Chapter 207: Cry? Crying Counts as Time Too

Chapter 207: Chapter 207: Cry? Crying Counts as Time Too

"I’m fine."

Jiang Fan didn’t look at her, just shook his head gently.

"So, are you still going somewhere else tonight?"

Sun Yanzi asked again.

"To be honest, I was originally going to find Li Muwan and settle the score. But for some reason, my anger has suddenly dissipated a lot."

"I’m not going anywhere now."

"Okay, I’ll find some pajamas for you in a bit. You go take a shower first."

"I hope you won’t stoop to her level. She’s been under a lot of pressure lately."

"Not just from the company, but from her family too."

As Sun Yanzi said this, Jiang Fan felt deeply wronged. "But I didn’t do anything to provoke her. She’s always targeting me, and she even docked so much of my pay."

"Who wouldn’t be mad in this situation? On top of that, the deadline is tight and the task is huge, yet she’s making our whole department coordinate with this person and that."

"Knowing her personality, if the National Day event doesn’t go well, who knows what kind of trouble she’ll stir up."

Sun Yanzi sighed softly, took the bowl from Jiang Fan’s hands, and ladled him a small bowl of soup. "I know you’re under a lot of pressure."

"Don’t worry, I’ll talk to her after this is over. Every department has its own responsibilities."

"Everyone has to stick to their own duties to get the job done right."

"Exactly!"

Jiang Fan felt that Sun Yanzi’s words really resonated with him.

’Everyone has their own specialty. I was already forced into a position I wasn’t ready for as general manager of the planning department, and now I have to deal with other things too? Isn’t that insane?’

’The end result will just be that nothing gets done well.’

"Finish your soup. I’ll go get you some clothes."

Sun Yanzi had just stood up when Jiang Fan grabbed her arm.

"Wait a moment. You should rest. I want to go out for a walk."

"You’re going for a walk by yourself? Do you want me to come with you?"

A worried expression appeared on Sun Yanzi’s face.

"It’s fine. I can go by myself. You get some rest."

A smile appeared on Jiang Fan’s face. He put down his bowl, stood up, and was about to head out.

"Are you really okay?"

"Don’t worry, I’m really fine."

Seeing the worry on Sun Yanzi’s face, a wave of warmth washed over Jiang Fan.

Under her gaze, Jiang Fan left the house.

He didn’t drive. He just walked quietly along a small path, the cool night breeze on his face.

His shadow stretched longer and longer under the glow of the streetlights.

Along the way, he emptied his mind, not thinking about anything, not questioning anything.

Occasionally, he would stop to look at the small flowers blooming by the roadside or watch stray cats fighting and playing in the distance.

Before he knew it, he had arrived at a grassy patch by the river.

There was no one around. It was completely silent.

He found a random spot and sat down, gazing at the rushing river.

To his left was a large bridge, bustling with traffic, a picture of prosperity.

At this moment, Jiang Fan’s heart finally calmed down completely.

He was no longer as agitated as he had been at the beginning.

’Under any circumstances, a person should possess a strong heart and stable emotions.’

’Although Li Muwan was the one in the wrong first today, how much better am I than her?’

’Thinking back, the two of us have done everything except the final step.’

’But what am I doing now?’

’Living with another woman?’

He cursed himself for being a scumbag, and it felt completely justified.

It was only at this moment that he himself realized the problem.

’When did I become such a scumbag? I remember I was always a one-woman kind of guy, wasn’t I?’

At this thought, Jiang Fan sucked his teeth, his expression turning exceptionally strange.

’Yin Ruxue, Li Muwan, Sun Yanzi, Rong Anyao...’

At this moment, he suddenly felt a pang of guilt.

’I really am a scumbag...’

He hadn’t even realized it before, but so many women had gathered around him.

"Jiang Fan..."

A faint voice came from behind him, interrupting his inner contemplation.

Jiang Fan’s strange expression instantly turned grim.

"You really are a lingering ghost, aren’t you."

"Su Qingci, what the hell do you want? Just spit it out, okay? How did I offend you?"

"You even managed to find me here? Are you some kind of stalker?"

"Let me make this clear: I have no interest in you whatsoever."

At this moment, even Jiang Fan himself was baffled. ’Why is this woman acting so crazy? She’s Yin Ruxue’s good friend, and her own family is very wealthy.’

’Why does she keep pestering me like this?’

’In fact, in this situation, to put it bluntly, you could even call it pathetic...’

Su Qingci ignored him and slowly walked to the river’s edge. "Tell me, will you only forgive me if I die?"

Jiang Fan’s brow furrowed. "Don’t you pull any of that crap with me."

"Whether you live or die has nothing to do with me. Don’t talk to me about forgiveness."

"The person who needs to forgive you is Yin Ruxue, not me..."

Before he could even finish his sentence, Su Qingci took a leap and plunged headfirst into the rushing river.

The whole process was without a hint of hesitation.

In that instant, Jiang Fan felt as if his heart had skipped a beat.

"Damn it, you crazy bitch!!"

Honestly, he really wanted to turn and walk away right now, but his conscience wouldn’t allow him to just ignore a life being lost.

Especially since Su Qingci was now struggling in the river, and he could see she clearly couldn’t swim.

"I must have owed you in a past life!!"

He threw his phone and headphones onto the bank and leaped in after her.

He swam to her side as fast as he could, but Su Qingci had already swallowed a lot of water and was acting on pure survival instinct.

He quickly dragged her ashore and began administering first aid, trying to get her to spit out the water she’d swallowed while giving her mouth-to-mouth.

Thanks to Jiang Fan’s tireless efforts, Su Qingci’s coughing finally sounded.

Luckily, he had reacted quickly enough. If he had been just a few minutes later, Su Qingci would have died right here.

Seeing her slowly open her eyes, Jiang Fan showed no mercy, landing two hard slaps across her face.

"Are you fucking crazy? Is there something wrong with your brain? Go get your fucking head checked!"

"Suicide? Jumping into a river? How could you even think of that!"

Jiang Fan’s furious roars made two lines of clear tears stream from the corners of Su Qingci’s eyes.

"I’m giving you three minutes to explain clearly exactly what damn reason you have for constantly pestering me."

"Crying? The clock’s still fucking running!"

Jiang Fan was truly livid at this point. He wasn’t some professionally trained lifeguard; the actions he just took were all based on things he’d learned from watching videos in his spare time.

If Su Qingci had really died just now, died on his watch... he could guarantee that the rest of his life would have been over.

"I... COUGH! COUGH! COUGH!"