Film and Television: The Collector Who Rampages Across the Heavens

Chapter 102 Rescuing Wang Manni

Noticing the gaze directed at her, Gu Jia rubbed her fair hands together and said with a slightly embarrassed tone, "Well, back to our last meeting, my son Xu Ziyan is getting on in years and wants to get into Depu Kindergarten in Shanghai, but we haven't had any connections. After making some inquiries, we learned that you, President Su, have a wide network of connections and influence, so we came to visit you!"

Su Li nodded slightly: "I understand. Call me when you're doing the interview, and I'll put in a good word with the kindergarten."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jia smiled bitterly, her slender white fingers interlaced on her knees, her pretty face bearing a helpless smile.

"The day before yesterday, we took Xu Ziyan to kindergarten, but it seems he didn't pass the interview. He told us to come back and wait for a notification, but we haven't heard anything since."

"Wait a minute, let me make a call and ask."

Su Li picked up his phone, found his contacts, and dialed the number of the school's senior management at Depu Kindergarten. The call was answered in just two seconds, and he asked about the situation.

"Okay, I understand."

Under Gu Jia's anxious gaze, Su Li hung up the phone and said, "Go to the kindergarten tomorrow to complete the procedures. Just prepare your household registration booklet, photos, medical examination report, and a year's tuition."

Gu Jia blinked, her beautiful eyes showing a hint of surprise as she asked, "We can just go straight there, right?"

"Yes, someone will be there to greet you."

"Mr. Su, thank you so much—you've been a huge help to our family."

Gu Jia thanked him repeatedly, while inwardly marveling at how this was truly a big shot; the connections they desperately sought could be made directly to the school with just a phone call.

When will their family have that kind of power? It might not be possible even if they work hard for another 20 years.

Gu Jia had specifically looked into the Su Yang Group; the Su family, a powerful and wealthy family, was no ordinary institution.

"Just saying thank you isn't very sincere. Just treat me to a meal sometime," Su Li joked.

"Okay, it's settled then. Our whole family will treat you to a meal next time."

Gu Jia couldn't wait to get to know President Su better. The benefits of making such an influential friend would be immeasurable.

It's better if you treat me to a meal by yourself than the whole family.

Su Li didn't say those words aloud. He escorted Gu Jia to the door, waved goodbye, and they said their farewells.

I glanced at my watch; it was a little after 5 p.m.

Su Li didn't want to cook for himself, and his two personal maids, Linda and Li Ke, were exhausted from his excessive nutrition over the past few days and their bodies couldn't keep up. So they had to go back to their own residences to rest and recharge before fighting him again.

"Forget it, let's eat out!"

After changing my clothes and leaving the mansion, I arrived at the elevator entrance only to find that both elevators were broken, or more accurately, under repair.

Left with no other choice, Su Li took the stairs and walked briskly to the 13th floor, where she heard the crisp sound of high heels coming from ahead.

Wearing a white shirt and loose black trousers, her tall figure and high ponytail cascading down her back accentuated her slender curves.

Zuli recognized the outfit; it was the uniform of the staff at the Misia store. Linda had used this uniform to tease him several times.

"Judging from the back, the person in front looks like Wang Manni —"

As Su Li was thinking to herself, the woman in front of her suddenly became unsteady on her feet and swayed as if she were drunk.

Wang Manni was panting heavily, her back aching so much she could barely walk. She was leaning against the wall with her right hand, and her legs were feeling weak.

"Did I climb too many stairs today? Why do I feel so uncomfortable?"

Wang Manni's pretty face turned deathly pale, beads of sweat kept appearing on her fair forehead, and dark shadows began to appear in her vision.

"Please, don't let me down now!"

She tried to grit her teeth and persevere, but the pain in her body made her faint.

pat!

The bag of clothes she was carrying in her left hand fell to the ground, and Wang Manni and Jinping lost their strength and fell backward. The feeling of weightlessness swept through her mind through the nerves in her back.

There was a soft thud, and contrary to her expectations, she didn't fall to the ground, but instead entered the arms of a young man.

"Miss, wake up, are you alright?"

Su Li waved her hand in front of Wang Manni, whose face was pale and showed no other reaction except for breathing. Her beautiful eyes were closed. In this condition, it was clear that she had to be taken to the hospital.

Su Li supported the woman's knees with one hand and wrapped the other arm around her slender waist, carrying her downstairs in a princess carry.

At Taihe Hospital, a woman with long, black hair lay on her hospital bed. Her beautiful eyes, framed by long eyelashes, fluttered slightly before opening—

"Where is this?"

Wang Manni glanced to the left and right. To the left was a nearly floor-to-ceiling window, reflecting the thousands of buildings in Shanghai, dotted with lights. Looking into the distance, she could see a constant stream of cars and crowds of people like ants.

Next to it are separate sofas, coffee tables, bathrooms and toilets, and an LCD TV is mounted on the wall in front.

The green plants in the corner are clearly watered frequently; their leaves are as delicate as jade.

This is clearly a hospital, a particularly luxurious private high-end hospital, like a top-tier single room in a hotel.

Wang Manni had only seen such things on TV and in movies; she never imagined that one day she would be staying in such a high-class hospital ward.

"Who saved me?"

She frowned in deep thought, and when she lost consciousness, she only heard a very magnetic male voice, but she didn't see his face at all.

Just then, the door was pushed open, and she saw a man and a woman walk in. She had seen the man before in the store; he was a nouveau riche who had spent hundreds of thousands of yuan and drove a sports car.

The woman was clearly a doctor, in her forties, wearing a white coat, and holding a report.

"The patient is awake. Hello, miss, how is she?"

Wang Manni shook her head slightly and parted her dry red lips: "Apart from a slight backache, there's nothing else."

The female doctor nodded and said, "You have acute nephritis. It's fortunate that it was detected, otherwise it would have caused serious problems if it had been left untreated."

As Wang Manni listened to the female doctor's words, her beautiful eyes turned to the handsome young man who had saved her.

She knew the other party's identity. After this young master from the Su Yang Group finished shopping at the store, the assistant store manager, Cui Xi, made a special inquiry and found that his identity was quite shocking—a handsome and wealthy young master from a rich family.

She never expected to have the chance to meet such a person, especially one who had saved her life.

"You should rest well during this time and get well first—"

After giving her instructions, the female doctor smiled and nodded to Su Li, then left the ward, making sure to close the door behind her.

"Mr. Su, thank you for saving me." Wang Manni thanked him first, then introduced herself: "I'm Wang Manni, a saleswoman at the Misia store. We met briefly when you shopped at our store before, but you probably don't remember me."

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"Now that we know each other," Su Li smiled at the beautiful woman on the bed, pulled out a chair and sat down. "You heard what the doctor said, get proper treatment. Acute nephritis can't be delayed."

"I know----"

After looking around the luxurious private hospital room, Wang Manni asked softly, "Which hospital is this?"

"Taihe Hospital—a private hospital controlled by Su Yang," Su Li said.

Private hospitals sound very high-end, and Wang Manni smiled wryly, "Then my hospital bill for one day will probably be quite high, won't it?"

Su Li raised an eyebrow: "Are you blaming me?"

"No, no, I just want to know the daily cost of living here so I have a clear idea of ​​the figure and can pay you back when I earn money."

Wang Manni sighed helplessly. Her living expenses were already high. After spending her monthly salary on herself, she also sent 2000 yuan home, leaving her with very little savings.

Now that he has fallen ill, it's like adding insult to injury.

"All things considered, it adds up to 5000 yuan a day."

"twenty one?"

Wang Manni fell silent. Her monthly salary and commission were only 20,000 to 30,000 yuan at best, and 50,000 to 60,000 yuan at most, but even so, she could not stay in this hospital for more than a few days.

"Then I'm afraid I'll have to transfer to another hospital for treatment. The cost here is too high, I can't afford it."

"I was just kidding, don't get excited—this is my family's hospital, so you can rest assured about your treatment. I'll give you a discount when you're discharged." Seeing her stunned expression, he chuckled twice and said.

Even with a discount, I probably couldn't afford it — Wang Manni thought to herself.

Boom boom boom!

Su Li invited him in, and a waitress from the hospital cafeteria pushed in a food cart, placing the various dishes he had ordered on the support frame of the hospital bed.

"The cafeteria at Taihe Hospital is staffed 24 hours a day, and you can order food anytime you need."

Su Li opened a pair of disposable chopsticks and handed them to her, then picked up a pair herself and started eating.

"You're pretty lucky. I just happened to run into you on my way downstairs for dinner. Otherwise, if you had fainted in the stairwell, who knows how long it would have taken before anyone found you."

The dishes were plentiful, including braised pork, shrimp and eggs, chicken and potatoes, cold mung bean noodles, and a bowl of salty soup for each person.

Wang Manni said thank you and said gratefully, "Once I recover, I will definitely find a way to repay President Su."

"Okay, I'll be waiting—"

After finishing the meal, the waitress came over to clean up. Seeing that it was getting late, Su Li said goodbye.

Wang Manni watched the young, rich, and handsome man leave, then leaned her head against the pillow, lost in endless reverie. She never imagined that fate would be so strange, connecting these two people of such different social statuses.

She had some trouble sleeping that night and didn't fall asleep until the early hours of the morning.

For the next week or so, Wang Manni was hospitalized for treatment. Through her conversations with the doctors, she learned that the hospital was prescribing imported special drugs, which were extremely expensive and required approval from hospital leaders to use.

"However, you are the boss's friend, so the boss's words carry more weight than those of the hospital leaders. After this treatment, your illness can be prevented from recurring by 99%."

"Thank you, Dr. Liu. How many more days do you think I need to stay in the hospital before I can be discharged?" Wang Manni asked.

"Three days, then you can be discharged after three more days of treatment."

Three days later—Wang Manni breathed a sigh of relief. She felt sad every day as she looked at the bills. Her wallet was getting thinner and thinner. Going to the hospital was like money flowing out of a bucket, not to mention that such a high-end private hospital would cost even more.

Three more days passed, and she was discharged from the hospital. The total bill amounted to more than 13 yuan.

"Oh, Mr. Su, I've been discharged from the hospital. Let's add each other on WeChat and I'll transfer the money for my hospital stay to you."

In the lobby of Taihe Hospital, Wang Manni held her phone to her ear and spoke in a lighthearted tone.

"No need, saving a life is already a great deed," Su Li said from the other side.

"Okay, this is no small amount of money, enough to buy a car. I'll pay you back!" Wang Manni insisted on paying her back, her tone particularly sincere.

"No need to pay me back. If you feel bad about it, treat me to dinner tonight."

"This...that works too. Shall I ask you out at 6 p.m.?" Wang Manni asked tentatively.

"OK, see you tonight!"

The call ended, Wang Manni took a deep breath, clenched her fists, and took the bus back to her residence.

First, she specially selected an expensive Western restaurant online, and then she found her most beautiful outfit and put together a nice look.

Just like a date, she waited anxiously, hoping that as soon as 6 o'clock arrived, she would call Su Li and arrange to meet.

As the evening breeze began to blow, Shanghai was noticeably warmer in April. Wang Manni gazed at the bright lights outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, waiting for someone to arrive at the restaurant she had reserved half an hour in advance.

Waaah~

A bright red Ferrari supercar drove into the restaurant's parking space under the watchful eyes of passersby. Su Li got out of the car, and Wang Manni from the restaurant quickly got up and waved to him.

"Good evening, you look beautiful in this outfit tonight!"

As Wang Manni stood up, her long hair cascaded down her back like clouds. Her blazer and shirt tightly hugged her curvaceous upper body, and she wore an extremely short pencil skirt below her waist. The light-colored stockings clinging to her beautiful legs appeared almost transparent under the light.

Wang Manni breathed a sigh of relief, handed over the menu, and whispered, "I didn't know what you liked to eat, Mr. Su, so I specially found the best restaurant on Dianping."

"I prefer spicy food. As long as the food is good, nothing else matters."

"Your tastes are similar to mine, but I prefer slightly more sour flavors—"

The two ordered some dishes, and after the waitress left, they chatted back and forth.

When Wang Manni first met the wealthy young men, she thought they were all arrogant like those in the movies. But after getting to know them, she found that they were eloquent, humorous, and had very good tempers.

"President Su, what do you big shots usually do?" Wang Manni asked curiously, cutting a piece of cantaloupe and feeding it to her.

"It's mainly company business, or I play golf with old online friends, or go to gatherings outside the province—" Su Li said simply, "Actually, it's not that interesting. Such a big company has to be kept under constant surveillance. But the advantages of being rich are naturally more than those of ordinary people. As long as it's not too expensive, you can buy whatever you want."

"I did see that!"

Wang Manni glanced at the Ferrari supercar outside; she remembered that the last time the other party drove to the Misia store, it was a Lamborghini Aventador.

This kind of sports car would take an ordinary person ten lifetimes to earn, but for the man in front of him, it seemed like just an ordinary means of transportation. How infuriating!

"Don't just talk about me, talk about yourself?" Su Li steered the conversation towards her.

"I don't have much to say about myself. I'm just an ordinary person, going to get off work and coming home every day, saving money to buy a house."

Wang Manni said with a wry smile, "Especially recently I've been sick, and my family is pressuring me to find a boyfriend. It's so annoying every day."

Are you single now?

"Yes, I used to be so busy working hard and wanting to have a good career, which delayed my progress."

Part of what Wang Manni said was true, but the other part was that she had high aspirations. She was tall and sexy, with fair skin and a beautiful appearance, so she had the idea of ​​finding a good man.

Unfortunately, no matter how beautiful she was, the saleswoman at Misia's store was still considered low-end by those wealthy people.

Over the years, I haven't met a suitable one, except for the one right in front of me —

"What do you think of me?" Su Li blinked at her.

Wang Manni's mind went blank. She looked over in astonishment and asked in disbelief, "What? How?"

Su Li reached out and grasped the other person's delicate hand, which was resting on the dining table, holding it tightly.

"I said—how about I be your boyfriend?"