Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 170 - 169: Couple Shirts

Chapter 170: Chapter 169: Couple Shirts

"It’s okay!" Seeing Lin Xia so anxious, Lu Zheng quickly explained, "It’s just the wound has split open!"

He came back because this wound had not healed, and he took leave to get it treated.

But he hadn’t expected to encounter someone robbing and bullying Lin Xia and the others, a situation where he would step in no matter what!

"Even if it’s split open, you need to hurry and get to a hospital to bandage it!" Lin Xia knew he must have reopened the wound while fighting those people to save them.

The skin had already scarred over and healed, but re-splitting it was not going to be easy to heal.

Lu Zheng couldn’t stand the sight of Lin Xia’s eyes reddening with worry for him, so he obediently followed them to the nearest hospital.

"Lu Zheng! Does it hurt?" Lin Xia followed closely beside him, frequently observing his face.

Lu Zheng shook his head slightly, "It doesn’t hurt!"

Lin Xia inwardly scoffed, she didn’t believe that at all. Even a small cut on her finger, once healed and then split open again, hurt like crazy.

Lin Qiu and Lin Dong silently followed behind, exchanging glances and discussing their sister and Big Brother Lu.

As they walked, Lin Xia suddenly noticed a street market selling clothes.

Her own clothes were not a problem, but Lu Zheng’s white shirt was definitely beyond saving.

After coming out of the hospital, they intended to go to a restaurant for a meal. Lu Zheng, with his good looks and aura, attracted a lot of attention, and wearing a blood-stained white shirt would draw even more eyes.

Besides, it was because of helping them that his wound had reopened, so it was only right for her to buy him a new shirt.

But looking around besides that stall, there was nowhere else selling clothes, and they urgently needed to eat and then head to the train station right away.

So, she pulled Lu Zheng over, wanting to buy him some clothes.

Due to Lu Zheng’s tall stature, there were no suitable sizes in white shirts at the stall, only larger-sized white T-shirts.

Lin Xia felt the quality was very mediocre and thought it too shoddy for him. She felt uncomfortable settling for such cheap clothes for him.

However, Lu Zheng didn’t mind, his lips curving into a smile, "This is fine! Lin Xia! What about you?" he pointed at her clothes.

"I..." Lin Xia looked at the stall, which only had floral dresses for women. It had been a long time since she wore a dress, and she really didn’t want to buy one;

Besides, women usually wear flesh-colored tights with dresses, and it definitely wouldn’t work to wear one with bare legs.

They also had to endure a night on the train, where wearing a dress would be inconvenient.

Ultimately, pressed for time, Lin Xia had no choice but to buy herself a white T-shirt as well.

But holding the clothes in her hands, she somehow felt it was a bit odd.

After their wounds were dressed at the hospital, both changed out of their blood-stained shirts in the restroom.

When she saw Lu Zheng still looking dashing in the ordinary T-shirt, Lin Xia inexplicably felt her face getting hot, as if they had inadvertently worn matching couple shirts.

Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow, the girl looking quite nice in it. Her two shiny black braids hanging over her shoulders, coupled with her round red cheeks and sparkling large eyes, made her look more and more attractive and cute.

Lin Qiu and Lin Dong waited outside, quietly sharing their thoughts.

They both felt there was an undefined flavor to the relationship between their elder sister and Big Brother Lu.

Afterward, they left the hospital and found a fairly large restaurant.

Lin Xia genuinely wanted to treat Lu Zheng to a good meal, so they ordered a table full of dishes.

During the meal, Lin Dong watched Lu Zheng with admiration, thinking what a true man he was, enduring the pain and taking care of the bad guys without a word.

While eating, Lin Qiu suddenly wanted to visit the restroom but, after the terrifying experience she just had, she was too scared to go alone.

Lin Dong volunteered to accompany her, intending to protect his second older sister while also giving his oldest sister and Brother Lu a chance to talk alone.

After the two left the table, Lu Zheng, remembering his question, cleared his throat and said, "Lin Xia, did you receive my letter?"

Lin Xia nodded seriously, "I received one and immediately replied to you!" He asked this—could there have been some misunderstanding?

Lu Zheng raised his eyebrows in surprise, "But I didn’t receive it!"

His heart lightened, it seemed it wasn’t that Lin Xia didn’t want to deal with him, but that there had been a problem.

Lin Xia also hadn’t anticipated this situation, "Could it be that the letter was lost?" At the time, she had merely posted a regular letter, affixed the stamp, and dropped it into the mailbox—it wouldn’t be strange if it was lost.

Suddenly, Lin Xia had an idea, "But I wrote Xia Lin as the sender, because I was worried about the implications, so I didn’t use my real name..." Could that be the reason he hadn’t received the letter?

However, that shouldn’t be the case, logically!

Lu Zheng curled his lips slightly, this young girl had lots of clever ideas, "I’ll have to check this when I get back!"

Lin Xia smiled lightly, "Lu Zheng, I thought..."

Under his intense gaze, she couldn’t utter her original words, switching mid-sentence to something else, "I also mailed some snacks to my older brother. Maybe you’ll get to taste them when you get back..."

"Great!" Lu Zheng’s lips curved up joyfully.

Lin Xia wanted to thank him properly but realized she didn’t know how to express her gratitude.

"Um, Lu Zheng, do you still need Lingzhi? If you do, I can gather some for you after I get back home!" This was all she could think of to repay his kindness.

Even if she couldn’t collect it herself, it didn’t matter, she could ask around, and if someone had it, she could buy it from them.

Lu Zheng didn’t exchange pleasantries, "I still need it! I’ll thank you in advance!"

"You shouldn’t thank me— I’m the one who should say thanks! Thank you again! But if I can get it, how should I send it to you? By mail?" She wasn’t sure if mailing it was safe; losing it would be such a pity.

"Just write me a letter when you find it!"

"Okay!"

Lin Xia looked at him and added, "Lu Zheng, you must be careful with that wound this time, don’t aggravate it!"

Lu Zheng smiled lightly, "Yes, I will!"

At that moment, Lin Qiu and Lin Dong returned, and their conversation ended.

Lu Zheng escorted them to the train station and watched them go through the ticket barrier before leaving.

When Lu Zheng arrived home, he found someone sitting on the couch in the living room.

His mother, Shao Meirou, and his grandmother, Fang Youlan, appeared to be chatting together.

Seeing Lu Zheng enter, Shao Meirou stood up and asked curiously, "Xiaozheng, why did you change your clothes? You were wearing a different shirt when you left, weren’t you?"

"Yes, it got dirty!" Lu Zheng explained briefly.

"Grandma, when did you arrive?" Lu Zheng, who had changed his shoes and initially intended to go straight upstairs, now couldn’t do so with his grandmother present.

"Xiaozheng, come sit next to Grandma!" Fang Youlan waved at him with a smile.

Lu Zheng sat next to Fang Youlan.

Fang Youlan looked at her eldest grandson affectionately, "Xiaozheng, since you are on vacation for a few days, why not meet the girl from the Ye family? She still remembers you!"