Shen Ximan woke up from her coma and stared blankly at the ceiling.
The strong smell of disinfectant made it crystal clear to her where she was.
Could the tactile sensation she had just experienced not have been a dream?
Bo Jingyu...
Just as she was thinking, he pushed the door open and walked in.
"Awake?" came that familiar yet cold voice.
"Why?"
Bo Jingyu raised an eyebrow. "Why what?"
"Aren't we just using each other? Why did you save me?"
Although Shen Ximan knew the answer well, she still asked with a glimmer of hope.
"If you're gone, who will treat my headache?"
Sure enough, he had his own motives.
How could someone with no emotional connection to her offer a helping hand? Especially in this cruel and competitive society.
The light in her eyes dimmed. "Grandpa has already made me sign the divorce agreement. Don't be angry with him. Just sign it too."
Bo Jingyu wasn't happy to hear this.
"Are you ordering me?"
Fueled by resentment, Shen Ximan stiffened her neck and argued with him. "What's the use of keeping me? I don't understand the rules and regulations of your family, and I don't want to be someone's scapegoat or stepping stone!"
"Can't you just let me be an ordinary person? Why do you have to drag me into your world and your circle!"
He gritted his teeth in anger. "An Ruo is in my hands and within my control. If you want her back, you have to listen to me!"
"You despicable villain!"
Shen Ximan wanted to pull out the needle on the back of her hand to argue with him, but unexpectedly, he anticipated her next move and quickly grabbed her wrist to warn her.
"Your injury isn't fully healed." Bo Jingyu endured his anger and tried to coax her.
"If you don't let go, I'll bite my tongue and kill myself!"
He didn't expect her to be so stubborn, unyielding, and single - minded, with a terribly bad temper.
"I won't touch you. If you get hurt later, it'll be you who suffers."
Bo Jingyu still let go and compromised. He was afraid she'd do something reckless.
"Su Minghan is guarding outside. If you need anything, just shout." After giving these instructions, he left the ward with a gloomy face.
Shen Ximan looked at the closed door and felt a strange sense of guilt.
Was she... too harsh just now?
But it was his fault for being so self - righteous in front of her and involving An Ruo. He was simply detestable!
"Can't you just be a bit more considerate and not sign the divorce agreement? I have plenty of ways to torment you! Sooner or later, you'll be fed up."
She muttered to herself resentfully.
"Did you two have a fight?" Su Minghan glanced at the person in the ward and walked to the window in the corridor with his hands in his pockets.
"Cigarette." Bo Jingyu was in a really bad mood.
"You're in the hospital. No smoking. Endure it."
Bo Jingyu glared at him. "Thanks for today."
Su Minghan put his arm around his shoulder and smiled simply. "What are friends for? By the way, I've had a curious question on my mind since just now."
Bo Jingyu removed his hand and sighed helplessly. "Speak."
"Do you like that second young lady of the Shen family?"
Bo Jingyu was stunned, and the surprise in his eyes flashed by quickly. "Impossible."
Su Minghan imitated his urgent look just now.
"Man'er! Hold on. I'll take you to the hospital soon!"
Bo Jingyu twitched the corner of his eye and punched him with a black - faced expression.
"If you don't shut up, I'll kill you."
Su Minghan hugged his stomach, tears streaming from the pain.
"I'm sorry. It's just a joke. I've never seen any other expression on your face. That's why I'm curious."
Bo Jingyu frowned. "Other expressions?"
"Concern. That's the feeling I get." He grinned wickedly.
Concerned about Shen Ximan? It was sheer nonsense!
She had neither a good figure nor good looks. She was stubborn and wouldn't listen to advice. She got annoyed when scolded and chattered on and on. She was so annoying!
How could he possibly like a woman like that!
Bo Jingyu adjusted his mindset. "I'm going back to the company. You stay here and watch her. If she tries to escape, catch her right away. And find a few nurses to keep an eye on her too."
"Got it. Hurry up and go, you busy man."
He hesitated for a few seconds and then left in a hurry.
Su Minghan watched his back and giggled. "Poor guy. He's fallen in love but doesn't even realize it."
At the Bo family mansion.
As soon as Bo Siming came back, he saw the living room in a complete mess.
There were broken glass shards and smashed porcelain on the floor.
The white - haired old man was sitting on the sofa out of breath, with a purple - blue face full of indignation.
He pretended to look blank and said, "What... what on earth happened? Grandpa, who made you so angry!"
Bo Yanhai glared at him with his hawk - like eyes. "Where have you been these days?"
"I wasn't feeling well, so I stayed in the hospital for a few days." Bo Siming lied.
"Humph. There's a private doctor at home, but you go to the hospital to enjoy yourself. You're idle and do nothing. No wonder you got fewer votes than your younger brother at the board meeting!"
His pupils constricted, and he clenched his fists tightly.
Did he mean that he was inferior to that murderer who killed his own mother?!
"Grandpa, do you mean he's better than me?"
Bo Yanhai saw his gloomy and angry expression and realized he had spoken too harshly. He gradually softened his tone.
"That rebellious grandson! He refuses to sign the divorce agreement and even went to the Shen family to cause a huge commotion and took the girl away. I'm so angry!"
Bo Siming frowned. "Wasn't he on a business trip to City S?"
"Humph! For that Shen girl, he came back early! I really don't know what's wrong with him. How could he fall for such a person."
This was completely different from the information Bo Siming had collected!
Shen Shiyu didn't tell him this important piece of news. It seemed that she had something on her mind and didn't dare to say it.
Bo Siming rolled his eyes and came up with a plan.
"Grandpa, we need to think this through carefully. Brother is an impatient person. Forcing him to do something he doesn't want may not work and could even have the opposite effect."
Bo Yanhai looked at him sideways. "How do you suggest we think it through?"
"Accept her. After all, she's the second young lady of the Shen family. Make her do some rough work. She'll surely get bored soon."
"Humph. She's worthless!" He snorted disdainfully.
"Whether it'll work or not, you won't know until you try."
Bo Siming squinted his eyes and smiled innocently.
As long as he could get Shen Ximan back, he didn't believe he couldn't have her. Even if he had to use despicable means, he would avenge his past humiliation!
Moreover, it could also stimulate Bo Jingyu. Why not do it?
"I'll trust you this once. Go and bring the girl back yourself tomorrow."
With that, Bo Yanhai went upstairs to rest with a scowl on his face.
The smile on Bo Siming's face immediately faded. His fingertips quickly danced across the phone screen as he dialed a number.
"Miss me?" Shen Shiyu's coquettish voice came through.
"I'll shoot you dead!"
She trembled with fear, and her face instantly turned ashen.