Su Ping quickly walked out of the ward and found that the two people behind her had not followed.

Considering how tense the two of them were just now, what if they started fighting in the hospital room?

Then she shook her head, resisting the urge to go back and join the fun. Instead, she turned and decided to go see Aunt Mei in her hospital room.

Inside the ward, after he left, Lu Zhiyan stared blankly at her retreating figure.

This scene inexplicably annoyed Shen Jiayu, and he tightened his grip on the man's arm little by little.

"Don't even think about getting involved with her; she's not someone you can mess with."

Lu Zhiyan chuckled, looking completely indifferent. She even gave him a slight smirk before releasing her hand from Shen Jiayu's arm.

"What did Mr. Shen say? She just fainted when she saw me today, and I just took her to the hospital on my way."

The expression on his face made his words sound unconvincing. Shen Jiayu narrowed his eyes, and I released my grip on his arm: "That's for the best."

After he finished speaking, he straightened his collar and strode toward the door of the ward.

Lu Zhiyan's gaze slowly moved downwards, landing on the bloodstains on her arm, and she was somewhat surprised.

Almost instinctively, she looked at Shen Jiayu's hand hanging by his side. On the back of his fair hand, the veins were slightly bulging, and the bloodstains on it had dried.

That's interesting.

Lu Zhiyan's smile deepened as she suddenly recalled the expression on Su Ping's face when she saw her at the jewelry store.

As if she had seen something that shocked her, the sadness in her eyes was obvious.

Is it because of his face?

Lu Zhiyan couldn't help but touch her face, thinking of her younger brother who looked exactly like her and had recently been found by her mother.

Thinking of this, a hint of malice crept into his eyes.

If his mother hadn't suddenly announced that the Lu family had another son, he wouldn't have thought of bringing a woman back home so soon, fearing that this suddenly appearing son would threaten his position.

But then she thought about it again. That was just someone they had recently brought back from outside. She herself was the only heir recognized by the company's board of directors and had grown up in the Lu family.

Lu Zhiyan snorted softly, feeling much better, and decided to investigate this woman when she got back.

He was certain he didn't know her, but the way she looked at him at the time was clearly not that simple.

He initially just thought she was interesting, but if she had a relationship with his younger brother, he would be even more determined to win her over.

It was already afternoon when I left Aunt Mei's place.

My phone suddenly rang several times.

Su Ping took out her phone and glanced at it; it was a message from Song Qi.

"Sis, I've arrived. Will you come to pick me up?"

Above this sentence is an address, which is near the high-speed rail station, not far from here.

After a while, it seemed like they realized something and retracted the message.

Su Ping stared at the screen, which continuously displayed that the other party was typing.

A few seconds later, the message came through.

"Sorry, senior, I sent the wrong message. I meant to send it to my sister, but I forgot that she's been busy these past few days and probably won't have time to pick me up."

That tone sounded rather pitiful.

Su Ping couldn't help but picture Song Qi standing alone at the exit of the station, waiting for someone to pick him up.

"I happen to be outside, how about I come and pick you up?"

By the time she realized what was happening, the message had already been sent.

By the time she wanted to back out, it was too late.

Song Qi quickly replied with an "OK," as if he had been waiting for her to say that.

Su Ping looked at the words, then at the address that Song Qi had sent two minutes ago and couldn't be retracted, and suddenly felt like she had been tricked by Song Qi.

That kid.

When Song Qi saw Su Ping's words, he couldn't stop smiling.

After observing him for the past few days, the female classmate who came out of the station with him began to doubt whether Song Qi was lying when he told her he had a girlfriend.

So when I saw him standing there alone with his suitcase, I mustered up my courage and walked over.

"Little Song?"

The smile on Song Qi's lips gradually disappeared because of this address, and when he saw the female classmate walking behind him, his expression could be described as somewhat indifferent.

For some reason, he subconsciously felt disgusted when he heard this name from other people.

It seemed that he didn't want anyone else to call him by that name except for her.

It would make him unhappy, as if the title was no longer exclusive to the two of them.

"What's up?"

The girl watched as the smile on his face slowly disappeared, and the courage she had finally mustered was gradually extinguished.

It felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over my head, leaving me with a chilling feeling.

The girl gave a slight smirk and waved her phone at him.

"It's nothing, I just got a taxi and wanted to ask if you wanted to go back to school together."

Song Qi looked straight into her eyes without saying a word.

The girl's gaze began to dart away, and she quickly added, "Don't misunderstand, I just thought that if we split the cost between the two of us, it would be cheaper."

Song Qi shook his head and refused directly, "No need, I won't go back to school first."

The girl's gaze gradually dimmed, and finally, somewhat unwillingly, she bit her lip, nodded, and turned to leave.

"Wait a moment."

Hearing his voice, a glimmer of hope rekindled in the girl's eyes.

Did he regret it? Did he want to ride back to school with me again?

Just as she turned around somewhat embarrassed and met Song Qi's eyes, she saw in them a gaze devoid of any emotion.

Song Qi looked at her and said, word by word, "I will not like you, and please don't come near me again. I'm afraid my girlfriend will be angry."

These words made the girl's eyes gradually turn red.

Rejected to her face by the person she liked, she lowered her head in embarrassment, as proud as she was.

Large tears fell to the ground one by one. Finally, she looked up again, her eyes filled with tears, and questioned him.

"Why? What do I lack compared to her? Lots of boys at school are after me, why are you treating me like this!"

Faced with the girl's probing questions, Song Qi's eyes remained as calm as an ancient well.

As if answering her question, he tilted his head and pondered for a moment before replying, "Because you are never her. She doesn't need to do anything; just standing there, my eyes can no longer see anyone else."

Does he really like her that much?

The girl lowered her head sadly, then covered her face, pushed her suitcase, and walked away, leaving him standing there alone.