A Xing's acquaintance with Xu Tingyu was more or less like this.
Later, they graduated and joined Xu Tingyu's company, becoming her most capable assistant.
It was only later that they discovered that, in essence, they were of the same kind.
They were both people who had been abandoned in the trough but refused to give up.
So all along, Shu Shu and A Xing had been very kind to Xu Tingyu.
"Yes, she's extremely kind," Shen Yan murmured softly.
If she weren't, how could he have missed her for so many years?
If she weren't, how could the arrogant Qi Shifeng have regretted it?
Xu Tingyu fell into a drowsy dream. This time, she dreamt of Zhang Qiu.
Since she went abroad, she hadn't seen Zhang Qiu again.
Four years ago, after she compromised, Old Master Qi spared Zhang Qiu and didn't send her to prison but rather to a mental asylum.
Xu Tingyu hadn't received any news about Zhang Qiu for over a year.
After her condition improved a bit, she immediately contacted Chen Chunyao and asked her to inquire about Zhang Qiu's situation.
Then she learned that Zhang Qiu's condition in the mental asylum wasn't good.
Well, although Old Master Qi had spared her, how could he provide her with a good environment?
At that time, Xu Tingyu had just stabilized her job and could earn about five thousand US dollars a month. She entrusted Chen Chunyao to find a nursing home for Zhang Qiu.
The cost was about three thousand US dollars a month.
No matter how much she hated Zhang Qiu for trying to kill You You back then, she couldn't just watch her suffer in the mental asylum.
So she tried her best to cut down on her expenses. Besides her job, she also took on a part - time job.
In the studio, she worked harder than anyone else. She took on the jobs that others didn't want.
Half a year later, her income exceeded ten thousand US dollars. Another half - year later, she registered her own studio.
During this period, she also transferred Zhang Qiu to a more advanced nursing home, where she could receive one - on - one care.
But she never called her or came back to see her.
However, according to the one - on - one caregiver in the nursing home, Zhang Qiu rarely talked in the hospital. Sometimes she didn't say a single word all day.
When she did talk, it was mostly just calling people's names.
Sometimes she called Xu Jianmin, sometimes Xu Jia.
At that time, Xu Tingyu still didn't give up and asked if she had mentioned any other names.
The caregiver thought for a while and said that she had also called Qi Shifeng, but very rarely, only once or twice.
That was all.
At least, that's all the caregiver had heard.
Xu Tingyu didn't say anything else. She just thought she was being ridiculous.
After all this, what was she still expecting?
Later, Xu Tingyu never asked this question again and stopped expecting.
This time when she came back, she didn't have any plans to see Zhang Qiu for the time being.
She hardly ever mentioned this person.
But subconsciously, she actually missed her.
That's why she dreamt of her.
In the dream, Zhang Qiu was sitting in the sun with her back to her.
She walked over and called out, "Mom."
But Zhang Qiu ignored her and just murmured to herself with her head down.
She took a few more steps forward and saw that Zhang Qiu was holding a doll in her arms. It was Xu Jia's favorite toy when she was a child.
Zhang Qiu looked at the doll with tenderness in her eyes.
Xu Tingyu called out again, "Mom."
Zhang Qiu seemed to notice her then. She looked up at her with a strange look in her eyes. "Who are you? I don't know you."
This simple statement of not knowing her hurt more than being beaten and scolded.
Xu Tingyu couldn't say a word. She just covered her face and cried.
After becoming a mother herself, she could understand Zhang Qiu's feelings when she lost Xu Jia.
But occasionally, she also felt aggrieved.
She was also her mother's child. Why did her mother treat her like this?
When Shen Yan brought the doctor in, he only saw the tears constantly rolling down Xu Tingyu's cheeks.
He was startled. Then, filled with心疼, he immediately said to the doctor, "Hurry. She must be in a lot of pain to cry like this."
Many people thought that because Xu Tingyu was so good - looking and had a soft personality, she must be a crybaby.
Actually, the opposite was true. Because she had been practicing dance since childhood, she had a very strong will and rarely cried.
After going through so much hardship in the past few years, she didn't shed tears easily.
But now, she was quietly crying under the covers. This wasn't the extreme of pain, what was it?
As the doctor stepped forward, he also walked to the bedside and helped Xu Tingyu sit up, leaning her against his chest.
Almost the moment he helped her up, Xu Tingyu woke up with a start.
Her eyes were full of caution and vigilance at that moment.
After realizing who it was, she relaxed her body and said hoarsely, "Sorry to trouble you."
Even when she was so sick, she still apologized. She was really too well - behaved.
But Shen Yan couldn't bear to scold her. He just held her hand and said softly, "Don't be afraid. If you feel any discomfort, you can tell the doctor."
"Besides a headache, I feel a bit cold and a bit hot, and I have no strength. There's nothing else," she said.
As the drowsiness faded, she felt a bit cold on her face. Subconsciously, she reached up and touched it, only to find her hand full of tears.
So she had really cried?
She was stunned for a moment and then smiled bitterly to herself.
After the doctor finished the examination, he said to the two of them, "It should be a fever caused by catching a cold. I'll give her a fever - reducing injection first and then observe the situation. If it doesn't improve, she'll have to go to the hospital."
This doctor was the former family doctor of the Shen family and had known Shen Yan for many years.
In the past two years, the Shen family had moved abroad, and they had seen each other less.
So after giving Xu Tingyu the injection, the doctor didn't leave but sat on the sofa outside.
Shen Yan took care of Xu Tingyu until she fell asleep again.
"Don't think too much. Just rest well. I'll be right outside. If you need anything, just call me," he said, carefully instructing her as he wiped her face and pushed the sweaty hair to the side.
The drowsiness came over Xu Tingyu again. She only managed to let out a soft "um" before closing her eyes.
Shen Yan sat by the bedside for a long time before walking out.
"Master Shen, when did you come back? Last month, I met Young Master Shen in the capital and we talked about you. I heard that your good days are coming soon. Is this the young lady?" the doctor asked with a smile.
This was like a child he had watched grow up, so of course, their feelings were special.
Shen Yan smiled faintly. "My brother is just talking nonsense everywhere."
He had been on a blind date, but unfortunately, he didn't have any feelings for the girl. He had been forced to meet her a few times and had already made it clear to her.
Why did his family still think that they were getting along well?
Especially his brother. Why was he spreading rumors about him everywhere?
Good days are coming soon? No wonder Xu Tingyu had also teased him on the phone that day.
Damn it. He was so timid that he hadn't even confessed yet. How could good days be coming soon?
"She seems like a very nice girl. You should seize the opportunity," the doctor said with a smile, thinking that Shen Yan was just being shy.