Chapter 336 I Don’t Like You
Gu Mian didn't rush in, but stood quietly at the door watching them.
Li Tingshen dodged calmly, "Put it down, I'm not hungry, I'll eat later."
"Xiao Gu, you used to like this porridge the most. Our family was poor, so I could only buy half a chicken each time, put the rice into the stewed chicken soup to cook the porridge, and then tear the chicken into thin strips by hand, put it in the porridge after it was cooked, sprinkle some salt and chopped green onions for seasoning, and you could drink two big bowls each time."
Lan Jinghao was recalling the good old days, tears welling up uncontrollably.
"Xiao Gu, you don't know that every time I see you eating so happily, it is the happiest moment for me."
"I always think, if only I could cook for you for the rest of my life..."
Lan Jinghao became more and more sad as she spoke, tears streaming down her face. She complained aggrievedly, "But Xiao Gu, now that you know your noble status and that you are Li Tingshen, even if you haven't recovered your memory, you still look down on me and my porridge from the bottom of your heart..."
"I didn't say that." Li Ting looked at her deeply, "I'm not very hungry now, don't get me wrong."
"But you didn't have breakfast. Breakfast is very important. You should eat something even if you are not hungry." Lan Jing persuaded, "I have been waiting for a long time. Can you have a bite?"
"......Okay." Li Tingshen raised his hand to take the bowl from her hand, "I can do it myself."
Lan Jinghao had no choice but to give up.
She looked at the man drinking porridge with resentment, "But Xiao Gu, I was the one who fed you before..."
"When I first woke up, I had trouble getting up, so I had to trouble you to feed me." Li Ting said, "But now I'm fine. It's no different for me to be fed by someone else than a giant baby."
Lan Jinghao immediately said, "But I am willing to serve you. I want to serve you for the rest of my life!"
Li Tingshen paused as he was drinking porridge with a spoon.
He placed the bowl in his hand on the bedside table, looked at Lan Jinghao, and slowly said, "Jinghao, there are some things I want to make clear to you."
Lan Jing interrupted him and said, "Xiao Gu, I..."
"Madam, why don't you come in?"
Suddenly, Zhang Ma's voice came from the door.
The two turned around and saw Gu Mian standing at the door, looking at them with a smile.
"When did you come?" Li Ting asked.
"Just arrived." Gu Mian walked in. "Have you eaten yet? Then give the breakfast I brought to Miss Lan."
"No need." Lan Jinghao stood up and stood there awkwardly, "I'll just drink the porridge that Xiao Gu left."
"Miss Lan should have a good rest. You don't need to make breakfast yourself. Just let the maid do it."
"These days, Xiao Gu has been eating the meals I cook for him. He has become accustomed to it, so I want to cook for him myself so that he can eat more and get better faster."
"That's right." Gu Mian said, "Try the soup dumplings made by our chef. They are better than those bought outside."
Lan Jinghao looked at the buns that looked great, picked up her chopsticks and tasted them. They were so delicious that she was speechless!
Their food, clothing, housing and transportation overturned her cognition every day.
Even the humble breakfast amazed her!
Gu Mian took out a takeaway box and said, "Miss Lan, this is the bird's nest I had stewed this morning for you to nourish your body."
"Bird's nest... is it bird's saliva? I won't eat something so disgusting!" Lan Jing looked at Gu Mian with a half-smile, "And I saw a popular science article saying that the nutritional value of bird's nest is the same as that of eggs. It's just an IQ tax."
"Ms. Gu, although Xiao Gu is very rich, you can't waste his money by paying an IQ tax, right?"
Gu Mian: "......"
"Since I married Ting Shen, I have eaten bird's nest every day. This is a privilege from the young lady of the Li family."
"I am a doctor myself. If bird's nest is really useless, I will not eat it even if the rich pay for it."
Zhang's mother said, "Yes, Miss Lan, haven't you seen that our eldest young lady has fair and tender skin? Besides having a good foundation, she also relies on money to maintain her skin."
"Our eldest son is very rich, but our eldest daughter is not bad either. She is an excellent independent woman and does not need to be supported by a man, so please be careful with your words."
Lan Jinghao looked aggrieved. "I just said it casually. How come it's on the agenda? There's a saying that explanation is covering up..."
"You..." Mother Zhang couldn't help wanting to argue, but when she saw Gu Mian turned around and gave her a look, she had to hold back.
Gu Mian smiled calmly, "Everyone's living habits are different. It's normal to not understand. Aunt Zhang didn't mean anything else. Miss Lan, don't mind."
"I don't mind."
Gu Mian handed the bird's nest to Aunt Zhang and said, "Since Miss Lan doesn't want to eat it, don't waste it. Aunt Zhang can eat it."
Mother Zhang took it and said, "Thank you, Madam."
Soon after, he ate the meal neatly in front of Lan Jinghao.
"Take your time to eat." Gu Mian picked up another lunch box. "This is what grandma asked for Jianchuan. I'll give it to him."
Mother Zhang followed Gu Mian out of the ward and sighed, "Madam, this Miss Lan may look simple, but she is not an easy person to deal with. Listen to what she said, it is clear that she is trying to play tricks on you."
"Ting Shen is handsome and rich. It's normal for a woman to want to marry him. There's no need to be surprised."
"But her words are really harsh and full of tea. I can't stand listening to her anyway." Zhang Ma warned, "Madam, you can't give in to her and suffer in vain."
Gu Mian raised his eyebrows, "Do I look like someone who would suffer a loss?"
"......I'm afraid you'll be more tolerant of her because she saved the young master." Aunt Zhang said worriedly, "Look, you took the initiative to leave and gave them some space to be alone."
"I can just go and deliver breakfast to Mr. Pei..."
"She is the benefactor of the Li family, so I should give in to her." Gu Mian pressed the elevator button. "Don't worry, although Ting Shen has lost his memory, his heart is not with her. The reason I left to give them some space to be alone was to let Ting Shen finish what he just said."
Mother Zhang breathed a sigh of relief. "So you know what's going on. That's good."
......
In the ward, Lan Jinghao picked up the bowl on the bedside table, "Little Pat, eat something more."
"No need." Li Ting looked at her deeply, "Jinghao, you left a note yesterday, are you planning to go back to Lanjia Village?"
Lan Jinghao had never expected him to ask this suddenly. She pursed her lips tightly and said aggrievedly, "Xiao Gu, you know very well my situation in Lanjia Village. I have no home, no friends, and even now, I don't even have a place to stay."
"When I left Lanjia Village with you, I knew that for the rest of my life, I would have to stay wherever you were. If I go back alone now, I'll just become a huge joke."
"If someone asks me where you've been and why you didn't marry me, how should I answer?"
Li Ting nodded in agreement. "You are right. The people in Lanjia Village like to gossip. If you go back alone, you will only become a topic of conversation for others after dinner."
"Yes!" Lan Jinghao held his hand, "Xiao Gu, I only have you... But I saw that you and Miss Gu got along very well. The look in your eyes was something we never had before. Her existence made me feel that I was so far away from you..."
"I am an ordinary woman, not as pretty and capable as Miss Gu. When I saw her, I felt inferior, so I had no choice but to leave."
"But I don't know where I can go. After leaving Lanjia Village, we have been together and have never been apart. I can only go back to that hotel, back to the room we once lived in, and feel the warmth you left behind..."
"But I didn't expect to meet those two hooligans and almost lose my virginity..."
Li Ting listened to her quietly before pulling his hand back. "Jing, I'm sorry."
Lan Jing's heart suddenly sank!
"Xiao Gu, why are you apologizing?"
Li Ting spoke slowly and deeply, "I really didn't expect that coming to the imperial capital would lead to so many unexpected events and put you in danger."
"Fortunately, what happened last night was just a false alarm, and don't worry, I won't leave you with no way out."
"It doesn't matter if you can't go back to Lanjia Village. If you want, you can stay in the imperial capital. I will prepare a house for you. You don't have a high level of education. If you want to continue your studies, I can help you arrange it."
"If you don't want to go to school, that's fine. I can arrange a job for you. Compared to Lanjia Village, there will always be more opportunities in the imperial capital. There are countless possibilities for your future."
"And I can see that Gu Mian is very grateful to you. Even if you don't work for the rest of your life, she will probably support you."
"Xiao Gu, I don't want her to support me!" Lan Jinghao said seriously, "I can be self-reliant. I can even support you!"
"You forgot, in Lanjia Village, when you were seriously injured and lying in bed, I was the one who raised you!"
"I am very grateful for your kindness to me." Li Tingshen promised, "I will do my best to repay your kindness for the rest of my life, but I can't repay you with my feelings because I don't like you. Sorry."
Lan Jing was stunned, tears streaming down her face, "You don't like me..."
"Yes." Li Tingshen spoke clearly and forcefully, "I know this is hurtful, but I think it will be better for both of us if I tell you clearly as soon as possible."
"Jinghao, you are very kind and you saved my life, but I really don't have any romantic feelings for you."
"We can only be friends, do you understand?"
Lan Jing cried and asked, "Is it because of Miss Gu that you don't like me?"
Li Ting shook his head deeply, "It has nothing to do with her. It has been several months since I woke up. Before that, I didn't even know she existed."
"And in these few months, I really haven't been attracted to you."
"Hello, Jinghao. From now on, we will get along as friends. As long as you are willing, we will always take care of you."
"You guys?" Lan Jing was so sad that her lips were trembling. "You and Miss Gu, right?"
"Yes, she is my wife and will be grateful to you as much as I am."
Lan Jing closed her eyes in pain and let the tears fall.
Li Tingshen didn't say anything else, just looked at her quietly.
After a long while, Lan Jinghao finally opened her eyes.
She wiped the tears from her face carelessly, tried to smile, and said, "Xiao Gu, I was originally planning to leave... Don't worry, I won't pester you to death. I will pack up and leave now, and I will never bother you again..."
After Lan Jinghao finished speaking, she stood up and left.
"Be quiet..."
As soon as Li Tingshen opened his mouth, he saw Lan Jinghao suddenly fall forward and faint on the ground!
"Be quiet!"
......
Gu Mian was chatting with Pei Jianchuan when he received the call.
She hurried outside the emergency room, "What happened?"
"Madam," the bodyguard nodded and reported, "We don't know either. Miss Lan was talking to President Li in the ward. We don't know what they talked about. We only heard President Li calling for people to come in, and then we saw Miss Lan fainted on the ground."
Li Tingshen was not there, and Gu Mian was not prepared to go back to the ward to inquire, so he simply stayed here and waited.
About 20 minutes later, the door of the emergency room opened and the doctor came out to report, "Mrs. Li, there is nothing serious wrong with Miss Lan's body. It should be a fainting caused by excessive emotions."
"She was frightened last night. She needs to rest for a few days and should not get too emotional."
"I understand. Thank you, doctor."
"You are welcome."
"Please send Miss Lan back to her own ward. You can decide what tests she needs to undergo and what medicine she needs to take. You don't need to ask me."
"yes."
......
When Gu Mian returned to the ward, Li Tingshen was just coming out of the bathroom.
"The doctor said that Miss Lan fainted because of a shock. What did you tell her?"
"Nothing."
"Nothing could make her faint?"
"I just told her that I didn't like her and there was no way I could marry her, that's all."
Gu Mian had expected that Li Tingshen would make things clear with Lan Jing.
But she didn't expect Lan Jinghao's reaction to be so big that she actually fainted.
But she didn't think Li Tingshen's approach was wrong.
If you don't stop, you will suffer the consequences.
It would be better for everyone if some things were said earlier.
"The doctor said Miss Lan is fine. As long as she doesn't get stimulated again, you don't have to worry."
"Um."
Gu Mian took out a silver needle and disinfected it. "I'll give you the acupuncture. I have to go to the MS Group for a meeting later."
"I'll go with you."
"No need." Gu Mian said, "You have a good rest here, I will be back when I am done."
"My health has improved a lot, and if I go to the group more often, maybe I can recover my memory sooner." Li Ting analyzed deeply, "You all say that I am a workaholic. If that's the case, the place I spent the most time in should be the MS Group."
Gu Mian smiled and said, "Okay, let's go together."
......
When the two arrived at the MS Group, they just caught up with the meeting time.
When Gu Mian took Li Tingshen into the large and luxurious conference room, everyone present stood up and greeted him, "Boss Li, Madam."
"Everyone, sit down." Gu Mian walked to the main seat and sat down, while Li Tingshen sat beside her.
The secretary brought coffee.
Gu Mian took a sip and said, "Today's meeting will still be led by me. President Li is just an observer. Let's get started."
Li Tingshen sat aside, looking at Gu Mian from time to time.
She was focused and humble, even taking notes with a pen and paper, and humbly asking for advice when she encountered something she didn't understand.
He suddenly thought that maybe he liked her not just because of her looks.
But also because of her personal charm.
A serious woman is indeed radiantly beautiful.
Gu Mian felt the gaze coming from beside him, and could not help but turn his head and bump into Li Tingshen's eyes.
She mouthed, "What's wrong?"
Li Tingshen finally pulled his mind back to its wandering state and shook his head slightly.
Fortunately, she is my wife and I can watch her openly.
If I looked at other women like this, I would definitely be misunderstood.
The two smiled at each other and continued their meeting seriously.
Before the meeting was over, a call came in on my cell phone which was on silent mode.
She got up and went outside to answer it, "What's wrong?"
"Madam, I have something important to report, about Miss Lan..."