Chapter 84 Heartbeat

After putting on his coat, Jiang Xia continued to stare at the guilty driver of the car that had rear-ended him.

The other party was in the wrong. He had just hurled a few insults in a moment of verbal sparring, thinking that the people in the car in front hadn't gotten off yet and wouldn't hear him. However, Jiang Xia, who was passing by, heard everything.

This is truly a case of being in the wrong.

He had just thought to himself, "Isn't he alright?" He had noticed that the man who got out of the driver's seat had no external injuries and was even able to help the young man get dressed.

But when he met Shangjiangxia's gaze, he dared not argue anymore and could only timidly apologize: "I'm so sorry, I was driving in a hurry and was afraid of being late for work."

Jiang Xia clenched his fists. Although he looked thin, he was much taller than him... This man bullied the weak and feared the strong, so he explained with a forced smile, "I only have mandatory traffic accident insurance for this car, how can I afford to pay for it..."

He rubbed his palms together and bent down: "How about we settle this privately? Why don't we skip the 4S shop and go to another repair shop instead?"

Jiang Xia snorted: "No need, let's wait for the traffic police."

The other party was completely deflated, realizing there was no room for maneuver.

The next moment, the driver saw a person get out of the back seat, swaying and clutching their head, crying out in pain.

Oh no, there are wounded too.

Zhan Lintian was genuinely experiencing dizziness, headache, and nausea.

Jiang Xia wanted to take him to the hospital, but fortunately there were traffic police on duty nearby, and they arrived at the scene quickly.

Wu Zhou's assistant also arrived to help him handle the matter.

Jiang Xia took time to care for Zhan Lintian.

Every time Jiang Xia saw him, he felt more and more regretful.

Even after Zhan Lintian arrived at the hospital, underwent a simple examination, and had the abrasion on his forehead treated, he was still shaken.

Zhan Lintian is experiencing dizziness and headaches, which could be a sign of a concussion. It would be best for him to be hospitalized for observation and rest.

Zhan Lintian wanted to say that he was fine and that he felt much better after the nausea subsided, but Jiang Xia insisted on persuading him.

"Let's take a look, it'll be better than nothing." Jiang Xia sat on the edge of the bed, looking into his eyes.

It was more of a plea than a persuasion; Jiang Xia clenched his fist and said, "Please."

Zhan Lintian nodded: "I'll do whatever you say."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia felt no relief; instead, he was overwhelmed by other emotions and felt depressed: "If only I had let you ride in my car from the beginning."

Zhan Lintian quickly explained, "Luckily I didn't ride in your car. What if I had been rear-ended while in your car? Wouldn't that have implicated you? Wu Zhou is tough and resilient. If I hit him, he'd be fine. He has many cars, so it wouldn't affect him changing cars and continuing to drive."

He cupped Jiang Xia's cheeks, forcing Jiang Xia to look at him.

Zhan Lintian said, word by word, "Jiangxia has nothing to do with you."

“But,” the two looked into each other’s eyes, their gazes meeting, and Zhan Lintian said gently, “I’m happy that you’re worried about me.”

“Especially when you opened the car door, I could clearly feel your emotions.”

During this period, Jiang Xia always pretended to be calm and unmoved, in preparation for leaving Mengcheng.

Although Zhan Lintian intended to let him leave his side, he was still worried.

But……

But……

This morning, Jiangxia's pretense of the past few days was completely shattered, revealing its true nature.

He was worried about me; he was almost heartbroken with fear for me.

Zhan Lintian hugged Jiang Xia tightly. To make it easier, he put his arm around Jiang Xia's waist and gently lifted her onto the bed so that she could snuggle in his arms.

"Zhan Lintian..." Jiang Xia's head was forced to be buried in his chest, her voice muffled.

Jiang Xia had just struggled free and raised his head when, in the next instant, he felt a heat between his brows.

Zhan Lintian gently kissed him, and that single kiss made Jiang Xia's whole body heat up, his face burning even hotter.

Jiang Xia's lips trembled, her emotions a jumble of thoughts, and she whispered, "Be careful."

Zhan Lintian declared firmly, "Good!"

He chuckled softly, hugged Jiang Xia tightly, and gently rocked her. This was the gesture he often used to comfort Wenwen, and now he was soothing his lover who was still shaken.

Although Jiang Xia hasn't agreed yet...

News of Zhan Lintian's injury spread quickly. Although he had only been back in Mengcheng for a short time, he had many friends, and within half a day, quite a few people came to visit him.

The first to receive the news was Ying Hua, a mutual friend of several people.

Ying Hua and Huo Shoucheng came in together.

"Didn't you say you and Wu Zhou were injured together? How come he's alright?" Ying Hua asked as soon as she came in.

He also prepared two fruit baskets.

Zhan Lintian was completely unaware that Wu Zhou hadn't come to the hospital.

Jiang Xia coughed and explained, "He's fine, he went to the company first."

I heard there's a very important meeting...

After saying that, Jiang Xia looked at Huo Shoucheng, who was standing next to Ying Hua.

The two had only met once, when they had barbecue together at Yinghua's house, which wasn't a long time ago.

In addition, since this person came with Ying Hua, Jiang Xia still had some impression of him.

Huo Shoucheng, however, paused, his eyes fixed on the river gorge.

Unexpected, yet also expected.

They kept in touch and shared information privately. Moreover, when Zhan Lintian made phone calls to each of the buildings along the river, everyone knew that President Zhan seemed to be trying to win over the beauty.

Later, Zhan Lintian prepared a million-dollar drone fireworks show for Jiang Xia, which was the first time he had spent a fortune on someone else since returning to China.

The story of Zhan's older sister isn't that long ago; the younger generation has heard about it. Later, when Zhan Lintian was studying abroad, he didn't like to go out and have fun. Friends both at home and abroad thought he would be a lonely bachelor for the rest of his life.

I never expected that returning to China would cause such a stir, like an old house catching fire.

I never expected that the person Zhan Lintian was trying to curry favor with was Jiang Xia.

Huo Shoucheng couldn't help but glance at Jiang Xia again. Jiang Xia was standing on the inside of the ward, with her back to the window. Outside the window, everything was dazzling white, and the wind blew the white gauze by the window. The light in the room was soft.

Jiang Xia smiled at him and said, "Hello, President Huo and President Ying."

Huo Shoucheng looked at him as he went inside: "Long time no see, Mr. Jiang."

He had discussed this with his friend Lin Si before. Jiang Xia was the apple of Wu Ming's eye, and he kept a close eye on him, almost never letting him get to know any of the rich second-generation people in Mengcheng—as long as they had any dealings with Wu Ming, they were all legitimate rich second-generation or third-generation people.

Because of the close surveillance, some people jokingly wondered if he was keeping a mistress, but Wu Ming did not support Jiang Xia. Everything Jiang Xia has now is the result of his own hard work.

Moreover, Wu Ming keeps changing girlfriends.

People couldn't quite figure out the relationship between Jiang Xia and Wu Ming. Saying they were friends felt a bit off, as if they were enemies.

As soon as Zhan Lintian returned to China, Wu Ming was sent abroad by Wu Zhou, Xie Xingzhang unexpectedly became Wu Ming's fiancée, and Jiang Xia reappeared by Zhan's side.

The more Huo Shoucheng thought about it, the less he dared to speak recklessly.

Now that Jiang Xia was in the ward, he had a guess in his mind.

Yinghua placed the fruit basket on the bedside table: "How did you get into a car accident?"

Zhan Lintian waved his hand: "It's nothing."

"It's good that you're alright. You should get some rest." Ying Hua looked around, waved, put her hand on Jiang Xia's shoulder, and pulled him out the door.

In the hallway, Ying Hua whispered, "What's going on?"

Jiang Xia gave a brief account, but deliberately omitted the fact that Zhan Lintian had traveled in Wu Zhou's car.

Ying Hua nudged his waist with her elbow and blinked: "Hey, you're telling me you're still hiding this from me. Why did he ride in Wu Zhou's car?"

Jiang Xia sighed and could only give a brief explanation.

Ying Hua is a year older than Jiang Xia. In the past year or two, he has been working hard for the future of the publishing house and is exhausted. At this moment, his eyes lit up.

"Goodness, I knew you were good, you actually managed to make friends with both Wu Zhou and Zhan Lintian at the same time."

“I’m not surprised by Zhan Lintian’s connections. He’s an extroverted person and likes to make friends when he’s investing. I didn’t expect you to befriend Wu Zhou.”

Ying Hua clicked his tongue.

Jiang Xia understood what he meant.

The two had been exchanging ideas in private before... which was actually a form of complaining, complaining that Wu Zhou, as Wu Ming's older brother, was so different from that flirtatious butterfly, they were practically two extremes.

Ying Hua and Jiang Xia complained about Wu Zhou's lifestyle... They didn't know what he did with all that money; it was so boring.

The Wu family members are not close to each other, and Wu Zhou doesn't date or have any rumored romantic partners.

Yinghua didn't think much of it; he simply praised Jiang Xia as a good friend.

"Others can't even get close to him, but you're really something. If I want to collaborate with Wu Zhou in the future, I'll have to trouble you to help organize things."

Yinghua said with a grin.

Jiang Xia sighed, "What are these things all about?"

He was perfectly fine staying there when Wu Zhoufei rushed over.

Jiang Xia asked and learned that the news of President Zhan's injury had spread throughout Ying Hua's private group.

He made a special trip to visit and managed to be the first one there.

Seeing that more and more people would arrive, Jiang Xia had no choice but to leave early.

Zhan Lintian lay in bed, feeling very annoyed by the people who came to visit him afterward.

Everyone was puzzled, wondering if President Zhan had damaged his brain. It wasn't me who hit him; why was he so angry when I came to visit him?

Although I insisted on coming to visit, it was still out of my own goodwill...

When it was noon, Zhan Lintian had his assistant stand guard at the elevator entrance in the lobby on the first floor. Whenever a familiar friend came with a fruit basket, he would persuade them to go back.

Then Zhan Lintian sent a message to Jiang Xia.

"Jiang Xia, I feel a little dizzy."

Zhan Lintian continued sending messages. The second message was a voice message. His voice was weak, listless, and accompanied by a sob: "Jiang Xia, I want to see you. Seeing you should make me feel a little better."

Jiang Xia had just finished working at the company all morning when she saw the news, so she took half a day off and rushed to the hospital in the afternoon.

Upon entering, the fragrance of flowers and fruits was overwhelming, almost drowning out the smell of disinfectant in the hospital.

Zhan Lintian quickly pulled him to sit down on the sofa.

Before Jiang Xia came in, he went to see the doctor and asked, "The doctor said I'll get better in two or three days, is that alright?"

"fine."

Jiang Xia breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

Zhan Lintian asked softly, "Won't this affect your business trip next week?"

Jiang Xia shook his head: "It doesn't matter, it's just right."

Jiang Xia prepared to get up: "By the way, what would you like to eat for lunch? I'll go prepare it."

Zhan Lintian stopped him: "The assistant went to buy it."

“Jiang Xia,” he took Jiang Xia’s hand, chuckled softly, and lowered his voice, “I want to kiss you.”

“When you rushed into the car this morning, I wanted to kiss you. You were so scared. I thought a kiss would calm you down.”

Zhan Lintian stroked Jiang Xia's cheek with one hand and held Jiang Xia's right hand with the other. He turned his head closer, and the two of them touched nose to nose, their breaths mingling.

He looked into Jiang Xia's eyes and tentatively touched his lips.

It was very soft... He touched it lightly, then moved away slightly, then moved closer again, and continued to touch it...

He was testing the waters, trying to find a way in and squeeze into Jiang Xia's heart.

Jiang Xia stepped back slightly, and a hand was placed around his waist to support him, preventing him from leaning backward.

Zhan Lintian kissed him, his voice hoarse: "Jiang Xia, respond to me..."

A note from the author:

Jiang Xia's lips trembled, her emotions a jumble of thoughts, and she whispered, "Be careful."

Zhan Lintian declared firmly, "Good!"

[Answer your wife loudly]

Jiang Xia: You scared me! Didn't you have a concussion?