The corner of Tang Thirty-Six's mouth curved into a faint smile as he dialed Ling Qiao's number. "Qiao, are you free right now?"
"Yes, I'm eating. What's the matter?"
"Oh, it's about the dance store, because I'm doing it with my classmate, I think we should fulfill the contract. I'll go look for you now and we'll talk during lunch break, is that okay?"
"That's fine too, these kinds of procedures are really necessary. Come over, I'll wait for you at the office."
"Yes." After hanging up the phone, Tang Thirty-Six looked in the mirror and smiled confidently.
Ling Qiao did not know what was wrong with himself. As the contract was being discussed, he began to feel dizzy and had no choice but to go to the resting room. And when Tang Thirty-Six kindly brought him a hot towel, Shu Shu suddenly came in. He couldn't speak. Her head was dizzy, a dizziness she had never experienced before.
"Ling Qiao, what's wrong?" Shu asked.
What did that self-proclaimed reporter say on the phone just now? He said he saw Tang Zeqing enter the Ling Bai Corporation with his own eyes, and he said he saw Tang Datong helping Ling Qiao into the resting room with his own eyes. He said he was looking for a place to take a photo, and if he took a photo, it would be explosive news. Shushu asked him why he wanted to tell her, but the reporter smiled and said it was to make the story look better.
Shu Shu rushed over to the Ling Bai Corporation without stopping. She did not care about that, did not care about those reporters' nonsense, and did not care about those gossips either. She only cared about her husband. She thought, it must be Tang and Qing Qing's scheme. Maybe that reporter was arranged by Tang and Qing Qing. She couldn't let the reporters take the photos, and even more so, she couldn't let Tang and Qing Xin succeed.
Arriving at the office, Assistant Deng stopped her with a troubled expression. "Young Mistress, the CEO is meeting with a client right now. It's not convenient for her to meet you."
"Then is the customer Tang Shuiqing?"
Deng Zijun hesitantly said, "No, Young Mistress, how could the customer be Miss Tang?"
Assistant Deng's twinkling eyes made ShuShu uneasy. She stubbornly pushed the door open and ran to the door of the lounge. Deng Zijun's obstruction was useless.
When he opened the door, he saw that Ling Qiao was lying on the bed. Tang Shuqing was wiping his sweat with a towel as she reached out her hand to untie his shirt's collar.
Tang Thirty-Six awkwardly smiled and said in surprise, "Shushu, why are you here? …" Ling Qiao suddenly felt dizzy, so I helped him in. "
Deng Zijun, who was standing behind her, was also embarrassed. He stuttered as he explained, "Young Mistress, I … I didn't mean to lie to you. "
"Enough, no need to say anymore!" Shu Shu didn't look at Deng Zijun, nor Tang Congqing. She only looked at Ling Qiao. Ling Qiao's eyes were closed and his forehead was dripping with sweat. He seemed to have fainted, but how could he, who was usually as strong as a cow, actually faint? Or was it just pretending?
Deng Zijun was his personal assistant and handled all matters for him. There was a job and a private one. If he and Tang Shuqing had a proper relationship, why would Deng Zijun lie?! Shu Shu's mind was in a mess, she could not figure out what was going on. Luckily, she was able to make it in time and Ling Qiao had not done anything to let her down.
Shu Shu walked up and grabbed the towel from Tang Shuqing's hands. She politely said, "Sister Yuqing, my husband is not well, so I'll take care of him. I don't need to trouble you."
Tang Thirty-Six smiled faintly. "Alright, I was just about to call you to inform you when you came. As long as you came, that's good enough. I also have things to do, so I don't have to worry about it."
Shu Shu forced out a smile. "Take care, I won't send you off."
Deng Zijun accompanied Tang Xiuqing out. Inside the elevator, Tang Xiuqing asked, "How did you make Ling Qiao lose so much consciousness?" He'll be suspicious. "
"The medicine must have been overloaded. It's fine, it'll be fine in a moment."
"En, well coordinated," Tang Xiuqing slightly turned her face to the side and said gently. "Thank you, Zijun."
Deng Zijun slightly bowed and respectfully said: "Miss Tang, don't say that."
The elevator reached the first floor very quickly. Tang Beiqing walked out of the elevator and turned around as if nothing had happened. She smiled and said, "Assistant Deng, there's no need to send me off. Let's stop here."
"Yes, Miss Tang, please take care."
The elevator door slowly closed, and Deng Zijun looked at Tang Shuqing who was standing outside, smiling like a flower. Today, she was still as pure and beautiful as she was three years ago. He had followed Ling Qiao for many years, had secretly fallen in love with her for many years, and had treated her like a goddess.
Deng Zijun had a girlfriend he had dated for many years, and she was already at the point of marriage, but he still did not forget the goddess in his heart. He had no desire for possession of the Tang clan, nor did he covet it. All he wanted was for her to be happy. Even Osha, whom Ling Qiao sought after after after she had left, was similar to her in height. It was just that Ling Qiao carried the heavy burden of marriage on his shoulders, but he could only distance himself from her. He saw this and felt pain in his heart, unwilling to see the goddess of his heart pass by happiness just like that, so he wanted to help her.
Returning to the office, Shu Shu was accompanying Ling Qiao. He stepped forward and softly asked, "Young Mistress, do you need any help?"
ShuShu looked at Deng Zijun with some displeasure, "There's no need. Assistant Deng, go busy yourself."
Deng Zijun calmly replied, "Yes."
Ling Qiao gradually woke up, and his dizziness was also somewhat relieved. He saw Shu Shu sitting on the bedside, looking at him in annoyance.
"You're done?"
Ling Qiao held onto his temples. "I'm still feeling dizzy, what happened just now? Why did you suddenly come? "
Shu Shu glared at him. "Why can't I come?" I've come to disturb your good news? "
"I didn't say that you can't come, what good is there in disturbing me?!" Ling Qiao held Shu Shu's hand and said, "Did you misunderstand something and get jealous?"
Shu Shu wanted to shake off his hand, but was pulled back by him, unable to shake him off no matter how hard she tried. She angrily said, "Are you guys acting or what?"
Ling Qiao was baffled as he listened, "What act? I'm really dizzy. Maybe I've been holding it in for too long without being able to vent."
"You rascal!" Shu turned her face away from him.
Ling Qiao turned her body around and seriously said, "Tang Xiu and Qing came over to discuss business matters. Since I'm dizzy, how can she not pay attention? Is it because of this that you misunderstood? "
"It's not that easy to misunderstand." Afterward, Shu told Deng Zijun about the phone call from the reporter.
Ling Qiao sighed, "Zi Jun might have lied to you because he was afraid that you would misunderstand. He has followed me for many years and has always been loyal to me. I trust him. As for those reporters, how can you trust them?" Seeing that Shu was still pouting, he frowned, covering his forehead and said, "Aiyo, I'm still dizzy. I've been so busy during this time that I haven't even gone to the gym. I woke up at 5 in the morning and came to work at the company. Wife, I'm so tired, I'm dizzy."
The knot in Shu Shu's heart did not seem to be going away so easily. Seeing Ling Qiao frown, he could not get angry at him. "Stop being so shameless."
"Old woman, I'm really dizzy. Just now, I even fainted. How could I lie to you?" Ling Qiao pulled Shu Shu's hand and placed it on her temple. "Wife, massage me. I'm still unconscious."
Shu Shu was both angry and distressed. She grabbed his ear and said, "You really don't have anything going on between you and Tang Siqing?"
"If there was, there would have been!"
"Alright, then I'll trust you one more time." ShuShu's hand moved to his temple and slowly pressed down.
Ling Qiao enjoyed this scene very much. If Shu Shu had not come in this way, she would still not have trusted him, nor would she have trusted his feelings for her. But after all, he had a past with Tang Xiuqing, so it was hard to avoid ShuShu's nervousness. The reason she came rushing over like this was precisely because she cared about him.
"Work can never be done," ShuShu complained as she pressed. "Mom said that when you are young, you don't care about your body. If you are old, you will feel guilty."
Ling Qiao wrapped his arms around her waist. "Don't nag like my mother …" He touched her cell phone and couldn't stop himself from taking it out. "What number was it for you?"
Shu Shu pointed. "Just the first one. It's not there."
Ling Qiao called back, and a few moments later, someone picked up, "Hello, who are you looking for?"
Hearing this voice, he realized it was an old man. Ling Qiao then asked, "May I ask who called me on my cell phone?"
"This is a public phone, I don't know."
"Oh …" "Then may I ask where is your address?"
When the old man heard he was polite, he said, "78 Xinmin Street."
"Thank you." After hanging up the phone, Ling Qiao silently said, "Xinmin Street is just beside."
"Then go and check if someone is deliberately provoking us or if the reporter has misunderstood."
Ling Qiao was not a fool, Shu Shu would not lie to him, but he also believed that Deng Zijun and Tang Siqing would not lie to him. As for what kind of misunderstanding there was, he really should investigate.
But now, he wouldn't let his wife who had just arrived go. He tightly held onto her waist and drilled into it. "My wife, you will stay here to accompany me this afternoon."
ShuShu was being coiled around by him, so she was constantly itching. The more she moved, the more itchy she felt. "You're annoying. Don't be like a child. Stop playing around, it's really itchy."
"Then you stay. If you promise, I won't scratch you."
"Hahaha, stop, stop! You're so busy, how can I stand in your way!"
"It's okay, it's okay. Let's go eat western food together after work later."
"Alright, alright. Then don't scratch."
Ling Qiao stopped. Looking at Shu Shu's rosy complexion, her mind recalled what she did in the car last night. He pulled Shu Shu into her embrace, her hands restless again.
"You're really annoying. Let me tell you, if you don't behave properly, I'm going to leave. I was feeling dizzy a moment ago, so why are you acting like a hooligan now?"
"Actually, I'm still feeling a bit dizzy, but it's much better than before. Maybe I really do lack sleep."
ShuShu stood up and pushed him onto the bed. "You better sleep well. Don't move. I'll get Dr. Lin to take a look."
"No need, it's fine. I feel much better now. If Doctor Lin knew that I fainted, I think Grandma and Mom would have rushed over personally." Ling Qiao pulled on Shu Shu's arm, unwilling to let go as he said domineeringly, "Sleep with me."
"You're shameless." Shu Shu cursed, but her heart was sweet as she half-heartedly lied down beside him.
Ling Qiao embraced her, sleeping peacefully with her arms around his, doing nothing.
Before the storm came, it was always exceptionally calm, so calm that even a small nightmare could shake one's soul. Was it because it was too quiet and blissful that it seemed even more violent?
In the middle of the night, a nightmare woke Shu Shu. Ling Qiao had his back to him in the dream, and then Tang Qing walked in front of Ling Qiao with the child in his arms. Tang Qing kissed the child and smiled at her, it was their child, it had nothing to do with her.
Everything in the dream was real. The familiar house, the familiar courtyard, the familiar back view.