It’s already one thirty in the morning.
Mu Bai waited outside the hospital for a full five hours, but Shen Cheng never came.
He asked at the hospital reception, but the medical staff told him there was no nursing worker named Shen Cheng.
Generally, nursing workers are registered and noted when they join a hospital.
If a name cannot be found on the employment list, it indicates that the person is not a nurse of the hospital.
Mu Bai left the hospital, carrying a trace of disappointment and desolation.
What he thought of, after all, was worlds apart from reality.
Some misunderstandings, already deeply rooted, cannot be returned to the past no matter what is cast aside.
The night breeze blew in through the half-open window, lifting Shen Cheng’s slightly disheveled long hair.
She sat on the balcony floor, barefoot, body bent, hands resting on her knees, holding up her lovely chin.
Gazing out at the night scene through the window, she was motionless, letting her waist-length black hair flutter in the wind, sweeping back and forth on the polished floor.
She was like a fairy stepping out of a painting; even with just a silhouette, her beauty was startlingly breathtaking.
The door was suddenly knocked on, followed by a voice, "Miss Shen, the alcohol you requested has arrived."
Shen Cheng replied faintly, stood up from the ground, and turned to sit on the nearby sofa.
The door opened, and Tao Tao walked in carrying a tray with a bottle of vintage red wine and a bottle of clear liquor.
She took the bottles out of the tray and placed them on the table, then turned to look at Shen Cheng, but only saw her back.
"Miss Shen, do you need help opening the wine?"
Tao Tao was curious, wondering what kind of a special woman she was to move their young master’s heart.
Shen Cheng, with her back toward her, had no intention of turning around.
Her indifference made Tao Tao slightly displeased, but she did not show it.
Picking up the corkscrew, she skillfully opened the bottles, pouring the pure red wine and ordinary clear liquor into two separate glasses.
Then, she carried the wine over to Shen Cheng, softly speaking, "Miss Shen."
Shen Cheng turned her head at the sound.
Tao Tao was not the kind of woman who was particularly beautiful, nor did she have an outstanding figure, but she had a certain foxy charm about her.
Shen Cheng did not like her—without any particular reason.
"Put it down, leave."
Her voice was cold as thin ice, without the slightest warmth.
"Alright." Tao Tao put the wine back on the table, still wearing a smile as if indifferent to Shen Cheng’s attitude.
"Miss Shen, I’ll step out then. If there’s anything you need, just call me at any time."
Although only half a night had passed, Tao Tao had already learned Shen Cheng’s name from others, hence she addressed her as Miss Shen.
Shen Cheng took a glass of wine and sipped it lightly before she nonchalantly uttered a single word, "Mhm."
Her casual and indifferent manner, in Tao Tao’s view, was that of the lady of the house.
To say she wasn’t envious would be a lie.
Tao Tao was one of the first maids to start working in the Shi Mansion, and over the years, she had always heard about how glorious and powerful Shi Yu was, yet she had never seen him bring any woman back.
His room was even more forbidden territory in the mansion; without permission, no one could step inside, yet Shen Cheng had moved in.
Just for this reason, probably any woman would feel enmity towards her.
Tao Tao left the room, pushing down the door handle gently to close the door, and as she turned to leave, a cold smile played at the corners of her mouth.