The next morning, Jiang Li's fever had completely subsided, and she felt that her body was no longer as heavy as the previous day.
She even felt refreshed.
Recalling herself from last night bit by bit, Jiang Li couldn't help but feel a chill down her spine.
She almost thought she was going to die.
As for what had happened last night, she had been burning so badly that she only had some fragmented memories, pieced together in bits and pieces.
It seemed that Xiao Yanzhi had come, then taken her to the hospital for a fever - reducing injection, and then driven her back.
Anyway, there had been quite a bit of commotion.
When Jiang Li came back to her senses, the doorbell rang.
She scratched her hair and shuffled to the door. It turned out to be Xue An.
"Sister Jiang Li, are you feeling better?"
Xue An was holding some medicine in his hand and looked at Jiang Li with a beaming smile. "This was bought by General Manager Xiao. He said you should keep it at home usually just in case of emergencies."
Hearing this, Jiang Li looked down at the bag in his hand. There were a whole bunch of different medicine boxes in it, and there were also several instruction manuals attached.
It seemed quite considerate.
"Is there no cake?" She didn't know if she had been burned delirious, but suddenly she blurted out this question.
She remembered that when Qin Yaoyao had a cold that day, she even got to eat chestnut cake.
Xue An was busy putting things on the table and didn't catch what Jiang Li had said. "Sister Jiang Li, what did you just say? I didn't hear you."
"Never mind." She came to her senses and said softly.
She really was out of her mind with the fever, comparing herself to the apple of Xiao Yanzhi's eye.
What was there to compare?
She should be content that Xiao Yanzhi had taken her to the emergency room last night.
When Xue An turned around and saw Jiang Li in a daze, he casually mentioned, "Sister Jiang Li, General Manager Xiao stayed up all night waiting for your fever to subside."
Jiang Li tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and said indifferently, "Didn't he also stay with Qin Yaoyao for a whole night before?"
He had even specially sent Xue An all the way to the south of the city to buy chestnut cake.
"Actually, that day..."
He wanted to say that actually General Manager Xiao hadn't spent the night at Qin Yaoyao's place.
Before Xue An could finish his sentence, Jiang Li's phone in the bedroom rang. Without waiting to hear the rest, she turned around to get her phone.
The call was from Xiao Yanzhi. "Jiang Li, come to Jiangyu."
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Since Xue An was there, Jiang Li simply changed her clothes, washed up briefly, and then took his car directly.
Having not been to Jiangyu for a few days, Jiang Li always felt that the atmosphere in the company was even weirder.
The looks others gave her were also subtly strange.
She was already used to it and walked towards Xiao Yanzhi's office with a calm face, her expression as cold as usual.
Just as she was about to reach the office door, Qin Yaoyao showed up and blocked her way.
"Good morning, Sister Jiang Li."
With a beaming little face and innocent eyes, she asked with a hint of confusion, "Why didn't you answer the phone when A Yan called you last night? Were you busy with something?"
Jiang Li was taken aback.
"Last night I accompanied A Yan to meet an elderly client, but the client specifically asked for you. Otherwise, he wouldn't agree to cooperate with A Yan."
Her voice was just loud enough for everyone to hear.
People in the industry could tell that this was no different from directly saying that the client wanted Jiang Li to sleep with him.
For a moment, everyone's looks were filled with disdain and landed on Jiang Li.
"Sister Jiang Li, even if A Yan doesn't focus on you anymore, don't forget that you're still an artist of Jiangyu. You can't do anything to betray the company."
Jiang Li had no patience and didn't even bother to give her another look. "Did General Manager Xiao tell you to say this to me?"
Qin Yaoyao forced a laugh. "No, I'm just kindly reminding you, Sister Jiang Li."
"Keep your kindness to yourself. I don't need it."
Jiang Li said coldly, bypassed Qin Yaoyao directly, and pushed open the door to the president's office.
Seeing Jiang Li still acting so haughtily, Qin Yaoyao couldn't help but grit her teeth, and a flash of hatred passed through her eyes.
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In the office, Xiao Yanzhi was already waiting for her.
The man sitting in the large office chair had slightly sunken eyes. Under his eyes were the dark circles from staying up all night, and there was also a bit of stubble on his chin. He looked a bit haggard but still exuded a noble air.
His eyes swept over her rosy complexion. "The fever's gone?"
Jiang Li nodded and answered properly, "Thank you, General Manager Xiao, for saving me last night."
If it weren't for Xiao Yanzhi, she might have burned her brain out by now.
Seeing her calm expression with no trace of emotion in her eyes, Xiao Yanzhi frowned and impatiently licked his back teeth.
This woman really had two different faces during the day and at night.
"Just a thank you?" Xiao Yanzhi sneered. "Jiang Li, is your thank - you really worth a fortune?"
Jiang Li lowered her eyes and said nothing.
Based on Xue An's chatter in the car and Qin Yaoyao's provocation just now, she guessed what was going on. "Who was the client last night?"
Sure enough.
Xiao Yanzhi's cold eyes landed on her face.
After a long while, he finally asked, "When did you get to know Sheng Shuocheng from Shengshi Group?"
He asked calmly, but there was a storm brewing in his eyes.
Hearing this name, a look of confusion first flashed across Jiang Li's face. She recalled the past bit by bit and suddenly remembered what had happened in the corridor of the club that day.
After she calmly explained it to Xiao Yanzhi, the man's cold and aloof face didn't change a bit.
He leaned back in his chair, reached up to undo the top two buttons of his shirt, and looked lazy. "Don't be so calculating, especially in the wrong places."
Jiang Li looked up at him.
"Would a healthy person carry quick - acting heart - saving pills with them?"
Xiao Yanzhi played with the pen on the table, his eyes filled with meaning. "You'd better give me a proper explanation, Jiang Li."
Obviously, he was suspicious of her motives.
Jiang Li looked at Xiao Yanzhi calmly. They stared at each other for more than a minute. Then she took a deep breath.
"Xiao Yanzhi, you're the last person qualified to ask this question."
After saying this, she had no intention of staying in this office any longer and got up to leave.
"Stop. Explain yourself clearly."
Jiang Li slowly turned around, her face very calm. "Four years ago, I saved Mrs. Su when she had a sudden heart attack. You should have forgotten by now."
Everything that had happened at that time was still vivid in her mind.
That day, Jiang Li had been arranged by Xiao Yanzhi to go back to the Xiao family's place to pick something up. By chance, she had run into Su Jialan who had had a sudden heart attack and collapsed in the villa garden.
The situation had been urgent at that time. If Jiang Li had reacted a bit slower, Su Jialan might not be alive now.
Carrying quick - acting heart - saving pills with her had been a habit she had forced herself to develop since then.
Hearing this answer, a complex look flashed across Xiao Yanzhi's dark eyes.
But soon, he let out a strange laugh.
"Are you so eager to curry favor with my mom because you want to marry me?"