As Sheng Jingxi's sidekick helped him carry his things, he whispered, "Young master, didn't you say you didn't want to stay in the hospital anymore? Why are you changing wards?"
"What do you know?" Sheng Jingxi had already adapted to his injury and could walk without crutches. He drawled lazily, "I've been abroad all this time. Now that I'm back, of course I have to check on the old man."
The sidekick asked him what checking on Chairman Sheng had to do with changing wards.
Sheng Jingxi shot him a disdainful look and didn't bother to answer.
Although he was usually unruly and did things as he pleased, it didn't mean he was clueless.
No one knew his father better than he did.
A businessman who held the power of life and death in the business world and always kept people at arm's length. How could he be so concerned about a young girl?
This was not his father's style.
If he wanted to know why his father had changed, he had to start with this Jiang Li.
He had only caught a brief glimpse of Jiang Li that day. She was indeed pretty and charming, but she shouldn't be more important than his own son.
A father knows his son best. Sheng Shuocheng really knew Sheng Jingxi well. He was indeed not an easy - going person.
The day after he moved next to Jiang Li's ward, he timed it just right and knocked on her door uninvited.
"Hi, little girl," Sheng Jingxi stood at the door, one hand in his pocket and the other holding a thermos lunch box. He waved it and said, "Have you had lunch? Care to join me?"
His almond - shaped eyes were slightly raised, and his demeanor was extremely relaxed and lazy.
Xiao Ye was just about to go to the hospital cafeteria to buy lunch for Jiang Li. When she saw the suddenly appeared strange man, she said bluntly, "Handsome guy, who are you?"
She pointed directly at Sheng Jingxi's injured leg. "Even this injury can't stop you from hitting on girls. You're really persistent even with a disability?"
Jiang Li spoke up to explain to Xiao Ye, "This is Chairman Sheng's son. We know each other."
Xiao Ye let out an "oh" and then couldn't help but sigh regretfully, "Chairman Sheng's son is disabled at such a young age?"
Sheng Jingxi: …
The vein on his temple throbbed. He gritted his teeth and retorted, "I have a fracture! A fracture!"
Sheng Jingxi carried the thermos lunch box over and placed it on the bedside table next to Jiang Li's bed. "I just had it sent from home. I brought you a portion too."
"I don't mean anything else. I just think the hospital food is really unpalatable." After putting it down, Sheng Jingxi turned around and left.
He really came and went in a hurry.
Xiao Ye asked Jiang Li if they should return the lunch. Jiang Li shook her head and said no.
Sheng Jingxi was an impulsive person. Maybe it was just a passing fancy. There was no need to make a fuss over a meal.
But in the evening, Jiang Li asked Xiao Ye to buy some fruits.
Sheng Jingxi looked at the oranges Jiang Li brought over and frowned instinctively. "I don't like to eat..."
"You don't like oranges? I'll ask Xiao Ye to buy something else next time." Jiang Li's outstretched hand paused in mid - air and then slowly retracted.
It was an ordinary conversation, but Sheng Jingxi inexplicably felt guilty.
"I don't dislike them. I'm just too lazy to peel them."
Sheng Jingxi said this very awkwardly, trying to make up for his direct rejection just now. "Just leave them there."
Jiang Li put the bag on the bedside and took out an orange with her left hand.
Seeing that she was about to peel the orange, Sheng Jingxi immediately sat up from the bed and quickly stopped her. "You only have one good hand. Don't bother. I'll do it myself."
He reached out and took the orange from Jiang Li's hand. In a few moments, he peeled it and gave half of it to Jiang Li.
"Thank you," Jiang Li reached out her hand. Sheng Jingxi was sharp - eyed and immediately saw the burn mark on her palm. His eyes narrowed instantly, and he grabbed her hand. "What happened?"
The wound on her palm had ulcerated and scabbed over, and new flesh was starting to grow.
This was no ordinary burn.
In the past few years of playing speed racing, he had occasionally encountered accidents where the racing car exploded and caught fire.
He had seen those burns. In severe cases, all the skin and flesh would stick together, and the pain was beyond what an ordinary person could bear.
But Jiang Li was just a young girl who looked so delicate. How could she get such a serious burn?
"I got burned by a lighter," Jiang Li said casually. "It's almost healed."
Sheng Jingxi: "… Do you think I'll believe that?"
He suspected that Jiang Li was treating him like a three - year - old.
Jiang Li also answered him seriously, "I'm not lying to you. It was really a lighter burn."
After saying that, Jiang Li began to eat the orange seriously.
She had a very small face, and her hair was casually tied behind her head, revealing her beautiful and delicate features.
When she sat there, she looked extremely well - behaved and gentle.
Sheng Jingxi scrutinized her for a moment and then threw a segment of the orange into his mouth. "Let me guess. Was it for your boyfriend?"
Jiang Li's fingers froze.
"Wow, I guessed right," Sheng Jingxi clicked his tongue twice. "I think it's not worth it for a man. You're such a pretty girl. Why would you hurt yourself for a man?"
"It wasn't for a man. I was burned by a man," Jiang Li smiled.
Sheng Jingxi immediately narrowed his eyes. There was anger in his beautiful almond - shaped eyes. The veins on the back of his hand tightened. "There's actually a man who would bully a girl like this? He really has a death wish!"
Sheng Jingxi was used to living a privileged life. At this moment, he couldn't help but crack his knuckles. "Intentional injury. That brute should be sent to prison."
Jiang Li smiled. "You're right. He is a brute."
A white - skinned brute who wore a sheep's skin and pretended to be a gentleman.
Thinking of that dark afternoon, a flash of hatred passed through her eyes, but it quickly returned to normal.
She had already seen everything very clearly, and her gaze was extremely calm. "Not all grievances can be cleared. Sometimes, it's quite common for the offender to turn the tables."
She had actually gotten some news from Sister Chen about the police station.
No wonder Shang Zewen could be so lawless in hurting women. He had already found a loophole in advance. It would still be a bit difficult to convict him now.
His foreign nationality, his alibis, and the connections he had bribed in advance could all be his "protective amulets".
No wonder Shang Zewen could be so arrogant. There was a reason.
"Boring," Sheng Jingxi said after listening. He gave Jiang Li a deep look and concluded, "I think it's because no one is standing up for you that you have to accept it calmly."
"If my sister was hurt like this, I'd skin that guy alive. Even if it meant going down with him, I'd make sure he didn't have an easy time."
Sheng Jingxi really meant it.
He was indeed wild. He was used to pushing the limits of life. As long as he wanted to, he could do crazy things that ignored the rules.
Jiang Li was stunned. She pursed her lips and couldn't help but smile. "Then being your sister must be really happy."