"Doctor, I've got work to do."
"I'm wondering if you value your life or your work more!" The doctor had never met someone as work - obsessed and life - neglecting as Ji Siyue. His tone grew serious.
Ji Siyue hesitated for a moment and said in a bargaining tone, "Doctor, I just got back from abroad. My work is crucial. I can't stay in the hospital all day. How about this? I'll come to the hospital once a day for you to check me. As for the IV drip, can I do it at the company? I'll return all the medical waste."
The doctor initially refused because Ji Siyue's request was absurd. But Ji Siyue kept bothering the doctor until he got off work. Finally, the doctor reluctantly agreed that she didn't need to be hospitalized, but she had to spare three hours each day for treatment in the hospital.
From then on, Ji Siyue finally began to pay attention to her health.
She worked all day during the day and took her laptop to the hospital to work overtime at night. Days passed like this.
Just when Ji Siyue thought her life would continue in such a peaceful way, an unexpected guest suddenly showed up at the company.
Looking at the woman sitting in front of her, Ji Siyue couldn't deny that her feelings were complicated.
Two years ago, it was this woman who caused the first big rift between her and Qin Chengyao. Although she blamed herself for not asking clearly at that time, it was still a knot in her heart.
"Si Yue, long time no see."
"Lawyer Liu, long time no see."
"I'm no longer a lawyer. I quit a long time ago." Liu Xuejiao flipped her hair, inadvertently showing the ring on her left middle finger.
The three - carat ring sparkled. It was the dream of every woman, and Ji Siyue was no exception.
When she left, the news said that Qin Chengyao was engaged, and his fiancée was Liu Xuejiao.
"Ji Siyue, do you have anything you want to ask me?"
"Ms. Liu came here specifically just to answer my questions?"
Liu Xuejiao adjusted to a more comfortable position and said, "Of course not. I have something to tell you."
Ji Siyue raised her eyebrows, showing an expression of "I'm all ears".
"Actually, when Qin Chengyao got engaged to me at that time, he just wanted to stimulate you and make you change your mind. None of us expected that you would be so cruel as to just leave and abandon all your friends."
"What are you trying to say?"
"I'm trying to say that you left cleanly, and Qin Chengyao also blocked you out completely. As far as I know, he never mentioned your name in front of outsiders. It was as if the moment you got on the plane and left, he also removed you from his heart completely."
Ji Siyue's heart suddenly twitched when she heard this.
She understood that she could never be so calm when it came to Qin Chengyao.
Liu Xuejiao noticed Ji Siyue's reaction and unconsciously clenched her fist. She continued,
"But that's just on the surface."
Hearing this, Ji Siyue looked up and asked, "What do you mean?"
"He never mentions you when he's sober. Once I saw him drunk. He cried and called your name all night. He didn't say anything else, just kept calling..."
Ji Siyue's breath caught in her throat.
Did Qin Chengyao really act like that?
"Although I have this ring, I've never won against you." Liu Xuejiao stared at the ring on her hand and said with a smile, "Seriously, Ji Siyue, do you really have no heart? Can you really forget him completely?"
Ji Siyue didn't answer. She just sat there, looking at the ring. The sudden glint of the ring made her eyes blur for a moment. She almost started to miss the past again.
Liu Xuejiao slowly took off the ring, as if she was removing something from her life.
She put the ring on the table in front of Ji Siyue and pushed it forward a bit.
Ji Siyue looked up and asked, "What are you doing?"
"I think this thing never belonged to me." Liu Xuejiao said, "This ring is a limited - edition Tiffany ring from four years ago. He bought it a long time ago, even before we reunited. So it should belong to you."
"It doesn't belong to me either." Ji Siyue didn't dare to look at it anymore.
"No, it belongs to you. Qin Chengyao's heart has always belonged to you."
Ji Siyue looked at the ring and suddenly let out a beautiful yet sad laugh. Slowly, word by word, she said a sentence.
...
"But I'll never love Qin Chengyao again."
Liu Xuejiao listened to the recording of this sentence on her phone. She turned around and looked at the JM Group building behind her. Then she tightly clenched the ring in her hand again.
Yes, Ji Siyue was right.
Although this thing didn't belong to her, at least it was still in her hand.
Since Ji Siyue had been out of the game, she wouldn't give her any more chances.
This recording was sent to Qin Chengyao's phone through the cold and heartless internet.
...
Qin Chengyao was sitting quietly on the sofa in his apartment.
The room was not lit. The sunlight coming in from outside just made everything in the room visible to Qin Chengyao.
It was still the same as before. The furnishings of all the items and the decoration of the room were exactly the same as when Ji Siyue was here.
But Qin Chengyao knew that Ji Siyue would never come to this room again.
He had guarded this place for so long, just hoping to see if Ji Siyue would come one day. But in the end, all he got was the news that she was going to sell it.
Qin Chengyao bought it. Although it was just an empty shell full of memories now, it was still better than nothing.
"Ding dong~!"
The phone screen lit up, and the light filled half of the room.
Qin Chengyao reached out and opened it. It was a WeChat message from Liu Xuejiao.
There were also unanswered WeChat messages from different dates on this chat.
21:34, November 30th, 2019
[Jiaojiao]: Do you want to have dinner together today?
14:23, December 6th, 2019
[Jiaojiao]: Your company's anniversary is tomorrow. Do you need me to show up?
11:12, December 21st, 2019
[Jiaojiao]: It's my mom's birthday. Come with me.
00:00, December 31st, 2019
[Jiaojiao]: It's been three years. Marry me.
23:00, January 23rd, 2019
[Jiaojiao]: You're such a jerk. You haven't replied to my WeChat messages for a whole year.
Just now, February 2nd, 2020
[Jiaojiao]: File
He opened it, and there was a two - second recording inside.
"Pity, I'll never love Qin Chengyao again."