Chapter 1439: Refusing to be Balanced (14)
Tang Shichu soon learned that Li Manyan had suffered an emotional breakdown due to the comments on the Internet and needed to be hospitalized to protect the fetus. Fortunately, her belly was already several months old and the fetus was stable, so it would not be easy to miscarry. It was just that she had a stomachache because of her out-of-control emotions, so she had to stay in the hospital to protect the fetus.
Tang Shichu was free and bored, so he went to the hospital to visit Li Manyan.
Not surprisingly, she lived in a luxurious single room in a private hospital. However, what surprised Tang Shichu was that the ward was very quiet. Li Manyan was the only one lying on the bed looking at her phone.
"Manyan, does your stomach still hurt? Is the baby okay?" Tang Shichu put the fruit basket on the table and asked her.
As soon as Li Manyan saw Tang Shichu, she said with grievance: "It still hurts a little bit, but the doctor said the fetus was well taken care of before, so there's no problem now. But I can't get too excited, I have to stay calm."
"Then listen to the doctor and don't read those comments on the Internet." Tang Shichu took a look at Li Manyan's expression and saw that her eyes were slightly red and her face was a little haggard. The darkness under her eyes was quite obvious. It was obvious that she was so hit hard by what happened on the Internet that she couldn't sleep well.
"By the way, why isn't Lan Jigao with you?" Tang Shichu asked, "How can you not have someone by your side in this situation?"
Li Manyan smiled bitterly: "Ji Gao has to go back to the company to work, because our relationship has a bad reputation online, and the company's stock price has fallen a lot. He has to go back to clean up the mess..."
"Is it so serious? Does your mere relationship have such a big impact? This relationship is Lan Jigao's private matter, right? He didn't break any laws or use his power for personal gain..." Tang Shichu asked in surprise.
"I don't understand either...but Assistant Cheng said that Ji Gao represents the image of the company, and everything he does will be viewed through a magnifying glass...Netizens think he is irrational and too naive, and they have no confidence in his ability to control the company." Li Manyan's eyes became redder as she spoke, feeling extremely aggrieved. "We are just in a relationship, why is it being made into something that is condemned by the whole world?"
Tang Shichu didn't know what to say for a moment, and after a while he comforted her: "Don't worry, what does your relationship have to do with the company's affairs? The stock price drop should only be temporary. After a while, when your affairs fade, the stock price will naturally rise again."
"Ji Gao said the same thing, but I still feel uncomfortable. Not only do Aunt Lan and Uncle Lan have opinions about me, but even the other directors of the company don't have a good impression of me..." Li Manyan said self-deprecatingly, "Now there are even more people who oppose us."
Tang Shichu said to her very confidently: "Manyan, don't worry, Lan Jigao's feelings for you will never change. You have to believe in him. Even if the whole world is against you, he will not give up on you."
Isn’t that what love is all about? The more people around them oppose, the more determined the two people in love become, because they are willing to stick to their love even if it means making the whole world their enemy.
"Really?" When Li Manyan heard Tang Shichu's words, she excitedly held Tang Shichu's hand and said, "I knew you would support us."
"Of course. I hope you two will never be separated in your life." Then, as a pair of resentful lovers, Tang Shichu thought.
Just as the two were chatting, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Li Manyan quickly let go of Tang Shichu's hand and quickly tidied her hair and expression.
The door opened and a man came in: "Miss Li, Mr. Lan ordered food and soup from Wanfuding for you, and told you to eat well."
The person who came to deliver food to Li Manyan was Cheng Wu. Tang Shichu felt a little strange. Wasn't Lan Jigao very busy? How could Cheng Wu, Lan Jigao's confidant, have time to personally deliver food to Li Manyan? Isn't this a waste of talent?
"Assistant Cheng! Thank you for your hard work. Please remind Ji Gao to eat on time when you go back. Don't forget to eat and get stomach problems." Li Manyan said to Cheng Wu very kindly.
"It's not hard. I will remind President Lan. Miss Li, please enjoy your meal. I have to go back to the company now." Cheng Wu put the lunch box on the table, greeted Li Manyan, nodded to Tang Shichu, and left the ward.
As soon as everyone left, Li Manyan said to Tang Shichu, "Shichu, come eat with me. Assistant Cheng brought a lot of food, enough for the two of us."
"No, how can I compete with a pregnant woman for food?" Tang Shichu quickly declined, then pretended not to care and asked her, "Did Assistant Cheng deliver all three meals for you during the days you were in the hospital?"
"Sometimes yes, sometimes not." Li Manyan thought for a moment, "But he always comes to deliver it to me once a day."
"He just came to bring you food, nothing else?" Tang Shichu was really surprised this time. Could it be that Cheng Wu's secret love for Li Manyan was so deep? He came to see her once a day under the pretext of bringing you food?
Li Manyan didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and said as a matter of course: "He came to bring me food and to learn about my physical condition, and then told Ji Gao. He is more careful in his work, so Ji Gao asked him to come."
Tang Shichu was so confused. Lan Jigao, the child's father, didn't come to see her every day. Instead, Cheng Wu, the assistant, came. Lan Jigao was really not afraid of having his head turned cuckolded.
"By the way, Assistant Cheng has a girlfriend! I saw his girlfriend downstairs in the company before. His girlfriend was very enthusiastic. She hugged him and kissed him..." Li Manyan suddenly blushed and said, "I really didn't expect Assistant Cheng, such a cold and quiet person, to like such a passionate girl."
Tang Shichu immediately raised his eyebrows, couldn't help but curled the corners of his mouth, and asked Li Manyan: "What's his girlfriend's name?"
Li Manyan tried hard to recall: "I think her name is something like Xiu...Xiu Xiu? Yes! Her name is Chen Xiu Xiu!"
Tang Shichu's smile suddenly brightened. It seemed that Chen Xiuxiu's efforts were not in vain. She really won Cheng Wu so quickly. It was really cause for celebration.
Li Manyan saw the smile on Tang Shichu's face and was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Shichu, what are you laughing at? Are you happy for Assistant Cheng? It's a pity that you are not interested in him, otherwise you would be the one with him now."
Tang Shichu quickly refused after hearing this, "No, no, I really have no interest in Assistant Cheng. You don't have to feel sorry for him. I wish him and his girlfriend to be together forever and have a baby soon!"
Li Manyan still had a regretful look on her face: "Hey, why aren't you attracted to him? If you were with him, you could often go on a foursome with Ji Gao and me."
"You can still go on a date as a group of four. I believe Assistant Cheng's girlfriend will be very happy." Tang Shichu said with a sincere smile. Such an ambitious and greedy woman would be eager to get into Lan Jigao's circle. I believe she would definitely make Li Manyan very happy. But Tang Shichu didn't have that ability.
(End of this chapter)
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