Even when she lost consciousness later, she knew it was Song Yu who had saved her.
"I just happened to be here. I asked the guard and learned that you were back today, but no one answered after I knocked on the door for a long time," Song Yu said with a smile. His voice was as gentle as a warm breeze. "Since you didn't respond, I was worried that something had happened to you."
Jiang Li looked at him, feeling a warmth in her heart.
"Song Yu, I don't know what to say," Jiang Li lowered her eyes and looked at the bowl of porridge. Her eyes were slightly moist. "Thank you. Thank you for being so good to me."
Jiang Li was on the verge of collapse, but Song Yu had pulled her back.
He had given her the courage to live on, both physically and mentally.
Song Yu looked gentle. "What happened? You don't look in a good state."
Jiang Li sat quietly on the bed.
She was not good at expressing herself, especially when it came to her vulnerable side. She was even less willing to show it to others.
Seeing Jiang Li remaining silent, Song Yu didn't continue to press. He just waved his hand. "Girls all have their own secrets. I won't pry too much."
"But you have to remember one thing," he smiled at her. "Harming yourself is the stupidest thing to do."
Song Yu was truly a professional lawyer.
Jiang Li's eyelashes fluttered as she forced a smile. "I wasn't trying to kill myself. You're overthinking it."
Song Yu didn't comment. His tone was a bit more serious than before. "Whether you've had such thoughts before or not, you'd better not have them in the future."
"Your impulsive decision will only make your loved ones sad and your enemies happy. It has no other meaning or value."
Having been a lawyer for so many years, he had seen many people who wanted to end their lives.
It was no wonder that Song Yu was trying to persuade Jiang Li like this. After all, he had read a familiar look in her eyes.
Jiang Li let out a soft "hmm". She lowered her head and finished the porridge in the bowl, then placed it on the bedside table.
Song Yu looked down at his watch. It was almost eight o'clock in the evening.
"If there's nothing else, I'll go back first. I have a case file to sort out. I have a court session tomorrow."
After saying that, he seemed to remember something. "When you're feeling better, remember to go to the rehabilitation hospital. Find Qiao Jinrun to give you a detailed physical examination."
Jiang Li blinked.
She had heard of Qiao Jinrun. He was a top - notch doctor at the rehabilitation hospital, and it was extremely difficult to make an appointment with him.
"I'm friends with Qiao Jinrun. I've already talked to him. He's doing me a favor, so you can't not go," Song Yu raised his eyebrows and smiled easily. "Otherwise, I'll be at a great loss."
Jiang Li looked at him, still deeply touched.
"Thank you, Song Yu."
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After two days of recuperation, Jiang Li finally regained her vitality. Her complexion was better than before. She took the initiative to contact Sister Chen and said that she could resume shooting the previous advertisements.
Jiang Li never liked to delay work because of personal reasons.
Moreover, Xiao Yanzhi had entrusted her with the important task of the branch company. Besides her own work as an artist, she also had to be busy with the business of the branch company.
Once she got busy, she threw all her previous troubles behind her, and her state gradually recovered.
Until one day, she suddenly received a strange call.
"Ms. Jiang, this is Qiao Jinrun."
Jiang Li paused as she held the phone, seemingly a bit surprised. "Dr. Qiao, how did you get my..."
"Song Yu gave me your contact information."
Qiao Jinrun spoke very concisely, in a typical doctor's tone. "Do you have time this afternoon? I don't have any patients this afternoon, so I can give you an examination."
Hearing this, Jiang Li remembered what she had promised Song Yu before.
She had thought it was just a polite remark, but unexpectedly, Qiao Jinrun had even called her. If she refused again, it would seem that she didn't appreciate the kindness.
She looked at her schedule. "Thank you for your trouble. When are you available this afternoon?"
Qiao Jinrun: "I'm available after two o'clock."
Jiang Li agreed. She arrived at the rehabilitation hospital on time at two o'clock in the afternoon, in front of Qiao Jinrun's consulting room.
"Sit down."
As soon as she walked into the consulting room, Jiang Li began to feel nervous. Especially when she saw Qiao Jinrun in a white coat and wearing a mask, she straightened her back nervously.
Qiao Jinrun was busy at the preparation station for a while. He looked up at her during the break. Noticing her tense expression as if facing a great enemy, he couldn't help but smile softly. "Are you so timid?"
Jiang Li answered very frankly, with a straight face. "I've been afraid of needles since I was a child. I used to hide whenever I saw a doctor."
This was true.
As far as she could remember, she didn't get sick very often. But because she often had to hide from debt collectors with her parents, she was often caught and beaten by them. It was inevitable to get injured.
When the teacher saw her injuries at school, the teacher would take her to the school infirmary for dressing. Every time, the doctor and the teacher would ask her how she got hurt.
She lied in various ways, and over time, she became afraid of seeing doctors.
After preparing the examination equipment, Qiao Jinrun walked over and stood in front of her. He put his hands in the pockets of his white coat. "Are you also afraid of handsome doctors?"
Jiang Li looked up and stared at Qiao Jinrun. Her eyes couldn't help but curve as she joked along. "Maybe I'm not that afraid of handsome ones."
"Then go lie down on the bed," Qiao Jinrun clapped his hands and pointed to the bed behind.
...
The whole examination took more than an hour. Qiao Jinrun's eyebrows were always tightly knitted, which made Jiang Li feel very anxious.
"Come back in a few days to get the examination results," Qiao Jinrun stared at her for two seconds. "You're still young, girl. You have to take good care of your body."
He looked only in his twenties, but his tone was so mature. Jiang Li couldn't help but smile.
Qiao Jinrun saw the way she was suppressing her laughter. He stared at her absent - mindedly for a while, then suddenly said, "Did you used to live on Happy Street?"
Happy Street?
Jiang Li was a bit dazed. She had no impression of it.
"I don't know. Is it in Beicheng?" Jiang Li asked following his words. There was a look of confusion in her eyes, obviously she had never heard of it.
Qiao Jinrun lowered his eyes. After a while, he twitched the corner of his lips. "It's in Beicheng, but it has been renamed."
"Now it's called Peace Street."
Jiang Li was completely confused. She opened her mouth to ask something, but Qiao Jinrun waved his hand. "Alright, go and do your own thing. I'll take a rest. I have another consultation at four o'clock."
...
When Jiang Li came out of the rehabilitation hospital, Sister Chen called her.
"Jiang Li, you've been photographed."
Jiang Li was slightly stunned. Her first reaction was that she had been photographed coming to the hospital. But then Sister Chen told her that it was the time a few days ago when she accompanied Xiao Yanzhi back to the Xiao family.
This kind of thing was nothing new. Every year when she and Xiao Yanzhi went back to the Xiao family together, they would be reported. Most of the reports were rumors saying that they were about to get engaged.
"Don't care about it. It's not the first time," Jiang Li rubbed her temples, feeling a bit annoyed.
Sister Chen hesitated. "Also, not long ago, Qin Yaoyao was attacked. The attacker has confessed that he's your fan and he did it to avenge you."