Ch. 861..870
Chapter 861: 861 Sad
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Li Li and Lu Qing had already left. They were not familiar with Shang Jin. Even if they stayed here, they would not be of much help. Instead, they would affect the normal order of the hospital.
However, Xu Yan did not leave. He wanted to see Shang Jin personally. He did not know why he wanted to stay, but he felt that if he did not see Shang Jin come out safely, he would not be at ease.
Tan Rou and the others waited for a while more before the door of the operating room was pushed open. Shang Jin, whose face was covered in a white cloth, was pushed out by the doctor. She had just been anesthetized and was still unconscious.
Shang Jin’s parents had just arrived. When they saw their daughter in such a state, they immediately lay on the hospital bed and shouted Shang Jin’s name.
“How did this happen?” Shang Jin’s mother’s face was full of tears. “Didn’t Ah Jin say that their experiment was over? How could there be an explosion?”
Tan Rou explained, “Auntie, it wasn’t our experiment that exploded. It was the laboratory next door that exploded. Senior Shang was shocked by the aftermath of the explosion.”
Shang Jin’s mother was very angry. “Who did this? I’m going to settle the score with him now!”
Shang Jin’s father pulled her back. “Now is not the time to settle scores with the culprit. We should think about how to treat our daughter’s face. She’s just a little girl. If she’s disfigured, how can she live in the future?”
Shang Jin’s mother wiped her tears. “I’ll contact the best plastic surgeon in China and abroad immediately. I’ll cure her face.”
“Auntie, 1 can help too. My mother knows a lot of doctors in the Dermatology Department. I’m sure there’s a way to treat Senior Shang,” Xu Yan said.
“Thank you!” Shang Jin’s mother said. She glanced at one of them and said, “With friends like you who care about her, she will definitely recover soon.”
Shang Jin was transferred to the intensive care unit. The school paid to upgrade the ward, and there were only two patients in one ward. The confidentiality would be secure but it was also very difficult for outsiders to visit her.
Shang Jin woke up at night, but she didn’t want to see anyone, especially Xu Yan. Shang Jin had said that she liked Xu Yan, and she had been expressing her love to him recently. However, after she was injured, Xu Yan was the last person she wanted to see. No girl wanted her ugly side to be seen by the person she liked.
Tan Rou wanted to go in and check on Shang Jin’s condition and take her pulse, but Shang Jin refused to let her in. She could only look at Shang Jin through the glass window at the door.
“How is it?” Jiang Min was wearing a hospital gown. She asked hurriedly, “Did Ah Jin agree to let us go in to see her?”
Tan Rou shook her head. “Auntie said that Senior Shang wants to rest now and doesn’t want to see anyone. She wants us to go back to class first.”
Jiang Min sighed. “Alright. Xiao Rou, you should go back first. You still have classes tomorrow. You have already taken a day off today. You can’t delay your classes tomorrow.”
“Alright. Have a good rest. We’ll come back tomorrow.” Tan Rou nodded.
Xu Yan and Tan Rou walked out of the hospital. Neither of them spoke, so the atmosphere was very gloomy.
Shang Jin has been kind to Tan Rou and Tan Rou liked her very much. Seeing Shang Jin lying there, Tan Rou felt bad. She sincerely hoped that Shang Jin would get better soon.
“Can I ask you for a favor?” Xu Yan suddenly said.
Tan Rou said, “If you want me to take care of Shang Jin, then don’t say it. She doesn’t want to see anyone now. Even if I want to take care of her, she won’t agree.”
“No.” Xu Yan’s expression was very serious. “1 know you know medicine and many strange prescriptions, so I want to ask you to cure her face. Don’t worry, I will not skimp on your treatment fees.”
“Even if I take a single cent for the treatment, I will do my best to cure Senior Shang Jin’s face,” Tan Rou said.
“You’re the one who’s being weird here. Why do you care so much about her? I thought you didn’t like her?”
“I don’t know.” Xu Yan put his hand in his pocket. “She can be quite annoying and she harasses me every day. Sometimes, I wish she would become mute, but when I really see that I can’t speak, I feel quite sad.”
“If you don’t like her, don’t appear in front of her. She won’t be able to stand it
if the person that she likes sees her in this state..”
Chapter 862: 862 Taking Leave
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Xu Yan was a very smart person. He knew what Tan Ron meant. According to his personality, he should be sleeping in the dormitory by now, but he was asking about a girl in the hospital. It was really strange.
Tan Rou saw his conflicted expression and knew that he hadn’t thought it through yet. Although she hoped that Shang Jin would be happy, Xu Yan was not enlightened. If she asked him to care about Shang Jin now, he would go. However, it wasn’t because he liked Shang Jin, but because of his sympathy.
“Don’t think about it anymore.” Tan Rou said, “Hurry up and go back to rest. You still have classes tomorrow.”
Xu Yan sighed. “Okay, I’ll come back tomorrow.”
Tan Rou really wanted Xu Yan to not come over tomorrow, but this was not her business. She could not stop Xu Yan from coming to the hospital to see Shang Jin.
Cold drizzles started to fall from the outside. Tan Rou reached out to catch the drizzle. The chill penetrated her bones, making her shiver uncontrollably.
“Xiao Rou.” Zhuang Liu stood under the steps with an umbrella. “Do you want to go back now?”
When Tan Rou saw Zhuang Liu, her depressed mood improved a lot. She rushed under Zhuang Liu’s umbrella and hugged him tightly. “Why are you here?”
“I saw the explosion in your school building on the news. It happened to be the laboratory building you were in. Although I knew you didn’t have an experiment today, 1 was still worried that something would happen to you, so 1 rushed over. Your counselor said that you took leave to come to the hospital, so I followed you here,” said Zhuang Liu.
“How long have you been waiting here?” Tan Rou asked.
“I don’t remember, but it wasn’t raining when 1 came.”
Tan Rou let go of Zhuang Liu. “I’ll talk to the class monitor. We’ll leave immediately.”
Zhuang Liu tilted the umbrella towards her. “I’ll wait for you.”
“Class monitor, do you need us to give you a lift?” Tan Rou turned to Xu Yan.
Xu Yan looked at Zhuang Liu and Tan Rou and shook his head. “No, I’ll leave later.”
Tan Rou didn’t insist. “Okay, then be careful on the road.”
Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu snuggled up to each other and left. Under the big black umbrella were two people who liked each other. They held each other’s arms, and their entire bodies were filled with happiness.
When Xu Yan saw them, he thought of Shang Jin. No matter how much it cost, he had to cure Shang Jin’s face. It was not for anything else, but he just did not want to see that smiling girl cry.
The next day, Tan Rou and Xu Yan both applied for leave. Xu Yan said that he wanted to go to his hometown, but Tan Rou didn’t say where she was going.
Tan Rou was very mysterious this time. Even Li Li and Tian Tian didn’t know what she was doing.
“Do you not know where Tan Rou went?” Lu Qing asked for the eighteenth time.
Li Li was annoyed by his questions. She said directly, “Rourou only told Brother Zhuang Liu. If you want to ask, you can ask Brother Zhuang Liu.”
Lu Qing couldn’t ask Zhuang Liu. It would be bad if Zhuang Liu thought that he was coveting his girlfriend.
Tan Rou and Xu Yan weren’t around, so they weren’t in the mood to eat. After finishing their meal, they went to their club activities.
Where did Tan Rou go? She went to a very secret place.
“Long time no see, Xiao Rou.” An old man with a white beard and hair said with a straight face, “How have you been all these years?”
Tan Rou smiled. “Not bad.”
The white-bearded old man said, “I heard about you from Old Wu and the others. 1 didn’t expect your brain to recover. This is something worth celebrating. When you were injured back then, 1 went to your laboratory and wanted to bring you back for treatment. Unfortunately, when I went, you had already left.”
Tan Rou said, “Thank you, Grandpa Chang. It was very complicated back then. Even if you treat me, my brain won’t recover. Don’t waste your energy.”
“Has your brain recovered?” Grandpa Chang asked curiously.
“I’ve completely recovered. Otherwise, why would I be here?” Tan Rou said.
Grandpa Chang smiled. “It’s good that you’ve recovered. Are you a university student now? Where do you go to school?”
“I’m a freshman at Capital University.” Tan Rou replied.
Grandpa Chang calculated the time. “Today isn’t a holiday. Why are you here?”
Tan Rou revealed the purpose of her trip. “I’m taking a leave from school. I was hoping to borrow a few books from here. Is it convenient for me to do so?”
Grandpa Chang said, “Of course.. Hurry up and head inside!”
Chapter 863: 863 Waiting for You Every Day
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Tan Ron had entered the treasure room that she had not returned for four to five years. The location of many books had changed. Tan Rou spent an entire afternoon finding the medical books she needed.
Grandpa Chang also accompanied her in her search. When he saw that she had found so many medical books, he asked curiously, “You’re already very beautiful. You don’t need to fix your face, right? Listen to Grandpa. Don’t go for plastic surgery. It’s very dangerous.”
Tan Rou didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Grandpa Chang, why would 1 go for plastic surgery? I’m very satisfied with my face. 1 don’t need plastic surgery.” She explained,
“I’m reading these medical books for a senior of mine. She injured her face in an explosion. 1 want to make some medicine for her to help her face recover faster.”
“Xiao Rou is such a kind girl,” Grandpa Chang said.
Tan Rou carried the pile of medical books away. “Grandpa Chang, I’ll go inside to read first. If there’s nothing special, don’t let anyone disturb me.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll be watching you at your door. 1 won’t let anyone disturb you.” Grandpa Chang said.
Tan Rou had been in there for half a month. In this half a month, other than communicating with Grandpa Chang, she had not seen anyone else. She did not even see Zhuang Liu.
It wasn’t because she didn’t have time to go to Zhuang Liu, but because she had been staying in the pharmacy to make more medicine. She didn’t have time to clean herself up at all. Her body was emitting an unpleasant smell, and she didn’t want Zhuang Liu to see her embarrassed look.
Half a month later, Tan Rou came out with her messy hair. Her eyes were red and her lower eyelids were dark. It was obvious that she lacked sleep.
“Grandpa Chang, help me keep these bottles safe.” Tan Rou squinted her eyes. “I want to take a shower and have a good sleep. No one is to disturb me.”
“If my students were as serious as you are,” Grandpa Chang said emotionally when he smelled her scent. “The average standard of Chinese medicine in our country would be raised by a lot.”
Tan Rou said, “Don’t worry, Grandpa. Now, that everyone has realized the importance of Chinese medicine, more and more young people are learning Chinese medicine. In the future, it will flourish.”
Grandpa Chang nodded. “Alright, I hope 1 can live to see this day.”
Tan Rou took her clothes and went to the bathroom to take a shower. As soon as she entered the bathroom, Zhuang Liu came over.
Zhuang Liu carried a big box of delicacies and handed it to Grandpa Chang skillfully. He said, “Today, we have shrimp rice with stir-fried shredded pork and tomato beef soup. Grandpa Chang, please send it to Rourou.”
He also wanted to personally deliver the food to Tan Rou, but Tan Rou said that no one was allowed to disturb her while she was researching the new drug. Therefore, she could only give the food to Grandpa Chang and ask him to send it to Tan Rou.
“You don’t have to bring her food anymore,” Grandpa Chang said.
Zhuang Liu frowned. “What do you mean? Why can’t I bring her food?”
Grandpa Chang stroked his white beard and smiled. “Young man, don’t be so sensitive. Let me finish. 1 told you not to bring her food because she doesn’t need you to bring her food anymore.”
Zhuang Liu subconsciously thought that something had happened to Tan Rou, but seeing how relaxed the old man was, it didn’t seem like anything had happened.
“Please make yourself clear,” Zhuang Liu said.
“You’ll know in a while,” Grandpa Chang said.
The first person Tan Rou saw when she came out of the shower was Zhuang Liu. She was very happy. “Third Brother, how did you know that 1 was coming out today?”
“I didn’t know you were coming out today,” Zhuang Liu replied. “But I’ve been waiting for you every day. I think you’ll come out one day.”
Tan Rou felt a lump in her throat. “I’m sorry. I promised to accompany you, but I didn’t do it.”
Zhuang Liu said, “It’s okay. It’s the same if you accompany me again in the future.”
“Why don’t we have dinner together tonight and then go to the movies?” Tan Rou suggested.
Zhuang Liu wanted to agree, but he changed his mind when he saw the dark circles in Tan Ron’s eyes. “Let’s go after a while. You need to rest now.”
Tan Rou started to feel sleepy at the mention of rest. “I do want to lie down and rest.”
Zhuang Liu walked to Tan Ron’s side. “Come, I’ll bring you home now..”
Chapter 864: 864 It Won’t Recover
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Tan Ron slept until five in the morning the next day. When she woke up, it was still dark outside. Moreover, the room she slept in was not her room, but Zhuang Liu’s room.
Zhuang Liu was lying beside Tan Rou with one hand on her body. He woke up the moment Tan Rou moved.
“Xiao Rou, are you hungry? Do you want to eat something? You’ve already slept for nineteen hours,” Zhuang Liu asked. “If you don’t eat, your stomach will hurt.”
Tan Rou was indeed hungry, but it was still dark. How could she eat?
“Let’s eat when it’s dawn.” Tan Rou smacked her lips.
Zhuang Liu heard the sound of her smacking her lips. He ignored Tan Ron’s objection and insisted on cooking.
Tan Rou hugged Zhuang Liu. “Third Brother, you’re the best.”
Zhuang Liu kissed the side of her face. “Wait a minute, 1’11 go get you breakfast now.”
Tan Rou washed her face, brushed her teeth, and ate breakfast. As she ate, she suddenly remembered something very important.
“Where’s my medicine?” Tan Rou stood up from her chair. “Oh no, I forgot my medicine.”
Zhuang Liu smiled helplessly. “How could I forget?”
He pointed at the bag on the coffee table and said, “All the medicine you made is inside. There’s also a bunch of keys. It’s from that white-bearded old man. He said that if you want to go again next time, you can just take the keys to open the door.”
“All?” Tan Rou was surprised. “Why would Grandpa Chang give me the key?”
“Is this key special?” Zhuang Liu asked.
Tan Rou said, “The key is the symbol of the owner of the treasure room. Grandpa Chang was the previous owner of the library, so the key has always been in his hands. Now that he’s given this key to me, it means that he will pass the library to me.”
Zhuang Liu felt that this was a good thing. He had a simple look around the library and found that it was filled with medical books that he could not understand. If Tan Rou inherited the library, her medical skills would improve.
“Let’s think about this later.” Tan Rou quickly finished her breakfast. “The most important thing now is to cure Senior Shang Jin’s face.”
Tan Rou rushed to the hospital at dawn.
After two surgeries, Shang Jin’s face had already recovered by six percent. The follow-up treatment would not only cost a lot of money but there was also a 90% chance of leaving a large scar.
Xu Yan contacted many doctors. After seeing the burn on Shang Jin’s face, they all said that there would still be scars. No doctor could guarantee that Shang Jin could be cured.
Before she entered the door, Tan Rou heard Shang Jin’s voice. “It won’t recover. You don’t have to worry about it. My face won’t recover.”
Then came Shang Jin’s mother’s voice. She advised, “Ah Jin, let’s give it a try. As long as there’s a little hope, your father and 1 won’t give up.”
Shang Jin said, “Mom, there’s no hospital that has a higher level of treatment than the First People’s Hospital in the Capital. Since it can’t be cured here, what’s the use of going elsewhere?”
Shang Jin’s mother wanted to say something but was stopped by Shang Jin. “Mom, I want to rest. All of you can leave.”
Shang Jin’s mother sighed. After covering her daughter with the blanket, she quietly went out.
“Eh?” Shang Jin’s mother saw Tan Rou at the door. “You’re Ah Jin’s classmate, right? I saw you at the hospital last time. Besides, I heard from Minmin and the others that you saved my daughter. If you hadn’t treated her, she might not have made it to the hospital.”
Tan Rou looked at the woman in front of her who had aged half a month. She felt a little uncomfortable. She asked, “How’s Senior Shang Jin’s injury?”
Shang Jin’s mother shook her head. “She’s had two surgeries, but the results weren’t very good. Moreover, Ah Jin refused to cooperate with the treatment. Your friend found many doctors for her, but not only did she refuse to meet them, she even angrily chased your friend out. If you see him, please help me apologize. All Jin didn’t do it on purpose. She’s just in a bad mood.”
Tan Rou knew who she was talking about. Li Li also told her about Xu Yan going to the doctor, but Shang Jin refused to cooperate, so the treatment could not continue.
“I’ll go talk to her.” Tan Rou said, “I’ve been trying to find a way to treat her burns.. 1 just happened to find a few ointment that can treat burns, maybe she can give it a try?”
Chapter 865: 865 Don’t Give Up
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Shang Jin’s mother was in a difficult position. “She doesn’t want to see her friends now, and she doesn’t want to cooperate with the doctor. I’m afraid she’ll say bad things to drive you away.”
Tan Rou said, “Auntie, don’t worry. 1 won’t leave. As long as you let me talk to her, I’ll convince her.”
Shang Jin’s mother was skeptical. She could not help Shang Jin now. She might as well let this little girl try; perhaps Shang Jin would agree to the treatment.
Tan Rou pushed open the door and saw the girl lying under the blanket. The girl’s back was facing the door, so she couldn’t see the wound on her face.
After a while, Shang Jin said, “Mom, didn’t i tell you to go out? Why are you here again?”
“Senior, it’s me.”
Shang Jin heard Tan Ron’s voice and immediately covered his head. “Get out quickly. I look very ugly now. Don’t look at me. I’ll scare you!”
Tan Rou walked straight to Shang Jin’s bedside and said softly, “I know you’re feeling very uncomfortable, but it’s not a good idea to keep hiding. We should actively get the treatments done.”
Shang Jin, who was hiding under the blanket, said, “The doctor said that there’s a 90% chance that there will be a scar. The treatment fee is also costly. In this half a month, I’ve already spent most of the 400,000 yuan from the dividends. If I continue to receive treatment, my family will be dragged down by me.”
“Hmm, you’re right. Burn treatment is indeed very expensive,” Tan Rou said to her.
It was the first time Shang Jin heard someone agree with her point of view, so he stuck his head out from under the blanket. “Rourou, you’re different from them. They only tell me not to care about money. As long as I’m well, they’ll be happy even if they spend all the money.”
“What do you plan to do now? Are you going out with such a face?” Tan Rou asked.
Shang Jin shook his head and said, “I will never go out again. With my face like this, I will only scare others.”
“What about your ice beauty junior? Are you giving up?” Tan Rou asked again.
Shang Jin’s eyes were sore and she almost cried. The doctor said that she couldn’t cry, so she could only continue to hold it in. “You don’t know how much I liked him. When I was young, I liked to watch TV dramas. The male lead in the drama looked handsome, but they were all very cold, so I dreamed of finding such a person to be my boyfriend. I finally found him, but now that my face has become like this, how can I be with him?”
“Why didn’t you cooperate with the treatment? Xu Yan took more than half a month’s leave to find a doctor for you,” Tan Rou said. “You know, he never takes leave.”
Shang Jin was stunned for a moment before he replied, “He doesn’t like me. He just sympathizes with me.”
“Do you want to give up on him just like that?” Tan Rou asked again.
“I don’t want to. 1 don’t have the face to see him anymore.” Shang Jin was very sad.
Tan Rou took out the bag containing the ointment. “This is the ointment for treating burns. Try it again. Compared to the treatment fee of millions, this is much cheaper.”
Shang Jin didn’t want to try. She was in a state of despair now. “I don’t want to try anymore.”
She was afraid that her hope would be shattered.
“Don’t give up, okay?” Tan Rou held Shang Jin’s hand. “My impression of you is that you are a sunny and cheerful person; who looks especially good when she smiles and is very handsome when she scolds people. I like her very much. The people who love you and the people you love are trying their best to cure your face. How can you give up so easily?”
“I’m afraid of failure! The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment,” Shang Jin said sadly. “I don’t want to be disappointed anymore.”
“It’s a pity to give up before trying.” Tan Rou said, “Just like how you liked Xu Yan. You knew that Xu Yan might not like you, but you still bravely pursued him, didn’t you?”
Shang Jin said, “That’s different…”
“It’s the same.” Tan Rou said, “It takes courage to do everything. I believe you can do it. Can you try one last time?”
Shang Jin looked at the bottles of ointment and nodded. “Okay, 1 want to try again.”
After Tan Rou convinced Shang Jin, she told the good news to Shang Jin’s mother and told her the order of application of the ointment.
“Thank you!” Shang Jin’s mother was very touched. “If you can cure her, then you’ve saved my daughter twice. It’s my All Jin’s blessing to have you as a friend..”
Chapter 866: 866 What Happened Recently
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“Auntie, you’re welcome. We all hope that our Senior Sister can recover quickly, so as long as there’s a chance for her to recover, we have to fight for it. Maybe we can succeed. You and Uncle have to rest more,” Tan Rou warned. “Don’t fall ill before Senior Sister recovers.”
Shang Jin’s mother wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and said very emotionally, “Thank you for your help. When All Jin recovers, 1 will treat you to a meal.”
Tan Rou didn’t refuse. “I’ll wait for Senior to treat me to a meal after she recovers.”
After leaving the hospital, Tan Rou had lunch with Zhuang Liu as promised. She had taken a long leave anyway, so she didn’t mind taking an extra day off.
Tan Rou had been in the library the entire time, so she didn’t know what was happening outside. Now that she was out, it was time to understand the situation outside.
“Hu Cheng’s body has been sent to be cremated. His parents went to Capital University to cause a ruckus and even posted this matter online. The school pulled out the surveillance footage and pointed out that Hu Cheng was the one who caused the explosion. His parents left dejectedly.” Zhuang Liu said, “Now, the parents of several classmates are looking for Hu Cheng’s parents to settle scores. Hu Cheng’s parents lost contact after returning to their hometown.”
Tan Rou had long known that Hu Cheng was dead, but she did not know that he was the one who caused the explosion. Now that Zhuang Liu had told her the truth about the explosion, she only felt that the students who were implicated by Hu Cheng were pitiful. Burn injuries were very difficult to treat. Even if the school paid compensation, they would not be able to remove the scars on their bodies.
“Where’s Xue Lin?” Tan Rou was more concerned about Xue Lin’s injury. That afternoon, Xue Lin stayed in the emergency room for 10 hours. She didn’t come out of the emergency room until Tan Rou left.
“Her condition is very bad.” Zhuang Liu said, “Xue Lin’s burns are as high as 70%. Her parents spent a lot of money to hire a doctor from abroad overnight to save her life. She’s still in the intensive care unit. It’s still uncertain if she can survive.”
“How do you know so much about our school?” Tan Rou asked.
Zhuang Liu smiled. “Since you’re not around, of course, I’ll help you pay more attention to the situation over there.”
Tan Rou was quite happy. “How’s your family?”
Zhuang Liu’s expression immediately turned ugly. “He Xi, that lunatic, came out of the mental hospital.”
Tan Rou paused. “Didn’t you arrange it?”
“I already arranged. As long as He Xi entered the mental hospital, she would not be allowed to come out again. However, plans could not keep up with changes. He Xi was no longer a lunatic who had lost control of her mind, but a fool with low intelligence. The mental hospital doesn’t accept idiots, so she was released.
Tan Rou tapped the plate lightly. She rested her chin on her wrist and smiled. “Third Brother, you didn’t handle this matter well.”
Zhuang Liu also knew that he did not do a good job with He Xi. He should have thought of a way to send He Xi back abroad from the beginning and not let her return to the country. However, doing so was more difficult. After all, He Xi was invited to participate in the Fragrance Festival. He could not stop He Xi from participating in normal work.
“I’ll deal with it soon.” Zhuang Liu said, “It’s a good thing that He Xi came out. She was found by Han Min to restrain me. I can also use He Xi to punish Han Min. The charity organization in Han Min’s hands has already illegally collected a lot of money. It’s time to settle it now.”
“Then 1’11 give you another chance. If He Xi’s matter can’t be resolved, I’ll be angry with you.”
Zhuang Liu felt an unprecedented sense of crisis. He promised Tan Rou, “This time, 1 will solve He Xi’s problem.”
After dinner, the two of them went to watch a movie. After that, Zhuang Liu and Tan Rou went home.
It started to rain outside again. Tan Rou sat in the car and saw Tian Tian running in the rain. She had a book on her head, but it was not of much use. Her entire body was drenched.
“Third Brother, lean forward a little. I see Tiantian.” Tan Rou rolled down the window and called out to Tian Tian, “Tian Tian, get in the car quickly.”
Tian Tian was only focused on running forward and did not hear Tan Rou calling her, nor did she see the puddle on the ground. She stepped into the puddle and her body was dirty and wet. All her books flew out..
Chapter 867: 867 Take Care of Tian Tian
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Tian Tian fell into a small puddle. Her knee was injured and blood was coming out of her hand. Why was she so unlucky? She had brought an umbrella with her when she went out in the afternoon. Then, she left the wet umbrella at the door of the classroom. However, after class in the afternoon, the umbrella was gone.
Li Li had a club activity and didn’t come back with her. Lan Ning said he would lend her the umbrella, but she didn’t take it. As a result, the rain became heavier the moment they left the school. Before she reached the door, she fell again. She suddenly felt that she was useless. She could fall even when she was walking.
“Tiantian, did you hurt yourself?” Tan Rou held an umbrella and came over to help her. “Come with me to the car.”
When Tian Tian saw Tan Rou, she felt sad. She did not want to dirty Tan Ron’s clothes, so she said, “Rourou, you should go back first. Anyway, I’m already wet. I don’t want to dirty Brother Zhuang Liu’s car.”
Zhuang Liu got out of the driver’s seat and took out a big black umbrella to hold the two of them. “I can wash the car if it’s dirty, but if you catch a cold, the problem will be more serious.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Tian Tian sneezed loudly. She instantly felt a chill seep into her clothes, making her shiver uncontrollably.
Tan Rou looked at her lips which were turning purple from the cold and hurriedly handed the umbrella to Zhuang Liu. “I’ll carry her into the car. Turn up the heat in the car.”
Tian Tian was lying alone in the backseat. The temperature in the car was already very high, but she still felt cold. By the time she got home to take her temperature, Tian Tian’s fever had already reached 39.3 degrees, which was considered a high fever.
Tan Rou took a picture of the thermometer and sent it to Tao Zhi. She felt that this was a good opportunity. If Tao Zhi liked Tian Tian, he would come back to see her. If Tao Zhi didn’t come back, she wouldn’t care about Tao Zhi and Tian Tian anymore.
“Rourou, do you have a fever?” Tao Zhi replied instantly.
Tan Rou typed a reply. “It’s not me. It’s Tiantian. She was drenched in the rain today and even fell on the road. Her hands and arms were injured.”
“Did you send her to the hospital?” Tao Zhi replied.
“I’ve already bandaged her wound and given her some fever medicine. She fell asleep after taking the medicine,” Tan Rou replied.
“Okay, if you need anything, you can call me.”
“Aren’t you coming back to see her?” Tan Rou asked.
After a long time, Tao Zhi replied, “It’s not appropriate for me to go. You should inform her boyfriend to take care of her.”
Tan Rou was very confused. “When did she have a boyfriend?”
“Doesn’t she have a boyfriend?” Tao Zhi replied.
Tan Rou immediately called him. “Tiantian doesn’t have a boyfriend at all. She even told us last time that she wanted to date, but she just couldn’t find a suitable person.”
Tao Zhi was a little agitated. “Are you sure?”
Tan Rou said, “I don’t have to lie to you. If you don’t want to come back to see her, don’t find so many excuses.”
“I’ll go back now. Are you sure she doesn’t have a boyfriend?” Tao Zhi asked.
Tan Rou was speechless. “I’m sure.”
Tao Zhi arrived at Tan Rou’s place as fast as he could. He wanted to go to Tian Tian’s room as soon as he entered, but Tan Rou stopped him.
“Xiao Rou, why are you stopping me? I’m going to see how she’s doing.” Tao Zhi said anxiously.
“I can let you in, but you have to answer my question,” Tan Rou said.
“What is it?” Tao Zhi wanted to see Tian Tian as soon as possible.
“Let me ask you, do you like Tiantian?” Tan Rou asked her.
Tao Zhi was stunned. Then, he said solemnly, “I like her. If she doesn’t have a boyfriend, I’m willing to be her boyfriend and take care of her for the rest of her life.”
“Take care of her for the rest of her life as her boyfriend?” Tan Rou asked with a smile.
Tao Zhi thought for a moment and replied, “If she is willing, I would marry her.”
Tan Rou opened the door that was slightly ajar. Then, she said to Tian Tian, who had just woken up, “Tian Tian, I’ve already helped you ask what you wanted to know. You’ll have to rely on yourself from now on.”
Tian Tian hid her face under the blanket and did not say a word.
Tan Rou gave Tao Zhi a look, signaling him to go in quickly. “Take good care of Tiantian.”
“Yes, I will.” Tao Zhi nodded.
After entering, Tao Zhi felt that he couldn’t wait any longer. He wanted to take the initiative. “Tiantian, are you feeling better?”
Tian Tian stuck her head out, revealing a flushed face. “I’m still a little dizzy.”
Tao Zhi placed his hand on her head. “Let me give you a massage.”
Tian Tian smiled. “Alright..”
Chapter 868: 868 Invitation Letter
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Tan Ron secretly observed Tao Zhi and Tian Tian at the door. Seeing that the two of them were getting along so harmoniously, her worried heart could be put at ease. She was also very happy that she would have a sister-in-law soon.
She went downstairs with a smile on her face. Aunt Zhou could not help but ask when she saw the smile on her face. “Eldest Miss, what made you so happy?”
“Aunt Zhou, I’m going to have a sister-in-law soon,” Tan Rou said quietly as she pulled Aunt Zhou aside.
Aunt Zhou immediately understood what she meant. “Are you talking about Eldest Young Master and Miss Tian Tian?”
Tan Rou nodded. “Yes, my brother is taking care of Tiantian now.”
Aunt Zhou was also very happy. “Eldest Young Master finally had a girlfriend. If he still could not find a girlfriend, Old Madam and Madam would probably arrange a blind date for him.
“That’s a good thing. I’ll inform the old madam in a while.” Aunt Zhou said with a smile.
However, Tan Rou asked her to wait. “Let them speak for themselves. We’ll help them pass on the message. What if we send the message wrongly?”
Aunt Zhou felt that it made sense, so she would not say it for now.
“Whose letter is this?” Tan Rou asked when she saw the envelope in Aunt Zhou’s hand.
Aunt Zhou came back to her senses. “Oh, this is a letter for you. It was sent this morning. I forgot to give it to you.”
“Who would send me a letter?” Tan Rou was a little curious. “The technology is developing so quickly now. There are people who still use handwritten letters?”
She opened the letter and saw that it was a letter from abroad. Then, she knew who sent it to her.
“This is an invitation letter from the International Association of Sciences, inviting me to participate in the Global Scientist Evaluation and Qualification Competition,” Tan Rou said.
Aunt Zhou didn’t know what it was, but she knew that it was very powerful just from the name. “Did Miss win another award?”
Tan Rou smiled. “Not yet. This is just an invitation. I will only receive the award after I pass the certification.”
“Eldest Miss is really amazing!” Aunt Zhou praised.
Tan Rou said, “I’m going home first. I need to apply for a visa. 1 have to go overseas before the new year.”
“I hope you can get good results, Eldest Miss,” Aunt Zhou said.
Tan Rou was preparing to apply for a visa when she suddenly received a link from Hang Wei. Even if she did not open it, she knew who the protagonist was. After all, such a big name was hanging on the link title.
“Liu Xing, a genius girl!”
“Obtained the world’s highest scientific certification – Liu Xing.”
“Liu Xing!”
Tan Rou opened it and took a few glances. The reason was that Liu Xing had posted a Weibo post. The attached picture was an invitation letter that was the same as Tan Ron’s, but the name was different. Then she posted: [Years of hard work finally paid off! ]
Countless Internet trolls were praising her and these were those trolls that Liu Xing had hired. Tan Rou saw several identical blog posts, and they were all from the same person.
“Boss, let’s buy a few trending searches too.” Hang Wei sent a message to Tan Rou. “You’re much better than Liu Xing. You’ll be more popular than her.”
Tan Rou did not care about the popularity of the Internet. If possible, she hoped that she would never be on the trending searches for the rest of her life. It was very troublesome to be on the trending searches. Not only would she be pointed at by others, but she would also have to spend time eliminating the trending searches. It would be a waste of her energy.
“There’s no need. Only Liu Xing would like to be in the limelight,” Tan Rou said.
Hang Wei was not convinced. “Are we just going to let her continue showing off like this?”
Tan Rou thought for a while and replied, “Do you still have evidence for the robot lawsuit?”
“Of course I do. We can lose anything but this.”
“Slowly release the evidence and let the foreign scientists see who they sent the invitation to. However, you have to be careful. Don’t let Liu Xing find out that you did it.”
Hang Wei did not understand what Tan Rou meant. “I’m not afraid of her. Why should I hide from her?”
Tan Rou replied, “It’s not because we’re afraid of her, but because we don’t want her to know who did it. She’ll be furious if she doesn’t know who is behind this.”
Hang Wei was very impressed with Tan Rou. “Boss, it’s fortunate that I’m on your side. Otherwise, I wouldn’t even know how 1 died if I were to be screwed over by you..”
Chapter 869: 869 Another Trending Search
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Tan Ron told him to stop talking nonsense and quickly go deal with the matter. Hang Wei immediately sorted out the evidence and posted a message on the internet. Even if Liu Xing wanted to investigate, he wouldn’t be able to, unless she was the number one hacker in the world.
Liu Xing was browsing the trending searches that she had bought. When she saw so many people praising her, she suddenly felt that her strength was extraordinary. It seemed that she had already obtained the global advanced certification of scientists.
Suddenly, a discordant blog post appeared on her trending searches. It was just a few words, but it was all about her stealing other people’s work for profit.
Liu Xing was very angry. She immediately informed the administrator to delete this discordant post and then continued to refresh the post.
It didn’t matter if it didn’t refresh, but once it did, it would be a big deal. There were more and more articles similar to the previous blog post. Not only were there texts, but there were also videos and pictures.
Liu Xing once again informed the administrator to delete the post, but there were too many posts, and the administrator could not delete them all. What was worse was that a few new trending searches had been topped. In just a few minutes, the number of views had reached more than 100,000, and thousands of posts had been posted.
“Liu Xing, plagiarism!”
“Liu Xing! Prepare for a lawsuit!”
“Genius girl? Just a plagiarism king!”
Liu Xing wanted the administrator to block these entries, no matter how much it cost, it didn’t matter as long as they could make these entries disappear.
However, the administrator told her that their system had been hacked. They didn’t create these entries, and they couldn’t block them. They could only delete a few of the more unpleasant posts.
Liu Xing called the administrator. “I don’t care. I’ve already spent the money anyway. You have to help me solve this matter! If you don’t help me solve it, I’ll make you pay!”
The administrator felt that this matter was not something that a small employee like him could solve, so he called the boss. The boss said that he should not deal with this matter no matter how much she could pay.
Liu Xing was dumbfounded when she received the news. There were actually people who did not want to earn money. What should she do now? Let the news on the Internet ferment?
She didn’t dare to look at the posts under those terms, but she couldn’t help it, so she clicked on them and casually read a few blog posts.
“This is too disgusting. So the matter of Liu Xing plagiarizing is true! Last year, it was exposed that she plagiarized, but because there was no follow-up, 1 thought that someone was deliberately spreading rumors.”
“How can it be a rumor? Why don’t you think about it? If she didn’t plagiarised, why would she pay so much money? The compensation is a few hundred million. Liu Xing is not a fool. Why would she give so much money?”
“The person she plagiarized was Tan Rou, the eldest daughter of the Tao family in the Capital. Could it be that the Tao family spent money to buy her an invention?”
“There’s no need for that. I remember that Tan Rou is quite powerful. She’s also a genius.”
“Don’t drag that little girl out to take the bullet. Liu Xing is disgusting. It’s because of her plagiarism that the Song family’s robot business can’t continue.
I used to work at the Song family’s robot factory. After the robots couldn’t be sold, I lost my job. I haven’t found a job until now!”
“I have a friend who is a lawyer at the Capital City Law Firm. She told me about Liu Xing’s lawsuit and even took a video. If you want anything, you can send me a private message.”
Soon after, video after video of Liu Xing’s confession in court was released. She admitted that she had plagiarized Tan Ron’s works, and not just one. Most of her works were plagiarized from Tan Rou, and a small portion of her works were directly copied from Tan Ron’s works. Only some of the not-so-famous and not-so-useful inventions were created by her.
“Who did it?” Liu Xing was almost driven crazy by those videos and pictures. Ever since this matter was exposed, all of her partners called her to ask what had happened. Some of her partners even wanted to terminate their contracts with her and asked her to compensate for the losses.
Liu Xing searched for a while, but she could not find out who had put these things online. She was so angry that she smashed her mouse. “What’s the point of hiring all of you?!”
After saying that, she threw the mouse away.
The mouse happened to hit Ying Xian’s feet. He picked up the broken mouse and said, “Why are you venting your anger on it? It’s not like it did this.”
“If I find out who did it, I’ll kill him!” Liu Xing gritted her teeth..
Chapter 870: 870 Strange Development
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“Calm down,” Ying Xian advised. “This isn’t something that can be resolved just because you’re mad. Perhaps you’ll find a solution after you calm down.”
Liu Xing glared at him and then calmed down. She said sadly, “Ah Xian, what should I do? I’m about to take part in the Global Advanced Scientist Certification, but this suddenly happened. I’m worried that they’ll cancel my qualifications because of this.”
“If we leave this matter alone, it will definitely affect your selection.” Ying Xian didn’t want Liu Xing to lose the right to be chosen. If Liu Xing was chosen, they would have endless money to spend in the future. If Liu Xing failed, then they would definitely be heavily injured.
“Then what should 1 do?” Liu Xing asked.
“Think about it, who could have done this?” Ying Xian analyzed calmly.
The first person Liu Xing suspected was Tan Rou. Only Tan Rou had always been against her.
Moreover, the other protagonist of this trending topic was Tan Rou. The trending topics were divided into two factions. One faction was the troll army and fans that Liu Xing had hired to scold Tan Rou, and the other faction was scolding Liu Xing from Tan Ron’s point of view.
“It must be Tan Rou. She came back and wanted to take everything that belonged to me.” Liu Xing gritted her teeth. “I’m going to settle the score with her now!”
“Wait a moment! Do you have Tan Ron’s contact?” Ying Xian asked. “We aren’t even sure if she did it; even if you go to her, she won’t admit it.”
Liu Xing had no other choice. “Then I’ll go beg her to stop targeting me. As long as this assessment is over, I won’t find trouble with her again.”
Ying Xian thought for a moment. “Alright, we can try this method. I’ll find her contact information immediately and ask her out for a chat.”
“Thank you, Ying Xian,” said Liu Xing.
“You’re my lover, so it’s only right for me to do this,” Ying Xian said.
He began to search for Tan Ron’s contact information while Liu Xing continued to think of ways to clear the entry. Suddenly, all the negative news about Liu Xing’s plagiarism disappeared, as if it had never appeared. Instead, a new entry was created.
“Tan Rou! Liu Xing!”
The bottom of the entry was filled with people who scolded Liu Xing because the first post of this entry had a picture. It was a screenshot of Liu Xing’s chat with the Internet trolls scolding Tan Rou.
“As expected, being rich is amazing. Tan Rou was scolded so badly that she’s still on the trending searches. But what about Liu Xing? The negative news about her disappeared just like that.”
“The Tao family is richer than Liu Xing, but the Tao family didn’t spend money to remove the negative news about Tan Rou being scolded, which means that it’s all fake.”
“I’ve been unhappy with Liu Xing for a long time. She bought a trending topic on Weibo for such a trivial matter. Two days ago, there was a trending topic saying that she bought a new blue dress. What’s wrong with her? Does she also want to be on par with the great men in blue dresses at home and abroad?”
When Ying Xian saw the screenshot, he questioned Liu Xing angrily, “Why did you buy fake reviewers at this critical moment? 1 told you not to send out the pictures of the invitation letter, but you insisted. Now that you’ve caused so much trouble, how are you going to deal with it?”
Liu Xing felt wronged and said, “All Xian, I’m doing this for the good of our studio. Business is so difficult now. If 1 don’t increase our popularity, why would anyone come to work with us? Moreover, I had just sent out the picture of the invitation letter when someone came to discuss business with us. Isn’t that a good thing?”
Ever since the last lawsuit, the business has become difficult. Although Liu Xing was still a talented girl who was sought after on the surface, the country had already started investigating Liu Xing. If it was not for the fact that they could not find any evidence, Liu Xing would have been abandoned by the country long ago.
To maintain her studio, Liu Xing had to participate in many activities that she had never attended before, such as lectures at Capital University. If it was in the past, Liu Xing would not have participated.
“Liu Xing, you’re too muddle-headed! 1 shouldn’t have let you stay alone in the studio,” Ying Xian said in annoyance.
Liu Xing was frustrated. “I asked you to find Tan Ron’s contact number. Have you found it?”
“Wait a moment, I’m looking for it.” Yin Xian suddenly became annoyed..