Mr. Song, you have crossed the line.

Rong Zheng immediately released his hand, pulled it under the covers, and lowered her eyes, not daring to look at him.

"Would you like some water?" Song Shiyan asked.

Rong Zheng gently shook her head, looked up at Song Shiyan, met his deep, unfathomable gaze, and immediately lowered her eyes again. "Go ahead and do your work, I'm fine."

Seeing Rong Zheng's polite yet distant demeanor, Song Shiyan's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly. He then sat back down in his chair. "Don't you have anything you want to ask me?"

Upon hearing this, Rong Zheng indeed had many questions to ask. "Weren't you in Beijing? When did you come to Jiangcheng?"

"At three o'clock this afternoon."

How did you know I was in trouble?

"Luo Qinghe".

Rong Zheng nodded, assuming Luo Qinghe had told him. "Thank you. If it weren't for you..." she didn't dare think about the consequences. "I'm really grateful to you."

Song Shiyan stared at Rong Zheng for two seconds. "Why don't you ask me why I came to Jiangcheng?"

Is there even a need to ask?

It must be for work.

Since he had said that, Rong Zheng followed up by asking, "Why did you come to Jiangcheng?"

Song Shiyan looked directly at Rong Zheng, "For you."

Rong Zheng's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. "What...did you say?"

"For you." Song Shiyan repeated again, his deep gaze still fixed on Rong Zheng.

Rong Zheng's heart pounded. He definitely didn't mean it the way she thought. But the three words "for you" were simple and clear, and there was no other meaning to them. If it didn't mean it the way she thought, what else could it mean?

Thinking of something, Rong Zheng said, "Although you promised Lu Peichuan you would take care of me and Tangtang, you don't have to..."

"It wasn't him, it was myself," Song Shiyan interrupted Rong Zheng.

Rong Zheng was slightly taken aback. She had finally come up with a suitable explanation, but then he said this. How was she supposed to understand this?

Song Shiyan added, "It's because I want to take care of you; it has nothing to do with anyone else."

Fang Zheng was about to go inside to report to Song Shiyan when he heard this. Excitement welled up in his eyes. Was his boss going to confess his feelings? He immediately closed the door, which he had opened a crack, and stood guard at the door, making sure no one could come in and disturb them.

Rong Zheng was completely stunned. How could this person say such a thing?

She understood every single word he said, but when they were put together, she didn't quite understand them, or rather, she dared not understand them.

Song Shiyan pursed his lips and remained silent, waiting for Rong Zheng to process and react.

After a moment, Rong Zheng lowered her eyes and said, "I know you value loyalty and righteousness..."

"Rong Zheng".

The man suddenly called her name, his tone very serious, as if he had something important to say. She looked up at him, "What is it?"

Looking at Rong Zheng's confused expression, Song Shiyan sighed helplessly, "What are you running away from?"

The man's words were like a soul-searching interrogation, striking directly at her deepest fears and timidity.

With her eyes lowered, she said softly and hesitantly, "I'm not running away."

Just then, voices came from the doorway; they could be vaguely made out to be Lu Peichuan and Fang Zheng.

Rong Zheng subconsciously looked up at the doorway.

Song Shiyan seemed not to hear, only looking at Rong Zheng with serious eyes, "I'm not that free to come all the way here to follow someone else's instructions, nor am I as sentimental as you say. On the contrary, I am a calm and insightful person to the point of being cold-blooded. I never interfere in people and things that are not my business, even the Lu family's affairs are no exception."

He paused for a moment, then asked, "Do you understand what I'm saying?"

The man's words were so blunt that Rong Zheng could no longer find any reason to explain. He was leaving her with no way to avoid it and forcing her to face it.

Rong Zheng's mind was in turmoil, especially with Lu Peichuan right outside the ward. Her ex-husband and his older brother were all intertwined, making Rong Zheng's head spin. "I'm so confused right now."

She neither resisted nor directly refused.

Song Shiyan was very satisfied with the result. "No rush, take your time to think it over. I'll wait for your reply." After saying that, he got up and walked to the door. He opened the door and saw Fang Zheng blocking Lu Peichuan from entering the ward.

Fang Zheng lowered his arm when he saw Song Shiyan come out.

Lu Peichuan frowned and gave Fang Zheng a deep look, then turned to Song Shiyan, "Big brother, what do you mean by this?"

Song Shiyan looked calmly at Fang Zheng. "Who gave you permission to stop me?"

Fang Zheng: "It was my own idea; I was afraid of disturbing Miss Rong's rest."

"This will not be repeated."

Fang Zheng lowered his head. "Yes."

Song Shiyan turned to look at Lu Peichuan, "Is it all handled over there?"

She held Rong Zheng in her arms before and wouldn't give it to him, and now she's blocking him out of the door again.

Lu Peichuan was prepared to question Song Shiyan, but he suddenly changed his attitude. He was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses. "Their manhood is ruined, and they're unconscious. We can only interrogate them after they wake up."

Song Shiyan nodded. "I'll leave this to you. I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now."

"it is good."

Song Shiyan lifted his foot and left.

Fang Zheng watched Song Shiyan's brisk departure, glanced anxiously at the ward, then quickly followed, asking in a low voice, "You're just going to hand him over to President Lu like that?"

His tone carried a hint of resentment and anger at their lack of ambition.

Song Shiyan glanced at Fang Zheng indifferently. "Then what should I do?"

Fang Zheng wanted to say: Where did your courage go when you were shirtless and holding Rong Zheng tightly?

But he only dared to think these words in his heart; what he said aloud was, "Anyway, we can't just give it up like this."

Song Shiyan never does anything he's not sure of. Sometimes, rushing things can backfire. He could tell that Rong Zheng had only ever seen him as Tangtang's uncle, so even though he made things clear today, he didn't explicitly express any romantic feelings between them.

Even if Rong Zheng's decision is to refuse, their relationship won't be too strained, and their meetings won't be too awkward. He can still protect her.

He knew from the beginning that this road would not be easy; he never imagined it would be a smooth one, and he was already prepared to trek through mountains and rivers to reach her.

As long as the outcome is hers, there's no rush; he has plenty of patience.

Fang Zheng was used to Song Shiyan's taciturn nature, and seeing that he didn't speak, he didn't dare to say anything more. However, after entering the elevator, Song Shiyan spoke up, "I never thought of letting him..."

Fang Zheng was instantly relieved. This was the boss he respected. As long as Song Shiyan said these words, he believed that Rong Zheng would eventually become the boss's person. The boss must have his own plans and rhythm.

He had blind confidence in Song Shiyan.

"Regarding Miss Rong..."

"Let's talk in the car," Song Shiyan interrupted Fang Zheng.

Fang Zheng nodded. Hospitals are crowded and noisy, so it's definitely not a good place to talk.

The two got into the car.

Fang Zheng began his report: "Those two didn't confess, but I've already found out their identities. They're from the Dark Night Gang. This gang used to be part of the Su family's organization. Now the Su family has cleaned up their act and has no official connection with the Dark Night Gang, but they still have dealings with each other in secret."

Song Shiyan frowned slightly. "Is Su Qingya the mastermind behind this?"