Princess Syndrome - Chapter 104
Chapter 104: Medication
Shen Yuan wasn't one to meddle in other people’s business. Otherwise, she wouldn't have gone all these years without a single close friend. But Su Lingyue had helped her several times. "Is it President Ji?"
Su Lingyue turned her head, her eyes surprised. It was clear that Ye Qiuyun had been really angry. The slap mark had quickly become visible. Shen Yuan felt a little apologetic. Su Lingyue asked, "How did you know?"
She remembered, "Did you see it?"
After all, she and Ji Zhiyi had been walking in the garden while holding hands. Shen Yuan was so close. It was only normal that she saw them.
Shen Yuan shook her head.
She replied, "No assistant would live at their boss's place when the boss is not there."
Oh, right.
Only a girlfriend would.
Su Lingyue didn't want to be shy, but because Ji Zhiyi was involved, she still asked, "You won't tell anyone, right?"
Shen Yuan replied, "Am I that idle?"
In other words, she wouldn't tell anyone.
Su Lingyue relaxed. She believed that Shen Yuan wasn't that type of person. Then she said, "You're pretty impressive."
Shen Yuan: …
Was it because they were so obvious?
Ji Zhiyi, who was usually so sharp, had lost her mind when it came to love. Her consciousness was muddled. Her medication was taking effect. Her head was dizzy. She asked Su Lingyue, "Are you going back yet?"
Su Lingyue looked at her, thinking that she had asked a stupid question.
If she didn't go back, then was she going to stay here?
Then she thought of something else. "Do you want to talk to me?"
Talking to these people was so tiring. They couldn't get straight to the point. Why couldn't they be more direct?
If she wanted to talk to someone, she could just say so. Why did she have to make it sound like she wanted to do something with her tonight?
Shen Yuan looked at her. She seemed like a child. She said, "Can we talk?"
Su Lingyue replied, "Sure. Are we talking about your past relationships?"
Her eyes widened, and she looked at Shen Yuan with great interest.
Shen Yuan: "Are you that interested?"
Su Lingyue: "Of course. Hearing more is the same as grabbing more of your weakness."
Shen Yuan: …
Thanks.
She now felt that Su Lingyue really hadn’t changed at all.
Su Lingyue glanced at her phone. "Have you called the doctor?"
Shen Yuan replied, "Yes, they will be here in half an hour."
"That's great, then I'll wait for the doctor to come," she said, before walking to the coffee table. "Should I pour you a glass of water?"
Shen Yuan replied, "Thank you."
She was indeed so weak that she had no energy left. The more tired she was, the faster her mind worked. It was like a huge wheel, going round and round, finally turning to the past. She started talking, "You've probably heard, I used to have a girlfriend."
Su Lingyue put the glass on the coffee table. "Is that true?"
Shen Yuan stared at the glass in front of her. She had never had the desire to vent the words that she had been suppressing in her heart. No matter how many psychiatrists Ye Qiuyun had found for her, they had not been able to get her to say anything.
Yet she was able to say it to Su Lingyue.
Was it because she was confused from her fever, or did she want it to be a condition to exchange secrets?
She couldn't tell.
But she was honest. She nodded. "Yes, it's true."
Su Lingyue had thought that those were just made-up stories. After all, the other person who was caught in the rumors today was her, and she knew that they were rumors, so she had subconsciously thought that the rumor that Shen Yuan had a girlfriend was fake as well.
So it was real?
She asked, "What about your girlfriend?"
Shen Yuan gripped her glass. Her voice was as calm as ever. "She passed away."
Su Lingyue fell silent.
She hummed softly. "I see..."
The air seemed to freeze.
The atmosphere gradually became awkward.
Su Lingyue thought about the red dress that was hanging in Shen Yuan’s closet. The one from the hotel. If that one wasn't right, was it because her girlfriend used to wear it? That was a pity. Su Lingyue said, "Was she sick?"
Shen Yuan replied, "No."
She took a sip of her warm water. "She committed suicide."
Su Lingyue: …
The topic had suddenly become heavy.
Even if she didn't understand social cues, she still fell silent. "I'm sorry for your loss."
Shen Yuan replied, "My mom is very worried that I'll repeat her mistakes, so that's why she did that today. I'm sorry."
She had originally asked Su Lingyue to come over because she didn't want to deal with Ye Qiuyun. She had thought that Ye Qiuyun would have done the same as before, that she wouldn't argue with her when she saw Su Lingyue and would have just turned around and left. She had never thought that she would raise her hand. She had never thought that Su Lingyue would take a slap for her.
Su Lingyue understood. She was apologizing on behalf of Ye Qiuyun.
She touched her face.
It was still hurting. Ye Qiuyun had really hit her hard.
But it had been her own decision to stand there, so she couldn't blame Shen Yuan. "It's fine."
Then, she added, "It’s fine for you, but when your mom asks, tell her that she beat me up so badly that I'm going to sue you for damages."
Shen Yuan: …
She asked Su Lingyue, "What compensation do you want?"
Su Lingyue replied, "That goes without saying. It's about the PV patent."
Shen Yuan asked, "Does President Ji know?"
Su Lingyue said, "Yes, she agreed."
Shen Yuan thought about how she had wanted to talk about a collaboration with Ji Zhiyi before, but Ji Zhiyi had refused her firmly. She frowned. "She agreed?"
Su Lingyue asked, "Is there a problem?"
Shen Yuan paused. "It's nothing."
After a while, she said, "She really likes you."
Although Su Lingyue didn't know how she had come to this conclusion, she was very happy when she heard this. Her eyebrows arched, and although she had been slapped, she had a smile on her face, making the slap mark appear comical.
From the gaps of her happiness, she found a little bit of curiosity. "Were you two classmates?"
Realizing who she was referring to,
Shen Yuan shook her head.
She replied, "We met at a part-time job."
That time, she had been unable to tolerate Ye Qiuyun. She had had the most intense argument with her that they had ever had. She couldn't stand Ye Qiuyun's control. After they had finished arguing, she hadn't even packed her clothes and had just ran out with her purse and a bit of cash. She hadn't wanted to use her cards. She had simply taken a bus, and when she had arrived at the terminal, she had taken another bus. After a long time, she had arrived at a bus station. She had bought a ticket to a random place, and not long after she had boarded the bus, a girl who was about the same age as her had sat down next to her.
When she had asked, she had learned that she was three years older than her.
She had always smiled at her. "Here, I'm older than you, so I should take care of you."
Her Mandarin was very pleasant to hear. She had spoken clearly, and her smile was sweet. It was indeed as she said. She had been taking care of her the whole time. She had thought that she had found a haven, but she had never thought that this haven was also full of holes.
Su Lingyue still didn't know that Shen Yuan had resisted before. So, her mom didn't want to argue with her because she was afraid that she would run away again?
She really wanted to ask.
But she felt like she was touching a scar.
She was really very considerate now.
After praising herself, Su Lingyue heard the doorbell. She came back to her senses. Shen Yuan replied, "The doctor's here."
Su Lingyue hurriedly said, "Then I'll be off."
Then she looked at Shen Yuan. "Don't see me out."
Shen Yuan: …
She watched Su Lingyue quickly walk to the door and leave, while holding her umbrella. A doctor was walking inside, passing by Su Lingyue. The door closed. The doctor said, "You still have a guest this late at night?"
Shen Yuan replied, "Yeah, she came to talk about business."
The doctor reminded her to rest more. Shen Yuan leaned against the sofa, closing her eyes.
Su Lingyue left the apartment and quickly walked back. She stood outside Ji Zhiyi's apartment, thinking about what Shen Yuan had said. What assistant could live at their boss's place when she was gone?
She didn't just live at Ji Zhiyi’s place, she also slept on her bed!
And wore her pajamas!
After comparing it, she felt that she was too happy. But she still felt an emptiness because Ji Zhiyi wasn't by her side.
After Su Lingyue entered her room, Xiao Mafan jumped out, as if it wanted to scare her. Su Lingyue closed the umbrella, picked up Xiao Mafan with one hand. She was wet, so Xiao Mafan meowed before quickly running away. Su Lingyue chased after her, meowing.
Xiao Mafan was scared by her meowing. She turned her head to look at her.
Su Lingyue made claws with her hands, and lunged towards Xiao Mafan. Xiao Mafan's hair stood on end, and she ran away.
After playing with the cat, Su Lingyue lay on the sofa. She looked at her phone countless times. The time passed by minute by minute. Twelve o’clock, one o’clock, two o’clock. She seemed to understand what insomnia was like.
It was really painful.
Was Ji Zhiyi like this when she had insomnia before?
She turned uncomfortably, and ended up pressing down on Xiao Mafan. Xiao Mafan pulled her paw away. This time she didn’t cry out, or extend her paw. She just obediently moved to another spot. Su Lingyue suddenly thought of Ji Zhiyi. When her legs were pressed down on while she was sleeping, she would also be silent, and would even straighten her legs to make her more comfortable.
In the dead of night.
Her thoughts became even more jumbled.
And the longing became even more profound.
Su Lingyue had never thought that one day she would be unable to sleep because she was missing someone. That she would feel like crying because she was missing someone.
That was too dramatic.
She rubbed the moisture from her eyes, thinking.
She was really too dramatic now.
She was so dramatic that she only managed to sleep a little before morning, when she was woken up by her phone. It was Zhang Xian, asking if she could take her to work in the morning. She said her car had been sent for maintenance. Su Lingyue naturally didn't have any problems with it. She opened her eyes and saw that Ji Zhiyi had sent a message an hour ago, saying that she was at the hospital. After replying, she went to the bathroom. She stood in there for a full five minutes.
The slap mark was too obvious. She had used a lot of powder to conceal it, but her face was still pale. Zhang Xian was stunned when she saw her makeup. She seemed to ask unintentionally. "Did you have breakfast?"
Su Lingyue: "Not yet, have you?"
Zhang Xian replied, "I was planning on eating with you downstairs at the company."
Su Lingyue said, "Then I won't buy anything."
The two of them drove directly to the company. When they entered, Zhang Xian said that she needed to take a call. She told Su Lingyue to go in first and order. Su Lingyue entered with her bag. After a while, Zhang Xian slowly walked in. Her noodles were cold. Zhang Xian said, "I’m starving, did you finish eating?"
Su Lingyue had just taken a few bites. She stirred her noodles. "Not yet."
Eating together made it more appetizing. Su Lingyue ate almost half the bowl, and Zhang Xian finished all the soup. She wiped her mouth and looked down at her phone. Su Lingyue asked, "You’re starting to work already?"
"Aunt Qi said that the materials need to be changed, and there are a lot of styles that can only be made with Xinyuan's materials, which need to be adjusted," Zhang Xian said, "I've been working since last night. I haven't rested yet. Go back to the company first, I need to go to the processing plant."
Su Lingyue nodded.
She and Zhang Xian separated downstairs. While she was going up in the elevator, she glanced at her phone. Ji Zhiyi hadn't replied to her message from the morning. She must be busy at the hospital. She bit her lip, clutching her phone. When the elevator arrived at the first floor, many colleagues entered. She turned off her phone and put it in her bag. Zhang Ting was also in the elevator. When she saw her, she said hello. Su Lingyue’s hair was loose, falling by her cheeks. It hid a bit of her face. Although her makeup was heavier than usual, it wasn’t too out of the ordinary. Zhang Ting was only surprised, and said hello to her.
The two of them exited the elevator. Zhang Ting asked, "What happened between you and President Shen yesterday?"
Su Lingyue turned her head. "What happened?"
"It's nothing, just some rumors," Zhang Ting replied, "I don’t know who’s spreading nonsense."
Su Lingyue wasn't surprised.
Chu Yi already knew, so it was normal that Zhang Ting knew as well. She said, "I was talking to President Shen about a project."
"I knew it!" Zhang Ting replied decisively. "I knew it was a business matter. Only fools would believe that baseless rumors."
Su Lingyue: …
There were quite a few people who had believed it. Ye Qiuyun had believed it.
She shook her head and returned to her desk. When she looked down, she saw a bag of medicine on her desk. Su Lingyue opened it. There were several kinds of oral medication and ointments, for treating sprains and bruises. She held the medicine box, and frowned.
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