45. Life-threatening

"Aren't you going to stay and keep me company?" Xie Shiyu reached out and grabbed him, asking with a particularly aggrieved expression.

"She's ruined me like this, why are you still going to be with her?" Xie Shiyu questioned him, her beautiful face full of anger.

"I won't let you go!" she said, clinging tightly to his arm.

Xi Zhengyu struggled, but when he couldn't pull himself out, he finally gave a hard pull and broke free.

Because of his action, Xie Shiyu fell off the hospital bed, and the breakfast on the small table was scattered on the floor and the hospital bed.

Some of the porridge he ate spilled onto the hospital bed, while some landed on Xie Shiyu.

The fall caused Xie Shiyu's back to hit the ground, and the pain brought tears to her eyes.

My injuries hadn't fully healed yet, and this fall made them hurt again.

Xie Shiyu endured the pain and cursed the man in her heart, thinking, "Damn it, why is he using so much force?"

Are they afraid she won't die from the fall?

Xi Zhengyu stood there dumbfounded, staring at his own arm with disbelief on his face.

He didn't use much force, so Xie Shiyu fell off the bed.

The nurse who came to check on Xie Shiyu saw this scene as soon as she entered the room. She immediately rushed over to help her up from the ground and then used tissues to wipe the porridge off Xie Shiyu's body.

Luckily, the porridge was only lukewarm; if it had been scalding hot, it would have already developed several large blisters.

"What are you doing? Didn't you see the patient fall off the bed? Why didn't you go and help him up?"

"The patient's injuries haven't fully healed yet, and this fall will likely require another check-up."

The fall turned Xie Shiyu's face, which had still had some color in it, deathly pale in an instant. She sat on the hospital bed, supporting her waist with one hand.

The fish couldn't stop coughing, and once it started, it wouldn't stop.

Her coughing echoed throughout the ward, eventually causing her to cough up blood.

The nurse, who was still scolding the patient, heard something was wrong and turned around to see the patient with a pale face, covering his mouth with one hand, and blood seeping out from between his fingers.

Upon seeing this, the nurse's pupils dilated, and she immediately pushed aside Xi Zhengyu, who was standing in front of her, and ran to the bedside to call for the doctor.

Xi Zhengyu stood there, at a loss, not knowing what to do, muttering, "I...I didn't know it would turn out like this."

The doctor came in with his entourage, and upon seeing this scene, immediately had her placed on a hospital bed and wheeled out.

Xie Shiyu felt pain all over her body, and the cough wouldn't stop, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.

He coughed up blood every time he coughed up blood.

Xie Shiyu's consciousness slowly began to blur; it was so uncomfortable and painful.

Why do I feel so bad?

As she closed her eyes, Xie Shiyu thought to herself: I'm so tired, I really want to go home.

The doctor's urgent voice rang in my ears, "Quickly, quickly, open the treatment kit and let her lie down inside."

"Her wound has reopened; if we don't put it in soon, her life will be in danger!"

"The doctor is so kind," Xie Shiyu exclaimed before completely fainting.

In the ward, Xi Zhengyu looked at the mess on the floor, and the specks of blood on the white floor caught his eye.

Xi Zhengyu looked at his hands. "How did they get like this?"

He couldn't believe it, and finally turned around and rushed out of the ward, leaving the doctors in the emergency room extremely anxious.

Everyone was extremely busy, even though Xie Shiyu had already been put into the treatment box.

But they also have to keep an eye on the instruments. If any of her physical indicators go down or up, they have to use the machines to control them.

Xie Shiyu had just vomited a lot of blood and was now somewhat anemic, so the doctor quickly arranged for someone to get the same blood type for her transfusion.

The doctors spent two hours inside trying to save the person before they were brought back to life, and Xi Zhengyu stayed outside watching over them during those two hours.

Her eyes were filled with deep self-reproach. If she hadn't used too much force, she wouldn't have fallen off the bed, and her injuries wouldn't have recurred because of the fall.

During this time, Liu Nian called him and sent him messages.

Xi Zhengyu ignored it all, but eventually lost his patience due to the noise.

He answered her call coldly and said, "I'm busy right now and can't leave. Go shopping by yourself."

Xi Zhengyu's last-minute change of heart greatly displeased Liu Nian, but she couldn't show it.

Not only that, he also had to pretend to understand him and say, "Okay, then Brother Xi, hurry up and get busy, you can't miss my birthday party tonight."

"Hmm." After replying, Xi Zhengyu hung up the phone, his gaze icy and chilling, sending shivers down one's spine.

The doctor breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that all indicators were stable, and the matter was over.

The person came back to life.

After pushing the person out, he saw Xi Zhengyu standing against the wall and shouted, "Where are the patient's family members?"

"I'm here," Xi Zhengyu replied immediately. "How is she?"

Lying on the hospital bed with her eyes closed and her face deathly pale, she looked extremely vulnerable.

Xi Zhengyu felt even more regretful and distressed; it was all his fault that she had become like this.

"He's out of danger," the doctor said, then scolded him with a stern face, "The patient just woke up not long ago, and his body hasn't fully recovered. How did you take care of him?"

"They actually let her fall off the hospital bed. Now she's even more fragile."

"If there's a next time, even a god couldn't save him."

"Yes, it was my fault." Xi Zhengyu obediently admitted his mistake.

The ward had been cleaned by a robot, and Xie Shiyu lay on the hospital bed with her eyes closed, like a beautiful sleeping princess.

Xi Zhengyu sat on the edge of the bed, staring straight at her.

I didn't dare touch anything carelessly, for fear of hurting someone.

He sat there until evening, watching the time as Liu Nian's birthday party drew ever closer.

Finally, he stood up reluctantly, but his gaze never left Xie Shiyu.

After taking a deep look, Xi Zhengyu left without looking back. After leaving the ward, he contacted his assistant to come and take care of Xie Shiyu.

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Inside the bar's private room, Liu Nian was dressed in a black gown, with a particularly beautiful makeup look on her face.

She looked especially beautiful and poised with a smile on her face. When someone asked her a question, Liu Nian answered generously, "Yes, Brother Xi is back."

"Why hasn't it arrived yet? It's been half an hour."

Many people present at her birthday party weren't there for her, but for Xi Zhengyu.

“Brother Xi is already on his way. He will definitely keep his promise to me,” Liu Nian replied with a smile.

"He said he wanted to marry you, but why did he get a marriage certificate with a wild mermaid?" someone asked.

After someone asked the question, others followed suit and asked the same questions one after another.

"Yes, you've been back for so long, Mr. Xi, haven't you thought about divorcing that mermaid?"

Did that mermaid really interfere in your relationship?

"Between you and that mermaid, who is the third party?"

After the question was asked, some people whispered among themselves, "I think Liu Nian is the third party. She left Chairman Xi back then."

"According to the timeline, that's true."

Liu Nian wore a smile on her face, but in her heart she wished Xie Shiyu would die.

I don't know if those two people succeeded or not; several days have passed and there's still no news.