HLnovel Chapter 183 Saving Lives and Upholding Justice
Chapter 183 Saving Lives and Upholding Justice
After resting upstairs for a while, the group went downstairs for lunch.
There was no need to go out for lunch; Feng Jiashu had booked a private room at the hotel.
The private room connects to a water feature, which is spanned by a small wooden bridge. By walking across the bridge, one can reach a small pavilion on the other side to enjoy the view. The decorations inside the private room exude Chinese elegance, tranquility, and luxury.
"Just grab something to eat," Feng Jiashu said.
Mr. and Mrs. Chen had never experienced this level of treatment before. They thought that they could just find a decent little restaurant to eat at and that would be enough for a meal. They never expected to be sitting in a five-star hotel, so they were a little reserved when ordering food.
The dishes they didn't dare to order were ordered by Liu Biao, who knew that since Feng Jiashu was hosting, they should order whatever was expensive.
Nine people, a table full of dishes.
They ate and chatted, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
It's a bit late for crayfish this season, but the hotel has plenty. Liu Biao knows He Qiaoyun likes them, so he specially peeled a small plate and presented it to her as a prize.
"Give."
The next moment, before He Qiaoyun could refuse him, Feng Jiashu turned the turntable and placed a plate of peeled shrimp in front of her.
The two men's public displays of affection caught her off guard.
Seeing this, Liu Biao reached out and turned the turntable, sending Feng Jiashu's shrimp back.
Feng Jiashu remained calm and composed, showing no change in expression. He gently turned the turntable, returning the shrimp to He Qiaoyun.
After a couple of tugs of shove, He Qiaoyun, fearing they might get into a fight, took both plates of shrimp from them, saying, "Thank you, you can eat your own, no need to peel them for me."
They were constantly vying for Xu Hemei's attention, with Chen's parents chatting away with her.
Chen Jingzhou was abandoned by his parents, and he could only talk to Tian Tian intermittently.
The noisy lunch was quickly coming to an end.
After the meal, the elders sat together to rest and chat, while Xu Hemei and Tian Tian went outside and stood on the small bridge to watch the fish in the pond.
Xu Hemei took out her phone. "Honey, can you take a pretty picture of your sister?"
Tian Tian accepted it with a smile, "Okay."
Hsu Ho-mei said, "My sister will be posing a lot in a little while. Once you frame me in the shot, just keep taking pictures, snapping candid shots, without waiting for me to finish posing."
Tian Tian listened attentively and nodded, "Okay."
Xu Hemei tidied her long hair, stood on the small bridge, with her back to the private room behind her, and struck a few popular poses for photos.
At this moment, Chen Jingzhou, who had just finished answering the phone call under the eaves, watched her back and unconsciously walked onto the bridge, becoming part of the picture.
Xu Hemei sensed footsteps behind her and instinctively turned around.
Chen Jingzhou then realized she was taking pictures. "Sorry, I didn't notice you were taking pictures. I didn't mean to be in the frame."
After speaking, he turned to leave.
Autumn here is not as hot as in Haicheng. The dry autumn wind blows, causing the yellowing trees planted beside the water feature to fall. The moment the leaves fall, the scene is frozen, and the shot is full of story.
Disturbed, Xu Hemei stopped filming and called out to him, "It's okay, I'm done filming."
Chen Jingzhou paused, stopping on the small bridge.
Tian Tian came back with her phone and handed it to Xu Hemei.
Xu Hemei took back the phone, opened the photo album, scrolled down, and after carefully examining the photos, gave her a thumbs up, "Great photos, you have talent."
When Tian Tian was praised, she held her head high and looked very happy.
Scrolling to the top few pictures, I saw Chen Jingzhou in the frame.
She looks quite photogenic.
Turning my head, I saw Chen Jingzhou standing on the bridge, half of his profile hidden in the sunlight, objectively and concretely handsome.
Chen Jingzhou noticed her gaze and tilted his head slightly. "Hmm?"
Xu Hemei looked him straight in the eye and said frankly, "You're quite handsome."
These words made Chen Jingzhou a little embarrassed. "Thank you."
Xu Hemei had no intention of developing feelings for him, so she wasn't coy and spoke her mind openly and honestly. Leaning against the railing of the small bridge, she asked, "Do lawyers also get a holiday for National Day?"
Chen Jingzhou chuckled, "If you doctors can release them, of course we lawyers can too."
Xu Hemei laughed along, "Hey, speaking of which, I also wanted to study law back then. I was torn between studying medicine and law, so I decided to combine them and applied for forensic medicine."
Chen Jingzhou raised an eyebrow, "Then why...."
Xu Hemei shrugged, "Being too proud and arrogant got me rejected."
Chen Jingzhou laughed, "Doctors are good too, they save lives and heal the wounded."
Xu Hemei also praised, "Lawyers are good at upholding justice."
After the compliments, the two clinked glasses with empty hands in perfect unison, and then laughed.
Xu Hemei: "You're quite interesting."
Chen Jingzhou: "You're quite humorous too."
Tian Tian stood to the side, looking at him and then at her, and laughed along, not understanding why.
After lunch, they left the private room and went upstairs to rest for a while.
Xu Hemei returned to her room, feeling sleepy. She took off her shoes and threw them aside, then went back to bed and called out to He Qiaoyun outside, "Mom, I won't be participating in the afternoon's activities. Don't call me."
He Qiaoyun reluctantly put her shoes away and couldn't help but mutter, "That's it? You're supposed to be out having fun? It's just a change of scenery for sleeping."
The next moment, Xu Hemei's voice came from inside the room, "I heard it!"
He Qiaoyun: Did I say something wrong?
Xu Hemei: "No..."
He Qiaoyun chuckled, helped her close the door, then picked up her luggage and went back to her own room.
She was going out to play later, so she packed her bag, humming a little tune as she left.
She lived on the same floor as Feng Jiashu, and the two bumped into each other when they went out.
Feng Jiashu noticed she was alone and was a little confused. Tian Tian looked left and right but didn't see Xu Hemei, so she asked, "Where's my sister?"
He Qiaoyun said, "Sister Xiaomei didn't get off work until the early hours of last night. She was too exhausted to stay awake and is catching up on sleep right now."
Tian Tian frowned and tilted her head, "Why does she only get off work at dawn? Her work is so hard."
He Qiaoyun walked over and took her hand. "Yes, that's why she needs to catch up on her sleep."
Feng Jiashu stood on the other side of Tian Tian, and the three of them walking together looked like a family of three.
The nanny followed behind, carrying the things.
As they took the elevator downstairs, they ran into the Chen family, who were coming down from another elevator.
The seven people walked towards the hall and saw Liu Biao sitting on the sofa in the reception area. When he saw He Qiaoyun come down, he jumped up and walked towards her.
He counted the number of people and asked, "Where is my goddaughter?"
Chen Jingzhou also wanted to ask this question.
He Qiaoyun said, "She's catching up on sleep."
Liu Biao: "I've come to sleep somewhere else."
He Qiaoyun laughed, "I just said that about her too."
Chen's mother said, "She gets off work at dawn. How long can she sleep when she gets home? She has to catch the bus early this morning. Let her sleep if she's tired. We'll take more photos later and send them to her in the group chat."
He Qiaoyun: "Yes."
The group chatted and laughed as they left the house.