"They didn't do it on purpose. They've already repented," Xiao Shujing said, hooking her finger with Su Minghan's and explaining in a soft voice.
"After all your rambling, is this what you've been leading up to?"
Seeing his face darken and his tone turn cold and menacing, she tried to salvage the situation.
"I know they made a big mistake, but they really didn't mean it!"
"If they had done it on purpose, the punishment they'd receive wouldn't just be expulsion," Su Minghan's eyes were like those of a venomous snake, always in an attacking state. "They'd be ruining their own futures in prison."
"There's no room for discussion on this matter." The tenderness he had just shown vanished in an instant. He loosened his affectionate embrace and kept a distance from her.
" Minghan, Minghan, don't go!"
Xiao Shujing was afraid that he would get even angrier. Her lips trembled as she pleaded.
"I'm begging you. Don't expel Shuyuan and the others!"
He looked at her in surprise. "You're pleading with me for people like them?"
This was the first time she had been so humble.
In the past, Xiao Shujing always carried an air of coldness. She refused to go with the crowd and had her own unique personality.
It was this refreshing quality of hers that had attracted Su Minghan.
But somehow, he couldn't see it in her anymore.
The influence of the mundane world had gradually tainted her perfect image, diluting her once - dominant charm.
Xiao Shujing clung to his arm and refused to let go. "I promise you, they'll never do such a thing again. And Tian Danni's condition has improved, hasn't it? Why can't you be more magnanimous? I believe she'll forgive Shuyuan and the others."
Seeing Su Minghan's about - to - explode temper, she quickly added,
"I just saw that she's awake. I'll go and ask for her opinion!"
"Have you had enough?"
This roar made the nurses at the nurse's station look at each other in dismay.
They all shrank their heads in fear and dared not say a word.
Whoever stepped forward would surely be the first to bear the brunt.
Tears welled up in Xiao Shujing's eyes and slid down her cheeks. It seemed that he was really angry. She had never seen such an angry and hateful expression on his face before.
"At a time like this, you want a patient to make a decision?"
Su Minghan was so angry that his voice trembled. "Do you have a heart?"
Her tears flowed uncontrollably.
"How can you say I don't have a heart? I've wanted to come and see Tian Danni several times, but every time your men blocked me at the school gate and wouldn't let me out!"
"I had no idea about this. Why are you taking your anger out on me? Have I offended you in any way? Haven't I done well enough?"
Xiao Shujing was so angry that she didn't think much.
"Compared to her, it seems that you like her more!"
The veins on Su Minghan's forehead bulged. "What did you say?"
"… It was just something I said in the heat of the moment."
She knew better than anyone that words spoken in anger could cause trouble.
Her momentum was instantly crushed. She covered her mouth and sobbed pitifully.
His heart sank.
From beginning to end, as her boss, he had given Xiao Shujing the best resources and the best treatment. He always thought of her when it came to advertising endorsements and did everything he could to help her become a top - tier celebrity.
As her boyfriend, he whole - heartedly considered only her. If it weren't for Bo Jingyu taking on the responsibility and acting as a go - between, it would have been him groveling in front of A Hairui.
Losing one of the double endorsements would have brought on a flood of penalty fees and public criticism. These pressures and troubles had kept him awake day and night, but he had never complained.
But Xiao Shujing took all this for granted.
She never cared about his feelings.
"I can promise you to reinstate your brother and that girl."
She thought her persistent persuasion had moved Su Minghan.
But his next words hit her like a thunderbolt.
She felt numb all over and couldn't move.
"As long as you break up with me, I'll do it right away."
In the face of love, Su Minghan had given her enough dignity.
Letting her break up with him would cause less damage to her personality and image.
Xiao Shujing opened her mouth but couldn't say a word.
"Think it over carefully."
With that, he hung his head and strode into the ward.
When Shen Ximan and Shen Shiyu came out of the high - end shopping mall, it was pouring rain outside. The streets were like small rivers.
"Oh my god, how could it be raining so hard..."
"Yeah, we didn't even notice the sound in the mall."
Seeing Shen Shiyu looking worried, Shen Ximan deliberately asked,
"Do you have something urgent to do?"
"Ah... I actually do."
Just thinking about waiting for the bus in such heavy rain and then swaying all the way to the small mansion to accompany that President Xiao gave her a splitting headache.
How could Shen Ximan not know what she was thinking? She smiled gently. "Tell me where you're going. I drove here. I'll give you a ride."
She waved the car keys in her hand, looking as showy as possible.
"My god! Is this the limited - edition car in Yancheng?"
Shen Shiyu's eyes lit up. She snatched the keys and played with them in surprise for a while.
"Ruirui, you're really amazing! How did I get such a wealthy best friend? It must be because I did good deeds in my previous life and God is blessing me!"
The name "Ruirui" almost made Shen Ximan sick.
Shen Shiyu was really good at currying favor.
Fortunately, she was so blind that she didn't recognize her.
"I'll go to the parking lot first," Shen Ximan still kept smiling and held out her hand. "Can you give me back the car keys? I can't drive it out otherwise."
Shen Shiyu woke up from her excitement and reluctantly gave her the keys.
"Look at me getting so excited. I completely forgot. Don't mind, okay!"
"Of course not. I'll be back soon."
Looking at Wen Jinrui's beautiful figure and smooth hair, Shen Shiyu became even more envious. "I used to live as delicately as she does."
"If it weren't for that bitch Shen Ximan who wouldn't let our family go even after her death, I would definitely be able to make friends with Wen Jinrui on an equal footing."
With that, Shen Shiyu rolled her eyes and giggled stupidly.
"Anyway, I'm not bad now. Compared to Li Xiaoru's failed company, it's more meaningful to be with people of higher quality."
The self - satisfied look on her face made Shen Ximan in the parking lot burst out laughing. She even happily edited a video of Shen Shiyu's look.
When she followed Shen Shiyu out, she had already sent A Ting and his men to guard around the coffee shop and capture everything on camera.
"I wonder what her reaction will be when she sees how stupid she looks," Shen Ximan said to herself with a smile.
Just as she finished laughing, A Kun called.
"What's up?"
"President Shen, the third young lady... the third young lady has been taken away!"
The smile on her lips instantly faded. "What did you say?"
"I took the third young lady to the nearby gas station to refuel. Then a man named Ruochi brought a lot of bodyguards and forcibly took the third young lady away! I couldn't fight them all alone..."