Chapter 672 - You’re Here For Revenge (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Zhan Haoze shook his head and reached out to pull her into his arms.

Shi Mengwan was held in his arms and she didn’t move for a moment. She wanted to look up at him, but he pressed down on the back of her head.

The faint smell of mint from his body wafted into her nose. Shi Mengwan noticed that Zhan Haoze seemed to be different from before.

After a while, he finally let go of her hand. His big hand caressed her cheeks as she looked at him.

“Have you eaten?”

“No.” Shi Mengwan looked in the direction of the kitchen. “I’m going to cook it.”

“Go.”

Shi Mengwan glanced at him. She wasn’t in a hurry to go to the kitchen. Instead, she looked at him.

“Are you really okay?”

Zhan Haoze shook his head. Shi Mengwan bit her lip. He knew that Zhan Haoze was always like this. When he was still her Dear Brother, he didn’t like to tell her anything.

“I’ll go and cook.”

During the meal, Shi Mengwan kept looking at Zhan Haoze. When she met his gaze, she paused.

“Zhan Haoze.”

“Hm?”

“I don’t really know much about business matters either. However, if there’s anything you need, you can tell me. I might not be able to help, but I can listen to you.”

Zhan Haoze was stunned for a moment. He looked at Shi Mengwan and nodded slightly. “Okay.”

He said it was okay, but he might not really agree. Shi Mengwan knew, so she didn’t ask anymore.

Just when she thought Zhan Haoze wouldn’t speak, Zhan Haoze spoke.

“I have to go out tomorrow.”

Shi Mengwan didn’t expect him to take the initiative to tell her his whereabouts. The hand holding the chopsticks stopped there and she looked at him in a daze.

“I’ll probably be gone for more than half a month.”

“That long?”

Shi Mengwan bit her lip. Her words were unconsciously tainted with disappointment.

Zhan Haoze didn’t say anything. He just continued to eat.

Shi Mengwan knew his personality. He couldn’t say anything nice, but she still hoped to see Zhan Haoze’s reluctance to part with her.

But he was so calm. Shi Mengwan didn’t wait for Zhan Haoze to say his reluctance, but at night, it was as if he had returned to how he was at the beginning of their relationship.

He took with all his might and plundered with all his might.

In the end, Shi Mengwan felt that her waist was almost broken, but Zhan Haoze didn’t stop until she was exhausted and fell into a deep sleep.

When Shi Mengwan woke up in the morning, Zhan Haoze was already gone.

Looking at the empty house, she couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

She picked up her phone to check the time and opened the page, but she saw two words on it.

Wait for me.

There were no more words, only these two words. Shi Mengwan’s disappointment suddenly disappeared.

Wait for him, of course she would wait. She had waited for so long. She didn’t care about waiting for another half a month.

She just didn’t know where he was going or what he was going to do. Come to think of it, half a month really was a long time.

Shi Mengwan’s dilemma didn’t last long. She received a call from Su Qingsang. Su Qingsang and Huo Jinyao had decided to return to Rong City together.

Not only did they want to go back, but they also wanted to bring Xiang Caiping back.

The sadness of parting made Shi Mengwan snap out of her earlier disappointment.

Shi Mengwan and Su Qingsang were high school classmates and desk mates. Ever since the two of them met, they had gotten along very well over the past few years because they were very compatible.

Even though the two of them chose completely different majors later on, their relationship had always been very good. The Medical University was also very close to the University of Z.

Although they were still in China even after going to Rong City, it was no longer the same as being in Lin City.

It was the 13th year of the Lunar New Year. Preparing to fly to Rong City, Su Qingsang and Huo Jinyao were at the airport. Shi Mengwan was reluctant to leave. She went to the airport early and talked to Su Qingsang for a long time.

Su Qingsang was also reluctant to part with her. She didn’t look very happy either. It seemed that she was thinking about something. Thinking that she was reluctant to leave Lin City, Shi Mengwan didn’t think too much about it.

She didn’t want to leave either. She didn’t sleep well yesterday, and there were dark circles under her eyes.

When Su Qingsang noticed it, she could only instruct her again to not only focus on drawing, but also her health. Shi Mengwan knew that she really cared about her, and she was touched.

After sending Su Qingsang away, Shi Mengwan thought about it for a while and put her energy back to work.

Since she was going to participate in the competition in France, she had to put some effort into it.

On the day of the lantern festival, Shi Mengwan thought of Zhan Haoze again. She still remembered that year when the two of them ate together during the lantern festival, and also remembered that he bought the wine-brewed balls for the lantern festival.

Shi Mengwan didn’t want to let her emotions be preoccupied with longing for Zhan Haoze, so she went home.

Mother Shi had prepared for the lantern festival and was waiting for her. When she was eating yuanxiao, she took a photo and sent it to Zhan Haoze after posting it on Wechat moments.

“The yuanxiao is very sweet. I miss you very much.”

She didn’t get a reply from Zhan Haoze. At first, Shi Mengwan kept checking her phone, but then she put it down.

She focused on accompanying her parents and sister.

..

At the same time, in Qing City.

Zhan Haoze was sitting in the car with his assistant, Tang Hua.

“Chief Zhan.” Tang Hua put a piece of information in Zhan Haoze’s hand. “I’ve checked. The old man isn’t feeling well and is in the hospital. He was sent to the hospital yesterday. Today, during the festival, the old man kicked those people away because they were too noisy.”

Zhan Haoze casually flipped through the document in front of him under the lights in the car.

“Are you sure there’s no one?”

“There’s a bodyguard at the door and a doctor on duty.”

“Let’s go.” Zhan Haoze placed the document back in Tang Hua’s hands. “Let’s go and meet the old man.”

“Boss.” Tang Hua addressed him how he used to. “Isn’t it too early? I heard from the doctor that he has already survived the critical period. It looks like the old man will live for a very long time. We don’t have to rush this.”

“No.” Zhan Haoze stared at the entrance of the hospital with a malicious gaze. “I don’t want to wait anymore.”

The entire first floor of the hospital’s VIP ward was very quiet.

The weather in Qing City had been pretty good these few days. The full moon hung high outside. In the ward, an old man who looked like he was in his 70s was sleeping on the hospital bed with his eyes closed.

The sudden strange sound in the room made him open his eyes. The environment he had been in for decades made him instantly alert. His hand reached under the pillow.

“If I were you, I wouldn’t act rashly now.”

The man deliberately lowered his voice, but it sounded very clear. The old man’s hand paused. The lights in the ward were turned on at this time. He narrowed his eyes.

After getting used to the light, he looked at Zhan Haoze, who was in front of him.

“It’s you?”

“It seems that you know me. Then I don’t need to introduce myself.”

Zhan Haoze walked to the sofa opposite the bed and sat down. His legs were elegantly folded. He looked calm and relaxed.

The old man stared at him for a long time and nodded lightly. “I didn’t expect that after so many years, you’d still come back.”

“Yeah. I didn’t die outside. I’ve disappointed you.”

Zhan Haoze met the old man’s sharp gaze and didn’t dodge at all. The corners of his lips curled up with slight mockery. The old man coughed a few times and his face turned a little redder than before.

“You came back to take revenge?”

The old man narrowed his eyes. His old and shrewd eyes didn’t let go of Zhan Haoze’s every expression.

The corners of Zhan Haoze’s lips curled up slightly. He leaned back against the sofa.

“Shouldn’t I?”

The old man was silent. He stared at Zhan Haoze. “What do you want to do?”

“You should ask me what I did.”

The old man stared at Zhan Haoze. His eyes suddenly appeared alarmed. “What did you do?”

Zhan Haoze didn’t answer the old man’s question. He got up and walked to the end of the bed. He took out the medical record and looked at it.

“I think it’s better if you don’t find out now.”

After putting the medical record back, Zhan Haoze’s expression was indifferent. “Otherwise, I’m afraid that if you find out and your condition worsens, you might die of anger. That would be my fault. Don’t you think so, Grandpa?”

“You –” The old man covered his chest because of his words. His other hand pointed at Zhan Haoze, and his face was livid.

Zhan Haoze looked at him without any emotional fluctuation. He looked at this old man, Zhan Kun, who could be considered to be in his dying years.

Zhan Kun had difficulty breathing. He reached out his hand and was about to take the medicine.