"With a face like that, Rong Shaoze is definitely going to loathe you; he definitely won’t continue to love you."
Remembering Qiao Yiyang’s firm words, Lin Xinlan had become increasingly certain of her speculation.
Not to mention Rong Shaoze would loathe her, she would loathe herself as well.
Qiao Yiyang, why did you have to harm me , why?!
Lin Xinlan crouched on the ground, hugging herself tightly and broke into sobs.
She didn’t know how long she had been crouched there before her emotions finally stabilized.
After gathering the things on the ground, she put on a bit of light makeup and quietly left for Tao Hua’s hospital.
Rong Shaoze had said that Tao Hua was a brilliant doctor who could cure almost any disease.
She intended to have him examine her to see if her illness could be cured.
Pushing open the door to Tao Hua’s office, Lin Xinlan didn’t see Tao Hua, but instead, she saw a woman dressed as a nurse sitting in his place, her legs were propped high up on the table, leisurely flipping through a magazine.
Upon hearing a noise, she looked up at Lin Xinlan and recognized her immediately as Rong Shaoze’s wife.
Lin Xinlan was also taken aback when she saw her.
"Why are you here?" she asked in confusion. "You’re Annie, aren’t you? How come you’re here?"
Lin Xinlan hadn’t known that Annie was acquainted with Tao Hua.
"It’s a surprise you remember my name." Annie said with a slight smile, and asked in a friendly manner, "Are you here for Tao Hua?"
"Yes, do you know where he is?"
Annie gestured with her mouth toward Lin Xinlan’s back, and when she turned around, she saw Tao Hua who had just arrived.
Seeing her, Tao Hua was a bit surprised: "Is there something you need from me?"
Lin Xinlan glanced at Annie, then turned to Tao Hua and whispered, "I have something I’d like to trouble you with, can we talk alone?"
A flicker of confusion crossed Tao Hua’s eyes, but he didn’t ask anything more. He invited Lin Xinlan into his office and looked helplessly at Annie, "Have you ever acted like an assistant before? You act more like a boss than I do."
Every day doing nothing at all, occupying his office, his seat, living more leisurely than anyone else. She even treated him like a servant, having him carry water and fetch tea for her.
Tao Hua regretted more than once having kept her on.
"If you can’t stand me, you can throw me out." Annie said nonchalantly, her gaze not moving away from the magazine.
Tao Hua was speechless; if he had wanted to throw her out, he wouldn’t have waited until now.
Taking a few steps forward, he tapped on the desk, signaling her to leave, "I need to have a private chat with her, go out and entertain yourself."
"Fine." She shrugged nonchalantly, stood up, bid them goodbye, and left, even taking the trouble to close the door behind them.
Lin Xinlan was curious about the relationship between Tao Hua and Annie, but she wasn’t in the habit of snooping into other people’s private lives, so she refrained from asking any questions.
Tao Hua poured her a glass of water, sat down opposite her, and asked, "What did you need me for?"
Lin Xinlan didn’t know how to broach the subject.
After all, her speculation was a bit fantastic, and what if Tao Hua didn’t believe her?
But now, other than him, no one could save her. Qiao Yiyang was already dead, and there was no antidote left in this world.
Only Tao Hua might offer her a glimmer of hope.
Looking earnestly at him, Lin Xinlan said gravely, "You have to promise me first, no matter what, you cannot tell Rong Shaoze."
Tao Hua raised an eyebrow, it was actually something Rong Shaoze couldn’t know; he was very curious about what it could be.