She felt cold all over, shivering uncontrollably, and her hair was drenched.
Just as Xiao Shujing's head started to feel slightly dizzy, the pitter - patter of the rain in her ears suddenly became less clear.
The raindrops no longer fell on her head.
"Didn't you say that Xiao Yang would pick you up downstairs?"
Su Minghan held an umbrella, with the heartache in his eyes beyond control.
"Why are you here?" Xiao Shujing looked at him in surprise.
The emotions welled up and she couldn't hold back her tears, which fell one by one.
"I really don't understand what you're up to," he reached out and tucked her wet bangs behind her ears. "Are you deliberately putting on a show for me?"
"I'm not so humble as to joke about my own body."
She was extremely disappointed. She didn't expect that he would still pour cold water on her at this moment.
Su Minghan was obviously angry. "Then tell me where Xiao Yang is?"
"If she received your notice but didn't wait for you downstairs, it's only reasonable for me to punish her and fire her. If she never received the notice at all, tell me, whom should I believe?"
Xiao Shujing looked up, her eyes hazy.
"She asked for leave to go back to her hometown today. I didn't ask her to come."
"Then why did you lie just now? Is it fun?"
He was pressing her hard, saying things against his will.
"What do you want me to do?" Xiao Shujing's tears mixed with the rainwater, sliding salty to her lips. "You're already impatient with me. Do you expect me to pester you?"
"Just leave me alone. Go find your Tian Danni."
If she hadn't added this sentence, Su Minghan might have pitied her a bit.
But now, this sentence was like a spark that ignited a fire and couldn't be stopped.
"I wish I had never met you."
Xiao Shujing's pupils dilated in shock, and her heart felt like it was being torn apart.
"If I had never met you, I wouldn't have fallen in love with you."
He confessed the trouble that had been weighing on his heart. "If I had never met you, you wouldn't have wavered and struggled to break free from me and escape."
"Please, stop torturing yourself from now on. I can't bear to see such behavior, and I don't want to go through it a second time."
Just when Xiao Shujing thought it was completely over between them, Su Minghan's next words were like a dying tree coming back to life, giving her hope again.
"Do you like me? Answer me with your sincere heart."
She wasn't stupid.
She could see the eagerness and expectation in his eyes.
Xiao Shujing thought this might be the last chance in her life.
Whether it was the chairman's threat or the gossiping opinions of others, at this moment, they all seemed less important.
She liked the man in front of her.
She liked him to the point of madness.
"I like you."
Su Minghan smiled faintly. "Like who?"
"You." Xiao Shujing's eyes sparkled like stars.
"I only have one sincere heart. Catch it."
With that, he held the umbrella in one hand and clasped the back of her head with the other. Under the pouring rain, their lips met in a kiss.
At this moment, in the business car waiting for the red light not far away, Tian Danni watched their figures expressionlessly.
She had rushed here in a hurry and called Assistant Jiang countless times. Her original intention was to meet Su Minghan and invite him to dinner.
After all, she hadn't informed him in advance about asking Xiao Shujing to take her place.
Out of courtesy, she should apologize.
Learning that Su Minghan's car had just left Juanyi, Tian Danni thought she might run into him. She never expected such a coincidence.
Their embrace and kiss in the rain were enough to prove their relationship.
She lowered her eyelids, her nose aching painfully.
How ridiculous.
This time, she had actually given her rival a full - strength revival.
Tian Danni put on her sunglasses self - deprecatingly and pretended to take a nap on the headrest.
"Go back to the apartment."
The driver was stunned. "Teacher Tian, aren't we going to find General Manager Su?"
"I don't want to look for him anymore. Let's go back."
Her tone was extremely calm, as if she was tired or heart - worn.
The driver didn't ask any more questions and just did as he was told.
The warm liquid welled up in her eyes, but Tian Danni forced herself to hold it back. She thought Su Minghan had completely given up on Xiao Shujing, but unexpectedly, he still missed her.
No matter how unworthy and controversial this woman was.
He still loved her.
This real assist made Tian Danni's heart ache like being stabbed by a knife.
Yancheng Hospital.
As soon as Bo Jingyu arrived at the first - floor lobby, he ran into Bo Jingming coming out of the VIP elevator. He quickly stepped forward to greet him.
"Father."
"How's the matter going?" He nodded in response with one hand in his pocket.
"For the time being, it's going smoothly. I'll keep a close eye on the follow - up progress."
Bo Jingming frowned. "For the time being? Are you not sure?"
Thinking that Shen Ximan might cause trouble again behind his back, Bo Jingyu had some concerns. "Father, I have my own plans."
"You're the president of the company now, the helmsman. Making a connection with Ahairei is the greatest benefit to the Bo family. If your grandfather were awake, he would definitely tell me the same thing."
"Take every project seriously. Cooperate if you can instead of competing."
After Bo Jingming gave a few instructions, he changed the topic.
"There's something I need to discuss with you. I've already told Siming in advance."
Bo Jingyu was puzzled. "What is it? Please tell me."
"I'm planning to transfer your grandfather to a hospital abroad."
As soon as he heard this, he immediately got anxious. "No way!"
Bo Jingming didn't expect his reaction to be so intense. "Why?"
"Aren't you always on bad terms with your grandfather? Why are you so protective when it comes to this matter? Are you hiding something from me?"
Facing his father's acumen, Bo Jingyu showed no flaw on the surface.
"I was just being childish before and always made grandfather angry. Now I want to make up for it. The domestic medical team is not bad. Please trust me."
"I've already contacted foreign experts about this. They have a way to wake your grandfather up in a short period of time. If he keeps lying like this, we might even miss the only chance."
"But..." Bo Jingyu still wanted to try to change the situation.
But Bo Jingming didn't give him a chance at all. "If you oppose this all the way, then there's no room for negotiation on my side."
With that, he walked past him and quickly left.
This feeling of helplessness made Bo Jingyu listless.
The figure of Shen Ximan even flashed through his mind.
With her medical skills, she might be able to help his grandfather.
But they were no longer on the same path, and she might not be willing to help.
Just as Bo Jingyu was about to enter the elevator with a heavy heart, the door of the public elevator beside him opened, and a few nurses walked out.
"There's always a strange smell on the second basement floor. Haven't you noticed it?"
"What are you talking nonsense about? It's really scary."
"Really. I always smell it when I'm on the night shift."
They were chattering away. When they looked up and saw Bo Jingyu's gloomy face, they were all so scared that their faces turned pale and they gasped.
The second basement floor was the morgue.
"What's going on?" His cold and magnetic voice came.