Chapter Sixteen

  Walked out of the ward and came to Shen Lue's office, handed over the materials to her, and asked lightly: "Is Miss Shen satisfied with my work just now?" The monitor had discovered it as soon as Si Luo Chen entered the room.

  Her intuition told her that Shen Yue would be monitoring her work.

  His lips curled up slightly, without a hint of surprise, and he replied seriously: "I naturally believe in Dr. Si's ability, otherwise I wouldn't have entrusted Jack to you with peace of mind, the people here really need a competent psychologist."

  As expected, nothing could be gotten out of this woman's mouth, and she replied faintly: "I'm not in charge of this."

  "I will communicate with the person in charge of your clinic myself," said Shen Yue.

  "Thanks for your trouble, Miss Shen." Seeing Dr. Si about to leave, Shen added another sentence: "Dr. Si, may I ask a question?"

  "What?" He stopped in his tracks and turned around to ask.

  "Do you have someone you like?"

  This is the second person who asked her this question today, Si Luo Chen had no expression, staring steadily at Shen Lue without responding.

  Shen Yue was quite used to Si Luo Chen's silence and continued to ask with a smile: "To the person Dr. Si likes, would you tell her all your secrets?"

  "Not necessarily." Shi Luo Chen replied briefly, but Shen Lue revealed an expression that she understood, nodding in response: "Indeed, when facing someone you like, telling them your secrets is just like facing a lawyer? You're not very good at telling the truth to the other person, because you don't know what they'll think of you, afraid of being misunderstood, and even unsure if the other person will believe your true words?"

  In Si Lu Chen's eyes, this woman did everything with a purpose. Although he didn't know her current purpose, he couldn't help but admit that her metaphor was very apt.

  The people you like are to some extent the most trusted, but the paradox is that when facing someone you trust more, there are many things you can't say. It's just like facing a lawyer, you clearly can trust him, yet you can't be too frank.

  "Miss Shen, is there some secret you can't share with someone you like?" Si Luo Chen asked back, his expression still very calm.

  Shen Yue's mouth curved into a slight smile as he looked back at Si Luo Chen, his head shaking lightly. His tone was serious as he asked, "How much do you know about Dr. Xiang?"

  If this question was asked a few years ago, Si Luo Chen would have answered without hesitation, it's all understood. But now... he just stared at Shen Lue with no ripples in his eyes, not knowing what kind of medicine this woman was selling in her gourd.

  "Perhaps I didn't ask clearly enough." Shen Lue straightened up, lit a cigarette, and puffed out white smoke, continuing: "What I mean is, about Dr. Li's life in the US for these three years, how much do you know?"

  For this matter, Si Luo Chen wants to know more than anyone else, but she won't ask if Tong doesn't tell her. From Shen Lue's tone, it seems like he knows something, and combining the previous metaphor, it seems that these things are secrets that can't be shared with Tong, did something really happen during this time?

  "Cool expression, faintly said: 'I'm not clear.'"

  Shen Yue's expression was slightly surprised, with a hint of pursing his lips: "Don't get me wrong, I just think you have a good relationship with Dr. Xiang, and I want to learn more about him from you. Well, I won't disturb Dr. Si anymore, be careful on your way home."

  "If you want to know about the questions for the doctor, you can ask her directly. Goodbye, Miss Shen." Si Luochen responded politely and turned to leave.

  "Goodbye, Dr. Sai."

  Walking out of the rehabilitation center, the sky had already darkened and was still drizzling with fine rain. After a busy day, he just casually ate something, to be honest, Si Luo Chen was really a bit hungry at this time.

  "Luò chén." A familiar voice sounded.

  Xie Luo Chen followed the sound and saw a tall woman standing at the door, wearing a windbreaker and holding an umbrella. At first, she was taken aback, then a faint smile floated to her lips.

  "How did you get here?" He walked towards the figure.

  Qian Tong smiled: "I've finished dealing with the things on my hands, I know you'll definitely be busy until very late, and there are basically no cars here at night. Afraid you're hungry, so I came to pick you up specially."

  It's clear that Xiang Qian Tong has been waiting for herself for a long time, and the umbrella above her has leaves floating down from behind, foreshadowing the arrival of winter.

  Si Luo Chen smiled and said: "I'm hungry, was everything smooth today?"

  "Uh, there are still some things to deal with later, let's go back, it's cold here." Xiang Qian Tong held an umbrella in one hand and gently grasped Si Luo Chen's wrist with the other, leading her towards the car.

  Si Luo Chen felt the warmth of Qian Tong's palm, full of sweet feelings.

  No matter what happened in these three years. What's important is that I found her, approached her, grasped her, and the rest doesn't matter.

  As Qian Tong led Si Luo Chen towards a low-key sedan, Si Luo Chen looked somewhat perplexed. At this time, a woman walked out of the car and smiled at Si Luo Chen.

  "Hello, Gu Jing. Qian Tong's friend and also her former patient."

  Si Luo Chen didn't know who she was, nor did he know if it was intentional or unintentional. All he could hear were the two words "Qian Tong" coming out of her mouth, spoken so intimately and gently yet with such force, as if hinting at something to himself.

  "Hello." Si Luo Chen slightly bowed his head, politely extended his hand to her and faintly smiled: "Si Luo Chen."

  As he reached out to take it, perhaps because the other person's behavior was too natural, Gu Qian suddenly felt a strange sense of awkwardness and looked at Si Luo Chen with narrowed eyes in disbelief.

  Her raven-black long hair lazily fell on her shoulders, and her complexion was radiant, but the expression on her face was very dull. A white blouse with a nipped-in waist made her waist look even more slender and delicate, and she wore a khaki-colored thin windbreaker over it. The two buttons at the front of the blouse were not buttoned up, revealing her shiny collarbone, and black long pants tightly wrapped around her long legs, making her look tall and leggy, but somehow not like a psychologist, more like a model.

  This idea was discovered when I met Xiang Qian Tong, and the woman in front of me is even more so.

  "Let's talk about it in the car, it's still raining outside." He said, helping Si Lu Chen open the rear door: "You're wearing too little today, hurry up and get in the car so you don't catch a cold."

  No matter who this woman is, as long as she's like Qian Tong, that's enough. Si Luo Chen didn't say a word, only smiled and nodded before getting into the car.

  All of this was seen with his own eyes, without saying a word he opened the car door and got in.

  "It's Sunday today, and it's impossible to get a taxi on Wall Street. Luckily, Miss Gu had time to drive me here to pick you up." She could tell the atmosphere was a bit weird just now, so she quickly explained as soon as they got in the car.

  "Thanks, Miss Gu."

  Gu Qing looked at Si Luo Chen through the rearview mirror, his face pale, and replied: "Too polite, Miss Si."

  The car was started and left the rehabilitation center.

  "How long are you planning to stay in the US this time?" Xiang Qian Tong and Si Luo Chen sat in the back row, starting a casual conversation, otherwise it would be too quiet for the whole trip.

  "Can't wait too long, after finishing my father's affairs I have to hurry back to the UK. You also know that of my two older brothers and one sister, for many things related to the Gu family my father entrusted me with responsibility, I cannot disappoint him."

  Qian Tong knew a bit about Gu Qing's family affairs, but she didn't like gossip and didn't ask much.

  "If there's anything I can help with, just let me know." I feel somewhat responsible for what happened to Gu Quan's father and want to do my part in this matter.

  "What's wrong, haven't been doing well lately? Want me to introduce some patients to you?" Gu Qing teased her.

  "It's better to have fewer patients, it proves that everyone is healthy in their hearts, how good is that." This is a true statement.

  "Where can I find a doctor like you? Any profession hopes for a steady stream of wealth, and they all want to make something out of nothing. If everyone were like you, wouldn't they all be out of work?"

  Xiang Qian Tong smiled without saying yes or no.

  Si Luo Chen gazed out the window at the rain sliding down in thin streams, deeply understanding Xiang Qian Tong's state of mind. Her eyes narrowed slightly, she had always liked Xiang Qian Tong's kindness.

  "It's the same principle as people eagerly awaiting a stock market surge, or a director hoping for a new hit drama. If restaurants have no customers, hotels have no guests, and hospitals have no patients, then funeral homes will have no business. Without circulation in the market, isn't it going to be chaotic? Opening one's mouth is also a business opportunity."

  Xiang Qiong seemed used to her words and smiled in response: "Got it, great financial expert, anyway you have something on your mind, remember to tell me."

  Gu Qian glanced at the mirror and saw Si Luo Chen sitting quietly, her eyes gazing out of the window, her face calm and unruffled.

  "I am who I am today because of you, if needed, I will definitely look for you," Gu Jing said.

  "Uh-huh."

  The car stopped under the building of Xiang Qiong Xiaoqu, holding an umbrella to come to Si Luo Chen's side and open the door, and then said to Gu Qing: "Do you want to get in and sit for a while?"

  "Next time then. I still have things to attend to here," he said as he bid farewell to Si Luo Chen: "Miss Si, goodbye."

  "Goodbye," he replied with a polite smile.

  They watched as the car drove away, then walked in and opened the door to their home. "Lu Chen, what do you want to eat? I bought..."

  Before he could finish speaking, Si Luo Chen turned around and wrapped his arms around Xiang Qian Tong, pressing her against the door. He leaned in and kissed her lips. The kiss was full of aggression, and Xiang Qian Tong was almost faint from being kissed by Si Luo Chen, she could only lean against the door to steady herself.

  After a long time, Si Luo Chen finally pursed his lips and let her go, with a satisfied smile in the corner of his eyes, staring at Xiang Qian Tong.

  Xiang Qiong never thought that Si Luo Chen would be like this as soon as he got home, it was completely different from the cold and icy her outside. It's unscientific for someone to switch personalities so freely, Xiang Qiong asked with a stifled breath: "Luo...Chen...aren't you...hungry?"

  Si Luo Chen hooked up the corner of his mouth and responded with a smile that was not quite a smile: "I was really hungry just now, but I'm much better now."

  To Qian Tong: “……”