Xiang Zhilan lowered her head, looking at Feng Jingxian's hand frozen in mid-air, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry, I can do it myself."
Feng Jingxian withdrew his hand, pursed his lips, and disembarked without saying a word.
"Zhi Lan, did you two have a fight?" Ni Sitian asked with concern.
Xiang Zhilan shook her head, holding onto the handrail as she slowly walked down. The pain there constantly reminded her of what had happened last night. Her eyes were red, and she bit her lip, desperately trying to hold back her tears.
Ni Sitian noticed that Zhi Lan's walking posture seemed strange, and was about to chase after her when Xu Tingchuan grabbed her hand.
"Slow down, don't fall," Xu Tingchuan reminded her as he helped her up. These steps were much higher than ordinary steps and were quite difficult to descend.
Ni Sitian turned her head and smiled at him, then let him help her down.
As soon as they exited the dock, Ni Sitian saw the familiar Bentley. She walked up to Feng Jingxian and Zhi Lan and asked if they wanted her to give them a ride.
“My car is still parked there,” Feng Jingxian pointed.
This was a refusal. Ni Sitian thought that since that was the case, Zhi Lan must have gone with Feng Jingxian, so she had to say goodbye to them. But then, she said to Zhi Lan, "Sitian, I'll ride in your car."
She is completely unable to face Feng Jingxian alone right now. Today, she came out of Shen Muzhi's room with her hands covered in blood and her clothes disheveled. Feng Jingxian must have already guessed what happened to her. She doesn't know how she can face him anymore.
Ni Sitian glanced at Zhi Lan, only to see her looking at her with a pleading gaze.
So Ni Sitian came to Xiang Zhilan's rescue and said to Feng Jingxian, "Zhilan and I are going the same way, I'll take her home."
Feng Jingxian glanced at Xiang Zhilan, nodded, said goodbye, and went to his car.
Ni Sitian took Xiang Zhilan's hand and found that her fingertips were very cold, a stark contrast to the burning hot ones in the morning.
The dock was bustling with people, so Ni Sitian didn't ask too many questions and led Zhi Lan toward her Bentley.
Xu Tingchuan sat in the passenger seat, Ni Sitian and Xiang Zhilan sat in the back seat, and Xiao Zhang started the car.
"Zhi Lan, should we take you to the hospital first?" Ni Sitian said softly.
Xiang Zhilan shook her head and forced a smile: "I'm fine, it's just seasickness. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep at home."
"Alright." Seeing that she insisted on not going to the hospital, Ni Sitian had no choice but to give in.
With Xiao Zhang and Xu Tingchuan in the car, she didn't feel comfortable asking Zhi Lan if she had a conflict with Feng Jingxian. Judging from Zhi Lan's evasiveness towards Feng Jingxian earlier, the problem must be quite serious.
"Then you should sleep for a while, I'll wake you up when we get there." Ni Sitian patted her shoulder and told her to use it as a pillow.
Xiang Zhilan smiled knowingly this time and leaned her head on her shoulder.
About half an hour later, the car stopped outside Xiangjia residential area.
Xiang Zhilan opened her eyes, lifted her head off Ni Sitian's shoulder, thanked her, and got out of the car.
As Ni Sitian watched her carry her luggage inside, a pang of inexplicable pain shot through her heart. She quickly opened the car door and got out, and Xu Tingchuan followed suit.
Ni Sitian ran to Zhi Lan, looking at her with concern, "Zhi Lan, are you really alright?"
A pang of sadness welled up in Xiang Zhilan's heart. She hugged Ni Sitian, but it took her a long time to say, "It will be alright, it will pass."
These words seemed to be spoken to Ni Sitian, but in reality, she was speaking to herself more.
After releasing Ni Sitian, she regained her composure and smiled at Ni Sitian: "I'm going in now. You should get back to your car too. Mr. Xu is still waiting for you."
As Xiang Zhilan spoke, she walked past Ni Sitian and went inside. Ni Sitian turned around and looked at her, only to see that she had her back to her and raised her hand to wave gracefully.
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