Chapter 153 Extra Reunion: This Miss

In the sanatorium, the curtains in the luxuriously decorated wards are wide open, allowing patients to enjoy a view comparable to that of a garden.

Outside the window, the scenery is lush and green; inside, the room is bright and clean.

Each ward in the sanatorium is far apart, ensuring privacy while maintaining the best views from the windows.

Xi Congshuang was awakened by the whimpering of dogs and found herself still in the same position, her body weak and heavy.

Outside the one-way glass, a girl from the next ward walked through the garden carrying a small dog, looking flustered.

The girl was very nervous because the puppy had wandered into a place it didn't usually go. She wanted to take the puppy away. The fluffy puppy, which looked like a ball of cotton, kept kicking its short legs and whimpering.

The girl had no choice but to try to pinch the puppy's muzzle to stop it from barking.

"Shh—shh, it's the neighbor's nap time now, don't wake her up."

Just as the person outside the window finished speaking, Xi Congshuang's ward door was opened, and a nurse pushing a treatment cart came in to check on her.

"You're awake. How was your nap?" The nurse asked skillfully, repeating the same question she had asked countless times.

The confusion in Xi Congshuang's eyes faded, and she said gently, "It's alright, she's probably asleep..."

Looking down at the watch that records my physical condition, I see, "Half an hour."

Nurse: "Half an hour should be enough. Any longer and you won't be able to sleep at night. Let me get you your medicine."

The nurse put down the medicine, poured a glass of warm water, turned and left.

The ward door was slowly closed. Xi Congshuang stared at the steaming water glass for a while, but did not reach for it.

Everything in front of me is unchanged, just like before.

A fleeting dream?

The appearance of a winged red apple shattered her plans.

"Host, have you forgotten the reason for what happened before?"

Xi Congshuang snapped out of her daze upon hearing the voice: "You're still here?"

Red Apple said in surprise, "I haven't settled your reward yet, so of course it's still there. Your points are enough for you to revive and go back once. You've already used up all the points you accumulated over several worlds."

Congratulations on successfully completing the mission!

Xi Congshuang raised her hand to her chest, seemingly still remembering the innocent and throbbing feelings of her youth. The missing piece of the puzzle had finally been found, piecing together a complete version of herself.

They were separated when they were just beginning to fall in love, and even years later they still can't forget each other.

She still doesn't know how Su Cheng will react to her sudden departure, whether her parents will reprimand her since her whereabouts have been constantly monitored.

Without a second thought, Xi Congshuang grabbed her phone from the bedside table and sent a message.

Then he answered the red apple's question: "I saw it."

She remembered everything from the past.

The love that ended without a trace continued in another world, where she had forgotten important memories and treated the other person as a complete stranger.

Thinking about it this way adds a lot of regrets.

Red Apple: "How are you feeling?"

Because it is in the past, what has already happened cannot be changed; it must continue along the trajectory it took at that time.

Fifteen-year-old Xi Congshuang didn't recognize the system yet, and Red Apple couldn't personally appear by her side to wait for her return within the space.

Xi Congshuang: "Very good."

Red Apple returned to her familiar ward, somewhat pleased: "That's good."

"Your illness will gradually recover. It would be too inhumane for you to be cured all at once. Also, don't worry, I will wait until you are completely healthy before I leave."

Xi Congshuang replied, "Okay, thank you."

Red Apple hadn't been treated so politely by Xi Congshuang in a long time, and was a little flattered. She chuckled twice and quickly said, "You're welcome."

After a moment of silence, Xi Congshuang suddenly said, "Do you know that in every life I've met the female lead is... the same person?"

After waiting a while, Red Apple, who hadn't heard a complete sentence, asked, "What? What are female leads?"

This made Xi Congshuang realize that Red Apple really didn't know about this. Could it be that their systems don't communicate with each other?

I feel this is the real answer.

"They're all women."

"..." Isn't this obvious?"

Xi Congshuang did not intend to press the matter further. The past was the past; what mattered most was the present and the future.

*

The assistant, who had received the message, rushed to the hospital. She was staying at a hotel near the sanatorium and could come to the sanatorium at any time.

Of course, the expenses can be reimbursed.

When Xi Congshuang saw her assistant, she felt a little unfamiliar with her. After a while, she adjusted and returned to reality: "I want you to investigate a matter and a person. First, investigate the person. This person is called Su Cheng, from Yuancheng City, and is about 25 years old."

They were about the same age, with birthdays only a few months apart. It was a pity that she left suddenly when she was fifteen, and she was unable to give her a birthday present.

The assistant was surprised: "Why did President Xi suddenly think of President Su?"

Xi Congshuang: "You know him?"

Assistant: "Not only do I know her, but you do too. You were an angel investor in Ms. Su's mother's company during its early stages."

Xi Congshuang paused, feeling like she didn't remember this: "When did this happen? What was the founder's name?"

Assistant: "Three years ago, the founder's name was Luo Ou."

Three years ago.

It just so happened that Xi Congshuang was diagnosed with a serious illness and was recuperating for a long time, traveling both domestically and internationally.

Ultimately, he chose to stay in China to recuperate, leaving unimportant matters to his team, thus missing the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding.

Xi Congshuang: "Then give me Luo Ou's information as well."

Luo Ou was actually the mother that Su Cheng had mentioned was difficult to contact.

The assistant quickly retrieved the information about the mother and daughter and delivered it to Xi Congshuang's bedside.

Before she has recovered enough to get out of bed and walk on her own, and before her body has recovered to a satisfactory level, Xi Congshuang will not rashly request to be discharged from the hospital to see Su Cheng.

Mr. Xi is actually very concerned about his personal image.

The information delivered by her assistant covered events that had occurred over the past ten years that Xi Congshuang was unaware of.

Although the information about Xi Congshuang has been removed from her records, it is clear that she continued her studies, maintained her top ranking, and was still the top scorer in the city's college entrance examination that year.

In the same year, Luo Ou resigned from her job abroad and chose to return to China to start her own business. Her most capable assistant was her daughter, who was studying at university.

Su Cheng's resume can be described as that of a young and promising individual.

She has been doing well for the past ten years.

Xi Congshuang was watching intently and didn't notice the incredulous look her assistant was giving her.

My God? Mr. Xi smiled??

President Xi often smiled, sometimes politely, sometimes gently, sometimes distantly, sometimes with a sneer, a cold laugh, or a mocking laugh, but this kind of smile was one she had never seen before.

So gentle, as if she saw something she liked through the paper, just like a girlfriend looking at chat history in a romantic relationship.

Just thinking about it made the assistant shudder.

It's hard to imagine what it would be like if the boss were in a relationship. I always felt that she would be the kind of person who exudes domineering power, pull out a black card and hand it to the other person: "Woman, this is a black card, swipe it as you please, from now on you'll be with me. In my circle, there's no such thing as dating, we all call it following."

The assistant didn't realize at that moment how closely the scenario she imagined matched the melodramatic dramas her boss often watched; she had been influenced by what she heard and heard.

*

The day after she returned, Xi Congshuang asked to go for a walk every day.

Patients should go out for walks and breathe fresh air to help them recover, but Xi Congshuang is clearly not one of them.

The doctor, having no other choice, had to give her a comprehensive physical examination in order to convince Mr. Xi with the facts.

There's a consensus within the sanatorium that Ms. Xi is different from other patients; she's willing to cooperate once the facts are explained to her.

Whether it's superficial cooperation or genuine cooperation, the point is still cooperation.

However, the result was beyond everyone's expectations. The examination report showed that Xi Congshuang's body was slowly recovering and developing in a positive direction.

At first, the doctors thought they were seeing things, but they could doubt their own eyes, not the hospital's equipment.

That's right, if things continue to develop in this positive direction, Xi Congshuang is expected to recover to a healthy state.

This is simply too exaggerated; the doctors at the sanatorium all want to study her as a special case.

Even though Xi Congshuang knew nothing about medicine, she sensed something was wrong and grabbed a red apple from the table: "How slow is the slow recovery you mentioned?"

"Don't grab my head! My hairstyle is going to be messed up!" Red Apple struggled for a while, but finding herself powerless to resist, she gave up. "Half a month."

Xi Congshuang: "..."

A terminally ill patient with one foot in the grave fully recovered within half a month; no wonder the doctors were so surprised by the test results.

In the eyes of doctors, it was nothing short of bringing the dead back to life.

Xi Congshuang silently let go, and the red apple used the tips of its wings to straighten the stem on its head; this was its hairstyle.

Xi Congshuang called her assistant: "Go and complete the discharge procedures. I want to go home to recuperate."

If we stay here any longer, we'll be treated as a medical miracle and studied.

The assistant quickly completed the discharge procedures. The luggage would be taken care of later. All the assistant needed to do was to safely get her boss to the driver's car.

Not to mention the doctors at the sanatorium, the assistants were just as surprised as the doctors.

In her mind, her boss was a sickly beauty confined to her bed, requiring a wheelchair to even go out.

But now, she can go out on her own, just like a young person her age.

All things considered, her boss is only twenty-five years old this year, a true young man.

After changing out of her loose, soft hospital gown and into the regular clothes prepared by her assistant, she needed to wear a trench coat since it was still summer and she hadn't fully recovered.

After passing through the corridor filled with disinfectant and exiting the main gate, the scent of grass and trees became even stronger.

Xi Congshuang bent down to get into the car, the driver closed the door, and the assistant also went around to the passenger seat to get in.

After the vehicle entered the downtown area, the driver suddenly heard a knocking sound coming from behind the partition, so the driver lowered the partition.

Xi Congshuang: "Stop the car." She had just seen someone who looked a lot like Su Cheng.

The driver, not understanding what was going on, pulled over to the side of the road as instructed by his boss. Xi Congshuang opened the door, got out of the car, and headed straight for a coffee shop.

The assistant realized something was wrong: "Mr. Xi? I'll buy you coffee if you want... No, you can't drink coffee right now."

Fearing that the boss would make fun of his hard-won recovery, the assistant quickly opened the door, got out of the car, and followed him.

Following Xi Congshuang's retreating figure, the assistant watched her walk into the coffee shop. As she passed the coffee shop's floor-to-ceiling windows, the assistant noticed something was amiss.

The person sitting by the window working on their computer looks so much like CEO Su.

The coffee shop door was suddenly pushed open, and the wind chimes hanging on the door made a crisp tinkling sound. The barista, who was wiping cups, looked up and said, "Welcome, what would you like...?"

Before she could finish speaking, the stunningly beautiful woman walked straight into the depths of the shop, her steps hurried.

The woman's arrival attracted the attention of many people in the store, who all looked up at her. If she were wearing sunglasses, she would look just like a female celebrity who makes a splash in a magazine.

But even if someone is just a pretty face, they can still find a place in the entertainment industry. Her appearance is obviously unfamiliar, so she is simply an exceptionally beautiful ordinary person.

She finally stopped in front of the innermost table, bent down, and a few strands of her long hair fell down her back, but she didn't dare to disturb the woman behind the table.

The woman behind the table was dealing with a tricky task, her brow slightly furrowed.

She is also very beautiful, but her eyes are rounder. To make herself look more mature, she keeps her hair longer and neater, past her shoulders.

It complements the woman standing at the table perfectly.

Raising her hand, Xi Congshuang gently tapped the table and said softly, "Miss, may I invite you for a cup of coffee?"

Such flirtatious remarks should have been annoying, but the speaker was so handsome, with exquisite features and a refined air that it was hard to know who to envy more.

The other person looked up, a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes, followed by a hint of hesitation: "You..."

Xi Congshuang smiled gently: "Chengcheng is me. I remember everything."

The familiar address successfully stunned the woman, and her eyes, which were covered in exquisite eye makeup, suddenly reddened.

Xi Congshuang: "I just remembered, I owe you a bouquet of flowers..."

Without saying another word, Su Cheng suddenly stood up and embraced the person in front of her.