Shen Yue did not want anyone else to get involved in this matter, so she turned to Luo Kai and said, "You should go first. I have something else to attend to."
Luo Kai stared at Shen Yue for a moment. Before she could sense something was amiss, he quickly withdrew his gaze, turned around, and left without a word. His tall figure, however, conveyed a sense of a large dog abandoned by its owner.
Turning to the man in front of her, Shen Yue's expression was distant yet polite. "May I ask what Mr. Xie needs from me?"
Such an expression, such a tone, seemed to instantly create a distance between them.
This might have been what Xie Jiangsheng wanted, but when it actually became a reality, he inexplicably felt annoyed.
However, he had always been good at masking his emotions, appearing outwardly calm and composed, reverting to his refined and elegant demeanor.
"I am very sorry about what happened last time."
Shen Yue seemed surprised, not expecting him to come in person just to apologize. After all, Xie Jiangsheng, being so arrogant and self-important, was not someone who apologized easily.
Yet, Xie Jiangsheng did apologize. Not only that, but he also handed something over. Shen Yue looked down and saw a delicately packaged box, clearly expensive at first glance.
"This is my apology gift. I hope you won't hold it against me."
Having said all that, and Shen Yue not being one to dwell on things, she pursed her lips. The smile at the corner of her mouth was warm and clean, as if it could melt solid ice.
Her voice was clear and light, with a soft, sweet tone that made one's ears feel soft in response.
"It's alright. The gift isn't necessary. I didn't take those words to heart, and Mr. Xie doesn't need to blame himself."
Xie Jiangsheng insisted on giving her the gift. "It's just a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it, as I was in the wrong first."
Shen Yue didn't want to accept it, because even the box alone looked very expensive. How could she casually accept such a valuable gift?
But Xie Jiangsheng had that look of 'if you don't accept my gift, you won't forgive me,' which made Shen Yue's head spin. In a moment of inspiration.
"How about this, you can treat me to a meal when you have time."
The expression on the woman's face was serious. Her dark eyes were pure and spotless, and she appeared flustered and uneasy. Her long, dense eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings, as if she were unaccustomed to such an amiable and enthusiastic Xie Jiangsheng. The slight blush on her eye corners gave her a shy appearance.
Xie Jiangsheng looked at her face, at her helplessness and awkwardness, like a timid little white rabbit easily led astray by a few sweet words.
Just thinking about it sent a pleasant current surging up his spine, a feeling that was both ticklish and a little numb.
The smile on Xie Jiangsheng's face deepened. "Alright."
Xie Jiangsheng's mask of gentleness and refinement seemed to have fused with his skin, becoming one with it. As long as he wished, no one could refuse his gentle trap.
It was as if the cruel and malicious side he had revealed in the park that day was merely Shen Yue's fantasy.
Shen Yue didn't say anything, but she still felt a bit guarded, only thinking that it was best for the two of them to have as little contact as possible. Once she repaid Xie Jiangsheng's money, they would be even.
It was dark now, and the sky was adorned with sparkling stars.
Shen Yue was more receptive to kindness than harshness. For example, even though Xie Jiangsheng had said so many harsh things in the park that day, when he smiled and gently offered to take her home, Shen Yue found it difficult to refuse.
The city night was still bustling.
The brilliant lights and the flashing colorful neon lights complemented each other, making the streetscape resplendent and dazzling.
Xie Jiangsheng drove, but his peripheral vision caught glimpses of the quiet Shen Yue through the rearview mirror several times.
While waiting at a red light, Xie Jiangsheng spoke first. "Are you feeling alright lately? Any lingering side effects?"
"There are no side effects, but sometimes my head hurts. It should get better in a few days."
The light turned green, and Xie Jiangsheng turned the steering wheel, his voice soft as he casually asked, "Have you remembered anything?"
Shen Yue hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. "No."
"It's alright if you haven't. As long as you've woken up, that's the best outcome. Let the past be the past; cherishing the present is what matters most."
Shen Yue chuckled softly. "Mr. Xie is right."
Hearing that light, soft laugh, like a feather brushing against the heart, Xie Jiangsheng couldn't help but turn his head to look.
Shen Yue had no flaws in her appearance. She was as delicate and beautiful as a porcelain doll. When she smiled, it was like the lingering spring rain in Jiangnan, soft and intoxicating.
Xie Jiangsheng's fingers involuntarily tightened on the steering wheel. His gaze darkened, and the emotions in his eyes churned like a hidden tide, eventually settling into calmness.
After a while, Shen Yue glanced at Xie Jiangsheng's profile and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Xie, can you tell me why the car accident happened?"
Xie Jiangsheng's facial expression froze for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure. A gentle and refined smile played on his lips as he sighed lightly, seemingly with a touch of helplessness. "It was because you accidentally ran a red light. I've told you many times, but you still can't remember."
Being told this, the very thin-skinned Shen Yue blushed. A faint layer of pink dyed her cheeks, like the afterglow of a sunset.
As if thinking of something, her face showed a confused expression again, and she clutched her sleeves. "Then why hasn't any of my family come to find me since I was discharged from the hospital? Do they not know I was hospitalized? And I don't have their phone numbers. Mr. Xie, do you?"
Ever since she woke up, she had no memories. Only Xie Jiangsheng had visited her, even paying her medical fees for half a year and telling her her address. Therefore, Xie Jiangsheng should also know about her family.
But Xie Jiangsheng truly knew nothing and was not interested. Firstly, Shen Yue had never mentioned it to him, and secondly, he was not interested in Shen Yue's family.
So, when Shen Yue suddenly asked this, he was rendered speechless.
Under the woman's confused and trusting gaze, Xie Jiangsheng smiled, saying with regret, "I don't know much about your family. You never mentioned them to me. I recall telling your family when you had the accident. What? They haven't contacted you yet?"
Shen Yue heard Xie Jiangsheng say he had informed her family, but they had never visited. Even the medical expenses were paid by Xie Jiangsheng. Since she woke up, they hadn't come either, as if they had completely forgotten they had a daughter.