202 Goodbye, Qianqian
Sang Minglang had just come out of the company when he saw Ruan Xiaoshuang standing quietly in the night.
The day before he left Ming City, the two of them had an appointment that night.
But that night, he had just found out that Ruan Cheng might be the murderer of the shooting, so he didn’t go to his appointment and didn’t answer Ruan Xiaoshuang’s call.
When he returned to Beijing, Ruan Cheng was already sent to the police station. The Ruan family had gone through trouble one after another, and Ruan Xiaoshuang hadn’t contacted him in the past seven days.
He had thought that the two of them would break up just like that. Who would’ve thought that she would still come to find him?
Sang Minglang glanced at Ruan Xiaoshuang but didn’t stop. He walked directly to the car, opened the door, and got in.
When he started the car and was about to move, Ruan Xiaoshuang suddenly rushed in front of it.
Sang Minglang broke out in a cold sweat and stepped on the emergency brake. He got out of the car with an ashened expression and roared, “Ruan Xiaoshuang, what the f*ck are you doing?!”
The glaring car lights reflected on Ruan Xiaoshuang’s pale face, and her eyes were filled with tears. “You’re breaking up with me because of my brother?”
The news of Ruan Cheng’s imprisonment had caused quite a stir, and Ruan Xiaoshuang had already found out the whole story from the media reports.
All these years, Ruan Cheng had supported the Ruan family alone. Although Ruan Xiaoshuang did not know what he had done, she could vaguely guess that some of her brother’s actions might have broken the law.
Otherwise, the police wouldn’t have come to her brother time and time again to investigate.
Although Cui Xu had stood up and said that he was the murderer in the shooting, to be honest, even Ruan Xiaoshuang herself had some doubts.
After all, Cui Xu had followed her brother for so many years. If he didn’t have his brother’s approval, how could he have dared to do such a thing?
It wasn’t that she did not know the sudden change in Sang Minglang’s att.i.tude was definitely related to her brother. However, she was still unwilling to give up. She still wanted to come and ask him personally.
Sang Minglang replied indifferently, “Don’t you already know? Why are you still asking?”
Ruan Xiaoshuang’s fingers clenched and her voice trembled. “So, we can never be together. We won’t even be able to meet each other’s parents and get married in this life, right?”
“Ruan Xiaoshuang, that’s not my problem. Don’t f*cking blame me. How was I supposed to know that your brother was involved in the shooting? Not to mention that he might not be innocent. Even if he is innocent, if it were my people who almost killed your brother’s wife and ruined your brother’s wedding, would you pretend that nothing happened and continue to be with me?”
After Sang Minglang finished speaking angrily, he took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it up. After taking a few puffs, he seemed to be very annoyed and snuffed it out.
After a long while, he looked at the teary-faced Ruan Xiaoshuang and said in a low and hoa.r.s.e voice, “I’m sorry, Xiaoshuang.”
Ruan Xiaoshuang’s lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but she couldn’t say a word.
Indeed, putting herself in Sang Minglang’s shoes, she still couldn’t accept his words. So, they could only separate like this?
But she had already… She had already…
Ruan Xiaoshuang closed her eyes and held back her tears. She stood to the side and made way.
Sang Minglang looked at her deeply, then turned around and got into the car. The car drove past Ruan Xiaoshuang until Sang Minglang’s car disappeared completely.
Ruan Xiaoshuang couldn’t help but cry.
—
In the morning.
Sang Qianqian alighted from the car and was in a hurry to enter the hospital. All of a sudden, she saw Xie Shi’an walking out with a cardboard box in his arms.
The cardboard box contained some medical books and some simple daily necessities.
He should have finished his resignation by now.
She had heard from Director Xue about Xie Shi’an’s resignation.
Director Xue had called her yesterday and told her that Xie Shi’an had handed in his resignation. He sounded a little surprised and regretful.
“I realized that Xie Shi’an is quite a funny person. You said that he likes being a doctor, right? But at the same time, it’s like he doesn’t enjoy being a doctor. He’s more conscientious than anyone else when it comes to his work. No matter if it’s in the headquarters or the branch, no one can find any fault with him in his business.”
If Xie Shi’an were to become a doctor, he would indeed be a very good doctor. Unfortunately, his ident.i.ty meant that he could not do as he pleased.
“I realized that you seem to like resigning in the morning. Even last time, you didn’t even say goodbye and left without a word.”
Sang Qianqian glanced at Xie Shi’an. “Are you planning to go back and help Ruan Cheng?”
Previously, when Ruan Cheng was in prison, Xie Shi’an had taken seven days off and did not come to work. Now that he had even quit his job, it was obvious he was doing this for the Ruan family.
Xie Shi’an was silent for a while before he said in a low voice, “The Ruan family is in a difficult situation right now. Ruan Cheng’s health is not good, and Sister Xiaoshuang can’t handle everything alone.”
Sang Qianqian was not surprised by this answer. Xie Shi’an’s relationship with the Ruan family was like a tangled and complicated vine; It couldn’t be cut off so easily.
It was reasonable for him to make such a choice.
Sang Qianqian smiled slightly and said in a sincere tone, “Thank you, Shi’an”
The things that happened between her and Xie Shi’an was a separate matter. She was still really grateful to him.
She wasn’t just thanking him for saving her at the hospital entrance that day.
She also wanted to thank him for not forcing her to hand over the video. Instead, he helped her delay it in front of Ruan Cheng while being worried about her safety.
She was even more grateful to him for handing in the statement to the hospital.
Sang Qianqian did not write a statement to the hospital, but Xie Shi’an did. He said that the hypnosis was just a joke between friends and he didn’t mind at all.
Without his explanation, even if Director Nie had helped her out that day and asked her to stay, it would’ve been difficult to convince the public.
“You don’t have to thank me,”
Xie Shi’an felt complicated. “This is all I can do for you.”
After all, he couldn’t help her with Ruan Cheng’s matter because he couldn’t overcome the barrier between his conscience and feelings.
Ruan Cheng was his and his sister’s benefactor. From a certain perspective, without Ruan Cheng, he might not be who he was today.
He was willing to do many things for Sang Qianqian. When he saw her in danger, he would not hesitate to protect her.
However, he really couldn’t betray Ruan Cheng.
“Shi’an, no matter what you do in the future, try to make yourself happy.”
Sang Qianqian looked at him with a gentle gaze and said sincerely, “If it’s possible, I hope to see you again in the field of medicine. Goodbye, Shi’an.”
Sang Qianqian had already left for a long time.
However, her voice and her words seemed to linger in Xie Shi’an’s ears.
He turned back and looked at the hospital building silently, his eyes full of nostalgia.
He had once owed the Ruan family a favor, and he had to return it today. However, once he was done, perhaps one day, he would be able to return to this place.
‘Goodbye, Qianqian.’
‘I hope that one day, we can still be colleagues again.’
—
When Sang Qianqian returned home, she froze at the door before she even entered the living room.
On the sofa, her brother and Shen Hanyu were sitting opposite each other and talking about something.
When they saw her return, both of their gazes fell on her at the same time.
Shen Hanyu’s eyes were particularly deep.
Sang Qianqian felt uncomfortable all over and shifted her gaze to look at Sang Minglang, “Brother.”
She dragged out the word “Brother” with a silent complaint.
Why did her brother let Shen Hanyu come to their house?
What was he thinking?