Ji Hanchen felt as if something had struck his chest hard, causing a dull ache.

He looked up at Xu Qingyun in disbelief, never expecting her to say such hurtful things.

How could he make Xu Qingyun feel disgusted?!

Heh, if that's the case, what else can he say?!

"Miss Xu, I apologize for disturbing you."

Ji Hanchen's tone was extremely cold. After speaking, he released Bai Ruiting and strode out.

A barely perceptible hint of self-reproach flickered across Xu Qingyun's cool and aloof expression. She shouldn't have said such embarrassing things to Ji Hanchen.

Seeing that Ji Hanchen didn't appear drunk at all, she realized he was just faking it, and she felt she hadn't done anything wrong.

If a girl is woken up in the middle of the night and you only say one harsh word to her, she is already quite well-mannered.

Ji Hanchen turned around, and Bai Ruiting nodded before chasing after him.

As soon as they left, Xu Qingyun went to the door and the first thing she did was change the password.

Actually, it's her own fault for not being careful enough tonight. She should have changed the password when she told Ji Hanchen the password.

As for Ji Hanchen, once he entered the elevator, all his strength was drained away, and he leaned uncomfortably against the elevator wall.

The dizziness made his vision go black, his stomach churned, and the spasms made him pale.

Bai Ruiting frowned. "Han Chen, are you alright?"

Ji Hanchen gritted his teeth, his handsome face tense, and remained silent.

"Hold me tighter." Bai Ruiting sensed something was wrong and quickly pulled Ji Hanchen's arm around his neck and wrapped his arms around Ji Hanchen's waist.

As soon as the two men stepped out of the building, Ji Hanchen felt a sharp pain in his stomach and vomited a mouthful of blood.

Bai Ruiting's expression immediately changed, "Han Chen!"

Ji Hanchen did not answer. He only felt that everything went dark before his eyes, and his tall body fell to the ground.

Before he fainted, he was still thinking that Xu Qingyun was a heartless girl. He was cunning, but he really... missed... her...

"Han Chen! Han Chen!"

Bai Ruiting called out several times, but Ji Hanchen did not respond.

At that moment, Xu Qingyun was standing on the balcony looking down when she was shocked and quickly put on her coat and ran downstairs.

"What happened to Ji Hanchen?"

"The initial diagnosis is a stomach hemorrhage. Ms. Xu, please drive us to the hospital immediately. Any later and it could be fatal!"

**

Ji Hanchen was not sent back to his ward until 2 a.m.

Xu Qingyun sat by the bed, looking at the man lying on the hospital bed, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Ji Hanchen's initial impression on her was that he was extremely shrewd, calculating, strong, and domineering.

But I never expected him to be so impulsive as to drink himself into a stomach hemorrhage.

What happened that made him so upset?

“Miss Xu, you can go back now. I have already informed Secretary Fang, and she will take care of Han Chen.”

Bai Ruiting spoke in a gentle tone, still maintaining his gentlemanly demeanor, but one could clearly detect the distance in his voice.

Xu Qingyun replied calmly, "I'll stay."

“Miss Xu, there are some things that I, as an outsider, shouldn’t say, but you are really important to Han Chen. We’ve known each other for almost thirty years, and I’ve never seen him fall for any other girl. He truly likes you.”

Xu Qingyun remained seated on the edge of the bed, maintaining an elegant posture even without wearing a cheongsam, exuding grace and poise.

But it is precisely because of this that she exudes a more aloof and distant aura, as if she places herself outside the world.

"Dr. Bai, Ji Hanchen and I don't have the kind of relationship you're thinking of."

Bai Ruiting's eyes turned cold, and his tone immediately became even worse, "Kissing even if you're not in that kind of relationship? I didn't expect Miss Xu to be so open-minded."

Xu Qingyun realized that Bai Ruiting was mocking her, but she did not refute him.

Let others say what they want; there's no need to get into pointless arguments.

Bai Ruiting has a good personality, but he also has a temper. He made a sarcastic remark to Xu Qingyun and then turned and left.

Xu Qingyun looked at Ji Hanchen, and Bai Ruiting's words unconsciously echoed in her mind.

Does Ji Hanchen like her that much?

**

Xu Qingyun sat by the bed all night.

The next morning around 7 a.m., Ji Hanchen woke up when the nurses came to check on him.

Upon seeing Xu Qingyun, Ji Hanchen was momentarily stunned, then his handsome face turned cold and stern. "What are you doing here, Miss Xu?"

Xu Qingyun ignored him, but got up, poured a glass of warm water, and handed it to Ji Hanchen, saying, "Drink a little to soothe your throat."

"Can't move." Ji Hanchen sneered.

Xu Qingyun leaned over, took a spoon, scooped up a spoonful, and brought it to Ji Hanchen's lips.

Ji Hanchen's face was very gloomy, and he let out a soft hum, but he still obediently drank it down.

"What grudge does Miss Xu have against me that you would want to scald me to death?!" Ji Hanchen sneered coldly.

Xu Qingyun frowned. "It's impossible for it to be burned."

Ji Hanchen continued to stir up trouble, "Miss Xu, are you implying that I, Ji, have wronged you? Then try it yourself."

Xu Qingyun was a little annoyed. She took a sip and found the water was just warm, not hot at all.

It was just Ji Hanchen deliberately causing trouble.

"Mr. Ji, if you find it too hot, you don't have to drink it."

Xu Qingyun was polite and didn't seem angry.

Ji Hanchen choked. How could this little girl be so unlovable? She didn't know how to coax people at all!

"I'll drink it!" Ji Hanchen gritted his teeth.

Xu Qingyun lowered her eyelashes, preventing Ji Hanchen from seeing any emotion in her eyes.

Ji Hanchen was initially resentful. He was angry that she defended Ji Lun, angry that she said it had nothing to do with him, angry that she wanted to marry the steamship, and angry that she actually thought pretending to be drunk was just a trick.

But at this moment, being taken care of by her, all the grievances in my heart seemed to disappear.

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