Princess Syndrome - Chapter 81

Chapter 81: Fever Resurfaces

After a few minutes, Su Lingyue, holding the tissues that everyone had given her, knew why a single sneeze had caused such a big commotion; they thought she was crying.

Su Lingyue: ...

Now, she really did feel like crying.

Why didn't her superb acting skills receive such high praise?

Instead, her unintentional actions had led everyone to believe that Ji Zhiyi was bullying her?

She sighed. The secretary next to her, seeing her, comforted her: "Don't be discouraged. That's how life is, full of ups and downs."

Su Lingyue nodded resignedly.

During their conversation, Ji Zhiyi unintentionally glanced at Su Lingyue, and saw that she was talking to the people next to her, with a listless expression, and she would rub the tip of her nose from time to time.

Su Lingyue sensed the gaze. She looked up and saw Ji Zhiyi, and she smiled a little guiltily.

Ji Zhiyi took a sip of her red wine.

A while later, there was a commotion at the entrance. Everyone looked over. An older man was being escorted in, with Shen Yuan by his side.

“Chairman He has arrived,” someone beside them commented. Ji Zhiyi’s face was calm.

After Chairman He came in, he greeted everyone. With more than two hundred stores, Baoshun’s traffic was far ahead of its competitors. Which company present hadn’t collaborated with Baoshun? Which one didn't want to collaborate with Baoshun? And many of the bosses who had come to the autumn exhibition had come for Chairman He, so upon seeing Chairman He, they would not dare to be negligent. They went forward to ask him about his well-being.

Of course, there were also people who didn't want to join in the excitement.

Ji Zhiyi didn't go to join the excitement.

Unlike others who wanted to start a conversation, Ji Zhiyi was particularly calm. When Chairman He came over, she picked up her glass to greet him. Chairman He was very casual, having not attended a banquet like this for a long time, he was quite happy.

After a while, Shen Yuan also left, leaving the spot open.

Zhou Shiyu squeezed her way in.

Ji Zhiyi, seeing this, simply drank her red wine. Shen Yuan, who was beside her, said, "President Ji, aren't you going to go over there?"

She initiated the conversation. Ji Zhiyi turned her head and looked at Shen Yuan, handing her a glass of wine. Shen Yuan took it: "Thank you."

Ji Zhiyi said, "There are too many people. You can't talk about anything properly."

Shen Yuan didn't say anything, just smiled, and took a sip of her wine.

Of course, you couldn't talk about official matters when there were so many people. Zhou Shiyu wouldn't be so stupid as to talk about business in front of so many people. What she wanted was nothing more than an attitude. Su Qi was now going from bad to worse, with several competing companies eyeing it. Although Yilin hadn't made any moves recently, Ji Zhiyi’s actions were always surprisingly fast. So everyone was wondering if, perhaps, one day, Su Qi might really change owners.

That was what they were thinking.

But they also knew it wouldn't be that quick.

Therefore, the question of who would get Baoshun's spot this time had always been a topic of great concern.

Su Qi, due to an introduction from Dingsheng, had a much greater advantage than the other companies. And now, Shen Yuan had given the position to Zhou Shiyu, further confirming everyone’s guesses. Ji Zhiyi was watching this when a figure pressed against her. A familiar scent washed over her. She didn't look up, and she heard Su Lingyue whisper in her ear: "President Ji, you have a phone call."

There were many people, so Su Lingyue's expression was serious. Her tone was official. Ji Zhiyi looked at the phone in her hand. It was her godmother's phone call. Ji Zhiyi nodded and took it, then walked outside.

At the door, she bumped into a woman coming in. Ji Zhiyi smiled at her. The woman also nodded and brushed past her.

Shen Yuan's gaze had been fixed on the entrance, her hand gripping the cup tightly, her expression taut.

Su Lingyue followed her gaze.

It was Shen Yuan's mother.

The wind was indeed favorable today. Two important figures had been brought over.

However, Shen Yuan's mother had not come as a company representative. She had come to find Chairman He. The two were very close. Seeing this, everyone else also stepped back and made room for the two of them. It was rumored that Chairman He's youngest son had been seeing Shen Yuan closely, hinting that the two families were going to join together. So it was likely that what they were talking about this time was exactly that.

Shen Yuan stared at the two people talking over there, her eyebrows cold. She seemed very unhappy about seeing her mother.

Su Lingyue found this to be normal.

After how she had been treated as a child, it was already amazing she hadn't turned against her. Why would she want to show her a good face? However, this was someone else’s family matter. It wasn’t any of her business, so Su Lingyue didn't express any opinion. She just watched quietly.

Her peripheral vision kept looking at the entrance. Ji Zhiyi had been out for a few minutes.

What was she talking about?

But it was a call from her godmother. It was likely work-related.

Ji Zhiyi held her phone, hearing her godmother say on the other end: "Has the Baoshun project not been finalized yet?"

This didn't fit with Ji Zhiyi's style of doing things.

In fact, ever since Ji Zhiyi had acquired Su Qi, her style of doing things had changed significantly. She no longer acted as swiftly and accurately as she had in the past. The company's projects were now progressing slowly, which displeased Jiang Ya. But she couldn't go back to the country right now. Jiang Yunlu's condition was changing every day, and she didn't dare to leave.

Ji Zhiyi said, "It's still being discussed."

“Give me a deadline,” Jiang Ya’s tone was stern. Ji Zhiyi said, “There will be results within the next two days.”

Jiang Ya’s attitude softened slightly: “Alright, when Baoshun's new mall opens, I’ll come back to the country. I heard that recently, Dingsheng and Baoshun have plans for a marriage alliance? What's going on with that?"

Ji Zhiyi said, "Godmother, I am still investigating that matter."

“Investigating?” Jiang Ya laughed. “Will you only know the result when they get married? Zhiyi, have you been too busy recently? Do you need Godmother to arrange two more people for you?"

Ji Zhiyi was silent for a few seconds: "No, I will handle it as soon as possible."

Jiang Ya said, "If you can't handle it, tell Godmother. Godmother will handle it for you."

Ji Zhiyi gripped her phone tightly, her tone bland: "I understand."

The phone call ended.

She looked at her phone, then turned to look at the banquet hall. Among so many people, she still saw Su Lingyue at first glance. Seeing her, Ji Zhiyi's agitated mood improved a lot.

Su Lingyue drank two glasses of warm water. She didn't dare to drink any more, afraid that she'd have to go to the bathroom. She held onto the glass like that. Shen Yuan was standing next to her. People would come up and greet Shen Yuan, and Shen Yuan would just nod, her attitude cold.

Su Lingyue felt like she was going to get frostbite standing next to her.

She might as well go further away.

It was also strange. She moved to the side, and Shen Yuan followed her. Su Lingyue gritted her teeth secretly and put on a polite smile: "President Shen, your mother has arrived. Do you not need to go say hello?"

Shen Yuan took a sip of her red wine and said, "No need."

Su Lingyue: ...

She glanced in the direction of Shen Yuan's mother, and saw that she was looking over here. When Shen’s mother saw Shen Yuan and Su Lingyue standing together, she frowned. She had originally wanted to look for Shen Yuan, but she stopped in her tracks and turned to leave.

Ji Zhiyi went out and bumped into Shen's mother. When she came back, she also bumped into her again. Seeing that Shen's mother’s expression was hurried, as if she had other things to attend to, Ji Zhiyi thought of what Jiang Ya had just said.

A marriage alliance between the two families.

This was a topic that had just recently gained traction in their circle. Baoshun's youngest son was interested in Shen Yuan, and the two families wanted to bring them together. They even put the youngest son into Dingsheng. If the two were really interested, then Dingsheng would have an unshakeable position in the shoe trade. That was why Jiang Ya had asked if it was true.

According to Ji Zhiyi's investigation.

Currently, Baoshun's youngest son was indeed in Dingsheng and had said that he was interested in Shen Yuan, but Shen Yuan's attitude was unpredictable. She had never spoken about it in public. Of course, no one would really be stupid enough to ask her about it. So everyone was waiting to see what would happen.

It was understandable why Jiang Ya was so anxious.

Ji Zhiyi returned to the banquet. She greeted people as she walked over to Su Lingyue’s side. Su Lingyue looked up. There was an abnormal flush on her face. Ji Zhiyi subconsciously wanted to reach out and place her hand on her forehead, but she stopped herself. She asked Su Lingyue in a low voice, "Do you have a fever?"

"No," Su Lingyue said. After she said that, she felt a chill and a little cold. She put her hand on her forehead. Her palm was too hot, so she couldn't feel the temperature. She used the back of her hand to touch her burning forehead.

She realized belatedly: "I really do."

Ji Zhiyi: ...

She said, "You should go back and rest."

Su Lingyue said, "But the banquet hasn't officially started yet."

Ji Zhiyi said: "It doesn't matter. We're not the main characters. You should go back first."

Su Lingyue was a little worried.

Ji Zhiyi deliberately put on a cold face, and glanced at her. Su Lingyue put down her cup and said, "Then I'll go back first."

After saying that, she looked around.

Shen Yuan hadn't left yet, but she was already talking to someone next to her.

She had misunderstood her.

She had thought her cold aura was too strong, causing her to feel cold.

She hadn't thought that it was a fever.

Why would she get a fever anyway? It was so ridiculous that she had caught a cold and gotten a fever in this weather. As she was thinking this, she sneezed again, her eyes teary. She simply lowered her head and left the banquet hall, and went upstairs.

As soon as she entered the room, she heard the doorbell ring. She opened the door. The waiter smiled and said: "Miss Su, this is President Ji's room card. She asked me to give it to you."

She probably was afraid that she wouldn't be able to come here after it ended, so she had sent her over first.

Su Lingyue nodded: "Thank you."

She didn't act coy. She went directly to Ji Zhiyi's room. The higher the floor, the wider the view. The night breeze caused her hair to flutter. Su Lingyue's phone vibrated. She looked at it. Ji Zhiyi said: "Someone will bring you antipyretics in a little while. After you take them, sleep for a while."

Su Lingyue was being taken care of in every way. A strong sense of happiness washed over her. Her fingers when she replied to her were filled with delight: [Understood.]

The more she thought about it, the happier she got.

She typed again: [Thank you——]

Thank you for what?

Thank you, President Ji?

Thank you, Zhiyi?

Thank you, baby?

Or, wife?

Su Lingyue felt that being sick had made her weaker. Such sappy thoughts were rampaging through her body. She quickly deleted the words she was about to type and sent Ji Zhiyi an emoji instead.

Ji Zhiyi didn't reply to her. A while later, the doorbell rang. The waiter gave her a package with a pharmacy logo on it. After taking it, Su Lingyue looked at it. It had several types of medicine. She took the antipyretics and cold medicine, and lay on the sofa to rest.

The more she wanted to sleep, the more she couldn't. She kept her eyes open and counted the stars in her head. She vaguely heard movement from next door. The soundproofing here was very good. The only reason she could hear it was because the door next door had been shut loudly, which had startled Su Lingyue. She wondered if it was a hallucination.

Next door.

Wasn’t Shen Yuan next door?

Had she come back?

Curious, Su Lingyue walked to the door. As soon as she opened the door a crack, she heard a voice.

“Auntie, is that really okay?” a man's voice asked.

Then the woman said: "What's not okay? I'm her mother. Am I not allowed to open this door? If you want to be with Yuanyuan, then go in and wait for her. If you don’t, then forget it. Pretend today never happened."

The air was silent for a few seconds.

She couldn't hear any sounds.

But she could hear the door shut.

This time, the sound was much quieter. Su Lingyue opened the door all the way. She only saw a woman's back. It was Shen Yuan’s mother.

Her controlling nature was still so terrifying.

Then, she thought about the man who had also been talking. Was he in Shen Yuan’s room? A familiar chill spread from the bottom of her heart. This reminded her of the Zhou Yan incident. It was so disgusting. She suppressed her urge to throw up and tried to contact Shen Yuan, but she didn’t have her contact information. As she was about to call Ji Zhiyi, she caught a glimpse of another figure appearing in the hallway.

It was Shen Yuan.

She hadn’t figured out how Shen Yuan had ended the banquet early, but her body had acted before her mind had. As Shen Yuan passed by her door, she opened her door and grabbed Shen Yuan. Shen Yuan turned her head. It was as if she hadn’t expected there to be someone here. Her face had an astonished expression, but it only lasted a second. After seeing that it was Su Lingyue, her tone was cold: "Miss Su?"

Su Lingyue said, "There's someone in your room."

She said, "A man."

The door had only been opened a crack. It hadn’t been opened all the way. She had only seen her mother’s back, so she didn’t know who the man was.

When Shen Yuan heard this, her hands clenched, her humiliation reaching its peak. Was this why her mother had sent her a message, telling her to come to the room?

She barely managed to keep her emotions under control, but her voice grew increasingly tense: "I understand. Thank you, Miss Su."

Seeing this, Su Lingyue let go of her, and watched as Shen Yuan walked into the room next to hers.

Seeing that she hadn't drunk much and that she was very clear-headed, Su Lingyue still couldn’t stop worrying. It wasn’t until the door to the room next door was opened again and a man quickly walked out that Su Lingyue finally sighed in relief.

She went back to the sofa, lay down, and tossed and turned, unable to sleep. She wanted to tell Ji Zhiyi about this little interlude, but she was afraid of disturbing her, so she held back her emotions and didn’t send her a message.

Ji Zhiyi finished the banquet after nine o’clock, and made plans with Chairman He for lunch tomorrow. Chairman He said with a smile: “What a coincidence. President Zhou also mentioned having lunch tomorrow."

Before she could speak.

Chairman He said: “President Ji, do you mind joining us?”

Of course, Ji Zhiyi didn’t mind. She also knew what Chairman He wanted. She nodded, “Okay.”

Aside from Zhou Shiyu, everyone else was satisfied.

Ji Zhiyi was worried about Su Lingyue's health. After making the arrangements, she went back upstairs. Zhou Shiyu looked at her back and asked the person next to her: "Have the design drafts come out yet?"

“Not yet,” her secretary said, “but tomorrow morning, Yilin will start first.”

Zhou Shiyu's expression finally softened. She nodded.

Ji Zhiyi couldn't hear the whispers behind her. She got into the elevator and went straight back to her room. She opened the door and saw that a light was on. It was a warm, yellowish color. Ji Zhiyi moved quietly. As she closed the door, Su Lingyue woke up. She opened her eyes. When she saw that it was Ji Zhiyi, she turned over. Ji Zhiyi asked: "Why didn’t you go to the bed to rest?"

Su Lingyue said: "The sofa is very soft."

Ji Zhiyi: ...

She was helpless. She walked to the coffee table and saw the medicine Su Lingyue had taken. After sitting down, she said: "Do you want some porridge in a bit?"

Su Lingyue said: "I don't want to."

She was very sleepy. She had been startled awake when she heard the door open. Now that she was finally at ease, a wave of sleepiness washed over her. Her eyelids closed again. Ji Zhiyi saw that she hadn’t changed her clothes or taken off her makeup. She was just lying there on her side, not even knowing if it was comfortable. She put her hand on Su Lingyue’s forehead and realized that she didn’t have much of a fever anymore, so she was relieved. She said: "Do you want to change your clothes before you go to sleep?"

Seeing that Su Lingyue was ignoring her.

She said softly, "Lingyue?"

Su Lingyue turned over: "I don't want to change."

Ji Zhiyi said, "Then I'll change them for you."

Su Lingyue, still being controlled by sleepiness, opened her eyes, and doubted her ears. She looked at Ji Zhiyi, and said: "You'll change them for me?"

Ji Zhiyi smiled: "Yes, I'll change them for you."

She was going to change them for her?

How would she change them? By taking off all her clothes?

Su Lingyue thought for a moment.

The scene was too stimulating.

She couldn't bear it.

Her blood rushed upward. She didn't say anything. Ji Zhiyi put the back of her hand on her cheek, saying: "Why are you hot again?"

Su Lingyue lied through her teeth: "Fever."

Ji Zhiyi said: "Didn't your fever go down just now?"

Su Lingyue said, "It resurfaced."

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