Stars In His Eyes
Chapter 740: Foolish Lan Song 3_1

Chapter 740: Chapter 740: Foolish Lan Song 3_1

Fortunately, a few days before her return to the capital, as soon as she arrived, she heard a familiar voice at the door.

Perhaps the exhaustion of the past twenty days had taken a toll on He Teng, making him particularly weary. Even though he was standing and leaning against the wall, he was already asleep, and even He Zhilan’s soft footsteps did not wake him.

Seeing the haggard and significantly thinner He Teng with a scruffy beard, He Zhilan’s eyes became red with worry. She had no idea how he had spent the past twenty days taking care of himself, looking like this. If she didn’t know him, she would have mistaken him for a homeless drifter.

"Brother," said He Zhilan softly, nudging He Teng.

He Teng jolted awake, his eyes snapping open. There was no trace of drowsiness in them. Only when he saw He Zhilan standing before him did he relax, saying, "You’re back?"

"Yes, let’s go inside." He Zhilan nodded, swiftly took out a key and opened the door to let He Teng in. As soon as the door closed, she immediately seated He Teng on a chair and asked, "What have you been doing these past twenty days? Look at you, you’ve lost weight and look exhausted. Have you eaten?"

"I’m fine, I’m a man," He Teng brushed off without mentioning the hardship he had gone through in the past twenty days, the around-the-clock high-intensity work, the poor meals, lack of proper rest, and the fact he hadn’t even had a good bath.

"Don’t men need care, too?" Zhilan complained, "Do your leaders really treat you like you aren’t human? They may not worry about you, but I do!" And after that, she asked again if He Teng had eaten.

He Teng shook his head.

"Go take a shower, and I’ll make some food," He Zhilan said, guiding him toward the bathroom and then headed off to the kitchen. She had been cooking for herself during this period and had kept the kitchen well stocked, thinking He Teng would return at any time.

It took He Teng a full hour to emerge from the bath. The first thing he asked about was the delicious smell wafting from the kitchen.

He Zhilan glanced back at him. Fresh from the shower, He Teng looked somewhat rejuvenated, but his beard still made him look like a rough, weathered uncle.

"Have your meal now that you’re clean," He Zhilan said, placing three dishes and a soup on the small square table in the living room. "Look how thin you’ve become. You must not have been eating well this whole time!"

He Teng nodded and sat down. He hadn’t just been eating irregularly, but practically skipping meals, grabbing some food when he felt hungry, if he could find any near his stakeout location. If not, he would go hungry.

"You should drink some soup first to fill your stomach." He Zhilan poured him a bowl of soup and asked, "Has your mission ended, or...?"

He Teng took the soup and took a couple of sips. The sour mustard and pork strips soup tasted good, speaking to He Zhilan’s cooking ability. In response to her question, he said, "It has ended. I’ll return to the unit in two days after resting. How are things here?"

"Very smooth, just waiting for you to come back so we can go back together. After returning to the capital, we will be busy with the opening of our store." He Zhilan said, "Since you have some downtime, why don’t we postpone our departure for a couple of days. I can take proper care of you during this time, and help you regain the weight you’ve lost! Later, I’ll go out and buy you a razor. You look like an uncle right now. If people didn’t know, they would think I’m your daughter!"

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