Chapter 331 Can’t Be Delayed Any Longer
Xia Ning thinks for a while, “Starbucks is good.”
“Then, we will meet in Starbucks at three in the afternoon tomorrow. I will call you again.”
Then, without saying any other things, Su Shen hangs up.
Xia Ning looks at the screen telling that the caller has hung up, and she instinctively feels something wrong. She was not familiar with Su Shen. Why does this man initiatively come for her?
Did Agent Huang do that? It doesn’t seem like that. With his ability, Su Shen doesn’t need to care about the favor of anyone else.
It is almost time to get off work, but Xia Ning doesn’t have any desire to leave her company. It is empty at home.
She sits in the company for quite a while. Till the lamps are on in the streets, Xia Ning slowly organizes her things and gets ready to go home.
Seemingly, she hasn’t …sent any messages to Yi Yunrui today.
Xia Ning takes a deep breath to get her bad mood under control. She takes her bag and goes home hurriedly.
When she walks out of the media building, she glimpses that Knight XV is parked not far away. Xia Ning’s eyes brighten!
Does Yi Yunrui come back?
Xia Ning feels so glad that she neglects her five-inch high heel shoes and runs fast to the car.
At the time, the door of the car is opened and Zhang Hai gets off. He politely salutes, “Mrs. Yi!”
Xia Ning feels confused. She turns to look inside the car but finds no one there. She asks, “Where is your commander?”
“Commander Yi is still in Beijing. But he will come back soon. Mrs. Yi, during the time, if you need to do anything, you may directly tell me to do.”
Xia Ning feels her heart sink. She absent-mindedly responds, “Thank you.”
“Mrs. Yi, haven’t you had supper? Where do you want to go for supper?” Zhang Hai asks considerately.
Xia Ning thinks for a while, “There is a newly opened steak house. Do you know where it is?”
“Yes, I do. Mrs. Yi, please get in the car.”
Five minutes later, the car stops beside the newly-opened steak house. Xia Ning gets off the car. She looks at the decoration of the steak house and realizes that the restaurant is in the middle to high level.
Xia Ning finds a seat in a quiet corner to sit down. She takes out her phone and takes a photo. When she is going to send it, she suddenly stops!
Since Zhang Hai has come back, whom can she send the photo to?
Thinking about this, Xia Ning calls Zhang Hai. Soon she gets through to Zhang Hai’s phone.
“Zhang Hai, how can I contact your commander now?”
“Mrs. Yi, I am sorry that it is temporarily inconvenient for you to contact Commander Yi. When I came back, Commander Yi told me to bring a message to you. He told you to wait in patience.”
Xia Ning feels sad in her heart and hangs up the phone.
Soon, the steak is served. Xia Ning looks at the steak which smells delicious. She finds back some of her appet.i.tes.
Xia Ning takes up the knife and fork. She is ready to start eating when she glimpses two people entering the door, a man and a woman. The woman is Wan Liqing. Xia Ning doesn’t know the man.
Wan Liqing holds the man’s arm and comes in. They are chatting and laughing. They seem to be very intimate.
Wait. Doesn’t Wan Liqing always say that she loves Gu Luan? Why does she suddenly show up here with another man?
Xia Ning looks at that man carefully again and feels the man a little familiar to her. Seemingly, he is the president of some company.
Xia Ning doesn’t know how Gu Luan is. Recently, because Wan Liqing was there, Xia Ning tries her best to avoid going to the hospital to prevent quarreling with Wan Liqing.
Can Wan Liqing come to have dinner with this man because of business issues?
Anyway, it’s Wan Liqing’s personal issue. Xia Ning thinks that she’d better finish her supper fast and leave to avoid being seen by Wan Liqing. Or, she wonders what Wan Liqing will do.
However, life is full of coincidences. The man chooses the seats which are very close to Xia Ning’s table.
Xia Ning feels her heart jump. She moves her seat towards the corner.
Maybe Wan Liqing only pays attention to the man. After they sit down, she doesn’t notice that Xia Ning is sitting in the neighbor booth.
Therefore, they have their steaks respectively in peace.
Xia Ning hesitates. She is afraid that if she pays her bill now, Wan Liqing will definitely see her.
She decides that she should eat slowly and wait for them to leave first.
At the time, a voice is heard, “Liqing, isn’t that Director Xia? She is here, too.”
Hearing this, both Wan Liqing and Xia Ning feel shocked at the same time!
They lift their heads and see each other. Wan Liqing looks a little panic.
“Hi, Director Xia, I am the general manager of Jianhong Construction. My surname is Wu.” The man stands up. He holds out his hand and politely introduces himself.
Xia Ning smiles, “Manager Wu, nice to meet you.”
After they greet each other, Manager Wu says, “I like to read Director Xia’s interview reports very much. I always wanted to know Director Xia. It is really a coincidence to meet you here.”
“Manager Wu, you are flattering me. It is my job. Actually, Director Wan’s interview reports are better and more standard than mine. Well. Do I disturb you?”
“No, not at all.” Manager Wu responds. He looks at Wan Liqing intensely, “Liqing is kind and considerate. Besides, you are her colleague, so you can’t disturb us. Well. Director Xia, where is your boyfriend?”
Kind and considerate? Xia Ning highly doubts about that.
“Oh. I am married. My husband is out for business. He hasn’t come back.”
“Oh, I see…”
“Director Xia is beautiful and capable. She is also of good temper. So, she is always popular among men.” At the time, Wan Liqing speaks, “However, because Director Xia is too excellent, few people in the company dare to make friends with her. Our colleagues lack confidence and are afraid that their men may fail to control themselves.”
Hearing the mean words, Manager Wu is stunned. The smile on his face freezes in embarra.s.sment.
Xia Ning doesn’t feel surprised that Wan Liqing speaks like this. She smiles, “Then, I may not disturb Director Wan and Manager Wu’s dinner. Waiter, the bill, please!”
Xia Ning goes out of the steak house. She feels someone looking furiously at her behind. Seemingly, the conflicts between Wan Liqing and her become more serious.
Xia Ning glances at the time. It is almost seven in the afternoon. Xia Ning doesn’t want to go home for now and she remembers Gu Luan who is in the hospital.
Anyway, since it doesn’t seem possible for her to become reconciled with Wan Liqing, she can go to see Gu Luan. Ever since the accident, she has never gone to see him. She wonders how he is now.
“Mrs. Yi, this way!”
Zhang Hai is waiting for her. He sees her come out and gets off the car at once, “Mrs. Yi, where are you going?”
“No. 1 People’s Hospital of the Military Region.”
Xia Ning carries a fruit basket and finds the independent ward of Gu Luan.
Gu Ruoruo is there, too.
“Oh. Sister Xia, you are here.” The moment Gu Ruoruo sees Xia Ning, her eyes brighten, “My brother and I talked about you just now.”
“Did you?” Xia Ning puts down the fruit basket. She looks at Gu Luan who is lying on the bed.
He is still bandaged on the chest. His handsome face looks pale. He gets much thinner. Seemingly, he was hurt badly.
“Hum. Now, Ruoruo unconsciously mentions you a lot in her speeches.” Gu Luan teases. He sounds quite weak.
“It turns out that I have great charm.” Xia Ning responds. She looks at Gu Luan, “How do you feel? Is the wound still painful?”
Gu Luan smiles to shake his head, “It is not painful now.”
Ever since he got shot, he has never seen Xia Ning. Heaven knows how badly he misses her.
Vaguely, he could guess why Xia Ning didn’t come to see him. During the time, Wan Liqing was looking after him.
He knows how Wan Liqing feels about him. However, he can but feel helpless. He used to ask himself whether he could get over it and give Wan Liqing a chance.
During the period when Wan Liqing looked after him, he tried to pay more attention to her, but he felt impossible to meet his intention.
About Wan Liqing, he only has the feeling as a normal friend and nothing else.
When he sees Xia Ning come in, he feels as if the sun gets in. His heart feels warm and bright. He is clear that he can’t stop loving her.
Maybe, Wan Liqing was also aware of that. She didn’t come to see him today. It is a good thing. Since it is impossible to happen, it is wise to keep her feelings sealed.
Xia Ning thinks for a while. She knows that Gu Luan is speaking so because of being considerate. He is still bandaged. It must be painful.
“Take a good rest in the hospital. Weiwei is managing the weekly. There won’t be any problems.”
Gu Luan mildly smiles, “I am unworried about the weekly because you and she are there. But I am worried about Wan Liqing. She seems to have some emotional problems…Ahem.”
“Brother, don’t speak. Your wound is just healed. Didn’t the doctor tell you not to speak much?” Gu Ruoruo feels worried. Gu Luan’s lung was shot through and he finally can breathe smoothly. She was always asking and answering herself during the time to prevent her brother from feeling bored.
Gu Luan takes a break and turns to Xia Ning, “Sorry to let you see me in this condition.”
“That’s nonsense!” Xia Ning sits beside. She looks quietly at Gu Luan, remembering the scene of Wan Liqing and Manager Wu having dinner together.
“Hasn’t Commander Yi come back yet?”
Xia Ning shakes her head, “It may still take some time.”
“Did the exclusive interview with Tang Qieying go on well?”
“Yes, it did.” Xia Ning responds briefly. She looks at Gu Luan’s white patient clothes and suddenly asks, “Luan, when are you going to marry? It will be good to have a woman to look after you…”
Xia Ning has not finished her words when she sees Gu Luan turn to look at her sincerely!
She feels a sudden shock in her heart!
Is he…still unwilling to give up?
Gu Luan looks intensely at Xia Ning for quite a while. Then, he slightly turns his face away, “I am too busy. I temporarily don’t want to marry.”
Actually, he…can’t fall in love with any other woman.
Gu Ruoruo is aware of the embarra.s.sment here. She says, “Brother, Sister Xia is right. The thing that makes father worried most is your marriage. You are over thirty. It is time to get married…”
“Ruoruo, you may mind your own business first before you persuade me.” Before Gu Ruoruo finishes her words, Gu Luan interrupts in a cold voice.
Gu Ruoruo feels shocked. She curls her lips in displeasure, “I am saying for your good. And about Wan Liqing, I know she likes you very much. However, she always goes against Sister Xia in the company. I feel angry about that. Brother, why don’t you simply tell her the truth and tell her to drop the idea? I feel sorry for Sister Xia.”
Xia Ning feels embarra.s.sed. She responds at once, “There is nothing like that. There are only small issues about work. Nothing is so serious. Disagreements are inevitable.” Xia Ning says when winking at Gu Ruoruo.
Wan Liqing is annoying, but she is also miserable. In addition, it is something between Wan Liqing and Gu Luan. It is inconvenient for outsiders to interfere.
Gu Luan slightly frowns. He ponders for quite a while and says, “Seemingly, something can’t be delayed any longer.”