Chapter 364
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Qiao Anhao walked towards the source of the ringtone. When she walked behind a square pillar, she saw Lu Jinnian leaning against it, smoking.
Qiao Anhao furrowed her brows and hung up the phone. Her voice carried a hint of complaint. "Why didn't you pick up the phone?"
When Lu Jinnian heard Qiao Anhao's words, he came back to his senses. Flustered, he put out the cigarette in his hand and asked, "How is Jiamu?"
"I'm asleep," Qiao Anhao replied, then asked, "Why did you come down alone? You didn't pick up the phone. "
Lu Jinnian pulled out his phone. Indeed, there were three missed calls. His lips moved, and he answered Qiao Anhao's first question. "My smoking addiction kicked in, so I came down for a smoke."
After a pause, Lu Jinnian explained the second half of Qiao Anhao's complaint. "I didn't hear the phone ring just now, sorry."
At first, when Lu Jinnian didn't pick up the phone, Qiao Anhao was indeed a little angry. However, the moment she saw him, her anger disappeared completely. Now that she heard his apology, she immediately smiled and lowered her head. Then, she saw that there were many cigarette butts on top of the trash can beside the pillar. She furrowed her brows. "You smoked so much just now?"
Lu Jinnian didn't say a word.
Qiao Anhao was a little angry and worried. "Smoking isn't good for your body. It's best if you don't smoke. Quit."
Lu Jinnian nodded. He walked down the steps and opened the door to the front passenger seat. He waited for Qiao Anhao to get in before closing the door and getting in.
Lu Jinnian wasn't as focused as before. There was even one time when he almost ran a red light. It was only when Qiao Anhao reminded him in time that he snapped back to reality and hurriedly stepped on the brakes.
Qiao Anhao sat in the front passenger seat. Because of Lu Jinnian's birthday present and Xu Jiamu's awakening, she was in an exceptionally good mood.
Lu Jinnian looked at her face through the rearview mirror, and his mood fell even further. Xu Jiamu woke up, and she was this happy?
During the summer in Beijing, artificial rain would fall punctually in the middle of the night. A few minutes after the car left the hospital, a heavy downpour fell from the sky. However, the rain stopped after ten minutes.
Lu Jinnian stared at the occasional droplets of rain falling on the car window. He asked the question that had been on his mind that night. "Did the doctor say when Jiamu would fully recover?"
"If it's quick, it'll take a month. If it's slow, it'll take two to three months," Qiao Anhao told him everything she knew.
"Yes," Lu Jinnian replied softly. He didn't say anything else, but his thoughts were in a mess.
If it was fast, it would take one month. If it was slow, it would take two to three months.
Did this mean that they would only be together for a maximum of two to three months, or a minimum of thirty days?
Beijing's streets were under repair at night.
Coincidentally, the road leading to Splendid Garden had been sealed off for the night.
Lu Jinnian originally wanted to start the car and take a detour, but she thought that it would only take ten minutes to get there. Taking a detour would take half an hour, so she suggested walking back.
Lu Jinnian didn't have any objections. He parked the car by the side of the road, and the two of them strolled towards Splendid Garden.
Because it had just rained, there were puddles on the ground. Lu Jinnian was afraid that Qiao Anhao would get wet and cold, so he squatted down in front of her. "Let me carry you."
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