Chapter 298

Zhang Tezhu spoke very simply; Qiao Muting had him call to ask for leave, saying that Shu Xia was very tired and could not go to work today.

What does being very tired mean?

Sigh, young people!

If he were to say it, he feared it would provoke Gu Cheng.

Gu Cheng tightened his lips, "Then I will come again tomorrow!"

In any case, he was determined to see Shu Xia; he actually had some guesses, perhaps Shu Xia was in a secret marriage and did not want too many people to know she was married.

Being able to have a secret marriage meant she definitely did not love her partner that much; if he married the person he loved, he would wish for the whole world to know.

He would never have a secret marriage!

He was young, he still had a chance!

——

After this sleep, when she woke up again, it was two o'clock in the afternoon.

Shu Xia woke up just as Qiao Muting picked up the phone.

Vaguely, she heard him call out "Grandma" into the phone, then her consciousness returned and she woke up, immediately hearing Qiao Muting say to Qiao Nainai on the other end of the phone.

"We won't go to Laozhai tonight, we are eating at home today; I have already ordered food and had it sent over. Xia Xia was too tired last night, we slept from this morning until now."

The more Shu Xia heard, the more awake she became.

This, this, this—now she didn't know how to face Qiao Nainai.

Qiao Nainai on the other end of the phone was simply shocked to hear the words "too tired" and "slept until now" from her grandson's mouth.

She gripped her phone tightly and pressed, "Is it what Grandma is thinking?"

Qiao Muting's mouth twitched, "What is it that Grandma is thinking?"

"You brat, treat Xia Xia well! Be gentle, you hear me?" After Qiao Nainai finished speaking, she hung up the phone.

She hurriedly called for Housekeeper Qin, "Work a bit harder these two days, keep an eye on the kitchen to make some soups to nourish the body, and send them to Xinghai Villa more frequently; my grandson doesn't know his own strength."

Housekeeper Qin was also shocked upon hearing this, "Yes, yes, yes, I will go right now."

——

During the time Qiao Muting was talking to Qiao Nainai, Shu Xia wrapped the bath towel that had been tossed aside around her body.

After Qiao Muting finished the call and turned around, he discovered Shu Xia was about to walk out wrapped in the bath towel.

"Did the phone wake you up?"

Shu Xia stopped and looked at Qiao Muting, "No, I just happened to wake up."

She firmly refused to admit that she had heard those words just now.

Qiao Muting's lips curled into a smile as he walked toward Shu Xia, "I'll go get your clothes for you; it's uncomfortable for you to walk like that."

When Qiao Muting walked over, Shu Xia only then realized belatedly that Qiao Muting was not wearing any clothes.

On his chest, there were some marks, suspected to be scratch marks.

They were shocking to the eye.

Shu Xia could not bear to think in detail about when these scratch marks were left or how they were left.

She hurriedly lowered her gaze and looked away.

Fortunately, he had a bath towel wrapped around his waist, otherwise, she would have really wanted to cover her eyes.

Unbearable to look at... simply unbearable to look at.

"No, no need, I'll do it myself, my room is right next door," Shu Xia said as she lifted her foot to walk.

She walked in a hurry, and the moment she lifted her foot, she pulled at a sore spot, "Ah!"

It hurt!

Qiao Muting scooped Shu Xia up by the waist, "Dr. Guo will send medicine over later; once you apply the medicine, it will be more comfortable. I'm sorry, I didn't control myself last night."

"Likewise..."

The moment Shu Xia was picked up, her eyes happened to be facing that shocking chest.

She had also been quite ruthless with her hands.