Chapter 558: 495 meets Princess Chinian
"Am I blind?"
She laughed, even as her tears rolled fiercely.
At that instant, Song Jing really felt pity for her.
"Alright, I won’t disturb you anymore. Finish the cake, drink the milk, go home, take a bath, get some sleep, and all the unhappy, unsatisfactory things will pass."
"Okay."
Lu Xiaoer nodded.
Then Song Jing walked out.
The office quieted down again, and as Lu Xiaoer looked at the red velvet cake in front of her, her nose turned sour, and tears fell down like broken pearls.
She really hated crying; her head truly hurt after crying.
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The issues between Lu Xiaoer and Zhongli Wuzhi distressed Wen Nian and Song Lili as well.
Song Lili said she would visit Xiaoer in two days, but Xiaoer’s hospital shift was several times busier than her schedule as the President’s wife.
When they truly managed to meet, it was already a week later.
Seeing Lu Xiaoer, she looked quite alright, even when she talked about Zhongli Wuzhi, her expression was changeable.
"Having such a distinguished President’s wife concerned about me makes me feel quite honored."
Lu Xiaoer and Song Lili were in a private room at a Western restaurant.
Song Lili had changed into casual attire, but there were still clearly bodyguards standing outside the restaurant.
She cut the steak and served it to Lu Xiaoer,
"Being surgeons, do you find cutting steak especially easy?"
"Cutting skin directly is more thrilling, isn’t it? Wanna try sometime?"
"You really have a wicked sense of humor."
Song Lili continued cutting the steak in front of her.
Lu Xiaoer smiled,
"Are you and Wen Nian particularly close now?"
"...quite close."
"Back then you were so resistant to him, and then you followed him. From pregnancy to childbirth, it’s been a long time... are you planning to always be his President’s wife?"
Lu Xiaoer asked casually while eating her steak.
This casual question hit her right in the heart, deep and accurate.
Lu Xiaoer didn’t mean anything by the question, it was just a casual inquiry.
But Song Lili’s silence made Lu Xiaoer pay a bit more attention,
"Not speaking, what does that mean? You wouldn’t be thinking about... returning to the military, would you?"
Song Lili shook her head, "Even if I wanted to now, reality wouldn’t allow it."
"Of course, before you concealed your relationship with Wen Nian, no one knew you were the President’s wife. Those military officers dared to train you, deploy you, but now your identity is the President’s wife... throughout the nation, apart from Mr. President daring to train you, no, Wen Nian is also somewhat of a ’strict wife watcher’, he wouldn’t dare to train you either."
"Are you joking about me?"
"I’m speaking the truth!"
Lu Xiaoer raised her glass of red wine, "Being the President’s wife is also good, Lili, I toast to you, celebrating your finding a good haven."
"That doesn’t sound like something a single, marriage-free advocate would say."
Song Lili raised her glass, just as it touched hers, Lu Xiaoer hastily said,
"Alright, let me modify the toast, celebrating that you’ve fallen into the deep pit of marriage and can’t even crawl out."
She said with a smile, her face full of smugness, as if saying, does it sound like it?
Song Lili sipped the red wine then pointed at her, "Very good, sufficiently malicious."
After speaking, the two of them laughed uproariously, hardly maintaining any poise.
"Will you have any other business after dinner?"
Song Lili asked Lu Xiaoer.
"Nothing. I only get one whole day off every two weeks."
"Do you ever regret becoming a doctor?"
"Though being a doctor is hectic, the sense of accomplishment it brings me remains undiminished; how could I regret it? It’s like me asking if you ever regretted joining the military?"
"...When I was young, I thought being a soldier was cool, seeing my father as such a hero. I was bent on enlisting, but only after I did did I realize... how tough it was."
"Do you regret it?"
"Like you said, it’s tough, but the sense of accomplishment and honor it brings is far greater."
"How does it compare to being the President’s wife?"
Song Lili chuckled softly, "Little Ear, you’re really giving me a hard time."
"Hard time? Song Lili, even if I had a hundred guts, I wouldn’t dare to rib the First Lady like that!"
"The President’s wife... What kind of position is that? To speak less flatteringly, it’s just an accessory to the President."
Lu Xiaoer gave a thumbs-up,
"Nice, if you put that statement online, who knows how many people would scorn you!"
Song Lili shrugged her shoulders, "If you disagree, come and fight!"
"Hahaha, swagger!"
"Come over to my place this afternoon, you haven’t seen your goddaughter in a while, have you?"
"Sure."
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Song Lili took Lu Xiaoer back to the President Mansion, simply to visit her home.
She had no idea that she knew Princess Chinian.
Upon entering the President Mansion and stepping out of the car, Lu Xiaoer saw Princess Chinian not far away, clipping flowers with a basket in hand.
She wore a dress that strongly featured the M Royal Family’s style.
The weather was warm enough that wearing just a dress wasn’t too cold.
In the afternoon, the sun still hung high, and the Princess didn’t seem to feel the heat...
Song Lili hadn’t noticed Princess Chinian, only following Lu Xiaoer’s gaze,
"Oh, let me introduce you, that’s the Seventh Princess from M country."
Song Lili told Lu Xiaoer.
"May I meet her?"
"Of course. Let’s go."
"...Okay."
Lu Xiaoer responded and followed Song Lili towards the direction of the Seventh Princess.
Hearing the footsteps, Princess Chinian stopped what she was doing. She turned around, and upon seeing Song Lili, she quickly waved a greeting,
—Sister Lili, you’re back!
Seeing Princess Chinian didn’t speak but used hand signals, Lu Xiaoer was initially taken aback.
However, she quickly composed herself.
"Princess Chinian, let me introduce you to my good friend, Lu Xiaoer."
—Hello.
Princess Chinian looked towards Lu Xiaoer, gave a shy smile, and greeted her.
"Hello, Princess Chinian."
Lu Xiaoer returned the greeting.
The moment Lu Xiaoer saw Princess Chinian’s face, she was amazed.
This girl was exquisitely beautiful.
Her face was makeup-free, but her large, deep gray eyes, delicate high nose, thin red lips, and chubby cheeks altogether formed a real-life doll-like visage.
Her natural, unadorned beauty was truly breathtaking.
Such beauty was no wonder Zhongli Wuzhi had taken action.
Lu Xiaoer thought to herself, yet... It was somewhat poignant that such a beautiful person couldn’t speak.
It seemed like when the heavens open a window, they inevitably close a door.