Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 399 - 398: How Are You Here Again?

Chapter 399: Chapter 398: How Are You Here Again?

Lin Xia left the hospital earlier than Lu Qing and went to call Lu Zheng.

It turned out he wasn’t at the unit; he had gone on a business trip out of town and wouldn’t be back for a while.

Lin Xia felt a huge sense of relief knowing that Lu Zheng was not around.

When she picked up the phone, she was truly nervous for quite some time.

She didn’t know what Lu Zheng would say when he heard the news, or whether he would blame her?

In truth, thinking from his perspective, it would be normal if he blamed her, since she indeed had done some things wrong.

But she really didn’t want to hear harsh reprimands from Lu Zheng; he had always been gentle and affectionate towards her ever since they were together.

Moreover, she felt wronged by what his grandmother had said to her.

She considered herself no worse than others in all aspects except for her family background, so why did it seem in the eyes of Lu Zheng’s grandmother that she was a worthless street vendor?

Lu Zheng’s grandmother even constantly referred to her as such as if street vendor was her synonym.

She decided that when things at home calmed down and the store wasn’t busy, she would definitely travel to the south to find some lucrative business to do.

Her Jade room had always been used as a storage closet, which was a bit of a waste.

As Lin Xia walked, she pondered these thoughts and encountered Nurse Luo in casual clothes at the hospital entrance.

A yellow long dress with a cinched waist appropriately showed off her tall figure perfectly.

Lin Xia was impressed; she thought to herself that this beautiful girl looked good in anything.

During the days Lin Aiguo was hospitalized, every time she saw Nurse Luo, she was in a white lab coat.

But being tall and beautiful, she was the most eye-catching one among those in white coats.

Now in casual clothes, her yellow dress made her skin appear even more fair and radiant.

If only she wasn’t so much older, she would be well-matched with her second elder brother.

"Nurse Luo! Off work?"

"Yes!" Nurse Luo, knowing that Lin Xia’s father had been discharged, was surprised to see her back at the hospital again, "Why are you here again?"

Lin Xia forced a laugh, "My boyfriend’s grandmother is hospitalized!"

Nurse Luo, accustomed to such hospital matters, casually asked, "The guy who left with you that day, he’s your boyfriend, right?"

Lin Xia quickly realized she was referring to Jiang Mingyuan.

She laughed and waved her hands, "That’s my good friend! Not my boyfriend!"

"Oh!" Nurse Luo laughed a bit awkwardly, "I thought he was your boyfriend!"

"No! My boyfriend isn’t here! He is out of town!" Lin Xia didn’t know why, but she was generally a person with a strong guard up, usually not diving deep into personal topics with others.

But facing Nurse Luo, she found herself naturally starting a conversation with her.

As the two chatted, Lu Qing also returned from outside.

From a distance, she saw Lin Xia chatting with a tall girl under the stairs, and paused as she approached.

Lu Qing felt that her grandmother’s hospitalization wasn’t all Lin Xia’s fault, but she was caught in a dilemma and had to make a phone call.

So, feeling guilty, she initiated a conversation with Lin Xia, "Lin Xia! I just came out of the ward, why didn’t I see you there?"

"I stepped out for a bit!" Lin Xia was embarrassed to say she had gone to make a phone call.

Lu Qing took another look at the girl in the yellow dress, feeling a strange sense of familiarity in her features.

Nurse Luo, feeling uneasy under her scrutiny, greeted Lin Xia and left first.

Lu Qing turned back and asked, "Lin Xia! Is this girl your friend?"

"Not really! She’s the nurse manager here!" Lin Xia didn’t consider her a friend yet.

"Oh!" Lu Qing furrowed her brows in thought for a moment, but the thought of not having completed the task her grandmother had entrusted to her dispelled all other concerns.

In the hospital room.

"Grandma! My eldest brother isn’t at his office! He has gone on a business trip outdoors!"

"Really?" Fang Youlan was somewhat skeptical.

"Really!" Lu Qing hurriedly added, "But I told my aunt! She was terribly worried when she heard it! Said she would rush over to take care of you!"

"It’s good that she is coming!" Fang Youlan felt slightly better, knowing the daughter-in-law, despite being of high status, had a good temperament.

She speculated in her heart that considering Shao Meirou’s nature, she might end up calling her eldest son.

This way, her eldest son would understand what type of person Lin Xia was.

See if his decision to support their dating was a mistake!

Lu Zheng’s mother, Shao Meirou, received a call from Spring City, and when she learned from Lu Qing that Fang Youlan had been hospitalized due to being upset by Lin Xia, she became very anxious.

She had not expected such an emergency to occur during the old lady’s visit.

Originally, Shao Meirou had held great expectations for the old lady’s visit, thinking that the moment her son would break up with Lin Xia was imminent.

After all, it was the old lady who had intervened in Lu Pengcheng’s affair with that woman back then.

She simply couldn’t understand how Lin Xia could be so formidable as to cause the old lady to have a heart attack from being so upset!

She knew her mother-in-law better than anyone; unless she was extremely angered, it wouldn’t be possible otherwise.

Thinking of the medical conditions in remote areas, if something happened to her there...

Anxious, Shao Meirou paced back and forth, finally resolving to pick up the phone and call Lu Pengcheng.

At this point, she dared not keep it from Lu Pengcheng any longer.

If something serious really happened to the old lady there, Lu Pengcheng would never forgive her, and she couldn’t forgive herself either!

After all, it was she who had encouraged the old lady to go this time.

When Lu Pengcheng received Shao Meirou’s call, he was browsing through documents.

He asked coldly, "What’s the matter?"

"Old Lu! Mom and Lu Qing have gone to Spring City..."

As Shao Meirou spoke hurriedly and anxiously about what had happened, Lu Pengcheng stood up excitedly.

"What did you say?" The veins on his forehead bulged, and his large, slender hand clutching the phone turned pale.

"Now in the hospital, Lu Qing said it was a close call..." Shao Meirou said cautiously.

He took a moment to catch his breath before responding, "I understand!" He then hung up the phone with a "snap."

A fierce anger surged through his heart; his mother was still so dictatorial, so stubborn!

The words he had spoken that day apparently had no deterrent effect!

But the deed was done; what good was blaming her?

When all was said and done, this was still his mother! The person who gave birth to him and raised him!

Lu Pengcheng decided to make the trip personally!

With mixed feelings, he boarded the train to Spring City.

On one hand, he was worried about his mother’s health and hoped she was unharmed; on the other hand, he daydreamed, wondering if, by chance, returning to that city after so many years might lead him to her.

Many a midnight dream would turn out to be mere wishful thinking, and upon waking, everything would be gone.

He thought, with life more than half over, even just seeing her one more time would be enough!

That way, perhaps he could die without regrets!

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