Xu Wan met a man from her industry at a matchmaking party. Two days later, they got their marriage certificate.
She thought she had married an unremarkable corporate legal counsel.
Afte...
As Xu Wan prepared to enter the room, the housekeeping manager instructed her, "Ms. Xu, I'll be waiting for you at the door. Please let me know if you need any assistance."
No sooner had the manager finished speaking than Ying Gan immediately said, "Hey, what are we waiting for? They might be sleeping in there soon, I need to go back to sleep too."
Xu Wan was genuinely worried that something might happen to Jiang Tingzhou and she wouldn't be able to handle it, so she said, "Let's wait a while."
Ying Gan said, "You can leave as you please."
Xu Wan was too lazy to deal with it and quickly turned around and went into the room.
As soon as she stepped inside, a strong smell of alcohol hit her nose.
When the lights were turned on, several bottles of liquor were piled on the wall of the presidential suite's living room, each one a strong spirit. An ice bucket lay overturned on the floor, and the carpet was soaked in a large area.
Xu Wan rushed straight to the bathroom in the bedroom.
Jiang Tingzhou sat alone in his wheelchair, asleep next to the sink, his glasses on the floor and his phone beside the basin.
The sound of water I heard through the receiver was just a little water leaking from a tap that wasn't turned off properly.
Seeing that the man was alright, Xu Wan finally felt relieved.
She turned around, went out, told the manager what had happened, and then returned to her room.
She thought that if Jiang Tingzhou revealed his identity to her after this, she would eventually have to take care of him, so she should get used to it in advance.
This matter seems simple, but in practice, it is ridiculously difficult due to the man's weight.
Jiang Tingzhou was so drunk that he was practically unconscious.
Xu Wan helped the man back into his wheelchair and pushed it to the bedside.
Looking at the man's wet shirt and pants clinging to his body, she hesitated for a moment, but decided to help him take them off.
Sleeping like this might make you catch a cold.
Xu Wan bent down and unbuttoned the man's shirt one button at a time. After the shirt was opened, his body was not directly exposed, but he was wearing a white cotton vest.
After unbuttoning the front buttons, Xu Wan then unbuttoned the man's cuffs.
They used to live together, so unbuttoning her cuffs wasn't difficult for her.
However, as the cuff on his right hand was unbuttoned, the cuff became loose, revealing a black elastic band.
Xu Wan was stunned for a moment, and then tears streamed down her face.
She never knew Jiang Tingzhou's true thoughts, whether it was for a fresh start or because of her leg injury.
At this moment, the black rubber band on the man's wrist says it all.
She remembered that the man had taken it from her hair before he went abroad. He said he wanted to wear it too, so Xu Wan let him wear it and told him to return it to her when he came back.
Later, Jiang Tingzhou never returned.
But he kept wearing this...
Xu Wan took off one sleeve, and then, while pulling off the man's shirt, she noticed that the skin near the man's vest was severely distorted.
The man was wearing a vest and leaning against a wheelchair, so she couldn't see the full extent of the scars, but it was easy to tell that they were caused by skin shedding after burns.
Xu Wan reached out and touched her vest; it wasn't particularly wet, so she decided to leave it for the man.
After taking off her top, she forcefully moved the man from the wheelchair to the bed.
After the man lay down, Xu Wan took off his trousers.
The man's thighs showed similar signs of skin peeling. More importantly, due to prolonged inability to stand, his legs had atrophied muscles and were so thin that they contrasted sharply with his upper body.
Xu Wan was heartbroken.
She suddenly understood Jiang Tingzhou.
The man was once impeccable in every way, including appearance, physique, and wealth.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them the chosen ones of heaven.
But now it has become like this...
If she were in that situation, she definitely wouldn't come back to see Jiang Tingzhou.
Xu Wan put the man's clothes aside, intending to have them dry-cleaned by the housekeeping department when she left.
Before leaving, she reached out and tried to pull the blanket out from under the man and cover him with it.
A drunk person seems heavier. She used all her strength to pull the blanket out from under the man, and just as she bent down to cover him up...
The man, who was fast asleep just a second ago, suddenly opened his eyes slightly, stared at her for a second with his sleepy eyes, and called out, "Wife."
The next second, the man raised his arm, cupped the back of her head with his palm, pressed her body against his, and leaned in to kiss her.