When Shi Qing arrived at the hospital, Shi Jie, who had been missing for a few days, was also there. But he looked very haggard, as if he hadn't groomed himself for days and had lost his former glory.
"What did you bring?"
Seeing her coming, he just asked indifferently.
"Nutrition supplements for Mom."
Because of the chemotherapy, Li Zhaofeng had shaved off all her beautiful hair. Coupled with the pain of chemotherapy, she looked much older.
"Qingqing, did you go to find Shi Wan? What did she say?"
There was full of hatred on Shi Qing's face. "She refused. She even said that it was perfectly reasonable for her not to care about us."
She glanced at Shi Jie, who remained calm. She resented him a little in her heart. If he had given that pill to Li Zhaofeng back then, there wouldn't have been so many things now.
Moreover, not only had Li Zhaofeng's life not been saved, but even the company was gone.
Hearing this, Li Zhaofeng's face instantly distorted with anger. "How could she be like this? Am I not her mother? Sure enough, she's an ungrateful white-eyed wolf!"
"I should have never given birth to her in the first place. It's all because of her that I'm now..."
"Stop. It's not the time to scold Shi Wan now. The most urgent thing is to make her take out the pill to treat your illness."
Shi Qing interrupted her impatiently to prevent her from further scolding.
"Then go find her quickly! I've raised you for so long. Isn't this the best time for you to repay me?"
"But I've already gone to find Shi Wan. What can I do if she ignores me?"
Shi Qing had been extremely busy with the research institute's affairs. Now being scolded like this, she had reached her limit.
"Can't you kneel down and beg her?!"
Shi Qing was stunned for a moment. She pinched the bridge of her nose and sat there silently.
"Qingqing has done so much for you. What else do you want?" Shi Jie said. "You're her mother. Why don't you go find her yourself?"
"Shi Jie, what do you mean by that?" Li Zhaofeng gritted her teeth. "Don't you forget that I didn't touch that pill back then for your sake. If someone has to go, it should be you."
It would be better for her to die than to beg Shi Wan.
How could she beg a child she had abandoned since childhood?
"Then we can only wait for death."
Shi Jie said coldly. It was absolutely impossible for him to beg Shi Wan.
Moreover, Shen Siyan had warned him last time. If he knew, he could well imagine his fate.
"You heartless bastard!"
Being scolded like this by Li Zhaofeng, Shi Jie didn't get angry.
"I was really blind to be with you!"
Hearing her parents arguing like this, Shi Qing had a splitting headache. She got up and wanted to leave.
"Wait." Li Zhaofeng called out to her with a choking voice. "Qingqing, take me to find Shi Wan."
Knowing Shi Jie's attitude, she was not willing to die like this.
She wanted to live. She wanted to take revenge on Shi Jie, this heartless man, even if it meant begging the person she hated the most.
"Okay."
It was already evening when Li Zhaofeng went there. But even so, when they arrived at the Shen family's mansion, they still couldn't get in.
Shi Wan had gone to bed early because of someone's special revenge.
When Shen Siyan heard the news, he simply ignored them. The old man had gone to bed early, and he didn't let anyone disturb him.
As a result, Li Zhaofeng and the other person stood outside all night, but no one paid any attention to them.
Finally, in the morning, they waited for Shi Wan's car to come out. But before they could stop it, the car drove straight away.
"That damned bitch! I'm at least her mother. How dare she treat me like this?!"
Li Zhaofeng, who had endured all night, couldn't help but curse.
"I'll go to the school to find her. You go back to the school first."
"Okay. You must get the pill back for me."
Shi Qing frowned and didn't say a word.
In the car, Shi Wan was lying in the man's arms, breathing slightly heavily. "Are you hiding something from me?"
"Yes." Shen Siyan stroked her red and swollen lips from the kiss. A hint of desire flashed in his eyes. "The people from the Shi family were here just now."
"If you hide it from me now, they will still find me at school."
"Then how do you want to solve it?"
"All she wants is to get treated. It's a very simple thing."
"Do you want to help her get treated?"
Shi Wan closed her eyes and said calmly, "Just do it for Grandma's sake once."
No matter how Li Zhaofeng had treated Grandma, Grandma still hoped for her safety until she died.
If there was any dissatisfaction, it might be about the way Li Zhaofeng had treated her.
"When Nannan grows up, Grandma won't have to worry anymore. She can live a good life with Nannan."
"Nannan, when Grandma is gone, you have to love yourself well. Do you understand?"
"..."
Remembering Grandma's last words, Shi Wan's nose felt sour. She buried her head in the man's arms.
Sensing the change in her mood, Shen Siyan just hugged her tighter and gently patted her on the back to comfort her silently.
When they arrived at the school, Shi Wan returned to her usual self.
"Wait. Don't you think you've forgotten something?"
Shen Siyan grabbed her.
Shi Wan was stunned for a moment. She smiled and hooked her finger at him. "Come here."
The man leaned forward, and a light kiss landed on his cheek.
"Okay. I won't go back today. I should go straight from the school to the capital."
"That's not enough."
Shen Siyan frowned. He pulled her into his arms and kissed her for a while before reluctantly letting her go.
When Shi Wan got out of the car, her steps were unsteady. She touched her lips and smiled.
In the car, as soon as Shi Wan left, Mu Weiran's call came.
"You have to go to the capital in the next few days. The situation is a bit serious."
"Do I really have to go?"
Mu Weiran on the other end of the phone was amused by the question. "Aren't you being a hands - off boss enough? What? Is there a wild beast in the capital that you're afraid to go back?"
"No. My little wife is in the capital."
What if he ran into her? How could he explain it?
Mu Weiran was silent for a moment. "Brother, the research institute and our company are in two different directions."
"When?"
"You have to set off tomorrow at the latest." Mu Weiran said. "Although our company has a cooperation with the research institute, Shi Wan is just going there as a tutor. It's very unlikely that you'll meet her."
Shen Siyan frowned. "I'll hang up."
How could he not see his little wife?
If he couldn't see her openly, couldn't he do it secretly?
...
As expected, when Shi Wan arrived at the school, Shi Qing was waiting for her.
"Here. Don't come to me again in the future."
Before Shi Qing could say anything, Shi Wan threw a pill to her.
Shi Qing was stunned and couldn't react for a while.
Did Shi Wan just give her the pill like this?
However, she didn't have time to think too much. She put away the pill and went in.
Today, there would be some tests. Only those who passed could go to the capital for the recruitment.
"Teacher Shi, don't we need the test? Can't we just all go to the capital? Maybe we'll be selected."
Someone murmured discontentedly.
Shi Wan said calmly, "If you can't even meet the most basic requirements, are you going there just to watch others?"
For a moment, the whole place fell silent, and no one dared to say a word.
After the test, nearly half of the people were eliminated.
"Those whose names were just called will set off for the capital later."
"Teacher Shi, this is unfair!"
The eliminated people were dissatisfied and got up to protest.