Chapter 161: That’s his problem; he naturally looks like a swindler (1 update)_1 Chapter 161: That’s his problem; he naturally looks like a swindler (1 update)_1 As Wu Donglin’s chief surgeon, Lu Han very dutifully asked him some post-operation related questions.

Then Lu Han repeated the medical advice he had given that morning, “For the first three days after the surgery, you need to lie still, so if you want to sunbathe, you won’t be able to go downstairs. I can have a nurse push you to the window.”

“I’m not sick or anything, why must I lie still? Besides, this was really a very minor surgery. I feel like, right now, I’m full of energy.”

Wu Donglin simply refused to listen to Lu Han. At first, when he heard about the surgery, he thought it meant going under the knife, but it turned out no knife was used.

A procedure without a knife can still be called surgery? He really was getting old.

“So you refuse to follow the doctor’s advice. How about the patient’s family? Are they letting the patient do as he pleases too?” Lu Han asked Wu Jie.

“Of course not. Doctor Lu, we are reasonable people, and of course, we will listen to the doctor’s advice when we are at the hospital,” Wu Jie said cooperatively.

With the younger generation working seamlessly together, Wu Donglin’s wish to go downstairs to sunbathe was certainly not going to be fulfilled. His desire to have a private chat with Tang Su was also reasonably denied by Lu Han on the grounds that he needed more rest and less talking.

Wu Donglin was truly frustrated beyond words.

Lu Han even took the time to remind him not to get angry, otherwise the thing that had finally been put back in place might get displaced again, and then the symptoms like headaches would recur.

With no other option, Wu Donglin could only sulk by himself.

It was Tang Su who finally said some nice things to mollify him and even promised to have dinner with him in the ward that evening.

Only then did Wu Donglin cheer up.

Wu Jie heartlessly discouraged Tang Su, “Really, there’s no need, Tang Su. Doctor Lu is usually busy with work, and it’s rare for him to have a day off. You two should go on a date. Don’t be fooled by my grandfather’s nonsense. If he needs company, I’ll have my sister come all the way here especially.”

“Why call your sister? She has her own family to care for, children to look after. She’s very busy.”

Wu Jie raised his eyebrows at Tang Su, “See, the old man is just trying to mess with you. You still listen to him. Forget about having dinner with him and go date Doctor Lu instead. I’ve got this handled here.”

Wu Jie directly took action to push the two out of the ward, urging them to leave.

Facing Wu Jie’s kindness, Lu Han accepted it, thanking him with a gentle gaze.

Wu Jie replied with a gentle look and a reminder for him to be good to Tang Su.

Tang Su had no choice but to leave the hospital with Lu Han.

After the two had left, Wu Donglin threw a pack of tissue paper at Wu Jie, “You ungrateful boy. If you like Tang Su, why aren’t you competing with that brat Lu Han? Tang Su is a great girl, worth fighting for with all your might.”

“Don’t I know that. But, Tang Su has liked him for eight years. How can I compete with that?” Wu Jie retorted.

“Hm? Eight years? How can that be…”

Then Wu Donglin understood. So Tang Su, this girl, had developed feelings so early?

“Lu Han really is quite fortunate,” Wu Donglin remarked.

“So, stop causing trouble. To compete with Lu Han for Tang Su? Unless Lu Han lets Tang Su down, but you see, Lu Han has only got eyes for Tang Su. Could he ever betray her in this lifetime?”

“…”

Mutual affection is the most powerful and it’s something that nobody else can intervene in.

Wu Jie had long understood that.

“Ajie, don’t be sad either. Birds of a feather flock together. You shouldn’t have let Tang Su go with Lu Han just now. Surely, Tang Su has some single friends. We can ask Tang Su to introduce you to someone to give it a try.”

“…”

Wu Jie was speechless.

“Are you going to say something? Why aren’t you speaking up? Tang Su’s friends might be just as lovely as she is.”

“…”

All of a sudden, Wu Jie thought of Sun Qing. Sun Qing and Tang Su were best friends, but those two girls were complete opposites in character. Better not, he thought.

**

After leaving the hospital, Tang Su and Lu Han really went on a date. They went to the cinema and watched a movie.

By the time the movie ended, it was already dark.

Tang Su, having eaten popcorn and drunk cola, wasn’t very hungry.

Upon leaving the cinema, Lu Han took out his phone to check the time. Half an hour earlier, Bai Dingxian had called him without getting through and also sent a message, “Did my second brother find out you’re dating Tang Su? Who told him? Old Tan? Did you allow it?”

Lu Han glanced over the message without replying.

So what if he knows?

In addition to Bai Dingxian, Jiang Shanshan had also missed two calls to him and had sent a message, a voice message, which Lu Han didn’t listen to.

“What would you like to eat tonight?” Lu Han asked.

“Hotpot.” Tang Su rubbed her hands together, the sharp autumn cold of Hua City stinging as the day-to-night temperature dropped. Inside the crowded, enclosed space of the movie theater, she hadn’t felt the chill, but stepping out into a breeze made her shiver.

“Okay, can I invite Bai Dingxian and his brother to join us? Hotpot is more fun with more people.”

“…Sure.” Tang Su thought about it for a moment and agreed.

“Don’t worry, I’m here, Bai Dingkai isn’t that scary.”

“He’s your brother, though. Don’t you get him angry, calling him by his name so directly?” Tang Su asked.

Tang Su had an older brother too, named Tang Feng.

Usually, Tang Feng insisted she call him ‘big brother,’ unless he’d teased her into anger. Only when truly upset would she angrily call him by his full name, and under those circumstances, her brother wouldn’t hold it against her.

But if she were so informal with him under normal circumstances, Tang Feng would never let her off the hook.

It might sound as if her brother were harsh, but in reality, Tang Feng was very indulgent with her.

Tang Feng had fallen in love early in high school and that was his first love. Back then, Tang Su was afraid that his girlfriend would take her brother away too soon and, not understanding the situation, she opposed their relationship at every turn.

Over time, the girlfriend became unhappy with Tang Su until one day, they had a confrontation, and Tang Feng, in Tang Su’s defense, lashed out and drove his girlfriend away.

As she grew older, Tang Su felt guilty about it for a long time.

Blaming her immaturity, it was eventually her mother who told her that the girl had already been two-timing him.

At first, Tang Su didn’t quite believe it, thinking her mother was just trying to ease her guilt. However, one day when her brother was in a good mood, she asked him about it.

Tang Feng confirmed it.

The girl was materialistic and wasn’t a good match for the Tang family.

Latter, Tang Feng found another girlfriend, but when Tang Feng joined the military, she didn’t want to deal with a long-distance relationship and initiated the breakup.

Her brother agreed.

“Names are given to be used. He won’t get angry,” Lu Han said.

After getting into the car, Lu Han didn’t rush to buckle his seatbelt but first warmed Tang Su’s hands. Once her hands were a bit warmer, he took out his phone and called Bai Dingxian.

“Sun Qing and I just finished watching a movie and we’re going to have hotpot. Want to join us and ask your brother, too?”

“We were just about to have noodles, but your call is timely—we haven’t ordered yet. Where’s the hotpot? Send us the location.”

“Let’s meet in front of Hotpot City and decide which one when we get there.”

“Okay, got it.”

After hanging up, Lu Han turned to Tang Su, “Nervous?”

Tang Su shook her head, “Not nervous.”

It was just that her teeth were chattering a bit, and Tang Su staunchly refused to admit it was nerves—she’d rather confess to being cold.

“…”

Lu Han was silent and didn’t start the car. If she wasn’t ready, they could bail on the Bai brothers tonight and eat alone; there was no need to go to Hotpot City.

“Doctor Lu, actually… I had a bit of a misunderstanding with your older brother before. At that time, I didn’t know he was an actor. He asked me to be his leading lady, and I didn’t believe him; I even…”

“Took him for a scam artist?” Lu Han completed Tang Su’s unspoken thought, guessing it correctly.

“Yeah.” Tang Su’s face turned red as she replied softly.

“It’s not a big deal. That was his fault; he does look a bit like a swindler. If every girl was as alert as you, there wouldn’t be so many of them fooled onto his thief’s ship.”

“…”

Tang Su felt shy from the praise Doctor Lu had lavished on her.

And Lu Han was quite bold to say so, claiming his older brother looked like a scam artist. Then there was no shame in her mistaking Bai Dingkai for one, and thinking him a bit weird too, right?

After reflecting on this, Tang Su suddenly felt less ashamed and awkward.

Anyway, with Lu Han around, she had nothing to fear.

Seeing that her mood had somewhat improved, Lu Han still asked, “So, are we going to Hotpot City, or…?”

“Doctor Lu, since we’ve made plans, it wouldn’t be polite to stand them up now.”

Lu Han understood, “Alright, I got it. Fasten your seatbelt.”

Tang Su quickly buckled up.

Twenty minutes later, Lu Han parked the car in the open-air parking lot next to Hotpot City.