CHAPTER 497: CHAPTER 495: NOW, TIMES HAVE CHANGED

"Miss Gu, you just returned to the country and already know so much about West City’s situation?" Li Siru chuckled, "Things are different now, but if Miss Gu doesn’t like taking a taxi, I can give you a ride since I drove here."

"You’ve just arrived, wouldn’t you like to stay a while longer?" Gu Xiyao politely asked.

"No, I just came to check on Nian Nian. Now that he’s okay, I don’t need to stay here any longer." It sounded as if she was implying idle people shouldn’t linger here.

Gu Xiyao nodded, "I thought it was still the same as before, so I’ll just go down and get a cab."

"I’ve already offered, and Miss Gu won’t take a ride with me?" Li Siru said, "Even though things have changed, and it’s easy to get a cab now, it might not be comfortable. Miss Gu, let me give you a ride!"

Gu Xiyao was momentarily stunned but still smiled gently, "Then I’ll trouble you!" She turned and said, "We’ll be off then!"

Ji Niandong was about to get up to see them off, but Li Siru stopped her, "You stay here with Beichen and look after Nian Nian!"

Once they left, Ji Niandong turned around and saw Lu Beichen focused on peeling an apple, seemingly indifferent to Gu Xiyao’s departure, while Lu Sinian looked a bit forlorn, "Dad, she saved me so many times, and I asked you to see her off, but you didn’t go."

"I’m peeling an apple for you."

Lu Sinian knew how good his dad was at playing innocent, rolled his eyes, and said, "Anyway, Auntie gave her a ride."

"Then that’s settled!"

"Hmph!" Lu Sinian snorted, then sweetly smiled at Ji Niandong, "Sister Tongtong, I just didn’t want her to be unable to get home."

"I know!" Ji Niandong smiled. Getting worked up over such a small thing would be too much.

"Sister Tongtong, you’re so nice!" He pursed his lips, "But, I still have to apologize to you; it was I who asked you to hide it from Dad and take me to the amusement park."

"It’s okay. The most important thing is you’re fine now!" Ji Niandong reached out to pat him.

Lu Sinian held her hand and said, "Then Sister Tongtong, during my hospital stay these two days, you’ll be here with me, right? Otherwise, I’ll be too bored!"

He looked at her with eyes full of expectation. Ji Niandong couldn’t bear to refuse, but thinking about how busy she actually was, and considering he turned to Gu Xiyao because of her refusal...

"Sister Tongtong promises you, whenever I have time, I’ll spend it all with you, how’s that?" Ji Niandong negotiated with him.

"I can’t agree with that." Lu Beichen said lightly from the side, "You can’t neglect your husband entirely because of your son, Mrs. Lu?"

Lu Sinian heard this and quickly said, "Great, great, Sister Tongtong, let’s make a pinky promise."

He reached out, and Lu Beichen placed the peeled apple in his hand, "Eat your apple!"

Lu Sinian glared at him, took the apple, and started biting it, "Dad, you can’t even be jealous of your son, that’s unbecoming."

"I know your idioms are top-notch, no need to show off." Lu Beichen pinched his son’s cheek.

"I’m a patient, you know!" Lu Sinian glared at him in discontent.

"And who made you a patient?" Lu Beichen asked calmly.

Lu Sinian was suddenly at a loss, "I... myself..."

"And you still dare to make so many demands?"

"I’m afraid of being bored."

"I’ll come keep you company!"

Lu Sinian glanced at him sideways, slightly disdainful!