The driver addressed as Uncle Li wiped the sweat from his forehead and called toward the two of them,
"Young master."
A hint of pride appeared on Bai Ruanruan's face.
He knew his dream couldn't be wrong. Huo Yuzhou cared about him deeply. After doing something so terrifying in front of him yesterday, he must have felt especially sorry for him, so he had come to comfort him today.
He just didn't know how Huo Yuzhou planned to coax him.
After all, his status was distinguished now, and Huo Yuzhou was generous. Any gift he gave him would surely be expensive and prestigious.
Bai Ruanruan felt rather pleased with himself, but still tried hard to appear approachable.
"Uncle Li, did Mr. Huo ask you to pass something on to me?"
The driver surnamed Li stopped the car, pushed open the door, and walked toward them, his tone respectful.
"Young master, I've been waiting outside ever since you went in. But my child fell ill, and I took a call from his mother. It took too long, and when I looked up again, you were already here."
Bai Ruanruan swept an arrogant glance over Nan Qing and pushed open the car door.
"In that case, I'll go with you to see Mr. Huo-"
Bai Ruanruan had barely taken a step in his little sheepskin-soled leather boots when the driver he had called Uncle Li walked past him and faced Nan Qing apologetically.
"I'm sorry, young master. I've wasted your time."
Nan Qing's voice was calm. "It's nothing."
Bai Ruanruan's expression froze. Before he even turned to see anyone else's expression, his face flushed scarlet.
He suppressed the urge to scream and clenched his fists tightly, watching the other figure pass him and climb into Huo Yuzhou's personal car nearby.
Nan Qing, the cannon fodder he looked down on, hadn't even spared him a glance.
Bai Ruanruan gritted his teeth in anger, left with no choice but to pull open his car door and slink back inside.
With a loud bang, Bai Ruanruan spoke harshly.
"Why aren't you driving? Are you stupid?"
The black Phantom with a license plate full of eights kicked up dust, its fang-shaped wheel rims looking ferocious as it left the other slowly starting car behind.
Nan Qing glanced back discreetly, then lifted his long, thick lashes to look at the driver in front.
Huo Yuzhou's driver, Li Shu, was a native of S City. He had been with Huo Yuzhou for five years and was very loyal to him.
Being very loyal also meant that if Li Shu had seen him berating Bai Ruanruan just now, he would probably repeat it to Huo Yuzhou word for word.
He wondered whether Huo Yuzhou would come after him when he learned that his white moonlight had been bullied.
Nan Qing began regretting not reading that document properly today.
Or, had he known, he should have made Huo Yuzhou add a clause prohibiting domestic violence.
Somewhat melancholy, Nan Qing leaned back against the leather backrest. His fingers brushed over the gleaming piano-lacquered wood before he found a bottle of ice water in the car fridge and gulped it down.
Uncle Li glanced at him through the rearview mirror, hesitating to speak.
After Nan Qing finished the water, the hesitant Uncle Li finally spoke.
"Young master, would you like to go to the company to see Mr. Huo?"
Nan Qing nearly choked and hurriedly waved his hand.
"No, no, no."
He and Huo Yuzhou were probably Party A and Party B brought together by who knew what. They were nowhere near the point of sticking together for no reason.
Well aware of his universally disliked image, Nan Qing casually named a hospital.
Uncle Li, who was driving steadily, was not surprised. He didn't even ask why, merely answering dutifully,
"Yes, young master."
"There's a card on the armrest console beside you. Mr. Huo said you can use it to pay for all your expenses."
"The driver hired for you is undergoing training. He'll be able to drive you to and from work tomorrow."
"Mr. Huo also mentioned that if you're going for a checkup, you can go to Dekang Private Hospital, which the Huo Family holds a controlling stake in. He's already spoken to them, so you won't have to wait."
Something stirred in Nan Qing's heart. He toyed with the black card he had retrieved from the armrest console and thought it over.
"I'll pass. Please thank him for me."
Nan Qing politely declined the offer. "Just take me to the original hospital."
His auditory hallucinations had been far too severe these past two days. Nan Qing worried that an examination might actually turn up some mental illness.
To make a living, he would inevitably have to brave the entertainment industry.
Clearly, Bai Ruanruan was trying to break into it too. They already hadn't gotten along, and they might end up tearing each other's hair out on a variety show tomorrow.
It didn't matter if he was diagnosed with some mental illness. What worried him was that bastard Huo Yuzhou using his condition against him for the sake of the protagonist shou, Bai Ruanruan.
The Huo Family held a controlling stake in Dekang Private Hospital. How was that any different from it being Bai Ruanruan's hospital? Once rumors of mental illness spread, Nan Qing's road to stardom would be over.
Turning the thin bank card over and over in his hand, Nan Qing felt increasingly convinced of his reasoning.
Even if he was abandoned, vicious cannon fodder, he should still be clever cannon fodder who could foresee everything!
He couldn't lose his life and exit early. The world was so wonderful, and he still had a long life ahead!
By the time the car drove into the hospital grounds, Nan Qing had already expertly covered himself up.
He wore an ordinary black mask, but it only made his skin look fairer and his brow bones more defined. Wisps of flaxen hair fell over his forehead, and even the exposed half of his face was outrageously beautiful.
The hospital was crowded at this hour, and the car moved very slowly.
But a luxury car of this caliber was particularly conspicuous at a hospital, drawing plenty of curious looks. Behind the rear privacy glass, Nan Qing hurriedly put on a black jacket.
The oversized hood covered his short flaxen hair and even his forehead. Paired with the mask covering half his face, it left only his eyes visible from a distance. Even his own mother probably wouldn't recognize him.
Of course, Nan Qing had no chance to see his own mother.
In the original novel's storyline, the vicious cannon fodder's parents had given everything for the protagonist shou and doted on him endlessly. Last year, they had both died in an accident while buying a cake for the protagonist shou, Bai Ruanruan.
There were simply too many people at this hour. All the parking spaces were full, leaving them unable to park for the moment.
Nan Qing asked Uncle Li to stop briefly and pushed open the door to get out. Uncle Li continued searching for a space in the car, which took several minutes to move barely half a meter.
When Nan Qing had still been the Bai Family's young master, he had rarely visited hospitals. Even when he occasionally fell ill, he had a private doctor. Now, standing in the bustling lobby, he looked up at the large, eye-shaped sign and scanned the code to register according to the signs above.
He completed the process smoothly, but the air in the hospital was stagnant and smelled rather unpleasant.
Nan Qing pinched his nose through his mask, then looked up at the signs on the other side, checking them one by one for the floor of the department he wanted.
Someone passing by bumped into him. Nan Qing stumbled forward a step, murmuring the floor number.
There were still more than a dozen patients ahead of him, so Nan Qing found a seat.
He was 1.78 meters tall, with exceptionally good proportions. His long arms and legs stood out in the crowd, and even the edges of his clothes carried an air of refinement.
After wandering around searching for a good half hour, he finally found somewhere to sit. Nan Qing opened his phone and saw several Weibo topics rising in popularity, each followed by a "hot" label.
[Nan Qing obstetrics]
[Nan Qing illegitimate child]
[Nan Qing pregnant out of wedlock]
Nan Qing's eyes widened in shock, and his grip on his phone tightened.
How had those people managed to invent a child for him in such a short time???