Xu Xinchen already had a general understanding of Li Tengbo when Chen Ningsheng talked about Li Tengbo's family yesterday, so when she heard Chen Ningsheng say that Li Tengbo was ruthless, she didn't show any expression on her face and was obviously not surprised at all.
"I know you can rest assured. I know what I'm doing. Besides, judging from the way he was in the wheelchair yesterday, he doesn't seem like the kind of person who could lay a hand on me."
Chen Ningsheng paused, turned around and stared at Xu Xinchen's face: "It's not a matter of whether he will lay a hand on you or not, but that he might say something very unpleasant. He's never been a popular person. My dad especially disliked him back then."
Chen Ningsheng briefly recounted the grudges between Li Tengbo and his father from back then: "I will protect you later, but if he says anything unpleasant, I can't undo it for you. I can only give you a heads-up: don't take his words to heart later."
Xu Xinchen was already very satisfied when she heard Chen Ningsheng say that he would protect her. As for his statement that Li Teng would not say anything unpleasant, she was already mentally prepared.
After all, she was going to sabotage Li Tengbo and his daughter's plans. If Li Tengbo treated her with a smile, she would feel strange and scared.
"I know I can handle things, so don't worry. Just take me there quickly." Xu Xinchen giggled and gently tugged at Chen Ningsheng's hand, her words sounding somewhat like a coquettish plea.
Chen Ningsheng was finally relieved to see Xu Xinchen's appearance: "I was just a little worried, what if we wait a while..."
Please don't take any of the hurtful things he says to heart, and especially don't abandon me because of those nonsensical things he said.
After what happened with his father, Chen Ningsheng is now very wary of anyone who might potentially ruin his relationship with Xu Xinchen.
If it weren't for Xu Xinchen wanting to see Li Tengbo, and his unwillingness to hurt Xu Xinchen, he would never have allowed the two of them to meet.
It's a pity that Xu Xinchen discovered it yesterday, along with Li Tengbo and his daughter Li Xueyan. If they hadn't been discovered, there probably wouldn't have been so much trouble today.
Thinking about it this way, Chen Ningsheng's disgust for Li Xueyan and her father Li Tengbo grew even stronger, and his face turned somewhat ugly when he thought of the two of them.
Xu Xinchen was unaware of what Chen Ningsheng was thinking, and she followed him step by step forward.
Finally, just as they were about to turn the corner, Chen Ningsheng stopped. Xu Xinchen looked ahead where Chen Ningsheng had stopped and was surprised to see a hospital room with the door tightly closed.
"Is this the place? Is Li Tengbo in this ward?" Xu Xinchen took a step forward and walked to the outside of the ward, her voice unconsciously becoming much softer.
She peeked into the ward through the glass panel above the door, holding onto Chen Ningsheng's hand tightly.
"Yes, it's in this ward. Right now, only Li Tengbo is staying in this ward. If you want to go in and talk to him, this is a good opportunity."
Chen Ningsheng lowered his voice, mimicking Xu Xinchen's earlier manner of speaking, and addressed her with a wide smile. For some reason, he found their current interaction rather comical.
Xu Xinchen was completely unaware that her actions had become a source of amusement for Chen Ningsheng, her gaze fixed intently on the scene inside the ward.
There was indeed only one person lying in the hospital bed in the ward. She couldn't see the face of the person lying in the bed, but she saw the wheelchair that Li Tengbo had been sitting in yesterday next to the bed.
"It looks like Li Tengbo is in there. I don't know what's going on. There's not even a caregiver for a patient. Maybe we should just go in like this."
Xu Xinchen sighed and lamented about Li Tengbo's misery for a while, then took Chen Ningsheng's hand and, without waiting for Chen Ningsheng's reply, boldly knocked on the door a few times.
"Knock knock knock".
A few crisp knocks entered the ward, and the person lying flat on the floor with their eyes closed immediately opened their eyes and looked outside.
There was no reflection in the glass window, so Li Tengbo assumed it was Li Xueyan or one of his men visiting him. Therefore, he didn't stand up at all, but simply said to the door, "Come in yourself. I'm not feeling well, so I won't get up."
Xu Xinchen had a smile on her face and her legs were half-bent. After hearing Li Tengbo's invitation to go in, she stood up, pushed open the door generously, and walked into the ward.
No wonder she deliberately bent her knees to avoid showing her face in the clear glass; it was simply because she...
She was worried that Li Tengbo would refuse to let her in once he realized he didn't recognize her.
As Xu Xinchen had predicted, Li Tengbo glared at her angrily as soon as she entered the ward: "Who are you? What are you doing here...?"
Li Tengbo abruptly stopped mid-sentence, looking at Chen Ningsheng standing behind Xu Xinchen with a face full of surprise and uncertainty. He hadn't seen Chen Ningsheng for a long time, so he didn't recognize him at first. However, after staring at Chen Ningsheng's face for a while, the sense of familiarity gradually returned.
"Are you Chen Ningsheng?" Li Tengbo asked first, his brows furrowed.
"It's me." Chen Ningsheng looked completely indifferent, his gaze towards Li Tengbo calm and unwavering. "President Li, hello there, it's been a long time."
In fact, according to seniority and the fact that the two families used to be neighbors, Chen Ningsheng should call Li Tengbo "Uncle Li".
However, Chen Ningsheng's father had never had a good relationship with Li Tengbo, and this time Li Tengbo and Li Xueyan had teamed up to scheme against him, which annoyed him to no end. So he simply started calling Li Tengbo "President Li".
But for Li Tengbo now, the title "President Li" represents his failure. He has been pulled down from his pedestal, and even though he is still a president, he is nothing like the person he used to be.
Therefore, upon hearing Chen Ningsheng's words, he not only didn't feel happy, but instead put on a stern face, his expression full of anger: "Chen Ningsheng, what do you mean?"
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