On the way back.

Guo Ziming and Xie Jin sat in the front row.

Su Yan and the other two were in the back seat. The atmosphere inside the car was very quiet, and the three of them were too tired to talk.

We arrived at the Tao family's house about an hour later.

After Tao Yue got out of the car, she asked through the window, "Ayan, why don't you and your godmother rest here before going back?"

Before Su Yan could speak, Guo Ziming refused on her behalf, "Junior Sister needs acupuncture every day and can't miss a single session. Maybe next time."

Hearing this, Tao Yue didn't know what else to say. "Alright then, be careful on your way back."

The car started moving again.

Xie Jin said, "Aunt Juan, let me take you back to the courtyard house first."

Li Juan glanced at Su Yan, who was leaning against the window and dozing off, and asked, "What about Ayan? Isn't she coming back with me?"

Su Yan forced open her heavy eyelids and said, "Mother, I'll go see Jiang Jingxing first. You should go back and rest."

"Then I'll go see Xiao Jiang too."

"Mom, you should rest well before you go. You can't rest well in the hospital."

Li Juan was indeed exhausted. "Okay then, I'll rest before I go see Xiao Jiang."

It was already 10:30 when they arrived at the courtyard house. Su Yan said goodbye to her grandparents in the car and then left.

"Senior brother, how long will it take to get to the hospital?"

"About half an hour, it's very close."

Su Yan nodded, then couldn't hold on any longer and lay down, mumbling, "Wake me up when we get there, I'm going to sleep for a while."

She soon fell into a deep sleep.

Guo Ziming couldn't help but turn around to look at her, and without thinking, he reached out to brush the strands of hair from her cheek.

Xie Jin stopped him halfway through his hand, reminding him in a deep voice, "You've crossed the line, Third Brother."

Guo Ziming had no choice but to give up, withdrawing his hand and saying with a wry smile, "I can only touch her face at times like this, but even my senior brother won't give me that chance."

Xie Jin frowned. "Third brother, people are greedy. Once you do it, you'll do it again. Your attitude towards your junior sister is too obvious. Su Yu has already noticed that something is wrong with you. If you want to get close to her again in the future, I advise you to restrain yourself."

Guo Ziming's anxiety for Su Yan had clearly surpassed the affection between senior and junior brothers, and he could only keep it a secret from people as guileless as Li Juan and Tao Yue.

If he continues to let his third brother run rampant, then he really won't be able to keep it a secret any longer.

“If you don’t want anyone to know your feelings for Ayan, then listen to me. Treat her the same way you treated her before.” Xie Jin said, “That’s better for both of you.”

Knowing Su Yan as Xie Jin did, if she knew Guo Ziming's intentions, she would definitely try her best to keep her distance from him.

Guo Ziming took a deep breath. "I understand."

...

Half an hour later, at the military hospital.

Su Yan followed Xie Jin and Guo Ziming to the corridor of the special ward.

Just as I reached the entrance, a beautiful woman was crying and sobbing to the soldiers guarding the gate, with a man and a woman beside her trying to persuade her to leave.

Su Yan asked in confusion, "Who is she?"

Xie Jin glanced at her and explained, "Si Nan, the world peace envoy, was injured while saving Jiang Jingxing. She wants to stay by Jiang Jingxing's side to take care of him, saying it's to make up for her guilt."

"Your older brother rejected her a few days ago, and yesterday when Grandpa Jiang came to the hospital, he saw her and clearly rejected her as well. I didn't expect her to come here crying and making a scene today."

As for Si Nan's words to Su Yan yesterday, he didn't say anything, and now is not the time to talk about those things.

Su Yan frowned.

Xie Jin walked over and said in a calm tone, "It seems that Miss Si Nan didn't take what the old man said yesterday to heart."

Si Nan turned around and saw the people who came in. He said with aggrieved expression, "I really want to go in and take care of Commander Jiang. He is my savior. Why can't you understand my feelings? Can't you even give me a few hours a day?"

"No need to trouble you, Jiang Jingxing's fiancée has already arrived." Guo Ziming pulled Su Yan over.

Si Nan's gaze involuntarily shifted to Su Yan, and his expression froze for a moment.

Su Yan hadn't rested well and looked a little tired, but her small face was still extremely delicate and beautiful. In particular, she had a sickly air about her, and when she raised her watery eyes, she looked pitiful and gentle, making people want to take good care of her.

This delicate and charming demeanor isn't feigned; it comes from within.

Su Yan smiled faintly, "Miss Si, thank you for your concern for Jing Xing. However, he saved you out of his duty and did not ask for anything in return. Miss Si, your crying here will not have a good effect on him. Since he is your savior, you don't want to repay kindness with enmity, do you?"

Her voice was calm and gentle, but her words were incisive.

Si Nan was speechless for a long time before finally managing to say, "Of course I won't repay kindness with enmity."

"That's good." Su Yan smiled. "I think as Jing Xing's fiancée, no one can take better care of me than me. What do you think, Miss Si?"

Si Nan's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, but when she looked at Su Yan's harmless face, it seemed that she was overthinking it.

Si Nan's expression was somewhat forced. "Of course."

Su Yan nodded. "Then please go back, Miss Si. Don't come again. Let's go."

After saying that, she took the lead and entered the entrance of the special passage.

Xie Jin and Guo Ziming quickly followed.

As Si Nan watched Su Yan's retreating figure, a feeling of resentment welled up inside him.

No wonder Commander Jiang liked such a beautiful and charming woman.

"Si Nan, his fiancée is here, let's go." Gao Tai advised, "Why do you insist on taking care of that lousy soldier? His leg is broken, he's not good enough for you at all!"

"Shut up!" Si Nan frowned and said, "Gao Tai, be careful what you say. Don't say such things again. Let's go."

She only now realized that she had been led by the nose by that woman.

Moreover, what was Su Yan's last sentence? Was she warning her not to have any designs on Commander Jiang?

But she simply wanted to take care of Commander Jiang; she had no intention of interfering in their relationship. How could such a petty woman be worthy of a hero like Commander Jiang?

...

At the entrance to the ward.

Su Yan mentally prepared herself before pushing open the door.

But when she saw the unconscious and weak man on the bed, her eyes instantly turned red like a rabbit's.

Walking to the bedside, Su Yan trembled as she lifted the blanket covering Jiang Jingxing.

When the stitches were removed and her legs, still bearing horrifying wounds, were exposed, she could no longer hold back her tears.

"You liar! Didn't you promise me you'd come back safely? You're a big liar! I'll never believe your lies again!"

After a few seconds, she said again, "Jiang Jingxing, are you in a lot of pain? I won't scold you anymore, please wake up and look at me, okay?"

Su Yan cried so hard she could barely breathe, tears streaming down her face like a tap that had been turned on.

Exhausted from crying, she stared blankly at the man's wound, her helpless expression heartbreaking.

Xie Jin and Guo Ziming, who were standing to the side, felt a lump in their throats and turned their faces away, unable to bear it.