The nurse did not respond but scrutinized Li Yan from head to toe.
Ning Zhi had been hospitalized for many days, and the nurse had watched her every move. Other than her young colleague who frequently visited, she had not seen anyone else appear—not even the child's father.
The man in front of her was unfamiliar, so she asked him who he was.
Her question caught Li Yan off guard, and before he could respond, Secretary Huang interjected, "He is our company's CEO."
The nurse nodded and remembered Ning Zhi's request, she spoke up, "Afraid of pain? She's stronger than you think. She didn't even get any anesthesia for her stitches."
Li Yan was once again baffled. He remembered how Ning Zhi would get teary-eyed and seek comfort from him even for a small injury. Could that be an act?
Li Yan couldn't make sense of it. Seeing that the nurse had already entered the room, he was afraid that she might suddenly wake up, so he hastily left.
Ning Zhi was awakened by the noise outside. She looked up and happened to catch a glimpse of Li Yan leaving in a hurry.
Her body stiffened, and she lowered her gaze once again.
What was he doing? Just putting on a show to play the role of a good boss? Or did Miss Lin Sha suddenly look for him? Ning Zhi wondered and smiled bitterly.
Forget it, don't think about it anymore
Ning Zhi persuaded herself that she could leave the hospital once the nurse removed her stitches today.
She needed to focus on the bright side—she could leave Li Yan soon.
Later, she found out from Secretary Huang that the assailant that day was He Tong's boyfriend.
They intended to make a small profit with that, but they did not expect Ning Zhi to expose their scheme, resulting in He Tong's arrest.
What provoked him was that He Tong gave him up as soon as she was caught.
That was why the assailant had sought revenge against Ning Zhi, but he had since been arrested.
After Ning Zhi found out, she didn't comment much and continued to prepare to leave Li Yan.
"Welcome back!"
After Ning Zhi recovered and returned to the CEO's office, she was surrounded by all kinds of ribbons. Everyone in the CEO's office warmly welcomed her return.
Ning Zhi also smiled and thanked everyone. On the other hand, Lu Yue sat there, seemingly unwilling to acknowledge Ning Zhi.
Ning Zhi's colleagues in the CEO's office had complained to her about Lu Yue before—her work efficiency was low, and she always pushed the blame on others, increasing the workload for everyone else. They had long been looking forward to Ning Zhi's return.
However, before Ning Zhi could sit down and catch her breath, the elevator at the entrance of the CEO's office opened again. Li Yan, dressed in a stylish suit, walked out with a beautiful woman of mixed blood beside him.
The woman was tall and had slightly curly hair. Her eyes were deep with a firm facial structure and delicate bone structure. She looked very compatible standing beside Li Yan.
Ning Zhi recognized her as the woman she had seen at the entrance of the cafeteria that day—Li Yan's fiancée, Lin Sha.
"Good morning, CEO and Madam." Secretary Liang greeted them and gestured behind his back for everyone to return to work.
Naturally, Ning Zhi turned her chair around and began organizing her final tasks. She noticed that the case she had worked on with Lu Ping had been stagnant for a while, seemingly due to problems with compensation.
Surprisingly, Lu Yue approached her.
"You're giving up just like that?" Lu Yue looked at Ning Zhi suspiciously.
"What do you mean by giving up?" Ning Zhi was stunned by this question. She only understood what Lu Yue was implying when she saw Lu Yue glance in the direction of Li Yan and Lin Sha with a dissatisfied expression.
"Miss Lu, please refrain from making such comments in the company. It's not appropriate, and you might risk losing your job." Ning Zhi replied, focusing on her work.
From the first day, she knew she would not be by Li Yan's side forever, so she never held any hope. Besides, Li Yan's attitude towards her had been getting worse recently.
Only someone as naive as Lu Yue would fantasize about becoming Li Yan's wife.
Lu Yue rolled her eyes and scurried back to her seat.
She was reluctant to keep silent, but her uncle, who had introduced her to Li Yan, advised her to learn to stay quiet to have a chance to defeat her opponents and achieve victory.
No matter how unwilling Lu Yue was, she had to comply. After all, she had yet to gain much from Li Yan.
"You must be Ning Zhi. Hello." Lin Sha walked over to Ning Zhi with her slender legs. "My name is Lin Sha, Ah Yan's fiancée. How are you feeling now?"
Ning Zhi looked up and saw Lin Sha's incomparably beautiful face. She couldn't help but marvel at the beauty in her heart.