When Feng Qing was delirious from illness, she felt someone enter her room. She tried hard to open her eyes but achieved nothing.
When she woke up again, she was in the hospital, and Special Assistant Qi was sitting beside the bed.
Special Assistant Qi was dozing off. It seemed he had been keeping watch for a while. Feng Qing didn't wake him up immediately. Instead, she propped herself up on the bed and tried to pour herself a glass of water. But the water was a bit far away, and her first attempt failed.
She was worried about waking Special Assistant Qi up, so she decided to endure it. Before she knew it, an hour had passed.
When Special Assistant Qi woke up by himself, Feng Qing's throat was so dry that it felt like it was on fire. The moment their eyes met, Feng Qing asked him with a pained expression.
"Could you please do me a favor and pour me a glass of water?"
Special Assistant Qi quickly poured her a glass of water. After sitting down, he rubbed his eyes to fully wake up. "How long have you been awake? Why didn't you wake me up?"
Feng Qing gulped down a whole glass of water, then held the glass and looked at Special Assistant Qi. "Maybe I had a conscience and wanted you to rest a bit longer."
"It shouldn't be you who sent me to the hospital, right?" Feng Qing asked tentatively. She clearly felt someone enter her house when she was at home. It wasn't Special Assistant Qi's style to enter her house without saying a word.
Sure enough, Special Assistant Qi denied it. "There's obviously only one person who would do such a thing."
It was obvious who the answer was.
But Feng Qing still had doubts. "Then what's wrong with me?"
Special Assistant Qi scratched his nose. "You were absent from work without permission, and we couldn't reach you. When we found you, you had a high fever. You've been in a coma for a full three days."
Feng Qing:?!
How was that possible? She clearly felt fine. How could she be in a coma for three days all of a sudden?
Just as she was about to refute, she suddenly remembered that she had taken a half - hour cold shower before going to sleep that day, even pouring water on her head. It seemed normal to get sick.
"Well..." Feng Qing was about to ask something else when Special Assistant Qi quickly answered.
"Sheng Yan and I took turns taking care of you. It's my turn today." Then he added, "Do you want me to call him here now?"
"Why should I call him?" She didn't want to see him now. It would be best if she never saw him again!
"Didn't you... reconcile?"
"Who told you we reconciled?" Feng Qing suddenly looked stern. Her sickly seriousness was a bit scary. Special Assistant Qi quickly averted his gaze and chose not to look at her.
But he still continued to answer the question: "He could enter your house and find you, and then on your body... cough cough..." Special Assistant Qi didn't continue, but it was enough for Feng Qing to understand.
Those marks on her body, the marks left by Sheng Yan when he went crazy, were even visible to Special Assistant Qi.
Feng Qing instinctively wanted to check if there were still marks on her neck, but Special Assistant Qi told her that they had faded to the point of being invisible.
Although there were no marks now, Feng Qing still felt embarrassed. The real reason Sheng Yan left Special Assistant Qi to take care of her was probably to humiliate her.
"He threatened me with the company..." Feng Qing originally wanted to calmly explain the tricky problem she encountered. But as soon as she opened her mouth, it sounded different to Special Assistant Qi's ears. He was so excited that he almost stood up.
"He forced you?!"
Feng Qing quickly told him to calm down. She felt embarrassed and bitter, and her expression was even uglier than crying. "No, he didn't. Don't be so excited."
"I was going to say that he should become the largest shareholder of Fengxing soon. He may make some personnel decisions then. I'm worried he'll target you. Do you want to consider resigning now? I'll approve it, and you can leave immediately. You won't have to be tortured by him later."
After all, Fengxing was something she couldn't give up. She couldn't leave and had to endure Sheng Yan's torture. But Special Assistant Qi was different. With his ability, he was fully capable of starting his own business.
Special Assistant Qi laughed. After all, Feng Qing was a few years younger than him. Especially now that she had just recovered from a serious illness and was still in the hospital bed, she was worrying about his future.
What a picture it was!
"I'm not so weak that I need a woman's sympathy. Instead of worrying about others, you'd better think about your own situation."
Although Sheng Yan was young, his methods were well - known in the industry. Other experienced business people might still have the ability to resist, but Feng Qing, who had no contact with this industry before this year, would hardly have any room to resist.
Compared with anyone else, Feng Qing's situation was much more difficult.
But no matter what, he was an outsider in this matter. If he overstepped his bounds, it might not be a good thing for Feng Qing.
Maybe due to the lack of energy after the illness, Feng Qing was listless, without any fighting spirit or pride.
"I'm really exhausted. Even when I vomited blood from drinking with those uncles before, I wasn't this depressed. Because all my efforts could bring back rewards. But I just don't understand why the reward from Sheng Yan is like this."
Maybe her determination and lack of explanation when she left back then had hurt Sheng Yan a lot. But when they were together, Feng Qing had also been good to Sheng Yan. At least she was a competent girlfriend. All the happiness they had together was real. Wasn't it enough to have each other's sincere hearts?
How much did Sheng Yan hate her to completely erase all the real happiness of the past? In their relationship, only the day she left remained.
"I ask myself that I've never let him down, but he just hates me."
Special Assistant Qi had heard something about what happened back then, but he still hesitated whether Feng Qing knew some of the facts. Even when reminding her, he was a bit cautious.
"Did you tell him why you left back then?"
Feng Qing was stunned for a moment and still couldn't figure it out. "But it's not a very legitimate reason. Dad suddenly sent me abroad and told me not to tell anyone. It might be better not to explain such a reason."
With Sheng Yan's personality, he might even think she was deliberately lying.
Special Assistant Qi carefully observed Feng Qing's expression and found that she really seemed not to know some things. So he scratched his nose and gave her a rather formulaic suggestion.
"But I still think there's room for explanation. After all, only the two of you know your relationship well. You may figure out where his resentment comes from if you think carefully. It all depends on your determination and how much you can do for yourself, the chairman, and the company."
Feng Qing felt tired and quickly got back under the covers. Seeing this, Special Assistant Qi got up and went out of the ward to get some fresh air.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Sheng Yan standing outside.
Both of them were stunned for a moment, then quickly pretended as if nothing had happened.
"She's awake. Go in and see her?"
Sheng Yan's slightly raised hand finally dropped into a fist. He shook his head, looking nonchalant. "Since she's awake, there's no need to see her. Remember to tell her to return to work soon."
After saying that, Sheng Yan turned around and left. Special Assistant Qi, who was casually ordered around by him, stood there in confusion. Who was the boss here?
"What a pair of awkward people."