"I was wrong, bro, Yi Ge is my sister-in-law, sister-in-law."
After saying that, he scurried away as fast as he could.
The hospital room door was closed. Shang Sheng didn't look at the documents, but instead stared at Qin Yi Ge's small face for a long time, looking thoughtful.
The sleeping woman had a nightmare because of his gaze. She dreamed that she was dragged into the sea by a male model wearing briefs, and she couldn't shake him off. In the end, she died.
Before she died, she vowed that in her next life, she would never find a male model again!
Qin Yi Ge's fever didn't subside until the latter half of the night. The head nurse took her temperature, 38.2°C. Although she still had a slight fever, it was much better than 40°C.
She woke up once in the middle of the night. Seeing Shang Sheng, she started talking nonsense, "Am I going to hell or heaven? It must be hell, right? Otherwise, how could I still see Shang Sheng?"
Then she fell asleep again.
Shang Sheng: "..."
After the head nurse left, Chen Ling gently suggested, "Mr. Shang, why don't you go rest for a while? You have to leave on a business trip tomorrow. I'll stay here and watch."
Shang Sheng glanced at the time on his wrist. It was 4:30 AM.
He rubbed his tired brows. "You go back and rest first. Let the on-duty nurse keep an eye on things here."
"I'm fine. I slept for a while just now. I can go to the company a bit later tomorrow morning. Mr. Shang, you should go rest quickly!" Chen Ling wasn't going on the business trip tomorrow. It wasn't that she didn't want to, but there was another project in Hong Kong, and she couldn't get away, so she had to arrange for another assistant to accompany Shang Sheng on the trip.
This time, Shang Sheng didn't say anything more. He got up and went to the suite's lounge to rest.
By the time Qin Yi Ge fully woke up, it was already past ten o'clock the next morning.
She woke up thirsty. When she opened her eyes, there was no one in the room except herself.
Suppressing the pain, she called out, "Is anyone there?"
The next moment, someone indeed came out from the bathroom.
Seeing that person, she frowned.
"You're awake?" Chen Ling threw the used tissue into the trash can and walked towards her.
Qin Yi Ge: "Why are you here?"
Chen Ling explained, "Mr. Shang is on a business trip. He left me here to take care of you."
After sleeping all night, Qin Yi Ge felt much better. She didn't say much to Chen Ling. "I'm thirsty."
"Wait a moment."
Chen Ling poured a cup of warm water and brought it to the bedside, handing it to her.
After sleeping for a long time, and still feeling unwell, Qin Yi Ge found it a bit difficult to sit up. However, she didn't want to ask Chen Ling for help, so she gritted her teeth and forced herself to sit up.
After finishing the cup of water, Qin Yi Ge said faintly, "Thank you."
Chen Ling placed the empty cup back on the table. "Shall I ask the hospital to send over some meals?"
"I want to eat seafood congee from Yushan Tower." She was starving and the seafood congee was what she wanted most.
Chen Ling patiently explained, "You are still quite weak right now. It's better to eat some nutritional meals from the hospital."
"I only have a fever, I didn't have major surgery. I don't need to be so careful with my diet. Seafood congee also has nutrients." Qin Yi Ge insisted. "If you're unwilling to go buy it, give me my phone, and I'll arrange for someone myself."
She didn't expect Chen Ling to take care of her.
Chen Ling was a bit annoyed, her tone slightly impatient, "Why are you so willful? You're a patient now. Can you give Mr. Shang less to worry about?"
"What does me wanting to eat seafood congee have to do with Shang Sheng?" Qin Yi Ge found her inexplicable.
"Mr. Shang gave up a very important collaboration yesterday because of you, and he didn't rest all night because of you. Today, he still has to go on a business trip. If you have a problem after eating seafood congee, won't it still trouble Mr. Shang?"
Her anger was gradually ignited. Qin Yi Ge's expression turned cold. "Secretary Chen, did I ask him to give up the collaboration? Or did I ask him to take care of me all night?"
"You didn't trouble Mr. Shang, but your father called Mr. Shang. How could he refuse?" Chen Ling felt for Shang Sheng.
If it weren't for Qin Shirao's call, how could Shang Sheng have given up such an important collaboration for such a trivial matter?
"Shang Sheng is my husband. If something happened to me, shouldn't my father call him? But you, Secretary Chen, you're just a secretary. Are you lecturing me?" Qin Yi Ge rebuked sharply.
Chen Ling was rendered somewhat speechless by her words. She was indeed just a secretary, nothing more.
She suppressed her inner annoyance and said softly, "I'll tell Mr. Shang."
"No need. I don't need you to take care of me here, nor do I need you to inform Shang Sheng. Please stay away from me, Secretary Chen!" She would rather starve to death here today than order Chen Ling around.
Chen Ling: "Miss Qin, I don't understand. I'm doing this for your own good. What are you so angry about? Why don't we call Mr. Shang to judge?"
For her own good?
"Stop your pretense, don't force me to act. Although one must consider the owner before hitting a dog, I don't even put your owner in my eyes, let alone a dog like you?"
Is this never-ending? She has to force me to say unpleasant things.
Chen Ling, and that driver, aren't they all relying on Shang Sheng not loving her to dare treat her like this?
After being Shang Sheng's secretary for so long, Chen Ling was scolded so badly for the first time. Miss Qin, the eldest daughter of the Qin family, was almost pointing at her nose.
She was so ashamed and indignant that her eyes turned red. She clenched her fists, her fingertips digging fiercely into her palms, her voice trembling slightly, "Qin Yi Ge, as the eldest daughter of the Qin family, a socialite of Hong Kong, and Shang's wife, how can you scold people?"
Qin Yi Ge: "You still know I'm Shang's wife? Then have you treated me as Mrs. Shang? You can't even take a scolding?"
"..." Chen Ling was momentarily speechless, her eyes fixed on the woman on the hospital bed.
Silence fell in the ward. The two women met each other's gaze, their eyes filled with anger, neither willing to back down.
Finally, Chen Ling seemed to remember something. She took a deep breath, took out her phone, and made a call in front of Qin Yi Ge.
Qin Yi Ge didn't care who she was calling, just...
The call was quickly answered. Chen Ling spoke in a low, hoarse voice, "Mr. Shang, Madam is awake."
"Mhm."
"The hospital arranged nutritional meals, but Madam insisted on eating seafood congee, so I persuaded her a few words..." Chen Ling's voice was filled with a deep sob and grievance.
Shang Sheng also heard the unusual tone in her voice and was about to speak.
Just then, a crashing sound came from the phone, "Bang!"
If he guessed correctly, it was the sound of a vase shattering.
Chen Ling let out a scream.
Then, Qin Yi Ge's sharp voice questioned, "Shang Sheng, what do you mean by leaving her by my side? Are you trying to anger me to death?"
Shang Sheng: "..."
Of course, he didn't mean that. Chen Ling had voluntarily asked to stay and take care of Qin Yi Ge.
Chen Ling wiped away her tears and began to apologize with a choked voice, "I'm sorry, Mr. Shang, I'm so sorry. I can't even handle such a small matter properly. Madam is right to scold me. I am just a dog..."
Qin Yi Ge's eyes widened, her chest heaving unevenly. She was going crazy with anger.
She had never met anyone like Chen Ling.
Her words made Shang Sheng's brow furrow tightly knit. Finally, he said in a deep voice, "Secretary Chen, you go back first. I'll arrange for someone else to go over."
"Yes, Mr. Shang, I'm leaving now—Madam, ah!"
"Slap!"
A loud slapping sound echoed through the phone.