Although Huo Cheng had done his best, there was no rushing the recovery of memory. They could only wait for Jiang Lihao to recover gradually on his own. Moreover, compared to waking up from a coma, this was a much less difficult task.
Everyone, including the doctors, was optimistic.
Before long, they resumed their normal lives.
Gu Sisi's leave of absence had expired. Since Huo Cheng had arranged for a specific person to take care of Jiang Lihao, Gu Sisi was quite at ease about this.
However, when she saw Yang Qian at the company, she felt an indescribable sense of awkwardness.
After some thought, she decided to keep silent.
It was really hard to bring up the matter. There was no point in making more people worry. Besides, considering Yang Qian's feelings for Jiang Lihao, she was afraid that Yang Qian might lose her head and fret over it.
Maybe she should wait until Jiang Lihao had recovered a bit and shown some signs of regaining his memory before telling Yang Qian?
Gu Sisi sat alone in her office, twirling a pen. Although her eyes were fixed on the documents, her mind had wandered far away.
"Sister Sisi."
Suddenly, a voice pulled her back to reality. She looked up blankly and saw Yang Qian smiling at her.
She capped the pen and closed the documents. Her mind was slow to catch up, but after a few seconds, she finally regained her senses.
"What's up?" she asked softly.
Yang Qian stretched and slumped into a chair. Her eyes were full of weariness as she let out a big yawn. She murmured to herself, "I'm so exhausted."
Then, she leaned forward excitedly and whispered to Gu Sisi, "Sister Sisi, you came just in time. If you hadn't, I would have contacted you anyway."
"?? What's going on?" Could it be something important?
"Don't you remember how you were eliminated from the previous painting contests? This time, you have to seize the opportunity!" Yang Qian whispered, "Some people deliberately got you kicked out before. Well, now we'll see if they can still pull such tricks!"
Yang Qian clearly felt a sense of vindication.
Gu Sisi glanced at the calendar and realized that it was indeed the time for registration.
A look of surprise flashed across her eyes. She had completely forgotten about it. These days had been rather "eventful".
She waved her hand and said dejectedly, "There are so many talented people. I may not be the one."
"Nonsense!" Yang Qian stood up excitedly. "If it weren't for those people using connections to squeeze you out, they wouldn't even stand a chance against you based on their real skills!"
Yang Qian was right. Usually, the contestants from their company couldn't even make it to the finals, which showed how mediocre they were.
"I... I'll give it a try." Gu Sisi finally made up her mind.
At the same time, General Manager Wang summoned Gu Sisi for a talk.
"The company hopes you'll participate in the contest this time. We hope you'll do your best to bring honor to our company," General Manager Wang said kindly, clasping his fists under his chin.
Gu Sisi was still undecided. She found General Manager Wang's behavior a bit strange. She asked puzzledly, "Isn't it the case that each department recommends candidates first, and then the company's upper management makes the final decision?"
"Them?" A sarcastic smile played on General Manager Wang's lips. "If they had any real skills, they wouldn't have been just making up the numbers for so many years."
Then he smiled and said, "Fortunately, you have the talent, Sisi. I can trust you with this."
Gu Sisi was caught off guard by this news. She had a bad feeling about it. If the company directly appointed her, there would surely be a lot of dissatisfaction among the others.
She told Yang Qian about it.
Yang Qian was excited. "What are you afraid of? Once you win a prize, they'll be the ones to feel ashamed. Do they think no one knows what they've done?"
She looked disdainfully at Peng Die in the distance and rolled her eyes.
It seemed that she really disliked this person.
In fact, Gu Sisi didn't have a choice but to accept, because the company had already announced the decision.
Everyone knew about it. Most people didn't care, but a small number of them showed some reaction.
"Congratulations!" Peng Die walked straight towards them, startling Yang Qian. Yang Qian thought Peng Die had seen her and was about to run away, but then she saw Peng Die staring intently at Gu Sisi and breathed a sigh of relief.
Was she going to pick a fight with Sister Sisi? Yang Qian's temper flared up.
"Thank you," Gu Sisi nodded.
Then, to Yang Qian's surprise, Peng Die turned around and left immediately, as if she had just come to offer congratulations.
Was Peng Die really such a person? Yang Qian was completely confused.
She was about to discuss it with Gu Sisi when she saw Gu Sisi eating seriously, looking like she didn't care about anything else. Sure enough, after finishing her meal, Gu Sisi rushed to the painting studio.
Seeing Gu Sisi like this, Yang Qian also snapped out of her tiredness. She clenched her fists and secretly vowed, "It seems I have to work harder too."
Then she turned around and threw herself into work while others were taking a break.
...
Gu Sisi delegated most of her work to her team, but she was worried about overloading them. So she hardly had any time to rest. She was either working or painting.
Her life was quite fulfilling.
One day, she happened to glance out of the window and saw a strange person. The more she thought about it, the stranger it seemed.
She sat back on her painting chair, but the figure of that person still lingered in her mind. She decided to draw him.
However, as soon as she sketched out the outline, Gu Sisi stopped.
This person...
Gu Sisi rushed downstairs.
Sure enough, she saw the person walking towards the front desk. The girl at the front desk, although trying to stay calm, couldn't help but take a step back.
Anyone would be scared. Who would go out wrapped in such a large piece of gauze on a normal day?
That's right. It was Jiang Lihao.
"What are you doing here?" Gu Sisi exclaimed in surprise.
Wasn't he supposed to be in the hospital at this time?
Hearing the familiar voice, Jiang Lihao quickly turned around and walked towards Gu Sisi. The girl at the front desk heaved a sigh of relief.
Occasionally, people passing by in the lobby would look over curiously.
Gu Sisi had no choice but to drag him upstairs and put him in the painting studio. At this time, she was the only one in the studio.
"Tell me why you left the hospital?" Gu Sisi said with a cold face. Only then did she notice the hospital tape on his hand. It was obvious that he had just run out, and she didn't know why he had changed out of his hospital gown.
Judging from how loose his clothes were, she knew they weren't his.
"I don't want to stay in the hospital!" Jiang Lihao sat on the chair, looking sulky.
Gu Sisi sighed. She really had no control over him. She asked, "Then why did you come here?"
"To find you!" Jiang Lihao said matter-of-factly, ignoring Gu Sisi's frustrated expression. He continued, "How could you just leave me in the hospital and run away?"
"??" Although Gu Sisi didn't quite understand, she had no choice but to go along with his words. "Then shall we go back to the hospital first? I'll take you back."
"No!" Jiang Lihao quickly ran to the corner farthest from the door and sat down.
Gu Sisi was speechless.
Just as she was about to go out and contact the hospital, she saw Yang Qian walking towards her excitedly.
She quickly closed the door and pretended to be calm. She forced a smile and asked, "What's up? You look so happy."