First Time Fetching Him From Work

The He house

He Qingqing hummed, swirling car keys around her pinky finger as she walked into the living room. Her grandma was playing with her great-grandchild.

"Grandma, I got bro's car back. What did you want with it?"

With that, she put the keys on the table.

Grandma He shifted her attention from her great-grandson, whispering mysteriously to her granddaughter. "I have great things planned, of course."

Qingqing was already used to her grandma's troublemaking nature and didn't ask any questions. "So who's fetching him then? Our driver is still at home."

The old lady smiled with some thought as she went back to the five-year-old. "It's not the driver, and it's not any other driver, either. Let him run home, it's only five kilometers anyway."

Qingqing rolled her eyes, clearly not buying it.

There was a family party today, not a public one. They had only invited a few friends and family, and it was why Qingqing was even more curious. "Tell me, grandma, come on!"

Grandma He, remembering that Wen Xi was going to fetch him right this minute, couldn't help but laugh. She kept her thoughts to herself, though.

Thinking about it, Qingiqng sent out a WeChat message.

'Peimi sis, are you fetching my brother from the hospital later?'

The reply came soon.

'Doesn't your brother have his car?'

Qingqing blinked, looking up at her laughing grandma.

Another message came from Peimi.

'What's wrong?'

'...'

Wen Xi was driving towards the hospital in Yunchuan's car.

Her car was still at the Jiang house. Plus, if she had rejected Yunchuan then, he'd probably drive her himself, insisting he do so.

She took the keys because of that.

Earlier, when she received the messages from Grandma He, she'd been told the time He Yan would come out of the hospital, along with a phone number. She even sent her license plate.

Wen Xi felt it was unnecessary, but she did as told anyway.

The car parked in front of the hospital, and she looked at the time- there was still five minutes left.

She didn't get out of the car, but she didn't call him either. She just waited there.

She didn't know why, but she subconsciously thought He Yan would appear all of a sudden, any second now. He seemed like that type of person.

And so, she waited second by second, setting a timer.

By the time the timer had stopped, she looked to the entrance- and there he was.

It was a hot summer night, and his white dress shirt sleeves were rolled up, showing his casual side. His shirt and pants weren't wrinkled at all, however.

Wen Xi looked at the timer and thought to herself that he sure was a mysterious man.

He walked to the entrance and stopped, looking at his watch before taking a look around him.

Wen Xi undid her seatbelt and waved at him.

Though, she had been one second off. The moment He Yan was about to look her way, he suddenly looked in the other direction.

Wen Xi paused. It was a woman walking towards him, a sweet smile on her face. Her eyes were like fallen stars from the sky.

She remembered this energetic face- it was Peimi.

Subconsciously, Wen Xi lowered her arm and stood there, waiting.

Seeing Peimi take out her car keys with a smile, she watched as she put the keys in his hand.

By the looks of it, these two were going to be going together. Wen Xi sighed, though she couldn't pinpoint what exactly this emotion was.

She only knew to turn away by the time she knew she wasn't needed- she didn't need to take another look.

A while later, she smiled to herself. This was good too. She didn't want to be in an awkward position.

As she walked to the car door, she heard a voice behind him.

"Not coming to fetch me anymore?"

The low voice of the man froze her.

A while later, a shadow came by beside her, a minty fragrance in the air.

She turned around to look at him, tensing up.