Although Lin Qiaoxia had joined society, she was still quite naive. She didn't catch the malicious undertones in Chen Jiahui's words and shook her head, saying,
"How could I? Uncle Shen is so much older than me. Why would I find a boyfriend that old? And I haven't been working part-time; my current salary is more than enough for my expenses."
Listening to Lin Qiaoxia's explanation, Chen Jiahui didn't believe she was just innocent and didn't understand the implications. Instead, she thought Qiaoxia was feigning innocence and making excuses. She was just about to take out her phone to show Mu Jinyu the photo that the bystander had happened to snap when...
At that moment,
someone from an upstairs private room finished their meal and came down the stairs. Chen Jiahui glanced over and saw one of them. She quickly called out to Lin Qiaoxia, "Hey, hey, hey, there he is! He's coming down. Look!"
She thought to herself that her luck was too good. This uncle just happened to bump into you all; let's see if you panic, let's see how you continue to feign innocence and make excuses.
Mu Jinyu and Lin Qiaoxia, hearing this, turned their heads to look towards the back staircase.
Shen Changchun, assisted by Shen Shuyao, was still contemplating how to connect with Mu Jinyu. Coming down the stairs, he saw Chen Jiahui pointing at them.
Shen Changchun frowned slightly, feeling dissatisfied, thinking this woman was a bit off.
Then, he saw Mu Jinyu sitting nearby.
Hmm?
Divine Doctor Mu was also here for a meal?
What a coincidence!
"Quick, quick, quick, Guangrong, Shuyao, help me over there," Shen Changchun called out to his son and granddaughter urgently.
He remembered how, one day at River City First Hospital, he had suddenly learned that a patient with uremia had miraculously recovered without medication in under an hour of critical condition.
He rushed to the hospital, and though he didn't encounter Mu Jinyu, from the surveillance footage he learned that the one who had indeed saved the patient was Divine Doctor Mu, who sold his skills for gold.
He was once again astounded by Mu Jinyu's medical skills, and at the same time, regretted missing another opportunity to cross paths with Divine Doctor Mu.
Not long after, at the new product release of Mu Jinyu, he had had a chance to be a guest, but alas, that day, a significant figure in Capital City had fallen ill, necessitating the presence of the National Medical Sages for treatment.
Thus, he missed another opportunity to see Mu Jinyu and could only send his granddaughter Shen Shuyao to support Mu Jinyu at the event.
For this, he had completely broken ties with Lin Pharmaceutical, at a substantial cost.
But unfortunately, after that, Mu Jinyu was like a Divine Dragon that showed its head but never its tail, and each time Shen Changchun hoped for a chance encounter, some twist of fate caused him to miss it.
As for directly appearing at his home to wait for him, he didn't dare to be so presumptuous, for fear of causing Mu Jinyu's disdain!
And thinking of Lin Qiaoxia's relations to Mu Jinyu, he often went over to Lin Qiaoxia's home by himself, using his status as the hospital director to invite her family for dinner, to chat about their post-treatment feelings, to bridge their relationship.
Sometimes, when too busy, he would have his son, Shen Guangrong, pick up Lin Qiaoxia after work.
"Hmm?"
Upon hearing her grandfather's words, Shen Shuyao followed his gaze and immediately saw Mu Jinyu and Lin Qiaoxia sitting at a certain table in the lobby.
She shook her head slightly, understanding why her grandfather was so excited.
Exchanging a resigned look with her father, she then assisted Shen Changchun down the stairs quickly and headed towards where Mu Jinyu and the others were seated.
"Divine Doctor Mu, what a coincidence, you're here for a meal too!"
Shen Changchun came over, warmly greeting Mu Jinyu.
Mu Jinyu had recognized them early on and smiled in response, "Yeah, quite a coincidence. Have you just finished eating?"
Shen Changchun laughed, "Yes, if I had known that Doctor Mu you would come here for dinner, I would've waited to eat with you, even if it meant being hungry for a bit longer!"
Mu Jinyu nodded, "Since you've all eaten, then I won't keep you for dinner."
Shen Changchun's expression stiffened. He thought to himself that he should have said he hadn't eaten. Even if it meant overeating later, he would have shamelessly stuck around and then sought Mu Jinyu's advice on medical matters!
But now that the words had been spoken, it seemed somewhat inappropriate.
Seeing this, Shen Shuyao smiled gracefully and then sat down next to Lin Qiaoxia, starting a casual conversation with her.
Shen Changchun often invited Lin Qiaoxia and her family to his home for meals or to dine out at restaurants, always including her, so over time, Shen Shuyao got to know Lin Qiaoxia and they became close friends.
Shen Changchun was naturally pleased with this development.
Chen Jiahui and Wang Chaoyong listened to their conversation, feeling somewhat dumbfounded!
What's going on?
They know each other?
Could it be that they, thinking Lin Qiaoxia couldn't withstand the pressure and had taken a part-time job outside, had completely misunderstood?
Chen Jiahui couldn't help but ask, slightly persistently, "You... all know each other?!"
She was mainly staring at the Mediterranean man, who was Shen Shuyao's father, Shen Guangrong.
Shen Shuyao was chatting with Lin Qiaoxia and ignored Chen Jiahui's words. Shen Changchun, still with a bitter face looking at Mu Jinyu, didn't hear her speak. However, Shen Guangrong, because Chen Jiahui had been staring at him with a strange gaze, responded, "Yes, what's strange about that?"
Mu Jinyu said with a light smile, "This woman thought that Qiaoxia, because of her father's situation, was very short on money, so she had taken on some kind of part-time job. That day she got into your Mercedes, and just now seeing you here, she thought we were going to have a fight!"
"Ho!" Shen Guangrong was startled by her words. Not to mention that he was far from having such dishonorable thoughts, even if he really wanted to have a relationship with a female college student, he wouldn't dare have such thoughts about Lin Qiaoxia!
If he dared to entertain such thoughts, not just Mu Jinyu, but even his father Shen Changchun would probably beat him to death with a cane!
Thinking this, Shen Guangrong quickly looked at Mu Jinyu and explained, "No way, no way. Miss Lin was in my car that day because my father had something to attend to and couldn't come personally, so he asked me to pick her up, and then we went to her house to pick up her parents before going out to eat together."
Finishing his explanation, he saw that Mu Jinyu was not angry and obviously did not take it seriously, which allowed him to relax and say, "Furthermore, even if Mr. Lin hadn't recovered from his illness, Miss Lin would not possibly consider doing such a thing."
"Her father's renal failure is cured?"
Chen Jiahui and Wang Chaoyong were still wondering why Shen Guangrong was so cautious around Mu Jinyu, but hearing his subsequent words, they were utterly astonished.
Shen Guangrong was furious with them. Their words had almost caused his downfall, and now he naturally felt too lazy to bother with them.
Seeing that Shen Guangrong was ignoring them, Chen Jiahui and Wang Chaoyong felt quite awkward. Chen Jiahui was cursing inwardly, annoyed at how she had overestimated her own importance.
Meanwhile, Wang Chaoyong had an inkling that Shen Changchun looked familiar. Staring at him for a few more seconds, he suddenly remembered his identity and exclaimed, "You are... Director Shen?!"
"What Director Shen?" Chen Jiahui turned to look at Wang Chaoyong, frowning as she asked.
"The Director of River City First Hospital!" Wang Chaoyong explained, informing Chen Jiahui of Shen Changchun's identity.
After hearing this, Chen Jiahui's eyes widened as she too hadn't expected that the old man held such a high position!