Mrs Shen and Mr Shen came over.
Zhou Li looked at them. “Is he alright?”
Mrs Shen shook her head with red eyes. “Go up and see him. I’m afraid only An Rui can make him change his mind now!”
Zhou Li pursed his lips and looked at Mrs Shen with a firm expression. “I’ll say it again. An Rui is my girlfriend. I won’t break up with her and I won’t give her to anyone!”
“As for Old Shen, I’ll try to convince him!”
Mrs Shen wanted to say something, but Mr Shen stopped her and shook his head.
Mrs Shen had no choice but to bring Zhou Li to the second floor.
In Shen Mingxiu’s room, the curtains were drawn tightly and there was a strong smell of tobacco in the room.
The moment the door opened, a cup was thrown at the door.
Shen Mingxiu shouted hoarsely, “Get out!”
“Mingxiu, your classmate is here.”
There was a few seconds of silence.
It was followed by an even angrier shout. “Ask him to scram!”
That voice was like a trapped beast, extremely hoarse!
Zhou Li seemed to have not heard Shen Mingxiu’s words and went straight to the bed.
Shen Mingxiu growled, “Scram…”
All kinds of things were thrown at Zhou Li. Zhou Li dodged them one by one, but his forehead was still scratched by the lamp thrown at him.
He did not care and stood by the bed.
Everything that could be taken had been smashed by Shen Mingxiu.
The light from the corridor poured in from the door. The man on the bed was much thinner than when he went to Xia Fan’s wedding half a month ago.
His usually clean and handsome chin was full of nonsense and his eyes were bloodshot.
He had been having a bad time recently.
Shen Mingxiu met Zhou Li’s eyes and the hands under the blanket clenched into fists.
“Are you here to laugh at me? Ha, your love rival has finally fallen and is no longer competitive. Are you laughing secretly?” Shen Mingxiu’s expression was distorted.
But no matter what his expression and tone was, Zhou Li, who was standing by the bed, was calm.
“I’m not here to laugh at you. I’m here to persuade you to go abroad for surgery.”
The night before Xia Fan’s wedding, Shen Mingxiu’s plan to reconcile with An Rui failed. An Rui said in front of the other classmates that she had fallen for Zhou Li, just like how she had fallen for him in high school.
Shen Mingxiu suffered a blow! For the past few years, he had been conceited and thought that An Rui would not really be with any man. She still had him in her heart!
Even though she would not show any reluctance or affection in her eyes every time he spoke to her, he was still hypnotizing himself!
Until that night, the way she looked at Zhou Li and defended him made him feel like he had been struck by lightning. She really liked Zhou Li, just like how she liked him back then!
He had completely lost her!
Driving back from town, what happened in high school between them appeared in his mind again and again.
He was too used to her treating him well back then and thought that she only wanted him. That was why he made such a serious mistake!
However, after making a mistake, he still felt that it was a mistake that every man in the world would make…
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was wrong. Regret and pain surged from the bottom of his heart.
The sports car also drove faster and faster. In the end, it did not see the road in front and hit the protective barrier by the roadside, flipping down the slope.
She lost all feeling below her tailbone.
In short, he was now a disabled person!
Shen Mingxiu looked at the handsome and refined Zhou Li, a mocking look in his eyes. “You don’t have to worry about my body. If you still care about your classmates, don’t tell anyone about me being paralyzed!”
Shen Mingxiu pursed his lips and clenched his jaw. “Especially An Rui.”
….
An Rui did not know how she fell asleep last night. When she woke up again, it was already the next day.
Xiaohe had made breakfast.
An Rui went to the bathroom to wash up. Looking at her slightly red and swollen eyes, she washed her face with cold water.
Seeing that An Rui was awake, Xiaohe led her to the window.
“Dr Zhou came over last night and has been waiting downstairs.”
An Rui glanced downstairs. Zhou Li was wearing yesterday’s white shirt and dark-colored pants, looking up from time to time.
An Rui drew the curtains, her face tense. “Ignore him. I’m going to start my career!”
After breakfast, An Rui and Xiaohe went downstairs.
Seeing An Rui coming out, Zhou Li took a few steps forward.
“Ruirui.”
An Rui turned her face away, not looking at him. “Don’t call me that.”
Zhou Li frowned. “Are you free tonight? I’ll prepare hot pot at home.”
“I’m not free.”
An Rui walked toward her car.
“I’ll wait for you to come back.”
An Rui got into the car and slammed the door shut.
An Rui was distracted for the entire day.
Although she was angry, she could not bear to break up with Zhou Li!
She still cared about him!
After finishing her work in the afternoon, Xiaohe stuffed her into the car.
“Sister Ruirui, no matter what happened between you and Doctor Zhou, I think you still have to communicate properly. You can’t have such a cold war!”
“Cold war hurts the most!”
An Rui was angry.
Was he still afraid of a cold war? Wasn’t he already considering breaking up with her?
Xiaohe parked the car downstairs and urged An Rui to go back.
An Rui went upstairs with a dark expression.
She did not know if she was listening carefully outside, but Zhou Li came out of the apartment the moment An Rui came out of the elevator.
Seeing her, a warm smile appeared on his handsome face. “You’re back?”
He walked over, wanting to pull her hand.
An Rui was furious when she saw his indifferent expression.
She immediately shook his hand off.
But the next second, he still grabbed her hand.
He pulled her to his apartment.
There was a rose fragrance in the room and An Rui saw a box of beautiful red roses on the coffee table.
“The hotpot will be ready soon. Sit on the sofa for a while.”
Seeing An Rui’s gaze sweep over the coffee table, Zhou Li walked over and picked up the flowers for her. “These are for you.”
An Rui sat on the sofa and looked at the rose box.
108 flowers.
She remembered that 108 roses meant proposal.
An Rui’s heart started to beat faster.
What did he mean?
He was proposing to her tonight?
Wasn’t she thinking about breaking up?
An Rui gritted her teeth, reminding herself not to be charmed by sugar-coated bullets!
“Ruirui, it’s time to eat.”
An Rui was not in the mood to eat at all, but she had no choice but to go to the dining room and eat a few bites.
The two of them sat opposite each other. Through the white steam coming out from the bottom of the pot, she looked at the handsome and refined man opposite her and asked, “Are you not planning to be with me anymore?”
Zhou Li frowned.
“I can understand your choice, but to be honest, I don’t accept it.” An Rui put down her chopsticks and put her fair fingers on her forehead, her eyes slightly red. “I didn’t expect us to end like this. But it’s alright. We haven’t been dating for long. I can still take it.”
