Chapter 43: Rejection
By the time Wu Qian arrived, the woman on the hospital bed had already woken up.
The woman couldn't stand up straight, and she forced herself to thank Gu Moyang who was sitting on the sofa in the ward.
"Thank you for saving me and thank you for taking care of my son."
Gu Moyang closed his laptop, his face expressionless. "Be more careful next time you ride your bike. Although the driver is responsible, you shouldn't be driving against traffic. Your son was frightened just now."
"I understand." The woman lowered her head, a slight blush appearing on her face.
Gu Moyang stood up and said a few words to Wu Qian, "I'll leave the rest here to you first."
After saying this, he said goodbye to the mother and son.
The little boy waved at him and said, "Goodbye, uncle."
Gu Moyang bent down and pinched his face, "Goodbye."
The woman on the hospital bed smiled and watched Gu Moyang disappear.
Wu Qian watched his boss disappear and wondered why he was still doing charity.
The little boy couldn't let go of the new toy and started playing with it.
Wu Qian glanced at the name on the medical record on the bedside table and introduced himself, "Ms. Zhao Lin, I'm Wu Qian."
Zhao Lin: "Mr. Wu, thank you so much for today. Please tell me how I will pay for your hospitalization."
Wu Qian: "Don't worry about the cost of treatment. Our General Manager Gu has already paid for you."
"Mr. Gu?" Zhao Lin was shocked.
Wu Qian explained, "The person who just left was Mr. Gu from our group. I am his assistant."
Zhao Lin recalled the man just now, with his extraordinary temperament and handsome face, young and promising, and actually the president of a group.
She looked outside the door and felt a strange feeling in her heart.
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By the time Gu Moyan arrived at Jiaheyuan, the community where Jiang Jibai lived, it was already midnight.
The neighborhood was already dark late at night. Occasionally, a few street lights that were still working were lit lonely, appearing lonely and weak in the endless darkness.
Gu Moyang parked the car and got out.
He knew where her house was. Looking from afar, he saw that the lights in her house were still on, dimly lit through the thick curtains.
Gu Moyang's dim heart seemed to be lit up, and he walked quickly towards the building where she lived.
We are the champions.
Setting it off again.
Oh we on fire.
We on fire.
Jiang Jibai is sitting at his desk, wearing headphones and immersed in his drawing.
Every late-night emo moment is when she is most inspired.
Since I can’t sleep anyway, I might as well draw until I feel sleepy.
Following the rhythm of the music, Jiang Jibai slid the capacitive stylus across the screen. It seemed that the shadow of the mountain could be made a little blue, and the highlight could be brighter.
Jiang Jibai took the tablet and pushed it away to look at it.
After the modification, the picture effect was indeed better, and she nodded with satisfaction.
Suddenly, the sound of "dong dong dong" was mixed with the music.
She immediately took off her headphones in confusion and walked towards the living room. Was someone knocking on the door?
Who would come to see her in the middle of the night?
The knock on the door rang several times again. Jiang Jibai felt a little scared. She immediately imagined the news of a single woman living alone in an old residential complex being murdered and raped.
The thought of this made her scalp tingle and she became even more scared.
Jiang Jibai tiptoed to the door and looked through the peephole on it.
After seeing who was outside the door, Jiang Jibai subconsciously took a half step back. Her breathing tightened. Why was it him?
There were two more knocks on the door, and a man's deep voice came from outside, "Jiang Jibai, it's me, open the door and let's talk, okay?"
What else do they have to talk about now?
Jiang Jibai clenched his fingers, and his emotions, which had originally calmed down, were stirred up again by him.
Seeing that there was no response from inside, Gu Moyang's heart tightened and his tone became more anxious.
"I know you're at home, can you give me a response?"
"Jiang Jibai."
Jiang Jibai frowned and said, "Not dead!"
Her chest began to rise and fall violently, and her breathing quickened. "If Mr. Gu is here because of the project, then there's no need. I won't do it if I say so!"
The sound came through the door.
Gu Moyang's hand, which was about to knock on the door, was still hanging in the air.
"You can control my life and death with just one word. You can suppress me, play tricks on me, and manipulate me at will! But do you think I will compromise for that little money?!"
Jiang Jibai's cold and stern voice came through the door. Although the sound was weakened by the door, it still sounded like a cold and piercing ice blade stabbing at Gu Moyang's ears.
Gu Moyang lowered his head, his handsome brows furrowed, and he wanted to speak but the words were stuck in his throat.
"I didn't want to take this project. They pushed me! You pushed me! But after taking it, I really did my best. I have done my best within my scope of effort."
"I haven't slept for three days just to get that crappy project of yours delivered on time. I've averaged less than three hours of sleep a week! I've been looked down upon so many times at work. Not a single colleague has ever looked at me kindly. They've always suppressed me, ridiculed me, isolated me, and avoided me like the plague."
"Even though my hand was injured, I had to endure the pain to finish the design. Even in the middle of the night, when my hand cramped, I had to continue drawing. That week was like hell."
Gu Moyang held onto the door frame, struggling to breathe.
"I think I have a clear conscience in terms of public service, but what about you? Mr. Gu, you are so high and mighty, and you have destroyed all my efforts with just a few words."
Not satisfied with anything——
Jiang Jibai laughed at himself, and his eyes immediately became moist.
Thinking of those words now still makes her feel heartbroken to the point of despair.
"The next day, you told everyone that my design was approved. How ridiculous! But I didn't feel happy at all, not at all! Gu Moyang, that was just a little mercy and charity from your superiors. I'm not a dog that wags its tail and begs for mercy from you, a dog that comes when you summon it and leaves when you dismiss it! You are trampling on my dignity!"
Jiang Jibai bit her trembling lips and let out a long breath. After venting, she felt as if her bones were about to fall apart.
For a long while, there was no sound outside the door.
A tone so calm that it was almost hopeless echoed in the silence, "Gu Moyang, go away. I never want to see you again."
I don't want to think about anything related to you.
I don't want to get involved in anything that has to do with you.
I don't want to see you, I don't want to mention you.
I just want to erase all the memories of you from my mind.
Hearing Jiang Jibai's footsteps gradually moving away in the house, Gu Moyang lowered his head, his deep eyes not letting in a single light.
The heart in my chest was beating violently and painfully, and every second was accompanied by the excruciating pain of being unable to breathe.
His arm, which was leaning on the door frame, slid down silently, and his tall figure collapsed in an instant like a crumbling building, and he fell down dejectedly.
What greeted him was eternal darkness.
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