As soon as the words were spoken, Pei Shaoze appeared before them as promised.
Fang Shiqing pursed her lips with a faint smile. "What did I say? Speak of the devil, and he shall appear."
After a pause, Fang Shiqing stood up and looked back at Pei Shaoze, offering a light smile. "Since President Pei is here, I won't disturb you two lovebirds."
"Shi, Shiqing..."
Su Banxia watched Fang Shiqing, who had bolted away faster than a rabbit, and couldn't help but shake her head helplessly.
"Anywhere else uncomfortable?"
Pei Shaoze sat down beside Su Banxia and gently touched her forehead.
Fortunately, the high fever had subsided.
"I'm fine."
Feeling Pei Shaoze's touch, Su Banxia instinctively wanted to pull away, but accidentally tugged at her wound, immediately wincing in pain.
"Want to be unconscious for another three days?"
Seeing her flustered demeanor, Pei Shaoze was particularly displeased.
Su Banxia's face flushed red, and she quickly lowered her head.
"Anything specific you want to eat?"
Pei Shaoze stood beside her, frowning slightly, and asked calmly.
"I want seafood, tripe, hotpot."
Su Banxia said without holding back.
Having been unconscious in bed for three days, she was starving, and her eyes lit up at the mention of food.
"I had Yan Xin buy you some congee."
Pei Shaoze dismissed her words, tucking her blanket in properly.
Su Banxia pouted in dissatisfaction. After three days of hunger, just congee? How was that enough!
As if reading her mind, Pei Shaoze said calmly, "You have injuries. Eating those things will leave scars. Scars wouldn't look good on a girl."
"I'm already a mother of two. I don't care about appearances."
Su Banxia blinked, putting on a pitiful look.
"I care!"
Pei Shaoze was in a foul mood.
Su Banxia was momentarily speechless, her mouth slightly open, but she eventually swallowed the words on the tip of her tongue.
Pei Shaoze paused and said coldly, "I don't want to touch those annoying scars when we're intimate later. It's a real mood killer."
As expected!
Su Banxia silently cursed him in her mind.
She knew there was a reason for his kindness!
But despite thinking that, deep down, Su Banxia inexplicably became concerned about those scars. Not leaving any marks became her top priority.
Not long after Fang Shiqing left the hospital room, she ran into Yan Xin carrying a lunchbox. Needless to say, it was for whom.
"Manager Fang, how are you?"
Yan Xin stopped, looking at Fang Shiqing with concern.
"Me..."
A blush crept onto Fang Shiqing's face. "I, I didn't suffer any external injuries. I was just drugged. What could happen to me?"
Yan Xin gave a faint smile. "That's not what I meant. I was asking about the wounds in your heart..."
Yan Xin knew that Lin Haoran was Fang Shiqing's boyfriend. Having her own boyfriend do something like that—who wouldn't feel terrible?
Fang Shiqing quickly caught on to what he meant, awkwardly brushing the stray hairs from her forehead. "Things will pass eventually. As the saying goes, who hasn't loved a few jerks in their youth?"
"I'm glad to see you thinking that way."
Yan Xin's handsome profile curved into a smile.
"Thank you for your concern, President Yan. I have things to do, so I'll get going."
Fang Shiqing hurriedly ran off, her face red.
Yan Xin's gentleness was an instant knockout for any woman!
Fang Shiqing was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she'd completely fall for him.
Life at the hospital was dull and tedious. Su Banxia lay there for a full week before Pei Shaoze, after ensuring all her vitals were healthy, finally let her go.
Back at work, Su Banxia felt as if she'd unlocked some primal force, plowing through half the backlog of documents in one go.
"Su Banxia!"
Pei Shaoze glared at her coldly. "Didn't I tell you to rest at home?"
Hearing the roar in her ear, Su Banxia gritted her teeth and finished reviewing the last document, then immediately closed it, stood up, and smiled softly. "With that 13 million debt hanging over me, I'm suffocating."
"One year, eleven months, and nineteen days left. Are you sure you can't earn back 13 million in that time?"
Pei Shaoze's eyes flickered, their meaning unreadable.
"President Pei, you were born with a silver spoon. How could you understand the struggles of us little people? Forget 13 million—even 3 million is a huge sum to us!"
Su Banxia felt like crying at his tone. Rich people sure had confidence when they talked.
"Be my woman, and I could give you not just 13 million, but 130 billion."
Pei Shaoze leaned in, his warm breath brushing her face.
Watching his face loom closer, Su Banxia felt her heart skip a beat and instinctively refused, "I, I... I have kids and a family..."
"A family without a husband doesn't count."
Pei Shaoze said coldly, leaving no room for argument.
Su Banxia cleared her throat and said slowly, "I love the father of my children. I believe he'll come home and marry me."
"Do you love Lin Tongze that much?"
Pei Shaoze's eyes flickered, radiating a chill.
Feeling the pressure from him above, Su Banxia's palms were sweaty.
"Su Banxia, I advise you to give up that hope. Lin Tongze won't fall for you. Just wait and see!"
Pei Shaoze spoke with obvious confidence.
"Whether he likes me or not, I'll wait for him. I believe he'll see my worth someday."
Su Banxia said softly, her voice weak.
"Such devotion!
Too bad Lin Tongze's already been cuckolded. Wonder if he even knows."
Pei Shaoze let out a mocking laugh.
Hearing her past brought up as a joke by Pei Shaoze, Su Banxia's face darkened.
Pei Shaoze straightened up, snorted coldly, and walked to the door. Just as he was about to open it, he paused. "Su Banxia, you will become my woman."
With that, Pei Shaoze opened the door and strode out of the office.
Su Banxia felt her back drenched in sweat. What kind of person was this? Did he enjoy stealing other men's women?
Clearly, his values were twisted!
And he was the CEO of a top company.
Still, Su Banxia found it odd that Pei Shaoze had let her off so easily this time.
When had this man become so good-tempered?
Su Banxia racked her brain but couldn't figure it out, so she just shook her head and focused on tackling the documents.
Before she knew it, it was time to clock out. Su Banxia packed up and left on time, but as soon as she stepped out of the lobby, someone blocked her way.