Chen Man ran downstairs; downstairs had already turned into a mess, like a pot full of porridge. The sound of police sirens, the incessant alarms of the ambulances, and the group of people standing in a circle and watching obstructed by the police cordon; each person had their heads stretched out, looking within, wanting to see the state of the victims with their own eyes. Humanity’s favourite thing was watching a bustling scene; after all, it hadn’t been them  who the needle had pricked, so they didn’t know pain. Chen Man stood lifelessly at the doorway, looking at the doctors and nurses running about, hurriedly taking away those few injured people; in total, there were four who had been directly covered with white cloth. Five people; one was missing. Secretary Yang hurriedly followed after; it could be counted as chasing after; the police blocked them and didn’t let them advance; Secretary Yang hurriedly tugged at Chen Man’s sleeve, and said, “General Manager, don’t stand about h...

No one knew why Chen Man was so fixed on wanting to buy that piece of land. She’d originally assumed that her own role had changed, and so she could persuade Chen Man and make her give up on this plan, but the facts were clear; Jiang Xichu was still too naive. No matter what, Chen Man wasn’t planning on changing her decision; Jiang Xichu, infuriated beyond measure by her, could only compromise in the end. Never mind, never mind; it was just a piece of land, wasn’t it? As long as she was happy, even if she planned to go to Africa to buy land, there wasn’t a problem. The issue of the land temporarily came to an end; it wasn’t that Jiang Xichu’s stance towards her in her own mind was that magnanimous, but that she already couldn’t draw out an inclination to pay attention to this tiny matter of land. Because the day of the accident…was arriving quickly. Jiang Xichu’s thoughts had been consistently steady; she hadn’t forgotten any of the words that the young man wearing the white shirt had ...

At Secretary Yang’s roar, the entire office trembled for a bit, and not a single voice was heard for a few moments; the first person to react was, surprisingly, Li Shuyun, who hurriedly pushed aside the people before her, and with rapid steps came up to Secretary Yang, and said, “You must be the leader—I want to make a report about the problem of your company’s Jiang Xichu; she doesn’t care about familial feelings, and mistreats her own mother; shouldn’t you attend to such a severe issue?” Li Shuyun’s words carried to the secretaries’ office without a single one getting lost; young Secretary Zhou’s brows furrowed, and she hurried towards the door, turning the automated doors into a keycard opened door; once she finished switching it, she even let out a phrase of ridicule. “Truly outrageous!” Among everyone there, the most unperturbed was, in fact, Jiang Xichu; she understood Li Shuyun the most, and knew that if she couldn’t create a result through her disturbance today, she wouldn’t le...

Starting in the morning, Jiang Xichu’s phone had begun to ring continuously; it would ring once and Jiang Xichu would hang up on it once; until the third time it rang, she furrowed her brows as she looked at the phone, and didn’t hang up again, and in fact put her phone on silent mode. Chen Man didn’t understand. “Who is it, then?” Jiang Xichu’s mood wasn’t good; it seemed that she was rather fed up with the person calling, and she said, “It’s nobody, just a disturbance. Have you finished eating? If you’ve finished, then let’s go.” Leaving at eight and dallying a bit, they arrived at the office at eight twenty; other offices’ starting hour was nine, but of these two, one was the General Manager, and the other was the General Manager’s Head Secretary; arriving a bit early also set a good example. Arriving at the office, Jiang Xichu began to bustle about, busy for more than an hour; overall, the most important duties were completed, and she could rest for a bit; as a result, that caller ...

“Even if I didn’t like you, the place you have in my heart is one that could not be replaced by anyone, to say nothing of the fact that I do like you.” Hearing Jiang Xichu say this, Chen Man was frozen for half a day, and only afterwards did she suddenly react, complexion flushing in an instant; she tilted her head, pressing her lips together, and after a long time, she slowly turned her head back. She stammered a few words; Jiang Xichu, for a while, couldn’t hear them clearly, and she turned towards Chen Man slowly, and then turned her ear towards her, and said, “What are you saying? I can’t hear it clearly, speak a bit louder.” “I said,” Chen Man said, and drew a deep breath, and only with great hardship summoned her courage, and increased the sound of her voice, “I want to kiss you…” In total, five words, the sound of each softer than the last. Jiang Xichu raised her head, gazing at Chen Man with astonishment; before, she hadn’t known that Chen Man had this sort of bashful and girli...

The restaurant that Chen Man had brought Jiang Xichu to had been open for a few decades, and from the fact that it had been open for so many years it was obvious that its dishes were pretty good. Chen Man particularly liked its flavours, but she ate today’s meal without tasting. The fault wasn’t with them; her entire mind was filled with the matter of Jiang Xichu. The two ordered three dishes, and in the end, together they didn’t finish even a single dish, having them put into takeaway boxes; Jiang Xichu walked at the front, the early summer night neither cold nor hot, and the warm breeze brushed against them; Jiang Xichu’s steps involuntarily grew relaxed, and her lips lifted, slowly heading towards the parking lot. Behind her, Chen Man followed along, gaze fixed on Jiang Xichu’s figure. She really likes me? That can’t be, she doesn’t like me; I knew that from the start. Maybe I made a mistake, and it might still be that she likes me! No no no, if she liked me, liked me from early on,...

Afterwards, no matter how Chen Man asked, Doctor Liu would only emphasise a single phrase: “Accompany her as much as possible.” Chen Man’s heart muttered, ah, how could she possibly accompany her more? She and Jiang Xichu went to work together, and left work together, and on returning home, they were still face to face; since this was the case, how could she accompany her further? Manager Chen thought a long while, and then finally understood. In the evening, Jiang Xichu watched, dumbstruck, as Chen Man moved for her, putting all of her own things in her own bedroom; seeing Jiang Xichu looking, Chen Man argued, “Doctor Liu said, I’m to accompany you; since that’s the case, before you get better, just live together with me. Let’s eat together, sleep together, and work together, and create a wonderful tomorrow together.” …Are you treating this as a demotion to the ground floor? Jiang Xichu watched her mirthfully; not only did Chen Man completely lack awareness, she was even arranging her...

Chen Man had only said a few very simple words, and yet they were even more frightening than all the nightmares; Jiang Xichu closed her eyes, unable to sleep anymore. Chen Man was always good on her word; her temperament appeared good, as if she were easy to discuss with, but that was for minor matters; if there was a large issue, no matter what others said, she would never change her decision. Jiang Xichu’s breaths were very light; if one didn’t look attentively, one wouldn’t even be able to tell that she was still breathing; as her breaths became lighter, the hammering of her heart slowed, and the original disorder of her mind gradually cleared as well. After an indeterminate amount of time, as even the sky grew the inky blue of pre-dawn, Jiang Xichu opened her eyes, gazing at Chen Man by her side. Chen Man had already fallen asleep; half her face had sunk into the soft pillow, and a few strands of hair fell messily by her ear; Jiang Xichu cautiously and carefully reached out a hand,...

Looking at Chen Man, Jiang Xichu opened her mouth, and only after a long while did she utter a single sentence: “Can…” Chen Man moved softly, her gaze fixed on Jiang Xichu, without letting a single thread of the change of her emotional state slip by, and after a long moment, that sentence of Jiang Xichu’s finished: “Can you not ask me?” Chen Man’s expression immediately grew rigid, and she stared at Jiang Xichu blankly, her expression some degree of vacant and helpless. Jiang Xichu struggled, and Chen Man let go of her; Jiang Xichu sat on the floor, and she rubbed her aching temples, saying lowly, “I’m fine, it’s just, I need a bit of time to slowly…” As she spoke, she raised her head, looking at Chen Man appealingly, saying, “Don’t ask anymore, alright; if I could tell you, I would already have told you, just…I can’t tell you.” Chen Man looked at her for a long time, and only then silently nodded her head. Before, Jiang Xichu had never found out that Chen Man was docile and obedient w...

Naturally, analysis wasn’t possible; Secretary Jiang’s mind was like a needle on the sea floor—even if the entire office were to be convened, they wouldn’t be able to figure out what Secretary Jiang was thinking. In the evening, Jiang Xichu and Chen Man returned home together; Jiang Xichu entered the kitchen without pausing for rest—the day before she’d bought three days worth of food, each meal different; a two vegetable dishes, a meat dish, a hot soup, and in fruit in addition after the meal, both domestic and nutritious. Tonight, the meal was stir-fried bean sprouts and garlic chives, stir-fried yellow onion shoots with shredded meat, small, crunchy deep-fried meatballs, plus a bowl of winter melon and pork cutlet soup. While she marinaded the shredded meat and prepped the ground meat, she also chopped the vegetables and minced the ginger into a paste; Jiang Xichu’s pace was very quick; in under three minutes, all the vegetables were prepared, and immediately after, she turned on th...