Chapter 217: Cleared

Last night, Jiang Yuan was very emotional. When the nurse applied medicine to her wrists and ankles, she had a strong stress reaction. Only after the doctor prescribed two diazepam tablets did she fall asleep.

It was not until 10 o'clock in the morning that Jiang Yuan slowly opened his eyes. What he saw before him was a solemn white. Jiang Yuan stared blankly at the white ceiling, his dark eyes motionless, looking dull and numb.

Yan Yiru's heart clenched, and he endured the intense pain and called out to her, "Jiang Yuan, Jiang Yuan, wake up, it's okay."

Jiang Yuan's gaze slowly shifted to Yan Yiru's face, and a flood of memories flooded back into her mind: the factory last night, those strange men, those disgusting and dirty hands...

The physiological rejection reaction came over her again, and she suddenly curled up, hugged herself tightly with her arms, and kicked her legs frantically.

Yan Yiru immediately stood up from his seat, hugged her tightly, and kept calling her name: "Jiang Yuan, Jiang Yuan, it's me, it's me, you're okay, I rescued you, it's okay, don't think about it anymore..."

Yan Yiru's eyes were red. He hadn't slept all night. When he closed his eyes, he saw the same scene he saw when he walked into the factory last night. Jiang Yuan was curled up on the ground with her hands and feet tied, and a dozen men surrounded her.

From the car to the hospital, even though he held her tightly, her body was shaking all the way. From the time she entered the hospital until now, more than ten hours later, she hadn't said a word.

He couldn't imagine the despair and darkness she had experienced before he arrived at that factory.

"Don't worry, I'll kill those beasts one by one, or I'll beat them up so badly that they'll kneel on the ground and beg for mercy. Or, you want to feed their meat to the dogs? Take your pick. I'll do whatever you want with them."

Yan Yiru's voice came out from between his teeth, word by word.

Jiang Yuan slowly calmed down. She raised her heavy eyelids and glanced at the man in front of her, as if surprised why this face appeared here.

Yan Yiru hadn't slept all night. His deep-set eyes met hers, and his voice became a little hoarse. "What's wrong? Does the wound still hurt? I'll go call the nurse."

Jiang Yuan slowly regained consciousness. She broke free from Yan Yiru's embrace and lay back on the bed. She said in a cold voice, "Thank you for saving me last night. We've made up for each other. Now go."

Yan Yiru felt a pang of pain in his stomach. "What do you want to offset? Jiang Yuan, you're my woman. I don't care what you did before. I've said before that I'll be with you for the rest of my life. As for Xue Shan, I'll slowly deal with him. Don't worry, I won't let you get hurt again."

Jiang Yuan's long eyelashes trembled twice, but the light in her eyes was numb and dim. She withdrew her gaze from his face and said in a voice as bland as boiled water, "I'm very grateful that you saved me last night. We can be even now."

"Why?!" Yan Yiru felt a pang of pain in his heart. He could not tolerate her cold and distant attitude the most, as if she had turned a blind eye to all the past between them. Even if she hit him or scolded him, it would make him feel better than the way she was now.

This was clearly the time when she needed him the most. She was trembling in his arms just a second ago, and now she was about to push him away coldly.

Yan Yiru twisted her face, forcing her to look at him. "Now I know a lot has happened in your family. No matter what you did before, I completely understand you. I don't blame you anymore. I scolded you before, scolded you so harshly. I apologize to you. It's all my fault. When you needed me the most, I couldn't help you. Now I'm back. Let me take care of you and your aunt. Let's go back to the way we were before and start over, okay?"