Three years after our breakup, you came back to China, and I'm just giving up. Why are you cryi

The underground parking lot of the First People's Hospital of Nanning.

Inside the car, Xiao Xiyue tapped her fingers on the steering wheel, not looking at Lu Hao, her gaze fixed on the cold wall in front of her: "I'll wait for you here."

"Okay." Lu Hao replied, unbuckled his seatbelt, opened the passenger door, got out of the car, went to the elevator, and sent a message to Ning Shu.

Not long after, the elevator dinged and the doors slowly slid open.

Ning Shu came out, wearing a white crew neck T-shirt and jeans.

Her face was pale, her hands were tightly wrapped around her arms, and her body was trembling uncontrollably, like a helpless fallen leaf in the cold wind.

The moment she saw Lu Hao, she rushed over to him, her voice trembling with tears: "The thunder was so loud... I'm so scared..."

A soft, warm body crashed into my arms, carrying a faint smell of disinfectant.

Lu Hao stiffened for a moment, then subconsciously reached out and gently patted her trembling back, comforting her, "It's alright, don't be afraid, let's go back."

"Um……"

Ning Shu responded and stepped out of Lu Hao's warm embrace, but she held his arm tightly with one hand, as if afraid he would leave.

"Why did you come to the hospital? What's wrong?" Lu Hao asked as he pulled her toward the Porsche.

"No... I... I work here."

Lu Hao paused, somewhat surprised: "Going to work? When did that happen?"

"last month."

He then realized why she had been working the night shift lately; she had changed jobs.

"Then you lied to me before, saying you switched shifts with a colleague."

Ning Shu didn't answer, but simply rested her head on his shoulder.

Seeing that she was unwilling to say more, Lu Hao did not press her further and led her to the Porsche.

When Ning Shu saw the luxury car, her eyes widened slightly, and her mouth opened involuntarily: "This..."

"She's my friend," Lu Hao explained naturally as he opened the back door of the car. "I was with her when you texted me, and she gave me a ride."

"Oh..." Ning Shu's response was soft and silent.

Lu Hao closed the door for her before walking back to the passenger seat.

Xiao Xiyue glanced at Ning Shu in the back seat through the rearview mirror, said nothing, and silently started the car.

Ning Shu, sitting in the back seat, kept her gaze fixed on Xiao Xiyue's profile.

His profile was exquisite, and his fingers gripping the steering wheel were long and strong.

Despite wearing only a simple T-shirt, the powerful aura emanating from him made her feel inexplicably oppressed.

What a beautiful woman.

Is she... Lu Hao's girlfriend?

Did I... bother them?

Thinking of this, Ning Shu hurriedly looked away, lowered her head in embarrassment, and twisted the hem of her clothes helplessly, feeling restless.

As the vehicle drove out of the underground parking lot and entered the surface, torrential rain pounded against the car windows, making a crackling sound.

Even with the wipers on their highest setting, swishing rapidly from side to side, it was still difficult to see the road ahead.

Xiao Xiyue slowed down and focused on driving.

The car was eerily quiet, with only the sound of rain and the windshield wipers.

Lu Hao leaned back in his chair, looking at the neon lights outside the window blurred by the rain, feeling uneasy all over.

He always felt that there was a subtle feeling in this dull atmosphere.

He even had an absurd thought: what if, in the next second, Xiao Xiyue suddenly turned the steering wheel, taking all three of them crashing into the dump truck that was driving by?

Or perhaps, Ning Shu, who looks so gentle and weak in the back seat, will suddenly erupt, pounce on the steering wheel, and then everyone will perish together...

"squeak--"

A sharp, piercing screech of brakes suddenly rang out.

The immense inertia propelled Lu Hao forward, but fortunately the seatbelt held him back, preventing him from crashing headfirst into the center console.

"What's wrong?" he asked, still shaken.

"We've arrived." Xiao Xiyue pulled the handbrake, unbuckled her seatbelt, turned her head, and looked at him with her cool eyes.

Lu Hao composed himself and realized that he had arrived at his residence.

He let out a long breath, cursing himself for what the hell he had been thinking.

"Ning Shu, wait for me in the car, I'll go up and get an umbrella." After saying that, Lu Hao pushed open the car door, put his hands on his head, and plunged into the rain, rushing quickly towards the building entrance.

Looking at his disheveled figure, Xiao Xiyue shook her head helplessly.

She bent down and took a folding umbrella from the storage compartment under the passenger seat. Then she turned around and said softly to Ning Shu, who looked a little lost in the back seat, "I'll take you up."

"No...no need, I...I'll just wait for Lu Hao to come..." Ning Shu subconsciously refused, but as soon as the words left her mouth, she realized it was inappropriate and quickly changed her words, "Okay...thank you...thank you, sister."

Seeing her incoherent speech, Xiao Xiyue didn't say anything more, got out of the car, and opened her umbrella.

The moment her flat shoes touched the ground, the murky water instantly submerged her feet, soaking a large section of her suit trousers.

Xiao Xiyue frowned slightly, but still stepped into the water with her other foot without changing her expression, walked around the front of the car, and came to the back door.

Ning Shu quickly opened the car door, lowered her head, and jogged under Xiao Xiyue's umbrella.

The distance from the parking space to the building entrance was only a few meters, but the rain was so heavy that a small folding umbrella could not completely shield the two people.

By the time they entered the building, Xiao Xiyue's apricot-colored T-shirt was already soaked through on the shoulders.

Ning Shu was in an even worse state; her white T-shirt was almost completely soaked and clung tightly to her body, clearly revealing her black underwear underneath.

"I'll walk you upstairs." Xiao Xiyue put away her dripping umbrella, her tone indifferent.

"Hmm... Sister, your clothes are wet too. Go take a hot shower later, or you'll catch a cold," Ning Shu said with concern, following behind her.

Xiao Xiyue did not answer, and the two walked upstairs one after the other.

Just as she reached the corner on the second floor, she bumped into Lu Hao, who was hurrying downstairs with a large umbrella.

"Didn't I tell you to wait for me!" Lu Hao frowned immediately when he saw Ning Shu's soaking wet appearance, his tone reproachful, "Look at you, your clothes are completely wet."

Before Ning Shu could speak, Xiao Xiyue glanced coldly at Lu Hao and said, "We have umbrellas. Also, you'd better go and prepare hot water and ginger soup now."

"Even with an umbrella, I still got soaked." Lu Hao muttered to himself, then quickly turned around and ran upstairs.

Entering the rented room, Ning Shu quietly thanked Xiao Xiyue, then blushed and ran into her room, grabbed her pajamas, and hurriedly went into the bathroom.

Xiao Xiyue, acting like the hostess, walked to the sofa and sat down, her gaze surveying the small space.

The layout is simple, the furniture is old, and some of the table corners and chair legs even look like they are about to fall apart.

However, it was cleaned very well, which shows that the people living here take good care of it.

She nodded in satisfaction, then turned her gaze to the balcony.

The clothes hanging on the clothesline were all soaked by the rain. The men only had one set of clothes, while the women had several different sets.

It seems that Ning Shu is not the only woman living here.

Xiao Xiyue stood up from the sofa and went to the kitchen door, where Lu Hao was boiling water.

"You have other women here?" Xiao Xiyue's tone was devoid of emotion.

"There's another one, whom you've also met," Lu Hao replied without turning his head.

"I've seen you before?" Xiao Xiyue was slightly surprised.

Lu Hao paused in his actions, turned his head, and said with a strange expression, "It's the girl you kicked away at Mochou Bar last time."

"Isn't she your lover?"

"Uh..." Lu Hao paused for a moment, then said, "No, she's also my roommate."

Upon hearing Lu Hao's denial, Xiao Xiyue's beautiful brows furrowed, the coldness on her face softened slightly, and a hint of guilt appeared.

She remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking.

"Help me arrange to meet her; I owe her an apology."