Zhao Yu didn't take the initiative to talk to Xue Ziang about what happened in the company.
She knew in her heart that he would hear about it from various channels soon.
Sure enough, not long after she got off work, Xue Ziang came to her apartment and took her hand to look at the door as soon as she walked in, and asked, "Does it hurt?"
Zhao Yu shook his head: "In fact, it just scratched the surface."
"It just scratched the surface? I watched the surveillance, the whole hand was cut. There was so much blood." Xue Ziang frowned, his complexion was not good, "Are there stitches?"
Zhao Yu continued to shook her head: "The porcelain pieces of the coffee cup are not so sharp, and the wound is not deep, so I don't need stitches. Just need to disinfect it and apply some medicine."
"Can you not make people worry about you? I just left for an afternoon and you're now in this state."
They were words of blame, but the tone was full of spoiling.
Zhao Yu hugged him and rested her head on his shoulder quietly.
Xue Ziang stretched out his hand and hugged her back, patting her comfortingly on the shoulder. "Have you eaten yet? I'll have someone deliver a meal."
He ordered an extremely rich dinner, saying that it was for her to get better quickly. Her right hand was wrapped, leaving her unable to use chopsticks, so he personally fed her mouthful after mouthful.
As Zhao Yu ate, she lowered her head away from his line of vision, secretly pursing her lips together. But of course, he saw it and couldn't help but smile. "What are you laughing at? Are you so happy?"
"No…" Zhao Yu sat up straight, obediently waiting for him to feed her, but after a while, the corners of her lips raised quietly.
He chuckled and shook his head. "My brother-in-law gave you a one-month vacation, so rest up well at home."
Zhao Yu was a little surprised. "I really wasn't hurt seriously. It doesn't need to be so long, right?"
While Zhao Yu's palm was cut, her fingers could still move so even if she continued to work without taking a break, it would still fine. She didn't expect Xue Zhan to take the initiative to give her such a long vacation.
Was it because her injuries were more or less caused by Xue Zhan?
"Isn't it good for you take paid leave? We'll give you one month so you can take a good rest for the month."
Xue Ziang fed her a spoonful of soup, "My uncle deliberately exaggerated the extent of your injury, letting this matter spread in the company, and added even more color when explaining to the old man. He said the matter was very serious, even saying that your hand almost couldn't be saved, then blamed that the Yu family's eldest daughter for being stubborn and unruly, going around the company to mess around and disturbing his work, and not treating the employees as human beings. When the old man heard this, he thought that the daughter-in-law he was looking forward to might not be as good as he had expected, so he stopped forcing my uncle to have any more dealings with Miss Yu."
Zhao Yu laughed dryly, that Vice Chairman Xue really benefitted from this situation.
Xue Ziang smiled and said, "My little uncle, before the other day had no sense of fear. He didn't listen to what the old man said and ruthlessly kicked out those women who went to look for him. But now that the old man had a coronary bypass operation. Everything scares him so my little uncle doesn't dare to fight the old man anymore."
"So I can only rest for a month and cooperate with Xue Dong's directions to act out the play?" Zhao Yu looked at Xue Ziang thoughtfully, "Then does the chairman set you up to get married or go on a blind date?"
"How old am I, what marriage?" Xue Ziang raised an eyebrow at her triumphantly, "I have a secret techinique to use against the old man."
"What secret technique?"
"Holding my dad's photo and crying, I have used this trick for fifteen years countless times. No matter what I want, the old man will agree to it."
Zhao Yu looked at him distressed. "You were only ten years old when your father passed away?"
Xue Ziang nodded, his face staying nuetral. "I forgot what he looked like a long time ago. Anyway, looking at the photos, he wasn't as handsome as me."
After a pause, he asked Zhao Yu again. "Where is your father? I've only heard you mention your mother, never any other relatives."
Zhao Yu also smiled indifferently. "I don't know, I haven't seen him since I was born. He beat my mother constantly so she ran away from home when she got pregnant with me and singlehandedly raised me up. In any case, they were not officially wed then, so I think… there's no such person."
After dinner, it was a rare occasion for them to stay together and not make love like usual, but to sit together chatting and sharing stories. When they both got tired, they washed up and prepared for sleep.
Zhao Yu's hurt hand was not able to touch water so Xue Ziang took the initiative to help her bath. But halfway through, he couldn't help it and pressed her onto the sink and had his way with her before cleaning her contentedly.
Seeing him picking up the underwear she changed, he would throw it into the trash can, Zhao Yu quickly stopped: "What are you doing? It's new, this is the first time I've worn it."
"You can't touch the water, you can't wash it so why keep it? Throw it away, I'll buy you a new one."
"Doesn't the new one need to be washed before wearing? Don't throw it away, I will wash it in two days."
Xue Ziang picked up her underwear and looked at it carefully. "Can this be washed in a washing machine?"
Zhao Yu shook her head. "This one definitely can't. I'll buy one especially for underwear."
After she spoke, she turned on her mobile phone and searched online. When she placed the order, she looked up and found Xue Ziang already washing her underwear by hand, but his actions were so clumsy that she couldn't bear to look directly at the scene. This little master had probably never had to wash clothes by hand in his entire life.
She hurriedly stopped him. "You don't need to wash it for me, the washing machine will be delivered tomorrow."
Xue Ziang shot her a look. "Stand further from me, and don't get in my way."
Retreating to the side and staring at him for a long while, Zhao Yu suddenly stepped forward and hugged him from behind.
Xue Ziang stopped for a while, didn't push away, just stood quietly.
Zhao Yu put her face on his bare back and rubbed gently. "Xue Ziang, thank you."
He was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his lips and smiled roguishly. "Boobs are too big, turns me on."
Zhao Yu swung out her hand to playfully hit him but he grabbed it in time, hugged her and threw her back onto the bed. "F*ck first, wash later."
Xue Ziang bought a lot of expensive medicine and also found a doctor to come check on Zhao Yu's wound. After only a week of resting, her injuries were not a hinderance to her anymore.
But since Xue Zhan had spread false information, all she could do was to obediently stay at home and read books all day.
A few days later, when Xue Ziang went on a business trip, Zhao Yu put on heavy makeup and went to a bar.
A wig, red dress, red lips, red nails, coupled with smooth smoking skills, the person in the mirror was very different from her previous image.
Slowly puffing out a ring of smoke, she just took out her lipstick and was about to put on makeup, when a tall man walked behind her.
"Miss Zhao is really amazing, surprising people every time."
Zhao Yu was taken aback. "It's you again?"
Xu Chengyan wore a casual outfit that fit the bar scene very well, holding a blue cocktail in his hand, his whole person still looked gentle. The only thing that did not fit his elegant demeaner was the playful look in his eyes.
Zhao Yu rolled his eyes indifferently. "Mr Xu, I didn't provoke you this time."
Xu Chengyan's gaze fell on her right hand holding a cigarette and saw the unhealed scar on her palm. He smiled. "I went to Huacan two days ago and I heard about Miss Zhao's glorious achievement. A pitiful little white flower being bullied by a random stranger, tsk, indeed even I feel pity, but seeing your face to that picture ruins it completely."
Zhao Yu smiled and took the cigarette out of her mouth. "Did Mr. Xu hear about this accidentally or deliberately ask about it? You can't be … unable to forget about me?"