Chapter 12: Hug

Xiao Beisheng couldn't help but think of the times he had been with her, and he suddenly felt a little dry in the mouth.

"Then I'll go out first." Su Man's words interrupted Xiao Beisheng's thoughts.

He was a little annoyed, probably annoyed with himself.

"By the way..." Su Man just turned around and saw a cold look in Xiao Beisheng's eyes. She was so scared that she swallowed her words.

"Anything else?"

Xiao Beisheng's face was grim and his tone was tinged with impatience.

Su Man thought to herself: This person is really capricious and unpredictable.

He quickly replied, "My phone is still at my aunt's house, so I can't contact you. I wanted to ask if you would be back tomorrow. If you are, I will prepare dinner in advance."

"I won't be back these few days."

"Oh, okay."

Su Man left the study.

It’s better if he doesn’t come back, because that means she won’t have to serve him for the next few days.

the next day.

Su Man was just about to go out to buy a new cell phone and a new phone card when she met Gao Xun who came to her house.

"Ms. Su, these are the things Mr. Xiao asked me to bring to you. Your cell phone and wallet are in them. Check them. If there is anything missing, I will go back to the Shen family to get them for you later." Gao Xun handed over a bag respectfully.

Su Man checked and found that everything she needed for daily life was there, including important items such as her ID card and bank card.

"How come these..."

Gao Xun smiled and said, "This is what your aunt packed for you. She heard that our Boss Xiao wanted it, so she gave it to you. Don't worry, even if you don't go home during this period, your aunt won't say anything. Our Boss Xiao has taken care of everything for you."

"……Thanks."

"It was all Mr. Xiao's idea. I was just helping out."

Gao Xun didn't stay long before returning to Dingsheng.

Su Man was a little confused. She edited the message and thanked Xiao Beisheng, but Xiao Beisheng's attitude remained lukewarm.

Yes, now the image of Su Man in his mind should be a snobbish woman who will do anything to achieve her goals. Xiao Beisheng probably doesn't want to have too many private involvements with her.

Suman has few good qualities, and one of them is that she won't force others to do things against their will.

If Xiao Beisheng avoided her, she would not move forward.

On this day, there was another thing that surprised Su Man, that is, Shen Qing called her to apologize.

"Manman, you kid, why didn't you tell me about this? That bastard Shen Zhilin actually bullied his own cousin! When I get home, I'll force him to apologize to you..."

"No need to apologize. I don't want to see him."

Whenever Su Man thought about what happened that night, she got goosebumps all over her body and felt sick to her stomach.

Shen Qing was very accommodating to her, "Okay, okay, then I won't see him. Auntie will drive him away and won't let him live at home anymore. You can come back anytime you want, but you are living with Mr. Xiao now, so it would be nice to stay for a long time. Over time, you will definitely be able to tie his heart firmly..."

She didn’t want to listen to Shen Qing’s nonsense anymore: “Aunt, I’m tired, let’s not talk about it for now.”

"Well, you take a rest first."

Shen Qing's attitude was flattering, and Su Man knew without thinking that it was because of Xiao Beisheng.

However, Su Man did not expect that Xiao Beisheng would look for her aunt.

Is this considered... seeking justice for her?

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Su Man couldn't hide for too long, and soon Xiao Beisheng had a dinner party to take her with him.

Socializing at the wine table is what Su Man is most familiar with, but when she is with Xiao Beisheng, Su Man still experiences some different feelings from when she is socializing with Shen Qing.

Following Xiao Beisheng, everyone else needs to look at Xiao Beisheng's face, and even if they are partners, they have to respect Xiao Beisheng.

So at the dinner table, almost no one dared to tell dirty jokes to Su Man or make fun of her.

Not to mention, someone would do something to Suman.

When the two sides are deadlocked, Su Man only needs to use her eloquence and her high emotional intelligence to resolve the deadlock and make the other party willingly make concessions.

Although the negotiation became more difficult, it did not faze Suman, and she was also greatly respected.

Overall, Suman did a pretty good job in this job.

Except for some special times, like tonight.

Xiao Beisheng drank too much, and she needed to help Xiao Beisheng block some of the alcohol.

Both of them were drunk, so they had to call the driver to take them home.

Back at the villa, Su Man cooked him a bowl of clear soup noodles as usual. This was a tacit habit they had tacitly agreed to over the past few days.

Su Man obviously didn't drink much, but after making a bowl of noodles, she suddenly felt very sleepy.

She was originally sitting on the sofa waiting for Xiao Beisheng, but she didn't know when she fell asleep in a daze.

Xiao Beisheng was eating noodles when he suddenly felt it was too quiet. Then he remembered that Su Man's chattering had stopped.

He turned his head and saw Su Man sleeping on the sofa, holding a pillow tightly in her arms. She looked extremely insecure and her brows were tightly furrowed.

Xiao Beisheng washed the dishes himself, walked to the sofa and called Su Man: "Wake up, go back to your room and sleep. It's easy to catch a cold sleeping here."

Suman didn't react.

"Suman, my patience is limited."

Su Man still didn't respond.

Xiao Beisheng had no choice but to take a folded blanket from the side, cover her with it, and plan to go upstairs himself.

But after taking two steps, I suddenly felt something was wrong.

Just now at the dinner table, he didn't let Su Man drink too much, but why was her face so red?

Xiao Beisheng fell back and reached out to touch Su Man's forehead. The temperature was frighteningly hot. He patted her face gently: "Su Man, are you sick? How do you feel now?"

Su Man whimpered and said incoherently: "It's cold..."

He is really sick.

Xiao Beisheng picked her up and carried her back to the guest room where she was staying.

He took Su Man's temperature and it was 39.8 degrees. He couldn't help but frown. Why did she suddenly have a fever? At the dinner table, she seemed normal and even helped him block the wine.

He suddenly remembered that Su Man was caught in the rain for most of the night.

She may have had a cold that hadn't healed during this period, and then she accompanied him to social events.

"Cold..." The person on the bed shivered.

He had covered Suman with three layers of quilts, but she still looked very cold.

Xiao Beisheng turned up the heating and put a fever-reducing patch on her. She had just drunk some alcohol, and Xiao Beisheng was not sure whether she could take the medicine, so he had to leave the room and call her family doctor.

When I came back, the person on the bed woke up and was crying, his tears soaking the pillow.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Beisheng walked to the bedside and wanted to reach out to feel her temperature. She seemed to sense it and put her face to his hand, crying weakly: "My whole body hurts..."

"Just bear with it, the doctor will be here soon."

Xiao Beisheng was unusually patient. He held her face with his hand and did not walk away.

This was the scene that the family doctor saw when he came over. Their usually cold Mr. Xiao was wiping the tears of the person and coaxing him in a low voice.

The doctor immediately paid more attention to Suman.

Suman had a high fever, so the doctor gave her antipyretic and sedative medication. Since Suman had no other symptoms, the doctor recommended that she be observed overnight.

Before the doctor left, he reminded Xiao Beisheng, "You may need to trouble yourself tonight, sir. Keep an eye on the patient's condition. If the fever goes away, then there's nothing wrong. If the fever persists, then you need to send him to the hospital for further examination the next day."

Xiao Beisheng nodded and took note of it.

After sending the doctor away, Xiao Beisheng saw Su Man sleeping soundly, so he returned to his room.

After a long day of work and a few drinks at a social gathering that evening, he felt a little tired. He took a shower and tried to go to bed, but he couldn't settle down. After tossing and turning for a while, he had no choice but to go to Su Man's room to see her again.

Only then did I realize that the person who had just fallen asleep had started crying again without me noticing.

Xiao Beisheng was helpless: "Why are you so fond of crying?"

Su Man was confused due to the fever. She closed her eyes and had no idea who was coming. She cried and said, "Mom Chen, I want a hug..."