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Who knows which part of the conversation Jing Yicheng heard, but he immediately showed a knowing expression and said with a tone of entrusting responsibility, “You, stay and work overtime.”
Ten minutes later, the assistant sat on the sofa, watching a large fantasy romance film on the computer screen, with a slightly stiff smile on his lips. “Boss, my overtime pay is expensive. Are you sure you want me to accompany you to watch these?”
Jing Yicheng didn’t even blink. “Hold on, if my confession succeeds, I’ll double your salary!”
The assistant immediately straightened up. “Okay, boss, I’ll watch as much as you want. I’ll definitely hold on!”
Jing Yicheng: “You can’t just sit there all the time. Don’t you have any suggestions for me?”
The assistant, full of enthusiasm, took out his computer. “Please wait a moment, I’ll find some study materials for you.”
Jing Yicheng nodded and waited, showing a very serious attitude towards learning.
The two of them burned the midnight oil, studying until dawn. The assistant spared no effort in improving the boss’s emotional intelligence and flirting skills. Fortunately, Jing Yicheng did not disappoint him. In the final emotional intelligence test, he scored a high score of 98 – this was really much better than the 19 points he got the first time!!!
And when dawn broke, Jing Yicheng glanced at his wristwatch and volunteered, “You stay here and take care of Xu Chenghao for me. I’ll go buy some gifts and be back soon.”
He even knows how to buy a gift! The assistant was very pleased. “Alright, remember to call the driver to avoid driving while tired.”
Jing Yicheng nodded, opened the door of the ward to look at the young man who hadn’t woken up yet, then silently closed the door and left softly.
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Xu Chenghao’s health condition was indeed not good. His usually punctual biological clock failed to wake him up, and he didn’t open his eyes until ten-thirty, sighing weakly.
โIโm so tired… lying down for so long feels uncomfortable, and it’s even worse not being able to move…”ย Xu Chenghao, in a daze, raised his hands and did some chest-expanding exercises a few times before slowly sitting up. “Is anyone there?”
The assistant opened the door and walked in. “Good morning, Mr. Xu.”
Xu Chenghao was a bit slow to respond. “Morning.”
The assistant silently went into the bathroom to find the washing tools and brought them out, assisting Xu Chenghao to finish washing up. Then, the ordered food just happened to be delivered.
Xu Chenghao was eating plain congee and, after envying someone else’s assistant for a while, suddenly realized, “Where’s Jing Yicheng?”
The assistant remained composed and replied, “The boss had something to attend to and will be back soon.”
Xu Chenghao frowned, “I knew he couldn’t be relied upon…”
While the assistant was hesitating, wondering if he should put in a few good words for his boss, Xu Chenghao had already moved on to the next topic, “Has the accident been sorted out? Can you bring it over for me to have a look?”
The assistant responded, “That requires the boss’s permission.”
Xu Chenghao frowned again, “Are you all not planning to let me see it?”
The assistant replied, “Mr. Xu, you misunderstood. The boss doesn’t want you to see such things, so he has been reluctant to agree.”
Xu Chenghao said angrily, “I have to deal with these legs every day, what else can’t I see? Call him!”
The assistant said, “The boss will be back soon. Why don’t you wait a bit longer?”
Xu Chenghao became even more upset and directly set down his bowl of porridge, saying, “Could you do me a favor and contact Li Nian to have him come over as soon as possible? Thanks.”
The assistant readily agreed, “Sure, right away.”
Losing his appetite, Xu Chenghao didn’t continue eating and instead lay on the bed with his eyes closed, resting.
Twenty minutes later, there was an urgent knock on the door. Li Nian’s loud voice immediately exploded outside, “Xu Chenghao, are you okay? I heard you had a car accident. What happened exactly? How come you’re wrapped up like a mummy? How are your legs? What did the doctor say? Do Uncle and Aunty know?”
Xu Chenghao’s head was throbbing from the noise. He reached out to push away Li Nian’s approaching head and frowned, “Lower your voice!”
Li Nian instantly lowered his voice, “You scared me! I haven’t seen you since yesterday. Your phone was unreachable, no one was at either of your homes, you werenโt at the pepper base, and the staff in the greenhouse said they saw you but you had left early. I thought you were kidnapped, so I’ve been waiting at the company for a ransom note!”
Xu Chenghao replied, “…Why is your imagination so rich?”
Li Nian retorted, “Obviously, how could I match up with the silly you if my imagination wasn’t rich?”
Xu Chenghao laughed and scolded, “Get lost!”
Li Nian put away his playful smile and asked sternly, “Alright, tell me, what exactly happened?”
Xu Chenghao shrugged helplessly, “I’m not entirely sure either. I was sent here after the accident when I left the greenhouse. Jing Yicheng investigated the matter, but he didn’t show me anything. I’m still angry about it.”
Li Nian frowned at his words, instinctively asking, “Is this related to him?” Only after asking did he remember that Jing Yicheng’s assistant was present. He sneakily glanced at them, awkwardly smiled, and then turned back, saying, “So, how’s your health now?”
Xu Chenghao gestured with his chin, “Leg’s crippled, but everything else is fine.”
Li Nian frowned, “Injuries to tendons and bones take time to heal, you…”
Xu Chenghao’s expression fell, “The doctor just told me yesterday that I need to be hospitalized for observation for three months.”
Li Nian nodded, “I understand. Take care of yourself. If there’s anything from the company, I’ll let you know.”
Xu Chenghao nodded back, “That’s all I can do… Oh, by the way, my phone’s broken. Could you buy me a new one and get the SIM card replaced? We’ll sort out the rest when Jing Yicheng returns.”
Li Nian: “Alright, do you have someone to take care of you? I see that Uncle Xu and Aunt Xu aren’t here, should I take care of you?”
The assistant immediately coughed a few times to assert his presence.
Both Xu Chenghao and Li Nian looked at him. The assistant remained composed and said, “My throat is not feeling too well, sorry.”
Li Nian turned to Xu Chenghao, signaling with his eyes: “Is he taking care of you?”
Xu Chenghao nodded silently.
Li Nian mouthed: “What about Jing Yicheng?”
Xu Chenghao also nodded.
Li Nian instantly revealed a look of ‘It’s not my business’ and meaningfully looked at Xu Chenghao.
Xu Chenghao raised his hand as if to slap him, and Li Nian immediately stepped back a few steps, creating some distance. “You’re like this, you should calm down and not get angry all the time. You’re angry but can’t hit me, right?”
Xu Chenghao: “…”
He swung the pillow violently and sneered, “Can’t hit you?”
Li Nian caught the pillow, “You only have a pillow… Oh, no no no, bowls break easily!”
Xu Chenghao snorted coldly, setting down the rice bowl, “Such fleeting concern from a friend is truly unbearable, get out!”
Li Nian laughed heartily, “I’m just afraid you’re in a bad mood and wanted to cheer you up!”
Xu Chenghao replied, “…I feel worse with you here.”
Li Nian shamelessly said, “Impossible, I’m so adorable, you should be happy as soon as you see me.”
Xu Chenghao’s expression was hard to describe, “Go buy me a phone!”
Li Nian suddenly realized, “Oh, right, I’ll go buy you a phone first. Anything else you need?”
Xu Chenghao said, “You should act like a real assistant. Look at how capable other assistants are, why can’t you be like them?”
Li Nian glanced at the assistant again, who smiled and asked, “Do you need me to help make a list?”
“Hehe, no need!” Li Nian replied with a fake smile, then turned to Xu Chenghao and said, “It’s already this era, don’t give me that spiel about other people’s kids!”
Xu Chenghao said, “You should leave now.”
With a loud “Humph!” Li Nian nodded to the assistant and then left the ward.
Xu Chenghao rubbed his forehead helplessly and said to the assistant, “Sorry for the trouble.”
The assistant smiled faintly, “Assistant Li has a strong personality.”
Xu Chenghao smiled but didn’t say anything. After all, he had to maintain Li Nian’s dignity in front of others.
Despite the commotion, Li Nian’s professional ability was always on point. In less than ten minutes, he had prepared everything Xu Chenghao had asked for. He even brought lunch for him and said to the assistant with a smile, “Yours is in the living room, go and eat. I’ll take care of President Xu.”
The assistant knew he was being dismissed, so he smiled and thanked Li Nian before leaving the room to give them some alone time.
Li Nian set up the table for Xu Chenghao and served lunch. As Xu Chenghao ate, he whispered, “Yesterday afternoon, Ruan Chenxuan also ran into some trouble.”
Xu Chenghao was shocked: “What happened to him?”
Li Nian replied, “You might not believe it when I tell you. He got into a car accident, and what’s more tragic is that it happened right in front of Ruan Group’s entrance, causing quite a scene. It was even reported in the morning paper.”
Xu Chenghao instinctively exclaimed, “He didn’t lose his memory, did he?”
Li Nian was surprised, “How did you know?”
Xu Chenghao remained silent.
He just knew it! The classic trope of amnesia after a car accident in a Mary Sue storyline!! Oh my, the female lead is not around, and the male lead suddenly loses his memory. Just thinking about it is a heart-wrenching drama!
Li Nian continued, “But this is just hearsay, not necessarily accurate. Anyway, the information I received is that he suffered severe upper body impact in the accident, with not only a moderate concussion but also accompanied by partial amnesia.”
In the conversation, Li Nian suddenly exclaimed, “Oh? Come to think of it, his accident caused severe damage to the upper body, especially the head, while yours affected the lower body, especially the legs… Isn’t that too coincidental?”
Xu Chenghao, expressionless, chewed his porridge slowly and said, grinding his teeth, “That’s the difference between being the protagonist and being the spare tire…”
Li Nian didn’t catch it, “What did you say?”
Xu Chenghao swallowed his porridge calmly and said, “I said it’s a pity we didn’t have a car accident ourselves, otherwise we’d be lying here.”
“Ugh, what are you talking about,” Li Nian scoffed, “Just eat your meal quickly and talk less!”
Xu Chenghao quietly drank his porridge. But in his mind, he was searching for the plot of the male lead losing his memory… Nothing… from the beginning to the end, from when the female lead stayed, to when she left, to when she returned, there was no mention of amnesia.
Could it be the butterfly effect caused by his actions? What did he do? Where did the change start?
Xu Chenghao absentmindedly continued to drink his porridge, mechanically making the motions even after the bowl was empty.
Li Nian stared at him, just about to wave his hand to bring him back to reality, when suddenly a hand covered his mouth and directly carried him out.
“Dฤโโ” A fresh red strawberry was placed in Xu Chenghao’s empty spoon. Xu Chenghao stared for a moment, then suddenly looked up.
A bouquet made of strawberries was placed in front of him, the fresh and tender strawberries wrapped in pure black wrapping paper, surrounded by the lingering fragrance of roses, looking very delicious. Xu Chenghao looked up and saw the young man holding the strawberry bouquet, slightly bending down to look at him, with a hint of smile on his handsome face, the tassel of his brooch swaying gently, showing that the young man had carefully dressed up.
Jing Yicheng observed his expression carefully, “Don’t like it?”
Worried that he was not in the right frame of mind and was thinking too much, Xu Chenghao silently scooped up the strawberries on the spoon and put them in his mouth, looking at the strawberry bouquet without saying anything.
Jing Yicheng coughed lightly, “It’s okay, I have other things prepared.”
He spoke as he brought the other hand from behind his back to the front, Xu Chenghao hadn’t reacted yet when he saw a small bundle of warm yellow flowers being handed to him. The bright red bell peppers, arranged closely together like strawberries, were surrounded by white baby’s breath forming the shape of a heart, unexpectedly beautiful.
Jing Yicheng continued to observe his expression. “Do you like it? Look, I had someone specially draw a little yellow duck on the paper.”
Turning the bouquet around with slender fingers, indeed, there was a little yellow duck on the warm yellow packaging. Though not tightly arranged, Xu Chenghao still recognized the duck, the same one he had drawn on Jing Yicheng’s hand that day.
Xu Chenghao couldn’t help but probe, “Is this for me?”
Jing Yicheng nodded affirmatively. “Of course, it’s for you, all for you.”
Xu Chenghao stared at him. “Why are you giving me these things? As compensation?”
“Yes,” Jing Yicheng replied candidly. “As compensation for spending the rest of your life only with this lunatic, for being loved by me and unable to love others, for… not being able to refuse.”
Confession scene part 2 is coming next ahahaha~
Haohao is so pitiful~ he can’t even refuse lol~ This confession is so cute and fierce, I love it!
