Chapter 229: Reconciliation

Xu Yihuan held back her tears.

I made a phone call to Liang Xin, Liang's special assistant.

The phone rang for a while before the other end answered.

"Miss Xu."

"What about Tan Zhixu?" Xu Yihuan asked directly, getting straight to the point.

“President Tan…President Tan hasn’t been found yet,” Liang Xin said hesitantly.

Xu Yihuan immediately sensed something was wrong and gave a cold laugh.

"Are you going to tell me or not? If you don't, I'm going to the Tan Group building right now and waiting for you to tell me in person."

Liang Xin turned her head with a troubled expression to look at the pale but exceptionally handsome man on the hospital bed.

Tan Zhixu leaned lazily against the headboard.

When she received Liang Xin's gaze, she simply tilted her head at him.

Liang Xin gritted his teeth and said in one breath, "President Tan, President Tan is in the VIP ward on the top floor of Peking University Affiliated Hospital, room 1036!"

"Okay, wait."

A cold voice came from the other end, and the phone in Liang Xin's hand was hung up the next second.

Tan Zhixu glanced at Liang Xin slowly: "Did I tell you to tell her?"

Tan Zhixu's shoulder was bandaged; he had suffered a gunshot wound there.

He made all the necessary preparations; it was all part of his plan.

He knew that after Tan Zhicheng saw him interacting with Xu Yihuan, he would definitely try to arrest Xu Yihuan. As long as he made a move, he could expose himself to the law and deliberately give away his weakness.

Given this loophole, he could find 365 ways to send Tan Zhicheng to prison for 365 years.

But he didn't expect Tan Zhicheng to act so quickly!

He had just put a coat on Xu Yihuan a second ago, and the next second he had taken her away.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it, but because he had already planted people inside, it wasn't too difficult.

Just as Xu Yihuan was being taken away, and he thought the matter was about to be resolved, that beast pulled out a gun.

That's what prevented him from getting away unscathed.

The only thing he hadn't expected was that he and his baby Huanhuan would both have to stay in the hospital.

Fortunately, Huanhuan is alright.

Liang Xin watched Tan Zhixu bite into an apple, his mood clearly pleasant, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

Go ahead and pretend.

I bet you've wanted to see Xu Yihuan for a long time! If you hadn't known she was sleeping, you probably would have barged into her hospital room already!

Liang Xin silently complained to himself.

A few minutes later, the door to the ward was opened, and Xu Yihuan walked in.

"Talking about order?!"

Liang Xin wisely left through the door.

Tan Zhixu leaned against the headboard, his face pale.

She skillfully used a coquettish tone: "Huanhuan, it hurts."

The moment Xu Yihuan saw Tan Zhixu, her heart finally relaxed.

"If you know it hurts, why did you go up there?!"

"If he wants money, why don't you just give it to him?! Is it really necessary to trade one for another?"

As Xu Yihuan spoke, she became somewhat sad, her eyes began to redden, and her voice choked with sobs.

"If something happens to you, haven't you considered my feelings?"

The moment Tan Zhixu appeared, her panic was genuine.

"But Huanhuan, I'm worried about you, I don't have time to think."

Tan Zhixu's face was very pale, and his lips were completely bloodless. When he spoke, he looked at Xu Yihuan very seriously.

Hypocritical, lazy, and gentle—all the facades that Tan Zhixu presented to outsiders vanished, leaving only the Tan Zhixu that Xu Yihuan initially knew.

Xu Yihuan was caught off guard and met Tan Zhixu's gaze, seeing the undisguised love in Tan Zhixu's eyes.

The awkward feeling that had been nagging at me suddenly seemed to disappear.

Tan Zhixu vividly remembers the feeling of his heart pounding as he left on the ship, and the urge to leave with him.

She knew she couldn't hide, she couldn't escape.

Regardless of whether Tan Zhixu's scheme was involved, she couldn't resist it.

Xu Yihuan lowered her head and gently kissed Tan Zhixu's lips.

"Me too."

Tan Zhixu's eyes lit up, and he tried to raise his head to meet Xu Yihuan's gaze.

With his eyes half-closed in a daze of passion, he reached out his uninjured hand and tightly hooked it around Xu Yihuan's waist.

Tan Zhixu was just biting into an apple, and now his mouth is full of the apple's sweet taste.

Xu Yihuan narrowed her eyes and bit Tan Zhixu's lips hard.

Tan Zhixu felt pain and subconsciously loosened his grip.

She didn't say a word, just looked at Xu Yihuan softly and reproachfully.

Xu Yihuan sneered twice and glanced at the apple core in the trash can.

"You don't seem that fragile to me."

Tan Zhixu, feeling guilty, glanced around nervously: "That was eaten by Liang Xin."

Xu Yihuan rolled her eyes, too lazy to say anything more, and got up from Tan Zhixu.

Tan Zhixu grew anxious and reached out to grab Xu Yihuan's arm again.

"Xu Yihuan, where are you going? You're heartless!"

Xu Yihuan looked at Tan Zhixu incredulously.

"?"

"Illiterate people should stay out here and embarrass themselves."

Tan Zhixu groaned twice, feeling itchy all over, and sat up straight.

He didn't refute her words, but cautiously asked, "So what about now? Have we made up?"

He needs to earn a legitimate status for himself!

Seeing Tan Zhixu's expression, Xu Yihuan's heart softened for once: "Mm."

Tan Zhixu curled his lips and domineeringly reached out to wrap his arms around Xu Yihuan's waist: "I knew it, you belong to me."

Xu Yihuan did not refute.

Tan Zhixu's wound wasn't very deep; he would recover after a period of rest.

Gunshot wounds have a long recovery period, and Tan Zhixu did not stay in the hospital for a long time. After staying in the hospital for a week, he just let the doctor prescribe medicine and then came back for regular check-ups.

Xu Yihuan also started attending school seriously, and would occasionally go to the western suburbs alone to keep an eye on things.

When I have free time, I go to Jiangjin South to take care of things.

Jiang Jinnan's physical functions were getting better and better, and he should have woken up long ago, but there was no sign of him waking up at all, which greatly troubled the doctors.

Xu Yihuan was frightened and busy, and Jiang Jinnan was still unconscious. The mall's opening, originally scheduled for the end of October, was forced to be postponed, with the date to be determined.

The initial publicity efforts resulted in disappointment, and many people expressed their dissatisfaction.

Xu Yihuan was busy all day long, spinning like a top, and had much less time to spend with Tan Zhixu.

This is undoubtedly not a good thing for Tan Zhixu, who has just regained favor.

Without Tan Zhicheng's interference, Tan Zhixu's career gradually went smoothly, and he spent his free time chasing after Xu Yihuan.

In early November, it had already started snowing in the capital, and Tan Zhixu saw another good opportunity to curry favor with the emperor.

Xu Yihuan had to go to school the next day, so Tan Zhixu arrived at her door early to pick her up.

It snowed in the capital all night, but only a thin layer remained on the eaves of the houses; the rest slid down the curves of the eaves to the ground.

Xu Rongyu and Xu Yihuan were leisurely eating breakfast at the dining table.

Xu Yihuan wanted to eat quickly so that Tan Zhixu wouldn't have to wait too long.

But as soon as Xu Yihuan sped up, Xu Rongyu glared at her.

Xu Yihuan could only continue to chew and eat slowly.

By the time Xu Yihuan finished her meal, half an hour had passed.

She goes to school at this time and barely makes it on time.