Su Yan went straight to Jiang Jingxing's ward.

Jiang Jingxing was the only person in the ward.

He was engrossed in reading a book on military strategy when he heard the sound, looked up, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Ayan, what brings you here?"

He had barely finished speaking when his gaze fell on her bandaged hand, and his face immediately darkened. "What happened to your hand? Who did this?"

Su Yan said, "I accidentally burned myself. Don't be so nervous. I have something to ask you."

Jiang Jingxing's expression remained unpleasant. "Come here."

Su Yan obediently walked over and let him raise her hand to look at the wound.

"It will be fine in a few days," she said.

The man looked up at her words, and seeing her indifferent expression, he assumed she was still unhappy because of Guo Ziming. Just as he was about to say something, she suddenly asked, "Do you know the Min family's twins?"

"The Min family?" Jiang Jingxing thought for a moment before realizing who she was referring to. "I know them, but not well. Why?"

The Min family is in business and doesn't belong to the same circle as the Jiang family.

“The second young master of the Min family has taken a liking to me. In order to make him take his eyes off me, Brother Tao went to his door to apologize in person, but he was beaten up by the brothers and is still unconscious.”

Upon hearing this, Su Yan clearly felt the temperature plummet, becoming as cold as an ice cellar.

Jiang Jingxing narrowed his eyes dangerously. "Did he bully you?"

Su Yan shook her head, thought for a moment, and then explained it to him in detail.

“Brother Tao’s injury is also partly my fault, and I want to give him justice.” She said calmly, “The Min family’s twins are notorious for their womanizing and must have ruined many girls.”

Jiang Jingxing immediately understood her meaning, paused, and said, "Ayan, do you want to uproot the Min family?"

"I don't have that much power. Let's see if they can withstand the investigation. Whether it's a blessing or a curse, it's their own doing."

"But before that, I want to meet those twins in person."

"No!" Jiang Jingxing refused without hesitation. "You can't go alone!"

The Min brothers are just playboys; if Su Yan goes alone, she definitely won't be able to persuade them.

But he knew that she had already made up her mind when she said those words, so he said helplessly, "I'll make a call and have someone protect you."

He can't walk now, otherwise he would definitely do what she wanted to do for her.

When the call connected, the person on the other end exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, that's rare! You actually called me!"

Jiang Jingxing was not in the mood for jokes at the moment, and said in a deep voice, "Seriously, come over here and I'm going to pick someone up to go find those two brothers from the Min family."

"Hey, I knew this call from you was never good." The person on the other end said, "Judging from your tone, what did those playboys do to you? If you want to teach them a lesson, I'll help you. Why are you coming to your place to pick them up?"

Jiang Jingxing glanced at Su Yan, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "The girl I like has been bullied by them, and she wants to take action herself."

"Oh? No wonder." The man on the other end laughed ambiguously. "So you were driven to madness by a woman, huh? I understand. Don't worry, brother, I'll personally take care of it. It'll be perfect. I'm coming right now."

The person on the other end hung up the phone after speaking.

Su Yan asked in confusion, "Who did you call?"

The voice sounded really inappropriate; she didn't even know Jiang Jingxing had such a friend.

“Zhan Caizhe,” Jiang Jingxing explained unhurriedly, “The Zhan family, the Xie family, the Min family, and the Guo family are the four major business giants in the country. However, the Zhan family’s business only serves the country. They mainly research weapons. In ancient times, they would be called… imperial merchants?”

She couldn't say anything too sensitive, but Su Yan could guess the gist of it. She couldn't help but gasp and hesitated, "Isn't it a bit of a waste of his talent to have him take me?"

The title of "Imperial Merchant" is not something anyone can easily attain. If someone is selected, the entire family's ancestral history for eighteen generations must be thoroughly investigated. They must have no bad records whatsoever before the process is complete.

At the same time, such families also have strong personal networks.

"No, he'd love to do more for me."

Su Yan looked at him, puzzled.

According to Jiang Jingxing, the Zhan family and the Jiang family should be of equal status.

Jiang Jingxing smiled faintly, "Grandpa contributed a lot to the fact that the Zhan family was the only business to serve the country. Besides, the Zhan family's position in Beijing was unstable at that time, and their business was gradually declining."

However, it was precisely because the Zhan family was clean that Old Master Jiang went out of his way to do this.

Su Yan suddenly realized.

Grandpa Jiang's support preserved the Zhan family's generations of wealth and stability, and the Zhan family will remember this kindness for generations to come.

There is also the kindness of providing timely help in times of need.

"So, you were injured, and no one from the Zhan family came to help?" she asked, puzzled.

"I stopped them from coming. It's not good for the Zhan family to have too much contact with me."

The Zhan family are "imperial merchants," and he is highly valued by the higher-ups. Getting too close to them would have a negative impact on both sides.

Jiang Jingxing said, "You don't need to worry about anything. Do whatever you want, and I'll cover for you."

Su Yan was a little embarrassed. "I'll be careful."

"Don't be so polite with me, there's no need for us to be so distant."

The man's deep eyes seemed to hold a burning flame, fixedly staring at her as if he could roast her alive in the next second.

Su Yan felt her heart racing uncontrollably, and she averted her gaze, hurriedly getting up. "I...I'll go downstairs and wait for him."

Before she could finish speaking, her slender, fair wrist was tightly gripped by the man.

“Ayan, you have me in your heart.” He said firmly.

Su Yan pursed her lips. "Yes, I still have feelings for you, but I can't be as carefree towards you as before."

She might just be petty; the matter of Si Nan remains a thorn in her side.

This thorn may fade and be removed over time, but her feelings for him will also fade.

Jiang Jingxing smiled contentedly and said, "That's enough."

"Could you come see me every day from now on? Even just for a few minutes would be fine." His gentle voice held a pleading tone.

Su Yan hesitated for a moment.

"good."

After saying that, she struggled for a moment, "Now you can let go, right?"

"I won't let go, I will never let go again in this lifetime," Jiang Jingxing said in a low voice.

He let it go once, but he never wanted to experience the torment a second time.

He wasn't the only one suffering.

Through this incident, he realized how much trauma his choice had caused Su Yan.

Whenever he thinks about it, he can't help but curse himself as a beast.

Su Yan's face grew increasingly red. She forcefully pulled his hand away and said angrily, "You pervert!"

After saying that, she left without looking back.

Jiang Jingxing was in a very good mood.

...

Su Yan waited at the hospital entrance for about half an hour.

A military jeep drove into the gate.