☜ *The Enchanted City* ☞
»» *Hope Hospital*
Alex arrived at the hospital with some food in his hands and headed toward the room where Xia Wan'er and Yan Ran were. Upon reaching there, he found Xia Wan'er lying down, watching Yan Ran with a worried expression.
"Are you worried about her?" Alex asked.
Xia Wan'er turned to Alex and said, "Yes, this time we survived thanks to you and some luck. I don't know when Shen Min will come back for me."
"You don't need to worry about that anymore."
"I don't understand, what do you mean?"
"Well, I talked to him, and he agreed not to bother you, so you don't have to worry about him anymore. You can live your life."
"What!! Did you talk to Shen Min?"
"Ah, yes, and he agreed not to bother you."
"How did you do that? Shen Min is someone who doesn't listen to anyone."
"Let's not dwell on that. I brought you some food." Alex raised the food container toward Xia Wan'er and pushed it toward her. "Eat it before it gets cold."
"Alex, don't change the subject. Did you do something that could harm you?" Alex looked away and said, "Of course not, we just talked for a bit."
"Look me in the eyes and speak." Alex looked into Xia Wan'er's eyes and saw the worry in them. He sighed and said, "Fine, I asked one of my acquaintances to help me deal with him. Nothing will happen, so there's no need to worry."
Xia Wan'er continued to gaze at Alex, trying to discern something, but eventually, she sighed and said, "Alex, I hope you didn't do anything that could hurt you."
"Come on, take this and eat a bit. Let's forget about it."
"Alright, thank you."
Outside the hospital, Gu Shiner arrived, but as she was about to enter, she suddenly stopped.
"I didn't think about this. How will I answer Alex if he asks how I found out what happened to him?" Gu Shiner began pacing back and forth, biting her nails.
"Alright, I'll just pretend I ran into him by chance; he'll never suspect anything." Just as Gu Shiner was about to enter the hospital, she heard a voice behind her calling, "Miss Gu."
Gu Shiner turned toward the voice and found Shen Han'er holding Grandma Shen's hand, with Yu Zan standing behind them.
"Do you need something?" Shen Han'er stepped toward Gu Shiner and said, "Hello, Miss Gu. I'm Shen Han'er from the Shen family, and this is my grandmother, the current head of the Shen family. I had scheduled a meeting with you regarding a collaboration..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Gu Shiner interrupted her with an angry tone, "Your meeting is canceled, and my company will never collaborate with you."
Everyone was shocked by her angry response.
"I don't understand, Miss Gu. At least take a look at my plan, and then you can decide. I'm sure you'll like it."
"Even if you gave me all the profits from the contract, I would not collaborate with you. And please stop bothering me, or I can't guarantee what will happen to you."
After saying that, Gu Shiner pushed the door and headed toward the reception desk, leaving the Shen family in a state of shock.
"You fool, what did you do that made her refuse to collaborate with us?" Grandma Shen asked angrily.
"Grandma, I didn't do anything. I have no idea what happened to her. This morning, we agreed to set up a meeting, but now..."
"Silence. The decision has been made. You will be married into the He family."
"Grandma, why do I have to do that?"
"Silence and follow me. Let's go see Shen Min."
Grandma Shen let go of Shen Han'er's hand and walked inside, while Shen Han'er bit her lip. Yu Zan, seizing the opportunity, said, "Darling, don't worry. I'm sure Gu's company will come begging to collaborate with you."
Shen Han'er looked at Yu Zan as if he were an idiot, then left him and followed her grandmother.
"Haha, I know it's hard to believe, but just wait. I'll make Gu's company beg to please you. By the way, I didn't know there was a woman as beautiful as my wife."
Yu Zan followed Shen Han'er, but no one knew what he was thinking.
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"Alright, I'm going outside. Take care of yourself."
"You too, Alex. Be careful."
"Okay, try to get some rest." After saying that, Alex left. "Hmm, I think I need to rebuild the café."
"Alex, what are you doing here?" Alex turned toward the voice.
"Ah, hello, Gu Shiner."
"No need to call me that, you can just call me Shiner."
"I think that's a bit difficult."
"Alright, forget that. What brings you here?"
"One of my employees was in an accident, so I came to check on them."
"Is everything okay? Do you need help?"
"No, no, thank you. I've taken care of it. And you, what brings you here?" Gu Shiner stammered, "Well, I... I know the hospital director, so I came to see him."
"Well, it's good to see you. I have some things to take care of. Goodbye."
"Wait, how about we have a cup of coffee?"
"Sorry, I'm busy right now. Let me treat you to a coffee next time."
Gu Shiner felt disappointed when he declined, but after hearing his whole sentence, she went into a frenzy... Coffee with Aleeex!! That would be amazing, Aleeeex is going to invite me. Oh my God, Alex is going to invite me! Does he like me? Has he finally fallen under my spell?...
But her thoughts were interrupted by Alex when he saw a silly smile on her face.
"Are you okay?"
"Ah, sorry. Let me at least walk you to the hospital door."
"Alright." After bidding farewell to Gu Shiner, Alex got into his car and headed toward his café. As for Gu Shiner, she waited a bit and then left the place as well. But no one knew that a girl had hailed a taxi and was following Alex...
☜ *Shanghai* ☞
»» *Jiu Family Home*
"Whaaat?! Are you saying our warehouses were attacked? Who did that?" Jiu Wan looked at his subordinates for an answer, but the reply didn't come from them. Instead, it came from someone else sitting in the corner, holding a cup of tea.
"Brother, this isn't the time to figure out who did it. I think you should hold a press conference to stabilize the company's situation."
"Brother Qi, how's the company doing?"
"Well, I've managed things in your absence. You still own the largest share of the company at 40%, with the rest divided among other investors, so there's no need to worry. But you need to clear your name to bring the company's profits back to where they were."
"Good job. I knew I could rely on you. Let's go hold the conference now." Jiu Wan left, leaving Jiu Qi smiling as he sipped his tea.
"Haha, I think your time is up, brother. If you knew there was another investor who owns 55% of the company shares, you would never hold that conference. Haha."
Jiu Qi picked up his phone and called Xun Zui.
"Hello, Miss Xun."
|What's the matter, Jiu Qi?|
"Well, I've fulfilled my end of the deal. I hope you'll keep your word and make me the company director."
|Don't worry. After the press conference, you'll be in charge of the Jiu family.|
"Alright, thank you." Jiu Qi hung up, a smile forming on his face as he said, "Finally, I'll be the president..."
*Bang*
Before Jiu Qi could finish his sentence, a bullet struck the middle of his forehead.
"The job is done, Madam."
|Good, you can return now.|