Chapter 346: How Have You Been?
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“So you’re saying that you can come back on Sunday?”
Sang Qianqian was very happy. “What time will you be home?”
“In the afternoon. I can have dinner with you that night.” Shen Hanyu said.
“Okay, it’s a deal. I’ll wait for you to come back.”
Sang Qianqian could vaguely hear a voice from the other end. “You’re not back at the hotel yet?”
“I’m already at the hotel. However, I asked my secretary to deliver two
contracts to be signed tomorrow. I still need to check the details.”
Shen Hanyu coaxed her gently, “It’s late. Be good and go to bed.”
Sang Qianqian did not want to hang up the phone. “I won’t say anything and I
won’t disturb you. You can just go through your papers.”
In the end, Shen Hanyu couldn’t bear to reject her request.
Hence, he did not hang up the phone.
As Sang Qianqian listened to Shen Hanyu’s low voice, her chaotic emotions gradually settled and calmed down.
At first, she could still listen to what Shen Hanyu was saying, but after a while, she couldn’t concentrate and started to feel sleepy.
She couldn’t remember how she fell asleep after that, but she had a particularly good sleep that night.
Although it was a weekend the next day, Sang Qianqian still had to go to work because Ruan Xiaoshuang’s checkup was in the morning.
After a good night’s sleep, she felt much more refreshed.
When she arrived at the hospital, Ruan Xiaoshuang and Song Yu had already arrived.
An ophthalmologist’s examination was complicated. Since Ruan Xiaoshuang’s condition required attention to many details, it took a long time, around more than two hours.
Ruan Xiaoshuang was a little nervous, and Song Yu kept comforting her the whole time.
When the results came out, Sang Qianqian and the other doctors were surprised. Her optic nerve was completely fine, and the only thing missing was her cornea.
The doctors were puzzled. “It’s not that there aren’t such complete defects, but they are more common in cornea donation surgeries. Miss Ruan’s eye injury is quite rare.”
In actual treatment, there were indeed all kinds of unimaginable cases, and the hospital could not take away the patient’s cornea without the patient’s consent. The doctors guessed that Ruan Xiaoshuang’s injury at that time should be special.
“It can definitely be cured. Of course, the prerequisite is that we need a suitable cornea for the transplant.”
It was said that it would take a long time, at least half a year, but in the end, Ruan Xiaoshuang had a chance to regain her sight.
Song Yu was overjoyed and insisted on treating Sang Qianqian to a meal. Unable to refuse, Sang Qianqian could only agree.
Her bag was still in the office, so Song Yu and Ruan Xiaoshuang accompanied her to get it. They were all in a good mood as they talked and laughed along the way.
However, just as Sang Qianqian pushed open the office door, her laughter got stuck in her throat.
Sang Minglang was currently leaning against her office desk, casually flipping through a medical book. Hearing the door open, he glanced at the door from the corner of his eye.
“You changed your office? I’ve been looking for you for a long time, and thanks to a warm-hearted colleague of yours…”
Sang Minglang casually placed the book in his hand back to its original spot. When he raised his head to look over, his words seemed to be stuck. After a while, he slowly said, “…He brought me to your office.”
His words were directed at Sang Qianqian, but Sang Minglang’s gaze was fixed on Ruan Xiaoshuang, who was standing behind Sang Qianqian. He did not shift his gaze away for a long time.
Sang Qianqian subconsciously looked at Ruan Xiaoshuang. Her face was pale and she looked uneasy.
The few of them were in different states of mind and stood there without speaking.
In the end, Song Yu saw that the situation was not right and broke the silence, “This is?”
“This is my brother.”
Sang Qianqian hurriedly asked, “Bother, why did you suddenly come? You didn’t even inform me.”
Sang Minglang raised his brows slightly. “So I can’t come if I don’t tell you?”
“It’s nothing like that, but your appearance was just a little unexpected.”
Sang Qianqian was not ready to let her brother know of Ruan Xiaoshuang’s existence. At this moment, this situation really caught her off guard. “Brother, why didn’t you go home? Why are you at the hospital?”
“I went, but you weren’t there.”
Sang Minglang said calmly, “I just happened to go to the company to settle some matters. I’ll drop by to see you after I’m done.”
His eyes moved between Song Yu and Ruan Xiaoshuang, and he said indifferently, “This is the dream you talked about?”
Sang Qianqian had told him she dreamed that Ruan Xiaoshuang had gotten married and was very happy.
Sang Qianqian did not know what to say. She felt as if she had been caught red-handed doing something wrong.
Song Yu was confused, but he still said enthusiastically, “Since you’re Miss Sang’s brother, let’s have lunch together.”
Sang Qianqian couldn’t tell what Ruan Xiaoshuang was thinking, and she didn’t know if she was willing to see her brother.
After hesitating for a moment, she still rejected him. “My brother is quite busy and has a lot of things to do. He won’t be going.”
Unexpectedly, Sang Minglang completely went against her wishes. “I’m almost done with what I have to do.”
“Then let’s have a meal together.”
“I’m Song Yu, how should I address you, Mr. Sang?” Song Yu said with a smile.
“Sang Minglang.” Sang Minglang shook his hand out of courtesy, and said very naturally, “Since Mr. Song has invited me so sincerely, I’ll accept your invitation.”
Sang Qianqian looked at the two of them shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries with a complicated expression.
“Qianqian, aren’t you going to introduce me to this lady beside you?”
Sang Minglang looked at Ruan Xiaoshuang, who had not spoken a word from the beginning to the end. From the beginning to the end, she had only lowered her head and did not even look at him.
“Why does this young lady look so much like an old friend?” he said without changing his expression.
Sang Qianqian glanced at her brother and thought to herself that her brother seemed quite calm. On the other hand, when she saw Ruan Xiaoshuang that day, she had directly called her Sister Xiaoshuang in excitement.
Just as she was thinking about what to say, Ruan Xiaoshuang, who had already calmed down, said in a gentle tone, “I look so much like that old friend because I am that person. Mr. Sang, how have you been?”
Hearing the word ‘Mr. Sang’, Sang Minglang’s heart skipped a beat. His emotions were in turmoil, and he had mixed feelings.
“They all said that you were no longer here,” Sang Minglang said in a low voice, “Since you’re still alive, why didn’t you come back?”
Ruan Xiaoshuang smiled. “I’ve been well. It wouldn’t matter if I came back or not.”
The air fell silent, and there was a subtle atmosphere.
“So you’re all acquaintances,” Song Yu laughed, “Then you’re even less of an outsider. I’ve booked a restaurant nearby. Let’s sit down and have a good chat.”
As they walked out, Song Yu naturally held Ruan Xiaoshuang’s hand and carefully helped her down the stairs.
Earlier, Ruan Xiaoshuang had kept her head lowered, so Sang Minglang had not noticed her eyes.
At this moment, he realized that her eyes were not focused at all. Her originally gentle and moist eyes were a little listless.
Her walking speed was also very slow, so slow that it was as if she couldn’t be seen at all.
Sang Minglang purposely lagged behind by a few steps and asked Sang Qianqian in a low voice, “What happened to her eyes?”
“They got injured when she fell off the cliff, which made her lose her eyesight,”
Sang Qianqian replied softly, “We need a cornea transplant.”
Sang Minglang narrowed his eyes, “A cornea transplant?”
Sang Qianqian nodded. “Sister Xiaoshuang’s condition is relatively rare. Her cornea is not detached or damaged, but the entire cornea is missing, as if it has been completely removed by surgery. But fortunately, as long as we have a suitable cornea, it can be cured.”
Sang Minglang seemed to be deep in thought. It was unknown what he was thinking, but his expression changed..