Chapter 257
Su Yicheng was right . At this moment, she must hold on .
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After half basket of soup dumplings, Luo Xiaoxi still could not taste anything on her tongue . Noticing the porridge before her, she reached out but was stopped by Su Yicheng .
He pushed a glass of soybean milk to her and had put the straw in .
Luo Xiaoxi did not bother to talk, so she just quietly got rid of Su Yicheng’s hand and drank up the soybean milk like it was water . Wiping foam off her lips with the back of her hand, she immediately picked up the bowl of porridge like it was her mission to eat it .
It was hot, but she just paused for a second, gulped it down, and didn’t so much as to look up . Su Yicheng’s face darkened .
Finishing breakfast, Luo Xiaoxi left as if she were escaping a scourge . Su Yicheng dropped the spoon and looked dejected .
It turned out that this was what failure felt like .
Soon, Su Jianan came and carried a set of new clothes for Su Yicheng . Su Yicheng went to wash himself in a nearby hotel and then headed to the company to finish the work .
Currently, they still could not enter ICU to see Mr . Luo Mrs . Luo yet, so Su Jianan stayed, standing on the corridor with Luo Xiaoxi . At the same time, Luo Xiaoxi watched her parents lying on the sickbed in ICU, as motionless as a statue .
If anything happened to Mr . Luo and Mrs . Luo, Su Jianan had to be cautious about anything stupid that Luo Xiaoxi might do .
When it was about 11 o’clock, Qin Wei arrived .
He looked sorry . “I just saw it on the news . Xiaoxi, is there anything I can help?”
Nevertheless, Luo Xiaoxi turned to Su Jianan . “Jianan, can you get me a bottle of water?”
Su Jianan knew what Luo Xiaoxi meant, nodded, and went downstairs .
In the long corridor, only the sorrowful Qin Wei stayed with Luo Xiaoxi .
Luo Xiaoxi remained calm . “Qin Wei, I was drunk that day, so I only remembered I mentioned Su Yicheng’s company . But, what exactly did I tell you?”
“Zhang Mei told me you helped translate the document for Su Yicheng . But you didn’t say anything when I asked you about the content . You kept babbling about how awesome Su Yicheng were and how he developed Cheng An Group to this extent in only years . ”
Luo Xiaoxi gradually realized . “At first, you and Zhang Mei tried to get the plan out of me so Su Yicheng would ditch me . But she didn’t expect that I still kept my mouth shut even when drunk . So she decided to give you the plan directly and framed me . Anyway, I was drunk so I wouldn’t remember a thing I’d said . That’s how you planned, right?”
After a while, Qin Wei reluctantly nodded . “Yes, we planned so . But soon, Su Yicheng found out everything . ”
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Luo Xiaoxi raised her lips because she wanted to laugh . She wanted to laugh out loud but tears came out first .
At that time, she truly believed that she had caused great damage to Su Yicheng and she could not face the tens of thousands of employees in Cheng An . She couldn’t sleep at night and her life was a living hell .
However, after all was said and done, she was just a scapegoat .
“Don’t ever show your faces again . ”
Luo Xiaoxi turned around to face the windows of the ward and let tears blurring her vision .
Now, as long as her parents could wake up, she wouldn’t want Su Yicheng, love, future, or anything like them .
In the next morning, the two specialists arrived .
After knowing that Su Yicheng had made a great effort to send for the two doctors, she would be lying if she said she was not touched, but she managed to suppress her feelings . Instead, she just quietly listened in their meetings and hoped that they could bring back her parents before night fell .
Nevertheless, with time passing by, it didn’t seem to turn for the better .
The sun was setting, and darkness was swallowing the lightness inch by inch . Incandescent lights went on above her head, while Luo Xiaoxi stood beside the windows . She felt that the outside darkness wanted to break the window to swallow her too .
It was after 48 hours, and though Lao Luo and Mrs . Luo were out of the critical condition, they did not wake up yet .
“Ms . Luo,” The foreign doctor tried to speak as slow as possible and told Luo Xiaoxi in a gentle but helpless tone . “Your father and mother are in a vegetative state . “But don’t give up, because many people have gotten out of this state, and a miracle might happen again . ”
Luo Xiaoxi’s eyes reddened but she refused to cry . Instead, she calmed down and thanked the doctor politely . Then, she asked the further treatment arrangement and did something that shocked the doctors .
She left the hospital because she said she was going home .
It was not that she did not want to accompany her parents, but she knew that she needed to face the upcoming things in her best state .
Before her father went into a coma, the things he cared about the most must be her and the company .
Therefore, she needed to take care of not only herself but also the company affairs .
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The first thing she did when she arrived home was to turn on the tap . She could use a shower .
The second she stepped into the bathtub, Luo Xiaoxi felt so hopeless that tears streamed down without a warning . She closed her eyes and sank into the water to block her tears .
After the shower, she heard a “click” .
The sound came from the other side of the door .
Luo Xiaoxi got completely guarded and was searching for a tool to protect herself, but then she heard familiar footsteps that she used to anticipate the most .
Her heart suddenly twitched, and Luo Xiaoxi gritted her teeth . When she finally looked at the tall figure, she had to snap . “Didn’t you hear me? I told you to get out of my face!”
This one sounded familiar because that was what Su Yicheng used to tell her all the time .
“Luo Enterprise’s stock price is falling . ” Su Yicheng said, “Tomorrow, you need to show up in the company as the heir and the biggest stockholder . And, you can’t trust your vice president . ”
“These are my business, and I don’t need you to remind me . ” Luo Xiaoxi looked into Su Yicheng’s eyes . “Right now, I really don’t want to see your face . Su Yicheng, don’t make me hate you . ”
Su Yicheng felt that someone had punched him in the heart . “Xiaoxi…”
“You still won’t leave?” Luo Xiaoxi nodded . “Then I’ll leave!”
She galloped out the door straight in her pajamas but was stopped by Su Yicheng in the end .
Su Yicheng closed his eyes . “Have a good rest . I’ll leave right now . ”
Luo Xiaoxi walked Su Yicheng outside the room . The moment he stepped out, she slammed the door close .
Then, she raised her head, because she would never cry for Su Yicheng again .
At the same time, Su Yicheng stood behind the door . After a while, he left .
It was not too spacious in Luo Xiaoxi’s apartment, but she was already used to staying with Su Yicheng every night . Now, she suddenly felt the house so empty . That kind of emptiness seized her throat and made her see Su Yicheng’s figure flashing on her mind, almost suffocating her .
Moreover, something intangible pressed against her and was welling up inside her . She did not feel sleepy at all, nor did she feel like crying .
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Luo Xiaoxi got up and poured out everything inside her bag . Among her lipstick, mascara, and other stuff, she found a white pill bottle .
It contained a kind of imported sleeping pill which Su Yicheng used to take .
For a long time, Su Yicheng had been relying on sleeping pills . However, recently, he had been sleeping well at night, so she secretly took away his medicine . Then, he found them again . Though he stopped taking them, he still put them at the bedside for fear that he couldn’t fall asleep again . She saw it as a kind of abnormal mental dependence, so she directly took them away .
She never expected that she would find them useful someday .
After taking a tablet, soon, Luo Xiaoxi felt drowsy and then she couldn’t feel a thing anymore .
Before she fell asleep, Luo Xiaoxi had only one thought on her mind . If her parents really would not wake up again, then she wouldn’t either .
However, the next day, reality still ruthlessly woke her up .
She grabbed a bite and headed to the hospital first .
“Ms . Luo, Mr . Luo and Mrs . Luo are still in the same condition…”
They meant that they were not getting better or worse, so no one really knew when her parents would come back again .
Luo Xiaoxi didn’t allow herself to get upset or beaten . She simply thanked the doctor and then set off to the company .
Almost all of the staff knew this young lady, but she nearly knew no one except a few uncles on the board of the directors . When some employees greeted her, she could only smile and nod .
“Xiaoxi, you must be strong . ” The vice president sighed and comforted Luo Xiaoxi . “Don’t blame yourself . It was just an accident . ”
Luo Xiaoxi forced a smile and nodded . “Uncle Chen, I know . And can you tell me how the company is right now?”
“We should go to your dad’s office,” said Chen Tian .
“Sure . ”
Luo Xiaoxi quietly observed Chen Tian’s behaviors . She knew nothing about business, and Su Yicheng must have his reason when he reminded her to take caution with Chen Tian .
“Everyone’s concerned about the president’s injury, but generally, the company is doing OK right now .
Luo Xiaoxi stayed silent for a few seconds and looked up . “I’m holding a board meeting, and the department heads need to show up too . ”
Chen Tian’s eyes flashed . “I’ll inform them then . ”
Luo Xiaoxi turned on the intercom . “Secretary He, coffee please . ”
It was espresso, a small cup of black condensed liquid . Luo Xiaoxi took a look and gulped it down .
A bitterness that could seep into her tongue spread onto her lips and teeth but gave her courage and vigor somehow . She walked into the conference room with her the lawyer .
A dozen stockholders and dozens of senior executives unanimously threw a look at Lu Xiaoxi and kept their eyes fixed on her as if trying to see what she really could do .
Luo Xiaoxi felt lucky that she had stage experience, otherwise, she could not make sure she could stay under those fierce looks .
After a brief self-introduction, Luo Xiaoxi cut to the chase . “My father, the president of Luo Enterprise, is currently unable to exercise civil capacity . From today, I’ll handle the company’s affairs on behalf of my father . I’ll get my hands onto the pending projects and push forward them . “And I hope you can help me with those affairs . ”
“Ms . Luo . ” A director named Han interrupted Luo Xiaoxi . “I’ve seen you on Top Model . You’re excellent on stage, and I think you’re more suitable for the stage . As for the affairs in the company, I think you should leave them to the vice president . You don’t know much about business, and to be honest, we don’t feel so certain to leave them to you . What if you mishandle and cause losses? Who’ll be responsible for them?”
The lawyer was just about to speak when Luo Xiaoxi gestured for him to stop . Then, she said, “I’m THE only heir of Luo Enterprise, and I’ll run this company sooner or later . ”
Director Han thumped on the table and retorted, “But you don’t have any experience . How can we not worry?”
Luo Xiaoxi did not get angry . Instead, she slowly said, “We’re in a negotiation with a UK company lately?”
“Yes, we are . ” General Manager replied . “But they’re demanding too much, and our competitors have been tough . We’ve been going on for nearly half a year, and we’re still getting nowhere . ”
“I’ll make them sign the contract to prove I can run the company . ” Luo Xiaoxi stood up . “Thank you all for attending this meeting . Now, I declare the meeting closed . ”
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