After a twelve-hour drive, Lin Wanyi finally settled back into a hospital room.
She looked at the letters "VIP" on the door, wanting to say it was too expensive, but then recalled Liu Renzhi's words: "Am I short of that little bit of money?"
She silently swallowed her words.
Once the admission procedures were completed, she quickly said, "Brother Liu, you should head back.
"Your company must have a lot of things keeping you busy.
"Now that I'm back, you don't need to worry anymore. I'll just give my mom a call later."
Liu Renzhi rubbed his temples wearily.
"How old is your mother? She already has to help you take care of your child. Do you really have the heart to make her run back and forth to the hospital?"
"I..."
Lin Wanyi hadn't thought that far ahead, but she had to admit that Liu Renzhi was right.
She could only lower her head. "Actually, I can manage on my own.
"It's just one injured leg; I'm not completely immobilized."
Liu Renzhi made two phone calls.
"Alright, I've arranged for a caregiver. Just rest and recover here for the next few days.
"Don't leave the hospital until you're fully healed.
"I'm heading back too. Call me if you need anything."
Lin Wanyi immediately nodded. "Okay, go ahead, Brother Liu. I'll definitely take good care of myself."
Liu Renzhi gave her a somewhat skeptical look before turning on his heel and leaving.
After he left, Lin Jiajun asked Lin Wanyi secretively,
"Sis, don't you think Brother Liu is different now? I feel like he's been talking a lot these past two days.
"And it seems like he's full of pent-up anger."
Lin Wanyi didn't dare to speak her mind.
She immediately called Li Suhua.
Li Suhua rushed to the hospital, her eyes red.
"You, oh you! I told you to just let it go if Wang Hao kept pestering you. Why did you still let yourself end up like this?
"You have no idea how awful I've felt these past few days. My heart was pounding out of my chest every single day.
"I didn't dare to ask you guys, afraid of distracting you, but I was just so worried. And sure enough, something bad actually happened."
After scolding Lin Wanyi, she turned and smacked Lin Jiajun on the back of the head.
"You deserve a beating even more! What did you go there for? You were supposed to help your sister. What did you even help with?
"Lin Jiajun, can you ever do anything without disappointing me?
"If Renzhi hadn't gone over this time, do you know what the outcome would have been?"
Lin Jiajun instinctively defended himself. "Mom, you can't blame me and my sister. It's all because Wang Hao is a piece of trash.
"Blame him, it's all his fault. If he had just agreed earlier, none of this would have happened.
"I'm your son. Why aren't you speaking up for me?"
Li Suhua glared at him again.
"I've known for a long time that he's a piece of trash, and you knew it too! Why didn't you keep your guard up against him?
"Why did you still fall for his tricks?
"Lin Jiajun, I'm only scolding you because I'm your mother. I'm doing this for your own good."
Lin Jiajun shut his mouth. After all, Lin Wanyi had truly been in danger this time.
Seeing that Li Suhua had pretty much finished scolding them, Lin Wanyi asked her,
"Mom, stop scolding Jiajun. You mentioned Huizi ran into some trouble. What exactly happened?"
At the mention of this, Li Suhua grew even angrier.
"That Tang Guixiang has been looking for Huizi like a madwoman. She said Huizi has to either give her a million yuan or a house.
"Otherwise, she won't let her get married.
"Where is Huizi supposed to get that kind of money?
"When it comes down to it, she just wants that house of ours."
"She's dreaming."
Lin Jiajun was indignant. "I'm going to find Huizi."
When Liu Renzhi returned to the company, a pile of documents was waiting for his signature.
As he signed them, he told Secretary Chen,
"Tell Zhou Chenyu to come in."
The moment Zhou Chenyu walked in, she asked,
"Mr. Liu, are you alright? I haven't been able to reach you for days."
Liu Renzhi stopped signing and looked at her.
"Chenyu, you've overstepped your boundaries."
Panic gripped Zhou Chenyu's heart.
"No, Brother, I was just worried about you.
"You were gone for days, not answering calls or replying to WeChat messages. Plus, you left in such a hurry. I was really worried."
Liu Renzhi's tone was icy.
"I promised your mother I would take care of you, which is why I sent you to the best university and let you work as my secretary in the company.
"However, you are nothing more than a secretary. I hope you'll mind your boundaries from now on.
"Zhou Chenyu, from now on, unless it's about work, do not disturb me."
Zhou Chenyu's eyes reddened. "But Brother, we grew up together since we were kids.
"After all these years, aren't we closer than actual family?
"You're asking me to only be your secretary from now on. I can't do that."
"You can't do that?"
Liu Renzhi stared at her. "Then you don't have to be a secretary either."
Tears instantly welled up in Zhou Chenyu's eyes.
"Brother, what's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly being so cold to me?
"We've known each other for almost thirty years. When we were kids and my classmates laughed at me for being a nanny's child, you stood up for me and fought them.
"You always said you treated me like family. Why am I just a secretary now?
"I don't agree. I won't accept this."
Liu Renzhi frowned in irritation.
"You know we've known each other for almost thirty years, so you should know my feelings for you are purely like a brother's to a sister.
"A few years ago, when my mother tried to set us up, I made it very clear that it would never be possible between us in this lifetime.
"You shouldn't harbor these kinds of thoughts anymore.
"I'm telling you for the last time today. If you continue to be so undisciplined, then you can stop being my secretary."
Zhou Chenyu stomped her foot. "Brother..."
"Get out!"
Liu Renzhi didn't give her another chance to speak, not even sparing her a single glance.
After she left, Liu Renzhi sighed.
He hadn't wanted to use such a harsh tone.
After all, Zhou Chenyu was right; they had known each other for nearly thirty years.
But she was going too far.
Last time, her stopping Lin Wanyi almost caused something terrible to happen to Liu Siyue.
This time, she privately disclosed his itinerary to Liu Siyue, causing her unnecessary worry.
Although he had originally promised Nanny Wu that he would take care of her, if she kept acting foolishly, Liu Renzhi wouldn't tolerate it.
His hand went limp from signing documents, but he didn't stop for a single moment.
He was thinking about Lin Wanyi.
He would go see her as soon as he finished signing.
Chen Hui, who hadn't seen Lin Jiajun for a few days, threw herself into his arms the moment she saw him.
Lin Jiajun hurriedly caught her, terrified she might fall.
"Did your mother give you trouble again?"
Chen Hui nodded. "Yeah, but ignore her. It's always the same few words; I don't take her seriously.
"Jiajun, you said Brother Liu likes your oldest sister. Is that true?"
Lin Jiajun wasn't sure if it was true.
"Anyway, Brother Liu is different from before. I think he probably likes my sister a bit."
"That's wonderful."
Chen Hui was very happy. "Your sister will have someone to rely on in the future. Jiajun, you should be glad."
Lin Jiajun laughed. "Of course I'm glad, but looking at my sister, she doesn't seem to be interested at all.
"Ah, let's not talk about them. Baby, I missed you, I missed you to death."
Li Suhua went to pick up Wang Keke, and Lin Wanyi instructed her,
"Mom, don't tell Keke about my injury, and especially don't say anything to her about Wang Hao's situation."
Li Suhua nodded. "I know, I won't tell her.
"Don't worry, I'll come see you again after she goes to school."
Lin Wanyi nodded. "Okay, there's a caregiver here, so don't worry, Mom."
Right before stepping out the door, Li Suhua suddenly asked another question.
"Who hired the caregiver?"
Lin Wanyi didn't think much of it.
"Brother Liu hired them. What's wrong, Mom?"
Li Suhua didn't say anything else and turned to leave.
But after closing the door, she took a deep breath.
