Chapter 83: I Suspect the Boss Is in Love!
"This won't happen again." Gu Zhenzhi’s low, husky voice sounded right by her ear as he drew near.
His body was shockingly hot, burning with fever, and the searing temperature had already consumed what little reason he had left. The coolness surrounding Ruan Cha, light and delicate, was a relief Gu Zhenzhi craved with desperate urgency.
The moment he held her tight, Ruan Cha’s heart gave a violent shudder. A tingling sensation crept along her spine, slowly rising, burrowing deep into her mind.
Her temples throbbed fiercely, her heart pounding so loudly it felt as if it might burst from her chest.
"Zhenzhi… brother?" she ventured, calling his name softly, testing the waters.
But all she received in response was Gu Zhenzhi’s warm breath, falling against her neck.
Gu Zhenzhi had lost consciousness completely. Even in the throes of his fever, he had forced himself awake for only a fleeting moment.
"Boss?!" S, having witnessed the astonishing scene not far away, swallowed hard in disbelief.
His vision blurred, and suddenly a memory flashed in his mind—Ruan Cha’s meeting with the base members before she approached Gu Zhenzhi. Back then, someone from the base had asked her, "Boss, what if you really develop feelings for him?"
S recalled it perfectly: their boss had waved her hand dismissively, slapped the table, and scoffed, "Ridiculous! Me, fall for that notorious villain? Unless a donkey kicks me in the head, it’ll never happen!"
Unless a donkey kicks me in the head.
Kicked by a donkey.
Kicked...
That last phrase repeated itself endlessly in S’s mind like a broken record.
He began walking toward Ruan Cha and Gu Zhenzhi, but his gaze kept darting around.
Where was the donkey?
—
Hospital.
The sharp scent of disinfectant filled every breath.
Ruan Cha stepped out of the hospital’s high-end private ward. The moment she emerged, she spotted S in the corridor, his back to her, so excited by something on his phone that he’d forgotten himself.
"Ahem." Ruan Cha cleared her throat lightly.
At the familiar sound, S hurriedly hid his phone, spun around, and gazed at her nervously.
"What were you chatting about? You seem quite happy," Ruan Cha asked, hands clasped behind her back, her bright, clear eyes fixed unwaveringly on S.
"Nothing! Nothing at all!" S felt a chill run down his spine under the penetrating sharpness of her gaze.
"Is that so?" Ruan Cha’s lips curled into a smile, her eyes arching sweetly as she reached behind her and took out her own phone.
She tapped open the chat page from moments ago.
It was the base’s internal group chat.
One message after another—each marked as sent by S.
S: [Shocking news! Absolutely shocking!]
S: [I think the boss is in love!]
S: [With that very Gu Zhenzhi she went to see on her own!]
S: [This is the first time in my life I’ve seen our boss snuggle up to a man like a shy girl!!!]
S: [My eyes nearly popped out! Do you guys remember what she said? She said… unless a donkey kicks her in the head, she’d never fall for him!]
S: [Honestly, when I went to pick her up today, I kept looking for the donkey! Hahahahahahaha!]
After S’s messages, not a single person had replied.
He’d been confused about that earlier, but now, seeing his boss produce her phone and display the chat history right in front of him, S wished he could slam his head straight onto the hospital window ledge.
Damn it!
He had sent the messages to the wrong group!
He’d gossiped about the boss and, as if possessed by a pig-brained fool, sent it all straight into the main group chat!