Financial Workplace Survival Guide – CH 099

Chapter 99 ☆, It’s Good That You’re Alive.

Xin Xin’s heart started pounding.

That was right; whether this story was true or false was no longer important.

But this storyteller had once fought alongside her with such sincerity, and she had once believed that she was upholding justice, or at least adhering to procedural justice.

While trapped in the harsh winds and sandstorms of the Northwest, she realized that Wang Zhuo might have betrayed her whereabouts to Su Chengjie.

But now, when Su Chengjie said these words, they were truly full of irony.

“He came to me on his own initiative, twice. The first time, he brought some bank accounts and asked me for money. How interesting; how could I be scared? Could he trace it back to me? When he couldn’t extort me, he thought of you, just to try his luck. I didn’t expect you to go to such lengths for a story. Later, when you were like a leech, sticking to me like glue, I admit, I got a little annoyed. That time, he also came to me, saying he was willing to provide your whereabouts. His deal with me was, ‘Do you want to get Hanhai without lifting a finger?'”

Xin Xin’s breath hitched; her wounded feelings made her instinctively protect herself.

“Impossible, I don’t believe it.”

Su Chengjie smiled. “Where did he go? Maybe to Hawaii, maybe to the Maldives, but the money he took from me is enough for him to live on for the rest of his life. Does it matter whether you still think that story’s true or false?”

This was a farce.

Xin Xin’s mind went blank, as if she were in a game where the characters were diligently fulfilling their missions and duties, always believing themselves to be part of the righteous cause.

However, one day, the game NPC suddenly awakened and realized that he was nothing more than a string of meaningless data.

Su Chengjie achieved his goal and regained his composure as someone in a position of power.

“Miss Xin, if you have thought it through, I guarantee that I will return Hanhai intact.”

The death threat was over.

Su Chengjie won; he had swayed Xin Xin.

After Su Chengjie left, Xin Xin walked out of the company in a daze. It was midday, the sun was shining brightly, but Xin Xin felt particularly cold all over.

A spot of light flashed before her eyes, like the sun burning her eyeballs.

Just then, she suddenly spotted a familiar figure in the surging crowd. At first, she thought she was just being paranoid, but upon closer inspection, Xin Xin was certain.

It was Wang Zhuo, whom we hadn’t seen in a long time.

Without thinking twice, she practically ran over and grabbed the man’s arm.

“Wang Zhuo!”

The man seemed to be anxiously searching for something when Xin Xin suddenly grabbed him, startling him. He looked over in alarm.

Xin Xin almost screamed. In her memory, Wang Zhuo was still that refined middle-aged man.

But the person in front of me had sunken eyes and a look of fear on his face; he was completely different from before.

“Where did you go?” Xin Xin asked anxiously.

Wang Zhuo forcefully swung his arm, trying to shake her off. “I have an urgent matter!”

Xin Xin, however, didn’t know where she got the strength, but she stubbornly held onto him and kept asking, “Where did you go? What happened?”

Wang Zhuo glanced at her, then suddenly revealed a chilling smile. “It’s good that you’re alive.”

As he spoke, his unfocused gaze suddenly sharpened, and a burst of strength erupted as he broke free from Xin Xin and ran into the crowd.

Xin Xin wanted to chase after him to find out what was going on, but after only a few steps, Wang Zhuo’s figure quickly disappeared.

Xin Xin bent over, only able to hear her own rapid breathing; her body, long accustomed to sitting in the office and not exercising, was protesting. She hadn’t run this fast in a long time, and each breath felt sharp and painful against her chest.

Xin Xin was filled with doubts and suddenly had a terrible idea.

Wang Zhuo was following her.

It seemed that, contrary to Su Chengjie’s claim, he didn’t abscond with the money to Hawaii or somewhere else. He was still here, even more obsessed than before.

Xin Xin pondered for a long time, but the more she thought about it, the less she understood. For some reason, her vision became increasingly blurry.

Zheng Zaochuan came to pick up Xin Xin that evening. “What do you want to eat?”

Xin Xin could hear Zheng Zaochuan’s voice, but her head ached, she felt nauseous, and the voice sounded distant.

A tiny black dot flew past her eyes, and Xin Xin instinctively chased after it. Like a smudge on a lens, it followed her wherever her gaze went.

The night under the neon lights became blurry, and Xin Xin thought, “How strange, why does the world suddenly feel so distant?”

“Xin Xin!”

Zheng Zaochuan’s anxious voice pierced the air, abruptly pulling Xin Xin back to reality. At that moment, Xin Xin realized she couldn’t see clearly. In front of one eye, it was like an old-fashioned television screen with no signal, flickering with static.

“Zheng Zaochuan, I can’t see.”

The world had changed; Xin Xin seemed to hear the soft rustling of the wind. But her tone was calm, as if she were simply saying that the weather was nice today.

“We are going to the hospital; don’t be afraid,” Zheng Zaochuan said in a very low voice.

Xin Xin was still in the mood to joke, “What are you afraid of? Are you afraid I’ll go blind and cling to you for the rest of my life?”

Zheng Zaochuan paused for a moment, then suddenly asked her, “What happened?”

Nothing happened.

When Xin Xin arrived at the hospital, she was much better, but she still felt that one eye was flashing with light spots, while the other eye was fine.

Zheng Zaochuan acted as if facing a major crisis and made a mountain out of a molehill, even borrowing a wheelchair for Xin Xin.

“No, really no need.”

Without a word, Zheng Zaochuan pressed her into the wheelchair. “Don’t be silly. Eyes aren’t something to be trifled with. If it’s a brain problem, even taking one more step could be very dangerous.”

Xin Xin was both amused and exasperated. “You are like someone searching for a doctor on Baidu, starting with cancer.”

Even so, Xin Xin was actually a little touched. Most people in the world knew that love was fickle, but it was hard not to be moved by such special affection.

There was someone who was really worried about you, even more so than you were.

Long afterward, Xin Xin could still recall that day, when Zheng Zaochuan held her hand and never let go.

Actually, Zheng Zaochuan noticed something was off about Xin Xin the moment he saw her today. It was a very strange feeling; he didn’t know exactly what was wrong, but he knew something was off.

Until Xin Xin said she couldn’t see anymore, Zheng Zaochuan drove calmly on the surface, but in that instant, countless terrible possibilities flooded his mind.

K University’s affiliated hospital was very famous, and precisely because of its fame, its emergency room was always overcrowded.

With her clear eyes, Xin Xin watched as a person whose arm was almost gone went in. A little while later, another person who had been in emergency care due to a car accident was brought in. Just as they were about to enter the emergency room, they suddenly heard a commotion, and doctors and nurses rushed in.

Two people, their faces burned beyond recognition, were pushed in.

Having witnessed several human tragedies in the blink of an eye, Xin Xin could no longer sit still. With difficulty, she said to Zheng Zaochuan, “I think… my eyes are much better now. Should we go back first…”

Zheng Zaochuan ignored her. Xin Xin looked up and found that Zheng Zaochuan’s gaze was still fixed on the fire-damaged patients surrounded by doctors and nurses. Blood had completely drained from his face.

“What’s wrong?” Xin Xin held his hand.

Zheng Zaochuan looked at Xin Xin hesitantly with his dark eyes and said uncertainly, “I think I saw Su Chengjie.”

Xin Xin was stunned. “How could that be? I just saw him today.”

Everything that happened today was a huge shock to her, and she hadn’t had a chance to tell Zheng Zaochuan about it yet.

Zheng Zaochuan shook his head. “Perhaps I’m mistaken.” But then, he lowered his head and thought for a moment. “I’ll go ask him anyway.”

Xin Xin pushed the wheelchair aside and went to the nurses’ station with Zheng Zaochuan.

“Hello, I’d like to ask what the name of the patient who just arrived is.”

“It’s unclear. He was burned and is currently receiving emergency treatment. The neighbors have called the police, but his identity’s still unknown.”

Xin Xin pulled Zheng Zaochuan. “I’m tired; let’s go home. It can’t be him; he was perfectly fine when he came to see me today. Besides, someone like him would always have bodyguards when he goes out.”

Seeing that the emergency room visit was definitely out of the question for tonight, Zheng Zaochuan was still worried and took Xin Xin to another hospital.

This time it went very smoothly.

The on-duty doctor pried open Xin Xin was eyelids and casually said, “It’s highly likely to be vitreous opacity. Come back tomorrow for an eye ultrasound.”

Zheng Zaochuan asked nervously, “Is it a big problem?”

The doctor glanced at him discreetly. “Don’t overdo it. Go back and get some rest. It’s just that people get old, and their eyesight deteriorates.”

Xin Xin found the explanation of “getting old” unacceptable and pressed further, “Can it get better?”

Without hesitation, the doctor said, “It’s commonly known as floaters. It can be improved. Go home and get some rest.”

After a period of rollercoaster-like upheaval, Xin Xin inexplicably became depressed.

Zheng Zaochuan took her hand again. Xin Xin’s hands were small, and Zheng Zaochuan liked to spread all his fingers and hold her hand in his palm.

“Don’t be afraid; I’m here. The sky won’t fall down.”

Xin Xin felt exhausted and suddenly wanted to take a vacation. On her way back, she wondered how she would run into Su Chengjie, how Su Chengjie would tell her everything, how she would find Wang Zhuo at the entrance of her company, and how Wang Zhuo had changed so drastically, all of which she would then tell Zheng Zaochuan.

“That’s terrifying. Do you think Wang Zhuo might have been following me all along?”

From Haining to Jiangcheng, he appeared at the entrance of her company like a ghost.

Xin Xin imagined, “The way he looked at me was terrifying.”

After hearing about this, Zheng Zaochuan seriously offered an opinion: “Have you ever considered that he wasn’t stalking you but rather Su Chengjie?”

In a flash, Xin Xin suddenly had a breakthrough. “That’s right; if I was the one being followed, there’s no reason why I’ve never noticed him after all this time.”

But if he was tracking Su Chengjie, then everything made sense.

Xin Xin was bewildered. “To be honest, I’ve been thinking today, if all of this is fake, then what’s the point of everything I’ve done? I almost agreed to help you get Hannai back.”

“No need.”

Xin Xin looked at Zheng Zaochuan, who was very focused while driving, his eyes never leaving the road ahead. “What did you say?”

Zheng Zaochuan repeated, “I said no. If Hanhai is gone, so be it. Just be yourself; don’t worry about me. Unless you have bigger ambitions and want to marry the CEO of a listed company instead of a small business owner.”

Xin Xin was taken aback. “Then, when you exchanged it for me, did you hesitate?”

Zheng Zaochuan smiled, “No, but I won’t ask you to do that.”

Xin Xin became anxious, “I can do it too.”

Zheng Zaochuan said calmly, “After all this time, how come you still don’t understand? When a man can do something for someone he likes, he only feels grateful, not calculating. You don’t owe me anything; it’s all my own choice.”