Chapter 15: Mr. Zhaonan Arrives

在这个宁静的夜晚,沈明在苏家度过了她的第二个夜晚,沉浸在安详的睡眠中.夜幕降临,她快要渐行渐远了,助理发来的信息打断了她的平静——医渡 CEO 办公室的人为她安排了第二天在汇丰银行大楼的会面.沈明知道,被 CEO 办公室邀请意味着相关人员必须具有很大的影响力.随着第一缕曙光的出现,沈明早早地醒了过来.像往常一样,她悄悄地走向厨房.她伸手去拿一些冷牛奶,但随后想起了自己的状况,所以她放慢了动作,选择了一杯温水.她轻轻地抚摸着自己的腹部,深深地叹了口气,然后拿起电话给她的助手 Lian 打电话."八点来接我.我们要去市立医院.回想起昨晚的温暖,沈明感觉自己的脸微微泛红.她啜了一口水,但脸颊上的热度挥之不去."玲,过来一会儿."令她惊讶的是,苏宁比沈明早起床,轻声把她叫到书房.两人聊了将近半个小时,直到吃早餐的时间才出现.在苏家,住了一夜的顾峰无意中从管家那里听说,这两个女人已经单独在一起好好一段时间了.看着顾风长大的管家知道,她的情绪很可能是不稳定的."别太担心,顾小姐.夫人许久未见沈明.他们聊一会儿很正常,"管家安慰道.顾风轻轻一笑,她的眼睛不再因昨晚的泪水而红.她似乎又恢复了镇定."没事的,叔叔.我理解.我爸爸下周会回来.昨晚他跟我聊了很多,我都想通了,"顾风温柔地笑着说.管家松了一口气,心里感到一阵幸福."你考虑清楚真是太好了.夫人说她正在为沈明准备欢迎晚宴."我走.毕竟,欢迎姐姐回家很重要,这也是妈妈想要的.我不会惹麻烦的,"顾风回答道.管家的心被她的话温暖了起来."很高兴听到,顾小姐.夫人在这方面非常体贴.书房里谈话结束后,苏宁让她的仆人准备早餐.就在这时,管家进来带来了一些新消息."女士,客厅来了.""另一位客人?"苏宁挑眉问道."是的,是隔壁的昭南大人.他好像是来接顾小姐的,"管家解释道."赵南?"苏宁的目光微妙地转向了沈明,沈明立刻意识到,她前一天与昭南的谈话显然已经引起了苏宁的注意.她装作不知情,淡淡地问道:"赵南大人是谁?管家回答道:"他是隔壁荣家的长子.我们家的关系由来已久,他与顾小姐和余公子一起长大.沈明静静点头,心里琢磨着赵南以后会不会经常来这所房子.管家继续说:"他不常来,但顾小姐来的时候,他来的次数比较多.沈明跟着苏宁进了客厅,赵南已经坐在那里了.他一身黑衣,外表显得比以前更加严肃.他和顾风随意聊天,两人一起大笑.顾峰经常给他看手机上的东西,他们的互动很亲密.远远地,沈明就能看到顾风的笑容,那笑容仿佛从心里溢出来.沈明转过身去,苏宁把她叫回了现实."听了你刚才说的话,我一直陷入沉思.苏宁,你有什么需要我吗?Su Ning seemed to pause, as if considering something before responding, "Go say hello. Breakfast is ready, and I'll introduce you to Master Zhaonan. The Rong family and our Su family are close, and our elders have a strong bond.""I'll be upstairs in a moment. My assistant will be picking me up soon," Shen Ming said.Su Ning glanced at her with a subtle look, seemingly about to say something, but decided against it. "Come down soon.""Okay."Shen Ming missed the chance to meet Zhaonan. When she came back downstairs, breakfast had already been served, and Zhaonan was nowhere to be seen. She speculated that he might have gone out to the balcony for a smoke.After quickly finishing her meal, Shen Ming made her way to the balcony and indeed found Zhaonan standing there alone, holding a cigarette. She could hear a woman's voice coming through his Bluetooth earpiece.Shen Ming quietly approached and closed the door behind her. The sound caught Zhaonan's attention, and he turned to face her.She leaned against the door, the sunlight blinding her. Raising her water cup, she took a sip, her gaze almost as intense as the sunlight.Shen Ming walked closer to him, her eyes tracing the faint scent of pine and tobacco on his clothes. Zhaonan's attention wavered, and he quickly ended the call, switching hands with the cigarette. Shen Ming noticed his small but telling gesture.She took another sip of water, and Zhaonan's voice grew more serious. "If you're going to drink water, just drink it. Don't lick your lips."