Shi Su regained her senses, folded the towel washed with cold water and placed it on the man’s forehead, then lowered her head to look at his face again.
These past two days, she hadn’t been able to find any identification on him, nor a phone. They’d probably been lost somewhere when he fell. Although his face had bruises and scratches, even in this condition, it was clear he was a very handsome man.
After staring at the man’s face for a while, Shi Su glanced at Shi Mianmian lying by the bedside, her mind inexplicably dazed for a moment, then turned back to look at the man’s face again.
It was probably an illusion.
She brushed aside the jet-black hair moistened by the towel on his forehead, continuing to stare at his face intently.
A vague image from about five years ago inexplicably flashed through her mind...
The phone on the wall cabinet suddenly rang loudly, causing Shi Su’s hand, which was resting by the man’s forehead, to tremble. She hurried to answer the call.
Jun’s voice came through the phone, laced with anger: "Why did you run away after a few drinks at the crew dinner party on Sunday night? The investors were just beginning to have a good impression of your performance in the last show, and you just took off?"
Shi Su glanced at Shi Mianmian who was still lying by the bed, then turned and walked farther away with the phone before speaking: "I was in a hurry to pick up Mianmian that night. The aunt I hired earlier went back to her hometown, and no one else could pick her up..."
"Stop using Mianmian as an excuse. Don’t think I don’t know you’re intentionally avoiding it. Those investors have multiple layers of prestigious backgrounds in the industry. It’s a big-budget fantasy drama, with countless people scrambling to snatch the second female lead. Just when the cooperation talks are starting, you run off at the dinner, trying to drive me crazy?"
Shi Su: "I explained before leaving that there was an urgent matter..."
"I know you’re well aware and wary of them trying to get handsy with you, but there are many newcomers in the circle who aren’t even twenty yet, all young, pretty, and sweet-talking. You? You’re already twenty-four! If you continue to neglect the investors, you’ll really be phased out of the industry. Why bother being an actor or entertainer? I’ve been shielding the fact that you have a daughter for years, can’t you let me make my life easier? Even if you’re unwilling to entertain the investors, could you at least be more tactful?"
She clearly understood Jun was looking out for her, so Shi Su softened her tone: "What I did before leaving that night was probably tactful enough, not enough to offend anyone. The investors were drunk and didn’t care about me at the time. It’s been two days now, why are you suddenly so upset?"
"Haven’t you read the news these past two days?"
"No, I haven’t."
"The president of Yu Jing Group has disappeared, rumored to have been murdered. It’s likely this famous domestic business tycoon company will undergo a complete overhaul. Female entertainers who had distant relationships with the Jing family’s subsidiary companies or relatives are now all riding the wave of fame linked to Yu Jing Group. Just yesterday, Kelin took this opportunity to snatch the female lead in the ’Fiery Flame Cloud Peak’ movie and made it to the hot search on Weibo. Kelin has been poaching your resources since you entered the circle, and now she’s gaining momentum. I wish I could instill her man-seducing emotional intelligence into you!"
Shi Su responded blandly with a "Hm," highlighting the main point: "So did I offend the investors or not?"
Jun’s voice hesitated for a second, then coughed: "No."
Following that came another remark: "But you can’t do this again!"
"Got it."
After hanging up the phone, Shi Su turned to return to Shi Mianmian, then Jun sent a text message on WeChat: [Can’t come to the company today? We need to discuss with the styling team about the new drama’s costume fitting ideas and necessary details for changes.]
Shi Su: [Let’s schedule it for tomorrow. A new rabbit with wounds all over its body arrived at my house today, I need to take care of it.]
Jun: [...You might as well switch careers to a veterinarian.]
Shi Su put the phone aside, walked toward the door, and glanced at the ’new rabbit,’ who was still unconscious and feverish due to severe injuries.
If this man ended up dying in her house, she might really fulfill Jun’s wish by appearing on the hot search.
But the headline would definitely be #Unknown Male Corpse Found in Shi Su’s Home, a B-list Actress#.
For three whole days, the man on the bed remained in a deep coma. It wasn’t until the third evening that he finally woke up.
Everything before him was thoroughly unfamiliar—the snow-white walls, four-pane windows typical of old apartments, the plain single bed, and next to the bed, there was a white plush toy, a white teddy bear.
Jing Jihan’s gaze retained its usual coldness, and the temperature in the room seemed to drop abruptly in that instant.
Having narrowly escaped death, and unsure to whom he had called out for help at that time, he hadn’t expected to awaken in such a place.
"Wow ah ah! Uncle! You’re awake!"
A sweet and tender voice suddenly echoed from a few meters away from the bedside.
Shi Mianmian ran over to the bedside, her cute little body scrambled up onto the bed, then threw herself beside him: "Are you still in pain?"
The room’s nearly freezing temperature was instantly broken by the sudden arrival of the little cute-bundle.
Jing Jihan’s expression froze, watching the little girl squeeze in beside him in a few moves, then looking into her sparkling bright eyes.
He instinctively moved his hand resting on one side, yet the little cutie reached out her white, soft little hand to press against his wrist: "Mommy said not to move when getting an injection, otherwise the hand will swell up into a big lump!"