Not to mention that he had to go to school at that time. One could easily imagine how hard he had to work.
Thinking of how she had been scratching her head every day over the research project, Xia Sanghuan couldn't help but understand Leng Chuanjin a little.
She had planned to sleep in on this day off, but she was somehow worried about Leng Chuanjin.
After tossing and turning in bed for a full five minutes without any sign of sleep, she got up resignedly.
By the time she finished washing up and went downstairs for breakfast, her second brother was already sitting at the table and almost done eating.
She hesitated for a moment but still walked over and silently sat down opposite him.
He, on the other hand, acted as if he didn't see the girl at all. He just drank his coffee and looked at the documents Yun Ye had sent him on his tablet.
She opened her mouth, wanting to tell him not to look at the tablet while eating. But then she thought that she had no position to do so, and they had had another argument because of his sister yesterday. The words of concern got stuck in her throat and were finally swallowed back.
The man was also used to keeping silent. He drained the remaining coffee in his cup in one gulp and stuffed the tablet into his briefcase.
Outside the door, Yun Ye was already waiting for him in the car.
She wanted to go to the door and see him off with Wang Fu as usual, but her legs felt as heavy as if filled with lead, and she couldn't stand up.
All the things that had happened between them in the past two days flashed before her eyes like a carousel. For a moment, she felt regretful.
Thankfully, because of what happened yesterday, Leng Wanqing was unusually well - behaved today, giving her plenty of time to prepare her thesis.
During this time, she also communicated with Professor He about the current progress of the research. They finally agreed that to maximize the benefits of the black - bone spiritual treasure, the assistance of other herbs was needed.
This made her even more determined to go back to Qingshan Slope.
The preparation of the thesis was in full swing, but there was a new problem.
She needed a computer.
After much hesitation, she finally called Fu Zeming.
"Hello, Dad."
The phone was answered after only a few rings. Her father responded repeatedly on the other end of the phone, "Huanhuan, what's up?"
Because of her unfamiliarity with making calls, Xia Sanghuan hardly ever remembered to call her family. So Fu Zeming was a little excited to receive a call from her.
She said somewhat shyly, "Dad, our school has assigned a thesis assignment, but I don't have a computer. It's a bit inconvenient, so..."
Before she could finish, her father understood what she meant. He replied boldly, "You want a computer, right? Okay, I'll ask your two sisters to see when they're free and take you to buy one."
Hearing what her father said, she quickly stopped him, "No, no, Dad. My sisters are so busy with their work. Don't trouble them. I can just buy one by myself."
Fu Zeming said, "Your two sisters were complaining to me a few days ago that they haven't seen you for a long time and insisted that I create an opportunity."
"But I also heard from Chuanjin that you've been very busy with your research at school, so I haven't found the right time to call you."
"Now that you finally have something you want, I have to satisfy your two sisters, don't I?"
"Or are you too busy?"
Xia Sanghuan thought that she hadn't seen her family for a few days and did miss them. She pondered for a moment and replied, "I'm definitely free, but if my sisters are busy, don't let them come with me."
Fu Zeming said a cheerful "Okay" and then hung up the phone.
Just thinking about going shopping with her sisters made her look forward to it.
She wasn't a girl who was particularly keen on shopping, but shopping with her sisters was fun and comfortable, so she was quite willing to go.
After the call, it was almost dinner time.
She had been a bit hungry at first, but as soon as she thought of Leng Chuanjin's face, she instantly felt like a deflated balloon and didn't want to go to the dining room for dinner at all.
She had planned to delay for a while and wait until the Leng siblings had almost finished eating before going downstairs. But unfortunately, Wang Fu had already come to her room to urge her. And the Leng family paid great attention to etiquette. If she didn't go out, the two of them probably wouldn't pick up their chopsticks to eat.
She sighed helplessly and resignedly followed the butler downstairs.
Seeing her arrive late, Leng Wanqing muttered, "So slow."
Then, without waiting for her to sit down, she started eating on her own.
Not bothering to care about Leng Wanqing's impolite behavior, she subconsciously looked at Leng Chuanjin.
He was still expressionless as usual. He patiently waited for her to sit down before picking up his chopsticks to eat.
During the meal, he didn't make eye contact with her even once.
The dinner ended in such a depressing silence.
Leng Wanqing couldn't stand it anymore. She threw down her chopsticks, stood up, and left. This meal made her feel like there was a fishbone stuck in her throat. She didn't know what was wrong with her eldest brother recently. The air pressure around him was even lower than usual.
Could he still be angry about what happened yesterday?
Afraid that her eldest brother would scold her, she quickly went upstairs and ran back to her room, leaving the two of them alone.
Xia Sanghuan was a bit depressed. Although Leng Chuanjin didn't talk much usually, the atmosphere had never been this oppressive.
She looked up at him and then at her empty bowl. After stuttering for a long time, she finally blurted out the question she had been wanting to ask for the past few days.
"Have you... been taking your medicine properly recently?"
She had thought that if she softened her attitude, the other party would give her a way out like last night.
But Leng Chuanjin acted as if he hadn't heard her. After finishing the last mouthful of food in his bowl, he stood up and left.
Xia Sanghuan looked at his cold back in disbelief, and her eyes instantly filled with tears.
She gritted her teeth and held back the tears.
The servant beside her noticed something was wrong with her and walked over, asking with concern, "Miss Xia, are you okay? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
She turned her body slightly and wiped the tears with her sleeve, trying to make her voice sound normal.
"It's okay. Maybe the fish tonight is too spicy. I'll be fine after drinking some water."
With that, she picked up the water cup beside her and drank the water in it along with her tears in one gulp.
She walked back to her room in a daze. Looking at the room that her second brother had carefully prepared for her, she couldn't hold back her tears and cried.
She squatted on the ground, buried her head in her arms, and shed silent tears.
She regretted not being more accommodating during the argument. She had thought he wouldn't care, but unexpectedly, he was still angry.
She thought that as long as she forced herself not to care about him, everything would be okay. But in the end, she still got hurt deeply.
Why was loving someone so tiring?
Why did she have to fall in love with him?
The bright white moonlight leaked into the room from outside the window and shone on the sad girl.
However, Leng Chuanjin, who had just been stubborn and ignored her, was also not feeling well. He half - lay on the bed, staring blankly at the medicine Xia Sanghuan had given him.
He sighed and began to regret his actions just now.