Chapter 855  : To Be Estranged in the Same Room (8)

The motion sensor light in the corridor sensed his presence and emitted a dim light that spilled across his body and concealed his expression. He vaguely heard suppressed coughing through the open door behind him. It was like a knife piercing through his heart, accompanied by a burst of sharp pain.

Xu Wennuan hadn’t had a firm grip around her glass, which had caused it to fall to the floor, and now she was cleaning up the broken glass. Lu Bancheng could hear the glass fragments being dragged across the floor, followed by a low groan.In the past, he would ask me a million questions whenever he saw me. If he had seen me looking through the medical kit, he would probably have dragged me to the hospital. And now, I’m just a stranger who means nothing to him. He left without saying a word.

Xu Wennuan swiftly put Lu Bancheng’s slippers in the shoe rack when she realized that her thoughts were starting to wander.

Being estranged from him is what I wanted most, so why am I thinking about how he treats me now versus in the past? I’m probably thinking nonsense because of this mind-muddling fever…magic

Xu Wennuan shook her head aggressively and tried her best to toss out all the messy thoughts floating around in her head. She found a bandage to wrap around her cut before returning to the guest bedroom.

Even though he was no longer here, she still locked the door before climbing into bed. She pulled the blanket over her head and drifted into a deep sleep.

……

Due to her illness, Xu Wennuan slept soundly all night, even sleeping through her alarm the next morning. By the time she woke up, it was two o’clock in the afternoon. She hurriedly called her boss, who was understanding and also expressed concern for her by telling her to “rest well.” After ending the call, Xu Wennuan found a thermometer and took her temperature. The fever had receded, and the only symptom she had now was a stuffy nose. She swallowed two flu pills and ordered delivery food because she was so hungry. After eating, she rested for a while on the couch, where she recalled that she had invited a client to meet for dinner at Jinyuan at five o’clock in the evening. Despite being ill, she got herself ready and left the apartment.

Xu Wennuan arrived at Jinyuan at 4:45 p.m. She waited until half past five before her client arrived.