Chapter 68 Chapter 68 "Xia Xia, I thought I would have to wait longer...

Time seems to have never passed so quickly, passing by in a flash like flowing water.

February 13th arrived quickly.

Yao Yingxia went to the hospital early in the morning and stayed by Xu Nian's side. The VIP ward of Chuanhe Hospital was spacious and comfortable, clean and gorgeous, like a fake set that would appear in a TV drama.

Xu Nian has a total of four caregivers, who work in shifts in groups of two. They often help Xu Nian turn over and massage her, change her bed sheets and quilt covers every day, trim her nails and scrub her body regularly, and even wash her hair every three days.

So there was no unpleasant smell in the ward, and Xu Nian looked much better than before. Occasionally, Yao Yingxia would think that her mother had just had a long sleep.

Compared with Xiao An's mother's situation, it is almost a world of difference.

It’s not that she is not grateful to Shen Xingchuan. Without his help, Xu Nian might have passed away long ago. Even if she had survived by chance, she would not have the quality of life she has now.

But the shattered fantasy was still despairing. She had thought that as long as she could hold on for a few more years, she could break up with Shen Xingchuan peacefully.

Yao Yingxia sent the nurse away and put Xu Nian's hand on her face. A moment later, tears wet her palm.

A painful murmur echoed in the ward: "Mom, you feel so sorry for me, please wake up soon."

She fell asleep unknowingly and dreamed of a wedding. Xiao An was her groom, but Xu Nian was the only audience.

The master of ceremonies said cheerfully, "The groom may now kiss the bride."

Xiao An held her face and slowly lowered his head, but this light kiss gradually became out of control, as if he was going to bite off her lips. Yao Yingxia opened her eyes in panic, but the person in front of her turned into Shen Xingchuan's face.

He smiled and said, "Xia Xia, happy wedding."

The eerie wedding march began playing, its tune eerily like a funeral melody. Yao Yingxia's feet seemed to be nailed to the ground, and no matter how much she wanted to escape, she couldn't move an inch.

It was not until she heard someone calling "Miss Yao" that she finally woke up from the nightmare.

Nie Yuan appeared in the ward at some point. Seeing her pale face, he asked worriedly, "Miss Yao, are you feeling unwell?"

She shook her head: "What's the matter?"

“Mr. Shen is waiting for you.”

It turned out that the sun had already set. Yao Yingxia saw the last ray of sunset while sitting in the car, but unfortunately the sky was soon completely swallowed up by darkness.

She asked aloud, "Are we going straight home?"

Nie Yuan nodded: "Yes."

"He prepared a proposal?"

It was really difficult for Nie Yuan to answer this question. If he said no, he would be lying, but if he admitted it directly, he was afraid of being murdered by his boss. Looking at Miss Yao's expression, it was not a surprise at all.

Seeing him fall silent, Yao Yingxia knew the answer and just smiled and said, "Fortunately, we are at home." She was really afraid that Shen Xingchuan would hold some grand proposal ceremony and receive blessings like "I wish you a long and happy life together."

To hide his embarrassment, Nie Yuan coughed softly. No wonder he felt that Miss Yao looked different than usual. She clearly preferred casual clothes, but today she was wearing a white dress with a cashmere cardigan. Nie Yuan recognized the dress; it was a new couture piece from a certain brand. He had ordered it for his boss last month, and it ended up being a gift for Miss Yao.

It turned out that she had guessed it long ago.

Nie Yuan was also worried today. After thinking it over, he finally reminded him, "Mr. Shen sent someone to investigate your 'brother' a few days ago."

At that moment, she suddenly couldn't hear anything. She felt palpitations, dizziness, and even difficulty breathing. Nie Yuan didn't expect to scare her like this. He had to pull over and looked at her worriedly: "Ms. Yao, are you okay?"

Seeing that she didn't respond and was still trapped in great fear, Nie Yuan quickly took a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed the cap and placed it in her hand.

But Yao Yingxia couldn't hold it at all. The mineral water bottle fell over, soaking her calves. The sudden coldness finally brought her back to consciousness. Yao Yingxia's voice became strange, as if someone was strangling her neck. "How much does he know?"

Nie Yuan finally had time to finish the rest of his words: "Mr. Shen knows nothing."

At that time, Pan Yue received the task of investigating Xiao An, and happened to be at Nie Yuan's house. The two people's houses were in the same community, and Pan Yue often ran over to eat for free.

Normally he would not reveal the content of his investigation to Nie Yuan, but that night Pan Yue was unusually silent and could not eat.

Nie Yuan thought he had quarreled with his long-distance girlfriend and said with some gloating, "You finally got dumped?"

In the past, Pan Yue would have been furious, saying that his love for his girlfriend was stronger than gold and no one could break them up, but on this day, there was no response at all.

Nie Yuan finally stopped smiling and asked cautiously, "Did you really get dumped?"

Pan Yue rubbed his hair irritably: "I just feel that Miss Yao and her brother are very pitiful."

Pan Yue finally couldn't help but reveal his findings, hoping Nie Yuan would come up with a plan. "Tell me, what should I do in this situation? The boss pays me so much every month, I must serve him wholeheartedly, but you also know how scary the boss can be when he gets mad. If he finds out that Miss Yao cheated on him..."

Pan Yue shuddered and dared not think about it anymore.

Many of the things the boss had done for Miss Yao in the past were done by Nie Yuan, so he was very aware of Pan Yue's concerns and knew that he was struggling with his conscience and was in a very difficult situation.

Nie Yuan thought as he spoke, "Then let's analyze the different options and their consequences. Assuming the boss is ready to propose to Miss Yao and get the marriage certificate on Valentine's Day."

Pan Yue nodded repeatedly like pounding garlic.

"If you keep it secret, your boss won't know anything and can happily marry Miss Yao. Given his trust in you, he won't have any doubts. You'll just have to bear the psychological pressure of betraying him, and the risk of him learning the truth through other means." Nie Yuan emphasized, "There's no such thing as an impenetrable wall."

Pan Yue frowned and said, "I'm a little scared."

Nie Yuan continued to analyze the pros and cons: "If you tell the truth, the boss will probably go crazy. We still have to get the certificate and get married. But Mr. Xiao will be treated badly. But he saved Miss Yao's life after all. Miss Yao will definitely not be able to accept it if she finds out. If she continues to quarrel with the boss, we will probably be implicated as well."

Whenever the boss's love life is not going well, he likes to work overtime like crazy. As his assistant, Nie Yuan suffers greatly from this. If it weren't for his incredibly high salary, he would have wanted to just pack up and leave at any time.

Nie Yuan was reluctant to recall the hard days he had spent day and night, so he continued to break it down and chew it over to Pan Yue: "The good thing is that you only need to bear the inner condemnation of pushing Miss Yao and Mr. Xiao into the fire pit, without having to bear any risks."

Pan Yue became even more depressed: "I'm really afraid I won't be able to sleep."

Nie Yuan smiled and said, "Actually, you have a third way."

Pan Yue finally perked up: "Hurry up and tell me!"

"Fake illness, then pass the task on to your subordinates, and have them report to the boss in person. What your subordinates can investigate is what you can control." This way, he wouldn't feel guilty and wouldn't have to take any risks.

After hearing this, Pan Yue raised his arms and shouted, "Brother Yuan! My God! I love you!"

Nie Yuan said with disgust: "Don't be disgusting."

Pan Yue had already picked up his phone and started typing: "Dear Boss, I have a high fever and am bedridden. I really can't complete the task you assigned to me. Can you temporarily hand it over to Leo?"

After listening to Nie Yuan's account of what happened, Yao Yingxia finally felt like she was alive again. Her palms were soaked with cold sweat. Shen Xingchuan was indeed not so easy to fool. If it weren't for Nie Yuan, she and Xiao An would have suffered an unknown amount of torture.

Yao Yingxia thanked him sincerely, and Nie Yuan finally saw himself in those eyes. She was really scared and looked pitiful.

Nie Yuan forced himself to look away. He had never been one to meddle in other people's affairs, but now that he had really crossed the line, he kindly reminded her, "Ms. Yao, you know that Mr. Shen values ​​this relationship very much. If you don't want to cause trouble to the people around you, you'd better be more careful. I can't always help you."

Yao Yingxia certainly understood and would only be more careful in the future. The car quickly drove to the underground garage. Before leaving, Yao Yingxia suddenly approached and whispered in his ear, "Thank you, Nie Yuan."

Long after she left, Nie Yuan seemed to still be able to smell a sweet scent. Just now, Yao Yingxia was too close, almost touching his ear.

Nie Yuan had never made a formal self-introduction and didn't expect that she would know his name.

In the darkness, Nie Yuan slumped over the steering wheel.

Yao Yingxia stood in front of the elevator for a long time. After she had calmed down, she finally walked in. The indicator light jumped quickly and she finally arrived at the cage.

The moment the door opened, she saw that the entire living room was flooded with jasmine bouquets, leaving only a small path.

At the end of the road, a man in a white suit was looking out the window with his back to her. Hearing the sound, he turned around and smiled at her, "Xia Xia, I thought we'd have to wait longer."

The white suit makes him look harmless and elegant.

Yao Yingxia casually took off her coat, revealing the beautiful skirt underneath, and smiled more beautifully than Jasmine: "You have waited long enough."

Shen Xingchuan walked over quickly, hugged her and kissed her. These past few days on his business trip had been incredibly tormenting. Whenever he had a moment's rest, Yao Yingxia's face was all he could think of. The nights were even harder. Without her by his side, the bed felt cold and hard, and Shen Xingchuan's eyelids were covered in dark circles.

He almost lost control of himself and was about to deepen the kiss, but was pushed away by Yao Yingxia. She rarely showed such a playful look and winked at him: "It seems that the process is wrong."

After saying that, he stretched out his left hand.

Shen Xingchuan knelt on one knee and took out the ring he had prepared long ago. Instead of asking "Will you marry me?" which was a question that both of them knew, he put it directly on her ring finger.

It was a huge square-shaped vivid pink diamond, which looked very beautiful on her slender white finger and was the perfect size.

Before Yao Yingxia had time to appreciate it carefully, she heard him ask, "Can the groom-to-be kiss his fiancée?"

He remained kneeling until Yao Yingxia bent down and pecked his lips.

Then it got out of control.

The jasmine flowers in the living room were practically crushed by them, their delicate petals scattered everywhere. After not seeing him for a few days, he seemed starved. He gripped her slender waist fiercely and fiercely. Yao Yingxia, grateful for the terrifying penetration, tried to escape, but every inch she moved forward was grabbed back and pressed even harder. He had clearly reached the limit, yet he still wanted to push forward. Yao Yingxia cried in pain, feeling like she was about to be shattered by him, but she let out the sound he loved best: a subdued yet melodious sound, tinged with a hint of pathetic sob. Shen Xingchuan's eyes were red with excitement, and he wanted nothing more than to be cruel, to force her to beg for mercy, to force her to accept her fate, to force her to look only at him from now on, to make her smell like him.

The beautiful jasmine sea was eventually destroyed by them, with fallen flowers and leaves scattered all over the ground. Shen Xingchuan did not feel sorry about it, because he had already got the most precious one anyway.