Chapter 147 Everything went a little too smoothly
Lu Rang refused to go to the hospital, so Shang Wu took him back.
His tongue was bitten so badly it was unbearable to look at, and the wound was inside his mouth, making it difficult to apply medicine and preventing him from eating.
While Shang Wu was out making a phone call to ask the doctor for advice, less than ten minutes later, she turned around and found Lu Rang looking at the ledger, circling down the problematic entries one by one.
"What are you doing instead of resting?" Shang Wu walked over and put away the ledger.
Lu Rang looked up at her; his eyes were dark and deep, yet they held a smile.
He was about to speak when Shang Wu interrupted him: "Don't speak."
The injury is on the tip of the tongue; you know it will hurt a lot without even thinking about it.
Shang Wu picked up the scarf from the bedside: "I need to go to the hospital now to get you some IV fluids. You can't eat anything right now, you can only drink IV fluids for a few days."
Lu Rang tugged at her sleeve and looked at her quietly.
What's amazing is that even if he doesn't speak, Shang Wu can tell what he's thinking.
She said with a straight face, "Yes, I am indeed in a bad mood."
Lu Rang grabbed her hand and was about to kiss the back of it.
Shang Wu pulled her hand away, preventing him from touching her, and deliberately kept a blank expression: "Next time you do something like this, can you at least talk to me first?"
She didn't want to go in again and see Lu Rang covered in blood, committing suicide.
That scene is still vivid in my mind.
But she knew that no matter whether Lu Rang agreed or not, he would still do it next time.
He was the most persistent and headstrong.
Just as psychological trauma tormented him for many years, putting him in mortal danger countless times, when he met someone worthy of his life, he disregarded everything and faced death head-on.
Shang Wu is now unable to vent her anger; she is simply filled with lingering fear and heartache.
Lu Rang finally seized the opportunity, took her hand, and kissed her fingertips, meaning he agreed.
Shang Wu sighed softly, knowing there was nothing she could do about it, and went out to get the medicine.
She never expected to run into Shang Yunshen.
She went to the pharmacy window to get her IV fluids, and Shang Yunshen also went to the window to get his medicine.
Their eyes met, and Shang Wu glanced at the sleeping pills in his hand.
Who will eat it?
Shang Yun Shen smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll eat it."
"You don't need to worry about what you eat?" Shang Wu walked over, frowning. "Is the pressure at work too much?"
Shang Yun Shen pursed his lips and gestured for her to come with him.
The two walked to a bench and sat down.
Shang Yun Shen held the sleeping pills in his hand and chuckled, "Actually, it's nothing. The company was very well-organized when you were in charge. I only took over recently and I'm not as capable as you. I didn't coordinate the division of labor for the projects well, which caused a lot of pressure on the employees."
"Do they have a problem with you?" Shang Wu asked knowingly.
Shang Yunshen: "He had some reservations."
Shang Wu knew this would happen.
But there's nothing we can do.
Shang Yunshen spent three years in prison. His previous major was literature, not business, so it was indeed a bit of a stretch for him to try it out.
But as the successor to the business, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it.
She paused for a few seconds: "I didn't know anything back then either. You know, I studied design. You have to grit your teeth and do it. Practice makes perfect."
Shang Yun Shen looked at her quietly for a few seconds: "You've worked hard, A Wu. You've really worked hard before."
He didn't know what to say; many words were on the tip of his tongue, but he couldn't utter them except for this one.
Shang Wu understood what he meant and smiled slightly: "Don't put so much pressure on yourself. Relax and enjoy this challenge. You also have Vice President Wen to help you. I believe you can do it."
Shang Yun Shen nodded, saying that chatting with her for a few minutes made things much better.
He looked at the medicine bottle in his hand: "Actually, it's not just company matters that are keeping me up at night."
Shang Wu's back tensed slightly; he had already guessed what he wanted to say.
"The atmosphere at home hasn't been good lately, you know. Mom's been in a bad mood because of what happened to you, and Dad won't be back from the nursing home for a few more days..."
"It's not my fault that she's in a bad mood; it's her fault. It's because she's always refused to accept Lu Rang."
The bag beside Shang Wu's leg was heavy; it contained Lu Rang's nutrient solution.
"By the way, Lu Rang is cured. He almost lost his life in the process of undergoing forced desensitization treatment."
She picked up her bag, stood up, and looked down at Shang Yun Shen: "You can tell her about this. I'm not trying to get her approval, I just want her to understand that people need patience with each other."
Shang Wu still can't understand why her mother seems like a completely different person, changing her attitude whenever the Yu family is mentioned.
Bad temper, inflexible attitude, and unapproachable.
She could have both family and loved ones, but her mother insisted that she make her suffer the pain of choosing between the two.
Shang Wu loves her family, but she cannot abandon Lu Rang.
"Also, Lu Rang and I will be engaged in four days."
Shang Yun Shen looked up in surprise: "So fast? Has the Yu family accepted you?"
"If the accounting issues are resolved smoothly, they will accept me, and it is highly likely that things will go smoothly."
Shang Wu smiled at him, then turned and left without looking back.
After leaving the hospital and getting into her car, she still picked up her phone and called Aying.
"Mr. Shang... oh no, Ms. Shang, why are you calling me all of a sudden?"
Ah Ying is currently working for Shang Yun Shen, so she was quite happy to receive her call so suddenly.
“My brother is too busy to manage the company on his own right now and needs some help. Try to get Xiao Dong out of here and have him mentor my brother. Keep an eye on his mother, just in case she does anything that could harm the company.”
Shang Wu still acknowledged Xiao Dong's abilities. After all, he had followed Zhou Yanci for so many years and was experienced, even more so than A Ying.
This is the reason he regained his freedom.
Regardless of whether Xiao Dong will be kicked out of the company in the future, at least for now he will do his best to help Shang Yun Shen in order to prove his worth.
Aying agreed, then stammered, "Um, Miss Shang, may I ask you a personal question?"
Shang Wu chuckled: "You already said it was an impolite question, so why did you ask?"
Aying was taken aback.
"Alright, just kidding. Go ahead and ask." Shang Wu started the car and drove away from the hospital parking garage.
Aying let out a breath and asked carefully, "I just want to ask, Miss Shang, have you really severed ties with the Shang family? Everyone is saying that you broke with your family to become the wife of the Yu family and have now left the Shang family. I... I'm not trying to gossip, I'm just a little worried about you."
Shang Wu paused for a moment.
Only she and her family knew about the severing of ties; it couldn't have been Shang Yun Shen spreading rumors.
The only person who could do this was Ruan Yuzhi, her mother.
Her personality was like Ruan Yuzhi's, somewhat stubborn and decisive.
It is very likely that someone came to visit her and asked about her situation, and Ruan Yuzhi did not shy away from saying that they had broken off their ties.
She's now with Lu Rang, and everyone in the industry is wary of her. Just a couple of days ago, she made an example of someone, dealing with a group of people, led by Su Tingting, who had a loose tongue.
Therefore, no one dared to mention this matter in front of her these past two days, and she naturally did not know that the matter of severing ties was already common knowledge.
"Miss Shang? Are you alright?" A-Ying's voice rang out again.
Shang Wu snapped out of her daze, feeling a bit down, and turned the steering wheel while staring straight ahead.
"Yes, the kinship is over."
Since Ruan Yuzhi doesn't care and can say whatever she wants, she has no reason to deny it.
"Don't worry about me. Just do your job well at the company. My brother is a very good person and won't let you be bullied. Even if I have no connection with the merchants, if you have any difficulties at the company in the future, just come to me."
Ah Ying's breathing became slightly heavy, and she choked up, as if she was moved to tears. "Miss Shang, you must be happy."
Yes, it will.
Shang Wu hung up the phone, stepped on the gas, and drove home.
She composed herself at the apartment door, then casually pushed the door open, poured the nutrient solution into a cup, inserted a straw, and delivered it to Lu Rang's room.
Lu Rang leaned against the bed, working on his laptop.
Shang Wu walked over, intending to take the notebook back. "Why are you being disobedient again? Dealing with account books again? Your arm isn't healed yet, don't type..."
Lu Rang immediately grabbed her wrist, blinked, and gestured for her to come over.
Shang Wu leaned over to look at the computer screen and couldn't take her eyes off it.
On the screen was a light pink engagement invitation in her favorite Roman font, with her name and Lu Rang's name on the same line.
[Lu Rang of the Yu family, along with his fiancée Shang Wu, cordially invites you to their engagement banquet.]
Shang Wu sat on the edge of the bed, her pupils filled with pink, and couldn't help but laugh: "What are you doing?"
Lu Rang typed: "I'd like to personally arrange the engagement banquet at Wanhu Lake, is that alright?"
Shang Wu leaned on his shoulder, "Your Yu family has never held an engagement banquet or wedding ceremony anywhere else, has it?"
Lu Rang typed four words: "As long as you want to."
Shang Wu smiled: "Let's go to Wanhu."
She saw an email pop up in her computer status bar; it was an engagement party setup plan sent by the wedding planner. It felt like walking on cotton, not quite real.
From the moment she learned of Lu Rang's illness, Lu Zheng seemed less determined to stop her from being with Lu Rang.
Perhaps it was because he saw her determination to make Lu Rang a better person.
She had thought the account books and the dockworkers' affairs would be difficult to handle, and Lu Zhenghe and the clan elders had asked her to resolve them within half a month, but now they could be resolved in a week.
It went surprisingly smoothly.
It went too smoothly... a little too smoothly.
Or was her life destined to be this smooth, finally ending with her hardship and achieving happiness?
Shang Wu couldn't help but laugh, hugging Lu Rang's uninjured arm: "You need to rest well and heal your injuries. I don't want you to be unable to speak when you get engaged."
Lu Rang pursed his lips, his expression turning serious, and immediately reached for the nutrient solution in Shang Wu's bag.
The nutrient solution clearly didn't taste good, and it stung his mouth, but he still frowned and finished it.
Shang Wu raised her hand and rubbed the back of his head, like stroking a puppy's fur.
"That's great."
She picked up her phone and stood up: "I'll go answer this call."
Shang Wu went to the corridor, closed the door, and answered the phone call from the prison.
"What's up?"
"Zhou Yanci is dead."
Shang Wu's breath hitched, and after a few seconds of pause, she asked lightly, "How did you die?"
"He was already on the verge of death, and after holding on for so many days, he suddenly died of a heart attack yesterday. However, when he died... he left something on the wall, and the forensic doctor took photos as soon as he went in. Do you want to see them?"
Shang Wu pursed her lips, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Send it over."
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