Chapter 4
A sound of something being thrown against the wall came from next door.
Then, it returned to silence.
I realized belatedly what I had just done, and suddenly stepped back, creating a distance between us.
"I'm tired, I'll sleep first..." I rolled inward, leaving a place for Shen Wangjin to sleep.
The romantic atmosphere vanished.
Shen Wangjin stared at the still warm bedding, not knowing what he was thinking.
The room fell into silence, with only the sound of rain pouring outside the window.
I closed my eyes, my heart beating frantically.
The scene of the first time I met Shen Wangjin suddenly appeared in front of me.
At that time, I was still chasing after Jiang Zhihuai.
During a literary performance at Jiang University, I went up and performed a classical dance.
Shen Wangjin was dragged in by Jiang Zhihuai.
He was sitting in the front row.
A pair of eyes never looked at me from beginning to end.
He was an extremely indifferent person.
Later, I followed Jiang Zhihuai and saw him a few times, but the words we exchanged were few.
I never expected that one day we would be lying on the same bed.
I sighed.
"Can't sleep?" Shen Wangjin asked.
My thoughts were suddenly pulled back, and I opened my eyes.
He sat sideways in the dim light of the bedside lamp, with handsome and cold features.
Just like when I first saw him years ago.
I tightened the blanket and said, "Mr.
Shen, why did you look for me?" "Why can't I look for you?" He lowered his eyes and looked at me with a pair of pale eyes.
"To me, everyone is the same.
It's better if they are familiar." "Oh..." I scratched my head.
"I just feel that life is quite...
unpredictable." Shen Wangjin tugged at the corner of his mouth.
"Couldn't predict that we would get married?" "Hmm." He stared at me for a while and said, "Xu Shichu, I never do anything unexpected." I was stunned and before I could react, Shen Wangjin suddenly received a phone call.
It was from his secretary.
"General Shen, Mr.
Dou will be leaving tomorrow.
Can we change the video conference to now?" Shen Wangjin glanced at the time, it was exactly 1 am.
"Sure, come pick me up.
And...
" He glanced at me.
"Bring a heated water bottle." My heart trembled.
How did he know that my knees would ache on rainy days? "Mr.
Shen, you don't have to worry about me..." "No trouble." Shen Wangjin covered me with the blanket.
"Tomorrow, I'll have the driver pick you up and try to avoid contact with Jiang Zhihuai." "Really, there's no need..." I quickly refused.
"I can handle it myself.
Don't delay your own matters." The driver's phone rang quickly, and it was clear that the person on the other end was in a hurry.
Shen Wangjin hesitated for a moment, did not argue anymore, "If there's any danger, call." "Okay." He left, and the hotel sent a robot to deliver the hot water bottle.
The rain outside the window kept dripping until dawn.
I didn't sleep well and got up before 6 o'clock.
It was overcast today.
I gritted my teeth and moved my slightly painful knees, put on my clothes, and prepared to go to the hospital for a follow-up visit.
Who knew that while waiting for the elevator, someone suddenly appeared behind me.
The smell of tobacco mixed with mint leaves.
Even if I closed my eyes, I knew who it was.
We stood still, neither of us spoke.
"Slept with him?" Jiang Zhihuai suddenly said, with a hint of sarcasm.
I folded my hands and stared at the numbers jumping above the elevator, and said softly, "Yeah, he's much stronger than you." "Do you know who owns this hotel?" Jiang Zhihuai suddenly grabbed my arm and forced me to look at him.
"It's Shen Wangjin's." "I asked him to investigate a person, isn't it easy?" "In less than three days, Shen Xian will be exposed completely." "Xu Shichu, if I were to kill your fiancé, would you cry?" I stared at him.
"You're the one playing with emotions.
Is it wrong for me to leave?" Jiang Zhihuai sneered and raised his lips.
"Xu Shichu, are you worthy of accusing me of playing with emotions? When you accepted money from my family, why didn't you say anything?" I froze.
"What money?" "20,000 yuan, directly deposited into your bank account.
Do I have to throw the evidence in your face?" 20,000 yuan?
In my impression, the only income I received was a 20,000 yuan scholarship.
I said seriously, "That 20,000 yuan was a scholarship that Lin Shan helped me apply for." Jiang Zhihuai's eyes revealed disgust, "Xu Shichu, do you know why I am annoyed with you?" He let go of me and walked into the elevator, "You keep lying and show no remorse." The elevator closed.
I stood there dumbfounded.
On the eve of graduation, Lin Shan came to me and said, "Xiao Chu, the school wants to nominate outstanding graduates, so I nominated you too!" As roommates for four years, our personal information often appeared on the same form.
It was common for us to submit documents for each other.
Half a month later, Lin Shan told me, "The scholarship has been directly deposited into your bank account." It was exactly 20,000 yuan.
Later, I had an accident and didn't even have time to ask where to check the list of winners.
I messaged Lin Shan.
"The scholarship you helped me apply for, was it really from the school?" Lin Shan replied quickly.
"Xiao Chu, what are you talking about? When did I apply for a scholarship for you?"...