Chapter 42: Pleading

If only the others were here, that would be great. What a pity.

Feng Xiaohan: This devoted son.

“It’s the first time I’ve heard Brother Lin laugh so joyfully,” Qing’an remarked with a smile.

Feng Xiaohan: …………

In front of a technologically advanced building, Huahua squatted at the entrance with the medicine, pondering how to naturally plead for Yu Yu.

“Overlord Flower?” Qianfan spotted Huahua squatting in the corner, looking dazed.

Huahua shot him a glance of disdain.

Qianfan walked over and squatted next to her.

“Are you here to find Han…?” Before he could finish his sentence, Huahua kicked him away.

“I’m here on official business this time.”

“Alright, I thought you were here to reconcile with him.”

“Hmph, reconcile? That will only happen when pigs fly up a tree.” Huahua scoffed coldly.

Even the bravest and most passionate people will lose their strength when faced with a great iceberg, and there was no strength left to crash against it again.

“After I finish my business, let’s grab a meal together?”

“Sure.” Huahua nodded in agreement before entering the building.

After passing through several layers of security checks, Huahua reached the top floor.

“I’m here to deliver medicine on behalf of the Medical Immortal,” Huahua said to the two expressionless guards at the door.

Tsk, these two have had the same expression ever since she first came here. Decades have passed, and they still look like this.

Have they developed facial paralysis or something?

One of them nodded and then went in to notify the inside.

Huahua lowered her head, mentally rehearsing how to plead for Yu Yu.

The relationship between the Medical Immortal and the boss must be complicated; she would have to act accordingly when the time came.

The door opened silently, and a cold, stern-looking man in a white lab coat walked out.

Huahua instinctively took a few steps back, afraid of blocking his way.

Han Mian looked at Huahua, who was staring down, seemingly lost in thought, and stopped to observe her.

“Please come in.” The person who had just gone in to notify came out.

“Okay.” Huahua looked up, and then she saw a handsome, icy face.

But she realized she wouldn’t act like a lovesick girl as she did in her youth.

“Brother Han.” She greeted him plainly and entered.

Han Mian watched her retreating figure until the door closed again.

Huahua arrived at the spacious office and looked at the weak-looking man before her.

“This is the medicine the Medical Immortal asked me to deliver to you.”

The weak man grasped the green porcelain bottle.

“How is he?”

Huahua almost blurted out, “Can’t you see for yourself?”

But remembering that this was her boss, she swallowed her words.

“He’s doing quite well; he has made quite a few friends.”

“Friends? Who are they?” The weak man continued to inquire.

A flash of surprise crossed Huahua’s eyes, and then she formed a plan in her mind.

“Yu Yu, Wisteria, Qingyi, Brother Youqian…” Huahua counted on her fingers.

“Ha, quite a few.” The weak man chuckled.

“Not too many. Boss, you know the Medical Immortal’s temperament; he is polite with everyone but remains distant.”

“The only one he connects with the most is Yu Yu.” Huahua smiled at her boss.

Upon hearing this, the boss understood.

This was a roundabout way of pleading.

“Alright, you can go back.”

Huahua didn’t dare to say anything more, fearing it would backfire. She could only leave.

As she reached the door, Qianfan waved at her excitedly.

“Overlord Flower, over here!”

“What do you want to eat? It’s on me.”

“Then I’ll have to feast on you.”

“Sure, sure.”

Han Mian watched their departing figures from the corner, then turned to re-enter his meeting with the boss.

Inside the office, the boss had just finished taking his medicine when he saw his chief engineer enter without knocking, standing there silently, staring at him.

“Didn’t you knock?”

Han Mian realized he had been impolite and knocked again before entering, then stood there, staring at the boss.

“Want to know what Huahua came for?” The boss teased, looking at Han Mian.

Han Mian continued to stare at the boss.

“She’s here to plead for someone and, coincidentally, to deliver medicine for Ah Yan,” the boss looked at his silent employee.

Sigh, better to just say it himself, or else they would end up staring at each other indefinitely.

“Who?” Han Mian finally couldn’t help but ask.

“A person who has a very close relationship with Huahua.” A hint of mischief flashed in the boss’s eyes.

He wasn’t lying; the child named Feng Wuyu indeed had a close relationship with Huahua.

Han Mian’s eyes flickered, and then he turned to leave.

The prank had succeeded, and the boss smiled in delight.

[Boss.] The voice of the Medical Immortal came.

A gentle expression crossed the boss’s face.

“The medicine has been delivered.”

[Yes, this time the responsibility for breaking the rules mainly lies with me; Yu Yu bears little responsibility.]

[I’m willing to accept punishment, but can I serve it together with Yu Yu?]

“Ah Yan is also here to plead.”

[Right, I see Yu Yu as my sister.]

“It’s rare for someone to meet your expectations; I’m curious to meet this Yu Yu.”

[She’s as brave as I am, striving for those important to her, unlike some people who only know how to hide like a turtle.] The mocking words reached the boss’s ears.

After a moment of silence, he finally spoke.

“I understand.”

Huahua ultimately chose to eat in the cafeteria.

It had been a while since she had eaten there, and she missed it.

Once, her companion Qianfan looked at Huahua.

“You’re saving me so much money.” He had been prepared to spend a fortune.

And yet she said she wanted to eat in the cafeteria.

“When did you become so considerate?”

Huahua looked at Qianfan, setting down the chicken leg in her hand.

“Are you itching to spend your money?”

“Hey, not really; it’s just that we haven’t seen each other for a long time. Treating you to cafeteria food isn’t a disgrace to you, Overlord Flower.”

“When did you become so considerate too?” Huahua looked at her friend in surprise.

Qianfan: …………

Their lively conversation was clearly visible to Han Mian, who was eating in the corner.

After finishing her meal, Huahua even packed a cup of milk tea to drink while leaving.

Qianfan walked Huahua to the door.

“Overlord Flower, do you regret it?”

“Regret what?” Huahua looked at Qianfan in confusion.

“You could have stayed at headquarters but chose to transfer to the field to avoid suspicion.”

With Huahua’s capabilities, staying at headquarters would have made her a top engineer by now.

“I applied to transfer to the field; 30% of it was to avoid seeing Engineer Han, and 70% was because I genuinely like the fieldwork.” Don’t think of her as someone who’s lovesick.

She really enjoyed the work in the field, helping people redeem themselves was much more interesting than staring at cold data all day at headquarters.

Of course, everyone has their choices, whether to stay at headquarters or go to the field.

“Goodbye, if you have time, come to the field, and I’ll treat you to a meal.” Huahua waved her hand casually as she left.

Qianfan smiled, realizing he had been narrow-minded. How could this Overlord Flower give up her pursuits for a man?

If she truly wanted to stay at headquarters, she would probably remain unfazed even if her entire ex-boyfriend showed up there.

Around the corner, Han Mian’s eyes flickered uncertainly, lost in thought.

Huahua arrived at the field.

The punishment notice soon came down.

Huahua glanced at it; the punishment was quite light, indicating that the relationship between the boss and the Medical Immortal was rather complicated.

She sent the punishment notice to Yu Yu.

At that moment, Yu Yu had just finished eating with her father and brother.

Hearing about the punishment, Yu Yu didn’t complain at all.

“Father, Brother Lin Zhi, Yu Yu will be away for a few days, so don’t worry.” Yu Yu didn’t mention what she was going for.

She didn’t want her father and brother to worry about her.

“Hmm? Is there something going on?” Feng Xiaohan asked with confusion.

Not working anymore, what was she going to do?

“Right, Huahua asked Yu Yu to go for a while; I’ll be back in five days.”

“Five days? That’s a long time.”

“Go ahead.” Feng Xiaohan patted his daughter’s little head.

“Mmhm!” Yu Yu took two apples and put them in her bag before heading out of town.