"That's impossible, isn't it? Who told you that?" another doctor asked, astonished.
"You were busy and didn't come out. Dr. Liao was carrying his belongings and entered the elevator. It's been less than two minutes."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xi quickly walked towards the elevator.
For some reason, she had a feeling that Liao Jing's dismissal was related to her.
However, when she chased him to the basement, she didn't see him.
She took out her phone and called Jian Fan, asking him to pick up the children for her, as she had something to do tonight and might be home late.
At that moment, Liao Jing, looking dejected, drove past her.
"Dr. Liao, wait a moment," Shen Xi called out to him loudly.
Liao Jing was startled and quickly slammed on the brakes. A forced smile appeared on his somber face. "Dr. Shen, you're off work?"
Shen Xi got off work half an hour earlier than them, a fact known to everyone in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department.
"Yes," Shen Xi smiled faintly and asked in a low voice, "Dr. Liao, is your resignation related to me?"
"No. Dr. Shen, please don't overthink it. It's for other reasons." Liao Jing's eyes flickered with evasion. After a brief pause, he continued, "Last night, I was too abrupt. I apologize to you and hope you won't take it to heart."
Although he denied it verbally, Shen Xi could tell from his expression that the matter was definitely related to her.
Moreover, it must have been done by that person.
"No, Dr. Liao, please don't say that. There's nothing wrong with liking someone," Shen Xi said gently, looking at him. "Don't worry, I will give you an explanation for this."
After watching Liao Jing's car gradually drive away, Shen Xi took out her phone and sent a WeChat message to Qin Si Ye.
"Mr. Qin, do you have any plans tonight? I'd like to treat you to a meal."
After a while, Qin Si Ye replied, "I can't tonight, I already have plans."
Shen Xi continued, "Where are you? When will you finish? I'll come to find you."
Qin Si Ye asked, "Is something wrong?"
Shen Xi paused for a moment and replied with just one word: "Yes."
"Geta Hotel. You can wait for me in the Presidential Suite, room 2408," Qin Si Ye replied quickly.
Shen Xi's heart skipped a beat when she saw this.
What? Geta Hotel? And the Presidential Suite?
Wasn't that the place where she had been intimate with him five years ago?
She felt a little hesitant, but thinking of Liao Jing's innocence, she gritted her teeth and replied:
"Okay."
Shen Xi drove out of the hospital's underground parking lot, first finding a place to eat dinner. Seeing that it was still early, she browsed around in a mall.
It wasn't until 7:30 PM that she drove towards Geta Hotel.
When she reached the front desk and explained her situation, the service staff led her all the way and personally escorted her to the room.
"Miss Shen, these dishes were specially prepared for you by Mr. Qin. Please enjoy," the service staff, a young man who looked refined and spoke gently, said.
Shen Xi glanced at the spread of food on the bed, her heart faltering slightly. "No need, please take them away. I've already had dinner."
"Ah?" The service staff was initially surprised, but quickly said, "Alright, then please make yourself comfortable, Miss Shen."
He quickly brought in a trolley, took away the food from the table, and left after closing the door.
Shen Xi stood in the middle of the living room and looked around.
The floodgates of memory suddenly opened.
That night five years ago, the room she had stumbled into was somewhat similar to this one, except for the floor. That one was on the top floor.
But the location was the same, with the door facing north and the window facing south.
That night, the room's lights were not on, so she couldn't see the furnishings clearly.
But now, everything was laid out before her, in plain sight.
When Shen Xi's gaze fell upon the large bed in the inner room, her face involuntarily turned red.
That night, both of them had been drugged, and it must have been quite intense.
From the foyer to the sofa, and then to the large bed, she didn't remember how she had gotten there. In any case, when she woke up the next day, she was lying there...