Chu Mu turned to look at her abruptly, his dark, beautiful eyes devoid of any warmth, as if he were radiating anger and danger. "You investigated her?"
Tao Yunjia had never seen Chu Mu like this before, and for a moment she didn't know what to say, or rather, she didn't dare to say anything.
Chu Mu stepped forward, looking into Tao Yunjia's beautiful eyes, his tone gentle. "Letting you come here with me is already the greatest concession I've made to you, but you can't do that with her. The Africa Division complained to me last time about the lack of manpower there; you probably don't want to go, right?"
Watching the black car drive away so gracefully, Tao Yunjia collapsed to the ground as if all her strength had left her, and burst into tears, completely disregarding her image as a cold and aloof beauty.
Why? Why should Shu Yi'an receive such a huge sacrifice from him when she did nothing? Why, after all these years and so much she gave up, can she still not get the slightest bit of his sympathy or his turning back? It's not fair…
Chu Mu, who was in the car, looked at the woman crying miserably in the rearview mirror and suddenly closed his eyes.
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The doctor, wearing thin rubber gloves, emerged from behind the screen and called out loudly, "It's ready, come out now."
Seeing this, Shu Yi'an rushed over, "Doctor, how is she?"
The doctor looked up at Shu Yi'an and shook his head. "You young people... you really don't respect yourselves. We'll do some tests to see if you have any infectious viruses, and I'll prescribe some anti-inflammatory topical medication. But I suggest you stay in the hospital for observation overnight. We'll be more at ease once the test results are out tomorrow morning."
Hearing the commotion, Su Ying came out, having already straightened her clothes. She took the lab report from the doctor without saying a word. Shu Yi'an didn't quite understand the doctor's words, her delicate brows furrowing. "Infectious virus? What does that mean?"
Su Ying lowered her head awkwardly, while the doctor gave Shu Yi'an a strange look. "AIDS virus. Your friend says he suspects he has HIV."
Su Ying whispered to Shu Yi'an, her beautiful face now filled with worry and exhaustion. "He's a drug addict, who knows if he's clean or not."
It turns out that what the doctor meant by "staying in the hospital for observation" was actually isolation.
Su Ying was isolated in a sterile observation room, and Shu Yi'an was also disinfected. The two looked at each other through the huge glass window, their eyes filled with the tender, sad emotions of young girls.
For some reason, looking at Su Ying in her isolation suit, Shu Yi'an suddenly missed the person who was far away in Germany.
Although he would inexplicably lose his temper, and although he could sometimes be so sullen that she dared not approach him. Although... he didn't love her... he had carefully protected her from all hardship, ensuring she had never suffered any grievances or darkness. She didn't have to worry about a mortgage, or diet to afford a coat or a piece of jewelry. Compared to Su Ying, Shu Yi'an lowered her head and silently wondered if she was taking her blessings for granted.
Her fingers traced the name on the screen, but she couldn't bring herself to press the button. Just as Miss Shu was struggling with this dilemma and feeling a bit resentful, the phone in her hand suddenly started vibrating incessantly, startling her.
The caller was none other than Mr. Chu, whom Ms. Shu had been muttering to herself.
Shu Yi'an covered her face with some embarrassment and answered the call, holding the phone to her ear but not speaking first. Chu Mu, however, spoke through the receiver from across the ocean, his deep, sexy voice sounding incredibly familiar and...longing to Ms. Shu.
Where?
Shu Yi'an unconsciously twirled the ring on her finger, answering with an unusually fussy tone, "At the hospital..."
Chu Mu paused, holding the plane ticket, then turned and walked around the long queue, frowning as he asked, "Is the injury to your knee serious? Which hospital are you in?"
Shu Yi'an subconsciously waved her hand, only to realize dumbfounded that the other person couldn't see her at all. "...It wasn't me, it was Su Ying. She wasn't feeling well, so I accompanied her to see the doctor."
Chu Mu glanced at the time and pondered, "It's almost ten o'clock. I'll have someone pick you up."
Shu Yi'an silently glanced back at Su Ying, feeling a little sad. "She needs to stay in the hospital for observation. I'll stay with her at the hospital tonight." As a person with backbone, Miss Shu never forgot that she and Chu Mu were arguing, so her tone was very calm.
Chu Mu knew Shu Yi'an was angry, but looking at the time marked on the ticket, he still smiled faintly and said, "Okay. Be careful."
A notification sounded in the hall reminding passengers flying to Beijing to proceed to the boarding gate. Chu Mu picked up the phone and walked inside. "That's fine, I'll call you tomorrow."
Miss Shu stared dejectedly at the suddenly black screen, mentally berating herself a thousand times. "Serves you right for answering the phone! All that warm greeting?! Forget about it! No wonder people bully you!"
But Miss Shu didn't know that the scene when Mr. Chu appeared before her more than ten hours later was one she would never forget for the rest of her life. The emotion of that scene was one that would still bring tears to Shu Yi'an's eyes even after she had experienced countless hardships and her heart had turned to ashes.
Three men, sitting in the woods far outside the hospital building, were making wild guesses. "Boss, the two of them haven't come out this late. Could something be up?"
Yang Ke, a cigarette dangling from his lips, shook his head in a flippant manner. "No way, he probably just wants to stay here for a quiet night."
"Okay, you two go out and find some building materials and buy two bundles of thick hemp rope, the stronger the better, and get some tools too."
"What kind of guy is that?" The man beside him scratched his head in confusion. "Medicine?"
"Are you stupid?!" Yang Ke slapped him. "If things don't go well tomorrow, we'll kidnap her and demand money. I don't believe her family would be willing to let those photos leak out."
"What about that woman? We don't have a picture of her!"
"Pah!" Yang Ke spat on the ground. "Can't you just take pictures on the spot? That girl is way prettier than Su Ying. Besides, she could be a hostage. Look at that girl's expensive clothes, she might even be a rich woman."
"Alright! Let's go!!"
Yang Ke watched the two departing figures with satisfaction, his mind racing as he planned his actions for tomorrow. The night was deep.
Author's note: Updates are delayed; the school's internet speed is absolutely awful.
I saw a post on Weibo today and wanted to share it with you.
The online literature industry, whether authors or editors, should be grateful to the readers who still pay to read in this environment; without them, there would be no industry.
The universe bows in gratitude~
Chapter 24
After a tense and difficult night, the test results finally came out.
The doctor opened the door to the isolation room and gestured for several nurses to help Su Ying remove her protective suit, while handing her the test results. "Luckily, she's fine."
Upon hearing this from outside the door, Shu Yi'an breathed a sigh of relief, and Su Ying also smiled, a rare occurrence for her. The two sisters hugged each other, deeply grateful for what seemed like a narrow escape.
The doctor sighed and shook his head. "You still need to be careful and remember to take your medication on time. You can be discharged now. These young people..."
Linking arms with Su Ying, they slowly walked to the parking lot outside the hospital. Shu Yi'an held the car keys in her hand and looked at Su Ying seriously, "Where to now?"
Only now did Su Ying truly feel her existence in this world. Upon receiving the doctor's test results, she realized how fortunate she was to be alive. At the same time, the hatred and anger she felt towards Yang Ke were stronger than ever before. Under the bright sunlight, a hint of ruthlessness appeared on her beautiful face.