This eye contact didn't last long. Xiao Yanzhi bent down and reached out to pick her up, but was pushed away forcefully by her.
"Get out of here," she said coldly after closing her eyes and pursing her lips tightly. "I don't want to see you."
Xiao Yanzhi froze for a moment. Looking at Jiang Li, he sensed something was wrong.
He tried to calm himself down and his tone was rather calm. "Jiang Li, what happened? You can tell me."
"Can't you understand? I said get out!" Jiang Li felt so cold that she gritted her teeth, and her voice was almost squeezed out of her throat.
She seemed to be suddenly covered in thorns, all of which were sharply pointed at him.
"I just called my mother. She said she knew I had bipolar disorder," she continued calmly and even smiled before he could respond. "She said I deserved this illness and I should die."
At this moment, Xiao Yanzhi's eyes turned cold and his aura became gloomy. "Don't take her words to heart. You..."
She stared at Xiao Yanzhi without blinking. "But no one knew I had bipolar disorder except you."
Xiao Yanzhi seemed to gradually understand. His jaw tightened and his face darkened. "You suspect me?"
Jiang Li's hot tears were about to well up, but she forced them back. Staring closely at his neatly ironed collar, her throat tightened like a rusty spring and she couldn't utter a single syllable.
She didn't want to suspect him either.
But the moment Zhou Ningyun said it, the only person she could think of was Xiao Yanzhi.
She knew him too well. He always used some special ways to push her to a dead end and then offered her a helping hand, making her have to rely on him.
It was the same before and it wouldn't be any different now.
"You want me to be your mistress, don't you? If it's revealed that I have bipolar disorder and I'm pushed to the corner, I'll have no choice but to follow your arrangements," she stated calmly like a stagnant pool, but these words made Xiao Yanzhi feel suffocated. He wanted to interrupt her, but was also trapped in the anger caused by her suspicion.
How could she think like this?
Jiang Li clenched her fists tightly and took deep breaths with her head held high. "What's the next step? Announce my bipolar disorder to the public and tell them I have to quit the entertainment industry due to illness?"
As she spoke, tears fell from her eyes. She laughed and cried at the same time. "Do you also want me to die to be happy?"
No one loved her. No one wanted her to live. No one was willing to pull her out of the heavy rain. No one would be the last rope to save her.
Xiao Yanzhi frowned and reached out to hold her hand, but she dodged like lightning and didn't want to have any contact with him.
Jiang Li hung her head and blinked her eyes where no one could see. Tears rolled down her cheeks and soon a small area on the ground was wet.
It was like a small dark - brown scar burned on the ground.
She staggered to leave, but her vision went black. She was about to fall after walking a few steps when Xiao Yanzhi quickly stepped forward to hold her.
Her eyes were tightly closed and her hands were tightly clutching her chest. She sadly and pitifully realized that she had never really been loved.
Doctor Qiao's words were lies.
"Live for those who love you and don't let them feel sad."
All lies.
There was no one who loved her. There were plenty of people who hated her and wished she would die.
Xiao Yanzhi sent Jiang Li to the hospital. After the doctor's examination, it was said that it was a stress - induced fainting caused by high - level mental stress. Coupled with her bipolar symptoms, her condition had worsened this time.
Xiao Yanzhi stared intently at Jiang Li on the bed. He called Sister Chen and briefly explained the situation, then left quietly.
Jiang Li had a high fever due to the stress - induced fainting and didn't regain consciousness until the next afternoon. However, this incident had a great impact on her. She still looked listless when she opened her eyes.
Sister Chen had been busy taking care of her. When she saw Jiang Li wake up, her eyes immediately turned red. "Lili..."
Jiang Li took a deep breath and forced a pale smile. "I'm okay, Sister Chen."
She didn't want Sister Chen to worry about her.
Seeing her like this, Sister Chen felt even more heart - broken. She sighed helplessly. "Lili, think it over."
If Jiang Li couldn't get out of this by herself, she would be trapped in that rainy night forever.
She had to shed a layer of skin and cut a piece of flesh. Only by completely getting out of the broken shell could she be reborn.
Jiang Li sat on the bed and thought for an entire afternoon. It was not until evening that she finally said the second sentence to Sister Chen.
"Sister Chen, do we still have the previous account?" she asked.
Sister Chen didn't know what she was up to. "Yes. Why?"
"I want to announce my illness to the public."
...
Everyone in Jiang Entertainment could sense that Xiao Yanzhi was in a bad mood today.
He hadn't been to the company for almost a month, but he suddenly showed up today. Without saying a word, he called Qin Yaoyao into his office, which obviously meant something big was about to happen.
The lights in the president's office were off, and the sky outside was also gloomy.
Qin Yaoyao stood nervously across the desk, tugging at the corner of her clothes from time to time. Sensing the low - pressure atmosphere from the man opposite, she felt an indescribable fear and didn't dare to move.
Her intuition told her that the sword hanging over her head would fall today.
Xiao Yanzhi slightly lifted the corner of his lips. The cigarette was burning between his fingers, and the whole office was filled with smoke. He didn't even lift his eyelids. "Have you ever been in my office?"
Qin Yaoyao immediately tensed up. Her first reaction was to shake her head. "No."
"You answered too quickly," Xiao Yanzhi frowned slightly, but his tone remained calm. However, this calmness was more like a sign before a storm, making it hard to breathe. "I'll give you another chance."
Every word he said was extremely calm, but the pressure from within scared people so much that their legs went weak.
How terrifying!
Qin Yaoyao's face turned pale. Her teeth and lips were trembling, but she still stubbornly replied, "No, I've never entered Mr. Xiao's room without permission."
This office was very private and there were no surveillance cameras installed.
As long as she insisted that she hadn't been there, no one would know that she had not only entered the office before but also rummaged through Xiao Yanzhi's computer without permission.
The computer password was easy to guess. It was the pinyin of someone's name.
"Good," Xiao Yanzhi nodded slightly and didn't continue to press her. Instead, he took out his phone. "There's a lady who has wanted to see you for a long time. I didn't give her the chance before."
"I'm free today. Let's sit down and have a good talk." He sat back on his large chair, lazily crossing his long legs, looking relaxed and casual.
"Mrs. Tan, you can come now."
Qin Yaoyao stood there, her eyes widening instantly. A sense of panic suddenly welled up in her heart. She couldn't control herself and her voice trembled. "Which Mrs. Tan?"
Xiao Yanzhi put away his phone, turned his chair to look at her, smiling faintly with extremely cold eyes. "Apart from Tan Mizong's wife, do you know any other Mrs. Tan?"