She just doesn't remember.
She gave the other person a polite smile, then turned and left.
Shen Hui kept staring at her back, feeling a strange sense of familiarity.
Zhao Xuning also turned around, and only after Liang Shi entered the ward did she say with a hint of displeasure, "He's already gone."
Shen Hui then looked away.
She glanced at the ring box in Zhao Xuning's hand, her voice cold and indifferent, "Who is that?"
Zhao Xuning's gaze was deep, his brows slightly furrowed. Instead of answering directly, he asked in return, "You like it?"
Shen Hui didn't answer her directly, but smiled and said, "We have a bit of a connection."
I feel like I've seen it somewhere before.
Zhao Xuning said, "She has a wife."
Upon hearing this, Shen Hui looked at her, raised an eyebrow, and said, "You can still cheat on someone even if you have a girlfriend."
“I told you, it was a misunderstanding,” Zhao Xuning said. “I didn’t do anything.”
“Yes, they were the ones who took your clothes off.” Shen Hui smiled lightly, her eyes cold and indifferent. “Alright, Miss Zhao, I have something to attend to, so I’ll take my leave.”
“Shen Hui,” Zhao Xuning said, “whether you believe it or not, I really didn’t do anything to betray you.”
Shen Hui didn't even turn her head, just said "Oh".
"Back then, I loved..." Zhao Xuning paused halfway through his sentence, lowered his head and smiled bitterly, swallowing all his explanations, his eyes still brimming with tears as he looked at Shen Hui's retreating figure.
Not just back then.
I love it even now.
She couldn't help but call out, "Shen Hui, eat more, don't be picky about food."
Shen Hui paused slightly, turned around, and said coldly, "You really are a womanizer."
Zhao Xuning's voice lowered, tinged with reluctance, "Don't lose any more weight."
Shen Hui sneered, "Then I hope Dr. Zhao will stop calling his ex-girlfriend in the middle of the night because of his current girlfriend."
She looked Zhao Xuning up and down, saying, "This will only make me look down on you."
Zhao Xuning immediately explained, "I'm single."
Shen Hui: "The press release has already been released. Isn't that you in the photo? Does that mean that even though you hugged, kissed, or slept together, she's still not your girlfriend? I didn't expect Dr. Zhao to be so daring these days."
Zhao Xuning: "..."
“I didn’t touch her,” Zhao Xuning said. “I just rescued her.”
Shen Hui glanced at her coldly and said casually, "Whatever."
After saying that, he left the hospital.
//
Zhao Xuning walked out of the ward with a heavy heart and leaned against the wall, lost in thought.
Inside the ward.
Xu Qingzhu had already comforted Bai Weiwei and learned the truth from her, and also helped her condemn Chen Liuying.
Bai Weiwei remained silent at first, but then, holding Xu Qingzhu's hand, she said, "I will make peace with her."
Xu Qingzhu patted her shoulder, "It's okay, I'm here for you."
She smiled and said, "Love may be gone, but I still have my sisters. I'll always be here for you."
Bai Weiwei was infected by her smile and smiled too, but still asked in a low voice, "You weren't hurt that day, were you?"
"No," Xu Qingzhu said. "Liang Shi and the others arrived just in time, and my clothes are still here. I owe them a lot."
“Yes,” Bai Weiwei sighed, “That day was quite hopeless.”
"It's all in the past. Just be more careful in the future." Xu Qingzhu asked her, "Do you still want to be a manager?"
This industry is too complicated; a slight misstep can lead to disaster.
Bai Weiwei pondered for a moment, then gave a helpless bitter smile, "It probably won't happen. The matter has become so big that my parents have already seen the news and want me to come back home to work at the company."
“That’s good too,” Xu Qingzhu said. “I’ve gone back to my company now.”
The two chatted for a while, but Bai Weiwei was still recovering and soon became sleepy. Xu Qingzhu sat beside her and coaxed her to sleep.
After she fell asleep, Liang Shicai lowered his voice and said, "She looks so tired."
Xu Qingzhu smoothed out the wrinkles between her brows, gestured to Liang Shi, and the two left the ward.
But the moment the ward door closed, Bai Weiwei opened her eyes.
Her empty eyes were filled with despair.
Why was Liang Shi able to arrive so promptly?
Why did Zhu Zi's relationship with Liang Shi improve after experiencing such a thing?
Why was she misunderstood as having an affair?
She loved Chen Liuying so much.
A tear rolled down Bai Weiwei's cheek, and she closed her eyes in despair.
//
Liang Shi and Xu Qingzhu were not in a good mood when they went home that night.
Xu Qingya was still waiting for them at home. As soon as she saw them return, she immediately got up to greet them, "My goodness, I thought you two were going to sleep at the company."
Xu Qingzhu glanced at her. "Can't you tell? He's annoyed with you, that's why he came back late."
"Hey," Xu Qingya pouted, "you're my own sister."
"Oh." Xu Qingzhu hung up her bag and casually asked, "Have you had dinner?"
"I've already eaten," Xu Qingya said. "By the way, I start school this Sunday."
Xu Qingzhu leaned back on the sofa, wearily pressing her temples. "Do you need us to take you?"
Xu Qingya turned to Liang Shi and said, "Sister Liang, can you give me a ride? Just drive that Porsche."
Xu Qingzhu: "...Vanity."
"What's wrong with a teenage girl being a little vain?" Xu Qingya said, her tone both unreasonable and assertive. "Does she have to be a bookworm like you?"
Xu Qingzhu gave her a cold glance.
Xu Qingya was sensible enough not to argue with Xu Qingzhu anymore. She simply greeted Liang Shi and went back to her room.
Seeing that Xu Qingzhu was too tired, Liang Shi went over and asked her if she wanted to go upstairs to take a shower before going to sleep. Xu Qingzhu said, "You can use the upstairs one, I'll shower downstairs."
There's no reason to take over someone else's house when you're living there.
Liang Shi didn't stand on ceremony with her, but helped her bring down her toiletries from upstairs.
Liang Shi always took a quick shower. After she finished, she would stand upstairs and look down. She was always worried that Xu Qingzhu might faint while taking a shower, given her constitution.
A short while later, Xu Qingya came out of the room with a water glass in her hand.
She looked up and asked, "Sister Liang, what are you looking at?"
Liang Shi blushed slightly, "No... I was just looking at the scenery."
Xu Qingya: "?"
She went to the kitchen to pour herself a glass of water, and then she saw her sister come out of the downstairs bathroom, her hair wet and her whole body steaming with moisture.
It looks like she just took a shower.
She walked over with her cup in her hand. "Why are you taking a shower downstairs?"
Xu Qingzhu was drying her hair with a towel, and her throat was a little dry when she was about to speak, so Xu Qingya thoughtfully handed her a cup.
Xu Qingzhu moistened her throat with water before answering, "Liang Shi is washing upstairs."
Xu Qingya: "...It's not like you two can't shower together."
Xu Qingzhu had just taken her second sip of water from her cup when she heard this and choked, coughing violently.
While patting her back, Xu Qingya said, "Do you have to react so strongly?"
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
"We're married now, taking a shower together isn't a big deal, is it?" Xu Qingya said. "We can even put on some shower gel for each other."
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
Shut up.
Her ears turned bright red.
However, she was secretly relieved that Liang Shi hadn't heard her words, otherwise he would have thought her sister was too unrestrained.
Xu Qingya's next words were, "You're right, aren't you, Sister Liang?"
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
She looked up and was met with another embarrassed face.
The two looked at each other, then simultaneously looked away.
Both died.
Xu Qingya pouted, "I don't understand you adults, you're all so coy after getting married."
Xu Qingzhu: "What do you know, you're just a kid. Go back to sleep."
Xu Qingya scoffed, glanced up at Liang Shi, and shrugged indifferently, "You two better not let me find out that you're in a marriage of convenience."
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
"What kind of marriage of convenience is this?" Xu Qingzhu was a little flustered, but still pretended to be calm. "What kind of things do you look at every day?"
Xu Qingya: "Serious stuff."
She raised an eyebrow at Xu Qingzhu, "Domineering Little Wife Falls in Love with Me, do you want to read it? I have two more copies here."