I'm going to the hospital this afternoon to pick up Du Wenzhong's medical records.
I'll also settle the karmic debt of Dr. Lu. Zhou Wei, who killed Li Li, has already received his punishment. Li Li shouldn't linger in the world any longer.
I took Ji Chen's car.
When Assistant Ji saw his boss sitting behind the counter in a bear pajamas, holding a writing brush and doing those mysterious drawings, his eyes almost popped out.
It wasn't until the car had driven a long way that he came to his senses from the shock.
"Ms. Du... was that our boss just now?"
He looked at me in shock through the rear - view mirror.
"What? Is there a problem?"
I asked him back.
I know Si Jiangchen's clothes and accessories always follow the ascetic style. But I really had no choice but to buy the bear pajamas.
Who knew he would suddenly show up? He didn't call me until it was dark to say he was coming to my place. So I had to run to the convenience store to buy a full set of toiletries and pajamas. That was the longest set in the store. I couldn't let Si Jiang roll around on my sheets in his suit worth hundreds of thousands, could I...
Actually, Ji Chen didn't look down. If he saw their boss's slippers, his mind would definitely be more shocked!
Si Jiangchen wears size 44 shoes. I could only buy him one - size - fits - all cartoon slippers... and the only ones available were yellow SpongeBob slippers!
"No... no problem!!"
Ji Chen shook his head and gave me a thumbs - up. "Ms. Du, I was lucky enough to visit Mr. Si's home once. The decoration is just like a museum. There's no sign of human habitation at all. Even Mr. Si doesn't seem like a real person. He's like... like a meticulous machine, scarily punctual every day! Since you showed up, Mr. Si has changed. I've been with him for four or five years, and I never knew he could cook! And it tastes so good!!"
Ji Chen clicked his tongue in wonder.
"Hehe, next time I'll ask him to cook for you."
I thought Ji Chen was really fun. He was nothing like the serious and inflexible Assistant Ji in Dong Jianhui's words, who was notoriously difficult to talk to in the industry!
"Don't! Don't!!"
Ji Chen shouted repeatedly. If he weren't driving, he might have waved his hands and feet to show his refusal. "Please spare me. It's already nerve - wracking to follow Mr. Si on a normal day. Do I have to see him even when I'm off work for dinner? That'll scare me to death!"
I was so amused by him that my eyes curved into crescents.
So in everyone's eyes, Si Jiangchen was like a terrifying monster!
"By the way, Ji Chen, regarding the music festival planned by Hanyu Planning, can we invite your singers from Fir Records?"
Since Ji Chen was right beside me, I might as well ask him on Dong Jianhui's behalf.
"Er..." Ji Chen pondered for a moment before saying to me, "Hanyu is just the planning unit. The real client is Tianyu Star Factory, which is our competitor. The reason they invited Tao Ran before was that she intended to join their label."
"Wasn't Tao Ran the one that Wei Wenzhao and the others wanted to sign?"
I naturally remembered that in Lu Village, Si Jiangchen had warned Wei Yuan to tell his father to investigate the background of Tao Ran Media.
"Yes, they've already signed her. Tianyu Star Factory is a subsidiary of UBS, but it's just an empty shell now."
Ji Chen said with a smile, "That Dong Jianhui is a smart guy. He knew it was useless to talk to me, so he went to wait for you."
"I see..."
From Ji Chen's words, I seemed to understand why Dong Jianhui was so anxious but didn't dare to contact Ji Chen directly.
If Fir Records took this job, it would be like cheering for the competitor!
"Then... forget it!"
I didn't want to make Ji Chen embarrassed. If it weren't for me, Si Jiangchen would have refused without hesitation to do something for others' benefit.
"It's okay. I'll contact Dong Jianhui this afternoon. I already have a plan. After Mr. Si reviews it, if he agrees, we can help Dong Jianhui organize this music festival."
"Isn't it difficult?"
I still asked uneasily.
"What's so difficult about it! Mr. Si has encountered all kinds of tricky business situations before and always solved them perfectly."
Ji Chen seemed to be used to the intrigues in business activities and didn't care at all. "Ms. Du, don't worry. Dong Jianhui was also set up. You don't need to blame him."
Ji Chen really lived up to his role as an assistant. He was super good at reading people's minds. He even knew that I wanted to go and argue with Dong Jianhui.
It was really fun to talk to a smart person. All the way to the hospital, Ji Chen kept the conversation going in the car.
After we arrived at the hospital, I told Ji Chen to go do his own thing.
Having the general assistant of Fir Records as my driver was really a waste of talent!
I went to the doctor's office in the ICU ward and found Dr. Lu.
Dr. Lu looked a bit embarrassed when he saw me. He once told me that he saw me as a transfer student when he was in school.
Now that I think about it, maybe Du Wenzhong and I took refuge in his city and attended school there for a while...
In Dr. Lu's lounge, I pulled the curtains and released the little nurse Li Li from the soul bottle.
As a faint mist seeped out of the bottle, the room got a bit colder.
Li Li was still wearing that light nurse's uniform. She hung her head like a child who had done something wrong and sobbed softly.
"Li Li..."
Dr. Lu stammered, "Can you... let me see your true self?"
Li Li's thin shoulders trembled twice. "Dr. Lu... I'm sorry. I lied to you. Will you hate me?"
"No, no!!"
Dr. Lu shook his head repeatedly. "Ms. Du is going to send you away. I want to remember what you really look like! Don't use someone else's face anymore..."
He walked beside Li Li's ethereal figure and tilted his head slightly to look at her. "Li Li, you are who you are. What I like now is Li Li!"
"Wuwuwu..."
A soft sobbing sound came from Li Li's mouth. She slowly raised her head. The little face that looked just like mine gradually blurred. When it became clear again, a completely different girl's face appeared in front of Dr. Lu and me.
"... I'm so ugly. You won't like me anymore..."
The little face that had nothing in common with mine looked at Dr. Lu timidly and nervously like a frightened fawn.
"You're very pretty, Li Li. I like your appearance very much."
Dr. Lu stared blankly at Li Li. After being together for so long, this was the first time he saw the appearance of the little girl he liked.
"I'm sorry... I lied to you."
Li Li looked at me and then at Dr. Lu. "Now that Ms. Du is back, this 'imposter' like me can disappear..."
"Li Li, Ms. Du was my first love in school days. You are the girl I really like."
Dr. Lu reached out to touch the ethereal little girl. "I love you."