167 She Went Back Behind Everyoneâs Back
Li Xiwu said calmly, âNo need.â
âButâ¦â
âI like peace and quiet. Just like I said.â
Gao Yueban was speechless.
Li Xiwu had looked at her phone just now to see if Pei Jingzhou had called or sent her a WeChat message. She had looked at it carefully, but there were no missed calls or WeChat messages. That meant that Pei Jingzhou did not know yet.
Looking at Gao Yueban, who wanted to say something but hesitated, Li Xiwu said, âIf the car accident canât be suppressed, make it public. But itâs best not to say a word about my injury last night.â
Gao Yueban didnât understand. âWhy?â
Li Xiwu: âEver since Xie Wenâs incident, the words âLi Xiwuâ have been receiving a lot of attention online. I donât want to see netizens think that Iâm maintaining a persona, nor do I want to receive too much attention. After all, after the variety show ended, Iâm still that ordinary person.â
At this point, Gao Yueban naturally understood what Li Xiwu meant. However, Gao Yueban always felt that this was too unfair to Li Xiwu.
Just as Gao Yueban was about to persuade her again, Li Xiwu looked up at Gao Yueban. âDirector Gao, sorry to trouble you.â
Gao Yueban held back what he wanted to say. In the end, he sighed silently. âMiss Li, youâre welcome. Donât worry, weâll do as you say.â
Li Xiwu nodded. Not long after Gao Yueban and Yu Jing left the ward, Ding Wei and Ah Yue left the ward one after another. If everyone stayed here, it would affect Li Xiwuâs rest. After all, Li Xiwu needed to rest after a moderate concussion.
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Meanwhile, in another large ward.
Min Hanrong was telling Tang Xian and the others about the car accident last night. Xiang Lan broke out in a cold sweat for them. Xu Muzhenâs heart skipped a beat when she heard this and she shouted, âThat was close!â
Tang Xian sighed when she heard that. âThatâs why I said that youâre lucky.â
Min Hanrong said, âI think itâs because the incense offerings are good.â
As soon as she finished speaking, Gao Yueban and Yu Jing walked in. Seeing that Tang Xian, Xiang Lan, and Xu Muzhen were all here, Gao Yueban greeted them and asked, âYouâre all down. Is the snow on the road thick? Did it go smoothly down the mountain?â
Tang Xian looked up. âA car took that road first this morning, so we came down smoothly.â
Gao Yueban nodded. âThatâs good.â
He was still worried that the snow would seal the mountain this morning and prevent them from going down. Next, Gao Yueban asked everyone about their situation with concern before getting down to business.
After hearing Gao Yuebanâs serious tone, Xue Jinzhu was the first to speak. âI insisted on leaving this time. It has nothing to do with the production team. I donât want to hear those people on the Internet scold me for causing trouble. Anyway, this is my attitude. As for the rest, ask them.â
Between pretentious and embarrassing, Xue Jinzhu naturally chose the former. The latter was too embarrassing. If she hadnât insisted on leaving, this wouldnât have happened.
Gao Yueban thought that Xue Jinzhu would be the hardest to talk to. He did not expect that pride was indeed more important.
After receiving Xue Jinzhuâs thoughts, Gao Yueban looked at Min Hanrong and Tao Jing.
Tao Jing pursed her lips, her voice still a little weak. âI thought the same as Xue Jinzhu. After all, the production team didnât ask us to leave this time. We wanted to leave ourselves. Anyway, itâs not a big deal, so we wonât make an announcement.â
With that, there was silence for a few seconds.
Then, Min Hanrong said in a neutral tone, âLetâs leave it at that. Itâs indeed not good to make it online. There are still two episodes left. We have to finish recording steadily, right?â
Gao Yueban came with trepidation. He was already prepared to be scolded, but he did not expect everyone to reach an agreement.
Before Gao Yueban could be happy for a few seconds, Xue Jinzhu suddenly sat up and asked, âDirector Gao, whereâs Sister Li? When is she coming?â
The smile on Gao Yuebanâs face froze. He glanced sideways at Yu Jing, who was also unable to smile halfway. Yu Jing received Gao Yuebanâs gaze and quickly cleared his throat. He said for Gao Yueban, âMiss Li⦠has already gone back first.â
As soon as she said this, everyone stared at Yu Jing. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Yu Jing panicked and explained, âMiss Li left in a hurry because she had something very important to deal with, so she couldnât come over to tell everyone.â
Han Qianye, who had been quiet for a long time, suddenly stood up. âIs she really gone?â
Yu Jing felt his scalp tingle. âYes.â
Han Qianye sat back down expressionlessly. âI understand.â
Yu Jing felt very upset. He felt really guilty for lying. However, Miss Liâs instructions were still around his ears. He gritted his teeth and swallowed the words he wanted to say.
Tang Xian said at the right time, âXiwu is already very busy with work. When she was recording the show previously, she could still go back at night to deal with other work matters. This time, she stayed at Mount Liang for two days and couldnât deal with work matters. Itâs probably a very necessary job that made her so anxious to rush back.â
Xiang Lan immediately added, âYes, it must be something very important at work. She needs to go back and deal with it as soon as possible.â
No one else said anything.
Gao Yueban was worried that he would not be able to help but tell the truth. After saying what he needed to say, he quickly called Yu Jing to leave with him.
The huge ward was deserted again.
Han Qianye sat in the chair without saying a word. Her expression did not look good.
Min Hanrong took a sip of water and cleared her throat with emotion. âIt did not happen to her. Itâs normal to be indifferent.â Tao Jing gently tugged at Min Hanrongâs sleeve, indicating for her not to say that. Min Hanrong did not say anything unpleasant. She sighed and said, âI was just sighing. I didnât say anything.â
Xue Jinzhu said angrily, âWho are you being sarcastic to? Didnât you see Sister Li rushing over last night? Didnât you see her help shine the light at the front?â
Min Hanrong choked. âI didnât say anything. What kind of tone is that?â
Xue Jinzhu straightened her neck. âI was born with that tone.â
Min Hanrong chuckled. âQianye didnât even say anything. Did she tell you when she left?â
Xue Jinzhu: ââ¦â
Min Hanrong knew her limits when she said these words. She knew that she could not offend Han Qianye, but she understood her expression.
Especially when Han Qianye found out that Li Xiwu had left first, her face was as black as the bottom of a pot. It was as ugly as it could be. When she said that just now, Han Qianye did not say anything, which meant that Han Qianye was very angry. She just did not show it because of her mother-in-lawâs identity.
Xue Jinzhu was angered by Min Hanrong. She turned to the silent Han Qianye and said, âAuntie Han, look at how she speaks. Sister Li has something to settle first. Is there a problem? Who doesnât have something urgent?â
At this moment, Han Qianye stood up. âYou guys chat. Iâm out for breakfast.â
With that, Han Qianye left the ward expressionlessly.
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Xue Jinzhu: ââ¦â
Min Hanrong smiled and thought to herself that it was as she had guessed.
Tang Xian also stood up. âIâll ask what time the return flight is booked. You guys chat.â
With that, she left the ward.