Awkward Dinner

Chapter 11 Awkward Dinner

"Well, Madam. I'm glad you are awake. According to the results from various scans and tests, we have not found what was wrong with your body. From a medical perspective, your body should be healthy and fit. So it was rather unusual for you to collapse and faint," the doctor said.

"I see, doctor. So when could we be discharged?" Seline asked.

She had been in the hospital for several days now. She was disinclined to continue to lay in hospital any longer.

She was anticipating returning to her home away from the hospital. She planned to lie down and sleep on her comfortable bed to her heart's content later. She could never get used to the medicinal smell and atmosphere of the hospital.

"You could be discharged at any time. I'm sure after resting for several days, your body should have recovered from your weakened state. Since your body is fine and healthy, we could only suspect that you both were too tired and stressed out, causing you to collapse. You no longer felt any dizziness and headache, right?" the doctor said.

"Yes, our mind is now clear," Lu Yang answered.

Seeing Seline had also nodded, agreeing to Lu Yang's words, the doctor was assured. He continued, "In that case, there shouldn't be any problem. You can do the discharge process at the counter outside. Remember, always take sufficient rest and sleep when needed. Try to relax as much as possible and not overwork yourselves."

He continued to give several reminders and told them to come to the hospital if there was any problem in the future.

Afterward, he nodded and walked outside briskly without any other unnecessary words. As a specialist doctor, he had a tight schedule.

Seeing that the doctor had left, Grandma Ann's son, Uncle Xing Wei, offered to do the discharge procedure for them and went out. Fortunately, the Lu family of three was fully covered by insurance, so the discharge process was smooth.

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Soon, the group went out of the hospital. Because the Lu Yang duo didn't bring their car, Xing Wei offered to drive them back. After giving the reason for it being troublesome to find a taxi and the two had just recovered after their collapse, Lu Yang and Seline finally could not decline his hospitality and enthusiasm.

Moreover, Lu Yang's car was still parked at the office building. So it was indeed more convenient to accept his help.

In addition to Grandma Ann's family care and attentiveness to their family during this time, they owed them a huge favor.

Especially at a time when they were both unconscious. During that desperate time when Stella was alone without anyone else to depend on, they remained by her side.

Their care and love towards Stella, their comfort and assurance when she was most vulnerable and insecure, helped stabilize Stella's emotional and psychological state.

It was apparent at a glance that their presence by her side had supported Stella when they both were unconscious. For this friendship, the Lu Yang and Seline pair were both thankful.

Thus, they silently promised themselves in their heart that they would never forget this benevolence and would repay their favor.

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Soon, the group returned.

As the time was already late, Xing Wei stopped the car directly below the Lu Yang family's apartment building. After dropping them off and a short pleasantry, he then drove back to their home.

He was also worried that Grandma Ann would be tired after bustling about and accompanying Stella for several days. Fortunately, she only stayed behind in the hospital during the first night and went home after Lu Yang and Seline regained consciousness.

Even so, Grandma Ann still visited them every day. She would stay with Stella almost the whole day before returning late in the evening.

Given her age, it should be a tiring ordeal for her. Thus, Xing Wei hurriedly drove back to their home to let his mother rest early.

Back to the Lu Yang family, Stella was stuck to Seline like glue. Maybe because this incident had left a shadow on her, she refused to let Seline go even after returning home. It could be seen how insecure she was, afraid of losing them.

After cleaning themselves, they decided to rest early. Instead of cooking, They would order takeout for dinner. To coax and cheer Stella up, the Lu Yang duo decided to have her favorite food for dinner: a Hawaiian pizza and honey-fried chicken wings.

These two dishes were not only Stella's favorite but also theirs.

Regardless of how outsiders debate the authenticity and originality of the two dishes, it was undeniable that these two healing foods from the nearby fast-food chain were delicious.

As a foodie, the three of them were picky when choosing dishes. But they had previously unanimously agreed that this food combination from that shop was among their top favorites.

Soon, their food delivery order arrived.

However, unlike the usual chatty dinner, tonight's atmosphere was relatively silent. Only Stella was noisily talking and laughing happily to the two as usual. As children, she did not notice the strange atmosphere at the dining table nor that Seline and Lu Yang were not talking to each other.

The two only glanced occasionally at each other and responded when asked. However, unlike the usual family dinner, they did not proactively talk with one another.

The weird dinner continued until they were satiated with food.