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At the banquet, glasses clinked and laughter filled the air.
Lin Nuan Nuan sat quietly in a corner, dressed in a flowing black gown.
"Warm Nuan, you look stunning tonight." Su Jin approached with a glass of champagne, a victorious smile on her face.
Lin Nuan Nuan lifted her gaze to meet the eyes of the woman who once called herself her "good friend." "Thank you."
"Actually..." Su Jin sat down beside her, feigning guilt. "I've been wanting to explain things about Jing Shen and me..."
"No need for explanations." Lin Nuan Nuan interrupted her. "You two are well-suited."
Su Jin paused for a moment, then smiled even brighter. "You really are the most understanding, Warm Nuan."
"But..." She leaned closer to Lin Nuan Nuan's ear. "What do you think? If Jing Shen knew your heart was failing, would he regret choosing me?"
Lin Nuan Nuan suddenly turned her head sharply.
Su Jin triumphantly waved her phone. "I took a picture of your medical report."
"You were following me?"
"That's not important." Su Jin took a sip of champagne. "What matters is, do you think Jing Shen would choose you again out of guilt?"
Lin Nuan Nuan suddenly laughed. "You're scared of me."
"Me?" Su Jin scoffed. "What do I have to fear from you?"
"You’re afraid that Huo Jing Shen still loves me." Lin Nuan Nuan stood up. "That's why you keep probing, trying to confirm your suspicions."
"You..."
"Don't worry," Lin Nuan Nuan said, looking down at her. "I'll be gone soon enough."
"By then, you'll see if Huo Jing Shen really loves you."
Lin Nuan Nuan's words pierced Su Jin's heart like a thorn.
She suddenly stood up, champagne spilling onto Lin Nuan Nuan's dress. "What do you mean? Are you threatening me?"
All eyes in the room turned toward them.
Huo Jing Shen strode over, frowning as he saw Lin Nuan Nuan's disheveled appearance. "What happened?"
"Jing Shen..." Su Jin's eyes immediately filled with tears. "I just wanted to apologize to Nuan Nuan, but she..."
Lin Nuan Nuan watched Su Jin's performance with a cold heart.
Once, she had been schemed against step by step by Su Jin.
First, she approached her as a close friend, then deliberately slandered her in front of Huo Jing Shen.
Now, even her illness was being exploited.
"President Huo," Lin Nuan Nuan said, meeting Huo Jing Shen's gaze directly. "I'm tired; I'm leaving."
"Wait!" Huo Jing Shen grabbed her wrist. "The main event of the evening hasn't started yet."
He turned to the crowd, his voice firm and cold. "I invited everyone here today to announce something."
"I and Su Jin..."
"Wait." Lin Nuan Nuan suddenly interrupted him. "Let me say it."
She forced a smile and said, "Everyone, President Huo wants to announce that he is getting engaged to Miss Su Jin."
"And I, the fiancée bought with money, should take my leave."
As soon as the words left her mouth, a sharp pain pierced her heart.
Lin Nuan Nuan felt darkness envelop her, and she collapsed backward.
In her fading consciousness, she heard Huo Jing Shen's panicked voice calling out, "Nuan Nuan!"
The smell of antiseptic filled the hospital room, overwhelming her senses.
Lin Nuan Nuan opened her eyes to see a stark white ceiling above her.
"You're awake?" a gentle voice asked.
Turning her head, she saw Ji Mingyu sitting by her bedside, holding a medical report.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
Ji Mingyu sighed. "Huo Jing Shen had someone bring you here, but he didn’t come himself."
"I see." Lin Nuan Nuan forced a bitter smile. "He’s probably busy with the engagement preparations."
Ji Mingyu set the medical report down, his expression serious. "Nuan Nuan, your heart..."
"I know." Lin Nuan Nuan interrupted him. "Doctor Ji, please pretend you don’t know about this, okay?"
"But..."
Just then, the sound of a notification pinged from her phone.
Lin Nuan Nuan glanced at her phone; it was a message from Huo Jing Shen:
"Tonight's events, you better give me an explanation."
Just as she was about to reply, another message popped up:
"What is your relationship with Ji Mingyu? Why is he in the hospital?"
Lin Nuan Nuan turned off her phone screen and said to Ji Mingyu, "I want to be discharged."
"No way!" Ji Mingyu frowned. "Given your current condition..."
"I know my condition," Lin Nuan Nuan said calmly. "But rather than lying here waiting for death, I want to finish one last thing."
Ji Mingyu looked into her determined eyes and finally relented. "Fine, but you have to promise me one condition."
"What is it?"
"Let me take care of you," he said earnestly. "For these three months, let me be by your side."
Lin Nuan Nuan was taken aback.
So he had known all along that she only had three months left.
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