Chapter 401 - Different from Usual (1)
Chapter 401 – Different from Usual (1)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Unfortunately, even though he had glued himself to Li, his efforts had been in vain because Li obviously lacked emotional intelligence.
Zhao Youlin crossed her arms. She stood behind Su He and quietly looked at the man who always appeared at the elevator on time. He grinned and greeted them before he walked toward Li. The corners of Zhao Youlin’s lips unwittingly twitched.
“I think it’s about time to rectify the company’s culture.”
“Rectify the company’s culture?” Su He was looking down. However, upon hearing Zhao Youlin’s words, she could not help but look up at her in puzzlement.
“That’s right. Rectifying the company’s culture. Besides, we need to add another rule — No romantic relationships are allowed in the office!” Zhao Youlin rolled her eyes in resignation as she hinted at the couple that was not far away from them. They were feeding each other in the sort of cliche manner that a normal couple did.
Before this, Ling Ran had come with a single person’s meal. However, he became more aggressive and even asked for a mile when he had been given an inch. Now, he actually took his own lunch box over and ate with Li!
They had treated the office as a small restaurant for their intimate date. This was very intolerable!
Zhao Youlin and Su He knew that Li totally had no idea that Ling Ran and her looked like they were flirting with each other. She purely thought that Ling Ran was only sharing tasty food with her.
Yet, the interaction between the two was blinding their eyes!
After Su He finished hearing Zhao Youlin’s explanation, she quietly pushed back the glasses on the bridge of her nose and answered plainly, “Okay.”
Zhao Youlin fell speechless.
Zhao Youlin felt like she was the only one who got amused by her own notion. She decided to turn a blind eye to them and return to her office. Just then, she noticed Su He’s lunch box was different from the company’s. Besides, the dishes inside her lunch box did not look greasy like fast food.
“Xiao He, where did you get your lunch box? Aren’t you going to be like Li too?”
Su He cast a glance at Zhao Youlin coolly before she said in a low voice, “General Manager, you think too much. All these are homemade by myself. Fast food outside is more oily and I’m not used to eating them. So, I decided to bring some from my house.”
As Su He was speaking, she furrowed her eyebrows, looking uncomfortable. She also wondered what had happened to her these days. She lost appetite for most of the food that she usually liked, and she had nausea whenever she ate some slightly greasy food.
In the end, Su He had to bring her own lunch box. Even so, sometimes, she still felt a little nauseated.
It looked like she really had to spare some time and do a medical check-up in the hospital.
Meanwhile, Zhao Youlin did not give much thought to it. Even though there were abundant meals being offered in Zhao Enterprise and the dishes were rather delicious, all of them were, after all, delivered from outside. The dishes were naturally more oily compared to home-cooked meals. It was only natural to get sick after tasting them for long.
“Xiao He, I never knew you could cook. Besides, they looked pretty good too. To the person who marries you, they would be a blessed one.”
Su He did not say anything. She took a piece of sour pork rib and asked, “General Manager, do you want to have some?”
Zhao Youlin smiled. She shook her head and said, “No. I have brought mine as well. Enjoy yourself.”
Su He did not mind it at all. She took the sour pork rib and put it into her mouth.
Just when Zhao Youlin was about to turn around and leave, she caught sight of Su He rising up all of a sudden and rushing over to the washroom. She ran so fast that it shocked the rest on the spot.
“Eh, what happened to Xiao He?” When Li heard the commotion, she looked up from among a large pile of delicious food and saw Su He was rushing out of the main entrance.
Zhao Youlin furrowed her eyebrows. She blurted out at the two who were at a loss, “You two, just continue. I’ll go and take a look.” After that, she dashed out in the direction of Su He.
The moment Zhao Youlin reached the washroom entrance, she heard someone was making a difficult dry, heaving sound. Her expression changed slightly and sped up to go inside.
The door of an independent unit inside the washroom was wide open. She saw Su He holding the toilet bowl and repeatedly dry heaving.
Recently, Su He did not have a good appetite. Therefore, she only had some bread and milk for her breakfast. She did not eat any food during lunch.
After she dry heaved for some time and vomited everything inside her stomach, she still felt like vomiting. She kept dry heaving and vomited some acidic water.
Zhao Youlin stood at the side for some time before she squatted to help to calm her breath. Su He got slightly better after she dry heaved at the toilet bowl several times. Zhao Youlin frowned as she asked, “Xiao He, what’s wrong with you? Is your stomach not feeling well? Did you take your breakfast?”
“I took some this morning. I don’t know what’s going on. Recently, I’ve been feeling nausea and have no appetite for food. It could be due to the after-effects of the change of seasons.”
After Su He vomited for some time, her small face looked as pale as a ghost and her eyes turned red slightly. She looked like a small white rabbit that had been tragically ravaged.
Looking at Su He in her current state, Zhao Youlin’s heart softened and she asked in a low voice, “How many days have you been like this?”
Su He thought for a while. “Almost a week. At first, I only felt mild nausea. However, it has intensified over the last few days…”
Zhao Youlin was absorbed in her thoughts for some time before she frowned and asked, “You’ve been like this for a week? It is safer to go for a check-up in the hospital. Apply for leave and go to the hospital later. Most minor illnesses are the cause of serious illnesses due to delayed treatment nowadays. You should go and do a check-up. If you are sick, you can cure your illness. If you are not, you at least get a peace of mind.”
While Zhao Youlin was still in the police force, she often saw her colleagues suffer from gastrointestinal problems due to irregular diets. They had not paid much attention until they suffered from the pain and had to stay in the hospital for several days.
When she saw Su He like this, she thought she was having a gastrointestinal problem just like her colleagues. Therefore, she did not give much thought to it.
“Okay.” Su He nodded her head. She held the toilet bowl for support and tried to get up.
Zhao Youlin quickly stretched out her hand to help her up while smiling and saying teasingly, “Xiao He, you threw up so badly just now. If not for the fact that you are not the type who engages in a promiscuous relationship, I would have thought that you’re pregnant.”
Su He barely stabilized herself. Right after she heard Zhao Youlin’s nonchalant remark, her entire body turned stiff. Her eyes were wide open to the extreme.
“Huh?” Zhao Youlin helped Su He to get up and was about to leave. Just then, she realized the person, whom she was holding, remained still. She turned her head around in puzzlement and saw Su He was in a daze. “Xiao He, what’s wrong?”
Su He snapped out of her daze and said embarrassedly, “N-Nothing… Let’s go.”
Looking at Su He’s obviously guilty look, a sharp look appeared in her eyes. She stared at Su He and remained silent for some time.
Su He felt goosebumps spreading over her entire body under her glare.. Just when she was about to switch the topic, Zhao Youlin asked profoundly, “Xiao He, are you really…”