She Lives without Regret in This Life

Chapter 415: Chapter 425: Talking Seriously to You

“I’m also talking about serious matters! You women are just too foolish, thinking too much, and going all over the place when you encounter a problem. If it were me…” Xu Qigang didn’t finish his last sentence, but he let out a sinister smile, trademark of the Living Yama.

Sheng Ning felt a chill run down her spine.

Indeed, she had thought too much, too simplistically! Who says men are always straightforward and women like to scheme and manipulate?

When men get cruel and sly, they can end relationships in a matter of seconds.

“Wait a second… who did you just call stupid?”

“…Uh? Oh! I was talking about Chen Yingjie. If Chen Yingjie had discovered Liu Yilan’s accident earlier, maybe it wouldn’t have happened,” said the man, not only deviously shifting the blame onto his trusted general but also cunningly changing the subject.

When Liu Yilan was mentioned, Sheng Ning’s train of thought was indeed diverted.

“First take me to see Liu Yilan, then I’ll go back to the General Union by myself.”

“Okay!” Xu Qigang also had a lot on his plate, especially with his recent promotion, leaving him buried in too many things at once.

He simply couldn’t get away.

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On the way to the hospital, Xu Qigang repeated what he knew, keeping it simple for Sheng Ning.

“Don’t be too hard on yourself!” Xu Qigang saw her pale, frightening face and couldn’t help but gently ruffle her hair.

“Damn!” Sheng Ning clenched her teeth, lying if she said she didn’t regret it.

Why did she have a brain spasm that not only affected her but also her good friends? If she could have stayed calm, not been sad, not been in pain, maybe this wouldn’t have happened.

“You’ve already done very well,” Xu Qigang consoled her. “Don’t punish yourself with accidents.” He thought she might have a hard time getting over it for a while, but Xiao Ning’s reaction pleasantly surprised him.

“It’s okay! Just let me collect myself,” Sheng Ning said, supporting her chin with both hands, pursing her red lips, and squinting into her own thoughts.

Seeing that she really didn’t look as frightening as the day before, Xu Qigang’s high-suspended heart finally settled.

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In the hospital, Liu Yilan had been moved from the emergency room to a ward, her face wrapped in gauze, lying in bed pale and lifeless.

Yang Xiaoman couldn’t stop wiping away tears, “I always said, you shouldn’t have gotten so close to Sheng Ning. See, you’ve gotten yourself involved now, haven’t you?”

Liu Yilan tried to force a smile to comfort Yang Xiaoman but ended up showing an expression uglier than crying itself.

Chen Huaying couldn’t stand to listen anymore; she was someone with clear love and hate. If something was right, it was right; if not, then it was wrong. She wouldn’t push the blame onto someone else just because something bad had happened.

Sheng Ning was also a victim of the incident. How could they blame her now?

“You…” Chen Huaying, always blunt, wanted to rebuke Yang Xiaoman, but caught Liu Yilan’s pleading gaze and reluctantly shut her mouth.

Fine! For Liu Yilan’s sake, seeing that Yang Xiaoman was genuinely concerned, she would let it go.

“Xiaoman, you haven’t slept all night, go back and rest a bit,” Liu Yilan said softly. She had been very calm since coming out of the treatment room; someone who didn’t know better might think that it was Yang Xiaoman who had been injured.

“I’m not going back!” Yang Xiaoman stubbornly stood her ground, tearing up, “How can I sleep when you’re like this?” The General Union Song and Dance Troupe had requirements for appearance, and if Yilan’s face didn’t recover, she would be forced to retire early.

They had grown up together since childhood, one singing, the other playing the piano. They were the closest of partners, the best of friends.