Chapter 274: Chapter 273: He Betrayed Me
"Are you feeling better?" Closing the notebook, Tan Qing walked over, stood by her side, and slightly bent down, the corners of his lips curving into a gentle smile. "Would you like some water?"
"No need." Wen Nuan shook her head, looking at Tan Qing with a heart full of gratitude and confusion. "Weren’t you on a business trip?"
"Deputy Manager Shao went instead." Tan Qing replied simply. Although she said she didn’t need it, her lips looked dry. He slightly furrowed his brow and went to get a cup.
When Wen Nuan was sleeping, he had already poured some water for her. It was a bit cold now; adding some hot water would make it drinkable.
Wen Nuan took it and sipped a little. Listening to Tong Xi quickly explaining what happened, "I couldn’t catch a taxi on the way, so I stopped his car. When he heard you were in the hospital, Tan Qing immediately called your deputy manager so he could go on the trip instead."
Wen Nuan raised her head with shame, "I’m sorry, Tan Qing."
How many apologies would make her heart feel a bit better?
From the beginning, she felt very sorry towards Tan Qing, and now, as things progressed, she felt increasingly sorry for him.
She was grateful for everything he did, but at the same time, she wished he wouldn’t. She would owe him more and hurt him more deeply...
"Don’t say sorry to me." Tan Qing smiled slightly, eyes with a hint of bitterness.
He disliked her politeness the most, as it made him feel like she was very, very far away from him.
"It’s after nine, you should go to work. I’ll go too, the master has a lot to do." Wen Nuan said nothing more, looking at the time in the hospital room, eager to get out of bed.
"No way!" Tong Xi and Tan Qing held her down at once. "The doctor said you need to rest; you have a fever and your blood sugar is low."
"I’ve already had a drip, I feel fine now, not uncomfortable at all." Glancing at the drip bottle beside her, and touching her forehead, Wen Nuan insisted, "Tan Qing, let’s go together."
With Deputy Manager Shao away, she knew Tan Qing would have more work, otherwise, he wouldn’t be working here. She didn’t want to burden him.
"Rest in the morning; go in the afternoon." Unable to convince her, Tan Qing had to compromise. "I’ve already informed Lin Xue’s design director to temporarily assign an assistant over there, you don’t need to worry."
"That’s fine." Wen Nuan nodded; her head was still a bit heavy, she was just holding on before. Looking at his notebook, she forced a smile. "Tan Qing, I’m awake now, you can go to work."
Inside, Tan Qing sighed a long sigh.
Since she woke up, she hadn’t asked a single question about Leng Yan, yet she also didn’t want him staying here with her.
"Alright." After a few moments of hesitation, he nodded. When he reached the door with his notebook, he returned. "The food in the hospital isn’t good, I’ll bring something for lunch, we’ll go back to the company together in the afternoon. Your phone is right by the bed, I’ve already charged it."
"Thank you." Seeing his sincere gaze, Wen Nuan couldn’t find the words to refuse.
Tan Qing left, and only Tong Xi and Wen Nuan were left in the ward. Closing the door, Tong Xi saw that Wen Nuan had already taken out her phone, quietly looking at it, with the screen still black.
"Not turning it on?" Tong Xi sat down, holding her hand. "Afraid he’ll call?"
Wen Nuan knew who she meant, her nose tingling. She stretched out her arms to hug Tong Xi, tears streaming down. "Xixi, he betrayed me."
She hadn’t told Tong Xi about it because Tan Qing was there, not knowing that Tong Xi already knew.
"I know."
Gently patting Wen Nuan’s back, Tong Xi said angrily, "Nuannuan, take care, wait till you’re better. We’ll go confront those shameless ones together."
"You know?" Wen Nuan pulled away and looked at Tong Xi uncertainly. "You saw it too?"
Was that car always parked in the neighborhood, so Tong Xi saw it?
"More than just saw it, I even kicked Ji the mistress hard. Truly shameless, I asked her what happened, and she said when a man and woman drink too much, what else can happen? Others would be so embarrassed they’d want to hide, but she seemed rather proud and delighted, as if a drunken affair was something glorious."
Wen Nuan gave a bitter smile; no matter how much she wiped her tears, they never dried up. Old tears wiped away, new ones came rushing.
Ji Wei must have been delighted; she had repeatedly declared that Leng Yan was hers and that she would take him back.
Now, she finally got her wish. What a joyful and congratulatory event!
"That bastard Leng Yan just called too, asking where you are." After a moment of hesitation, Tong Xi felt it was necessary to tell Wen Nuan.
"Did you tell him?"
Wen Nuan immediately became alert, every cell in her body in a state of defense.
She made her position very clear, "Xixi, I don’t want to see him."
"How could I tell him?" Tong Xi raised her eyebrows but then felt a bit uneasy, whispering, "However, I may have yelled at him a bit loudly, and a nurse saw and told me to quiet down since it was a hospital, and he might have overheard."
"And then?" Wen Nuan clenched the bed sheet tightly.
"Don’t worry, I didn’t say which hospital. N City is so big, with so many hospitals, he won’t be able to find you." Tong Xi reassured her, "I know you don’t want to see him, but Nuannuan, this issue needs to be resolved somehow. Have you thought about what to do?"
Earlier, she had suggested "divorce" out of anger. But she knew Wen Nuan loved Leng Yan deeply and might not be able to make that decision.
"I’m so confused."
Grabbing her hair, Wen Nuan was in deep agony.
Divorce?
She bit her lips tightly, thinking inwardly, yet couldn’t bring herself to utter those two words.
Once divorced, she and he would be completely over...
But if not, she’d endure more pain in her heart. She couldn’t bear sharing her husband with another woman, nor could she compromise.
Her mind was in a complete mess, tangled with chaos, with no clear thought. Just thinking about it, every cell in her body cried out in agony.
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"Excuse me, is there a patient named Wen Nuan here?"
N City’s medical facilities are well-developed, with many hospitals. There are several near where Tong Xi lived. Leng Yan guessed Wen Nuan should be around this area, so he checked one hospital after another.
This was the third hospital, and the doctor still shook his head.
His stomach ached with cold sweat pouring, the hangover and the emptiness in his stomach made every step difficult.
Sitting on the stairs, he clutched his aching stomach, "What’s up?"
The assistant called, voice timid, "Second Young Master, the old master is throwing a fit, asking why you’re not at the meeting yet."
"Tell him I have an urgent matter today." Leng Yan’s brows knitted tightly, his lips curling into a bitter smile.
Only at times like this would his father think of him, right?
Normally, Leng Siyan only had Leng Ye in his eyes. Only when there were major decisions in the company would he remember that he wasn’t the only son, there was also Leng Yan, who might not be favored but had a crucial position in the business world.
He had lived with Li Qiu since childhood, yet he always longed for fatherly love. To gain Leng Siyan’s attention, in the company, he put in several times more effort than Leng Ye, just so Leng Siyan would notice him more.
But today, not finding Wen Nuan, he didn’t want to go anywhere.