"What did you just say?"
Leng Chuanjin looked at her in disbelief.
Although she was somewhat reluctant in her heart, Xia Sanghuan still said those words coldly.
"He told me himself that he didn't think he could live through this winter."
"Instead of blaming me for what I said, you should come and accompany him more and talk to him about the outside world."
"Staying in bed alone all the time will drive anyone crazy sooner or later."
Hearing her words, he frowned tightly, grabbed her shoulders with one hand, and said in a low voice with gritted teeth, "If you have the guts, say it again."
He didn't control his strength for a moment. Hearing her soft cry of pain, he let go of his hand.
She curled the corner of her mouth and looked at him, sneering.
"I said that if your concern is only material, you'd better not feel so good about yourself."
After saying that, she walked away without looking back, completely ignoring the person behind her.
After hearing what she said, Leng Chuanjin fell into a long silence.
Yun Ye, who had been standing beside him, wanted to go up and persuade him, but after seeing his expression, he was so scared that he didn't dare to move a step.
The girl's words had unhesitatingly hit his sore spot.
In all his years, no one had ever dared to point out his mistakes in front of him.
Even his mother would only remind him euphemistically.
Since Leng Jingzhan got this illness, he had hired all the top medical doctors, brought in the world's top - level instruments, and prepared the most experienced nannies for the child.
But he simply didn't have the time to accompany him more.
He had to deal with a lot of work every day and be on guard against enemies who might crawl out of the shadows at any time.
Because his father had died early, he had been a strong and independent person since childhood. But because of his premature maturity, he was much duller than ordinary people in terms of emotions.
It should be said that he was more numb.
Having been exposed to the cruelty of the business world too early, his redundant emotions seemed to have been thrown into a safe by himself all at once, and then he had locked it himself.
Facing family affection, he only thought that as long as he gave his younger brother the best, everything would be fine.
Even before Leng Jingzhan got sick, he would occasionally play with him, but most of the time was still spent on study and work.
His most frequent contact with his younger brother and sister was to scold them on behalf of his soft - hearted mother when they made mistakes.
After saying those words to him, Xia Sanghuan walked out of the hospital all the way and took a taxi back to school.
She sat in the back seat and put her head on the cold car window, trying to cool down her face that had become hot because of excitement.
She had been so angry at that time that she had said those words without any scruples.
Although, if she had said these things to others, with her personality, she wouldn't have cared at all.
But why did her heart hurt so much now?
After the anger subsided, she gradually began to regret.
Second Brother was so busy with work every day that he definitely couldn't spare the time to accompany Jingzhan.
What she had said was simply making things difficult for others.
The scene of the argument with Leng Chuanjin just now kept flashing through her mind. She felt a little annoyed and simply stopped thinking about it.
Now, with Jiang Zimo's arrival, the research on the Black - Bone Spiritual Treasure could finally start.
However, this research was almost unprecedented. It would probably be a long way to go before the ingredients inside could really be used for pharmaceutical purposes.
She looked at the gloomy sky and wondered if she should go back to Qingshan Slope and bring back Master's books.
Leng Chuanjin calmed down in the corridor for a moment. After he had gathered his emotions, he returned to the ward.
He had originally planned to take a look at Jingzhan and then leave, but after hearing the girl's words, he decided to stay in the hospital tonight.
It was already after nine o'clock when Xia Sanghuan returned to the Leng family from the research room.
Since more ingredients had been extracted from the Black - Bone Spiritual Treasure, there were more things to study.
She had originally planned to go home and rest early today, but once she started researching, she forgot the time and it was already this late.
She dragged her tired body and pushed open the door.
The living room was empty and quiet. Only Wang Fu, who came to greet her, and a few cleaning servants were there.
She casually asked, "Has Brother Chuanjin not come back yet?"
Wang Fu was stunned for a moment when he heard her words and replied, "The eldest young master won't be coming home tonight. Didn't he say hello to the young lady?"
Leng Wanqing, who happened to be coming downstairs, heard their conversation. She stood on the stairs and rolled her eyes at Xia Sanghuan.
"Whether my brother is back or not, what does it matter to you?"
"You pestered my brother to take care of you when you were in the hospital before. I haven't even settled the score with you yet."
"And now you still have the nerve to ask this question?"
Her mouth was like a machine gun, rattling non - stop, which gave Xia Sanghuan a headache.
She gave Leng Wanqing, who was looking down on her from above, a cold look and said indifferently, "I really admire Second Miss for still having so much energy so late at night."
"However, Second Miss may have forgotten how she was beaten by me that day. Are you so talkative now because you want me to help you recall that scene?"
Although her expression was just calm, Leng Wanqing still couldn't help shivering when she looked at her face.
Sure enough, what Xia Anying said was true, that her younger sister was a bane.
Otherwise, how could there be someone who was like death itself? Just standing there made people feel breathless at a glance.
Considering that this pampered young lady was still young, she ignored her and turned to continue asking Wang Fu, "Did Brother Chuanjin say where he was going tonight?"
While asking the question, she tried hard to make her expression look calm.
She didn't know why, but she felt that if she showed that she really wanted to know about Second Brother's affairs, it would seem like she had lost.
Yes, she was still angry with him.
She had originally thought that Leng Chuanjin would go to a bar to drink himself into a stupor like the playboys in the novels. But after hearing the butler's reply that "the eldest young master said he would stay in the hospital to accompany Young Master Jingzhan tonight", her eyes lit up.
She didn't expect that he had taken her words to heart.
She held back the urge to smile and nodded at the butler.
"Okay, thank you, Uncle Wang. I see."
Then she asked again, "Uncle Wang, has Brother Chuanjin been taking the medicine I gave him recently?"
Hearing this, Leng Wanqing on the stairs quickly came down.
"What kind of medicine did you give my brother? You're not trying to poison him, are you?"
"Xia Sanghuan, let me tell you, if you want to take revenge on me, come at me directly. What do you mean by targeting my brother?"
She held back the urge to roll her eyes at her and her tone remained as calm as ever.
"If I wanted to take revenge on you, I would never use such a stupid method that would be traced back to me at once. Please don't measure me with your brain, okay?"
"And—"
As she said this, she pulled Leng Wanqing's sling back into place on her upper arm.