23 Chapter 23 - Looking For Help

Chen RuYou had heard about Meng Gu's family at the last gathering from Ding XiaoYun. That time, she had heard that his father was the Deputy Dean of the hospital.

Just now she was not bothered but now as stood up, she tried to swallow her bread. She also secretly peeked at the elderly man to study him clearly. Meng Father really had a dignified appearance of a Deputy Dean with thick eyebrows, thin lips and a square chin.

He looked at her for a moment and only nodded his head slightly. He did not display any major reaction. However, Chen RuYou felt panic-stricken as she has always been fearful of her elders. After she tried to swallow the bread, she quickly greeted him. "Uncle..."

Wrong. She is not familiar with him. Calling him as uncle is a bit too casual. Is greeting him as Deputy Dean alright? What if she remembered wrongly?

She was again tongue-tied. She breathed heavily and finally, she said."How are you, Dr Meng?"

Yes. Regardless of whatever title he has, greeting him as a doctor is definitely correct.

The two doctors, one old and one young, both did not show any major reaction. After she had greeted him, both men turned away and talked to each other again. Later, after they had spoken a few words, the old Dr Meng left and the young Dr Meng walked back to her.

Chen RuYou fiercely patted her chest and drank few sips of water. Finally, she was able to swallow the bread and her breathing was normal again.

"That..... that's your dad?"

"Correct."

"Dean of the hospital?"

"Deputy."

Chen RuYou took a deep breath and still had not get over her shock. "You don't have to introduce the high-status people like your dad to me."

"Do you think I wanted to introduce you to him? He asked me who you were. If I try to hide, he will surely think you are really someone significant. So it is better to state this clearly, don't you think so?"

"Oh." Who is she? She is really someone insignificant. He is right. It is definitely better to state clearly.

"Why do you feel so guilty?" He asked.

"No.. No.." She waved her hand."I have an Elder phobia. I have always been afraid of meeting the elders."

"Elder phobia?" Meng Gu laughed. "Your problems are really extraordinary."

Chen RuYou scowled, finally could not stop herself and said. "Dr Meng, why can't you talk using proper words?"

"What is wrong with my words?"

"Your irony makes me uncomfortable."

"Just don't think too much."

"It's just that the way you speak is terrible. Dr Meng, this is your weak point. Not only are your words unpleasant and also your temper is bad. Are you not planning to change?"

"Who shall I change for?"

Chen RuYou was surprised. Is this guy really an idiot? Who else should he change for? Isn't this for his own good? Changes will improve his interpersonal relationships and put himself a level higher. Isn't this good enough?

"A person's character is hard to change and I feel comfortable being myself. I have not met anyone that is worth changing for and so there is no need to change. When we do meet, naturally I will change." Once again Meng Gu said things that Chen RuYou did not fully understand.

"Anyway, you are being impolite to me." Chen RuYou cast a sidelong glance at him and finished eating her bread in a few bites.

Meng Gu looked at her and did not know whether to laugh or cry. While she was criticizing him, she was eating and also gave him sidelong glances. If this is not impolite, then what is?

She gathered up the plastic bags including the one Meng Gu left on the bench and threw them into the trash bin in the center of the Atrium.

Meng Gu resumed his slouching posture on the bench and stretched out his long legs. He watched as Chen RuYou ran to the center of the Atrium and ran back. He frowned when he saw her casually rubbed her hands on her pants.

"Why are you frowning?" Chen RuYou glared at him. "I didn't rub my hands on your pants."

Meng Gu continued to frown. "Why did you change back to your hedgehog stance?"

"You caused me embarrassment."

"Are you referring to my dad?" Meng Gu was surprised. "You were the one who chose this place, alright. I was countingbon eating a big meal but you only treated me to a piece of bread. Talking about embarrassment, don't you think I'm even more embarrassed? Just now with that eating image of yours and your stuttering and to let others know that I'm acquainted with you, isn't that more embarrassing for me?"

He is still ridiculing her.

Chen RuYou's anger was rising fast. She was the one who chose this place and she was the one who invited him here for dinner but all of these were forced by him, right? She did not even think They would meet any if his colleagues and how would she think they would meet his dad here?

Abruptly she rushed forward in big strides, grabbed Meng Gu's hand and gave him a big bite.

If she can't win him in a verbal spat nor win him in a fight, so why can't she bite him?

Apparently, Meng Gu did not expect Chen RuYou to turn into a wildcat from a hedgehog all of a sudden. He was so startled that he screamed. "Ah...."

Chen RuYou released her bite and saw teeth marks o his hand but the marks were not bleeding.

The strength was just right! This is the way to dispel her hatred!

Then she grabbed her bag, turned around and ran.

"Chen RuYou!" Meng Gu called out loudly from behind her. When she heard, she ran even faster.

With one breath, she rushed out of the hospital main door and ran towards the bus stop. Standing behind the bus stop dign, she looked back. Fortunately, he did not chase after her. She started to blush and not sure why. She was feeling alright before this but suddenly she had felt angry with him.

The bus arrived and she rushed up with big steps. Just at this time, she heard her phone ring. She took it out and looked. It was from the man she had bitten just now. She did not pick up and instead ended the call.

The bus started to move and her phone rang again. Her heart was jumping erratically and saw the call was from Meng Gu again. She blushed and ended the call.

After a while, she received a text message.

~Actually, I had wanted to send you back but since you prefer to take a bus, forget it.~

Hypocrite! Before he drives her back, she is certain he will retaliate.

She bit her lip and her finger hovered over her phone. She really wanted to reply to his text message but what should she write? She could not think of anything at that moment.

Soon, the second text message came in again.

~Chen RuYou, do you know that a surgeon's hands are sacred and cannot be violated?!~

"Pft..." Chen RuYou almost laughed out loud and he said he could not be violated.

~I have already violated, so what now?~

She did not think much this time and quickly returned a reply.

She waited for a long time but Meng Gu did not reply to her text.

Chen RuYou waited and waited and her heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat's paw. She really wanted to send another text but she couldn't think of anything to say. She thought of it for sometimes and suddenly felt stupid and shameless for sending out that last text to him.

Why was she so muddle-headed to say those words?

All the way home, she felt remorseful. When she reached home, she was humming a song. However, once she opened the door she saw Liang SiSi who was supposed to be away on a business trip for a week, had actually returned.

"Did you have a windfall today? Why are you so happy?" Liang SiSi was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, hugging a face bowl and asked Chen RuYou as she walked in.

Happy? Chen RuYou felt her face with her hands. It cannot be. She should be feeling upset and remorseful, right?

Liang SiSi lifted her eyebrows and looked at Chen RuYou's face, then asked. "Did you see Dr Meng today?"

"Ah.... En...." Chen RuYou's answer was vague and subconsciously shifted the topic and asked. "Why are you back so soon?"

"There were some procedure problems with the event organizer, so it was postponed. It was useless to stay so we came back first. We have to go again next time."

"Oh, that is the case. I will return to my room first." Chen RuYou grabbed her bag and went back to her room.

SiSi has returned.

Chen RuYou threw faster on the bed and thought of Meng Gu's words. 'I don't want to play games with her.'

Suddenly she felt confused. Should she talk to SiSi? She really wanted to know SiSi's feeling for Meng Gu. What if she is really serious? What if eventually she can really move Meng Gu's heart? But what if SiSi really just wants to play around and wanted a game of love with him?

What should she do?

Chen RuYou took out her cellphone and looked at it again. Meng Gu returned her text message.

She sighed as she heard Liang SiSi laughing loudly in the living room while warching a show on the TV, she felt annoyed and at loss.

For the next few days, Chen RuYou's mood was not good.

Many things happened during this period of time.

She received compensation for the assault on her. Then she remitted the money home to her family and had an unhappy phone conversation with her family. Her father had told her to resign from her job and return home. She declined and her father on the other end kept quiet for a long time. Finally, she heard a sigh from her father and then he said. "Think this over." This was the last sentence her father said to her on the phone.

Chen RuYou had nothing she could think about. She did not want to go back to C-City. She could not envisage herself leading a happy life in that place. Suddenly she wanted to call Meng Gu. She really needed someone to talk to and release all the unhappiness in her heart. She retrieved Meng Gu's number, looked at it for a long time and then dropped the phone back into her bag.

These few days, Meng Gu did not contact her. There was no phone call or text message from him. Liang SiSi also did not mention anything about Meng Gu. She always went to work early and came home late. She said that she had to work overtime and was extremely busy.

Chen RuYou thought, perhaps she did not have to worry about the development between these two people. She was not a sleek and sly like the both of them and they were cleverer than her in their trickery. She should not get foolishly involve in this matter and cause more chaos for them.

These few days, a friend wanted to introduce a partner to Chen RuYou. Her name is Zhao Xia, a friend who is working together with her as a condom products agent. That day when Zhao Xia and Chen RuYou were going on their rounds in the shopping mall, Zhao Xia had mentioned this to her. An owner of a freight company who is her business associate helping her in the distribution of goods, is an honest 29 years old man and currently without a partner. They had been working as business associates for quite a long times and since she found him to be a good man, she asked Chen RuYou whether she was interested to meet him.

Chen RuYou agreed.

The first time they met, she felt he was easy to get along with.

His name is Tang JinCai and his parents owned a freight company. Their business is small and business can be considered good. He is a medium-sized man with a normal appearance and at a glance, he is the type that is steady and hard-working.

Zhao Xia did not set up any blind dates for them but instead when Tang JinCai helped them to deliver goods, she introduced Chen RuYou to him and said that Chen RuYou is her business partner in her condom product business.

Actually, Tang JinCai had seen Chen RuYou once in Zhao Xia's office. He already had an impression of her. When Zhao Xia mentioned introducing Chen RuYou to him, he also understood her intention.

So in this way, Chen RuYou and Tang JinCai deemed to have met. That day, after the goods were delivered, Tang JinCai invited Zhao Xia and Chen RuYou for lunch. He asked politely and it wasnot considered as too enthusiastic. Chen RuYou felt that they may share the same feelings.

A week later, Tang JinCai gave Chen RuYou a phone call and made an appointment to meet her at a cafe. Chen RuYou had thought that this was a formal date, did not think too much and agreed.

In the end, when Chen RuYou went to the cafe, she was dumbstuck. Tang JinCai had actually brought his mother along. "I am sorry, Ms Chen. When my mother heard I was going to meet you, she wanted to follow. I can't dissuade her." Tang JinCaiwhispered and apologized to Chen RuYou when his mother left her seat.

What can Chen RuYou say? Suddenly she felt discomfort all over her body.

She had feelings of dizziness and brain swelling as if she was sitting in a bed full of needles.

She endured for a short while before she made an excuse to go to the toilet. Then she took out her phone and tried to find someone to help her.

"What? You are at the airport now?" SiSi, why are you leaving on.a business trip today? Oh, it's a last minute decision..... oh, it is that event..... then I know. It's alright since you're already at the airport. Good luck in your journey. Be extra careful while you're outside."

"LanLan, what are you doing now? Ah... you're helping Sister Yin Ning to take care of her daughter? Then when will Sister Yin Ning and Yin Ze back? Four to fice days? Then it's alright. Nothing..... there's nothing wrong with me. Say hello to Niu Niu for me."

Chen RuYou had finished two calls and she almost wanted to cry. She cannot be so unlucky, can she?

A lady came out of the toilet cubicle and washed her hands in the sink. Chen RuYou was blocking her, so she smiled and quickly moved away in embarrassment.

Chen RuYou knew that she could not look for Zhao Xia. She did not want Zhao Xia and Tang JinCai's relationship to break off due to her. But who else can she look for? She felt very anxious and gritted her teeth, then dialed a number that she had not contacted for a long time.

"Dr Meng, can you do me a favor?" Once the call was connected, Chen RuYou directly asked him, disregarding courtesy.

"Chen RuYou?" Meng Gu's voice tone made her brain conjure up an image of him with his poisonous tongue expression. "Have you washed your hands?"

"Ah..?" Chen RuYou glanced at the sink. The lady just now was still washing the soap foam from her hands. What was that about washing hands? "I'm in the toilet but I did not wash my hands."

There was silence on the other end for two seconds. " The last text message I sent you stated that when you are ready, you should wash your hands to let me return your bite, then you can call me."

Chen RuYou opened her mouth wide and said. "I didn't receive your text message."

This is terrible, the unstable telecom signals really cause problems for people. And she thought it was the casual intonation of her text message that had annoyed Meng Gu. She had already expected beforehand, he would eventually take revenge on her. No wonder all this time he had not contacted her. It was all because of this.

But at this time, this matter was not important and Chen RuYou did not care about her pride anymore. "Dr Meng..... Dr Meng Gu..... My lord Meng Gu. We can settle this account later but now, firstly you have to come and save me.