Chapter 79: Not an Accident

Lin You's heart was in his throat.

She resisted the urge to rush forward and grab the phone. She kept mentally preparing herself. She had endured all the difficulties, and even if this was exposed, it would be a big deal...

At most, she would get hit a few times. After all, Ms. Su wouldn't beat her to death.

It only took Lin You one minute to go from nervous to desperate.

It’s a pity that she made sufficient preparations, but reality once again did not go according to common sense.

Two minutes later, Ms. Su turned around with a look of regret on her face.

"Xiao Cheng must be busy and didn't answer the phone."

Lin You secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After a while, Shi Jingyuan returned to the ward. He was really busy. In less than half an hour after eating, he had already received three or four calls.

In the end, Ms. Su couldn't stand it anymore and sent him back to work.

Shi Jingyuan hesitated for a moment before agreeing. Before leaving, he specifically said that he would deliver dinner in the evening.

*

The afternoon sun is boring.

Lin You only injured his hand. The doctor said that the main treatment is to reduce inflammation and control infection, and he will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow.

The mother and daughter walked arm in arm in the hospital garden. Lin You talked a lot about Jinggang City and said that after Ms. Su finished her training, she would take a special leave to accompany her to travel around for two days.

Ms. Su naturally said no, but she agreed to have dinner together when Cheng Hao came back.

Since leaving Licheng, Lin You hasn't been able to get along with Ms. Su so easily for a long time.

The sunlight fell on the side of her face, and her dimples appeared. Her whole body was like glowing white jade. She was obviously beautiful, but there was a hint of fragility in her.

Ms. Su supported Lin You's arm and suddenly said softly, "This Mr. Shi...his status is not ordinary, right?"

Lin You paused, then nodded, "Yes. He's the quasi-boss of the Shi family, one of the top wealthy families in Jinggang City. He's the kind of person who can make all the related industries in China shake with a single stomp of his foot."

Ms. Su was probably shocked when she heard this, and it took her a while to come back to her senses.

"No wonder his aura is stronger than anyone I've ever seen before, even..."

She realized she had said the wrong thing and quickly stopped talking. "It's not that we are inferior, it's just that the gap is too big. We can't reach her, and we can't afford to provoke her."

Lin You's eyes darkened, "Mom, I know."

Ms. Su nodded. "It's good that you have peace of mind. Wasn't your father just... Never mind. It's all in the past. Now I just hope you can live a simple and good life. I'll be satisfied."

Lin You patted her hand and soothed her, "I know. Don't worry, I'll be obedient. I'm afraid you'll prick me with a needle even in my dreams."

Ms. Su frowned and pretended to hit her. "You silly child, when did I prick you with a needle? What a messed up dream you had."

Lin You smiled playfully and told her about the horrible dream she had.

Ms. Su shook her head when she heard this, and lamented that she was usually so gentle and virtuous, but she didn't expect that she would appear like this in her daughter's dream.

The sun was shining brightly, and there wasn't much laughter in the garden, but it was enough for the two people who depended on each other to lick their past wounds with this little laughter.

*

In the evening, Shi Jingyuan personally came to the ward carrying a lunch box.

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, who would have thought that the dignified Mr. Shi would take time out of his busy schedule to do these little things himself.

"Auntie, try it. Didn't you say this place was delicious at noon? I even asked their chef to make a few special dishes tonight. If you like it, I'll take you to the restaurant after Lin You is discharged from the hospital."

Shi Jingyuan politely used the serving chopsticks to pick up food for Ms. Su.

Ms. Su waved her hands repeatedly. Although she was polite to Shi Jingyuan, her attitude was somewhat different from before.

"Oh, even if it's delicious, you can't eat it every day. But this time it's really thanks to you. Look how busy you are. Xiaoyou is so lucky to have such a good leader like you."

She then instructed Lin You, "You must work hard in the future and make some achievements to repay the leader's kindness, understand?"

Lin You held the bowl and chopsticks, looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, and agreed obediently.

Shi Jingyuan glanced at the mother and daughter who were cooperating with each other. His hands paused, but his expression remained unchanged.

He smiled bitterly, his smile not reaching his eyes, "You're too polite, Auntie. These are just a small favor, and it's what I should do."

Whether it is right or not, everyone knows that what he has done is far more than a leader's care for employees.

But among smart people, they see through things but don’t say them out loud.

After dinner, Shi Jingyuan went outside to smoke a cigarette.

When he came back, he smiled and told Ms. Su that he wanted to talk to Lin You alone.

Ms. Su's eyes wandered between the two people, and finally she gave Lin You a meaningful look and left.

There were only two people left in the ward, and the atmosphere gradually became stagnant.

Shi Jingyuan pulled out a chair and sat down beside the bed. Perhaps he had just smoked, as there was a faint smell of tobacco on his body.

Lin You pursed her lips and met his light black pupils.

"What do you want to say, Mr. Shi?"

Shi Jingyuan loosened his tie and asked in a deep voice, "Do you know how dangerous this incident is?"

Lin You only remembered that she was taken into the glass greenhouse by those people, and she couldn't remember what happened afterwards.

She thought that it was Shi Jingyuan who rescued her.

"I know. Thanks to Mr. Shi, I am fine this time. I'm sorry for causing you trouble..."

Her irrelevant words made Shi Jingyuan's eyes flash with suspicion, but this issue was not the main point of his private conversation with her.

"You didn't cause any trouble."

Shi Jingyuan stared at her without blinking, and laughed sarcastically, "Why, do you think this incident was an accident?"

There was something behind his words, and Lin You looked up in surprise.

"Mr. Shi, what you mean is... these people are specifically targeting me?"

Shi Jingyuan did not deny it.

"This time, on the surface, you participated in a situation you shouldn't have participated in and accidentally ran into these people. But in fact, in the final analysis, you provoked people you shouldn't have provoked."

"No matter where you are, you'll always run into these people. After this time, there will be a next time, and the next time."

"You can't avoid it."

Even if she completely isolates herself from the social circle like before, under the temptation of power and money, there will always be people who will take the initiative to approach her in order to please Shi Yanran.

After all, she is an ordinary person. It is impossible for her to completely break away from social life, and it is even more impossible for her to live in an ideal world like a textbook and make all positive choices perfectly.

Lin You's fingers trembled slightly, and he frowned and asked, "Is it... Shi Yanran?"

Shi Jingyuan was impatient and wanted to get a cigarette, but he suppressed the urge.

She was always clever about these things.

Shi Jingyuan's expression was slightly irritated, but his voice became increasingly cold.

"Hmm. So… are you capable of solving this problem?"

Hearing this, Lin You’s face turned pale.

It wasn't out of fear, but anger.

A kind of anger at being powerless to resist these people.