Chapter 198 You have a fever, I'll take you to the hospital, okay?
When Mu Jia checked in, she was not told that Xie Siyan was also staying in the hotel and that her room was on the same floor as Xie Siyan's.
Around eleven o'clock in the evening, Mu Jia was still not sleepy and was lying in bed thinking when he suddenly heard the clear sound of a door opening in the corridor outside.
She opened the door curiously.
The corridor was brightly lit. In the light, Mu Jia raised her eyes and saw Xie Siyan walking into the next room. She hesitated whether to go up and talk to him, but before she could take a step, Xie Siyan turned around and walked in.
With a "click" sound beside her ears, the door was closed quickly and neatly, as if to guard against her.
Mu Jia was stunned, looking at the closed door, stood in the corridor for a few minutes, and returned to his room helplessly.
——
I tossed and turned all night and didn't sleep well.
The next day, Mu Jia had roughly figured out Xie Siyan's whereabouts and daily routine, so he no longer needed to go to the company to run into a wall. Instead, he decided to wait and see. Anyway, according to last night, Xie Siyan should be back at 11 o'clock.
During the day, she took some time to stroll around Nanshi and bought some local specialties and trinkets. At night, she returned to the hotel and absentmindedly watched variety shows while keeping an eye on the movement outside the door. She secretly vowed that when he opened the door, she would rush over.
But she didn't expect that Xie Siyan would come back extra early that day.
It was not even nine o'clock when a commotion was heard in the corridor.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of a door opening was heard next door. Mu Jia immediately pricked up his ears and held his breath to listen to the movement outside.
The door closed and opened again, and then there were footsteps fading away.
Without hesitation, she immediately stood up and chased after him. In the corridor, Xie Siyan was indeed wearing a crisp shirt and trousers, walking towards the elevator.
Mu Jia quickly caught up with him, raised his hand to grab his arm, and whispered, "You misunderstood..."
Xie Siyan, contrary to his usual behavior, did not respond at all and did not even slow down his pace.
Mu Jia was a little embarrassed.
But since she had already caught up here, she gritted her teeth and followed him into the elevator. Xie Siyan lowered his eyes and pressed the first floor button, saying in a distant tone, "I'm going downstairs for a social event. What are you following me for?"
Mu Jia glanced at him, feeling a little embarrassed, and could only reluctantly reply: "Do you still need to socialize so late?"
This blunt approach did not receive any response.
Seeing that the elevator number was about to jump to "5" and Xie Siyan was about to step out of the elevator in less than half a minute, she made up her mind, stood on tiptoe and kissed him.
If it were usual, as long as she took the initiative, Xie Siyan would have kissed her back fiercely.
But this time, he didn't react at all.
Mu Jia tentatively put the tip of her tongue in gently, and finally felt his hands slightly raised - but in the end, the hands still did not fall on her waist, and fell back silently.
What followed was his always cold attitude, neither responding nor refusing.
Mu Jia was not very good at performing such a one-man show. After a moment of stalemate, he had to retreat in disappointment.
After the kiss ended, the two of them pulled away. She tugged at his shirt and whispered, "Listen to my explanation... It's not what you think." Then, Mu Jia remembered the contract and added, "I didn't breach the contract."
After he finished speaking, Mu Jia heard a very low, sharp sneer, which was not kind. Only then did Xie Siyan finally lower his eyes to look at her, and there was no emotion in his voice. "What do you want to explain?"
"Or do you want to say that what the media captured is fake?"
Mu Jia knew that he was sharp-tongued, but he had never felt the coldness and distance in his words as clearly as he did at this moment.
At this moment, the elevator door slowly opened.
Mu Jia turned around and saw Vice President Zhang waiting outside——
What he just said was not a lie. Both of them were dressed in suits and looked like they were going to a social event.
Xie Siyan ignored Mu Jia and nodded directly to him. His voice was cold, but with the composure of a superior, "You can go now."
The vice president turned around and glanced at Mu Jia, who was left coldly where he was.
Having worked in the workplace for many years, he had already developed a keen eye, so he could easily tell at a glance that there was something unusual going on between the two. He smiled knowingly and said politely to Mu Jia, "Miss Mu, we're going to the meeting first."
Mu Jia could only forcefully pull the corners of his mouth and responded in a low voice, "Then I'll go back first."
There was unconcealable embarrassment and frustration in his voice, and Vice President Zhang nodded to her again.
After watching the two figures disappear around the corner, Mu Jia wiped the corner of his lips, turned around and walked back into the elevator.
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After returning to the room, she silently opened the ticket booking software, slid her fingertips across the screen, and checked the return ticket.
It was dark outside the window, and the light from the screen flickered on her face.
Since Xie Siyan was determined to freeze this relationship, her staying seemed to have lost its meaning...
and……
Just when Mu Jia had chosen the flight time and was preparing to book the ticket for the next day, the screen of his mobile phone suddenly lit up. It was a call from Vice President Zhang.
The ringing sounded particularly urgent late at night. She was startled and pressed the answer button.
"Ms. Mu," the voice on the other end of the phone was clearly anxious, "could you please go to Mr. Xie's room right now? He seems to have a fever, and something seems amiss..."
Mu Jia held the phone, hesitant for a moment.
With Xie Siyan's current attitude, could she really knock on his door? She was a little skeptical.
Just as she was hesitating, the doorbell of the room suddenly rang.
She got out of bed, opened the door, and found that the person standing outside was the hotel front desk staff.
"Hello, this is Miss Mu," the other party said with professional concern on his face: "Sorry to bother you. Are you our friend named Xie? We received a call saying that he is not feeling well. Do you need any help?"
The other party looked at her and said, "If it's convenient for you, we can open his door for you."
Mu Jia was slightly startled, then nodded, "Thank you for your help."
She took the room card handed to her by the front desk, took a deep breath, walked to the side, swiped the card and opened Xie Siyan's door.
The room was pitch black, not even the night light was on.
She walked lightly to the bedside and turned on the bedside lamp.
Under the light, Xie Siyan had his eyes tightly closed and a strong smell of alcohol emanated from his body. It was obvious that he had indeed attended a social event that night.
Mu Jia didn't bother to think about why Vice President Zhang knew that Xie Siyan had a fever. He reached out and touched his forehead.
The tentacles were burning hot and wet with sweat.
She pursed her lips, gently pushed him, and whispered, "Xie Siyan, you have a fever. I'll take you to the hospital, okay?"
The sleeping man hummed vaguely, sat up, and subconsciously put most of his body weight on her. Mu Jia could only help him up, and they walked out together.
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