Chapter 3
That day, as the sky began to brighten, she couldn't wait to leave Chicheng's place.
The breakfast shop had just opened, and she aimlessly bought some breakfast.
With nowhere to go, she carried the breakfast back to her own home.
Passing by the pharmacy, she didn't forget to go in and buy medicine.
She woke up with some cruelty.
When she reached the downstairs of the residential area, she unexpectedly saw Han Zhi's car again.
Her heart sank and she walked up to take a look.
Through the car window, she saw Han Zhi sitting in the driver's seat, sleeping with his head tilted back.
How could he dare to drive alone repeatedly like this? Han Zhi always had people surrounding him, with bodyguards by his side.
During the years she was with him, there was one time when Han Zhi wanted to take her to the mountaintop to watch the sunrise.
She said, "Can we not go? I can't get up." Han Zhi said, "No, we can't." She mumbled softly, "With a group of people following us, it's not watching the sunrise.
People who don't know would think it's a martial arts tournament on Huashan Mountain." Her voice was low, but Han Zhi heard it and smiled rarel...
Shan Chuan is beautiful, the sunrise is magnificent, she exclaimed, turned her head and saw Han Zhi leaning casually on the car, smoking a cigarette.
He actually loves to smoke and has a strong addiction.
The man's gaze, through his glasses, stared at the sunrise intently, and his usually cold expression softened slightly.
At that time, she didn't know that someone like Han Zhi had too many enemies, and there were too many people who wanted him dead.
When they were descending the mountain, a truck suddenly appeared, driving very fast.
Gunshots followed immediately.
Wu Xiuna screamed as she noticed that the windshield had been shattered.
Han Zhi continued to drive calmly, and even in this situation, he remained composed with a cold smile on his face.
Halfway through, they abandoned the car and fled.
Han Zhi pulled her and they ran into the mountains.
With the two of them as targets, and her wearing a dress, she was a burden.
But he didn't abandon her, although she later thought that Han Zhi could have easily handed her over to those killers, increasing his chances of escape.
After all, he was a ruthless person who could do such things.
But he didn't.
He pulled her into the woods, where the sound of gunfire echoed and birds flew in all directions.
Luckily, they found a protruding rock in a mountain hollow, and they hid underneath it.
Wu Xiuna clung tightly to him, initially trembling with fear, but suddenly she looked up at him, smiling inexplicably, and her nervousness disappeared.
He said, "The competition on Mount Hua is thrilling, isn't it?" In such a tense atmosphere, she burst out laughing, then quickly covered her mouth.
When they were running for their lives, Han Zhi protected her.
Gunshots were everywhere, and his arm was hit.
He bled a lot, and Wu Xiuna's face turned pale.
Later, she got in touch with Gao Cheng, and he brought a group of people.
After that, she didn't see Han Zhi for almost half a month.
She heard that while he was being treated for his gunshot wound, he offered a hefty reward to capture those individuals.
After they were captured, their fate was quite tragic.
Wu Xiuna often regretted speaking too much.
Although she unwillingly stayed by Han Zhi's side, she didn't want anything bad to happen to him.
Since then, wherever Han Zhi appeared, he was heavily guarded.
But now, despite the fact that they had gone their separate ways, why had he repeatedly come to her residential area? Wu Xiuna felt nervous.
Did he have a change of heart? After being with Han Zhi, she knew that there were very few other women in his life.
Apart from that female celebrity who caused her to fall off a horse, Han Zhi basically kept to himself.
After spending time with him, she realized that he wasn't particularly interested in relationships between men and women.
He enjoyed the thrill of conquest.
But very few women needed to be conquered by him.
He just had to beckon, and many women eagerly approached him.
Reflecting on the past, Wu Xiuna felt a little scared, but she composed herself and tapped on his car window.
Han Zhi opened his eyes, looked outside, and for a moment, his eyes seemed confused, but quickly he became clear and returned to normal.
He opened the car door.
Wu Xiuna sat in the back seat and handed him a freshly squeezed soy milk.
"Just bought it, it's still hot." He sat in the front, and she couldn't see his face, but after a while, he reached out and took it.
"Mr.
Han, how did you end up here?" Wu Xiuna felt anxious and reminded him, "You can't change what has been said." Han Zhi chuckled lightly, "Of course."
"She relaxed and hesitated before asking, 'So how did you end up here?' As they spoke, Han Zhi glanced at her through the rearview mirror, his gaze falling on the marks on her neck.
His eyes narrowed, lips tightly sealed, and his face became ugly.
Wu Xiuna felt somewhat scared and instinctively shrunk her neck.
Immediately, Han Zhi coldly laughed and a cold gleam appeared in his eyes.
'Get out of the car,' he said in a cold and gloomy tone.
Wu Xiuna felt embarrassed and quickly opened the car door.
Han Zhi drove away, throwing the freshly ground soy milk out of the window, spilling it all over the ground.
No manners at all.
Her smile froze on her lips as she picked up the cup and threw it in a trash can.
She knew in her heart that Han Zhi was crazy, and she couldn't accompany him in his madness.
Compared to staying by his side, even if Chi Cheng did not love her, she was willing to accompany him.
Now, he doesn't love her, but someday he will.
Just like she had worked hard for so many years to stand in front of Chi Cheng.
However, this time, it seemed like fate wasn't on her side.
On that evening, she went to the office by car because she had to stamp the documents for the client.
It was late, but she didn't expect a new employee in the budget department on the second floor to still be working overtime.
She was somewhat surprised and said, 'You don't have to work so hard, it's late, just go home.' The young man had just graduated from college, with a young and shy face.
Her family's company was not small, and there were many employees.
Some office politics were unavoidable, and new employees being troubled by older employees was not uncommon.
Wu Xiuna vaguely knew that the manager of the budget department was an old employee of the company, with a bad temper but strong business skills.
As a nominal small boss, she could only turn a blind eye.
The young man silently shut down the computer and followed her downstairs.
The weather forecast predicted rain, and it indeed started pouring when they went out.
The bus was no longer running, and it was inconvenient to hail a taxi in the rain.
She kindly asked him where he lived and planned to give him a ride.
It turned out that he lived in the Xicheng District, which was quite far away.
But once the words were spoken, it was hard to take them back.
Due to the slow speed caused by the rain, Wu Xiuna drove for nearly forty minutes before dropping the young man off at his home in the Xicheng District.
On the way back, it was almost eleven o'clock.
A single woman driving alone, passing through a deserted road, couldn't help but feel anxious.
As a result, the more panicked she became, the more chaotic her mind became.
The rain was heavy, and when her visibility was low, something suddenly darted out in front of her.
She slammed on the brakes, but it seemed like she still hit it.
Wu Xiuna was frightened and trembling all over, instinctively wanting to get out of the car to check.
But her rationality told her not to.
She took out her phone and called Chi Cheng.
When the call connected, it was a woman's voice on the other end.
'Nana, it's Chi Cheng.
He's with me, he drank too much and won't be going home tonight.' It was Yu Qingqing.
After saying that, the lazy voice hung up.
It truly made her tremble.
The thing she had hit earlier slowly got up, a ferocious and menacing man.
Under the illumination of the headlights, Wu Xiuna saw his bloodied face, tall figure, standing in the rain, and fiercely staring at her like a ghost.
The second call she made was to Gao Cheng's number.
In truth, she was very timid and when she was with Han Zhi, he often helped her resolve many things.
When she just passed her driving license exam, there was a time when she got rear-ended by another intimidating man, and her first reaction was to call the police."
The traffic police arrived and determined that she was at fault.
The other party made outrageous demands and circled around, but in the end, it was Gao Cheng who came forward to resolve the situation.
Later, Han Zhi looked at her and chuckled, saying, "You've got some backbone, never afraid of trouble." Whenever there was an issue, she had learned to call Gao Cheng first.
This time, she dialed Gao Cheng's number again and he told her to lock the car doors and not to get out.
She was afraid as the person approached her car in the rainy night, stumbling forward and desperately pounding on her car window.
She didn't dare to look and huddled over the steering wheel, covering her head.
Han Zhi's call came in at that moment.
He said, "Don't be afraid, wait for me." They arrived quickly, and just as the person outside picked up a brick and was about to smash the car window, Gao Cheng ran up and threw a punch.
Afterwards, she nervously got into Han Zhi's car.
Han Zhi grabbed a blanket and wrapped it around her.
The blanket was familiar, with a cute cartoon deer pattern that she had bought when she used to live in the apartment.
That night, she went back to the apartment again.
After taking a shower and drinking a cup of hot water, her heart finally calmed down.
She said to Han Zhi, "I hit someone, and it seems like it's entirely my fault again." An anxious and uneasy look on her face, resembling a little deer.
Han Zhi looked at her teasingly and his voice took on a playful tone.
"If you're willing, no one will know that you're at fault." Her face turned pale instantly and she grabbed his sleeve abruptly.
"No, Mr.
Han..." "Hmm?" "I'll take full responsibility, I can compensate with money, I'll accept any amount, please don't do that." "Do what?" Han Zhi looked down at her hand and smiled gently.
"Accept any amount? You seem to be well-off now, it seems like you're living a good life." Wu Xiuna let go of his sleeve embarrassedly.
"Thank you for what you did today." "How do you plan on thanking me?" Han Zhi stared at her, his dark brown eyes becoming deep and profound after taking off his glasses.
"I've said it before, I don't engage in losing deals." Wu Xiuna frowned, tightened her jaw, and her complexion turned unpleasant.
"Wu Xiuna, you really haven't made any progress at all." Han Zhi sneered, finished speaking, and got up and left.
Wu Xiuna felt like he had changed, but couldn't pinpoint what exactly had changed.
To outsiders, he was still the intimidating Mr.
Han.
She didn't sleep well that night.
In a daze, she felt someone sitting at the edge of her bed, a warm hand caressing her cheek.
The breath was familiar.
Wu Xiuna's heart tightened, and she closed her eyes pretending to be asleep.
Inadvertently, she heard his deep and murmuring voice, faltering.
"How could I not have genuine feelings? I have loved someone before, but she, just like you, will never love me." "Nana, it's best if you never fall in love with me." Half asleep, the man's vague sobbing sounded like a wounded beast, licking its wounds.
Her heart inexplicably ached, and her mind became a tangled mess.
The shadows of trees outside the window were faintly visible, a sleepless night.
The next day at work, she received a rare call from Chi Cheng.
"I drank too much last night and slept in a hotel.
When I went back this morning, I found that you weren't home.
Did you not come back last night either?" "Um, I went home last night." "...I just got home too, and I saw your sister at the entrance of the community.
She said you haven't been back recently." The lie was exposed, and both of them fell silent.
Wu Xiuna first spoke, silently laughing with a sense of relief: "Hmm, I didn't go back, you must have been happy with Yu Qingqing last night, right?" "Nana, what do you mean? I wasn't with anyone last night, I was alone in the hotel, if you don't believe me..." "Enough, Chicheng, let's stop talking and calm down, let's see our own hearts clearly." After hanging up the phone, she suddenly burst into tears, trying hard to lift her head and maintain her ridiculous self-esteem.
Perhaps what he said was true, but she knew very clearly that he did not have her in his heart, and that was also true.