’t like taking off my own pants.” Chu Xiuhuang uttered these words without any shame whatsoever. Which implies that even during…that, he had someone tending to his needs? Did he really believe himself to be some ancient emperor?

Shi Huan clenched her teeth. “Mr. Chu, I’m not…”

“Why all the pointless chatter?” Chu Xiuhuang interrupted before she could finish. “Haven’t I told you, I don’t like hearing the same thing said thrice…” Before he could complete his sentence, Shi Huan suddenly walked quickly to the side of the bed.

She moved so quickly that Chu Xiuhuang didn’t even see it coming.

His mouth was still half-open from his unfinished sentence…

And Shi Huan had already turned and walked into the bathroom.

A few seconds later, he turned to Nangong Chu who had her eyes tightly shut. “What did you see just now?”

Nangong Chu shook her head quickly. “Nothing, nothing at all, Brother Chu. I swear I didn’t see anything!”

Even if you gave her a hundred guts, she wouldn’t dare to see Chu Xiuhuang s ‘naked glory1. She was, after all, self-aware.

Chu Xiuhuang could only pull the blanket over himself and said through gritted teeth, “You can open your eyes now.”

“Alright.” Nangong Ci opened her eyes, quickly moved to pull the privacy curtains closed.

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When Shi Huan came out, she saw the curtain around the bed had already been pulled closed.

They must be administering the treatment now.

Shi Huan walked over to the couch and sat, glanced at the bed and its curtain from time to time.

Uh.

Thinking of what might be happening there…

Cough,cough.

She simply couldn’t bear to think about it!

Shi Huan shook her head violently, expelling the unpleasant thoughts. To avoid any further inappropriate thoughts, she pulled out her phone and started reading the news.

There were numerous updates in the investment industry, but as she was reading, she got a notification. Her assistant, Xiaoliu, had sent her a Weibo news alert.

The headline readjNational Goddess Lu Zixi Rumored to have had a Child out of Wedlock!]

Soon, Xiaoliu sent another message,[Sis Shi, I’m sorry, I sent the wrong message. Ignore it!]

Shi Huan replied “No problem”, and didn’t think much else of it.

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Lu Zixi had no idea how the news had gotten out.

From three to four in the afternoon, a thread was posted on the Douban forum and then the news quickly spread to various entertainment gossip boards and even Weibo.

She was totally in the dark at the time, attending the premiere of her movie in Chengdu.

During the interview segment, a journalist raised the microphone and asked loudly, “Miss Lu, would you like to address the recent rumors about you having a child out of wedlock?”

Lu Zixi was taken aback.

This event was being live-streamed. Given the current popularity and status, and the rare appearance in Chengdu, so the organizers made special arrangements. The broadcast rights were given to several live-stream platforms.

So, at that moment, all the viewers on those live-stream platforms saw the shock and pallor on her face.

Another reporter asked, “Miss Lu, is this rumor true?”

Lu Zixi was speechless.

Because it caught her completely off guard.

Her silence made the journalists even more excited. Her silence was as good as a confirmation!

So, chaos ensued. All the reporters swarmed the stage, asking sharp questions one after the other: