Fog Returns to the Capital

Chapter 124 Haven't you been waiting all these years for her to come back?
Zhou Jinghuai called out to her—

"Li Li."

The two words that had been uttered countless times before, across seven years of spring, summer, autumn, winter, day and night, fell once again in Li Wu's ears.

"My phone number has never changed."

Li Wu didn't respond and left directly.

She didn't know what Zhou Jinghuai meant by those words, and she didn't want to speculate.

No matter what happened before, Zhou Jinghuai will always be the person she is most grateful to in her heart.

Without him, her life would not have undergone such a dramatic change, her fate might not have been rewritten, let alone her current achievements.

Therefore, she still respected him in her heart.

not to mention.

Their relationship ended seven years ago.

During that period, Li Wu almost subconsciously "forced" herself to be busy, so busy that she had no time to pay attention to anything else.

She not only spent more and more time in the laboratory, but also began to actively contact Yan Xuting.

When it was Yan Xuting's turn to be on duty at the hospital, Li Wu even brought him food to eat with him.

Perhaps because Li Wu rarely sought out Yan Xuting, when Yan Xuting saw her in his office, he quickly walked over to her and subconsciously asked, "Why are you here? Are you feeling unwell?"

But soon, Yan Xuting remembered the injury on her shoulder and asked her if the wound was hurting again.

Yan Xuting knew about Li Wu's injury because one night while they were abroad, Li Wu was in severe pain in her shoulder and had no choice but to call him. Yan Xuting immediately rushed to her apartment and took her to the hospital.

Later, Yan Xuting asked his teacher to examine Li Wu and also had some traditional Chinese medicine sent abroad. Although the effect was not very obvious, it did alleviate some of the pain.

Hear the words.

Li Wu gestured to Yan Xuting, looked at the food she had brought and placed on the desk, and said with a smile, "I'm treating Dr. Yan to a boxed lunch, but I don't know if Dr. Yan will do me the honor?"

It was called a boxed lunch, but actually she found a high-end restaurant on her way here and brought it over.

Yan Xuting looked at her delicate, fair face, a slight smile playing on his thin lips. His voice was clear and melodious, like snowflakes falling on jade, "I wouldn't dare refuse. Whatever my girlfriend says goes."

"Then you won't get any food." Li Wu pretended to take the thermos from the table.

Yan Xuting chuckled softly, and with quick reflexes, he picked up the thermos before Li Wu could, then took her hand with his other hand and walked towards the coffee table.

In a gentle voice, she said, "Okay, I misspoke."

But then, Yan Xuting, holding the still slightly heavy thermos, told Li Wu not to send any more. He said he could order the food in advance, as long as she came.

……

after eating.

Yan Xuting took out a brocade box from somewhere and handed it to Li Wu, his voice clear and gentle, "I was originally going to give it to you next time I picked you up, but since you're here today, I'll give it to you in advance."

It's a rectangular black brocade box, probably for a bracelet or necklace.

Li Wu paused for a moment, then politely declined, "You know, we can't bring any jewelry into our lab."

Hear the words.

Yan Xuting paused in handing her the brocade box, seemingly surprised that their laboratory had such a rule.

"Then wear it normally." Yan Xuting opened the brocade box, revealing a silver bracelet.

The design is quite intricate, exuding a high-end luxury, with the crystal-clear diamonds sparkling with delicate and beautiful light under the lamp.

very nice.

"Wear it on your left wrist?"

Yan Xuting was looking down and fiddling with how to put it on when he asked in a gentle voice.

After a moment of silence, Li Wu responded softly and then offered him her left hand.

Yan Xuting gently and delicately placed the thin bracelet on her fair wrist with his long, slender fingers. He was still blaming himself for his oversight. "I didn't think this through. You can wear it for now and I'll give you something else next time."

The bracelet, worth over 100,000 yuan, was only meant for Li Wu to wear for fun.

Li Wu seemed not to have heard what Yan Xuting said.

She watched as he bent down to put the bracelet on her wrist, and it felt strangely familiar.

I was slightly distracted.

……

It snowed again in the middle of the night, and fine snowflakes began to drift down from the courtyard.

It flew everywhere, leaving a white carpet on the ground.

Although he had his own assigned residence, Zhou Jinghuai continued to live in Yuqing Garden after Li Wu left.

Zhou Jinghuai has always had very light and short sleep, and this has become even more pronounced in recent years.

As Wu Ma passed by the door, she saw the faint light shining through the crack in the floorboards and knew he was still awake. She sighed inwardly and gently knocked. "Sir, would you like some water?"

No one responded.

Wu Ma was already used to it, and turned around to go find Lin Nan.

Because of Zhou Jinghuai, Lin Nan also rose two ranks. Although he was no longer Zhou Jinghuai's secretary, he lived not far from Yuqing Garden.

Upon hearing Wu Ma's words, he got up, threw on a coat, and rushed over.

Lin Nan knocked on the door twice, but received no response, so he simply pushed the door open and went inside.

really.

He saw Zhou Jinghuai sitting on the bed, staring blankly at something. Fine beads of cold sweat covered his forehead, and his black hair at the temples was already soaked with sweat.

Those eyes were exceptionally deep, still, and dark, like an endless night, sending a chill down one's spine.

Lin Nan quickly poured him a glass of warm water, but he didn't take it.

"Dreaming about her again?" Lin Nan put down his water glass and sighed inwardly.

No one answered.

Zhou Jinghuai sat there indifferently, seemingly still immersed in his own world.

Lin Nan looked at Zhou Jinghuai, whose every word and action affected the fate of countless people, but he couldn't control his own destiny.

He sat with Zhou Jinghuai for a while, remaining silent for a long time, before finally unable to hold back, "Haven't you been waiting for her to come back all these years?"

"If you insist on marrying her now, you have far more leverage than you did back then."