Chapter 601: Chapter 599: 599: Repeated Rejections

Of course, that was also because Shen Siyuan hadn’t truly touched him yet.

Fu Yi had stopped Shen Siyuan before she could reach Li Shengxiao, politely but actually subtly refusing, “Shengxiao is too heavy. You can’t support him, let me do it.”

“I have asked Assistant Gu, who works with Shengxiao, to come over. He should arrive soon, so why don’t you go back first? I can take it from here.”

He had only called for Shen Siyuan initially to persuade Shengxiao to drink less, but that was no longer necessary. It would be inconvenient for Shen Siyuan to stay any longer.

His words hit Shen Siyuan’s ears like a harsh slap. She looked at Fu Yi with a mix of grievance and embarrassment, asking, “Second brother, don’t you trust me?”

Fu Yi sighed deeply in his heart, “It’s not that I don’t trust you. I’m just worried about you, a girl, running around with me so late. Your brother wouldn’t feel at ease either. That’s why I said you should go back early.”

Shen Siyuan was no fool. She could discern truth from lies and said frankly with biting lips, “Do you really not trust me to be near Shengxiao because of what happened last time at Lan Club?”

“Because of what happened last time, Cui Xiaosi has warned me numerous times, both openly and covertly, to stay away from Shengxiao… Do you also feel that way, second brother? Do you think I no longer deserve to be close to Shengxiao?”

Her eyes filled with grievance and sadness.

Even if Fu Yi had a heart of stone, faced with her gaze, he couldn’t bring himself to ask her to go back again.

“I haven’t thought that way. You’re overthinking it.”

“You really haven’t thought that way?”

Cui Jiangjing hadn’t told anyone else about Shen Siyuan drugging the drink Li Shengxiao had consumed, so only he knew of it. Fu Yi assumed that Shen Siyuan, caught up in her youthful desires, had impulsively tried to seduce Li Shengxiao and was rejected. Seeing how upset she looked, he took a deep breath and compromised, “If you want to follow, then follow. But I don’t know how late it will get at the hospital. If it gets too late, you can’t go back alone. I’ll arrange for someone to send you back, or I’ll take you myself.”

“Alright.” Shen Siyuan’s sorrow quickly turned to joy, and she immediately reached out her hand and insisted, “Second brother, let me help you support him.”

Fu Yi was somewhat aware that Li Shengxiao now had a girlfriend, and even though he didn’t quite approve of Rong Yan, he wasn’t a gossip, as his friend accepted her.

He subtly avoided Shen Siyuan’s offer to help, repeating his earlier words, “Shengxiao is too heavy; a girl like you can’t lift him. I can handle it.”

Not wanting to embarrass Shen Siyuan, he took the initiative and suggested, “Siyuan, could you go outside and see if Assistant Gu’s car has arrived? Would you mind?”

The smile that had just appeared on Shen Siyuan’s face froze.

“Second brother…” She still tried to sway Fu Yi with her gaze.

“Be good, help me out and check, will you?” Fu Yi was firm, showing no intention of handing Li Shengxiao over to her.

Although reluctant, Shen Siyuan retracted her hand and obediently followed Fu Yi’s request, leaving as directed.

Gu Ming received the call and arrived quickly. As Fu Yi helped the person out, Gu Ming was already there. Seeing Shen Siyuan as well, he hurriedly opened the car door and said to Fu Yi, “Mr. Fu, let’s put Mr. Li in the front passenger seat.”

“Is that alright?” Shen Siyuan hadn’t given up, volunteering, “Shouldn’t we put Shengxiao in the back seat? I can accompany Shengxiao and keep an eye on him.”