Chapter 12 Shen Qingshu apologizes to Xiao Chu

Chapter 12 Shen Qingshu apologizes to Xiao Chu

By the time she got back to the studio, it was almost dawn. Exhausted, Shen Qingshu changed into her pajamas, lay down, and fell asleep immediately.

I don't know how long I slept, but I was awakened by a series of urgent knocks on the door.

Shen Qingshu suddenly opened her eyes, staring at the familiar ceiling, her breathing rapid, and it took her a while to calm down.

She was dreaming.

In her dream, beneath her lay a horrifying river of blood, and she could vaguely hear the cries of a baby…

Lu Xiaohan's voice came from outside the door: "Qingshu, are you awake?"

Shen Qingshu's eyelashes fluttered slightly as she propped herself up on the bed, lifted the covers, and got out of bed.

I felt dizzy and lightheaded when I got up.

"Sister Qingshu? Sister Qingshu..."

Lu Xiaohan's voice grew increasingly anxious.

"Coming." Shen Qingshu, supporting her heavy body, went to open the door.

The door opened, and Lu Xiaohan outside immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Qingshu, you scared me to death! It's already ten o'clock and you still haven't come out. I thought something had happened to you."

Shen Qingshu has a very regular biological clock and never stays in bed too long.

I definitely slept in late today.

"I'm fine." Shen Qingshu's voice was a little hoarse.

Lu Xiaohan noticed something was wrong and frowned as she looked at her: "Qingshu, you look terrible. Are you sick?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingshu raised her hand and touched her forehead, which seemed to be a little hot.

"I've probably been busy these past few days, but I'll be fine after a few days of rest."

"This won't do!" Lu Xiaohan reached out and touched her forehead. "You have a fever! You need to go to the hospital!"

Shen Qingshu felt that going to the hospital was too much trouble, "I'll just take some fever reducer."

Lu Xiaohan: "Aren't you going to the hospital to get it checked out?"

"No need, I'll sleep a little longer."

Shen Qingshu could no longer stand, so she went back to bed and lay down again.

Lu Xiaohan was worried and followed her in. "There are a lot of flu cases lately. You should go to the hospital to get checked out."

“Really, there’s no need.” Shen Qingshu looked at her and said, “The studio isn’t taking any more orders this year. Have the finance department pay everyone’s salaries today, enough for 12 months. Also, give everyone a bonus of 108,000 yuan. We’ll officially start our annual leave tomorrow and resume work after the Lantern Festival.”

Lu Xiaohan was surprised: "Is the bonus this much?"

Although the studio's revenue this year is considerable, at 108,000 per person, it adds up to nearly one million!

“Everyone worked overtime with me during the first half of the year, especially Mr. Zhang and Ms. Li, who are all getting on in years. This bonus should go to them.”

Cultural relic restoration involves a wide variety of antiques. Although only Chenqingshu can handle those high-priced and difficult restoration jobs, the studio still needs to rely on its experienced craftsmen for 60% of the ordinary jobs.

Lu Xiaohan thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll pay less. Master Zhang and Sister Li are the technical experts, so they deserve this money. I'm just a small assistant and I'm dispensable to the studio. I'd feel guilty taking so much!"

"How could you be dispensable?" Shen Qingshu asked seriously. "Since the studio was established, you have been running around arranging everything, big and small. I can only feel at ease when you are here."

Lu Xiaohan was so embarrassed by the praise that she cupped her face and smiled sweetly.

"Sister Qingshu, you're so kind! You can't find another boss as beautiful and capable as you!"

Shen Qingshu chuckled softly: "Your words are even sweeter than Fu Siyu's."

Mentioning Fu Siyu, Lu Xiaohan asked, "Where's Siyu? Wasn't he still here last night?"

“He had a high fever last night and it wouldn’t go down. He has bronchopneumonia and needs to be hospitalized. His father and grandmother will be with him for the next few days.”

"Huh?" Lu Xiaohan frowned. "You didn't catch it from Siyu, did you?"

Chen Qingshu was taken aback.

Lu Xiaohan stepped forward and took her hand. "Let's go. This flu outbreak is no joke. I'll take you to the hospital right now."

Shen Qingshu didn't want to go, but then she remembered that she was pregnant...

She sighed softly, "Alright, you go out first, I'll change my clothes and come out."

"good."

…

The hospital emergency room was packed with people.

The number of flu cases surges during the winter, and even emergency room appointments require long waits.

After much deliberation, Shen Qingshu decided to call Qiao Xingjia.

Ten minutes later, Qiao Xingjia arrived.

Shen Qingshu wanted to hide her pregnancy, so she asked Lu Xiaohan to go back to the car and wait for her, citing the high risk of infection among hospital patients.

Seeing that she had a friend with her, Lu Xiaohan didn't think much of it and went back to the car to wait as instructed.

Qiao Xingjia took Shen Qingshu to see her senior, Dr. Cheng.

Dr. Cheng is a promising young traditional Chinese medicine doctor and has a good relationship with Qiao Xingjia.

Upon learning that Shen Qingshu was pregnant, Dr. Cheng prescribed some medications suitable for pregnant women and instructed Shen Qingshu to stay home and rest as much as possible for the next few days, avoiding going out and being exposed to the wind.

After leaving the Traditional Chinese Medicine department, Qiao Xingjia accompanied Shen Qingshu to the pharmacy window to get her medicine.

After Shen Qingshu finished getting the medicine, she turned around and saw Fu Siyan.

Fu Siyan held the prescription in his hand. When he saw Shen Qingshu, he raised his dark eyebrows slightly, clearly surprised.

Are you sick?

Shen Qingshu hadn't expected to run into him, and she simply replied, "I have a cold."

Fu Siyan glanced at the medicine bag in Shen Qingshu's hand, "How do you treat a cold with traditional Chinese medicine?"

Chen Qingshu's breath hitched, and he squeezed the medicine bag tightly.

She was somewhat surprised that Fu Siyan would take the initiative to care about her.

She had been sick before, but Fu Siyan never took the initiative to care about her.

Shen Qingshu didn't know what Fu Siyan meant.

They're getting a divorce anyway, there's no need for them to put on airs in public.

Thinking of this, Shen Qingshu simply said, "I'm available anytime to get the divorce certificate. Just set a time and let me know."

Upon hearing this, Fu Siyan frowned, and was about to speak when Zhou Yuchu's voice rang out from behind him—

"Siyan, have you gotten the medicine?"

Zhou Yuchu was wearing a loose hospital gown with a men's suit jacket draped over her shoulders. Standing next to Fu Siyan, she looked particularly petite and charming. Her beautiful face was mostly covered by a mask, but her eyes, which were visible, glanced at Shen Qingshu as she spoke.

"Miss Shen? Are you here to pick up medicine too?" Her voice was gentle and concerned.

Shen Qingshu frowned, not wanting to get too involved with Zhou Yuchu.

Qiao Xingjia leaned close to her ear and asked, "This is... Zhou Yuchu?"

Qiao Xingjia doesn't follow celebrities, but Zhou Yuchu is a newly crowned Best Actress who just won the Golden Award. Recently, her advertisements have been all over major cities in China, so it's hard for Qiao Xingjia to ignore Zhou Yuchu's great star face.

Shen Qingshu nodded slightly.

Qiao Xingjia was shocked. She looked at Zhou Yuchu, then at Fu Siyan, and suddenly understood!

Her expression changed, and she looked at Shen Qingshu: "They...are together?"

Shen Qingshu didn't speak, but the answer was already quite obvious.

"Damn! So you got divorced because of her?"

Shen Qingshu didn't want to discuss this topic in public. Suppressing her emotions, she tugged at Qiao Xingjia and said, "Let's go."

Qiao Xingjia was immediately disgusted. "Why are you leaving? You're not divorced yet! She's a homewrecker!"

The sound was a bit loud, immediately drawing attention from those around them.

Zhou Yuchu's eyes immediately reddened, and her slender body swayed slightly, but Fu Siyan caught her in time.

Zhou Yuchu sobbed softly, "Siyan, Miss Shen has misunderstood me..."

Qiao Xingjia's lips twitched as she watched Zhou Yuchu's smooth and effortless performance, and she immediately raised her hand to applaud: "As expected of an award-winning actress, I concede defeat!"

Zhou Yu leaned weakly against Fu Siyan's chest, her delicate body trembling uncontrollably.

“Miss Shen, I haven’t done anything to wrong you…” Zhou Yuchu looked at Shen Qingshu, tears falling as she spoke. “How could you mislead your friend and slander me?”

Fu Siyan looked at Shen Qingshu with a gloomy expression, "Shen Qingshu, apologize to Xiao Chu."