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As Xu Xingran left AE, she received a call from Lu Sisi.
She picked up the phone.
“Sisi.”
“You went to AE?”
Xu Xingran was surprised.
“How did you know?”
She had been there for less than fifteen minutes from the time she entered to the time she left.
How did Lu Sisi find out?
Lu Sisi sneered coldly.
“You and He Hansheng have always been the focus of the imperial capital, especially after your engagement party. Your every move is now the center of attention. When you and He Hansheng entered AE together, photos were already circulating in the group chats within the circle.”
What Lu Sisi didn’t say was that everyone had been betting on her.
Betting on how long it would take for Xu Xingran, who had canceled the engagement and left in a huff, to come crawling back to apologize.
That bet was canceled.
Everyone placed a new bet.
Betting on whether Xu Xingran and He Hansheng would hold another engagement party.
The bet was set for six months.
So when Xu Xingran and He Hansheng entered AE “intimately” together, the imperial capital’s aristocratic circle exploded.
After all, everyone knew that He Hansheng did not allow Xu Xingran to enter the company.
But now, Xu Xingran had entered the company with He Hansheng.
After the engagement party was canceled, Xu Xingran was still personally picked up by He Hansheng.
Everyone speculated that He Hansheng would still propose to Xu Xingran.
Without Lu Sisi needing to spell it out, Xu Xingran understood what she was implying.
It’s just another bet about her and He Hansheng!
This wasn’t the first or second time this had happened.
In the past, she would have felt hurt.
Because no one believed in her and He Hansheng, thinking they wouldn’t last.
She had held onto a stubborn determination.
Determined to show everyone that she and He Hansheng would be happy and perfect together.
But after seven years, bitter experience taught her that when no one believes in you, stubbornly holding on alone is useless.
Xu Xingran smiled and said, “How long are you betting?”
On the other end, Lu Sisi angrily slammed her fist on the table.
“I wanted to bet three days, but He Hansheng is now acting crazy and won’t let you leave!”
Otherwise, she would have won for sure.
At least this time, she could see that Xu Xingran was determined to leave He Hansheng.
Lu Sisi asked, “What’s going on with He Hansheng? Could he actually like you now?”
Xu Xingran chuckled.
“I used to think he liked me, but now, I don’t feel that way. Actually, He Hansheng is a person with a strong sense of responsibility. The knife I took for him made him feel obligated to take care of me. But don’t worry, I understand He Hansheng. Someone as proud as him won’t keep acting submissive forever. If I ignore him for a while, he’ll find it boring and give me some money to leave.”
After all, there is no place for emotions in He Hansheng’s heart.
He is solely focused on his business empire.
He doesn’t have the extra time to coax her or accompany her.
Currently, it’s just his guilt playing tricks on him.
Once he’s had enough of being warm-faced and getting the cold shoulder, he’ll lose patience.
Then it will be easy for her to leave.
She knows He Hansheng well.
She hung up the call with Lu Sisi, and He Hansheng’s video call came through on WeChat. She simply rolled her eyes, pretending not to see it, and didn’t even bother to answer.
Ignoring him?
She can do that!
Let’s see how long the cold and noble He Hansheng can keep up the act!
He Hansheng looked at the phone that had been hung up automatically.
He understood that Xu Xingran didn’t want to answer his call.
Sitting in the car, he let out a helpless, wry smile.
He felt a sense of absurdity, as if he had dug a hole for himself and now he was jumping into it.
His phone number had been blocked by Xu Xingran.
WeChat messages go unanswered.
Video and voice calls are never picked up.
Great!
Just great!
This girl’s temper is really something this time!
He rubbed his throbbing temples, his eyes filled with helplessness and fatigue. He didn’t like this feeling of being out of control.
*
Xu Xingran hung up Lu Sisi’s call, and a new call came in.
It was from Dr. Jin.
She answered the call.
Dr. Jin: “Miss Xu, today is your scar removal treatment day. When will you be coming in?”
Xu Xingran was free at the moment.
“I’ll come over now.”
“Alright, I’ll wait for you.”
Xu Xingran touched the spot on her back that she couldn’t reach, lost in memories.
A year ago, she took a knife for He Hansheng, narrowly escaping death.
She spent an entire week in the hospital being resuscitated before she was out of danger.
Then, driven by a strong desire to see He Hansheng, she woke up from a deep coma.
After that, she spent three full months in the hospital before she was allowed to get out of bed and walk around.
After all, taking a knife for someone, how could there be no scars?
Fortunately, He Hansheng was powerful and influential, finding professional scar removal specialists to treat her.
At first, it was once every two weeks, then once a week, and now the scars on her back were almost invisible.
A few more treatments and she would be as good as new.
As a girl, who wouldn’t want to be beautiful?
So she took a taxi straight to the beauty hospital.
However, upon arriving at the hospital, she saw the familiar Maybach parked at the entrance and the extraordinarily noble man leaning against it. Her lips twitched in difficulty.
Wasn’t He Hansheng supposed to be taking Xia Qingqing to the hospital?
Why was he here?
He Hansheng, seeing her arrival, naturally came to her side. His tall figure standing next to her instantly made her look petite and adorable.
She subtly took two steps back, distancing herself from him.
But He Hansheng reached out and pulled her into his embrace.
The unique scent of magnolia on his body instantly filled her senses.
It was overwhelming.
“I’ll accompany you,” he said.
Xu Xingran felt that He Hansheng must have taken the wrong medicine.
Actually, He Hansheng accompanied her at the beginning.
However, the treatment process was lengthy, taking four to six hours.
For He Hansheng, who was busy with a million things, this was a waste of time, a waste of life.
After accompanying her twice, he was no longer willing to come.
Later, she came alone.
She also didn’t want He Hansheng to wait for her for such a long time.
Looking back now, she realized she had been really stupid.
When He Hansheng’s stomach problems flared up, wasn’t she always there, staying up all night?
Wiping his sweat, feeding him water, doing everything herself.
After being together for so many years, He Hansheng rarely gave her companionship.
What he gave the most was money.
But now, thinking about it, the thing He Hansheng, that dog of a man, didn’t lack was money!
He was clearly just fooling her!
Xu Xingran pushed him away with a fake smile.
“No need, it’s both boring and a waste of time. You should go to the company and work. You have so many people to support! You can’t afford to waste time.”
He Hansheng didn’t let her push him away, instead looking at her with interest.
“You don’t want me to follow you, are you afraid I’ll see you without clothes?”