She was fired after she refused to be the CEO's dog licker.

The one who felt embarrassed, awkward and at a loss was not only Lin Xixi, but also me.

At this moment, I really wanted to chop off Zhou Hanzhi's hand so that I could separate from him and escape from this ward.

This is really hard to explain. Lin Xixi must hate me to death.

How can Shen Hualan and I have any private conversation? It is impossible that Zhou Hanzhi needs me the most.

But Zhou Hanzhi held my wrist tightly and I couldn't leave. Shen Hualan used me as an excuse to force Lin Xixi to leave. I now feel that I am the biggest enemy in the world and I have been badly betrayed by them.

Sure enough, Lin Xixi couldn't hold on any longer. She grabbed her bag, turned around and left.

"Manager Lin, you go back and rest first. When President Zhou wakes up, he will definitely contact you." I didn't want Lin Xixi to misunderstand and resent me too much, so I said one more sentence in desperation.

But after saying this, I realized that something was wrong.

Lin Xixi was extremely embarrassed at this moment, and leaving quietly was the most decent ending, but I still wanted to say one more thing. I thought it was a consolation, but after I said it, it sounded like deliberate bragging and ridicule.

She showed off that her boyfriend and future mother-in-law were closer to me, and mocked her for being a real girlfriend but being repeatedly rejected.

I reacted and quickly explained: "I'll send you a message when the time comes."

"Manager Meng is really kind, but no need! Han Zhi has my contact information, I believe he will call me." My explanation did not dispel the resentment in Lin Xixi's eyes, but made it even stronger. She left after saying this and pushed the door open.

I stood there, and it took me a while to realize that I had said the wrong thing again.

When people are anxious, their brains can easily freeze up and make things worse. I originally wanted to make up for my previous mistake, but unexpectedly, it deepened the meaning of showing off and mocking.

This matter is really like a blind bear writing, the more he explains, the worse it gets.

But Shen Hualan didn't think there was anything wrong with it at all.

She changed her cold attitude towards Lin Xixi and grabbed my hand, full of joy: "Xuxu, I knew you wouldn't really abandon Han Zhi. You had such a good relationship in the beginning, how could you just let go? Although you broke up with Han Zhi, you still miss him in your heart, right? You came as soon as he got sick and stayed by his bedside. Xuxu, you really touched your aunt."

"Mrs. Zhou, you misunderstood. Mr. Zhou and I no longer have any relationship." I knew Shen Hualan would misunderstand, so I explained immediately, "I went to see Mr. Zhou with Mr. Wu from our company. I didn't expect that Mr. Zhou suddenly fainted. When I was sent to the hospital, Mr. Zhou unconsciously grabbed my hand."

When Shen Hualan heard me say that Wu Ling and I came to visit Zhou Hanzhi because of work, the smile on her face faded a little, but she quickly smiled again.

She raised her eyebrows and looked unbelieving: "I don't believe it. There are so many people around Han Zhi, why did he grab your hand instead of Zeng Zhi's, Mr. Wu's, or even Lin Xixi's? And he wouldn't let go of it. Look, he didn't let go even though he was sleeping like this. Doesn't that mean something?"

"I..." I couldn't explain it clearly, because I didn't know why Zhou Hanzhi grabbed my hand in the first place. I could only say, "I was the closest, so Mr. Zhou grabbed me casually. He is unconscious now, so he refused to let go."

"Anyway, I don't believe it. I think you and Han Zhi are just tied to each other and both of you are unwilling to speak out!" Shen Hualan looked like a monk who was not going to listen to any of the sutras.

I just felt my head was enlarged and I lost the patience to explain.

You can never wake up a lion that is pretending to be asleep, just like no matter how much evidence I produced, Shen Hualan would not believe that there was no bond or affection between Zhou Hanzhi and me.

At this moment, I suddenly felt Zhou Hanzhi's fingers, which had been holding my wrist, move.

I immediately turned around and saw Zhou Hanzhi lying on the hospital bed slowly opening his eyes.

Great! He finally woke up. I immediately called out, "Mr. Zhou..."

"Xuxu." Zhou Hanzhi's confused and fragile eyes fell on my face. His pale lips moved, but he interrupted me in a low voice.

I was stunned and paused.

But he moved again, suddenly sat up, and then hugged me in his arms.

The familiar crisp woody scent, the familiar firm embrace, even the familiar heartbeat, fiercely hitting my chest again and again, and his pleading with surging emotions: "That's great, you're still here, please, my wife, don't leave, don't leave me alone..."

Zhou Hanzhi begged me?

Am I dreaming again?

He has always been aloof, aloof, and out of reach. Even when we were together, he was always the dominant one in the relationship, the one I chased and clung to. How could he beg me in such a pitiful tone not to leave him?

But how could I have such a dream? And how could I have the same dream repeatedly?

I had a similar "dream" before in Zhou Hanzhi's villa halfway up the mountain.

Everything before my eyes should not be a dream.

I clearly felt my heart being hit by an undercurrent of emotion. The undercurrent was flowing faster and faster, more and more violently, hitting my heart which had finally calmed down, causing it to surge and stir once again.

I slowly raised my hands that were originally hanging on both sides of my body, slowly hugged his slightly trembling body, and gently stroked his back with my right hand: "I, I'm here, I'm not gone, don't, don't cry."

Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Shen Hualan standing beside the bed. The corners of her lips kept rising, and she couldn't help but feel happy.

Her eyes curved into crescent shapes with a slight raise of her eyebrows. "Look, I told you, Xuxu and Hanzhi are tied to each other, nothing can be hidden from my eyes."

"No!" I started to feel embarrassed again, and quickly patted Zhou Hanzhi on the back, "Okay, Auntie is here to see you, hurry up..."

Let me go, before I could finish saying those few words, I clearly felt Zhou Hanzhi, who was holding me, loosen his arms.

The next moment, my body was pushed out by Zhou Hanzhi.

Everything happened unexpectedly. The words that I hadn't even uttered were blocked by Zhou Hanzhi's push. I managed to steady myself and stared blankly at Zhou Hanzhi in front of me.

But I found that Zhou Hanzhi, who had just hugged me tightly and begged me in my ear not to leave, now looked as calm as if by magic, and looked at me with distant and indifferent eyes.

He was polite and apologized politely: "I'm sorry, Manager Meng, I was rude just now, please don't take it to heart."

Discourteous?

I hadn't reacted yet and was still in a daze.

When he said rude, was he referring to his sudden action of pushing me away just now, or his action of hugging me tightly and begging me not to leave in a crying voice?