"The engagement was arranged by my grandfather and my father before my grandfather fell into a coma. I had absolutely no idea about it. In the end, it should be me apologizing to you."
Li Xiaoru hung her head in shame.
"What's done is done. There's no changing it now."
Bo Jingyu's expression was struggling, but he had no choice but to accept it.
"I can have a fake engagement with you!"
He stared blankly at her beaming face. Memories flashed through his mind, and Shen Ximan's mischievous face emerged.
"Second Young Master? Second Young Master!"
"I heard you," Bo Jingyu came to his senses and replied sullenly.
"So do you agree or not?"
Li Xiaoru couldn't be sure from his barely noticeable expression.
"As the manager of Juanyi and the daughter of Li Rui, do you think we can easily pull any tricks with this matter that has already spread like wildfire?"
He didn't quite approve of her idea.
The past was the past after all. Shen Ximan had a better life, and Bo Jingyu couldn't just stay where he was.
"But the person you like is clearly..."
He interrupted her first. "Let's just go ahead with it as planned."
With that, Bo Jingyu opened the door and observed the surroundings. After making sure there were no spies planted by Bo Siming, he signaled Li Xiaoru with his eyes.
She obediently trotted away like a little white rabbit.
"Miss, shall we go back to the company or the residence?" the driver asked.
"Has the betrothal gift from the Bo family been delivered?"
"It has been delivered."
"Then let's go to the mall. I want to buy him a suit."
Li Xiaoru blushed and secretly snickered to herself.
After what just happened, she thought Bo Jingyu was a very gentlemanly person. He had been considerate of her in every way and had only said those harsh words on purpose.
She had a hint of testing in her words when she mentioned the fake engagement just now.
Unexpectedly, the result was really a surprise.
Seeing Li Xiaoru in the back seat smiling like a flower, the driver quickly edited a message and secretly sent it to Li Rui.
In the president's office of Juanyi, it was filled with congratulatory gifts.
"Congratulations, President Li!"
"Thank you for coming all the way here, President He. You've really gone to a lot of trouble."
Li Rui shook hands with him with a smile, and his uncontrollable joy seeped out from the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.
"I've brought a few new styles of dresses. You can let Manager Li try them on. If there's anything you're not satisfied with, we'll change it right away!"
"Hehe, sure, sure. Have a seat, have a seat."
Hearing his approval, President He had no mood to sit and chat. He excitedly found an excuse and rushed to the company to arrange large - scale production tasks.
Li Rui stroked the fabric of the dresses and shook his head disdainfully.
"Do they think my daughter would wear something made of this kind of material? Not even good enough for a diaper!"
Thinking of this, he immediately called Sushi Entertainment.
"Hello, is President Su Minghan there?"
He was the very picture of a sycophant.
After a cooperation meeting, Juanyi had benefited greatly!
First, there were a few small profitable projects given by the Bo family as compensation. Then, there were two cooperations with Ahairei. Companies were lining up to do business with Juanyi.
If they could form a substantial friendship with Sushi Entertainment at this time, it would be a piece of cake for Juanyi to make it into the top 100 in Yancheng.
"Sorry, President Su is out. Do you want to leave a message?"
Li Rui was taken aback. "Out? Where did he go?"
The receptionist was embarrassed. "Sorry, we can't disclose that."
"… Okay then. Please tell him that President Li of Juanyi would like to invite him to a private dinner. He can set the time."
"Okay."
After hanging up, the receptionist sent the message to the president's office.
The sun was shining brightly, and the breeze was gentle.
Su Minghan and Xiao Shujing were standing in front of Yancheng Psychiatric Hospital.
"Have you thought it through?" he looked calmly at the gate.
"… Yes."
"You could be studying in school, but you have to get involved in this mess."
Xiao Shujing misinterpreted Su Minghan's words. Was he concerned about her?
"There are all kinds of crazy people in there."
"Everything has a first time. I want to give it a try."
He looked at Xiao Shujing's forced calm expression and secretly laughed to himself.
Didn't Su Minghan know what was on this girl's mind? She was just jealous of Tian Danni's growing influence.
It was the same with the endorsement last time. The main reason was to get in touch with Ahairei, and the indirect reason was to show off again, but the result was often disappointing.
Ahairei didn't show any intention of continuing to cooperate with Xiao Shujing, and it even made her the target of criticism. The public opinion hadn't died down yet.
Fortunately, Su Minghan had found her a way out.
Although the public service advertisement for the psychiatric hospital wasn't as popular as Tian Danni's, it was more than enough to redeem Xiao Shujing's personal image.
"Let's go. The dean is already waiting."
"Okay," Xiao Shujing followed closely behind.
"Thank you so much, President Su and Teacher Xiao!"
The dean was kind - faced and showed his gratitude with all his sincerity.
"You're being too polite. Please show us around first."
Su Minghan accepted his gratitude and proposed the plan first.
"But Teacher Xiao…"
The dean looked worriedly at Xiao Shujing.
"It's okay. I'll be by her side."
These words were like a willow leaf by the river in spring, slowly spinning in the air and gently falling on the river surface. She felt an infinite warmth and comfort.
"That's good, that's good," the dean said, relieved.
As soon as they entered the hospital area, they saw several nurses leading dozens of people doing exercises in an orderly queue.
Xiao Shujing took a few extra glances and didn't think there was anything wrong with these people.
They were no different from the women walking on the street.
Suddenly, a girl in the last row made her blood run cold.
"What's wrong?" Su Minghan saw the woman behind him so frightened that her face was as white as a sheet, as if she had seen a monster.
"Nothing, it's okay."
She lowered her head to calm herself down and quickly walked to his side.
He looked around again and saw nothing unusual.
But to take care of Xiao Shujing's emotions, he walked on her left side, carefully protecting her within reach.
But she didn't notice at all and was still in shock from just now.
"This is the place where the patients often take walks and rest."
The dean was introducing this leisure area that was like a garden. The old people were sitting together chatting happily, looking very comfortable.
"You've managed the hospital area very well," Su Minghan praised.
"Thank you for your kind words, President Su. These patients usually seem no different from ordinary people, but once their illness flares up, even three or four people can't hold them back. Several nurses have already been seriously injured."
Hearing this, Xiao Shujing's expression seemed even more sorrowful.
She wasn't sure if the person she saw just now was the one in her memory. But if it really was, she would definitely have an irresistible urge to escape.
That innate sense of repulsion should have disappeared long ago.
But when it came back again, Xiao Shujing found that she hadn't improved at all. She would still be scared when she saw that person and would still tremble like a helpless animal hiding in the dark.