"Chen Xiao, don't mind him. My brother just doesn't know how to talk!"
Song Anran gave Chen Xiao an apologetic look.
As soon as she finished speaking, Song Anguo glared at her, "Song Anran, how can you talk about your brother like that? Have your wings grown strong now? Hurry up and come back with me!"
After saying that, Song Anguo pulled Song Anran into the car without further ado.
Song Anran only had time to say, "Chen Xiao, we'll go to the hospital tomorrow."
Then Song Anguo drove away in his car.
This Song Anguo had a lot of hostility towards him!
Chen Xiao shook his head helplessly, but he also understood. After all, it was he who had ruined Song Anran and Xiao Li's marriage.
He figured that besides Song Anran, the entire Song family probably looked down on him.
However, Chen Xiao didn't care. If they looked down on him, so be it. He looked down on them too!
It was getting late, so Chen Xiao hailed a taxi and returned to Li Ziqing's apartment.
Li Ziqing had already fallen asleep. Chen Xiao tiptoed to the bed without disturbing her.
The night passed without incident. The next morning, when Li Ziqing woke up, she found Chen Xiao looking at her tenderly.
This filled her heart with happiness, and she snuggled into Chen Xiao's arms like a kitten.
Then she remembered and asked, "What happened last night? Did zombies really appear?"
Chen Xiao said softly, "It wasn't zombies..."
"Oh, I knew it. How could there be zombies in this world? It's not like we're filming a movie!"
Hearing Chen Xiao's words, Li Ziqing breathed a sigh of relief.
However, before she could fully relax, she heard Chen Xiao say, "It was vampires, but it's all okay now!"
"..."
Li Ziqing was speechless. However, she knew that Chen Xiao possessed extraordinary abilities and couldn't be judged by ordinary standards. Moreover, Chen Xiao said it was fine, so she didn't ask further.
"Ziqing, let's go to my mom's place for breakfast later. She misses you after not seeing you for so long."
Chen Xiao suggested.
"Okay, but I need to correct you on one thing. It's not *your* mom, it's *our* mom!"
Li Ziqing pinched Chen Xiao's nose and got up to wash.
Liu Zhen was overjoyed to hear that Li Ziqing was coming. She started making dumplings early in the morning.
As soon as Chen Xiao and Li Ziqing entered the house, hot dumplings were served.
There were only the three of them at the dining table. The other people in the villa were considerate and did not disturb the family of three.
Liu Zhen fussed over Li Ziqing, holding her hand, and was incredibly enthusiastic.
Liu Zhen was friendly and warm to strangers, let alone Li Ziqing, her prospective daughter-in-law!
Li Ziqing also felt surrounded by happiness, like a newly married daughter-in-law, one who didn't have to worry about mother-in-law relations at all.
Liu Zhen also enjoyed the joy of family. She looked at Li Ziqing, her daughter-in-law, with increasing happiness. She tentatively asked, "Ziqing, you and Chen Xiao seem to be getting along well. How about we find a time for me to meet your parents and finalize your marriage?"
Li Ziqing was stunned by this.
Seeing this, Chen Xiao quickly intervened, "Mom, there's no rush for marriage. Besides, for marriage, as long as we two are in love, it's fine. We don't necessarily need her family's approval..."
Li Ziqing's family situation was a bit special. She had never mentioned it to Chen Xiao, nor had Chen Xiao asked.
Upon hearing Chen Xiao's words, Liu Zhen immediately gave him a glare and complained, "How can you be so ill-mannered? Although times have changed and marriage doesn't require parental consent or a matchmaker, we still need to adhere to the proper etiquette!"
Then she changed the subject and said, "Of course, if Ziqing feels the time isn't quite right, you can continue dating for a while longer..."
Hearing this, Li Ziqing quickly shook her head, "It's not like that, it's not that the time isn't right... Well, my maternal grandfather's eightieth birthday is in a few days, and I was planning to invite Chen Xiao to go with me!"
"Oh, that's a big event! Chen Xiao, you must prepare well!"
Liu Zhen's face lit up with surprise.
"I understand, Mom!"
Chen Xiao agreed verbally, but he was a little curious why Li Ziqing hadn't told him about her maternal grandfather's birthday in advance.
After breakfast, as they were leaving for work, Chen Xiao asked, "Ziqing, is your maternal grandfather's birthday real? Or are you just making up an excuse to fool Mom?"
"What are you talking about?"
Li Ziqing shot Chen Xiao a look and whispered, "If I were to fool anyone, it wouldn't be Mom! I'm telling the truth, but you don't need to prepare anything, because my relationship with my maternal grandfather's relatives isn't very good..."
Chen Xiao was slightly taken aback. He had barely inquired about Li Ziqing's family situation. Just as he was about to ask, Li Ziqing suddenly stopped the car.
"Alright, we've arrived at the hospital. You should go to work quickly!"
Chen Xiao looked out the window and saw that they had indeed reached Jiangcheng Hospital. He thought he would ask about it later when he had time.
Upon arriving at the hospital, Chen Xiao didn't go directly to the Traditional Chinese Medicine department. Instead, he first went to the isolation ward.
Fortunately, everyone's condition was normal, with no signs of transformation.
Chi Hao's condition was also stable. He even had a thought.
"Brother Chen, if I'm like this for the rest of my life, can I join the Exorcism Division? My physique is excellent now, and compared to ordinary people, they might be more accepting of me."
Hearing this suggestion, Chen Xiao's eyes lit up. He thought, why not?
"That's a good idea, but it's no use telling me. You need to find Supervisor Ren. He's the one in charge!"
Chi Hao chuckled, "I'll go ask him right away!"
Leaving the isolation ward, Chen Xiao went to Song Anran's laboratory. As expected of Director Song, she was in workaholic mode again. He heard that she had already entered the laboratory at seven in the morning.
The laboratory door was closed. Chen Xiao didn't want to disturb Song Anran, so he didn't knock and returned to his own department to start work.
At this time, the Traditional Chinese Medicine department presented a thriving scene.
Everyone was diligently studying the TCM work manual compiled by Chen Xiao, even Wu Feier was no exception.
Seeing this, Chen Xiao felt deeply gratified. It wasn't all for nothing.
Upon seeing Chen Xiao, Wu Feier walked over and said, "Director Chen, I have something to report to you."
Since this was the office, Wu Feier still had to call Chen Xiao Director Chen.
"Okay, tell me in my office."
Chen Xiao called Wu Feier into his office and asked, "What is it, Feier?"
Wu Feier said, "Zhao Xiaobo has been looking for you since early this morning. He even called me!"
"Oh? What does he want with me?"
Chen Xiao frowned slightly, and the words 'Kangxing Company' inexplicably popped into his mind.