She wasn't in a hurry to be discharged, but rather to avoid facing Tang Si.
Especially with him staying by her side and not leaving, it made Shi Ran feel exceptionally uncomfortable.
"Rest well, I'll come by to see you later."
Perhaps sensing Shi Ran's restraint, Tang Si stood up and said, "I have some matters to attend to. I'm leaving now."
Shi Ran looked at him, bit her lip, and said blankly, "Oh."
Not knowing how to respond, after a long pause, she uttered a single word.
Tang Si cast a reluctant glance at her, then turned and walked to the ward door. He opened it and stepped out.
As he closed the door, his movement paused. His gaze fell back on the woman in the hospital bed. After watching her for a few seconds, he said, "Ran Bao'er, don't run away anymore. I'll really get angry."
His tone sounded gentle, but Shi Ran could feel the underlying threat in Tang Si's words.
He was threatening her, telling her not to leave.
Shi Ran didn't say anything, and Tang Si didn't give her a chance to speak before closing the door.
Listening to the receding footsteps outside, Shi Ran's tense heart slowly settled. She let out a long sigh, and her tightly wound emotions eased slightly.
A moment later, the ward door opened again.
Shi Ran instinctively turned her head to look. When she saw Shen Liannuo enter, the panic on her face instantly vanished.
She had thought it was Tang Si who had returned.
"Sister Liannuo," Shi Ran smiled at Shen Liannuo, "Thank you."
People can be conflicted.
Just like Shi Ran was now.
She felt that her life with Tang Si had been full of hardships and twists and turns, with a fate filled with difficulties. But when she thought of good friends like Meng Jingwei, Shen Liannuo, Lin Meng, and Ivan, she felt that her dim and dull life still held a sliver of color.
"Don't be so polite with me, you're being too formal."
Shen Liannuo smiled, sat down in the visitor's chair, crossed her arms, and crossed her legs. "How are you feeling? Better?"
"I'm fine, thank you for your concern, Sister Liannuo."
"Oh, I've told you not to be so formal with me," Shen Liannuo waved her hand and changed the subject. "Tripletts, that's amazing. Tang Si is really blessed."
As she mentioned Tang Si's name, she suddenly noticed Shi Ran's expression change and immediately realized she had said the wrong thing.
Shen Liannuo changed the subject again. "Does your family have a predisposition for triplets?"
"My mother told me that my maternal grandmother was pregnant with triplets. Is it a hereditary trait?" Shi Ran smiled faintly.
"It should be."
The two of them chatted in the ward, with Shen Liannuo occasionally taking the opportunity to comfort Shi Ran and keeping her company.
Meanwhile, Meng Jingwei and Song Ci were working overtime at the company to handle matters.
As for Zhao Wuyan, Tang Si had not let her off the hook.
Creak—
In the pitch-black basement, a rusty door opened with a creaking sound, particularly eerie in the dead of night.
The unconscious Zhao Wuyan had woken up two hours ago. Seeing that she was in darkness, she had screamed and called for help, experiencing firsthand the despair of 'calling out to heaven but getting no answer, calling out to earth but getting no response.'
The door opened, and a ray of white light shot in, blinding Zhao Wuyan's eyes.
She raised her finger to shield her eyes from the dazzling light, squinting through her fingers to make out the person.
It was Tang Si.
"Wuwu... Si Bing? Si Bing, are you here to take me out?"
Seeing Tang Si appear, Zhao Wuyan burst into tears, looking as wronged as a child.
She had clearly forgotten who had locked her in the basement.
Click.
The room's light turned on, illuminating the boundless darkness of the room as if it were daylight.
Zhao Wuyan looked around and saw her surroundings clearly. She was so scared that she retreated, curling herself up and screaming incessantly.