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"Act?" He Zifeng raised a brow as he stared at Su Lianghao.

Su Lianghao gulped then, with all the courage he mustered, blurted, "You like her back, but you pretend that you don't! Others may not, but I can see through you!"

He Zifeng chuckled, paused then continued to laugh out loud. When he stopped, he stared down at Su Lianghao who was shorter than him and raised a brow. "You figured it out, so what? Do you dare tell Chen Kaori? Even if you do tell her, do you think she will believe you?" his tone was mocking.

"He Zifeng...you will regret not telling her. Maybe not right now, but you will regret it someday." After saying this, Su Lianghao moved back, turned around and walked away. He threw the flower he was holding into the trashbin, never to be seen by anyone, as vacation will start the following day.

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The current He Zifeng froze as blood dropped from the nick he made on his chin while shaving. He stared at the drop of blood flowing down the porcelain sink and draining rapidly.

Images of Chen Kaori in his arms at the time of the accident flashed through his mind. She was bleeding from almost everywhere, and she was not waking up.

He closed his eyes and opened them again, trying to remove the images from his mind. He washed off the rest of his shaving cream and put a bandage over his wound.

He Zifeng overworked himself the day before, to keep himself from thinking about Chen Kaori's condition. Every department in H&B became busier as he forced them to accomplish including the target work for the following week. It was only when he was done and felt that his body will break down that he told everyone to go home and to go in with just skeletal workforce, in shifts, for the next two weeks.

He himself took the day off, but instead of visiting Chen Kaori, he stayed at home, looking lifeless.

He pulled open his fridge door and saw only water containers which are half or almost empty.

When Chen Kaori was still working in H&B, she would take him to buy groceries every weekend. She would stock up his fridge and pantry, but would request that he cook because she is not good at it. Since it was just the two of them, he would indulge her and cook for her, like when she visited him while he was still in university.

When Chen Kaori resigned from H&B, he ordered Assistant Jiang to have some produce delivered to his home, as he was used to stock up his fridge. Some time ago, he even bought a lot, with his determination to bring her back, so he could surprise her. However, before he did, the accident happened.

He Zifeng stared at the empty fridge for a few more seconds before he shut its door. He took some rice from the storage and found some canned mushrooms and chicken stock in the pantry.

He started cooking absent-mindedly, good thing was that he was good at it so the muscle memory enabled him to produce a risotto.

He transferred the food into a plate and took out a spoon from the drawer.

He slowly moved to the living room, sat on the couch as he held his plate, then pressed th remote buttons, looking for something to watch.

As he did, he recalled Su Lianghao's words during their conversation.

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"It's been days and Chen Kaori still do not show any sign of waking up. In three days, if she will continue to be in ventilatory support, we will recommend that the endotracheal tube be replaced by a tracheostomy, meaning a cut through her neck. Keeping the tube placed through her mouth for longer will be dangerous. However, if you don't want that, you have to sign a waiver."

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After washing the dishes, He Zifeng went to change his clothes. He decided to drive to the hospital.