I only felt my scalp tingling, and the thing I was most worried about happened.
If I had known I should have guarded her all night, but did she clearly tell me that she would not seek death?
Why?
Su Tao, why are you doing this?
I was immediately filled with a deep sense of self-blame. Maybe I was wrong and should not have interfered in her affairs.
Thinking from her perspective, if too many people knew about this matter, then I wouldn't be able to survive anymore.
I didn't know how I got back to my room, and the police said they wanted to ask me what happened.
I said I was very tired and needed to rest for a while, so I returned to my room in a daze.
I didn't do anything, I just lay half on the bed, smoking one cigarette after another.
Suddenly, a bloody picture appeared in front of me.
Her hair was disheveled, like a "Sadako", and she "floated" towards me with her hands full of blood stretched out.
"I died so miserably! Give me back my life..."
"Su Tao, don't... don't do this. I don't want this either. Don't come over... Su Tao!"
…
The moment she rushed towards me, I woke up with a fright.
I sat up from the bed, panting non-stop, and my head was covered with dense beads of sweat.
Is it a dream?
I tried my best to calm down, but I still heard the sirens from downstairs.
I quickly put on my shoes and went to the balcony, and looked downstairs fearfully. There was no cordon set up, and there were no police cars or ambulances.
The siren sound just now was just a passing police car...
Is it really a dream?
I took a deep breath, but felt exhausted.
I was still a little worried, so I opened the door again and went to the next room, raised my hand and rang the doorbell.
When there was no response, I knocked again.
Only then did Su Tao's somewhat lazy voice come from inside: "Who is it?"
"Su Tao, are you okay?"
After hearing my voice, Su Tao immediately came over and opened the door for me.
She looked like she hadn't woken up yet, her hair was messy, and she asked me in a daze: "Mr. Chen, didn't you... go back?"
Seeing that she was well, I breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I didn't go back last night. I was staying next door."
"Oh, what are you doing?"
I suddenly wasn't sure whether it was a dream or not, so I reached out and pinched Su Tao's arm gently.
There was a touch, and Su Tao was also stunned for a moment, and asked me: "Mr. Chen, what's wrong with you?"
Then I smiled and said, "You know what? I just had a dream."
"What are you dreaming about?"
"I dreamed that you jumped off the building, and many police officers came to the room. Then you stood in front of me covered in blood, demanding your life."
Su Tao laughed loudly after hearing this, and hurried back to the room to get me a glass of water. After handing it to me, she said, "Mr. Chen, don't think too much. I said I won't seek death again."
"Fortunately it was a dream. You don't know how much I blamed myself in the dream."
"Why are you blaming yourself? It's too late for me to thank you."
"You must never seek death again! You must live well, understand?" I took a sip of water and said seriously.
Su Tao nodded vigorously to me and replied: "I know, don't worry, Mr. Chen! No matter how difficult it is, I will not seek death again... If you don't believe it, I swear!"
"No, no, no, I believe, I believe."
Something happened early in the morning, but luckily it was just a dream, but the dream really scared me.
After Su Tao washed up, I went to the hotel restaurant with her to have breakfast.
Su Tao said to me: "Mr. Chen, I would like to take a few days off and go back to my hometown, is that okay?"
"Okay! Go back and have a good rest and forget all the unpleasantness that happened here."
Su Tao nodded and replied: "I will adjust my mentality as soon as possible and return to the company to work as soon as possible..."
As she spoke, she suddenly paused, lowered her head again, and murmured: "Can I go back to work in the company?"
"Yes! I just didn't know the truth before, but now I know. If I blame you again, it would be my fault."
Su Tao smiled and nodded, then handed me an egg and said, "Mr. Chen, eat more. You have worked hard for me in the past two days."
"It's okay, and I have to deal with Zhou Bo myself. You just helped me with this matter."
She smiled again and said: "When I adjust my condition and return to the company, I will definitely work hard."
"Well, I'm very happy that you think so."
…
After breakfast at the hotel, I sent Su Tao to the long-distance bus station, and then drove to the airport.
Xiao Siya arrived at the airport without waiting long, and I met her at the exit.
And I found that she was also pulling a suitcase, which probably contained her drawings, but she wouldn't use such a big suitcase, right?
After we met, I stared at her large suitcase and asked, "Are you so ostentatious about using such a big box to store your design drawings?"
Xiao Siya glanced at me and said, "This is my luggage."
"What do you mean? Why are you bringing your luggage?" I looked at her with confusion.
"Do you think there is anyone around you who can handle my designs without me?"
I looked at her in astonishment and said, "You mean, you want to live here permanently?"
"It's not like I'm here permanently. At least I have to wait until all the designs are finished before I can go back."
There was some truth in what she said, so I asked her again: "What about your company? If Li Liyang knew you were away, wouldn't he investigate you?"
Xiao Siya smiled nonchalantly and said, "I can't talk to the company anymore anyway. Li Liyang wishes I had nothing to do all day long, so I told him I would go out and have fun."
"He believed it?"
Xiao Siya shrugged and said, "Otherwise? He always thought that I was just a yellow-haired girl and didn't take me seriously at all."
"Aren't you afraid that he will do something small in the company after you leave?"
Xiao Siya smiled bitterly and said, "Even if I'm in the company, doesn't he do enough little things?"
After a pause, she added: "Don't worry! As long as I am still in this position, he can't make any mistakes unless he really gets the power."
I nodded and said nothing more.
After returning to the car, Xiao Siya said to me again: "You have to help me find a place to live."
"Where am I going to find you a place to stay?"
"Then I don't care. I've come all the way to help you, do you still want me to figure it out on my own?"
"Then we might just stay in a hotel."
"Anyone is fine, but I have to choose the hotel myself."
"Don't make random choices! I really can't afford a five-star hotel."
Xiao Siya glanced at me again and said, "Look at your potential, you are still planning to make the company bigger and stronger. Don't you have any awareness at all?"
I smiled and shook my head and said, "No matter how great your awareness is, it must be based on the actual situation! It's not like you don't know my current financial situation."
"Okay, okay, what about the three-star head office?"
Three stars is a bit unaffordable for me, after all, I don't know how long she will stay.
But in order to be "aware", I could only nod and agree.