"Grandma, I'll come back to see you later."
Qing Yan stood up, gently closed the door of the ward, and walked to the floor's information desk, where she spoke to one of the nurses, "Could you please keep an eye on the patient in Room 301? If there are any sudden developments, please call the contact number on the file and ask for me, Qing Yan."
"I know! Don't worry! You're Dr. Tang's girlfriend, we're on the same team!" The nurse was the intern from earlier, smiling brightly with eyes shining.
"Could I ask you for a favor? Can you tell your boyfriend to be a bit gentler? He's been wearing a cold face all day, making us afraid to even breathe."
"He's not my boyfriend," Qing Yan corrected calmly, "I'll convey your message."
"Please, please, don't say it was me! I beg you!" The nurse clasped her hands together, praying incessantly.
At that moment, Tang Yiyang happened to come out of his office, and upon seeing Qing Yan about to leave, he strode toward her with his long legs.
The nurse, upon seeing him, hastily picked up a medical record and pretended to be reading it, but she read it upside down...
"Qing Yan," Tang Yiyang called out to her, "Are you leaving?"
"Yes, be gentler from now on."
Tang Yiyang: ?????
Wasn't he gentle enough usually??
In front of this little girl, his temper was exceptionally good!
Could it be that the nurse bad-mouthed him??
Otherwise, why would this little girl suddenly say this to him for no reason??
Thinking like this, Tang Yiyang's gaze fell upon the nurse, who was trembling and holding the medical record...
"What I mean is, you're usually too fierce, smile more."
"I'm fierce?" Tang Yiyang found it amusing. This little girl had never seen his fierce side. When dealing with Qiu Susu, when dealing with the Lu family, he was truly fierce!
He had been very good to this little girl, right??
The nurse on the side caught a glimpse of Tang Yiyang smiling and couldn't help but stare blankly. She never expected that the usually cold and aloof Dr. Tang could look so handsome when he smiled...
He was so gentle with this girl...
"That's it, smile more. I'm going back now, I have some matters to attend to," Qing Yan said, then looked at the nurse who was daydreaming next to her and tapped the counter with her finger. "Remember to keep an eye out for me."
"Oh, okay, no problem!" The nurse hurriedly agreed.
"Qing Yan," Tang Yiyang called her, "Are you going to see them? You're going alone, and I'm worried."
"Don't worry, they're the ones who should be worried." Qing Yan nonchalantly curved her lips. "In case I go too far, on the operating table, please take extra care of them."
"Don't worry, I guarantee they won't forget it for the rest of their lives."
"Gone."
The young nurse couldn't help but speak as Qing Yan left, "Dr. Tang, your friend is so cool... such a strong presence."
"Did you say something bad about me just now?"
"Huh? No, no... I didn't say anything..."
"For the next week, you'll be on night shift."
"Huh? Dr. Tang, I said something wrong, I'm sorry, please don't leave..."
Qing Yan took a taxi to the Lu residence. As she approached the courtyard, she overheard two housemaids excitedly sharing their "spoils."
"This outfit is nice! Give me one..."
"I heard that old thing is dying soon. We can just pick any clothes we want! Look at this style, it's really good..."
"She's so old, it's a waste for her to wear such good clothes!"
"Indeed! Hey, look, this outfit has a QY logo under the sunlight. What does it mean? Is it a famous brand?"
"I don't know either. It's probably some anti-counterfeiting mark! Who cares, as long as the clothes look good!"
"I've been eyeing this outfit for a long time! That old thing probably won't be coming back. Let's take more!"
...
With a bang, the golden iron gate was kicked open.
The two housemaids turned towards the sound and saw Qing Yan, instinctively hiding the clothes behind their backs.
But there was a mountain of clothes in front of them, and they didn't have time to hide them properly. They looked at Qing Yan with a guilty expression.
"Qing, Miss Qing Yan, why are you back?"
"What Miss? She's not part of this family anymore! Haven't you heard? Her biological family is in a remote mountain village. She probably came back to borrow money from Lady Patriarch!"
"Didn't the master just give you sixty million?"
"Do you really think this is your home? You barge in without a word, have you forgotten all the manners the Lu family taught you?"
...
Step by step, Qing Yan approached them and asked coldly, "Grandma's clothes, why are they in your hands?"
She had personally designed those clothes for her grandmother...
"Why they are in our hands, do we need to report to you?" One of the housemaids extended her finger, pointing at Qing Yan's nose mockingly, "Do you still think you're the young lady of the Lu family?"
She sneered and rolled her eyes. Qing Yan swiftly used a simple joint lock to directly hold onto her arm.
"Ouch... it hurts... Qing Yan, what are you doing?"
The other housemaid panicked, "You, you, I'm going to tell Lady Patriarch..."
Qing Yan lifted her foot and kicked, causing the other housemaid to fall to the ground, her entire face landing in the bushes, crying out in pain.
"Answer my question." Qing Yan increased the pressure.
The nanny, whose arm was held tightly, explained in pain, "It's what Madam meant! Madam said, Mr. Dong, ah no, Madam, Madam's health is deteriorating day by day. It's estimated that she won't come back, and even if she does, there's not much time left..."
Qing Yan's gaze darkened. Was Xu Aiqin hoping for the old lady to die? Is she already plotting against the old lady so quickly?
"Madam wants to clear out the old lady's dressing room and turn it into a yoga room for Miss Yao Yao... These clothes, Madam said the old lady can't wear so many, they're all outdated, so she said to give them to us, let us pick as we like..."
"Can she make decisions about grandma's things?"
"It's what Madam said. She is the mistress of this house and has the authority to deal with everything in the house."
Qing Yan ruthlessly shook off her hand, and the nanny, in a careless moment, fell to the ground.
"Ouch, my waist..."
"Old Master Madam, come quickly, something's happened, someone's been killed..."
Lu Zhenhai, Xu Aiqin, and Lu Muyao rushed out in a hurry. When they saw it was Qing Yan who had returned, did the little girl finally come to her senses and agree to cooperate with the Lu family?
This was a huge stroke of luck!!!
"Yan Yan, you're finally back home? Come, come, come in and sit..." Lu Zhenhai hurried forward, smiling obsequiously.
After all, Qing Yan had been raised by the Lu family. In this critical moment, she had come back to repay them!
Qing Yan looked at his hypocritical face with disgust. "Why are these things here?"
Lu Zhenhai paused, not expecting her to see this scene so coincidentally. He hurriedly said, "These are all outdated clothes. We want to buy new ones for your grandmother, so we don't need these old ones..."
"Wash them and put them back in the dressing room."