The moment she opened the door, Song Yu stood there looking anxious.
"Jiang Li, why did you take so long to open the door? I thought something had happened to you…"
Before he could finish his sentence, Jiang Li's legs gave way, and her body slumped forward helplessly.
Thankfully, Song Yu was quick - witted and caught her immediately.
She was quite thin, and now she was burning up all over. Song Yu felt as if she weighed next to nothing in his arms.
Realizing that she was sick, he was shocked. Without thinking about anything else, he quickly carried her into the room and wrapped her in thick clothes.
He originally intended to carry her to the hospital, but then he remembered the previous scandal. He hesitated for a few seconds and finally laid her on the bedroom bed.
He turned around and made a phone call. The person on the other end seemed reluctant to come. He impatiently roared, "Qiao Jinrun, come here right away. It's a matter of life and death."
Not long after, the man on the phone arrived. He was wearing a white coat, tall and long - legged, with thin - framed glasses. It seemed that he had just rushed over from the hospital, and he was still carrying a medical kit in his hand.
"It's my first time being asked to make a house call for Lawyer Song, and it's for a woman," Qiao Jinrun teased him. Then he was pushed by Song Yu to Jiang Li's bedside.
Song Yu said, "Hurry up and check her."
Qiao Jinrun shrugged. When he saw the face of the woman on the bed clearly, he looked at Song Yu with a half - smile, "You're getting involved with a big star too?"
He clicked his tongue twice, "No wonder you didn't send her to the hospital. Afraid of being seen?"
"Qiao Jinrun!" Song Yu was annoyed and almost lost his temper, "Can you just hurry up or not?"
Only then did Qiao Jinrun stop joking. He went over to feel her forehead and then did a simple physical examination. He determined that she had caught a chill.
"She had an old illness before, was extremely exhausted, and then got cold air into her body."
Qiao Jinrun prescribed some medicine and gave her an injection to bring down the fever. "Get an ice towel and apply it to her. Here are the fever - reducing pills. Take them on time, and the fever will go down in a day or two."
He took another look at Jiang Li and twitched his lips, "She's in very poor health. She'll probably have to go to the hospital for a physical recuperation later. Otherwise, she'll be short - lived."
Hearing this, Song Yu's eyelids twitched violently.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Song Yu pushed him away and went to look at Jiang Li's pale face, "She's only in her twenties. What do you mean by short - lived?"
Qiao Jinrun just looked at her without saying a word.
Jiang Li was still unconscious, her eyes tightly closed, and there were still tear stains at the corners of her eyes.
After the simple treatment, Qiao Jinrun said that he would arrange for Jiang Li to go to the hospital for a detailed examination later, and then he left.
Jiang Li had a high fever and mumbled a lot of incoherent words in her daze.
Song Yu leaned in to listen, but he couldn't make out what she was saying.
However, it sounded like long - suppressed grievances, like the whimpers of a small animal.
Song Yu thought for a while and decided to inform Xiao Yanzhi.
As soon as the call was answered, the man's impatient voice came from the other end, cold and stern, "What is it?"
"Jiang Li fainted," Song Yu said briefly, "She fainted in her own bathroom. She probably won't be able to make her schedule for the next few days."
"I don't have her agent's contact information. I'm just notifying you."
Xiao Yanzhi paused for a moment. "What happened?"
Song Yu could tell that Xiao Yanzhi didn't know either, so he just brushed it off casually, "She probably forgot the time while taking a bath and fell asleep. It's nothing serious."
Song Yu wasn't sure if he was mistaken, but it seemed that the person on the other end of the phone let out a sigh of relief.
Soon, his voice came again, deep and cold, without a trace of emotion, "Hang up."
Song Yu looked at the disconnected call and couldn't help but sigh.
He was really heartless.
...
At Ruiyuan.
Qin Yaoyao was walking around the room excitedly. Looking at this luxurious villa, she couldn't hide her joy.
The place she used to live in was just a small apartment with poor sound insulation. From time to time, she could hear the neighbors arguing.
This villa was spacious and grand. It was clearly the kind of place suitable for her.
Moreover, she was going to live here with Xiao Yanzhi.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel happy. Her heart was filled with excitement. She turned around and went to find Xiao Yanzhi.
"A Yan, I plan to…"
"Yaoyao, I've thought about it," Xiao Yanzhi was sitting on the sofa. He put away his phone and lifted his eyelids, "It's not suitable for you to live here. I'll send you back."
Qin Yaoyao stopped in her tracks.
A sad look immediately appeared on her face. Her small mouth pouted slightly, and she was extremely reluctant, "A Yan, you just promised me. You can't go back on your word."
Xiao Yanzhi pursed his lips.
He didn't say another word, and his gaze was imposing.
Qin Yaoyao's eyelashes fluttered. She lowered her head and asked tentatively, her voice a bit downcast, "Why did A Yan change his mind? Is it because he saw Sister Jiang Li just now?"
Xiao Yanzhi glanced at her briefly and said to her, "Jiang Li used to live here."
Qin Yaoyao stood up straight, "A Yan, I don't mind."
Xiao Yanzhi leaned back on the sofa. His deep voice came over, "I do."
The moment Qin Yaoyao met his eyes, her heart was filled with panic. She immediately averted her gaze, "I understand."
"A Yan still has Sister Jiang Li in his heart. It was overstepping on my part."
As she spoke, her voice got softer and softer. She was on the verge of crying, "I know I'm not good enough. I'm far behind Sister Jiang Li. I've disappointed A Yan."
"But I really like A Yan, so…"
Xiao Yanzhi stood up and walked in front of her. He placed his big hand on top of her head and gently stroked her hair.
His voice was obviously gentler than before, "What I mean is, I don't want you to live in the place where she used to live."
"Go back and live for now. I'll ask Xue An to find a new house for you." His voice was low and patient, "Give me some time to prepare, okay?"
Hearing this, Qin Yaoyao finally broke into a smile. Her previously downcast eyes immediately brightened up, and she hugged Xiao Yanzhi tightly.
"I thought A Yan didn't want me anymore."
There was joy in her voice, as if she had regained something precious, "Actually, it doesn't really matter if I can live with A Yan. As long as we can always be together, I'll be happy."
Xiao Yanzhi listened absent - mindedly. He just felt that a sentence sounded a bit familiar—
"Don't you want me anymore?"
It seemed that on that snowy day, Jiang Li had said this in his arms.
He wasn't sure if he had heard it right.
...
When Jiang Li woke up, she felt extremely thirsty. Her throat was on the verge of burning.
She wanted to get up, but her body felt as heavy as a thousand pounds. She couldn't even lift her arms.
There was a noise coming from the kitchen. She immediately became alert.
It wasn't until she saw Song Yu coming in with a bowl of congee that the tense string in her heart finally relaxed, but there was also a faint trace of disappointment.
"You're awake," Song Yu walked over and placed the heated congee on the bedside table, "You've just recovered from the fever. Have something light."
Jiang Li blinked her eyes. Her eyelids hurt badly. As soon as she opened her mouth, her voice was hoarse, "Thank you, Song Yu."