Chapter 191: Chapter 191 Good Sister-in-law
Being hugged by such a girl, even Song Xiaodong couldnât help but feel a stir in his heart, and said, "Hey, what are you doing? I wonât run away."
Shen Yue pouted her little mouth, speaking with a hint of playful naivety, "Youâre lying. Vice President He said you donât want to be recognized. Iâm afraid if I let you go, youâll run away."
"Shen Yue!" A cry of surprise erupted beside the two of them. It was two girls about Shen Yueâs age.
The pair looked at Shen Yue with astonishment, their surprise so exaggerated it was as if they had seen something unbelievable.
One of the girls, with a round face looking somewhat innocent, scanned Shen Yue and Song Xiaodong up and down, and asked, "Shen Yue, who is this?"
Shen Yue, excited, said, "He is the most incredible..."
"Cough cough!" Song Xiaodong cleared his throat lightly, directly interrupting Shen Yue, and said, "I am Song Xiaodong."
Shen Yue, quick as ever, immediately understood that Song Xiaodong wanted others to know he was a doctor.
The round-faced girl blinked, asking, "Incredible what? Is he your incredible boyfriend or something?"
The other girl let out a laugh and said, "I mean, Shen Yue, you had so many people chasing you at school and you paid no attention to any of them. It turns out you already had someone special."
Shen Yueâs face turned red in an instant, and she instinctively wanted to let go of Song Xiaodong, but fearing he would run off, she steeled her heart and continued to hold onto his arm, saying, "Yes, this is my boyfriend."
Song Xiaodong was only trying to prevent Shen Yue from revealing his identity, but who knew it would turn into being labeled as a boyfriend? It was both amusing and exasperating, yet being considered the boyfriend of such a young beauty seemed to give him a sense of achievement.
"Impressive, impressive, you managed to nab a boyfriend on the sly. If we hadnât stumbled upon you today, you wouldâve kept it secret even longer. Thatâs not very nice of you."
Shen Yue stole a glance at Song Xiaodong and, seeing his amused, non-angry expression, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Xiaodong, let me introduce them to you. Both of them are my college classmates. This is Liu Feiyan and this is Li Yuting."
Song Xiaodong smiled and said, "Hello, itâs a pleasure to meet you."
After a brief exchange of greetings, Song Xiaodong added, "Why donât you all chat for a bit? I still need to go upstairs to deliver food."
"No, no, weâll go together," replied Shen Yue, quickly tightening her grip on Song Xiaodongâs arm.
Liu Feiyan smiled and said, "Alright, we wonât disturb you two anymore. When you come back to school, weâll interrogate you then."
After splitting from Liu Feiyan and Li Yuting and entering the elevator, Song Xiaodong looked at Shen Yue and said, "Can you let go now?"
"Not letting go!" Shen Yueâs cheeks turned pink, though she no longer clung to Song Xiaodongâs arm, her small hands still held on.
Song Xiaodong could only shake his head and let her hold on.
Upon reaching the maternity ward floor, Song Xiaodong exited the elevator, followed immediately by Shen Yue. Then, seeing what Song Xiaodong was carrying, she exclaimed in surprise, "Your wife had a baby?"
Song Xiaodong narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Yes."
"Oh my gosh, you actually have a wife." Shen Yueâs little mouth puckered up.
"What does my having a wife have to do with you?" Song Xiaodong chuckled lightly.
"Ah..." Shen Yue blushed deeply, stomped her small foot hard, and said, "Didnât you just say you were my boyfriend? I just got too into the role."
Song Xiaodong shook his head and walked straight towards the ward.
Shen Yue immediately followed, but now she didnât dare to grab Song Xiaodongâs arm.
When they reached the door of the ward, Song Xiaoru happened to come out and saw Shen Yue following behind Song Xiaodong. Spotting another beautiful girl, she had never seen before, she asked in confusion, "Dongzi, who is this girl...?"
Shen Yue hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, hello, my name is Shen Yue, I have nothing to do with Mr. Song, donât get the wrong idea, Mr. Song saved my dad, and weâve been wanting to thank him, but we could never find him. We finally ran into him and I was afraid he would leave, so I followed."
Song Xiaoruâs face turned red in an instant. This girl actually called her sister-in-law, clearly mistaking her for Song Xiaodongâs woman. Since she didnât know what exactly Song Xiaodong had told the girl, she could only vaguely say, "Oh, is that so?"
Shen Yue, admiring Song Xiaoru, said, "Sister-in-law, youâre really beautiful, only someone like you could be a match for Mr. Song."
Shen Yue was indeed very beautiful, a campus belle at her university, but she was only twenty years old and still had a somewhat naive look, like a bud waiting to bloom, in contrast with Song Xiaoru, who was like a fully-blossomed peony, beyond Shen Yueâs comparison.
The constant references to "sister-in-law" left Song Xiaoru unsure of what to say. Seeing that Song Xiaodong was grinning and trying to hold back his laughter, all she could do was roll her eyes at him before saying to Shen Yue, "Youâre very pretty too. I need to fetch some water, you two chat."
"Ah, sister-in-law, youâve just had a baby, you shouldnât be doing that, let me go!" Shen Yue said as she took the flask and trotted off to the hot water room.
"Pfft!" Song Xiaodong, seeing Song Xiaoruâs embarrassed and awkward expression, couldnât help but burst into laughter.
Song Xiaoru immediately pinched Song Xiaodongâs ear and scolded, "You bad boy, what nonsense have you been spouting out there?"
Song Xiaodong cried out in pain before Song Xiaoru let go, then said, "I didnât do anything, it was that girl who said it. Sheâs Deputy Mayor Shenâs daughter. Last time I treated her dad, and she remembered me." Song Xiaodong briefly explained the situation.
Upon hearing this, Song Xiaoruâs face lit up with a smile, her favorite thing was to see Song Xiaodong accomplish something, she said, "So thatâs it, Dongzi you are really impressive, now even the deputy mayor is grateful to you."
"Itâs nothing big, I donât really want to get involved with these political folks, thereâll be all sorts of messes to deal with later."
Song Xiaoru said, "If you donât want to interact with them, then donât, but Iâve heard that Deputy Mayor Shen is a rare good official. It wouldnât hurt to meet him."
Song Xiaodong nodded and said, "Is that so? Iâll meet him then, otherwise that girl wonât let me off the hook."
"Sister-in-law, is there anything else I can do to help?" Shen Yue had just brought back the water and asked eagerly.
"No, itâs fine. Dongzi, you go with Miss Shen."
Shen Yue sweetly said a few more words and left with Song Xiaodong.
The first few times she was called sister-in-law, Song Xiaoru felt quite awkward, but by now, it seemed she was rather enjoying it...