Chapter 153 The Man in Black

"Don't show your face for the next few days. Wait until his doubts deepen, then choose a suitable time to give him some information."

Upon hearing this, Bai Zhuwei nodded and replied, "Okay."

After saying that, he paused slightly, then continued, "I have been doing as you have said all this time, but I have one condition."

Hearing her words, the man's lips curled slightly, a hint of disdain flashing across his face, but his tone remained completely neutral: "Oh? Tell me, what are your conditions?"

Bai Zhuwei's eyes darkened slightly, her tone carrying a hint of warning: "The condition is that you absolutely cannot harm Ayan, otherwise I..."

After saying that, she paused slightly, leaving the man with endless imagination.

The man scoffed coldly, "Are you threatening me?"

Bai Zhuwei pursed her lips, lowered her eyes slightly, and denied, "No."

"There is no best." The man spoke coldly, raising his eyes to look at her with disdain on his face, then mockingly said, "You are not qualified to make demands right now."

"Besides, you knew my purpose from the beginning, so what's the point of saying all this now? It's laughable!"

Hearing the sarcasm in the man's words, Bai Zhuwei lowered her eyes slightly, hiding her displeasure, her face remaining expressionless.

Seeing that she remained silent, the man softened his expression and continued, "If you do as I say, I won't treat you unfairly."

Having said that, he ignored Bai Zhuwei's attitude and turned to leave.

Bai Zhuwei then looked up at his back, her face filled with resentment, her hands clenched into fists, but she dared not express her thoughts.

Thinking of his earlier mockery, a trace of sorrow flashed in her eyes. Then she reached into her pocket and took out a pair of mandarin duck jade pendants, which were a perfect match for Si Yanxiao's.

Bai Zhuwei gently stroked the jade pendant, her gaze filled with beautiful memories of her time with Si Yanxiao.

Back then, just because she mentioned liking it, Si Yanxiao spent a fortune to buy the pair of jade pendants, just to please her. From then on, the pair of mandarin duck jade pendants became a token between the two of them.

Recalling the past, Bai Zhuwei's expression softened, her eyes filled with longing.

Looking at it now, in six years, everything has changed, and the jade pendant in my hand no longer holds the meaning it once did; it can only serve as a memento.

Bai Zhuwei thought about it, her expression hardened, and her expression gradually turned ugly as she pondered her next plan.

On the other side, Si Yan took Jiang Ran directly to the hospital. Along the way, Jiang Ran secretly absorbed the spiritual energy in his body because of her contact with him, but she did not show it on her face.

She had fainted because of excessive depletion of her spiritual energy, but gradually recovered along the way, and her complexion improved slightly.

Si Yanxiao took her directly to the emergency room. Considering his status, the doctor also treated her with trepidation and did his best. After checking her body and finding that her vital signs were normal, he...

His gaze swept over her and he noticed that her clothes were stained with charred black and had burn marks. He quickly cut the clothes open and found that the skin underneath was clean and normal, with no trace of wounds.

Upon seeing this, the doctor's face showed a hint of surprise, and he and the nurse looked at each other in bewilderment. Logically speaking, since the clothes had been completely cut open, it was impossible for the flesh on the arm to be completely unharmed.

But that was exactly what happened, shocking the two of them.

The doctor slowly walked out of the emergency room, and Si Yanxiao quickly stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "How is she?"

The doctor slowly shook his head. Upon seeing this, Si Yanxiao assumed the injury was too severe, his eyes narrowed, and his brows furrowed tightly.

The doctor hesitated for a moment, looking puzzled, before explaining, "After examination, the patient you brought in had no wounds. His unconsciousness is likely due to external causes such as excessive fright or fatigue."

Upon learning that Jiang Ran was alright, Si Yanxiao's expression softened slightly, but then a hint of surprise flashed across his face: "No wounds?!"

He then lowered his eyes slightly to look at the bloodstains on his body. He wasn't injured, so it must have been from when he hugged her earlier.

How could this be?

Si Yanxiao's doubts grew stronger, and he frowned, but he didn't show it in front of the doctor. He asked in a deep voice, "When will she wake up?"

"She has no external injuries, and the brain CT scan showed no abnormalities. She should wake up as soon as her body recovers."

After a slight pause, he added as much as he could, "It won't take more than twelve hours."

"Okay," Si Yanxiao replied softly.

Jiang Ran was wheeled into the ward, where Si Yanxiao stood guard by her side, looking down at her with a thoughtful expression.

How did she end up there? And how did she manage to save me so quickly?

What happened to the injuries on his body?

He was filled with doubts and questions about everything that had happened. He wondered what secret she was hiding.

As dawn broke, Jiang Ran slowly woke up, gently rubbing her forehead. Glancing around, she noticed Si Yanxiao sitting to the side, resting with his elbows propped up on his forehead and his eyes closed.

Seeing this, Jiang Ran was slightly taken aback, and the events of the early morning flashed through her mind.

Then she looked up at him seriously, a slight smile playing on her lips, a hint of mockery in her eyes. It was rare that he hadn't repaid kindness with enmity by leaving her there.

Si Yanxiao vaguely felt a gaze fixed on him. He opened his eyes and saw Jiang Ran scrutinizing him closely.

His eyes narrowed instantly, and he scoffed, "Awake?"

Hearing the coldness in his words, Jiang Ran pursed her lips and turned her head away, ignoring him.

In her heart, she was secretly thinking that she had found him somewhat pleasing to the eye just now, but sure enough, he immediately revealed his true colors as soon as he opened his mouth.

Seeing that she remained silent, Si Yanxiao recalled the bizarre things that had happened to her. His eyes flashed, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. He then spoke up and continued.

"Now that you're awake, there are some things I need you to answer."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran raised an eyebrow, turned to look at him with a hint of confusion in her eyes, and then chuckled, "Did I hear that right? You actually have something you need me to explain?"

He paused slightly, then added sarcastically, "So it turns out President Si isn't omnipotent after all."

Hearing the sarcasm in Jiang Ran's words, Si Yanxiao's expression turned cold, but he did not argue with her. He frowned slightly, glanced down at the bloodstains on his clothes, and then asked, "Don't you need to explain what happened?"

Jiang Ran followed his gaze, her eyes flashing slightly, and instantly understood what he meant.

She hadn't paid much attention to the fact that her arm was accidentally injured by the fire when she rescued him because she hadn't calculated the position correctly.

Unexpectedly, halfway there, due to the exhaustion of spiritual energy from treating Jiang Yuechen and unblocking the water pipes, she felt dizzy and fainted. During this time, Si Yanxiao had physical contact with her, and with his abundant spiritual energy, her injuries healed quickly.

She never expected such marks to remain. Jiang Ran lowered her eyes slightly, concealing her thoughts. Seeing that she avoided answering, Si Yanxiao's suspicions deepened, and he continued to ask, "And your clothes also have charred holes, yet your body is completely unharmed?"

"What's so strange about that?" Jiang Ran had no choice but to bite the bullet and reply when she saw that he was determined to get a response.

"I put out the fire as soon as it reached my clothes. Besides, if I were injured, I would definitely have said something. Would I have kept quiet and been a pushover?"

As he spoke, he let out a cold sneer.

Si Yanxiao frowned as he listened to her explanation, a hint of doubt flashing across his face. What she said made sense. Based on his understanding of her from the rumors he had heard, if something really went wrong, she would definitely cry and scream, not remain silent.

Thinking of this, Si Yanxiao pursed his lips slightly, but the bloodstains on his clothes were particularly glaring. If no one was injured, where did the bloodstains come from?

Seeing the doubt and skepticism on his face, Jiang Ran's eyes flashed, and she casually asked, "Could it have come from somewhere else?"

"Other places?" Si Yanxiao murmured, lost in thought.

Jiang Ran's reminder suddenly made him realize that he had indeed saved a man earlier, but he hadn't noticed, and perhaps he had accidentally brushed against him at that moment.

No wonder he fainted on the spot; it seems he accidentally bumped into something.

Thinking of this, a hint of worry flashed across Si Yanxiao's face. He wondered how Ah Chen was doing now.