E-Ladies: Navigating the Wired World
Chapter 189: Episode 189: Flying Back to Beijing in the Middle of the Night 2

Chapter 189: Episode 189: Flying Back to Beijing in the Middle of the Night 2

Zhou Xueyin watched the sweet couple and felt she shouldn’t be a third wheel, so she obediently stepped outside the room and leaned against the wall.

Li Jiniang had also awakened, and Li Ranxu had returned, which relaxed her completely. She squatted down by the wall and couldn’t hold back her tears any longer.

It wasn’t until the doctor’s nightly rounds that she was helped up.

"Doctor Xiaomei? Why are you on duty?" Zhou Xueyin looked at the familiar face with special warmth.

"I’m filling in for someone’s night shift. What’s wrong with you? Here for a night consultation?" Doctor Xiaomei looked at Zhou Xueyin with concern.

"No, no... it’s a friend. She was brought in with acute alcohol poisoning... but she’s better now!" Zhou Xueyin pointed towards the room behind her.

"You young people! Take care of your health! You’re working yourselves to death now, but later you’ll be spending money to save your lives, right?" Doctor Xiaomei scolded with a hint of annoyance.

"We’ll take care of ourselves! You worry too much..." Zhou Xueyin, feeling like she had done something wrong, repeatedly nodded in acknowledgment.

"Oh right, your friend can be discharged tomorrow morning, but make sure she avoids spicy and stimulating food. She absolutely must stop drinking alcohol! Understand?" Doctor Xiaomei, holding Li Jiniang’s medical chart, instructed.

"She definitely won’t drink again!" Zhou Xueyin said earnestly.

"Not just her, you are also not allowed to drink! Look at your current state, your skin is so haggard." Doctor Xiaomei scrutinized Zhou Xueyin under the light, "If there’s nothing else, go back and get some sleep. Don’t stay up too late!"

Doctor Xiaomei glanced into the room, where Li Jiniang and Li Ranxu were still affectionately entwined.

"Cough, cough..." She deliberately coughed, signaling to the couple that she needed to check on Li Jiniang.

Only then did the couple reluctantly part.

"Still feeling dizzy? Nauseous? Any other discomfort?" Doctor Xiaomei asked as part of her routine.

"I’m not feeling unwell now... I’m not even sleepy..." Li Jiniang said sheepishly with a smile, "Just feeling a bit like I need to use the restroom..."

"Have your boyfriend help you there, or wait till this IV is done—it’s almost finished." Doctor Xiaomei looked at the IV bag, "I’ve told your friend Xiaozhou about the precautions—after discharge keep to a light diet, avoid greasy and spicy food. Your stomach ulcer is already moderate; it’ll be too late if you don’t take care now!"

"Oh, I understand..." Li Jiniang pursed her lips and nodded.

No wonder she had been feeling stomach discomfort recently...

"Look after your girlfriend well! Don’t let her get too tired! Understand?" Doctor Xiaomei sternly told Li Ranxu.

"Yes! I’m not going back overseas this time! I’ll take good care of Jixiang!" Li Ranxu promised.

"Alright then, try to rest. If you can’t sleep, just close your eyes and rest your mind. I’m leaving. Take good care of yourself!" After giving her final advice, Doctor Xiaomei walked out of the room.

"Thank you, Doctor Xiaomei! Thank you so much!" Zhou Xueyin expressed her gratitude profusely.

"Don’t mention it, it’s what doctors do. Take good care of yourselves! I have to keep making rounds." Saying this, Doctor Xiaomei went off to other rooms.

Zhou Xueyin returned to the room: "The doctor said you can go home first thing tomorrow morning. Why don’t you rest at home for a few days?"

"I’m fine now, I can work tomorrow!" Li Ji’niang wasn’t being stubborn; she indeed felt just like a healthy person at that moment.

"Listen to me, take a few days off! Scare that idiot a bit!" Zhou Xueyin said forcefully.

"You’re right, it’s all because of him that I ended up like this. Despite what Boss Niu said, he still insisted on making me drink. He’s a real jerk!" The thought alone infuriated Li Ji’niang.

"That idiot? Does he have a death wish? Why doesn’t he send himself to the hospital by drinking too much!" Li Ranxu said, clenching his fists in anger.

If Zhang Yongzhong were in front of him, he probably would have punched him.

"That’s right, Boss Niu said he wants the contract signed with you personally, and he absolutely refuses to sign with that idiot. He doesn’t want his products tarnished by someone who lacks responsibility," Zhou Xueyin conveyed Niu Chongtian’s words.

"Boss Niu is really a good person!" Li Ji’niang exclaimed.

"Alright, I won’t be a third wheel here anymore; I’m going back to rest..." Zhou Xueyin checked the time, and it was already late. If she didn’t rest now, she would have trouble getting up tomorrow.

"It’s too late, it’s not safe for you to go back alone! Just sleep here, besides, there are two empty beds in this room. You and Old Li can each take one. It’ll be easier for you to help me with my discharge in the morning too," Li Ji’niang decided for both of them.

The next day, Li Ji’niang was discharged from the hospital with Li Ranxu’s assistance and went straight home to rest.

Meanwhile, Zhou Xueyin washed up briefly at the hospital and then continued back to work at the company.

"Xiaozhou, was Ji’niang alright yesterday?" Zhang Yongzhong, noticing Zhou Xueyin’s unhappy expression, called her into his office to ask.

"Alright? It was a big deal! Zhang Yongzhong, let me tell you, Jixiang was lucky to have been sent to the hospital by the kind-hearted Boss Niu! Otherwise, if anything serious had happened to her, could you have handled it? Still have the face to ask? If I were you, I would be kowtowing in apology right now!" Zhou Xueyin scolded without holding back.

She wouldn’t feel relieved until she had thoroughly scolded this person.

"Geez, it’s nothing... Kowtow in apology? A man’s knees are gold, you know that, right? Is she coming to work today or what?" Zhang Yongzhong also knew that what he did the day before was not proper, but he had truly been afraid of trouble, so he left early.

"She just got discharged and is resting at home for a few days," Zhou Xueyin said coldly, without even looking at him.

"Got it... In a few days, I’ll go to sign the contract with Boss Niu. Will she be able to come by then?" It seemed that Zhang Yongzhong realized he couldn’t close the deal on his own and specifically asked for Li Ji’niang.

"She can’t come! Isn’t once enough for you? Do you really want her to stay in the hospital permanently? Hey, what kind of heart do you have? She is your colleague, not your slave!" Zhou Xueyin slammed the desk as she spoke directly with Zhang Yongzhong.

"Hey, why is it that your words are getting nastier? Who’s treating whom like a slave? Just asking if she can sign the contract, do you have to talk like I’m some kind of extortionist?" Zhang Yongzhong also confronted Zhou Xueyin.

"Let me tell you the truth, Boss Niu personally told me he’s not planning to sign the contract with you anymore! He’ll sign only after Jixiang recovers and comes to 51buy personally! He decided this after seeing how you behaved last night when Li Ji’niang had the accident!" Zhou Xueyin stood up from the sofa, looking down on him.

"To hell with that!" Upon hearing that the other party wouldn’t sign the contract with him, Zhang Yongzhong cursed outright.

"If you don’t believe me, call Boss Niu yourself! Clean your ears and listen carefully! I have to go and arrange the advertising schedule, I’m unavailable to keep you company!" Having said that, Zhou Xueyin walked out of the office with her head held high.

Soon after, the sound of a phone being slammed could be heard from the office.

Outside, Zhou Xueyin was secretly thrilled; it served him right! Who asked him not to help? Fleeing the scene was the greatest punishment for him!

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