I Ran Away with the Scumbag's White Moonlight Chapter 66

The surgery ended successfully, and just as Shi Jingxian changed out of his surgical gown, he received a phone call. It was from Lu Lan.

"Yezi, are you free this weekend?" Lu Lan asked. "I remember you really liked skiing when you were studying in Europe. It's getting cold these days, and our golf course has a new ski slope. If you're free, why not come over this weekend?"

Shi Jingxian was changing into his white coat while listening to the call. "I'm on duty this weekend."

The voice on the other end lowered, sounding a bit disappointed. "Oh, I see..."

Just from the voice, Shi Jingxian could imagine Lu Lan's baby face scrunching up in a pout. Shi Jingxian took the pen handed to him by a colleague and signed his name on the item registration form. He was planning to pack up and find a quiet place to chat with Lu Lan, but then he heard a very low and dejected voice on the other end.

"Sorry..."

Shi Jingxian paused, almost not finishing the last stroke of "Mei." He returned the pen to his colleague, decided not to pack his things, and just stuffed them into his locker, locked it, and walked out.

As soon as he found a secluded spot, he heard the voice continue through the receiver.

"About the other day with Xiao Chu, I'm really sorry for the trouble..."

After Lu Lan finished speaking, stammering and unable to continue, Shi Jingxian spoke in a usual tone.

"I'm not free this weekend, but I'm off next Friday. How long will your ski slope be open?"

There was a pause on the other end, as if Lu Lan hadn't reacted yet.

Shi Jingxian continued calmly, "It's okay if we can't ski. If you're not busy, how about we visit F University next week? Uncle Lin called me the other day, saying the plum blossoms are about to bloom. We can go see them."

The person on the other end realized that Shi Jingxian wasn't intentionally rejecting him and finally perked up.

"Ah, yes, I'm free next week!"

"Skiing isn't urgent. The meteorological department said there will be snow next week, so we won't need artificial snow..."

Hearing Lu Lan's spirits lift and chatter away, Shi Jingxian felt relieved.

After listening to Lu Lan, he said, "I'll contact you next Thursday to set a specific time."

"Okay!"

They chatted a bit more before ending the call.

Before hanging up, Shi Jingxian lowered his voice and said softly, "A Lan, don't overthink it."

There was a pause before Lu Lan responded.

"Mm, I know."

A slight smile appeared on Shi Jingxian's lips.

He added, "Don't worry, you'll always be my good little sister."

Lu Lan: "..."

The call ended just in time, but a bit of Lu Lan's exasperated voice still came through.

Looking at the screen displaying "A Lan," Shi Jingxian couldn't help but adjust his glasses.

Lu Lan and Gu Yemei grew up together, and their families have always been on good terms. However, compared to Gu Yemei's family of medical professionals, Lu Lan's family background is evidently more profound. So much so that when Lu Lan was very young, he experienced a kidnapping.

At that time, Gu Yemei, also a child, noticed something was wrong and tried to save little Lu Lan, but ended up being kidnapped as well. Gu Yemei, three years older than Lu Lan and more aware, was almost disposed of by the kidnappers who thought he was a risk.

After the kidnapping case, their relationship wasn't affected; in fact, it grew stronger. The Lu family felt guilty and took great care of Gu Yemei and his family. Lu Lan often followed Gu Yemei around, frequently being treated as Gu Yemei's little sister.

Later, they both went abroad to study and returned around the same time. Even after Gu Yemei became a busy doctor, their relationship didn't wane.

Over twenty years of friendship, they were as close as brothers, with the only disagreement arising over Cha Nan.

Since high school, Lu Lan had always disliked Cha Nan, never understanding why such an outstanding Gu Yemei would be interested in someone like him. But Gu Yemei was firm in his decisions, and Lu Lan, unable to persuade him, could only silently offer his blessings.

Even the venue for Gu Yemei's wedding abroad was in Lu Lan's garden.

What changed Lu Lan's mind was the incident with Yi Ren. He was very displeased upon hearing that Gu Yemei was provoked by Cha Nan's company and insisted on confronting Cha Nan.

However, Gu Yemei disagreed with his approach, and due to being harassed and sleep-deprived, his tone wasn't great, leading to a dispute between them.

After several arguments, their relationship became strained. Lu Lan was full of grievances and became quite depressed.

But these disputes didn't change Lu Lan's concern for Gu Yemei. Later, when Gu Yemei's hand nerves were damaged, besides the Gu family, the Lu family also went to great lengths to seek out renowned doctors.

Unfortunately, just as Gu Yemei was beginning to recover from the devastating news, he went to find Lu Lan to relax and happened to witness Zhou Shan confessing to Lu Lan.

It was then that Gu Yemei learned of Zhou Shan's feelings for Lu Lan.

Lu Lan didn't agree, as he was focused on pursuing Zhou Keying and had never considered that Zhou Shan might like him.

He couldn't understand: "I'm not gay, and you weren't either... Why did you all become gay? Why... I hate gays the most!"

Gu Yemei, already emotionally unstable, turned and left without even entering the door upon hearing this.

After that, he never responded to Lu Lan's messages.

Lu Lan initially didn't know the reason and kept trying to contact Gu Yemei. Later, seeing the cold response, he vaguely realized the words he had once said.

He seemed to have planned to visit Gu Yemei in person to apologize and explain that he didn't mean it that way.

But before Lu Lan could see Gu Yemei, he was killed by Cha Nan.

A few days ago, Shi Jingxian, while organizing his remaining experience points, had exchanged them for a follow-up data packet and read the subsequent storyline after Gu Yemei's departure.

It included parts about Lu Lan.

After Gu Yemei's death, Aten learned of Cha Nan's actions, expressed shock, and immediately terminated cooperation with Cha Nan.

Cha Nan should have lost his backing, but Aten's father's rival intervened, negotiating with Cha Nan to use his knowledge of Aten to attack Aten's father.

Cha Nan climbed to new heights, and his path forward became even smoother. He not only perfectly covered up the traces of killing Gu Yemei but also repeated his tricks, causing the other Gu family members who sought revenge to fall into ruin, ultimately leading to the family's destruction.

Lu Lan, who sought revenge for Gu Yemei's death, was similarly blocked by Cha Nan's new backer. After several confrontations, the Lu family was affected, and Lu Lan's revenge plan couldn't continue.

Lu Lan took in the remaining Gu family members, sending them abroad, away from this place of sorrow. He arranged everything for his friend's family meticulously, except for himself.

Regretting not being able to persuade Gu Yemei to break up with Cha Nan and regretting the hurtful words he blurted out, Lu Lan ultimately couldn't withstand the ever-present guilt and remorse, developing severe depression.

At just twenty-four years old, Lu Lan, suffering from severe depression, committed suicide by slitting his wrists in a foreign sanatorium.

When Shi Jingxian took over Gu Yemei's body, it was right after Lu Lan and Gu Yemei had argued over Yi Ren.

So Shi Jingxian contacted Lu Lan as soon as he arrived, asking him to help investigate Yi Ren's matter and even had him witness his breakup with Cha Nan.

The favor owed to Lu Lan, Shi Jingxian still needed to repay slowly.

However, he had always thought Lu Lan's depression was due to pressure, but seeing how sensitive Lu Lan's emotions were now, it seemed the signs were already showing.

Perhaps Lu Lan's depression was also related to his unrequited pursuit of Zhou Keying and the pressure from Zhou Shan's pursuit.

Shi Jingxian thought.

He needed to pay close attention to this little deer friend during this time.

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After finishing the surgery in the afternoon, there was a summary meeting in the department in the evening.

By the time the meeting ended and Shi Jingxian returned, it was already past nine. As soon as he got back from the meeting room, a colleague told him someone was looking for him.

"Xiao Fang and the others initially thought it was a celebrity coming for a private consultation and were planning to ask for a photo. But that person didn't have an assistant, and no one stopped them from being surrounded. After asking, they found out he was here to see you."

Hearing his colleague's words, Shi Jingxian had a vague premonition.

He walked into the office, and sure enough, it was Chu Wanhong waiting inside.

Surrounded by the nurse sisters, Chu Wanhong answered every question, smiling when he couldn't answer, looking even more adorable. This made the department colleagues' maternal instincts flare up, wishing they could personally ruffle this pretty kid's hair.

But as soon as Shi Jingxian walked over, the always responsive Chu Wanhong apologized and walked over with the box in hand.

Shi Jingxian glanced at his right hand. "Does it still hurt?"

Chu Wanhong smiled and shook his head obediently. "No, it doesn't hurt anymore."

Saying this, he placed the food box on Shi Jingxian's desk and even pushed it towards him.

Shi Jingxian glanced at it. "What's this?"

"It's a sandwich," Chu Wanhong said. "I finished work early today and thought you might be hungry at this time, so I brought some food over."

Since the other party had an injury, Shi Jingxian opened the food box himself.

Perhaps the thin film on the outside helped keep it warm, as when the plastic lid was opened, the sandwiches inside still had a bit of steam.

Shi Jingxian took a quick look and found it was the vegetable, fried egg, and bacon sandwich that Gu Yemei often ate.

Chu Wanhong explained, "I saw a few sandwich wrappers in the trash can at Dr. Gu's house before, all of this flavor."

A colleague nearby heard this and laughed, asking, "Ye Mei, who is this? How come he's staying at your place?"

"A friend's younger brother," Shi Jingxian replied.

In the department, Dr. Gu was already a sight to behold, and now he brought an even more eye-catching mixed-race handsome guy, naturally piquing the colleagues' curiosity, not wanting to miss this good opportunity.

After hearing Shi Jingxian's nonchalant answer, they wanted to ask more. But Shi Jingxian, thinking he couldn't eat so many sandwiches alone, saw his colleagues' curiosity and shared the sandwiches from the two-layered food box.

At this time, even if they had dinner, they were hungry, and no one could resist the temptation of warm food.

After getting the sandwiches, they couldn't continue gossiping, especially since their attention was drawn to the taste of the sandwiches. Someone even asked which convenience store they were from and if it was a new flavor.

Shi Jingxian kept one piece, planning to take the person to change the dressing after eating. The office had all the necessary bandages and anti-inflammatory medicine, so he could take the person to the break room to change it later.

The key now was how to subtly keep Chu Wanhong around.

Thinking about this, Shi Jingxian bit off a piece from each of the three corners of the sandwich.

Gu Yemei ate casually, which was Shi Jingxian's habit. As he ate, he noticed a gaze seemingly falling on him.

Shi Jingxian looked up and saw Chu Wanhong beside him.

Seeing him eat the sandwich like this, Chu Wanhong couldn't help but smile.

There was a hint of nostalgia in his expression.

Shi Jingxian was puzzled. "What's wrong?"

Chu Wanhong just smiled and shook his head. "Nothing."

Shi Jingxian didn't pay much attention to this, still considering how to have Chu Wanhong stay overnight.

After finishing the sandwich, Shi Jingxian took the bandages and anti-inflammatory medicine and led the person to the break room.

Young people indeed have strong recovery abilities. In just a few days, Chu Wanhong's wound no longer showed any blood, and it seemed it would scab over in another day or two.

While helping him wrap the bandage, Shi Jingxian asked, "By the way, I forgot to ask earlier, where did you get the money to buy so many sandwiches?"

The food box Chu Wanhong brought was double-layered, containing eight sandwiches. Such a quantity was definitely too much for one person, as if it was intentionally brought to share.

Including the nurses who maintained their figures and didn't eat, the remaining seven pieces were just enough for the colleagues on duty to share.

"Not expensive, I made them myself, just used up a bag of bread."

Chu Wanhong explained.

"Once the bread is opened, it doesn't keep well. I don't have a fridge where I live, and I thought this time was just right for a late-night snack, so I made them all and brought them over."

He said it matter-of-factly, but it wasn't his true purpose.

A key step in pursuing someone is to build a good relationship with the people around the target. Moreover...

Declaring initiative naturally requires an audience to attract attention.

Shi Jingxian didn't guess his thoughts, only pondering over Chu Wanhong's words.

He tapped his fingers on the table.

"Are you good at cooking?"

"Not bad, I'm used to living alone."

Chu Wanhong smiled. "I even thought about becoming a chef before."

Shi Jingxian paused, then suddenly asked, "What about now?"

"Hmm?" Chu Wanhong seriously considered, "I'm not very familiar with domestic cuisine, more skilled in Western dishes."

"Also, it seems you need a chef's certificate to work here?"

He chuckled. "After coming back, it might be hard for me to find a chef's job."

"Then..." Shi Jingxian asked, "What if I hire you?"

Chu Wanhong was slightly stunned. "Dr. Gu?"

Shi Jingxian cleared his throat. "I often don't have time to eat."

Gu Mama had mentioned that Chu Wanhong, like Chu Ayi, studied coding/programming, only modeling to avoid family issues.

With coding/programming work, Shi Jingxian could provide Chu Wanhong with this condition, hiring him to cook at home, allowing him to do other things in his spare time, which was much better than having him forced to work after getting injured.

However, directly saying to hire someone as a chef sounded a bit impolite, so Shi Jingxian had to explain further.

"I got used to Western food while studying abroad, but the hospital cafeteria serves Chinese food, and I'm busy, so I don't have time to cook, so..."

As he spoke, Chu Wanhong just quietly watched him, the smile in his emerald green eyes growing deeper.

Just as Shi Jingxian was running out of words and planning to directly ask for Chu Wanhong's decision, the door to the break room was knocked.

A colleague peeked in. "Ye Mei, someone else is looking for you."

Shi Jingxian asked, "Who?"

"Seems like someone you know, came to the hospital to pick you up before," the colleague said. "Ye Mei, you have a lot of visitors today, and coincidentally, this one also brought a late-night snack..."

Hearing this, Shi Jingxian already had a vague guess about who it was.

Sure enough, the person walking in with a thermos was Cha Nan.

The food box Chu Wanhong brought was still on Gu Yemei's desk, and seeing the opened food box, Cha Nan's expression turned a bit displeased.

Who beat him to it?

Seeing Shi Jingxian walk out of the break room, Cha Nan quickly took a few steps forward to greet him.

"Ye Mei..."

He stopped mid-sentence.

Following Shi Jingxian out of the break room was a tall young man.

Cha Nan's internal alarm bells rang, and he was about to step forward to question when he saw who it was, and he completely froze.

"You..."

Staring in surprise at Chu Wanhong, Cha Nan was dumbfounded.

His gaze was glued to the other person, like melted sticky candy, unable to pull away.