After breaking off the engagement, she became the CEO's favorite

Chapter 154 Meeting

In the dim light, Lu Ranran heard the voices of several people chatting.

"Is Ranran okay?"

"The doctor said she is just under too much pressure, please don't worry." Shen Xiling said, "Sister Hong, can I take a few days off for Ranran?"

Chang Hong nodded repeatedly, "These are all trivial matters. Keeping your body healthy is the real thing."

Before she understood everything, a wave of sleepiness once again invaded Lu Ranran's brain.

When she woke up again, she opened her eyes and saw a white ceiling.

The sky was bright and the room was quiet, with the rustling sound of the central air conditioning filling the air.

"woke up?"

Lu Ranran struggled to get up and accidentally pulled her right hand which was still hooked to an IV drip. The sharp pain made her frown.

Shen Xiling quickly put down the tablet in his hand, held down her moving hands, and leaned over to support her back.

"I...what's wrong with me?"

Shen Xiling added a few soft cushions behind her, and after seeing her leaning on them comfortably, he sat back in his seat.

"You fainted on the set, and Sister Hong sent you to the hospital."

"The doctor said you were overtired and overly stressed. I took the initiative to ask for a few days off for you. Is that okay?"

As he spoke, Shen Xiling poured Lu Ranran a glass of boiled water.

"Drink some water. You've only slept for three hours."

Lu Ranran took the cup of water and drank it in small sips.

The cool liquid soothed the heat in her heart, and Lu Ranran's brain gradually became clear.

She thought about what happened last night and the chaotic thoughts that had run through her this morning.

In fact, after learning about the "plagiarism", Lu Ranran did not sleep well that night.

"Are you hungry?"

Hearing the voice, Lu Ranran raised her eyes and looked at Shen Xiling.

He was still dressed in his usual neat and elegant attire.

The suit was well-cut, but the jacket had been thrown aside, the bow tie was untied, the collar was slightly loose, revealing a sexy Adam's apple. A few strands of hair fell uncontrollably on the forehead, showing signs of running.

"what happened?"

Shen Xiling saw that Lu Ranran had a dazed look in his eyes and just looked at him but didn't say much, and his heart sank.

Lu Ranran slightly curled the corners of her mouth, smiled and shook her head.

"I don't have much appetite right now."

"But you are here from the company, right? I have nothing to do now, why don't you take care of the company's business first?"

Lu Ranran just glanced at the contents of a document on his tablet, and there was a Bluetooth headset on the bedside table. Either he had just finished a meeting, or he was going to have one soon.

After saying this, Shen Xiling did not answer immediately.

He seemed to be still struggling with something in his mind, and the tablet on his knees went off and on, and on and off.

Finally, Shen Xiling turned the tablet upside down and looked up at Lu Ranran.

"Ran Ran, are you... okay?"

Lu Ranran tightened her grip on the water cup.

She wanted to say it was okay, but somehow she couldn't bring herself to say it.

When Shen Xiling asked this question, he didn't seem to want to get any answer.

He turned his face away and continued:

"Actually, I'm hesitant about whether to tell you what Yang Nian said."

"I don't want you to be sad because... because of them."

Shen Xiling originally thought that since this was a matter concerning Lu Ranran's parents, then as a blood relative, she had the right to know.

But when Shen Xiling received a call from Chang Hong today, he couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

Lu Ranran has never seen his parents since he was a child, and he has developed a practical instinct because of living in a complex environment.

If this is the case, why add so many moral burdens to her?

Lu Ranran pursed her lips and lowered her head. After a long while, she sighed and said:

"...I, I don't know, the mood I'm in right now is, well, it's hard to explain."

"It's like, it's like that," Lu Ranran tilted his head and thought about it, frowning slightly, "I clearly know who is wrong, but I can't help but want to question everyone involved at the time."

"Ask them, do you know this is plagiarized? If you knew, why are you still filming? Are you profiting from others' misfortune?!"

"But this is ridiculous. People are just here to do a job. If they succeed, they will get paid. Who has the time to care about these unnecessary things? Besides, they may not know it. They just come to work. What's wrong with that?"

"And..." Lu Ranran laughed at himself, "I think I'm pretty funny too."

"I thought that as long as I didn't care, I could pretend to obey but secretly disobey. This way I wouldn't become someone else's target, and I could still achieve my own goals. How great is that?"

"In the end, what I thought was a victory was actually just the result of obedience. I didn't dare to resist, I didn't dare to lose face, I was careful to maintain my dignity, thinking that as long as I did my best, I didn't have to worry about being hurt by others."

"But, for someone who really wants to deal with you, she doesn't care whether you are good or bad. The more you obey, the more you think you have won spiritually, but in the end you are just a joke in the eyes of others."

Lu Ranran clenched the cup tightly, her eyes red, and forced a smile at Shen Xiling.

The tone was high, but the words were trembling.

"What the hell is pragmatism! I surrender!"

"They... they must be very disappointed, they must be very disappointed..."

As he spoke, tears as big as beans trembled and fell from the corners of his eyes, leaving a trail of water on his fair face.

With a "bang", the tablet fell heavily to the ground as Shen Xiling stood up.

The next second, Lu Ranran fell into a cool embrace.

Shen Xiling sat on the edge of the bed, not caring about whether it was abrupt or not.

Now, he just wanted to hold this girl in front of him, whose eyes were red but she was trying hard to hold back her tears, tightly in his arms.

He would rather be the one who gets hurt!

"Cry, it's okay, I'm here."

Shen Xiling patted her shoulder gently.

Lu Ranran lowered her head, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably, and her sobs seemed to be muffled by a cloth, sounding muffled, but making people feel as if their chests were about to burst with tears.

It was a hot summer day. There was not a cloud in the blue sky and the cicadas were chirping loudly like a song.

It’s obviously not the saddest day, but there is a kind of silence after the fire has burned out.

Lu Ranran wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and her noisy emotions gradually calmed down.

Shen Xiling clearly felt that the person in his arms was no longer trembling.

He considerately let go of Lu Ranran's shoulders and returned to his seat.

"Are you hungry?" He handed Lu Ranran a tissue.

Lu Ranran rubbed her nose vigorously and shook her head.

"Then do you want to go somewhere with me?"

"Where are you going?" Lu Ranran raised her head, her red eyes full of confusion.

Shen Xiling smiled easily and said softly:

"You'll find out later."

So, in this extremely hot summer, Lu Ranran followed Shen Xiling to a temple.