Five years after their breakup, a prominent lawyer is desperately seeking reconciliation.

At 8 p.m., Lu Jingshi had already wiped Jiang Wan's face and body.

She lay down on the cot next to him, flipping through the work she hadn't finished that day.

There was a sudden knock on the ward door. Lu Jingshi glanced at the watch on his wrist and frowned slightly.

"Is there any other treatment available? Come in."

The ward door was pushed open, and instead of the medical staff that Lu Jingshi had expected, Gu Yang, who reeked of alcohol, entered.

"Why are you here?"

Lu Jingshi stood up and blocked him from the bedside.

"What's wrong with Wanwan?" Gu Yang didn't answer, but asked instead, "Lu Jingshi, Wanwan chose you, and this is how you take care of her?"

Lu Jingshi's face darkened. He didn't understand what right Gu Yang had to question him like that.

"Gu Yang, this is a hospital. If you genuinely came to see Jiang Wan, you've already seen her. Please leave. If you're here to cause trouble, don't blame me for having security escort you out."

Gu Yang chuckled: "Director Lu, besides issuing orders from such a high and mighty position, what else can you do? You can't even take good care of Wanwan, what gives you the right to fire me?"

"Gu Yang! What right do you have to criticize me?"

Lu Jingshi reminded him with a cold face.

"Don't forget, you're already engaged to Miss Guo. What happens between me and Jiang Wan is none of your business."

Gu Yang felt a pang of pain in his eyes and lowered them.

"You know that wasn't my intention; I don't love her at all."

"I have no interest in who you love. Jiang Wan needs to rest and recuperate. Please leave immediately."

Gu Yang's temper flared up. In the short ten minutes since he came in, Lu Jingshi had been like a lion guarding its territory, constantly driving him away.

"Even if I don't leave, Jiang Wan is still my friend."

He glared at Lu Jingshi and gave a disdainful snort.

"If I hadn't persuaded Wanwan to return to China back then, do you think you would have had a second chance?"

"But now, I'm the one by Jiang Wan's side. Didn't you have a chance back then? You just didn't cherish it."

"Did I have a chance?" Gu Yang murmured to himself.

Over the years, Jiang Wan has only had Lu Jingshi in her heart. When has she ever had a chance?

"Young Master Gu, you've already forgotten so much now that you're engaged? Back in America, Jiang Wan suffered so much for you, and you didn't show any appreciation. Now you're putting on this fake display of affection? It's way too late."

"Jiang Wan suffered for my sake?"

Gu Yang lowered his head and thought for a long time before suddenly realizing what was going on.

He was probably referring to the fact that he accompanied Jiang Wan to the gynecology hospital for check-ups multiple times in the United States.

He remembered that Lu Jingshi had indeed misunderstood Jiang Wan's situation because of him.

"Director Lu, I feel sorry for you, and I feel sorry for Wanwan. You will never know what you have lost."

"What do you mean?" Lu Jingshi clenched his fists, staring intently at him. "What exactly are you trying to say?"

"It's nothing. Don't you pride yourself on being a big shot, capable of strategizing and having everything under your control? Well, you can keep guessing."

Gu Yang looked away, giving Jiang Wan an almost greedy, deep look before turning and leaving.

But the words he left behind were like a venomous snake, burrowing into Lu Jingshi's heart.

He was completely baffled.

What exactly have I lost?

Besides Jiang Wan, who was lost and then found again, what else is there?

.........

At Haicheng High-Speed ​​Railway Station, the first thing Bai Mei did after getting off the train was to call Jiang Wan again.

Just like the previous few days, it remains switched off.

A sense of unease began to rise in her heart.

No one would turn off their phone for more than ten days for no reason; something must have happened!

She desperately wanted to rush to Jiang Wan's law firm to get to the bottom of things.

But the most urgent thing right now is to find a place to stay and put down our luggage.

I definitely can't go back to the house I rented with Zhao Kai back then.

She found a new apartment on a rental website a couple of days ago.

Bai Mei went to the location sent by the landlord and found herself in a semi-new, semi-old residential area.

Although the infrastructure is inadequate, the environment is quiet and the place is close to the hospital.

The rent was agreed upon in advance. The landlord is a cheerful girl who had already arranged for a cleaning service to clean the entire room.

Bai Mei paid the rent and deposit and successfully got the keys.

After a quick wash and tidying up, I changed my clothes, went downstairs, hailed a taxi, and headed straight to the Kairong branch.

The matter concerning the house in Jingzhou has been settled, and the full payment has been deposited into her account.

Now all I need to do is get confirmation from the US, apply for a visa, and wait to go abroad.

A hope she had never felt before surged through her body.

She couldn't wait to see Jiang Wan and express her gratitude to her in person.

She rekindled her hope and confidence to live.

The elevator went up to the twelfth floor, and Bai Mei handed her business card to the receptionist.

The two young women at the front desk looked surprised when they heard that she was looking for Jiang Wan.

"I'm sorry, Attorney Jiang is hospitalized. Her clients are currently being personally attended to by the director. Would you like me to inform her?"

"Jiang Wan is hospitalized?"

Bai Mei's voice unconsciously rose a few octaves, "When? Which hospital? What happened?"

The receptionist didn't know what her relationship with Jiang Wan was, so she didn't dare to reveal any information.

I could only politely tell her that I only dealt with work-related issues.

Bai Mei knew they were in a difficult position, so she didn't press the matter further and turned to go downstairs.

She seemed to vaguely remember Jiang Wan mentioning that she had a friend at the city hospital.

Presumably, she will stay here for convenience.

Bai Mei took a taxi again and headed to the inpatient department of the city hospital.

He had intended to try his luck on each floor, but to his surprise, he ran into Lu Jingshi as soon as he entered the inpatient department lobby.

"Director Lu?"

"Bai Mei? What are you doing here?" Lu Jingshi's gaze swept over her wrist. "Here for a follow-up checkup?"

Bai Mei shook her head: "I came to see Jiang Wan."

Lu Jingshi's face tightened, his expression blank: "She is undergoing treatment and is not available to see anyone at the moment. Please leave."

Seeing him lift his leg to leave, Bai Mei immediately reached out and stopped him.

"Director Lu, could I have twenty minutes to talk to you?"

"Excuse me, I have something to do."

Lu Jingshi knew she wanted to see Jiang Wan.

But he couldn't be sure whether Bai Mei was friend or foe, or what her true intentions were.

Naturally, she couldn't be allowed to get close to Jiang Wan.

"Director Lu, what if I told you that after I talked to you, I would tell you about the deal between Zhao Kai and Zhang Haiyun?"

Lu Jingshi stopped in his tracks.

Bai Mei smiled and turned her head: "Now? Do you have time?"

"Twenty minutes."

In a restaurant across from the hospital.

As soon as she sat down, Bai Mei pushed the house sale contract, bank statements, and visa application in front of Lu Jingshi.

Lu Jingshi frowned: "What is this?"

"I know you don't trust me and are afraid that I have some kind of conspiracy with Zhao Kai to harm Jiang Wan."

"I did all of this according to what Jiang Wan taught me. I sold the villa my parents left me, and Jiang Wan helped me contact clinics and doctors in the United States. Once the visa is approved, I will go abroad for medical treatment."

"Also... Zhao Kai and I have broken up!"

She opened her phone, found a video, and held it up in front of Lu Jingshi.

The scene at the coffee shop had already been filmed by onlookers and uploaded online.

Lu Jingshi raised an eyebrow.

He only knew that Jiang Wan was helping Bai Mei, but he didn't know that she had done so much.