After waiting for Assistant Chen to leave the office, Song Tingshen picked up his phone. He wasnât concerned about Li Jing, but now that something seemed to have happened he thought about calling. In the end, he didnât make the call to Li Yuanhang. He decided to pretend that he didnât know anything. He believed that Li Yuanhang would be able to handle it.
Song Tingshen didnât want to pay attention to this matter, but he received a call from another friend that afternoon.
As soon as he answered the call, he heard his friend, Yang Chao, say, âOld Song, something serious happened in Old Liâs family. You know how my wifeâs relationship with Old Liâs wife is pretty good? She heard from her that Old Liâs sister tried to commit suicide.â
Stunned, Song Tingshen asked, âWhat?â
Yang Chao sighed. âI was very shocked too when I heard it. But Old Li seems to want to keep this matter private. After all, it wouldnât be good to spread this matter. His younger sister swallowed sleeping pills. Fortunately, she didnât eat too much and she was saved after they pumped her stomach. She was clearly very cheerful and lively the last time I saw her. Sheâs so young. Why couldnât she think things through? Ay, what a mess. When I was her age, I didnât have time to think about anything other than work. Old Song, do you think we should pay her a visit?â
Song Tingshen was silent for a moment before answering, âNo need. Since Old Li doesnât want to make this public, he definitely doesnât want us to know either. He can handle this matter by himself.â
âYouâre right.â Yang Chao sighed. âFortunately, sheâs okay. Otherwise...â
Yeah, fortunately, sheâs okay.
However, Song Tingshen anticipated that after this incident with Li Jing, his friendship with Li Yuanhang wonât be the same as before.
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That evening, Ruan Xia could sense that Song Tingshen was unusually quiet. Could there be a problem with work? That didnât seem likely. Then was it an issue in his personal life?
However, after carefully thinking about it, Song Tingshen didnât seem to have a social life outside this small family.
Out of concern for Song Tingshen, Ruan Xia made a cup of hot milk from milk powder and went to his study with it. It was rare to see Song Tingshen being lost in thought. He didnât come out of his stupor until she called his name.
Ruan Xia put the cup down on his desk and couldnât resist the temptation of asking him, âIs there a problem at work? You seem absent-minded ever since you came home from work.â
Song Tingshen shook his head. âNo.â
âWhat is then?â Ruan Xia warmly said, âAlthough I might not be able to give you any ideas, you might feel better after you share whatâs bothering you. Itâs not good to keep things bottled up.â
Hearing these words from Ruan Xia, Song Tingshen fell silent. Ruan Xia very patiently waited for him to speak.
A while later, Song Tingshen finally slowly said, âDo you remember that my company has an employee named Li Jing? You once answered a call from her when I came home drunk that time.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Ruan Xia looked through her memory and immediately remembered this character. âLi Yuanhangâs younger sister?â
She still had a slight impression of that woman. That woman had a crush on Song Tingshen and had called Song Tingshenâs phone with the intention of causing a misunderstanding. At that time, Song Tingshen and her were two people that lived separate lives. She didnât take that person to heart at all.
Song Tingshen had a hard time bringing up this matter.
Seeing that he looked as if he was put on the spot, Ruan Xia took the initiative to say, âIf I didnât guess wrong, she likes you. So youâre feeling troubled because of something she did?â
Ruan Xia believed that based on Song Tingshenâs moral character, he definitely wouldnât have an affair with Li Jing, which meant that Li Jing must have done something that troubled Song Tingshen.