For three years now, she had been with Su Heng during his most difficult times, accompanying him step by step, pulling Su Shi back on track bit by bit.
But what did she get in the end?
Su Heng's betrayal.
And a remark: "You are too cold and strong..."
She had to be cold and strong to arm herself. How else could she deal with the wolves ahead and the tigers behind?
She had to be cold and strong to arm herself. How else could she protect herself from being ruined by those men?
She had to be cold and strong to arm herself. If something happened, Su Heng would still be distracted, and she didn't want to become a burden to him!
However, the final result made her even more pathetic and laughable.
She didn't want to be cold and strong. She wanted to live like a woman.
To be a simple office worker, dress herself up beautifully, go shopping, eat out, party, and travel with her friends...
But could she?
She couldn't.
She couldn't before, and now, she couldn't even more.
Because this time, she truly only had herself.
Without strength, who would shelter her?
Alone in her hospital room, Shen Fanxing let out a soft sigh.
In contrast to the quietness of Shen Fanxing's room, Shen Qianrou's room next door was crowded.
Shen's grandmother, Jiang Rongrong, her father, Shen Defan, her mother, Yang Liwei, Su Heng, Wei Zixian, who also helped rescue Shen Qianrou along with Su Heng, and several of Shen Qianrou's classmates who attended the party on the ship were all present.
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"Your sister is too much. You already apologized to her, yet she still poured boiling water on you?"
"Qianrou, you should stay away from your sister in the future. Just looking at her cold demeanor makes me afraid. Whenever you're around her, you're always the one being bullied!"
"Yeah, she's clearly a woman, but she always wears those dull-colored, lifeless professional suits that make people uncomfortable. I heard that even men can't compete with her at Su's company. How can she be a woman? Whoever is with her will surely suffer..."
Su Heng, who had been silent on the side, frowned slightly upon hearing this, his face stern.
Shen Qianrou sensitively felt Su Heng's change and furrowed her brows, revealing a hint of fragile sadness on her unadorned face.
"She is my sister after all. She may seem cold and difficult to get along with, but she hasn't done anything excessive..."
However, Shen Qianrou's best friend, Lin Feifei, exclaimed indignantly, "Hasn't done anything excessive? Qianrou, you are too kind. I've told you before, being too kind nowadays is not a good thing! The things she's done to you, almost everyone in Pingcheng knows! If it weren't for her, you wouldn't be like this now..."
"Enough!"
Suddenly, Shen's grandmother, Jiang Rongrong, who had been silent all this while, spoke up with a deep voice, standing up with a grim expression.
Jiang Rongrong wasn't very tall, standing at just 1.6 meters, with all her hair white. However, her face, which couldn't hide the traces of time despite the neat bun, had a pair of spirited eyes, full of vigor.
It could be seen that this old lady wasn't someone to mess with when she was young.
With her voice carrying inherent dignity, the entire noisy ward suddenly quieted down.
With a stern face, Jiang Rongrong walked up to Shen Qianrou, looking at her somewhat startled and slightly aggrieved expression. The poor and weak appearance made Jiang Rongrong couldn't help softening her gaze.
Finally, she said, "It was right of you to keep this incident hidden from the media. After all, she... is also part of the Shen family. Letting it out would only cause unnecessary trouble!"
Jiang Rongrong paused for a moment, and a visible disgust flashed in her eyes when she mentioned "her," as if bringing up "her" was an embarrassing matter.
Shen Qianrou, with a face full of tenderness and sadness, obediently nodded, "I know, Grandma. Actually, I'm the one who should apologize to my sister. It's understandable that she got angry with me, and besides, it was just an accident..."
Hearing Shen Qianrou's words, Jiang Rongrong seemed to remember something, and the disgust in her eyes deepened instantly.
"Enough, don't mention her anymore! Next Friday night, the inauguration ceremony of the Bao Shi Consortium's deputy director and the appointment of Bao Shi's global CEO will be held at the Pei Shi Hotel. You'll come with us then!"