The other end
Chengyu Law Firm
After a night of internal struggle, Jiang Xuening finally mustered the courage to go to the law firm.
She knew it was perfectly normal for Yan Yuze to dislike her, and no matter the outcome, she had to make things clear about what happened back then.
This is her explanation of this relationship.
Jiang Xuening went to the front desk.
"Hello, I'd like to ask if Attorney Yan is here?"
Jiang Xuening spoke softly and politely, wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, making her completely unrecognizable as the popular young actress Jiang Xuening!
"Attorney Yan is not here today; she's on leave. If you need anything, you can contact Attorney Yan's assistant; making an appointment is the same."
She's gotten used to it. Every day, a lot of people are looking for Yan Yuze, and whether he's there or not, it's always his lawyer who handles communication and appointments.
"Oh, okay. Could you please tell him that Miss Jiang came to see him?"
She was a little disappointed, but it passed quickly. She picked up Yan Yuze's business card and put it away.
"Okay, I will pass it on for you."
The receptionist wrote down her request.
"Thanks."
Aze... are you really not here, or are you hiding from me...? Why won't you give me a chance to explain?
She glanced sadly at the stairs... and then left.
She took out the business card she had just received and saved Yan Yuze's phone number. However, she still didn't have the courage to add him as a friend.
Needless to say, adding him now would definitely not be approved.
Since he's not at the law firm, he should answer if I call him now, right?
After thinking it over, she pressed the call button.
If some things aren't explained clearly, they might be missed forever... She didn't want to miss out!
Yan Yuze's phone rang, and he reached out and picked it up from the table.
An unfamiliar number, perhaps it's a new customer...
He pressed the answer button.
"Hello, this is Yan Yuze from Chengyu Law Firm."
Yan Yuze spoke in his usual work tone, as was his habit.
His voice sounded slightly tired, somewhat hoarse and low.
"Aze, it's me, Ning... Jiang Xuening. I want to talk to you and make things clear..."
She wanted to say that she was Ningning, which was Yan Yuze's nickname for her in the past, but she swallowed the words back. What was her identity now?
Why does Aze sound so tired? Is he sick?
"Miss Jiang, I've already told you, don't mess with me, okay?"
Yan Yuze pleaded, he really didn't want to play along with her anymore, he couldn't afford to play.
Hearing Yan Yuze's tone and words, she froze for a moment, then covered her mouth, trembling, tears streaming down her face, down her neck, then her collarbone, and finally soaking her clothes...
Before anyone could respond, Li Shaochuan angrily snatched the phone away.
"Jiang Xuening! What else do you want? He almost died for you again, are you satisfied now?"
He really felt sorry for him. Li Shaochuan was a bit older than Yan Yuze, and now he was questioning her as Yan Yuze's older brother.
"Since you decided to disappear, you shouldn't have come back and disrupted the peaceful life that Aze had worked so hard to restore!"
After saying that, he hung up the phone without giving the other person a chance to speak and handed the phone to Yan Yuze.
Yan Yuze did not stop Li Shaochuan from doing this.
He felt that only in this way could he break things off cleanly, and he would rather go back to a peaceful life than take another risk.
Even if he ends up alone, love is something he can't afford... nor can he give it to anyone...
At this moment, he is rational.
"Don't think too much, just take good care of yourself. As for the future, we respect whatever you decide. At least for now, you have to be okay, otherwise I won't be able to face your aunt and uncle if something happens to you."
All he wanted at that moment was for Yan Yuze to get better quickly; he didn't want to think about anything else.
He's really vulnerable right now; if he can't figure things out, he might actually die.
"Um."
Yan Yuze responded softly, closed his eyes, and, feeling tired, quickly fell asleep.
Jiang Xuening kept replaying Li Shaochuan's words in her mind: "He almost died for you again. Are you satisfied now?"
Why did her appearance cause him so much harm? Should she not have come back? Was she wrong?
At this moment, she felt utterly hopeless, as if her body and soul had been emptied, leaving only an empty shell.
What does that sentence mean? Did Aze get into trouble?
She staggered across the road, not looking at the traffic lights. It was a red light, and without noticing, a car was driving towards her...
The driver slammed on the brakes, but by the time Jiang Xuening reacted, it was too late…
Despite the driver's best efforts to brake, he still hit her at the last moment, but fortunately the speed was slow and she wasn't thrown into the air.
Jiang Xuening was thrown two meters by the impact, landing on the ground. Her sunglasses and hat fell from the air, and her phone shattered...
The pain from hitting her calf and falling to the ground brought her back to her senses.
"Young lady, are you alright? Shall I take you to the hospital for a check-up?"
The driver was a kind person; he didn't yell at her or flee the scene of the accident. Instead, he quickly got out of the car to check on the situation.
Jiang Xuening struggled to her feet and burst into tears. The pain in her legs was nothing compared to the pain in her heart, but what right did she have to cry?
"Young lady, you're injured. I'll take you to the hospital for a full checkup."
The driver was very anxious, fearing he might cause her some kind of injury.
"Young lady, should I call 120 and have you taken there? I'm afraid to move you around in your condition."
The driver noticed something unusual about Jiang Xuening's calves; they were somewhat red and swollen.
Jiang Xuening stopped crying and remained silent. She tried to stand up, but found she had no strength and was in excruciating pain...
Her phone was also broken, and the touchscreen was malfunctioning, so she couldn't call her agent.
"Okay, then I'll trouble you, brother."
Now all she can do is wait patiently for the ambulance to come and pick her up.
"Of course, I was the one who hit you. I'll take responsibility, don't worry."
The ambulance arrived, and the driver got in with Jiang Xuening.
The doctors and nurses on the bus recognized the popular young actress Jiang Xuening. They were excited but also worried about her injuries.
Out of professional ethics, they didn't do or say much.
Jiang Xuening was then sent to the emergency room of the same hospital as Yan Yuze.
"Ms. Jiang, you have a broken leg. You know how long it takes to recover from a broken bone, right? The next three to six months of treatment and recuperation will depend on your recovery."
The attending physician recognized Jiang Xuening and knew the special nature of her profession, but still advised her to recover well and not to film or attend events during the recovery period.
"Okay, thank you, doctor."
Now look what's happened; he didn't win back his love, and his career is ruined too...
However, her career is no longer important to her. After all, entering this industry was not her wish, and she can gradually retire from it. Anyway, she doesn't want to stay in the entertainment industry.
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