Mr. Song, you have crossed the line.

Song Shiyan looked into Rong Zheng's eyes, his voice low and earnest, "Tangtang has my blood flowing through her veins. You and Tangtang are both very important to me."

Rong Zheng's gaze paused slightly.

That's not right.

How come Tangtang has his blood flowing in her body? It's clearly the blood of the Lu family. Oh well, he's an adopted son of the Lu family, so you can say it's his blood.

It turns out he still remembered the Lu family's kindness in raising him, and he remembered his promise to Lu Peichuan to take good care of her and Tangtang. She suddenly started avoiding him, so he was probably worried that something might have happened to her.

"Tangtang and I are both fine, you don't need to worry."

Seeing Rong Zheng's calm reaction, Song Shiyan's tense nerves relaxed, and a faint self-deprecating smile appeared on his lips. In her heart, he was still Tangtang's uncle.

He nodded. "Yes, you haven't answered my question yet."

Are all big shots this serious?

It seems I won't be able to get through this without giving him an explanation tonight.

Rong Zheng lowered her eyes to look at a spot on the ground and began to make up a story: "I just don't want to keep causing you trouble. If we see each other less often, there will naturally be less trouble."

Looking at the top of Rong Zheng's head, Song Shiyan felt that she was still not telling the truth, but he really couldn't think of any other reason besides this one. "I've said before that your affairs are never a problem."

Rong Zheng remembered when she first came to Beijing, he rented the house to her, and at that time he also said that her affairs were never a problem.

As Tangtang's uncle, he has done a really good job.

Just as Rong Zheng was about to say something, the motion-activated lights suddenly went out, and a cat suddenly darted out from the stairwell, letting out a sharp cry. Its blue eyes emitted an eerie light in the darkness.

She trembled in fright and instinctively hid in Song Shiyan's arms, crying, "There's a cat!"

She is afraid of cats because she was scratched by a cat when she was a child.

When the warm, soft body suddenly entered his arms, Song Shiyan's body stiffened abruptly. In the next instant, he gently wrapped his long arm around Rong Zheng's waist, protecting her in his embrace.

As the cat made noise, the motion-activated light came on again, and the cat quickly darted downstairs.

Rong Zheng listened to the sound fade away until it was completely silent before she breathed a sigh of relief. When she came to her senses, she realized that she was tightly hugging Song Shiyan's waist and had her whole body curled up in his arms.

Her face instantly turned bright red, almost bursting with embarrassment.

She immediately pulled away from Song Shiyan's embrace, explaining somewhat incoherently, "I'm sorry... I... I'm afraid of cats..."

Song Shiyan's Adam's apple bobbed up and down. He could still feel the warm, soft touch of her waist on his hands, and the faint, pleasant fragrance of her body lingered in his nostrils, making him restless and agitated.

He suppressed the burning intensity and darkness in his eyes, and responded with a soft "Mm" through his nose.

"I...I'm going back." Rong Zheng turned around and fled from the stairwell as if she were escaping.

Back in the private room, Zhou Chiyao and Zhang Bonian had already finished eating and were chatting over tea.

Zhou Chiyao looked at Rong Zheng sitting opposite him. Her face was flushed and she looked flustered, giving the impression of a shy young wife who had been teased by her husband.

He curled his lip and asked, "Dr. Rong, why do you look so frightened?"

Rong Zheng took a sip of her flower tea, trying to calm her racing heart. "I just ran into a cat."

Zhou Chiyao raised an eyebrow slightly.

猫？

She actually compared Song Shiyan to a cat?

Shouldn't it be a tiger?

"Are you alright?" Zhang Bonian asked with concern.

Rong Zheng shook her head. "It's nothing."

Zhou Chiyao looked at Rong Zheng meaningfully, "Dr. Rong, didn't you run into Brother Yan?"

Rong Zheng lowered her eyes, concealing all her panic and guilt. "I ran into him. He was smoking."

A smile flickered in Zhou Chiyao's eyes. "So you were scared by the cat, and Brother Yan didn't help you?"

Rong Zheng: "..."

That's really bringing up the very thing you shouldn't be talking about.

Rong Zheng lowered her head and took another sip of tea. "The cat darted away in a flash."

At this moment, Song Shiyan returned and entered the private room.

Song Shiyan was sitting inside earlier. When Rong Zheng saw him come in, she immediately stood up and gave him her seat.

Song Shiyan didn't go in, but looked at Zhang Bonian and asked, "Dean Zhang, have you finished eating?"

Seeing that Song Shiyan was standing, Zhang Bonian dared not sit down and immediately stood up, saying, "I've finished eating. Thank you for keeping me company, Mr. Song."

Song Shiyan nodded slightly.

Zhou Chiyao knew that Song Shiyan wanted to leave, so he stood up and said, "Dean Zhang, shall I take you home?"

Zhang Bonian immediately waved his hand, "No need to trouble Mr. Zhou."

"No trouble at all, it's just a quick trip on the gas." Zhou Chiyao said, then looked at Song Shiyan, "Brother Yan, I'll trouble you to take Dr. Rong home."

Song Shiyan: "Hmm."

Rong Zheng immediately refused, "No need, I'll just take a taxi."

Song Shiyan frowned slightly. She had just promised not to avoid him, but now she was avoiding him again. "It's not safe for you to take a taxi alone at night."

"I don't take unlicensed taxis; I'll be fine if I take a licensed taxi."

Zhou Chiyao could tell that Rong Zheng was determined not to let Song Shiyan give her a ride. "Why don't you take Dean Zhang home, Brother Yan, and I'll take Dr. Rong home? I have some business to attend to at the First Hospital anyway, so it's on my way."

Rong Zheng immediately replied, "Is it really on the way?"

The meaning is clear: they are willing to let Zhou Chiyao deliver it.

Zhou Chiyao glanced at Song Shiyan, and seeing that he didn't object, he nodded, "Mm."

Rong Zheng: "Then I'll trouble you."

The four left the restaurant.

On the way, Zhou Chiyao was driving when he glanced at the back seat in the rearview mirror and saw Rong Zheng staring out the window in a daze.

I don't know what's wrong with Rong Zheng. She's been avoiding Yan Ge lately. Even Bai Zhi can't get her to come out. If it weren't for Zhang Bonian asking her out, she doesn't know how long she would have been avoiding Yan Ge.

He thought that Yan Ge and Rong Zheng could have a good talk after meeting, but it seems like things are getting worse now.

No, as a good brother, he had to do something.

"Dr. Rong, do you know who the highest-ranking director of the First Hospital is?"

Rong Zheng turned her gaze from the window to Zhou Chiyao, "Isn't this Mr. Zhou?"

Zhou Chiyao truthfully replied, "That was true before, but a year ago, Brother Yan bought all of the Zhou family's shares in the First Hospital, so Brother Yan is the biggest director behind the scenes in the First Hospital. I'm just an employee."

Rong Zheng was somewhat surprised, not expecting that Song Shiyan was her boss. However, she quickly realized it was nothing unusual, as the Song Group was a multinational corporation with assets all over the world.

And since the Song Group's headquarters are in Beijing, it's likely that countless businesses in Beijing, both overt and covert, belong to the Song Group.

Rong Zheng didn't know why Zhou Chiyao was suddenly telling her all this, and these business matters had nothing to do with her, so she just replied perfunctorily, "Oh, I see."

"There's something that concerns you, but I'm not sure if I should say it," Zhou Chiyao said hesitantly as he drove.

Rong Zheng asked curiously, "What is it?"

"I've been handling the hospital's affairs, but there are two things that Brother Yan personally ordered. First, to have the hospital conduct a special recruitment; second, regarding Jiang Jia's matter, the relevant responsible persons must be severely punished."