The slap never landed, and the scene suddenly fell silent.

I was suspicious, so I took my arm down and saw that the woman's raised hand was being held by a man's hand.

At the same time, I caught a whiff of the familiar fresh scent of forest grass and trees.

My heart skipped a beat, and I slowly turned my head following that hand. Unsurprisingly, I saw that familiar, unforgettable handsome face.

Su Shenglin appeared again.

I stared at him intently, my eyes wide.

I don't know if he appeared here by chance, or if he did it on purpose...

I didn't dare to think too much, swallowed hard, and quickly came to my senses.

“Mr. Su…” The woman whose wrist was grabbed by Su Shenglin looked equally surprised, and her voice trembled slightly.

Because Su Shenglin's current expression was so imposing it was frightening.

"She's right, she kicked me. You can disbelieve me, but hitting someone is unacceptable." Su Shenglin didn't look at me; his eyes were cold and intimidating as he stared at the woman, his tone equally icy.

I saw the two women's eyes widen, clearly surprised again.

I was surprised too!

Su Shenglin actually said that in public. Doesn't he have any pride?

"Mr. Su...you two have broken up..." The woman hesitated for a while before finally managing to utter these words.

The implication was that I had broken up with Su Shenglin, and he shouldn't be meddling in my affairs.

"So what? Just because you broke up with her doesn't mean you can bully her." When Su Shenglin asked this, perhaps he increased the pressure on her hand, because the woman suddenly looked pained and groaned.

Another woman quickly stepped forward and apologized profusely: "Mr. Su, I'm sorry... we were just joking, we just went too far, I'm so sorry!"

“Apologize to her.” Su Shenglin glanced at me with his chin.

The woman turned to face me, quickly bowing and scraping: "Miss Jiang, I'm so sorry, it's all a misunderstanding."

As she spoke, she quickly nudged the woman next to her.

Although the woman was unwilling, she still apologized to me, "Miss Jiang, I'm sorry."

Su Shenglin then let go.

The two women slunk away.

I was alone with Su Shenglin, and for a moment my scalp tingled, my mind was buzzing, and I didn't know what to say.

A few seconds later, when I felt my mind clearing up a bit, I finally calmed down, turned around to look at him, and said, "Thanks—"

He had only uttered one word when he awkwardly realized that he had turned around and walked away.

From beginning to end, he never opened his eyes to look at me, nor did he speak to me.

I stood there, frozen, feeling the slap that had been blocked still fall, and the pain went straight to my heart, making tears stream down my face.

As I watched his retreating figure, I thought of the last time at the hospital entrance, when he was just as indifferent and aloof, treating me worse than a stranger.

But if you hate me so much, why do you keep appearing in front of me?

Was he deliberately trying to provoke me, or was he trying to torment me?

It took me a while to calm down before I returned to the private room where we were having dinner.

When Xiao Yingtao saw me return, she asked with concern, "Sister Wan, why were you gone for so long? I was about to come looking for you."

"Yes, I ran into an acquaintance and we chatted for a bit."

"oh."

Little Cherry responded and continued chatting and laughing.

My mood was inexplicably chaotic, and I wanted to drink, so I got up and reached for the bottles of alcohol in front of several male colleagues.

Just as she was about to pour the wine, Xiao Yingtao suddenly sat down and stopped her, saying, "Sister Wan, you've just recovered from your illness, don't drink, it'll hurt your health."

"It's okay, I'll just have a little."

"Impossible, you'd get drunk the moment you picked up the glass." Little Cherry snatched the bottle away and placed it further away.

"Here, have some corn juice, it's still hot." Little Cherry poured me a glass of corn juice and placed it in front of me.

It seems that Little Cherry understands me very well.

She knew he was in a bad mood due to a recent breakup, and that drinking was definitely aimed at getting him completely drunk.

At this moment, I felt somewhat helpless.

But a week later, I was extremely grateful to Cherry.

The party ended around 9 p.m.

I didn't drink, so I drove home by myself.

When the car arrived at the apartment building, I saw a figure standing by the roadside in the distance. It was so familiar that it made my heart ache, as if it were being tightly gripped by an invisible hand.

It is Su Shenglin.

They helped me at the restaurant, but they wouldn't say a word to me, or even give me a glance.

But why did it appear downstairs at my house in the middle of a cold night?

My heart was pounding so fast and I couldn't even hold the steering wheel properly.

But I tried to stay calm, reversed the car into the parking space, parked it, turned off the engine, and got out of the car.

He stood by the roadside, and it's unclear how long he had been standing there.

His black coat blended into the night, tinged with the cold frost.

After some hesitation, I took the initiative to walk towards him.

I was the one who said we should part amicably and remain friends after breaking up.

So I tried my best to move my face, and when I got to him, I smiled in a deliberately generous manner and greeted him, "Good evening, did you come to see me for something?"

Su Shenglin was much taller than me. He looked down at me and then at the car parked behind me.

"You didn't drink tonight?"

"without……"

After I answered, I was stunned.

Soon, I understood.

"You came over so late because you were worried I'd get drunk?"

Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked that question.

But this also shows that he didn't stay at that restaurant for very long.

Or perhaps, even if they stayed, they didn't inquire about me.

It was probably just a chance encounter.

But there's only one reason he'd be here so late at night.

That means they're worried about me and can't let me go.

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