Ning Xin felt even more concerned seeing her like this. "Alright, alright, I haven't blamed you for anything. Don't cry. You've finally come back, I'll take you somewhere to eat good food. Let's not talk about these matters anymore."
Ning Su sniffled and nodded.
Seeing that her sister didn't insist on running off to find Fu Jingshu, Ning Xin breathed a sigh of relief.
She hoped that she had truly given up.
The next day, Ning Su gathered her group of good friends and arrived at the hospital in great numbers.
Shen Qingqing and Fu Jingshu were having breakfast, chatting as they ate. The atmosphere was warm and harmonious, with a sweet aura filling the air.
"They're so affectionate!"
Shen Qingqing turned her head and saw Ning Su. She frowned slightly. Why was the expression on this woman's face so strange, like sarcasm, and yet also... jealousy.
What was she jealous of?
Shen Qingqing looked at Fu Jingshu, but his expression was incredibly calm, as if he didn't recognize Ning Su at all.
Ning Su, followed by her three or four sisters, swaggered in.
Shen Qingqing said, "Stop right there."
Ning Su instinctively paused.
Shen Qingqing said coldly, "This is a hospital room, a place for patients to rest. If you're here to visit, you can come in alone. Bringing so many people will disturb the patient's rest."
And it was clear at a glance that she was here to cause trouble.
Ning Su glanced at her dismissively and turned to look at Fu Jingshu, flashing a brilliant smile. "Jingshu, I'm back!"
Shen Qingqing looked at Fu Jingshu calmly.
He glanced at Ning Su, and after a moment of what seemed like careful discernment, he said, "It's you."
Ning Su was overjoyed. "I knew it, you still remember me. You must have me in your heart. I came back this time for you!"
Fu Jingshu's gaze was unreadable.
Ning Su, completely oblivious, said happily, "I left too hastily before and didn't have a chance to say goodbye. I only returned yesterday and immediately came to see you."
Fu Jingshu picked a piece of meat for Shen Qingqing and said, "Eat."
Shen Qingqing hummed in response.
The couple's affectionate display, as if no one else were present, made Ning Su's heart sink further. She forced another smile and said, "Jingshu, I haven't been back in a long time, and I'm not familiar with this place anymore. Can you take me for a walk? I have so much to tell you."
Frankly speaking, she was a very beautiful girl.
It was a kind of exquisite beauty that couldn't find a single flaw. Such a tender plea was hard to refuse.
Fu Jingshu didn't even look at her. "I'm busy."
"Just accompany me for a walk!" Ning Su pleaded. "It won't take too much of your time!"
Her expectant look was a world away from her previous aggressive demeanor. Shen Qingqing marveled inwardly that a woman in love was indeed different.
And she possessed two faces.
Fu Jingshu was somewhat impatient, and he didn't hide it at all. "No time."
Ning Su looked at his cold, unfeeling profile and knew he wouldn't agree. She turned to Shen Qing instead. "She's your wife, right?"
"Yes."
He answered without hesitation!
Ning Su had never seen him treat another person, especially a woman, with such a distinct attitude. Jealousy gnawed at her heart like a venomous snake. "Then she bullied me, what do you say about that?"
Fu Jingshu looked at Shen Qingqing. "Is that so?"
Before Shen Qingqing could answer, Ning Su complained, "Of course it's true. She went to my sister's club yesterday and happened to see me. She spilled red wine all over me and refused to apologize!"
Fu Jingshu raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
Shen Qingqing nodded. "She did get wine spilled on her, but it wasn't me... Never mind, it has something to do with me anyway. I'm too lazy to explain. Just tell me, what do you want?"
Ning Su completely ignored her and looked only at Fu Jingshu. "Listen, she admitted it herself."
"So what?"
Ning Su blinked. "What did you say?"
Fu Jingshu repeated, "So what?"
Ning Su's eyes widened. "Aren't you supposed to reprimand her for me? Even if she's your wife, such behavior is uncultured and embarrassing to you."
"Whether it's embarrassing or not is my business."
Fu Jingshu remained unmoved.
Ning Su bit her lip, hating him inwardly. "Jingshu, we've known each other for so many years, are we not even as important as your marriage of less than a year?"
"This is my wife."
Fu Jingshu said word for word, his eyes and expression making it abundantly clear that she could not compare to Shen Qingqing.
Ning Su was devastated and stumbled back two steps.
"You're too heartless. Su Su just came back and rushed to find you, showing she has you in her heart. Is this how you treat our Su Su?"
"That's right, don't you have any compassion?"
Several sisters, unable to stand by, stepped forward to defend her. But Fu Jingshu's expression didn't change at all.
If one looked closely, one would even notice a hint of impatience.
Ning Su was heartbroken. She stopped her sisters and turned to leave. When she reached the doorway, she paused and looked back at him. Her gaze was full of unspoken words, as if she had said a great deal without uttering a single sound.
It made one want to explore further.
The phrase "playing hard to get" was truly demonstrated to perfection by her.
Shen Qingqing clicked her tongue. "It seems she's quite a master of the game of love. And you're not moved at all?"
Only the husband and wife, and the old lady in the bed, remained in the room. Xi Xi, having long grown bored, had gone downstairs to play with the children in the pediatrics department.
Fu Jingshu frowned and shot her a look. "A pointless question."
Shen Qingqing slapped the table. "You need to improve your attitude! It's you who made a mistake, and now another troublesome admirer has appeared?"
Fu Jingshu said helplessly, "She's not an admirer."
He wasn't even familiar with her.
"But she said she's known you for many years," Shen Qingqing snorted, her tone meaningful and somewhat sarcastic.
Fu Jingshu put down his chopsticks. "I'm really not familiar with her."
"I don't believe you."
Seeing his wife with her arms crossed, looking sulky, Fu Jingshu's heart stirred. He reached out and pulled her to his side, then asked with a low laugh, "Are you jealous?"
Shen Qingqing snorted.
Fu Jingshu raised his hand, caressing her cheek, and whispered, "It's really fine, I'm not familiar with her."
"Then why did she say..."
"That's her wishful thinking," Fu Jingshu paused, then added, "If you say we've known each other for many years, it could be considered so. Years ago, I saved her."
"Hero saves the beauty?" she eyed him skeptically.
"Not really," he chuckled, embarrassed. "I had a collaboration with her sister, Ning Xin. I happened to see her being bullied at the time, but... it was a bit late, it was already over. So I simply sent her back to Ning Xin."
Shen Qingqing was surprised. "You mean..."
"Mm," Fu Jingshu hugged her and said slowly, "Later, Ning Xin gave me this card, but I never went there."
Since that incident, Ning Su had often called him, but he had never answered.
Later, Ning Xin had also come to see him.
"You ignored them all?" Shen Qingqing placed her hand on his shoulder.
"Yes."
Shen Qingqing sighed. "You're quite ruthless."
Although she said that, a smile played on her lips. Sympathy was certainly present; no one would be unsympathetic to a girl who had gone through such an ordeal.
However, she wasn't so generous as to sacrifice her own man.