Chapter 72

Shu Xia turned her head to look at Qiao Muting, who had called out to her.

"If you have nothing to do tomorrow morning, let's go pick up Qiao Nainai together; she is being discharged tomorrow morning." Qiao Muting's gaze landed on Shu Xia's eyes, which were half-closed with sleepiness.

Had she been staying by his side just now?

This thought had just emerged, then vanished.

The woman before him had already changed into comfortable loungewear; her waist-length hair, freshly washed and fluffy, fell softly down her back, and the light makeup on her face had been removed, revealing a fair, oval face with a hint of youthfulness, making her look like a girl who had just turned eighteen, especially since she was currently wearing extremely conservative, pink, and tender loungewear.

If not for this outfit, he would have thought she had come downstairs again on purpose to seduce him.

"Mm, okay."

Shu Xia nodded and walked toward the stairs; she was truly too sleepy.

Qiao Muting watched Shu Xia go upstairs, then sat back down on the sofa.

His gaze landed on the blanket that had fallen onto the carpet.

Was she afraid he would catch a cold just now, so she came downstairs to cover him with the blanket?

Qiao Muting's eyes slowly deepened and half-closed.

——

After waking up in the morning, Shu Xia went downstairs to make breakfast.

There was milk in the refrigerator, so she heated the milk, fried eggs and ham, and took toast to make sandwiches.

While she was making them, Qiao Muting, dressed in casual clothes, came downstairs.

The two of them were going to the hospital together later, so Shu Xia made two portions of breakfast, "Do you want to eat breakfast? Sandwiches and milk."

Qiao Muting looked at the dining table; the sandwiches looked very appetizing, no different from those sold outside, and he, who was not accustomed to eating breakfast, nodded when he saw the faint smile on Shu Xia's bright face, "Okay."

An hour later, the two appeared at the hospital.

Housekeeper Qin had already completed the discharge procedures.

The two picked up Qiao Nainai and went straight back to Laozhai; after staying at Laozhai to chat with Qiao Nainai for a while, they left Laozhai.

This morning, Shu Xia had ridden in Qiao Muting's car.

When leaving Laozhai, she was also riding in Qiao Muting's car.

"Where are you going? I'll take you."

Today, Qiao Muting was driving himself and hadn't let the driver take him.

Shu Xia sat in the passenger seat and looked outside; she didn't see a bus stop sign, and it was already nine in the morning; she knew Qiao Muting was very busy, "Drop me off here; I'll just book a ride-hailing car."

Qiao Muting glanced at Shu Xia, "There are very few passing vehicles near Laozhai; I'll take you directly."

"Sorry to trouble you, Mr. Qiao; take me to Nanjing Road Antique Street." Shu Xia did not stand on ceremony anymore.

It was indeed difficult to hail a taxi here, and she had promised Zhang Dechun to complete the restoration work on the two Ancient Paintings as soon as possible; she had already fallen behind on progress due to having too many things to do these past two days.

When Qiao Muting heard Antique Street, he merely raised an eyebrow but didn't ask what she was going to do; after all, what she did had nothing to do with him.

There was no need to be so curious about her affairs.

Her phone rang.

Shu Xia picked up her phone and took a look; it was Jiang Nannan.