Chapter 24: Precious Youth
Rain lashed Hong Kong Island that night. Even though the hospital was brightly lit, the surrounding roads were engulfed in darkness.
After seeing He Li off, Xu Si stood by the windowsill. Through a curtain as thin as gauze, she watched the reporters below, clad in raincoats, tenaciously staking out their positions.
It had been a long time since she had witnessed such a scene. The most vivid memory that surfaced was the day she declared bankruptcy and left the Xu Mansion in disgrace.
The rain had been just like this that day, with reporters eagerly swarming her, almost shoving their microphones into her mouth.
"Miss Xu, is this the result of investment failure or defeat in the family inheritance battle?"
"Miss Xu, please answer. Having squandered your family’s wealth, what are your feelings right now?"
"Miss Xu, your net worth plummeted overnight. You’re no longer a wealthy heiress. How will you live? Do you have any goals?"
Betrayed by her family, Xu Si had been unable to utter a word at that moment. All of Hong Kong Island had reveled, anticipating the price the failure would pay. This time, however, Xu Si was much calmer. Her expression betrayed nothing as her well-defined fingers rhythmically tapped on the windowsill. Her soft, curly black hair, spread over her shoulders, trembled in the light, cool breeze.
She hadn’t asked Pei Zhen to stay with her at the hospital.
Pei Zhen had obediently waited for her at the Xu Mansion and had even called her in the evening to ask if she was all right.
Xu Si had said she was fine.