To make up for the debt owed to Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Zhiyuan carried the box and walked briskly all the way to the hospital's discipline inspection and supervision office.

"Zhiyuan!"

Just as Zhiyuan was about to enter, a hurried shout came from behind him.

It is Wan Xuening.

Zhiyuan turned around and saw Wan Xuening rushing up to him, staring at the watch box in his hand. "Zhiyuan, what are you doing?"

"Something came up." Zhiyuan didn't intend to tell her about the watch.

"You...this..." Wan Xuening stamped her foot, "You don't mean to hand over this watch, do you?"

Zhiyuan seemed to understand something.

"Of course, any unexplained property must be turned over," he said matter-of-factly.

"I...but..." Wan Xuening panicked, "This is a gift for you!"

Zhiyuan Xin.

Without saying a word, he handed her the box.

"I don't want it. I won't take back what I gave you!" Wan Xuening pouted.

Upon hearing this, Zhiyuan turned around and walked back to the Discipline Inspection Office.

"Zhiyuan!"

Wan Xuening, standing behind her, was truly anxious this time.

Zhiyuan turned around again and handed the box to her, saying, "Either you take it back, or I'll hand it over."

"Why?!" Wan Xuening was both angry and aggrieved. She had finally managed to slip her watch into his drawer when no one was in his office, then hid it to see if he would notice. She was quite pleased when she saw him take it out, assuming he was going to take it home, but who knew he was there to hand it in to the disciplinary committee!

"I cannot accept a reward without merit," he said calmly, his hand still in the gesture of handing her the box.

Wan Xuening didn't want to accept it. She lowered her head and pouted, "What do you want? Can't it be a gift between friends? Can't I give you a gift?"

"No." Zhiyuan said firmly, "We're not related, we haven't reached the point of exchanging gifts."

"It's not a reciprocal gift!" Wan Xuening said urgently. "I'm giving it to you unilaterally. I don't need you to reciprocate. I know you just started working and your salary isn't high. How could I expect you to give me such an expensive gift?"

Her expression and her words both conveyed that she was thinking of Zhiyuan's best interests.

Zhiyuan maintained the same attitude: "I have other things to do, so I won't talk to you anymore. I'll count to three, and if you don't take it back after three, I'll hand it in. One, two, three!"

The watch box in his hand was still not taken away, and Zhiyuan turned around without hesitation.

"Zhiyuan, Zhiyuan, goodbye!" Wan Xuening shouted repeatedly, "I take it back, I take it back, okay?"

She stood directly in front of him.

Zhiyuan handed the watch over again, and Wan Xuening finally accepted it.

Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief; he could finally leave, but Wan Xuening blocked his way again.

"You refused to accept the gift I gave you, but you wore the one she gave you around your neck, right next to your heart. My gift is much more valuable than this stone!" Wan Xuening had never been treated like this before, and her eyes welled up with tears of grievance.

“It’s different,” Zhiyuan said. “I’ll accept whatever she gives me. I’ve said it before, she’s a different person to me.”

After saying that, Zhiyuan ignored Wan Xuening, who was almost in tears, and walked away quickly.

Zhangzhu had been waiting for a long time. Zhiyuan took out his phone, called her, asked for her exact location, and then went straight to her.

Zhangzhu wasn't in a hurry. She sat under the pavilion playing a game on her phone. When she heard Zhiyuan call her, she happily looked up and said, "Brother!" Then she put her phone away, took Zhiyuan's arm, and left.

What they didn't see was that Wan Xuening was standing at the window upstairs, her eyes red as she watched their departing figures, her gaze fixed on their linked arms.

Zhangzhu invited Zhiyuan to eat steak.

Zhiyuan just found it amusing.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhangzhu glared at him, displeased.

"What's the reason you only asked me to come out for dinner with you? You even left your mother behind?" It would be strange if there wasn't something fishy going on!

Zhangzhu's eyes darted around. "Mom has her own activities, didn't you know? It's just the two of us today."

Zhiyuan smiled and shook his head, no longer saying anything to her, he probably already knew why.

When the brother and sister returned, Lin Qingping had not yet come back.

"See, I told you Mom has her own activities, didn't I?" Zhangzhu said, heading towards her room.

Zhiyuan asked her, "Why didn't you go with Mom?"

"I'm not going! Why should I go?" Zhangzhu darted into the room and closed the door, shutting the answer inside as well.

Zhiyuan asked her that question on purpose; how could he not know the reason?

However, he will support whatever decision his sister makes!

Actually, the next day was the day Zhiyuan was supposed to pick up his car.

The matter of buying a car hasn't been brought up since he angered Lin Qingping. Zhiyuan doesn't know whether he should call Lin Qingping when picking up the car, or just give up on it...

The next morning, Lin Qingping called him, "Aren't you going to pick up the car?"

"Yes, Mom, please come with me," Zhiyuan said quickly, seizing the opportunity.

"Okay, go ahead." Lin Qingping was dressed casually. Considering that Zhiyuan had just gotten his driver's license and she wasn't sure if he was proficient, she was worried that he might need her to drive him back. So she wore flat shoes, sweatpants, and a T-shirt, all in simple styles without any labels.

Zhiyuan happily went to the 4S store with Lin Qingping.

They also invited Zhangzhu, but she refused to go, wanting to stay home and play on the computer, saying it was "too hot."

Lin Qingping clicked her tongue. "Going to eat with your brother won't make you hot anymore?"

Zhangzhu chuckled, deciding not to go anyway.

After Lin Qingping went out, she said to Zhiyuan, "I'm obsessed with computers, Zhiyuan. I'm planning to buy one too. I want a laptop. Come with me to take a look later."

"Okay, Mom."

The mother and son went straight to the 4S store.

The car Zhiyuan ordered wasn't a high-end car; it only cost around 100,000 yuan.

"I thought it was just a means of transportation, there was no need to buy something so expensive," Zhiyuan explained, still feeling a little uneasy because his mother was so rich, he wondered if she would look down on the car.

“Hmm,” Lin Qingping said, “It’s your own car, so I’m glad you like it. I was a little excited that day, but then I thought about it and realized that you’re all grown up, so we should respect your own ideas.”

“Mom…” Zhiyuan’s heart was struck again, feeling a soft, sour feeling.

"Stop being so fussy and go test drive the car! Do you even know how to drive?" Lin Qingping snapped.

Zhiyuan laughed at her words, "I know how! Mom, I'll go try it first, do you want to get in the car?"

"I won't go, you go ahead, I'll watch over you." Lin Qingping waved her hand, urging him to hurry up.

As the two were talking, another car drove in, and the person inside immediately saw Zhiyuan.

"Xue Ning, isn't that Zhi Yuan?"

The visitors were Wan Xuening and her daughter, and it was Lu Yi who spoke.

Wan Xuening had already seen it and responded with a "hmm".

"Go down and say hello," Lu Yi said.

"No..." Wan Xuening was still upset about the last time she returned the watch.

"Who is that woman to him?" Lu Yi muttered to himself. "Is she his mother? Or his aunt? Let's not get out of the car yet, let's observe her."