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They had just parted ways, yet fate brought them together again. It seemed like a classic case of "it's a small world for enemies." But now that they were divorced, she was under no obligation to greet him with a smile. As she stood up and brushed past him, he reached out and grabbed her arm. "Why are you here?" "Just visiting Grandfather." Her face was expressionless, her once gentle features now distant and cold. The charm had vanished, replaced by the commanding presence of a woman in a black dress. She seemed every bit his equal. Bo Xingzhi looked as if he did not recognize Ruan Su. She seemed different from before, the change strikingly evident. "Director Bo, please release me," Ruan Su said, her red lips parting to deliver the icy words. Bo Xingzhi released her, and she strode forward in her high heels, each step seemingly crushing his heart with painful intensity. In that moment, he fully grasped that she was no longer his wife, but his ex-wife, the most familiar stranger to him. After paying his respects to his grandfather, Bo Xingzhi had just settled into his car when Soong Yan's call came through. "Young Master, Wang Xinya's wire broke during filming. She broke her leg and has been taken to City First Hospital." Bo Xingzhi started the car, speaking through his Bluetooth headset. "How could such an oversight happen?" "What is the plan for handling this? The executives at Bo's Entertainment are hesitant to make a move without your direction." "I am on my way to City First Hospital now. Meet me there," Bo Xingzhi instructed before ending the call. At City First Hospital, Soong Yan paced anxiously in the parking lot. Upon seeing Bo Xingzhi's car, he approached quickly. "Wang Xinya has been moved from the ER to the operating room. She is in surgery now." "Let's head up and see for ourselves," Bo Xingzhi said, moving toward the elevator, but Soong Yan interjected. "The hospital is swarming with media. It would be wiser for you to use the secure passage." The last thing they needed was the media spotting the young master and stirring up a fresh batch of rumors. Was the CEO of Bo's really here to visit Wang Xinya? That was the buzz. Bo Xingzhi halted momentarily before heading toward the emergency stairwell. The operating room was on the fifth floor. Emerging from the stairwell, he noticed a procession of people exiting the elevator at the corridor's end.

Leading the group was a woman in a white coat, her long hair swept up to reveal her graceful, pale neck. She strode forward with purpose, her eyes scanning medical records with decisiveness and authority. Dozens of doctors and nurses followed her, each wearing an expression of utmost respect. As Bo Xingzhi's gaze settled on the woman's radiant face, his typically unflappable features cracked for the first time. Who could explain why his ex-wife, Ruan Su, the woman who once relied on him for support, was here at the hospital, wearing a white coat that marked her as a doctor? "Ruan Su?" he called. She stopped three steps away, and her entourage halted behind her. The corridor fell into silence. "Director Bo," Ruan Su said, her face unreadable. "Why are you here?" Bo Xingzhi asked, having regained his composure, his sharp gaze fixed on her strikingly beautiful face. He could not deny her beauty. She looked stunning in anything, and the white coat only heightened her allure, lending her a restrained, professional air. Unbidden, an intimate memory flashed through his mind, and his throat tightened as a sudden thirst rose in him.

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