Jiang Yingjie’s tone was filled with suppressed anger, his voice eerily dark and terrifying.

The other person was startled by his tone and only after realizing it, opened his mouth to ask, "Yingjie, are you angry? Or could it be that you really like Song Xi now? Oh, brother... If I had known this earlier, what was the point back then? You went chasing after Tan Shuya and left Song Xi there alone, and now you regret it, don’t you? Honestly, this isn’t the first time I’ve told you, Tan Shuya is really not simple. She isn’t even a tenth of what Song Xi is. How could you drop a watermelon to pick up a sesame seed?"

Jiang Yingjie felt extremely irritated inside; the guy was babbling on endlessly, practically a chatterbox. Finally, his thin lips parted as he interrupted him, "If you say one more word of nonsense, I’ll immediately call your uncle and aunt and tell them about you getting a girl pregnant and not taking responsibility... You should know that I’m the kind to do what I say."

The other person instantly shut up, not daring to utter another word.

After all, the threat was indeed a bit crazy, because he knew very well that Jiang Yingjie was indeed that kind of person who would do what he said. If he told his parents, he’d be in big trouble.

Thinking about it, he still opened his mouth, "I just had someone investigate that person, but there’s no record or information about him domestically. However, I do feel that the guy looks familiar, like I’ve seen him somewhere before."

"Where?"

The other person let out a startled cry, exclaiming, "Oh, brother, I’m just saying it seems like I’ve seen him somewhere, maybe he just resembles someone else? Honestly, I really can’t recall who he is, but judging by his demeanor and the men in black following him, he doesn’t seem like a simple character."

Jiang Yingjie’s thin lips were tightly pressed together, saying nothing.

The other person thought for a moment and finally spoke reluctantly, "Alright, alright, I’ll have someone help investigate this person’s entry records, see if we can dig anything up. You better think of a way to get Song Xi back, or you’ll regret it later."

Jiang Yingjie gazed steadily at the road ahead, finally just saying, "Thank you."

The other person didn’t say anything else and directly hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, just as Jiang Yingjie was about to start the car and leave, he noticed through the rearview mirror that Tan Shuya emerged from the elevator, still wearing a hospital gown.

Tan Shuya didn’t have an IV stand with her; she looked terrifyingly pale, and the hospital gown couldn’t cover the deep and shallow love bites on her neck and collarbone. The moment Jiang Yingjie started to move the car, he froze and quickly got out, striding toward Tan Shuya.

Tan Shuya’s gaze landed directly on Jiangyin Street, seeming somewhat aggrieved, her eyes red and appearing like she could cry at any moment.

Seeing Jiang Yingjie walking towards her, the tears in her eyes finally rolled down.

Jiang Yingjie stopped two steps away from Tan Shuya, seeing her crying, her face full of tears. For a moment, he couldn’t help but raise his hand, wanting to wipe her tears away, but just as he lifted it, he lowered it again.

The man’s thin lips pressed together, and he gazed steadily at her, eventually saying, "Shuya, why do this to yourself?"

Tan Shuya’s gaze fell on his lifted and then lowered hand, crying even more intensely, she sobbed, "Jiang Yingjie, if you leave me, I’ll be all alone in this world. My mother passed away, my beloved grandparents on both sides are gone too, and my father has an illegitimate child and doesn’t care whether I live or die. If you really leave, then I’ll have no one to rely on... Jiang Yingjie, are you going to leave me too?"

"I’ve been lying in the hospital bed thinking, if even you leave me, what’s the point of living? I might as well die, but I can’t bear to leave you... Jiang Yingjie, I like you, although I haven’t fallen in love with you yet, so I didn’t dare to say I love you, but I really like you... Will you break up with Song Xi and be with me?"

The woman’s voice was full of helplessness and loneliness, every word sounding like a desperate inquiry, but later turning into a plea.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yingjie wanted to hold Tan Shuya in his arms, and was even more tempted to say ’yes’ to her. However, Song Xi’s delicate face flashed in his mind, and he forced himself to restrain his impulse, instead saying, "Shuya, you need to rest well now. Your body hasn’t fully recovered yet. Let me take you back to your ward..."

However, upon hearing this, Tan Shuya took a step back, incredulously asking, "Jiang Yingjie, are you planning to choose Song Xi over me?"

Facing Tan Shuya’s question, Jiang Yingjie remained silent, not intending to answer.

Tan Shuya immediately understood that Jiang Yingjie indeed planned to choose Song Xi over her.

She found it hard to accept, stepping back two more steps, tears rolling down her face like broken pearls, dropping continuously to the floor, her voice already choked with sobs, "I thought you really loved me, but I didn’t expect you to fall in love with Song Xi. Jiang Yingjie, it turns out I, Tan Shuya, made a mistake. Rest assured, I will never disturb you again or appear in your world."

After she finished speaking, Tan Shuya wiped the tears off her face and then turned to walk towards the elevator,

but after only two steps, her vision went black, and the next moment she went limp, descending into darkness.

Seeing Tan Shuya faint, Jiang Yingjie quickly rushed over and scooped her up, "Shuya, Shuya... what’s wrong with you?"

The woman in his arms showed no response, and a sense of panic began to rise in Jiang Yingjie’s heart.

He picked Tan Shuya up horizontally and quickly headed towards the elevator, but seeing that it was on the seventh floor and he couldn’t wait, he turned and hurried towards the stairway, worried she might really be in danger.

No one noticed, in a corner of the underground parking lot, someone was recording the scene with a cell phone.