After returning, Lin Wu didn't go upstairs to the study but went directly to the kitchen on the first floor, opened the fridge, grabbed a can of cold beer, sat down at the dining table, popped it open, and took a big gulp.
The chill made Lin Wu instantly sober up.
In the end, she sent Zheng Qi a message, "No need to check on the owner of Room 32 at Yujia Imperial Garden anymore."
Zheng Qi replied quickly, "Understood, Boss. Then I'll continue with the tasks you previously assigned."
Lin Wu replied with a nonchalant hmm, finished her beer, and prepared to go upstairs to continue working.
However, for some inexplicable reason, Lin Wu stopped and sent a message to Zheng Qi, "Do you know what day it is today?"
Zheng Qi could be considered an old-timer by Lin Wu's side.
A few years ago, when she first started getting involved in perfumery, she went to the Lingnan Region of China in search of special ingredients she needed and unexpectedly encountered human traffickers.
Zheng Qi was one of the victims at that time, betrayed and tricked by a trusted associate.
Young and impetuous back then, Lin Wu was in the area, and the police who had previously worked with her asked for her help to crack the human trafficking case. She agreed at once, infiltrated undercover, and eventually worked in tandem with the police to resolve the case, and then she went on to look for her ingredients.
As luck would have it, when she found the village selling the ingredients, she discovered that the family who had them was Zheng Qi's, and to thank her, they insisted on giving her the ingredients for free, refusing her money. But she didn't feel like she had done anything warranting such gratitude and didn't want to owe them a favor for no reason.
In the end, seeing Zheng Qi's intelligence and capability, with a tight-lipped and honest demeanor, she took him on as her assistant.
Afterward, Zheng Qi did an excellent job with everything, and she found him very handy, so she involved him in many of her affairs.
Thinking about it, she had known Zheng Qi for quite a long time.
Zheng Qi quickly replied to her message, "Boss, what day are you referring to? Is it the delivery day? You must have been too busy and got it wrong, Boss. Our most recent major delivery was shifted to the auction in R Continent, and it's not time yet. Don't worry, I remember it clearly."
Lin Wu stared at the message on the screen and replied with a note of acknowledgment.
After a moment of thought, Lin Wu called Lu Guichi.
Lu Guichi picked up even faster than Zheng Qi, "Big brother, why on earth are you calling me? Are you missing me? I knew you wouldn't be so heartless towards me; let's talk about your spices again..."
The other party was as noisy as ever, trying to bluff his way through.
Lin Wu pressed her brow and asked, "Do you know what day it is today?"
Lu Guichi fell silent for a second, then cautiously spoke after a while, "What day? Have I offended you recently, and this is my last day you'll let me off the hook?"
Lin Wu: "..."
Without a word from her, Lu Guichi racked his brains, "No, what could it be? Oh, big brother, you're not going to tell me it's our meeting or cooperation anniversary, are you? Eh – when did you become so cheesy?"
Lin Wu: "..."
Mouth filled with disgust at the cheesiness, Lu Guichi was still excited, "Did I guess right? You didn't prepare some kind of gift for me, did you?! Ah, we're old friends; no need to stand on ceremony!"
Lin Wu said expressionlessly, "You guessed right, today is the countdown to your beating. Next week, on this day, you'll be spending time in the hospital. Fortunately, I've recently made the acquaintance of a decent doctor. He should be able to save your life."
Lu Guichi: "!!!"
He howled in despair, "Why? What did I do wrong again?!"
Lin Wu hung up the call and immediately blocked him.
Now, Lin Wu didn't feel like getting back to work and went upstairs to take a bath before going to bed.
The next morning, Lin Wu, having no talent in the culinary arts, opted out of breakfast and picked out a new car from the garage behind the house, which Zheng Qi had arranged to be delivered the day before, to drive to the hospital.
Lin Wu was going to be busy starting next week and likely wouldn't have time to visit the hospital to see Elder Lin, so she wanted to take the opportunity to visit him a few more times and spend time with him.
Before her departure, Lin Wu passed by Villa No. 32 and lowered her car window to take a look.
The villa was quiet, as if unoccupied.
Could it be that Bo Yuting had already gone to the hospital to conduct a consultation for Grandfather?
With this thought, Lin Wu raised the car window and drove off, steering the wheel with one hand.
On the way, Lin Wu stopped at a fruit shop to buy a fruit basket and headed straight for the Old Master Lin's hospital room after arriving at the hospital.
However, perhaps she was simply unlucky these past few days; this visit, she encountered the Lin Family again.
When she arrived at the hospital room, the door was tightly closed, but looking in through the glass window, she could distinctly see Lin Jiangchuan sitting opposite the sickbed, his few words bringing out hearty laughter from Old Master Lin.
Next to them was Lin Qian, looking obedient and clever.
Lin Qian seemed to want to speak with Old Master Lin but was outright ignored by him, causing her eyes to redden with grievance.
Lin Jiangchuan couldn't bear to see this and immediately started to act spoilt and stubborn toward Old Master Lin, soft-soaping him, which left the old man with no choice but to finally speak with Lin Qian after all.
Only then did Lin Qian break into a smile, approaching to please him with the fruit basket she had brought.
Regardless, she was his own granddaughter; this time, Old Master Lin didn't give her the cold shoulder and nodded in acceptance, showing her a few moments of concern at least.
With Lin Jiangchuan there to smooth things over, the atmosphere between grandfather and granddaughter became more harmonious and friendly.
Outside the door, Lin Wu watched for a while, didn't knock to enter, but instead turned to sit down on a public bench in the corridor, gazing absently at the fruit basket she had brought.
Until unknowingly, a figure appeared before her, a man's voice, carrying a deep mirth, sounded from above.
"You're here, why not go and see your grandfather?"
Lin Wu looked up reflexively; it was Bo Yuting.
He donned a crisp white coat with one hand in his pocket and the other holding a patient's chart, looking down at her with a usual expression as if last night's incident never happened.
Lin Wu pursed her lips and said in a light voice, "I've already seen him."
After speaking, she stood up to leave.
Bo Yuting looked at the stubborn girl before him, his eyebrows rising as he said, "But isn't the fruit basket still undelivered?"
Lin Wu let out an "Oh," "I bought it for myself to eat."
No sooner had the words fallen when her stomach grumbled twice.
Lin Wu: "..."
Bo Yuting glanced at his wristwatch and chuckled, "You're having that for breakfast? Are you sure?"
Lin Wu turned her face away, "It's none of your business."
Bo Yuting stopped Lin Wu, who was about to walk away, a hint of resignation in his tone, "I haven't had breakfast either. But I can cook, it's just that I made too much, and I can't finish it alone. Do you want to help me finish it, so I don't waste it?"
Lin Wu looked at him: "I'm very picky."
Bo Yuting nodded earnestly: "That's perfect, you can provide some feedback, so I can improve my cooking skills."
Lin Wu remained silent.
Bo Yuting chuckled, turning around and saying, "It won't taste good if it gets cold."
After standing in place for a while, Lin Wu wiped her face and eventually followed him.