jdhmnovel Chapter 140 No Time to Take Care of You
Chapter 140 No Time to Take Care of You
Chapter 140 No Time to Take Care of You
After Mu Xi and I said goodnight to each other, we went to sleep and didn't wake up until the next morning.
Yan Yu came to call me to have breakfast.
"A phone call would have sufficed, why did you have to come all this way?" I put on my coat.
"I called you, but I couldn't get through." Yan Yu returned home.
I picked up my phone and saw that it was out of battery.
I went to bed too late last night and forgot to charge my phone.
"I'll go call Huo Yubai." I took the room key.
“President Huo is already in the restaurant; I just saw him,” Yan Yu said.
"Really?" I asked in surprise. "He didn't even call me."
strangeness.
“I saw the team leader and General Manager Huo chatting while I was taking a walk by the lake this morning,” Yan Yu explained.
Are they chatting?
Putting everything else aside, the two of them don't get along.
How could we possibly have a proper conversation?
"Professor Shen," Yan Yu said nervously, "Can I ask you a question?"
I laughed: "Just ask me anything, we've known each other for so long."
"Do you like Team Leader Dai?" Yan Yu looked at me very seriously.
Is the answer important to her?
I smiled casually: "If I liked him, you wouldn't be asking me this question now?"
Yan Yu was embarrassed.
"I don't like him." I said with a smirk, "You can pursue him without worry."
"No, no, no." Yan Yu panicked: "Professor Shen, please don't misunderstand, I was just asking, I didn't mean anything by it."
"Really not?" I raised an eyebrow slightly.
Yan Yu explained, "I saw that Team Leader Dai likes you, but you don't seem to understand, so..."
"Yan Yu, this is just your personality. You can never face your own heart, let alone confront your desires. Whether it's relationships or work, you can't be honest with yourself, which is why your work hasn't improved."
Yan Yu froze.
"For us researchers, it's certainly important to work quietly and diligently, but without the drive of internal motivation, it's difficult to innovate. You can't expect others to guide you. Like that research you discovered long ago, but you didn't dare to say it. If it weren't for my discovery, someone else would have taken it from me."
Yan Yu lowered her head: "Professor Shen, you are right. That's how I am. I'm sorry."
I smiled helplessly: "Why are you apologizing when you haven't done anything wrong?"
Yan Yu pursed her lips: "Actually, I know that Team Leader Dai won't like me. Even if he doesn't like you anymore, he still won't like me. I just saw that he was in some pain, so I asked you."
"I know he likes me, I've always known." I said frankly, "But Yan Yu, once I say something, we can't go back to how things were before. We're colleagues now, we see each other every day, it'll be awkward."
Yan Yu nodded in understanding.
“He’s the same way. He doesn’t dare to confess because he’s afraid he can’t go back to the past,” I explained. “So none of us will tell anyone, and we don’t want anyone else to tell us.”
"I was being nosy," Yan Yu said, feeling embarrassed.
I smiled but said nothing.
The restaurant was quiet and deserted.
Besides our group, Huo Yubai was the only other person staying here last night.
Everyone ate in twos and threes, but Huo Yubai sat alone.
"Professor Shen!" Jiang Miao called out to me.
She, Dai Chen'an, and Qi Zhao sat together, with three empty seats next to them.
Fei Yi, Qi Yang, and Ren Zile sat together.
I waved to them and said hello, then said to Yan Yu, "You go ahead, Huo Yubai and I will sit here."
"Okay." Yan Yu walked over.
"Why didn't you call me?" I sat down opposite Huo Yubai.
"I wanted you to get some more sleep." He looked at me with a half-smile. "Thank you for your hard work last night."
I was a little unaccustomed to his sudden politeness towards me.
"What would you like to eat?" he asked. "I can get it for you."
"No need, I'm afraid you'll spill the food," I said dismissively.
"I'm not that weak," he said with a helpless smile.
"I know your body best." I got up and left.
I carried my tray to the food area.
Dai Chen'an walked over with a cup in his hand: "Everyone said we'd go hiking in the mountains later. It's a rare opportunity, what do you think?"
"Okay." I nodded.
"What should we do about President Huo?" Dai Chen'an asked considerately. "It seems he still has an event to attend?"
"Hmm, probably." I'm not too sure either: "I'll go ask in a bit, and we can talk about it together on the way back."
“Okay.” Dai Chen’an smiled deeply. “I’ll talk to the boss and ask him to show us the way.”
I nodded.
Dai Chen'an poured a cup of coffee and went back.
I carried the tray back to Huo Yubai's side.
“We’re going hiking in a bit, you go do your activity. We’ll meet at the guesthouse this afternoon and then head back together,” I said.
"Oh." Huo Yubai said calmly, "I understand."
"Then it's settled." I lowered my head and ate my food.
Huo Yubai ate very slowly.
"You can eat slowly, I need to go back and prepare." I got up and left.
"Mr. Huo, we'll be leaving now." Dai Chen'an walked over and greeted him, "Remember to wear more clothes for the event today. We're going hiking, so we won't have time to take care of you."
"Thanks for the reminder." Huo Yubai smiled. "But I feel much better today."
Dai Chen'an gave a lukewarm smile, "See you this afternoon."
A dark glint flashed in Huo Yubai's black eyes.
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Half an hour later.
I met up with everyone at the foot of the mountain.
Once everyone was present, the group began their hike up the mountain.
"The air in these mountains is so fresh," Jiang Miao said happily. "I feel so relaxed."
"That's just psychological," Qi Zhao retorted.
Jiang Miao glared at him, then looked at Yan Yu: "Yan Yu, should we hurry up? I heard this is a good way to lose weight."
"I can't. I don't want to move at all in winter. It's fine to just slowly climb the mountain like this," Yan Yu replied.
Jiang Miao winked at her: "Let's go, let's go."
With that, she pulled Yan Yu away.
As she left, she glanced at Qi Zhao one last time.
Qi Zhao showed a hint of helplessness and cleared his throat: "Qi Yang, Fei Yi, Zi Le, let's make a bet. Whoever gets to the top of the mountain first has to treat everyone to coffee for a week."
"A week or so is boring," Fei Yi said disdainfully. "A month? You dare to do that?"
"Great!" Qi Yang was very interested.
"I can't go on, I'm not feeling well." Ren Zile shook his head: "You guys continue upstairs."
"Are you feeling unwell?" Qi Zhao walked over and touched Ren Zile's forehead. "You're fine, don't pretend to be sick, let's go!"
He dragged Ren Zile away.
It was just me and Dai Chen'an left.
"Who do you think will win?" Dai Chen'an asked.
I thought for a moment and said, "Qi Zhao, I guess. He's frugal, so it's impossible for him to buy coffee for a month."
Dai Chen'an smiled and said, "That's true."
We walked and talked, but we could no longer see Dai Chen'an and the others.
Walked for about ten minutes.
We saw Ren Zile sitting on a bench.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"I think I have a fever." Ren Zile said sheepishly, "Don't worry about me, just keep going."
"Are you going down the mountain?" I asked. "I'll go back with you."
"Let's go together," Dai Chen'an said.
"No, no, because I'm alone and none of you went up, people will complain about me. Please don't make me feel like I'm special." Ren Zile was on the verge of tears.
“The people up there do need to be looked after.” I said, “I’ll take him back, Chen’an, you go up.”
“I’ll take him up,” Dai Chen’an said. “It’s not far from the foot of the mountain, I’ll catch up with you in a bit.”
"Okay." I nodded.
Ren Zile said, "Professor Shen, the road over there is difficult to travel. We can go around it from this side."