Chapter 299: Chapter 299

No one has a thousand days of good fortune, no flower blooms for a hundred days.

Before this, Bai Man, due to her father and elder brother's status, held a very high position in the hospital.

After her brother got into trouble, she was also taken away for questioning.

Seeing the situation turning sour, her husband immediately wanted to distance himself from her, proposing a divorce.

In the past few days, Bai Man's life could only be described as a mess, and she was suffering extreme agony inside.

Fortunately, after being taken in for an investigation, she was not deprived of her freedom.

Her brother's embezzlement didn't have much to do with her.

However, her brother was the successor of their prominent family, and the ease and success of her and her family's life were directly connected to him.

Now, Bai Man was in a resort suite within the Qinling Mountain range on the outskirts of Xijing City, seriously contemplating how to help her brother overcome this crisis.

To help her brother was to help herself, and the whole family as well.

But Bai Man was well aware that it was easy to add splendor to something already beautiful, but difficult to offer help during times of dire need.

At this moment, most of the family probably wanted to disassociate themselves from her brother rather than trying to save him.

As Bai Man's heart was in tumult, her phone suddenly rang.

She took out her phone, and Bai Man couldn't help but be startled.

"Su Fan? What's he calling for at this time?"

Bai Man didn't answer the call immediately but hesitated for a moment.

She figured that Su Fan was most likely facing some problem and wanted her help.

Usually, if there was nothing urgent, Su Fan hardly called her.

But as things stood, she was barely able to take care of herself, how could she possibly help Su Fan?

After a brief hesitation, Bai Man still answered the call.

Upon answering, Bai Man, as always, spoke in her usual frosty tone.

This privileged daughter of a rich family, even though she had fallen into the mire, was still as proud as a queen in her bones.

But the words Su Fan spoke on the other end of the line took Bai Man by surprise.

"I heard you went to Xijing City. I'm already in Xijing City. Where are you? I'll come to find you."

Despite the unpleasantness between him and Bai Man, he still couldn't put his mind at ease about her and reached out to Bai Man.

From the tone of Su Fan's voice, she knew that Su Fan was not calling for help, but was coming to offer his.

But Su Fan, a poor boy from a mountain village who had established a stable position in the hospital and gained some connections—what could he do to help in this situation?

Though she thought this, Bai Man ultimately told Su Fan where she was.

She felt somewhat lonely and helpless now.

Even if Su Fan couldn't really help her, she still hoped that in such times, she could have someone familiar by her side.

Under normal circumstances, the person who should be by her side would be her husband, Li Jian.

But as the old saying goes, a couple is like birds sharing the same woods—they fly apart when disaster strikes.

This saying was fully exemplified in her relationship with Li Jian.

As soon as her family faced trouble, Li Jian's true colors were revealed.

After telling Su Fan where she was, Bai Man went into the bathroom to take a shower.

In the past few days, with her mind preoccupied and exhausted, she hadn't dressed up at all.

Since there was no need to meet anyone before, it didn't matter, but now that Su Fan was coming, she naturally couldn't let him see her in a disheveled state.

Casually kicking off her high heels, Bai Man took a towel and a change of clothes and headed into the bathroom.

It seemed she wanted to calm her restless heart.

Once inside the bathroom, she, dressed in casual clothes, didn't bother to undress but simply turned on the showerhead.