The moment Jiang Siyu's lips were about to touch Zhan Mohan's, before they even made contact, she heard him murmur.
"Wei Yumeng, Wei Yumeng..."
At first, Jiang Siyu didn't hear clearly, but later she understood. He was calling for Wei Yumeng.
Jing Yan was right. The reason he drank so much today was all because of that woman named Wei Yumeng. Her earlier hopes dissolved into nothingness at this very moment.
Jiang Siyu looked at the man's slightly flushed, handsome face. This face, she had thought about and longed for every day when she was abroad, waiting for the day they could be together again.
Now that she was finally back, and he and Wei Yumeng had separated, although they hadn't divorced yet, it was only a matter of time. Who knew Wei Yumeng would shoot herself in the foot?
But it didn't matter. Even if nothing truly happened, she at least wanted to make Zhan Mohan feel a sense of responsibility towards her.
The man she wanted, she would never let anyone else have.
The next day, when Zhan Mohan woke up, Jiang Siyu was already sitting at the dressing table, applying makeup. The man frowned and instinctively sat up, quickly checking his body.
"Did we..."
Hearing Zhan Mohan's voice, Jiang Siyu immediately got up and walked over to him.
"You're awake."
Zhan Mohan saw that Jiang Siyu was only wearing a nightgown. The two of them had clearly spent the entire night together, which easily led to fanciful thoughts.
Jiang Siyu saw his nervous expression and let out a light scoff.
"Are you thinking that we... did something?"
Zhan Mohan narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and quickly denied Jiang Siyu's words.
"No, it's absolutely impossible that we did anything."
Jiang Siyu crossed her arms, a smile playing in her eyes as she looked at him.
"Why do you say that?"
"I was completely drunk yesterday. I don't think anyone could do 'that' in such a state."
The subtext was that even if you wanted to frame me, you wouldn't have had the chance.
However, Jiang Siyu hadn't really considered it either. The moment he called out Wei Yumeng's name last night, she had already abandoned that thought.
Even if he had done something with her at that moment, he would have been thinking of Wei Yumeng, and might even have mistaken her for Wei Yumeng. This was what she least wanted to see.
She lowered her head to twist the lipstick, then nodded.
"Yes, I know. Actually, I had that idea too. Even if nothing really happened between us, at least I could pretend it did. You men don't really feel anything anyway. But when I heard you call out Wei Yumeng's name, I gave up on that idea. More than nothing happening between us, what hurts me most is that when you're with me, you call out another woman's name."
The disappointment, the sting, the extreme pain, she could still remember it clearly.
Zhan Mohan threw off the covers and got out of bed, walking to Jiang Siyu. His expression was relatively gentle.
"Siyu, you made the right decision. Because if you had done that, you wouldn't just have lost my trust; we might not even be able to be friends in the future."
Jiang Siyu gave a bitter smile. "What about you? Wei Yumeng did such a thing. Logically, you should have no relationship with her. Why did you drink like that for her? Do you really not care about your own body?"
Zhan Mohan's eyelids drooped slightly, a flicker of complexity in his gaze.
"Siyu, you are excellent. You will find someone who treats you well."
"No matter how good others are to me, I don't like them. I only like you, A'Han."
Jiang Siyu desperately wanted to convey her feelings to Zhan Mohan. Her feelings hadn't changed all these years, except for not being by his side.
"From the day you left me, we were already over. Now, I no longer love you."
Although these words were hurtful, they were also the truth. He had never intended to play with two women, stringing Jiang Siyu along while pursuing Wei Yumeng.
He had always been clear about his own feelings.
Jiang Siyu forced back tears, then took a deep breath.
"Alright, I don't want to say anything more. Since I took care of you all night yesterday, as repayment, can I get a ride to the company with you today? And you can treat me to breakfast, how about that?"
Zhan Mohan readily agreed. "No problem."
"Also, that injury of yours. I need to take you to the hospital to get it re-bandaged at noon. You drank so much yesterday, and we don't know the full situation. It's better to have a doctor examine it."
"I don't really want to go."
"You must go! Even if I don't force you, do you believe Jing Yan won't come over this noon?"
Jiang Siyu's tone was strong, and she even brought up Jing Yan, leaving Zhan Mohan no room to refuse.
Zhan Mohan truly had no way to deal with these two.
"Alright."
The two of them set off and went directly to the company. On the way, Jiang Siyu bought some light and delicious congee, also considering Zhan Mohan's injury.
Jiang Siyu turned her head to say to Zhan Mohan, "If you hadn't drunk so much last night, I would have wanted to discuss the project issue with you, the one about..."
Before she could finish speaking, she looked up and bumped into Wei Yumeng and Mu Linjing, who were entering through the side door.
The atmosphere instantly became somewhat awkward.
Mu Linjing looked at the two of them in shock. President Zhan and Jiang Siyu had come together. It was early in the morning, and if they said they met at the entrance, no one would believe them.
Because they had been together all night yesterday.
Mu Linjing could understand, so surely Wei Yumeng couldn't have missed it? Yesterday evening, she had personally seen Jing Yan and Jiang Siyu helping Zhan Mohan into the car. It was only past eight o'clock, and the two of them appeared at the company together again. What else needed to be said?
Jiang Siyu pulled at the corner of her mouth and smiled at them.
"You two are quite early too."
Mu Linjing always felt that Jiang Siyu was like a "green tea" girl, especially her fake smiles, which made her seem even more pretentious.
She retorted sarcastically, "Not as early as Miss Jiang."
Jiang Siyu seemed to be in a very good mood today and even asked Wei Yumeng.
"Have you had breakfast? I bought some wontons. A'Han wanted congee, and there were two extra portions, which are just enough for you."
Saying this, she handed the wontons in her hand to Wei Yumeng.
Wei Yumeng did not reach out to take them. "Excuse me, we've already eaten. Please enjoy yourselves."
After speaking, she nodded slightly and walked towards the elevator.
Zhan Mohan frowned, a hint of anger rising in his eyes. He called out to Wei Yumeng's retreating back.
"Wei Yumeng, come with me to the hospital at noon."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Siyu immediately said, "A'Han, didn't we agree that I would accompany you..."
"I was injured because of her, so it's only right that she accompanies me. Don't you have a meeting at noon? Go and be busy with your own affairs."
Jiang Siyu had originally thought that since she and Zhan Mohan appeared together early in the morning, and Wei Yumeng had witnessed everything last night, she would surely misunderstand that she and Zhan Mohan had spent the night together.
Who knew that A'Han still couldn't let go of Wei Yumeng, and even wanted her to accompany him to the hospital.
Wei Yumeng paused and turned back, her gaze calm.
"President Zhan, I have to stay late at the office this noon. Since Miss Jiang is taking such good care of you, she should accompany you. I won't join in the fun."