Not only did they break up with Tang Yan!

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The man emerged in an exceptionally good mood. At last, he had not stormed out in a rage as he had in the past.

Every time he had come before, he had ended up furious enough to half-die of anger.

After Zhang learned about it, he had suggested this approach.

And it had worked perfectly!

Ji Shen decided that next time, he would absolutely treat Zhang to a lavish meal. Having such a capable subordinate was truly a blessing.

“Shuangshuang, I’ll take you home.”

Ji Shen hurried to catch up with Wen Shuang.

“No need! I don’t want to be taken to some mountain ravine again.” Wen Shuang had developed a lasting trauma over Ji Shen’s attempts to drive her places.

“Don’t worry. It definitely won’t happen this time!”

Ji Shen sounded utterly sincere.

When Wen Shuang refused, he simply followed behind her. “But you’ve been at the hospital all day. You must be exhausted. How about this? Let’s eat first, and then I’ll take you home.”

“I don’t want to eat with you.”

“I want to eat with you.”

Wen Shuang suddenly stopped. Ji Shen nearly ran into her.

“Ji Shen, stop it! Even if you keep chasing after me like this, there’s no future for us!”

“I don’t care about the future. I only care about the present.” Ji Shen gazed at her earnestly. “At least right now, you’re the only one I want.”

Wen Shuang turned her head away.

Suddenly, she heard a scream from the third floor!

A furious roar followed. “Tang Yan, what the hell are you trying to do?”

Tang Yan?

The moment Wen Shuang heard her best friend’s name, she rushed over, with Ji Shen close behind.

At the entrance to a third-floor hospital room, He Zhi was helping a frail woman up from the floor. She had a delicate, sickly face, and a distinct handprint reddened her left cheek.

Tang Yan had been shoved aside by He Zhi and nearly fell against a nearby pillar.

The three of them stood facing one another.

A large crowd had gathered to watch.

Tang Yan shouted angrily, “He Zhi, what do you mean by this? You were the one who lied to me first, sneaking off to visit this little vixen! Before I came in, the two of you were practically embracing. What was wrong with me teaching her a lesson?”

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He Zhi said, “Xueyuan wasn’t feeling well, so I came to see her. There’s nothing going on between us. Did you really have to rush in and slap a patient?”

Lin Xueyuan lay weakly in He Zhi’s arms. “Forget it, He Zhi. It’s nothing. Your girlfriend was simply too angry. This is all my fault. I shouldn’t have done this.”

As she spoke, she tried to push He Zhi away and struggled to stand on her own.

But when He Zhi saw how pale she was, her face drained of color, how could he possibly let go?

Seeing that the two of them still refused to release each other, Tang Yan felt like a living joke standing there.

“He Zhi, you’d better let go of that white lotus in your arms, or I’ll slap both of you shameless adulterers!”

He Zhi still did not let go.

Tang Yan strode toward them, intending to strike again.

He Zhi seized her hand and shoved her away once more. “Enough, Tang Yan! Xueyuan is only a patient. Can’t you show a little compassion?”

The shove nearly sent Tang Yan sprawling.

Wen Shuang rushed forward and quickly caught hold of Tang Yan. Then she turned on He Zhi.

“He Zhi, Tang Yan is your girlfriend. Anyone would be angry after seeing her boyfriend embracing another woman! What right do you have to blame her? You’re the one in the wrong. Let go of her!”

When He Zhi noticed that Wen Shuang had arrived as well, he frowned. “Why aren’t you taking care of Bai Yan? What are you doing here?”

“My best friend’s boyfriend is cheating on her. Am I not allowed to stand up for her?”

Remembering how deeply Tang Yan had once loved He Zhi, Wen Shuang burned with anger. She fixed her eyes on Lin Xueyuan.

“Miss, if you have any dignity left, get out of He Zhi’s arms right now. There are so many people watching, and they’re the legitimate couple. Lying in someone else’s boyfriend’s arms makes you nothing but a shameless mistress! Be careful someone records this and puts it online. You’ll be torn apart by the entire internet!”

Lin Xueyuan bit her lip and began to cry.

She withdrew from He Zhi’s embrace. “I’m sorry, He Zhi. I caused you to quarrel with your girlfriend. I’ll continue recovering on my own. You don’t need to come visit me every day anymore.”

Tang Yan was enraged beyond words.

“He Zhi, you told me you were always busy at the office. You even said you were stuck in traffic. So you were lying to me all along—you’ve been coming here every day to see your ex-girlfriend! I swear, I’m going to tear you apart today!”

She had a fiery temper. Once her anger erupted, it exploded with terrifying force, and her language was vicious enough to make anyone’s ears burn.

She cursed every ancestor in He Zhi’s family tree.

She ground his pride and dignity into the floor.

At last, He Zhi said, “Are you finished? If you are, you can leave.”

“Scumbag! I must have been blind to fall for you. We’re breaking up!”

With that final, hoarse cry, Tang Yan turned and walked away.

Wen Shuang supported her as they left.

Ji Shen’s brows drew together.

The moment Tang Yan left the hospital, all her fury vanished. She immediately burst into uncontrollable sobs.

“That bastard He Zhi! I really misjudged him. How could I have liked him so much? Am I insane?”

She was crying so hard that she could barely catch her breath.

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A great many people were watching.

Ji Shen said, “You should come to my car first.”

Once Tang Yan got into the car, she cried even harder. The more ferociously she had cursed him just now, the more violently she wept now.

Ji Shen took a fresh packet of tissues from the front seat. Wen Shuang handed them to Tang Yan and gently wiped away her tears.

“Good girl, YanYan. Don’t cry. He Zhi is a scumbag, but it’s a good thing you saw through him today. With everything our YanYan has going for her, how hard could it be to find another man after breaking up? Let He Zhi and that white lotus stay together forever. He’ll regret it someday!”

Ji Shen reflected silently.

So this was how women comforted one another after a breakup.

When Wen Shuang had broken up with Tang Yan, had Tang Yan said the same things to her? That the next man would be better?

Tang Yan sobbed between gasps. “But Shuangshuang, I’m so useless! I said we were breaking up one second ago, and now I already regret it. I still damn well love He Zhi. Does that make me pathetic beyond saving?”

Wen Shuang could only sigh helplessly and gently pat her back.

“Love is the one thing in the world that makes the least sense,” she said. “It’s all right, YanYan. No matter how hard it is, I’ll stay with you and get through it together.”

Seeing that neither of them was in the mood to eat, Ji Shen quietly drove them to the building where Wen Shuang lived.

Wen Shuang helped Tang Yan out of the car. “Thank you, Officer Ji.”

“It was nothing. If anything comes up, you can call me.”

Tang Yan suddenly looked up. “Officer Ji, could I trouble you with something? Could you find out who this Lin Xueyuan really is?”

“As a police officer, I can’t abuse my position for personal reasons. But I know a lot of people, so I can make some inquiries for you.” Ji Shen considered it for a moment, then said solemnly, “When I find out, I’ll tell Wen Shuang, and she can pass the information on to you.”

Tang Yan’s eyes were swollen and red from crying. “Thank you so much, Officer Ji!”

Before leaving, Ji Shen asked Wen Shuang for her apartment number.

Wen Shuang hesitated.

“Don’t worry,” Ji Shen assured her. “I’m not going to barge into your home.”

After thinking it over, Wen Shuang told him, considering that he had brought Tang Yan home that day.

Half an hour after they entered the apartment, the delivery arrived.

It was a warm, nourishing porridge Ji Shen had specially arranged to have delivered.

At the same time, he sent a message:

“Your friend probably has no appetite right now and won’t be able to eat a proper meal, so I ordered some porridge and side dishes. Make sure you both eat at least a little. Don’t go hungry while you’re taking care of her.”