Li Linlin was discharged the next day after the doctor re-bandaged her wound. She took off her hospital gown, changed back into her own clothes, and looked at her forehead in the mirror.

The gauze wasn’t as wrapped as it was when she was first hospitalized and could be covered up by wearing a hat. It’s just that the location of her injury was right on the hairline. The hair in this area was already sparse but some of it was shaved off when stitching……

At that time, Li Linlin’s heart hurt more than the wound on her head.

Whether the wound would leave a scar or not was another matter. She’s more worried right now whether she’d go bald at a young age……

Li Linlin was still studying her hairline in the mirror when she heard footsteps coming from the door. She hurriedly put the hat she had prepared on her head and walked out of the bathroom.

The ward where Li Linlin stayed in was a VIP single room with a separate bathroom and a shower. She opened the door and saw Chen Yiran in a neat suit standing in the middle of the room.

Seeing Li Linlin, Chen Yiran stepped forward and checked her forehead. “How’s your wound?”

“It’s okay. The doctor said it’s healing well. Later on, the stitches can be removed.” Li Linlin said and subconsciously pressed down on the hat she’s wearing, afraid that people would notice that she’s going bald.

“That’s good. I’ll accompany you when the time comes.” Chen Yiran picked up the luggage bag she had packed, turned to her and said, “Let’s go, the formalities have been completed and the car is waiting below.”

“Oh.” Li Linlin followed him out and the bodyguards outside the door escorted them into the elevator.

Li Linlin took out a mask and put it on her face. She glanced at Chen Yiran beside her. “Are there still many reporters outside?”

“They’re fewer than the previous two days, but it’s still better to be careful.” Chen Yiran added, “The matter of you quitting the show has already been settled, you don’t have to go anymore.”

“Oh…… They didn’t ask me for compensation?”

“No, they’re even giving you a consolation fee. You should receive it in the next two days.”

Li Linlin: “……”

As expected of President Chen.

In the days she was hospitalized, the recording of 《A Meal in the Woods》 has been delayed. The program group postponed it for a week. Fortunately, there was only an episode left.

“Do you really want to come with me to pick up Xiao Chaichai?” Li Linlin asked as they walked out of the elevator.

Chen Yiran nodded and answered matter-of-factly. “En.”

“Alright.” President Chen really wasn’t afraid at all.

After following Chen Yiran into the car, Li Linlin realized that there was no one else inside. Chen Yiran was personally driving the car today.

“You didn’t call a driver?”

“No.” Chen Yiran told her to fasten her seat belt and slowly started the car. “I’m afraid to let someone else drive you right now, it’s safer if I do it myself.”

Li Linlin laughed when she heard what he said. “Are you going to resign and be my exclusive driver?”

Chen Yiran pursed his lips slightly. It was impossible for him to pick up and drop off Li Linlin all the time. It’s unrealistic. “I’ll help you find a dedicated driver. Don’t let your two assistants drive in the future.”

“……It’s not that bad.”

Chen Yiran didn’t say anything, his expression seemed to say that finding a professional driver was a big deal. Li Linlin didn’t speak again and sent a message to Yu Wan in the car, saying that Chen Yiran had picked him up from the hospital and was heading home.

Yu Wan originally had work that day, but after hearing Li Linlin say that Chen Yiran was coming to pick up the dog, she specifically stayed home. She was worried about letting Li Shen receive Chen Yiran alone.

When Li Shen saw that she even asked the auntie to cook more dishes, he snorted coldly. “Isn’t it just Chen Yiran? Why do you have to prepare so many good dishes to welcome him?”

Yu Wan said, “It’s not just Chen Yiran who’s coming. Isn’t Linlin also going home?”

“Oh, yes, let the kitchen prepare more light food. Linlin has just been discharged from the hospital so she can’t eat anything that’s too heavy.”

“I know.”

When lunch was almost ready, Chen Yiran’s car also drove in front of the Li family’s house. Li Shen was in the garden, playing with Xiao Chaichai in the yard. The scene was originally quite harmonious, but when Chen Yiran and Li Linlin walked in from the outside, Xiao Chaichai pounced on Chen Yiran with its tail wagging. “Woof, woof!”

Chen Yiran picked it up smoothly and said, “You seem to have grown up a bit after not seeing you for a few days. Alright, stop acting spoiled.”

“Woof.” Xiao Chaichai nuzzled into Chen Yiran’s arms and stuck out its tongue to lick the back of his hand.

Yu Wan heard the noise so she walked out to take a look just in time to see the picture of a person and a dog having a good time. Li Shen stood in place, dusted his hands and sneered. “Heh, what a little white-eyed wolf^[1]someone ungrateful. She’s being affectionate with me just now, but in a blink of an eye, she turned her back on me.”

Yu Wan couldn’t help but let out a laugh. She then called Chen Yiran and Li Linlin to enter. “Come in first, don’t just stand outside.”

Chen Yiran carried Xiao Chaichai and even wiped its little feet before entering the house. After Xiao Chaichai was put on the floor, it circled around him twice and then went to wag its tail at Li Linlin.

Li Linlin squatted down and stroked its head while looking into its big round eyes. “Dad, have you made her fat?”

“What’s the use of making her fat? She didn’t even appreciate it.” Li Shen sat on the sofa and spoke in a sarcastic tone.

Yu Wan glanced at him and said to Li Linlin and Chen Yiran, “I didn’t expect that Cheese and Chen Yiran are quite close. Didn’t you just raise her for a few days?”

Li Linlin also found it strange that the unsmiling President Chen was actually more popular to the puppy than her father.

Does Xiao Chaichai have bad eyesight?

“Woof.” As if it understood that everyone was talking about it, Xiao Chaichai barked again before running over to the sofa and lying down.

Chen Yiran walked over with Li Linlin and greeted Li Shen and Yu Wan first before saying, “Maybe it remembers my scent.”

Li Shen said, “Oh, your scent must be quite strong.”

Chen Yiran: “……”

He just took a shower and shampooed his head before going out in the morning!

Yu Wan chuckled and pulled Li Linlin to her. “How’s your wound?”

Li Linlin said, “It’s alright, it’s healing well.”

“That’s good. Stay at home for now and don’t run outside.”

“Oh……” Li Linlin nodded and Yu Wan took off the hat on her head and told her not to cover the wound.

Li Linlin lost her hat and was as anxious as if her wig had been taken away. She quickly covered her head with her hands. “Mom, give me back my hat!”

Yu Wan looked at her strangely. “Why do you still want to wear a hat when you’re at home?”

“T-that’s not it…… I look ugly without a hat!”

“Who said so?” Li Shen was the first to disagree. “How do you look ugly? You inherited mine and Wanwan’s looks.”

Li Linlin: “……”

She recalled the fear of being under the mercy of her parents’ brand of dog food^[2]public display of affection.

Chen Yiran walked over, looked at the wound on Li Linlin’s head, and told her, “It shouldn’t leave any scars. Even if there are traces, it won’t be visible because hair is covering the place.”

Li Linlin: “……”

Wasn’t she just afraid she’d run out of hair?!

Every hair on the hairline was precious!

As if he suddenly understood what she was worried about, Chen Yiran was stunned for a moment, and then laughed softly. “Don’t worry, the hair will grow back. If you’re really worried, I’ll buy you some hair growth serum after the wound has fully recovered.”

Li Linlin: “……”

President Chen, can you please stop being so sharp?

Covering her head with her hand, she raised her eyes slightly to glance at him. “Any, ahem, do you have any good recommendation?”

Seeing that President Chen’s hair was so thick, he must be secretly using hair growth serum.

Chen Yiran said, “Assistant Wu is using one. According to him, the effect is very good. Small hair can grow in half a month.”

“……” Li Linlin pondered over his words, then asked him with a blink, “Assistant Wu is younger than you, right?”

“He is. He’s my junior at university.”

“Oh…… Look at how thick your hair is, while Assistant Wu, who is younger than you, is using hair growth serum……” Li Linlin clicked her tongue twice. “This is the hardship of living under the hands of a capitalist.”

Chen Yiran: “……”

Li Shen laughed on the side and said, “What you said is wrong, Linlin. Maybe President Chen secretly got a hair transplant?”

Chen Yiran: “……”

“Ahem.” Yu Wan coughed lightly, kindly saving Chen Yiran. “Lunch is almost ready, wash your hands and eat.”

Li Linlin and Chen Yiran both touched the dog, and under Yu Wan’s watch, they went to wash their hands. Li Shen prepared lunch for Xiao Chaichai, then also washed his hands and sat at the dining table. In order to accommodate Li Linlin, the auntie made today’s meal a little lighter.

During the few days Li Linlin had been in the hospital, she only ate light food. It was so light that she felt that her life was so tasteless. She thought she could have a good meal when she got home, but she didn’t expect it to be the same.

“Mom, is this how you entertain guests?” Li Linlin looked at the light dishes on the table and was saddened. “Chen Yiran doesn’t like such light things.”

Chen Yiran: “……”

Yu Wan ignored her, “You’ve just been discharged from the hospital so you can only eat these for now. I will make something else for you in a few days.”

Li Linlin didn’t give up yet. “But Chen Yiran wants to eat hot pot.”

Chen Yiran: “……”

Li Shen glanced at Chen Yiran in a timely manner. “That’s quite a lot of demands. If you don’t want the food, just eat out.”

Chen Yiran: “……”

It’s wrong if he wants to eat, and it’s wrong if he doesn’t want to eat.

“Alright, don’t dump the pot on Chen Yiran. You have to hold back even if you want to eat hot pot. Let’s talk about it in a few days.” Yu Wan picked up a dish and put it into Li Linlin’s bowl. “The auntie started preparing lunch for you early in the morning, don’t be picky.”

Li Linlin pursed her lips and picked up her chopsticks to eat.

Yu Wan glanced at Chen Yiran and smiled at him. “You should eat as well.”

“En, thank you, Aunt Yu.” Chen Yiran picked up his chopsticks and wanted to pick up a piece of tofu, but halfway through, another pair of chopsticks reached over.

It was Li Shen’s.

Chen Yiran raised his eyes and glanced at him. He moved his chopsticks away to pick up something else, but then Li Shen stretched out his chopsticks towards it again.

Yu Wan: “……”

As expected, people get more and more childish as they age.

She simply picked up a dish for Chen Yiran. When Li Shen saw her giving Chen Yiran food, he immediately felt aggrieved. “Honey, do you not love me anymore?”

Li Linlin: “……”

She thought she could be a happy melon-eating spectator, watching as her father targets Chen Yiran. Unexpectedly, the scene suddenly took a sharp turn and she was stunned by a big mouthful of dog food.

Yu Wan had to give Li Shen some of his favorite dishes before he was pacified. Li Shen curled up his mouth and ate his food, then turned to Chen Yiran again. “President Chen, I heard that Linlin’s car accident is related to your business?”