"No!"
Song Xi realized her tone was too abrupt and explained, "I'm having dinner with Taozi later, and it wouldn't be good if she saw him."
Lou Yuming's expression turned displeased. He slowly moved closer to her, "You still haven't told her. How long do you plan to keep this from her? Am I that insignificant?"
He rarely spoke so much.
Song Xi glanced around and placed her hand on his chest, "...I just don't think now is the right time."
"When will it be the right time?"
Song Xi dared not meet his gaze and muttered, "It's never the right time," before slipping away.
She thought Lou Yuming hadn't heard her, but the man had heard her clearly.
His handsome face seemed covered in frost. Gazing at her retreating figure, Lou Yuming's eyes were heavy.
Was she that reluctant?
When Shao Cheng returned, he saw Lou Yuming's terrifyingly dark expression and then noticed Song Xi leaving. He understood and asked, "Did Song Xi upset you again?"
"Ungrateful!"
Shao Cheng sometimes felt Song Xi was quite capable. He had been good brothers with Lou Yuming for years, and he rarely saw a woman anger him so many times yet still remain safely by his side.
He couldn't help but doubt.
"Yuming, could you have fallen for Song Xi?"
Lou Yuming's expression paused for half a second before he denied it without hesitation, "Am I that blind?"
Shao Cheng: "Then what are you angry about?"
He remained silent, then coldly asked, "Is the investigation complete?"
"Yes, Zhou Qiao and Liu Sisi met in college..."
...
Two days later, Song Yang's condition showed no signs of improvement.
But Song Xi didn't give up. She still went to the hospital as usual, deliberately avoiding the building where Liu Sisi was. She was afraid of encountering Lou Yuming again.
After leaving the doctor's office, Song Xi went to the lobby to pay the hospitalization fees. When she returned, she noticed a man sneakily heading towards the inpatient department.
Song Xi felt suspicious and couldn't help but watch him more closely. She discovered he eventually stopped in front of Liu Sisi's hospital room.
At that moment, the corridor was deserted.
Song Xi didn't want to meddle, but in this situation, she couldn't pretend she hadn't seen anything.
After a few seconds of struggle, she finally walked over.
Song Xi waited outside the door for a long time. When she heard crying, she pushed the door open.
Liu Sisi was embracing a man. Upon hearing the door open, they quickly separated.
It seemed that man was her boyfriend, Zhou Qiao.
Liu Sisi thought Song Xi had called him over and said gratefully, "Song Xi, thank you! I owe you this favor. If you ever need anything, just ask me."
In front of Zhou Qiao, her spirits were much better.
However, Song Xi was unaware of Zhou Qiao coming to the hospital, and it had nothing to do with her.
Just as she was about to explain, Zhou Qiao suddenly said, "Yes, Miss Song brought me here to see you."
"?"
The next second, there was a knock on the door.
Zhou Qiao panicked. Liu Sisi quickly told him to hide in the bathroom and then looked at Song Xi for help.
Song Xi pursed her lips, turned, and opened the door. It was Shao Cheng.
"What are you doing here?"
Song Xi's face was not flushed, and her heart was calm. "I came to check on her."
Shao Cheng's gaze moved past Song Xi, looking inside.
Song Xi said, "She's sleeping."
Shao Cheng said, "Oh," and then pulled Song Xi out of the room.
"What's going on between you and Yuming? He's been throwing tantrums on and off these past few days. I don't think it's about the investment pitch."
"Investment pitch?"
Shao Cheng pushed up his glasses. "He didn't tell you? General Manager Liu has a project, and Yuming wanted to get involved. Otherwise, why would we be hanging around Liu Sisi's door every day? Are we bored?"
Song Xi was stunned. "Isn't Liu Sisi his blind date?"
"General Manager Liu had that intention before, but Yuming refused, so it wasn't brought up again." He paused. "Could it be that you're having a fight with Yuming over this and are jealous?"
"...Not exactly."
Shao Cheng, acting as a peacemaker for once, advised, "Alright, stop the drama. He doesn't have that much patience. Don't end up with nothing, like that person."
"Who?" She seized on the key point.