New Clothes? Chapter 22

  After lunch, Wan Qing called Mu Tianyang: "Mr. Mu..."

  "What did you just call me?" Mu Tianyang's voice was cold, with a thick sense of menace that came through the phone line. Although it was unexpected to receive her call, this title was particularly jarring.

  Wan Qing hesitated for a moment and called out tentatively: "Director Mu?" What else could she call him?

  Mu Tianyang's fingers tapped on the office desk as he coldly smiled and said: "Perhaps you should call him 'Gold Master' instead."

  Wan Qing's face changed, and she muttered: "I don't know what to call you..."

  "What's up?" Mu Tianyang didn't have time to discuss this with her, "I'm busy! You'd better have something important, or else you'll see how I deal with you!"

  Thinking of his wound dressing method, she shuddered and said in a trembling voice: "I should go to the hospital for a dressing change today, so I wanted to let you know."

  "Oh, by the way, I'll go see your mom too."

  "...if I can." Wanqing said softly, "Of course, I will listen to you."

  "Change the dressing, but don't go see your mom."

  Yan Qing listened, her nose turned sour, and tears fell down. She choked and asked: "Really can't?"

  Mu Tianyang's hand paused while reviewing the document, furrowing his brow: "Are you crying?"

  "No!" Wan Qing hastily wiped away her tears, "I didn't..."

  "Go! From the villa to the hospital is only over half an hour, I'll give you two hours for the round trip."

  "Thank you," Wanqing said, "but I think we should set off again around five thirty."

  "Why?"

  "Because school lets out at 5 o'clock and it takes about an hour to get to the hospital from there. I don't want my mom to suspect anything."

  "Have you told your mom whether you're boarding or commuting?"

  "I... I used to be a day student. Whether boarding or day student, we all had to attend evening self-study sessions."

  Mu Tianyang didn't express his opinion and asked: "Is there anything else?"

  "It's gone."

  Bang! He hung up the phone.

  Wanqing arrived at the hospital and found Xu Kewei in much better spirits than she had been the day before.

  "How did you come again?" Xu Kewei saw her, although she was very happy in her heart, but always couldn't help worrying about her studies.

  "It's because school is over!" Wanqing laughed, "After school, come see Mom..."

  "Are you not going to evening self-study tonight?"

  "I have a leave of absence—"

  "Don't always ask for leave!" Xu Kewei said seriously.

  "I know." Wan Qing lowered her head and muttered, with a "I was wrong" look on her face.

  Xu Ke Wei let out a sigh and grasped her hand: "How's your hand?"

  "Much better."

  Xu Ke Wei patted her shoulder and suddenly looked at her clothes: "New clothes?"

  "Uh..." She forgot, this was bought by Mu Tianyang! Mom hasn't seen it before!