Chapter 197: The Ones Who Can’t Be Shaken Off (16)
The sound of her heartbeat was thumping in her ears—
Rong Rong heard Su Mingxiu’s gentle, flowing voice trickle into her ears. In this pleasant evening, with the golden rain of osmanthus flowers fluttering in the wind, she slowly opened her mouth and said her answer in a curt tone, “No.”
As soon as the words left her mouth, her heart pounded even more fiercely, as if it was accusing her of betraying her heart. But on her face, not even a hint of crimson, symbolizing shyness, had spread across her cheeks.
And Su Mingxiu, who had heard her answer, only smiled faintly. She couldn’t tell if she believed it or not and lazily replied, “Is that so?”
Rong Rong’s throat moved slightly. She saw that her image quality had jumped a few times, as if her computer had finally installed a graphics card with the highest configuration. Every inch of the person’s figure and features in front of her was incredibly clear, including the area that had looked like a dirty smudge when it had been a color block. It turned out that it was just a small mole under her left eye.
Paired with her captivating and deep eyes that were perfectly shaped and unlike anything that could be found on a human face, for a moment, Rong Rong thought she was being embraced by the night sky. Every strand of air that surrounded her had instantly been melted by the other person’s gaze.
…She was really very beautiful.
Her image quality had finally stabilized. Rong Rong could barely move her gaze. In the sound of her heart pounding in her throat, a very outrageous thought suddenly popped up.
—The reason why those five strategy characters had never made her heart flutter was because they weren’t beautiful enough?
The system’s warning was still fresh in her mind. She knew that in order to leave this dangerous world, she had to keep her distance from everyone.
But just from making eye contact with Su Mingxiu like this for a moment, Rong Rong felt an outrageous urge to surrender.
…So she was this kind of shallow type?
“President Tang, here are the personal details that you requested.”
On the other side.
After finishing her work for the day, Tang Yiyi’s assistant remembered the matter that Tang Yiyi’s friend had entrusted to her earlier. She casually handed the information to Tang Yiyi, intending to ask her if there was anything that she wasn’t satisfied with. But before she could put down the documents, the woman behind the desk didn’t even raise her head. Her gaze didn’t even glance at the folder. She only said, “Just give it to whoever wants it. I don’t need to look at it.”
The assistant responded and hesitated, not leaving, as if there was something that she was still struggling with. Until Tang Yiyi moved her gaze away from the documents and looked at this figure who was standing not far away, she rarely said, “Is there something else?”
The person who was being stared at by her took a deep breath and decided that, regardless of whether her boss knew or not, she should tell her what she had found out first. Otherwise, she would be the one to suffer if something happened later, “President Tang, your friend requested… Miss Rong’s information.”
At first, Tang Yiyi didn’t react to the words. After moving her gaze away for a while, she realized what the surname “Rong” represented and suddenly looked up, “Rong Rong?”
“Yes.” The thoughts about work in Tang Yiyi’s head had all been cut off.
And the content of what Po Er had said when she had rarely taken the initiative to talk to her, asking her to help her inquire about someone, was still fresh in her mind—
“I had a girlfriend before, and she works near your company. I wanted to ask if you’ve seen her.”
Her gaze was as sharp as a hawk’s, and she looked directly at the assistant in front of her, “Are you sure that you found the right person?”
“Yes,” The assistant clearly knew about her boss’s previous relationships. After all, she had helped Tang Yiyi book the private rooms at dating restaurants many times, and had also helped her book tickets for trips outside.
Although she had never had direct contact with Rong Rong, she had at least glanced at the other person’s information, “I confirmed it with Miss Po again and again.”
The woman who was sitting behind her desk was silent. She casually tugged at the collar of her shirt, but found that she wasn’t wearing a shirt today. Instead, the decorative scarf she was wearing had been pulled a bit out of place.
“Let me take a look at the file folder.”
As she reached out her hand, it suddenly hit Tang Yiyi that she had been with Rong Rong at the shopping mall when they had agreed to go to the movie theater together.
At that time, Po Er had happened to be in the seat next to her.
And when Rong Rong had used the excuse of going to the restroom, Po Er had also left from in front of her. But at that time, neither of them had felt it was necessary to greet the other person. Besides, the lights had been very dim. Only she had seen the other person’s appearance clearly. Po Er hadn’t looked at her even for a second.
And later, when she had met Rong Rong again, she had had a few extra scarves on her, saying that it was because it was too cold at the mall, so she had just happened to buy the discounted scarves, three for fifty yuan.
…Some things, once you started suspecting them, would make everything from before feel suspicious.
Before she opened the thin cotton threads that were wrapped around the file folder, Tang Yiyi hoped that all of her guesses about her were baseless.
But after she had finished reading the contents, her face completely turned cold. She threw the scattered papers and file folder to the side. After thinking for a moment, she asked her assistant for Po Er’s contact information and dialed the number.
“I thought you would have your assistant send me what I wanted directly. How is it that President Tang, who is so busy, has time to talk with me personally?”
“I have something to discuss with you.” Tang Yiyi’s answer was very cold.
Po Er usually found her arrogant attitude of only caring about her own business very annoying. But thinking about how the other person had helped her out a bit this time, she rarely put on a good face, “What is it?”
“Would it be convenient for me to talk to you about your girlfriend?”
Po Er: “?”
At the hospital.
Rong Rong was pushing Rong Si, who had already filled out the form and had already booked her psychological treatment sessions, out of the hospital. The person sitting in the wheelchair suddenly asked her, “Sister, are there osmanthus trees downstairs?”
“Yes, did you see them too?”
The person who was pushing her wheelchair through the sunlight that was coming through the windows of the corridor asked her with a good mood. But Rong Si had lowered her eyes and didn’t say anything.
Of course, she hadn’t seen them. When she was with this person, her eyes were only on the other person. How could she have noticed the changes of the seasons and the climate around her?
She had smelled them.
She smelled that sweet osmanthus scent on Rong Rong’s body. It wasn’t strong, but it made her wrinkle her nose and feel that it was cloying.
—So, who was the person that her sister had that leisure to enjoy the flowers with?
Rong Si didn’t answer. She even seemed to be tired of the sunlight that was constantly falling on her. She moved to the other side of the wheelchair, raised her hand to block her face, and asked about another matter in a muffled voice, “Why does sister think that I’m sick?”
Even now, she was still unwilling to accept treatment. She even felt very resistant when she thought about the doctor talking to her about intimate relationships and family relationships.
Had Rong Rong discovered something?
“Wasn’t that what we discovered when you went with me to the school’s infirmary last time? It’s not that I thought you were sick, but the doctor had some suggestions in that area, and I just happened to come with you to take a look.” The person behind her said.
Was that really it?
Rong Si lowered her head. She had only intended to keep the things that were in her heart hidden, but she didn’t know if it was because she was attracted by the lingering scent of osmanthus on Rong Rong’s body. At this time, she was suddenly forced to say, “Is sister in love?”
“Huh?”
Rong Rong, whose face was somewhat similar to hers, immediately became wary. An alarm went off in her mind, and she even couldn’t help but look toward her sleeve.
Ever since she had been plotted against by Po Er, she had become very wary of these dangerous people. If it wasn’t inconvenient, she would have wanted to carry a can of pepper spray on her left side and an electric shocker on her right side.
It would be best if she could also wear protective clothing and a thick helmet.
“Why did you suddenly ask that?” She kicked the ball back to her.
Rong Si’s voice was still light and airy, with the lack of energy that was unique to patients. If it was any lower, it would inevitably give people the illusion that she was just barely hanging on, “I thought that sister was in love, so you were disgusted that I was always coming to find you, becoming your third wheel or a burden. That’s why you were so eager to push me away.”
“What are you saying?”
The woman’s slightly irritated voice rang out. Then, as if she wanted to express her feelings, she changed the topic, “Besides, you’re the family I finally found. Even if I found someone, it wouldn’t affect my feelings for you, right?”
When she said these words, every hair on Rong Rong’s body stood up. She was afraid that the other person would suddenly lash out. Her whole body was extremely wary.
But the person in the wheelchair didn’t move.
Only a terrifying silence spread out.
The seed of jealousy had taken root and sprouted in Rong Si’s heart. The veins on the back of her hands, which were resting on her legs, were bulging out, as if she was trying her best to suppress some impulse. She had to try very hard to control her emotions so that she wouldn’t scare the other person.
—So the love that Rong Rong gave her wasn’t unique. It could be shared with others.
Rong Si’s throat moved. An urge to peel her sister’s skin and tear her bones apart and fuse every inch of her body to her own was born.
But from the time that she had spent talking to the psychologist, she also knew that her condition wasn’t very normal. If she showed it, it would definitely scare the other person away right now.
She had to be patient.
She had to take things slowly.
The veins on the back of her hands took a long time to return to normal. Rong Si closed her eyes, then opened them again. She looked at the people who were waiting for their numbers to be called in the hall at the end of the corridor. There was a lingering gloomy aura in her eyes. But her voice was still smiling as she said softly to the person behind her, who couldn’t see her emotions, “Yes, sister.”
“But, if sister really finds someone that you like one day, can you bring that person to me to take a look at?”
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