Chapter 1050: 261: Wu Yanyun critically ill (tenth update)

What else could I have to do with Zuo Ling?

Unless a donkey kicked me in the head!

Shangguan Xi said with a smile, “Grandma, rest assured, no more!”

“Really?”

“Really.” Shangguan Xi nodded earnestly, “I swear, if I’m ever stupid enough to be with trash like Zuo Ling again, may lightning strike me down!”

After receiving Shangguan Xi’s promise, Grandmother Shangguan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Shangguan Xu, watching Shangguan Xi with a smile, said, “Xiaoxi, you’re finally thinking straight. When I knew you were dead set on marrying Zuo Ling, it worried me so much I couldn’t sleep for several nights!”

Shangguan Xi raised an eyebrow, “Really? You care about me that much?”

“You’re being heartless now. When have I ever treated you poorly?”

“Alright, alright!” Shangguan Xi said with a laugh, “Big brother, you’re always the best to me!”

Shangguan Xu was then satisfied.

Ni Yang raised his glass to Shangguan Xi, “Sister Xiaoxi, congrats on escaping the wolf’s den and being reborn. Also, hoping you’ll find your ideal man soon!”

“Speaking of an ideal man, I actually know one…” Shangguan Xu said thoughtfully.

“Who?” Ni Yang played along with Shangguan Xu smoothly.

Shangguan Xu looked at Shangguan Xi, “Xiaoxi, how about I introduce you to a particularly outstanding young man?”

“No thanks!” Shangguan Xi immediately waved him off, “I’m really not in the mood to think about these things at the moment.”

After all, she had just ended a relationship. How could she possibly be ready to accept a new one so quickly?

Since Shangguan Xi disagreed, Shangguan Xu, as her brother, couldn’t force her.

After dinner, Shangguan Xi took her prepared belongings and then went to work.

The moment she got off the bus, she saw a familiar figure.

It was Zuo’s mother.

Zuo’s mother was not alone; she stood there with a very plump young woman.

Upon seeing Shangguan Xi, Zuo’s mother immediately said, “There she is! Laibao, that’s the shameless woman who tricked Lingling out of his bird’s nest and watch!”

Indeed, the young woman standing beside Zuo’s mother was Chen Laibao.

Shangguan Xi had already broken up with Zuo Ling and naturally did not want to deal with Zuo’s mother’s attitude. Just as she was about to bypass Zuo’s mother, the woman grabbed Chen Laibao’s hand and blocked Shangguan Xi’s path.

“Auntie, may I ask what the matter is?” Shangguan Xi said as politely as possible.

Zuo’s mother did not speak, and Chen Laibao, with her chin lifted, stared at Shangguan Xi, “You shameless woman, hurry and return the things you gave to Brother Zuo Ling!”

“What?” Shangguan Xi was taken aback.

Chen Laibao, hands on her hips and a ferocious look on her face, “You look decent enough, so why always do such shameless things? The bird’s nest was for Brother Zuo Ling’s health, and the watch was a gift for his mother! It’s really too shameful! To even trick these things away!”

While being pointed at and scolded, Shangguan Xi wanted to get angry, but she dared not.

Because Chen Laibao was simply too fat!

At least three to four hundred pounds!

How much did Shangguan Xi weigh?

98 pounds!

Chen Laibao could pick her up with one hand.

If it came to a fight, Shangguan Xi couldn’t win against her, so at times like these, it was better to seek peace rather than conflict.

Seeing that Shangguan Xi remained silent, Zuo’s mother stepped forward, “I’m telling you, Shangguan Xi, stop playing dumb! Hurry up and return the bird’s nest and watch you tricked from Lingling!”

Now, Shangguan Xi understood a bit more.

She took out the box of bird’s nests and the watch from her bag, “Is this what you’re talking about?”

Since she had broken up with Zuo Ling, she wasn’t going to keep his things! She had intended to return them to Zuo Ling after getting to her unit.

“Yes, that’s it!” Chen Laibao snatched the items from Shangguan Xi’s hands, “You’re such a shameless woman! To dare trick these away!”

Shangguan Xi was very angry, but she had to suppress the rage inside her. She hadn’t dreamed that these items weren’t even bought for her by Zuo Ling!

And she never expected that her family’s words would come true!

“Now I’d like to correct two points: first, these items were given to me by Zuo Ling; second, I’m not a swindler!”

Chen Laibao rolled her eyes, “If you weren’t a swindler, would these things be in your possession? Just look at yourself in the mirror, do you really think Brother Zuo Ling would give you things? Such a shameless person!”

Shangguan Xi ignored Chen Laibao and walked around them, heading towards her unit.

If she couldn’t provoke them, couldn’t she at least avoid them?

Yet just as she reached the entrance of her unit, there was Zuo Ling, waiting.

Shangguan Xi simply ignored Zuo Ling.

Zuo Ling hurried to keep up with Shangguan Xi’s pace, “Xiaoxi, Xiaoxi, listen to my explanation, things really aren’t like that! Please give me another chance!”

“Get lost!”

Of course, Zuo Ling wasn’t willing to get lost.

He thought to himself, since Shangguan Xi loved him so much, as long as he thickened his skin a bit more, she would definitely forgive him.

Shangguan Xi glanced at Zuo Ling, “Zuo Ling, please keep your distance from me! I’m allergic to scumbags! If you keep this up, watch out, I’ll call the police and accuse you of harassment! This is the workplace, don’t make it awkward for everyone!”

After saying that, Shangguan Xi turned and left.

Zuo Ling watched Shangguan Xi’s retreating figure, opened his mouth to speak but then sighed and headed toward his office area.

Just as he walked into the office, he noticed his colleagues were looking at him with odd expressions.

Could it be that they all knew about his rejection by Li Tong yesterday?

That bitch Li Tong!

Just then, the manager came over and patted Zuo Ling on the shoulder, “Zuo Ling, pack up and leave early.”

Zuo Ling was stunned.

Leave early?

Leave early to go where?

“What do you mean?” Zuo Ling looked at the manager puzzled.

The manager said, “It means that you’ve been fired.”

Fired?

Zuo Ling couldn’t believe what he was hearing, “I haven’t done anything wrong, on what grounds are you firing me?”

The manager continued, “Someone reported that you’ve been having inappropriate relationships. Is that reason enough?”

The 1980s were not like the future.

Going back a couple of years, engaging in inappropriate relationships would not only result in being fired from your job, but serious cases could even lead to imprisonment.

“Zuo Ling, I’m giving you face, and I hope you’ll wise up. Take this opportunity to pack up and leave before we put this on your record!”

Once this was recorded, it would become a lifelong stain for Zuo Ling, and no company would hire him from then on!

There was no need to guess, it definitely had to be Li Tong’s doing!

Yet, Zuo Ling couldn’t even vent his anger.

Under someone’s roof, one can’t help but bow their head. Zuo Ling went to his desk, gathered his things, and then left carrying a cardboard box.

None of his colleagues, with whom he used to be so close, were there to see him off.

Life could be so ridiculous.

At lunchtime, Shangguan Xi made a point of finding Li Tong and thanking her.

Li Tong looked at Shangguan Xi in surprise, “You’re thanking me?”

She had broken up Shangguan Xi and Zuo Ling. Logically, Shangguan Xi should have hated her to the core, right?

And yet, she was thanking her…

Shangguan Xi smiled, “You let me see Zuo Ling’s true face. Of course, I have to thank you.” She wasn’t a fool.

Li Tong, without any reserve, put her arm around Shangguan Xi’s shoulder, “Shangguan Xi, you’re truly Ni Yang’s sister! Such clear thinking! I like it!”

To be deceived by a scumbag to this extent, Li Tong had thought Shangguan Xi was a blockhead. Unexpectedly, Shangguan Xi was so smart, not foolish at all.

Relations between girls are very simple. After chatting for more than half an hour, they established a profound revolutionary friendship, and after work, they even went out to eat dinner together.

At the Wu family.

Wu Yanyun had been taking cold medicine for five days, but rather than getting better, her cold had gotten worse. She had developed a ring of blisters around her mouth, bright red and frightful to behold.

Moreover, because of tonsillitis, she couldn’t eat anything solid and could only consume liquid foods, causing her to progressively lose weight.

Her symptoms were becoming less and less like a common cold, but when she went to the hospital for a checkup, the doctors all said it was just a cold.

“Xiaoyun, are you still in a lot of pain?” Yan Erju looked at Wu Yanyun with reddening eyes.

Wu Yanyun shook her head. Not only could she not eat, but she also couldn’t speak.

It was extremely uncomfortable.

But to keep her parents from worrying, she could only say she wasn’t in pain.

Wu Jinshu hadn’t been to the construction site for a day. Seeing Wu Yanyun like this, he was troubled, “I heard Yangyang is good at medicine; why don’t we have Yangyang come and check on Yanyun?”

Upon hearing this, Wu Yanyun grabbed Wu Jinshu’s wrist tightly, shaking her head vigorously.

She didn’t want it!

Even if she were to die, she wouldn’t want Ni Yang’s treatment.

Wu Jinshu sighed, “Yanyun, at a time like this, you shouldn’t be stubborn.”

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