"Oh, is that amazing?" Shen Antu looked confused.
"Not bad." Xie Duo looked out the window.
Chen Xu glanced at his boss in the rearview mirror.
Shen Antu followed Xie Duo's line of sight and said, "Wow, there is a soup dumpling shop over there."
"I'll take you to eat after the physical examination."
"That's all I'm saying. Which breakfast did you buy for me this morning?"
"I don't know. The driver bought it."
"Why is Chen Xu driving today instead of the driver?"
"Because the driver has a day off today."
Shen Antu was like a three-year-old child who went on a long journey with his parents for the first time. He was full of curiosity about the world and wanted to know why for everything.
Chen Xu, who was sitting in the front row, once thought that his boss would impatiently tell Shen Antu to shut up, just like he did to the talkative Zhou Minghui. But Xie Duo didn't. He patiently answered every question of Shen Antu, even if some of the answers were lies, such as why the driver was not driving today. The real reason was that Xie Duo didn't want too many outsiders to see Shen Antu, and Chen Xu was also responsible for monitoring Shen Antu today.
Shen Antu and Xie Duo chatted all the way. More than an hour later, Chen Xu drove the car into the hidden back door of the sanatorium and into the underground garage.
When getting off the car, Xie Duo helped Shen Antu put on his hat and mask. Shen Antu complained that it was too hot and wanted to pull the mask under his nose, but Xie Duo forcefully pulled it up for him.
The three of them took the elevator directly to the special area on the top floor. Yang Yu was already waiting there. Shen Antu had spent the past few days with Yang Yu and knew that this fat young male doctor was easy to talk to. There was no need for Xie Duo to say much, and he just followed Yang Yu.
Xie Duo and Chen Xu went to Yang Yu's office and waited.
Xie Duo saw Chen Xu's suspicious look and asked him, "Is he very different from before?"
Chen Xu nodded.
He had attended many banquets with Xie Duo before and had met Shen Lin several times. Every time, Shen Lin would wander around the venue like a peacock covered with thorns, brightly colored and full of aggressiveness. He would not even bother to look at people who were not on good terms with him, like Xie Duo.
But now Shen Antu is gentle, cheerful and polite. Although he would occasionally pick some topics to make jokes, everything is within an acceptable range. If Chen Xu had not met him before, he would think that he is a person with a good personality.
Xie Duo glanced at his watch: "A set of examinations will take at least an hour. Go outside and buy some breakfast. It would be best if there were some soup dumplings."
"yes."
The location of the sanatorium was very remote, and it took Chen Xu some time to buy the soup dumplings. Not long after he came back, Shen Antu also came back.
Xie Duo and Yang Yu went out to get the blood test report, leaving Shen Antu and Chen Xu in the office.
When Shen Antu saw the soup dumplings in the thermos bag, he was pleasantly surprised and kept thanking Chen Xu. Chen Xu was a little uncomfortable with such enthusiasm and said that this was Xie Duo's instruction and he was just following orders.
"Thank you anyway. It must be tiring for you to run so far. Do you want to eat together? I see you bought a lot." Shen Antu took out two cups of soy milk, two baskets of soup dumplings, eggs, fried dough sticks and glutinous rice balls from the thermos bag at once.
Chen Xu said: "I have already had breakfast, and this is breakfast for you and Mr. Xie."
Shen Antu had to fast for his physical examination in the morning so he couldn't eat breakfast, so Xie Duo accompanied him and didn't eat breakfast. He originally wanted to cook some noodles for Xie Duo to eat first, but Xie Duo refused on the grounds of saving time.
"But this soup dumpling is really delicious. Don't you want to try one?" In the short while he was talking, Shen Antu had already stuffed three soup dumplings into his mouth. The temperature of the soup dumplings was just right at this time. He stuffed the whole thing into his mouth and took a bite. The delicious soup immediately exploded in his mouth, and Shen Antu's tongue and his stomach, which had been empty all morning, were satisfied.
Perhaps it was because Shen Antu was eating too deliciously, Chen Xu couldn't help swallowing his saliva. He picked up one with chopsticks and put it in his mouth. He bit it lightly with his teeth, and the thin bun skin broke, and the juice rolled out.
Shen Antu looked at him expectantly: "How is it? Is it delicious?"
Chen Xu affirmed from the bottom of his heart: "It's delicious."
"One more."
"… No, Mr. Xie hasn't eaten yet."
"There are still so many. Eat another one and I'll try the fried dough sticks."
When Xie Duo and Yang Yu entered the room, they saw Shen Antu and Chen Xu sitting together, sharing breakfast, with their heads close together, talking and laughing.
Chen Xu stood up immediately and tried to cover up his crime of cheating with a serious expression, but his greasy mouth betrayed him.
Yang Yu pressed his fist against his mouth to hold back his laughter, and glanced at Xie Duo beside him.
"Have you eaten enough?" Xie Duo's voice was filled with inorganic coldness.
“… That’s enough.” Chen Xu’s face turned pale.
"Then go out and wait for the results of the medical examination."
"yes… "
Chen Xu moved his hands and feet stiffly.
"Don't be so fierce. I asked him to eat. Chen Xu ran so far to buy breakfast. What's wrong with eating two buns?" Shen Antu pulled Xie Duo to sit beside him, picked up a soup dumpling and put it in his mouth, "Open your mouth."
Xie Duo opened his mouth and ate it, and found that it tasted really good: "Do you like this? I'll buy it for you tomorrow morning."
Shen Antu readily agreed: "Okay."
Chapter 16 Didn't You Lie to Me
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