Chapter 58: Get Together

Wu Suowei's heart skipped a beat when he saw Chi Cheng's face suddenly turn cold when he answered the phone.

Whose phone is this?

That suffocating moment came to mind again.

The incandescent light bulbs were buzzing, and the air was filled with the thick smell of disinfectant.

Wu Suowei was lying on a pale bed in the intensive care unit, his body full of tubes, and the undulating lines on the monitor were faint.

Jiang Xiaoshuai sat by the bed in sterile clothing, his eyes red and swollen like walnuts, tightly holding Wu Suowei's cold hand.

"Dawei..." His voice was filled with tears, and he was trying hard to hold back his sobs, "...Chi Cheng's father...is here again...outside..."

Wu Suowei's eyelids trembled extremely slowly, and he opened them a crack with difficulty.

"... He and Chi Cheng are arguing again..." Wu Suowei's voice was so weak that it was almost inaudible. "... What did he say?"

Jiang Xiaoshuai put his ear close to his lips and could barely hear it.

He gritted his teeth and lowered his voice: "...same as always...he said that as long as you don't get in the way, he'll be safe...otherwise...he has plenty of ways to make you...ruined, even..."

He didn't say the rest of the words, but Wu Suowei understood.

He is not afraid of the so-called threats from wealthy families, but this time is different.

He didn't care, but what about Chi Cheng... and Zhang Liya...

Wu Suowei stared at the pale ceiling with empty eyes. After a long, long time, so long that Jiang Xiaoshuai thought he had fallen asleep again, he heard his extremely soft voice, but with a calm voice soaked in despair.

“…Xiao Shuai…”

Jiang Xiaoshuai immediately came closer: "I'm here! I'm here, Dawei!"

Wu Suowei's lips moved extremely slowly, and every word exhausted his remaining vitality: "... Help me... act..."

"Acting?" Jiang Xiaoshuai was stunned.

Wu Suowei's voice was as light as a sigh, but it carried a heart-pounding determination, "...completely...disappear..."

Jiang Xiaoshuai's eyes suddenly widened, and he looked at Wu Suowei in disbelief: "Dawei! Are you crazy?! You are like this now..."

He rolled his eyes with difficulty and looked at Jiang Xiaoshuai, his eyes filled with deep exhaustion and pleading, "... Help me..."

Jiang Xiaoshuai looked at the heartbreaking calmness and determination in his friend's eyes, and the faint curve on the monitor that could turn into a straight line at any time, and felt overwhelmed by powerlessness.

He bit his lower lip hard, tasting the strong taste of rust, before he struggled to squeeze out broken syllables from his throat.

"...Okay...I'll accompany you..."

Wu Suowei's heart felt like it was pierced by a needle, and the dull pain instantly spread throughout his limbs.

He subconsciously clenched the soy milk cup in his hand, his fingertips were cold.

Chi Cheng had already hung up the phone. He looked unhappy and walked back to sit down with a slightly frown on his face.

"Who is it?" Guo Chengyu also put away his joking expression and asked.

Jiang Xiaoshuai also noticed that the atmosphere was not right, stopped teasing Wu Suowei, and looked at Chi Cheng in confusion.

Chi Cheng raised his eyes, scanning the three of them, and finally settled on Wu Suowei's face, which was filled with tension and inquiry. His voice was level, but with a subtle hint of irritation: "Wang Shuo. He's returned home."

"Wang Shuo?!" Jiang Xiaoshuai exclaimed in surprise and subconsciously looked at Wu Suowei.

Jiang Xiaoshuai's heart sank suddenly.

Wang Shuo...it was indeed him!

He had heard Guo Chengyu talk about this man, the man who always hung around Chi Cheng, with an inexplicable hostility and sense of superiority in his eyes.

The most important thing is that this man has connections with Chi Cheng and Guo Chengyu.

Looking at Jiang Xiaoshuai's complicated eyes, Wu Suowei also understood.

Is it that mysterious white moonlight?

He could almost imagine what Wang Shuo would do when he came back.

Reminisce about the past with Chi Cheng? Stretch out their relationship? Or even...

No! Chi Cheng is mine! It took so much effort... so much effort...

But...if he dares...

Wu Suowei couldn't help but have some dark thoughts in his mind. After all, the old man in Chi Cheng's family would not agree.

He raised his head, his eyes fixed on Chi Cheng's face, with a hint of possessiveness: "Looking for you? What for? Reminiscing about the past? Or do you want to relive the past?"

The tone was harsh and sour, like a cat with its fur standing on end.

Chi Cheng was stunned by his reaction, and then a faint smile flashed across the depths of his eyes.

He looked at Wu Suowei's cheeks, which were tense with nervousness and jealousy, and his eyes, which were surprisingly bright. The irritation in his heart caused by Wang Shuo's call strangely dissipated, and instead he felt a sense of satisfaction of being cared for.

He leaned forward slightly, looking at Wu Suowei intently, his voice low and soothing.

"They said we were getting together, and they invited Guo Chengyu and me," he paused, then added, "...but they didn't mention you."

"Hmph!" Wu Suowei snorted and turned his face away, but his heart was even more confused.

Didn't mention me? Do they think I'm unworthy of attending their "high-end" gathering?

Or... have other plans?

The more he thought about it, the angrier and more panicked he became.

No! He had finally caught Chi Cheng, and he couldn't let anyone or anything separate them again!

No matter how much pressure Chi Cheng's father puts on him, no matter how difficult Wang Shuo becomes, he will never let go!

Chi Cheng looked at Wu Suowei's angry face and slightly trembling shoulders, and knew that he was daydreaming again.

He reached out his hand and, under the table, very naturally held Wu Suwei's hand on his leg.

The palm of his hand was burning hot, carrying an unquestionable strength.

Wu Suowei's body stiffened and he subconsciously tried to pull his hand back, but Chi Cheng held it even tighter.

Chi Cheng didn't look at him, but turned his gaze to Guo Chengyu. His tone was calm, but with an unquestionable determination: "I'm not going, Guozi, you go."

"Huh?" Guo Chengyu was watching the show with great interest when his name was suddenly called. He was stunned for a moment, "I go? Why should I go? I don't know him well! Besides..."

He glanced at Jiang Xiaoshuai, whose ears perked up and eyes turned alert, and immediately changed his tone, "...I'm not going either! I don't have time! I'm with my Xiaoshuai!"

"Guo Chengyu!" Jiang Xiaoshuai's face flushed when he was called "my Xiaoshuai" and he glared at him, but the inexplicable uneasiness in his heart caused by Wang Shuo's appearance was dissipated a lot because of Guo Chengyu's unhesitating rejection.

We're not familiar with each other yet... Who doesn't know your little shit...

However, Guo Chengyu's attitude still made Jiang Xiaoshuai in a good mood.

His eyes rolled, and he immediately changed the subject, looking at Chi Cheng and Wu Suowei: "By the way, didn't Brother Nian send the new script to your crew? How is it? When will it start filming?"

Chi Cheng took out his phone, opened a file, and handed it to Wu Suowei: "Just sent it, take a look."

Wu Suowei's hand was held by Chi Cheng and he couldn't break free, so he could only awkwardly take the phone with his other hand.

He looked down at the screen, but his mind was still lingering on the name Wang Shuo.

The script tells the clichéd story of Xiaoyu's counterattack and slapping her green tea ex-boyfriend in the face, but when Wu Suowei read the lines, his mind automatically put on Wang Shuo.

Haha, a slap in the face of green tea?

The green tea in real life is much better than in the script!

"It looks okay," Wu Suowei said, swiping the screen absentmindedly. "I'm free anyway."

We need to keep a close eye on Chi Cheng...