Seeing Xing Yujie on the hospital bed, Tian Xiaohui was in disbelief for a moment. The man's face seemed to have lost its spirit, and his lips were pale. She didn't know what he had gone through. In just a few days, he was so weak that it was almost unbelievable that he had once been a soldier.

For a moment, Tian Xiaohui felt both pain and bitterness in her heart.

"What are you doing here!" Upon seeing Tian Xiaohui, Xing Yuzhen also stood up abruptly.

If it weren't for Tian Xiaohui, her brother wouldn't have ended up like this!

Seeing that her older sister was about to make things difficult for Tian Xiaohui, Xing Yujie quickly said, "Sister, don't bully Xiaohui."

"I bullied her?" Xing Yuzhen scoffed, incredulously saying, "I think she's really bewitched you. I just asked her what she was doing here, and that's considered bullying her? You don't protect someone like that!"

Xing Yujie pursed his lips, remaining silent but revealing his displeasure.

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Seeing this, Xing Yuzhen got angry, picked up her clothes, turned around and walked towards the door, muttering loudly, "You think I'm annoying, huh? Fine, I'll go out by myself. I'm not going to bother you anymore, okay!"

With a bang, she slammed the door shut.

The deafening slam of the door rang in Tian Xiaohui's ears, and the gust of wind that shook her bangs made her body tremble involuntarily.

Xing Yujie, lying in his hospital bed, immediately said:

"Xiaohui, don't be afraid, my sister isn't usually like this."

He didn't want to be so far away from Tian Xiaohui. When he finally saw Tian Xiaohui, he threw off the covers and was about to get out of bed to find her.

Tian Xiaohui immediately said, "Don't come any closer."

Xing Yujie paused as he was about to get out of bed, looking at her with a puzzled expression, his cautious movements tinged with a hint of helplessness.

"Xiaohui, I..."

He wondered if he had done something to upset her, which was why she wouldn't let him get close.

Tian Xiaohui pursed her lips and said only, "You're not feeling well, you should stay in bed."

"Need not."

Upon hearing Tian Xiaohui's explanation, Xing Yujie's eyes lit up again. As long as Tian Xiaohui didn't dislike him, he could accept it.

His body was too weak to support him to run safely to Tian Xiaohui.

As he approached Tian Xiaohui, he stumbled uncontrollably and had to grab the wall to steady himself. But he still went to Tian Xiaohui immediately, took her hand on the shoulder, and a genuine joy shone in his eyes.

Do you want something to eat?

Tian Xiaohui shook her head.

Xing Yujie then asked, "Do you want some water?"

Tian Xiaohui shook her head again.

Despite her repeated refusals, Xing Yujie didn't seem uncomfortable at all. Instead, he led her to the bedside, his voice still as if there had never been any unpleasantness between them: "Come, sit down for a while."

However, Tian Xiaohui broke free from his grasp.

Xing Yujie's body finally stiffened slightly, but only for a moment. His pale lips curved into a smile again: "The pastry shop is far from here. It took me a long time to ride my bike to find you before. You must be exhausted from the journey."

Tian Xiaohui looked at him and murmured, "I'm not in the pastry shop."

Xing Yujie seemed to realize something only then, gave an awkward smile, and said, "Look at me, I forgot, my mom went to take care of things, and you're staying at your sister-in-law's garment factory now?"

"Um."

"Hmm..." Xing Yujie realized she didn't intend to chat, so he hummed in response and lowered his head dejectedly.

Tian Xiaohui was also hesitating.

Until she faced Xing Yujie, she suddenly didn't know how to speak or how to express her meaning in detail.

Why did she rush over all at once?

She didn't understand.

Judging from Xing Yujie's tone, he wanted to continue being with her.

However, given what his mother did, they were destined never to return to their previous harmonious relationship.

A broken cup cannot be put back together.

A broken mirror cannot be put back together.

If she forces herself to be with Xing Yujie, will she regret it later?

"Xiao Hui..."

Just as Tian Xiaohui was silent, a soft voice called out beside her. Xing Yujie looked at her intently and called her name.

He said, "My mom has given her approval for us to be together."

Tian Xiaohui's brow twitched slightly, and she forced a smile: "Your mother didn't agree to me being with you. She only agreed because the person who helped me is my sister-in-law Ye Yun. She agreed to the benefits I could bring her and was afraid of my sister-in-law's background. She didn't agree to me as a person."

"But what does it matter?"

Xing Yujie kept his gaze fixed on her, gripped her shoulders, and frowned as he said, "As long as she agrees, as long as we can get married, won't we be the ones together?"

Tian Xiaohui suddenly had nothing to say.

A strange feeling rose in her heart, a feeling of being disrespected that made her very uncomfortable. She shook her head and uttered a faint, "It's different."

Xing Yujie was unwilling to accept it: "How is it different?"

"You should know about your parents' suspension, right? It was all my sister-in-law's doing. That's what she's afraid of. She's so afraid that she can tolerate someone she completely despises becoming her daughter-in-law, which is me!" Tian Xiaohui pointed to her heart, shaking her head and smiling bitterly. "But what if one day I lose all of this?"

Xing Yujie was slightly taken aback.

Clearly, he was unaware of the problem.

“Xiao Hui, I…” He opened his mouth, hesitated for two seconds, and apologized to Tian Xiao Hui: “I’m sorry, I didn’t think it through, but I think the most important thing is that we can be together. At least you have your sister-in-law’s protection now, and we can get married smoothly. After we get married, no one can control us anymore.”

Is nobody here?

After the wedding, Xing's mother will be her mother-in-law. How could she not control them?

Moreover, is it really a good idea to let her marry into the Xing family while basking in someone else's glory?

Did Xing Yujie ever consider her feelings?

At that moment, Tian Xiaohui suddenly clearly found the source of her discomfort: not only did Xing's mother disrespect her, but Xing Yujie also disrespected her.

Xing Yujie only wanted to marry her.

Little did she know that she hoped his parents would truly accept her, recognize her good qualities, and sincerely marry her into their family as their daughter-in-law.

They only married her because of her background, but in their hearts she was still a country bumpkin. How could she bear it?

"Forget it."

Tian Xiaohui shook her head, feeling that her trip had been somewhat unnecessary, and turned to go back.

"Don't go."

Unexpectedly, Xing Yujie grabbed her hand.

Meanwhile, Xing's mother, who was watching this scene from outside the door, felt her heart leap into her throat, her eyes fixed on Tian Xiaohui, who was about to leave the ward.

No, she had to get Tian Xiaohui to agree to marry into their family today.

Now, the future development of their family is all in Tian Xiaohui's hands. Her and her husband's jobs and careers are all tied to Tian Xiaohui. If Tian Xiaohui and her son have a falling out and she doesn't want to marry her son, then it won't be so easy for Tian Xiaohui to leave!