After marrying him, everyone in our circle constantly spread rumors that I, Song Xingyao, was just a replacement. Yet, I had never even heard the name of the person I was supposedly replacing.
<...Judging from the date, the promotion and advancement announcements in Taipei should be coming out soon.
This was Sun Jiming's primary purpose in coming.
She had no desire to continue entangled with this man.
"Have you signed the divorce agreement?" Li Xinyi remained indifferent.
But he was in a good mood today and didn't bother arguing with the woman.
“Of course, Li Xinyi, let me tell you, there are plenty of women who want the position of Mrs. Sun that you don’t want.”
"Congratulations, Minister Sun."
Sun Jiming sneered, "What great things can you women accomplish? Don't think that just because you're hanging out with Song Xingyao, you can achieve everything like her. It's because she's so clever that she's harmed herself and others."
She looked at the arrogant man in front of her with a puzzled expression.
She had heard that the Fu family's house had caught fire and that Fu Siming was still unconscious in the hospital after trying to save Song Xingyao.
But what did Sun Jiming mean by that?
Could this be related to him?
After returning from the hospital, Sun Jiming instructed Secretary Xia to prepare the divorce papers.
It was inconvenient for him to handle the divorce personally, so he had his secretary, Xia, take the materials they had prepared to the Civil Affairs Bureau and quietly complete the process without making it public.
Just as Ye Si returned from Fu Siming's place, he saw Sun Hui with the nurse at the front desk. He guessed that Sun Jiming must have come to see Li Xinyi, which was why he sent the child away.
Li Xinyi left the ward absentmindedly to look for her child.
The expression on Yes's face.
She awkwardly stepped aside, then thought of Fu Siming in this hospital.
She stepped forward and asked, "Dr. Ye, I'd like to ask about Fu Siming. Is he alright?"
Unexpectedly, her first question was about Fu Siming. Ye Si was slightly taken aback before answering, "He was hit on the back of the head and back by a high-temperature plate. He has multiple burns on his body. The bruises on the back of his head have been cleared, but he is still in a coma and has not yet passed the critical period."
"Will he... wake up?" she asked anxiously.
Even a doctor like Yes said it was so serious, she didn't dare to think about it anymore.
"We're still observing him. Ah Ming will pull through. Even for Yao Yao's sake, he can't stay unconscious like this forever."
Li Xinyi nodded, hesitated for a moment, and still did not tell him her speculation that the matter might be related to Sun Jiming.
She was a little unsure how to face Song Xingyao, so she silently took Sun Hui's hand and prepared to go back.
Remembering something, she turned around and said, "Dr. Ye, thank you for taking care of me during this time. I think I can be discharged now."
Seeing that her gait had almost returned to normal, there seemed to be no reason to call out to this woman who was so distant that she would never turn her head back.
Instead, Sun Hui turned around and glanced at herself twice.
Ye Si ultimately remained standing still without saying a word.
Perhaps Ye Si's reminder had an effect, because Song Xingyao returned to work at the hospital.
An uninvited guest arrived early in the morning.
"Dean Yang, what brings you here?"
She stood up to greet her.
Yang looked much older.
Song Xingyao heard that the police had intervened in the western suburbs villa and the orphanage.
She guessed that this was probably something Fu Siming had arranged in advance.
"I'm sorry, Dean Yang, I didn't get a chance to tell you about this beforehand."
Yang Yi lowered his head, his face full of self-blame. "Dr. Song, what is there to apologize for? If it weren't for you, I don't know how much longer these children would have suffered all these years. I really didn't expect... that the children I raised for so many years would be taken to such places."
Seeing that her hair had turned white overnight, Song Xingyao did not reveal the truth of the matter, but instead treated him well.
She handed him a tissue.
"What about the children from the orphanage now?"
“The civil affairs department has now intervened and is taking care of them. I think if I had discovered it earlier, those children wouldn't have suffered like this…”
"Dean Yang, don't blame yourself. Someone took advantage of your kindness. You and your child are the most innocent ones. They are too shrewd. Even if the police investigate, they can still get away with it. Naturally, it's hard for you to find out anything. This kind of thing will not happen again in the future."
...
At this moment, Ye Si was on his routine patrol at the hospital. The nurse had just finished changing Fu Siming's dressing when he walked in.
Looking at the man on the bed, who had never been so disheveled before, lying there like this.
Unable to hold back, she said, "Ah Ming, you absolutely have to wake up! Yao Yao and her son Xun Zhi are waiting for you!"
Just as he finished speaking and was about to leave, the instruments inside the room suddenly emitted an unusual noise.
Yes turned around and saw the man on the bed tapping his fingers a few times.
"Ah Ming? You..."
He raised the flashlight and shone it on his eyes.
Fu Siming's eyelids contracted slightly.
Seeing his reaction, Yes performed a basic examination on him.
The readings on the monitor gradually stabilized, and then the man on the bed spoke, "Call Pei Jing over..."
Because he had been in a coma for so long, his voice sounded like the grinding of rusty gears.
"Pei Jing? You have no idea how worried Yao Yao is about you. What are you thinking about now?"
Fu Siming shook his head weakly and repeated what he had just said.
Yes guessed he had some new plan, but this was too ridiculous.
However, she still couldn't refuse her friend's request and called Pei Jing.
Pei Jing came over, and Fu Siming had already temporarily removed the ventilator.
He was somewhat excited, "Master Fu, you're finally awake!"
Having just woken up and lacking energy, Fu Siming didn't waste any words, "Go do me a favor..."
Pei Jing was somewhat confused by his words.
After receiving the order and leaving, Yes stepped forward and asked, "What are you doing now? Yao Yao is so worried about you, and you're still going to do this behind her back?"
After giving his instructions, Fu Siming was exhausted. "It's better for her to know as little as possible. Sun Jiming is too shrewd. The less she knows, the less likely Sun Jiming will suspect her, and the safer she will be..."
"You..." Ye Si felt a sense of helplessness, as if he couldn't slap him, but he also knew that Fu Siming was right.
"This time, we must catch Sun Jiming red-handed, otherwise, if he doesn't slip up, he will cause endless trouble."
He struggled to lie back down.
She fell into a deep sleep again shortly afterward.
Yes restored the ward to its original state as instructed.
Even when Song Xingyao came over at night, she didn't notice anything unusual.
She deliberately waited until evening to have an excuse to spend more time with Fu Siming. Ye Si saw her sitting on the sofa outside the door, lost in thought.
For a second, I did want to rush up to her and tell her that Fu Siming had woken up and that she should go back and get some rest.
But thinking about how his friend looked that afternoon, he cursed under his breath.
Forget it, let's just wait for him to recover on his own and coax him gently. That way, he'll learn his lesson.
She felt like she had only slept for a short while in the ward before dawn broke. She felt uneasy and immediately got up and went to the next room. She saw that the person on the bed was still lying there as usual.
I felt uneasy, probably because of the nightmare I had last night.
In the afternoon, when Pei Jing arrived at the hospital with his lawyer, Song Xingyao's pent-up emotions finally erupted.