Hospitalization

Hospitalization

I think I had a dream.

In my dream, I followed the "mother" that the game had created for me to a villa. My mother was a psychologist who provided private consultation services to Mr. Jiang.

I met Jiang Mingzhuo practicing the violin in the music room. He was a little older than me, well-dressed, elegant, tall and slender, a beautiful young man with no flaws.

He was captivating simply by standing there; the rose garden outside the window, the warm and gentle light... made him look like a painting, breathtakingly beautiful.

Before I even got close, Jiang Mingzhuo seemed to have noticed me.

He turned his head away. Even though his expression wasn't cold, his pampered upbringing and the fact that no one dared to defy him still gave him a natural air of oppression.

As I hesitated, Jiang Mingzhuo suddenly laughed, and the uncomfortable feeling I had been experiencing vanished completely.

"Is that Xiao Fu?" His eyelashes were so thick they were enviable, his skin was also very fair, his eyes were slightly upturned at the corners, and his features were exquisite. He had the demeanor of a noble young master in every way, but he did not have the kind of effeminate appearance that looked like he was defenseless. His features carried the sharpness and edge of a young man.

Feeling a little embarrassed, I nodded to him, and Jiang Mingzhuo took my hand.

From that day on, it was as if I had crawled under Jiang Mingzhuo's protective wings and could never get out again. He knew all my secrets, and I would share everything that happened to me with him.

This must be love... I don't understand, but since I became conscious, there has only been one person in my life who made my heart beat like this.

That's Jiang Mingzhuo.

Even though his brother Jiang Zhao later returned home and clearly expressed his feelings for me, I didn't care.

I relied on Jiang Mingzhuo almost entirely, immersed in the "love" he cherished, and didn't notice anything amiss.

I once had a kitten with my friends at school. It wasn't a pedigree cat; we just picked it up from the bushes behind the school. We agreed that once the kitten was a little older, I would bring it home. I wanted to give Jiang Mingzhuo a surprise.

He's so gentle and considerate, he'll definitely like it and treat the kitten the same way he treats me.

I had my own "secret," the first one I had never told Jiang Mingzhuo. I would come home a little later every night, and when Jiang Mingzhuo asked me about it, I would tell him that I had been doing volunteer work in the community. He would smile and tell me not to overwork myself.

One day after class, Jiang Mingzhuo came to pick me up from the classroom. We left the school together. Across the street, I saw the kitten we had been carefully caring for suddenly jump off the wall. I was stunned and watched helplessly as the kitten crossed the road, nimbly weaving through the traffic, only to be hit by a car that suddenly turned.

It whimpered for a while, then breathed its last.

“Isn’t that the cat that Xiao Fu and you adopted?” Jiang Mingzhuo comforted me, pulling me into his arms and stroking my shoulder, trying his best to soothe me. “The people you played with were too careless. It’s all because they didn’t take good care of it that the cat ran away.”

I was sad, in pain, and almost unable to breathe, but at the same time, another uneasy voice came from the bottom of my heart, like a newly sprouted green seedling, almost invisible, yet quietly planted in my heart.

Jiang Mingzhuo, it turns out he really did know everything.

Even if I don't say anything, he knows everything about me.

I should have realized it sooner.

Even though we hadn't seen each other all day, when we got back in the evening, Jiang Mingzhuo would habitually tell me everything that had happened that day.

From small things like secretly letting the driver go home and buying myself strawberry ice cream, to big things like arguing with him, losing the pearl necklace he gave me, and then regretting it and secretly picking it up again.

Jiang Mingzhuo knew all of this perfectly well.

Before I was even "conscious," Jiang Mingzhuo confessed his feelings to me, and I hesitated.

I still remember Jiang Mingzhuo's reaction. He was taken aback at first, then smiled. His eyes, which usually seemed gentle to me, now held a strong sense of pressure. He opened a drawer in the study, took out a dark black fountain pen, and used it to lift my chin. "Xiao Fu, I've already given you my first time. Are you going to abandon me after taking advantage of me?"

The cool metallic feel of the pen against my neck. His dark eyes were so deep and focused, staring intently at me with a burning, greedy intensity. My scalp tingled, and my whole body felt cold. I felt a sense of fear towards Jiang Mingzhuo, yet I had no choice but to nod.

I love him; I once thought I truly loved him.

I later realized that it was a setting the "game" had given me, a psychological suggestion.

He had long ago woven a tight, impenetrable net, trapping me within it.

I sat at my desk, feeling waves of emotion wash over me, my senses reaching a fever pitch.

Something poked my lower back, and it hurt terribly. I would have told him in a spoiled way, but I didn't. I just gritted my teeth and endured it. I felt like a puppet whose strength had been drained, and I fell off the table and was caught in a hug.

That night, Mr. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang went to their friend's anniversary party, leaving only us at home. I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night. I didn't feel the joy of intimacy with my beloved. I felt strange, something was wrong. I struggled out of Jiang Mingzhuo's arms and pushed open the door.

There are people at the door.

I blinked slowly, thinking I was dreaming, and there stood a tall, handsome young man.

Jiang Zhao, dressed casually yet looking down from above, was smoking at the end of the corridor. The white e-cigarette emitted a thin mist that almost obscured his handsome face. I could only see the veins on his long neck twitching slightly, his perfectly shaped fingers gripping the e-cigarette container, and his thin lips pressed tightly together.

When he saw that I was awake, he raised the corners of his lips, revealing a slightly stern smile, and turned to go back to his room.

Did he see me? My heart pounded with fear. I hesitated, glancing at the closed door. Jiang Mingzhuo was just a wall away from me, but I dared not say anything.

Jiang Zhao was at the door? He saw everything between Jiang Mingzhuo and me? Or did Jiang Mingzhuo know he was outside? No, he'll find out eventually…

My nerves were getting more and more tense, my back straightened involuntarily, and a thin layer of sweat made my body feel hot and cold, and I felt increasingly uncomfortable.

This isn't love, or rather, it's a distorted emotion. It was that day that I realized I didn't love Jiang Mingzhuo at all.

...

A "beep" pulled me out of my memories.

I sluggishly looked at the light in the emergency room, my body stiffened, and slowly stood up.

With his eyes tightly closed and an oxygen mask on, Yu Xu was taken to the next ward. His handsome and gentle face was as pale as paper.

Even though the hospital had been thoroughly cleaned, I could still smell the strong stench of blood.

There were other people in the corridor besides me, but they were just assistants that Mr. and Mrs. Ye had instructed to stay and keep me company.

A few hours ago, the mentally unstable man fired two shots at Ye Fenglin.

One shot was blocked by Yu Xu, while the other grazed Ye Fenglin's arm.

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The security guards in the apartment building quickly realized that someone had entered, and they assembled and rushed to the underground parking lot.

The man dropped his gun and ran away. Amidst the commotion, Yu Xu lay on the ground, clutching his abdomen, surrounded by blood.

Blood was gushing from the wound on Ye Fenglin's arm.

They were rushed to the Imperial Hospital. Without my notification, the hospital informed Ye Fenglin's family, and his parents rushed over anxiously.

Ye's father, his hair disheveled and no longer displaying the haughty and composed demeanor he had displayed in court, gasped for breath, "What exactly happened? What's the condition of my son now?"

The doctor standing nearby explained, "Mr. Ye, please don't worry, Young Master Ye only has a scrape on his arm..."

Before she could finish speaking, Ye's mother looked at the brightly lit emergency room and her eyes immediately reddened. Fortunately, Ye's father supported her, and she collapsed into her husband's arms, covering her face and crying. She was nothing like the powerful businesswoman in financial magazines, but just a helpless mother worried about her son's accident.

The couple were snuggled together, completely unaware of me hugging my knees in the corner.

I pressed myself against the cold hospital wall, staring intently at the light in the emergency room, my heart pounding in my chest.

The door on the other side opened, and Ye Fenglin, with his arm in a sling and looking somewhat disheveled, was pushed out of the bed by a nurse.

Mr. and Mrs. Ye rushed forward, their voices hoarse, "Ye Zi..."

"Dad, Mom, I'm fine, don't make a fuss."

"How could nothing have happened? These useless people at the Imperial State Police Department! Do you think the tens of millions of dollars in taxes I pay every year are just feeding these good-for-nothings? My son has been hurt like this!" Mr. Ye shouted angrily, and immediately made a phone call, demanding an explanation from the police chief.

Ye's mother then asked the nurse to take her son to the best ward. Ye Fenglin turned his head, looking quite disheveled, but still with a handsome face.

Half of his face was hidden in the darkness. He said, "Her boyfriend saved me. If he hadn't shielded me, I would be dead by now."

Ye Fenglin frowned. "Don't forget to take care of her."

This was the first time the parents had seen me, but they were clearly more worried about their pampered son.

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Yu Xu was in the top-tier intensive care unit at the Imperial Hospital. He was still in critical condition, and I could only see him unconscious through the glass wall.

I like Yu Xu; that's the only thing I'm sure of.

Leaving the villa was just the first step for me.

I also needed to find a rental apartment, complete my school enrollment procedures, and find a part-time job to support myself... These tiny, mundane tasks were initially very difficult for me.

Once, I was a pampered canary, who didn't need to work hard at all and easily gained the love of many people. The Jiang family provided me with material conditions that many people in this world could not achieve in their entire lives.

Once I flew out of the cage, I had nothing left, and I had to learn everything from scratch.

Fortunately, I met Yu Xu.

At that time, Yu Xu was working part-time at a gas station, and I was a cashier at a convenience store. He would ride his bicycle and take me home every day.

After receiving my first month's part-time pay, Yu Xu took me to the market to buy cheap and fresh vegetables, taught me how to cook, tutored me for exams, watched me get into state university, and went with me to eat cheap and hearty meals in the Blue District, and to the flea market to buy secondhand furniture...

He was so gentle and understanding; he didn't just want to possess me, but wanted me to become independent.

I started to sob, feeling wronged, and tears kept flowing down my face. I desperately wanted to find a way to restart the cycle and prevent Yu Xu from suffering this disaster.

Behind me, Mr. Ye's assistant spoke to me in a cold voice.

“Ms. Jiang, you don’t need to worry. Mr. Ye has instructed the hospital to bring in the best medical professor from the neighboring state overnight to treat Mr. Yu. All expenses during this period will be handled by the Ye family, and you will not bear a single penny of loss. As for the murderer, the Imperial State Police have already issued an arrest warrant and will also give you and Mr. Yu an explanation.”

I remained unmoved. Seeing this, the man bowed slightly to me and said, "I have other matters to attend to, Ms. Jiang. The hospital will provide you with my contact information. Please contact me if you require anything."

Soon I was the only one left in the corridor.

The beeping of the instruments made me a little scared. I looked at the empty corridor, the air filled with a faint smell of disinfectant, and only a few stars twinkled outside the window. The boundless night enveloped me.

Why did this happen? Who exactly is targeting Yu Xu?

I felt a chill run down my spine. I remembered the gaze that was watching me, and the eerie loop of time. Everything seemed premeditated, and I was overwhelmed by it.

If anyone wants to take revenge on me and the people around me, it must be Jiang Mingzhuo and his brother Jiang Zhao. They hate Yu Xu so much that they wish he would die immediately.

From the moment I became conscious, I resisted all the settings that the "game" had arranged for me, and I stopped being close to the two brothers.

My peaceful life took a sudden turn for the worse when the producer realized she could no longer arrange things properly and she had the idea of ​​replacing the female lead.

Mr. Jiang and his wife, Jiang Mingyue, were once hailed as a model of business marriage in the entire Empire State, also known as the "Jiang-Jiang Union".

The Chiang family is a well-known, long-established conglomerate in the Empire State, with businesses spanning important sectors such as electronics, finance, and oil. The Jiang family, on the other hand, is a rising multinational corporation with significant industries in new energy and pharmaceuticals. Mr. Jiang is refined and elegant, while Mrs. Jiang is graceful and beautiful. They have two sons and are very happy together.

The initial concept for the game was wonderful.

When I arrived at the Jiang family, I treated the two young masters as my older brothers. Mrs. Jiang also liked me very much. I was practically the young lady of the whole family. From school to home, from piano lessons to ballet lessons, I was always accompanied by someone.

But back then, I only saw myself as a pampered little princess, so I didn't care at all.

It was discovered by the maid that "Mother" was kissing Mr. Jiang in the study.

First, she proudly told Mrs. Jiang that she was pregnant and might give birth to a child for Mr. Jiang.

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Zhao stepped forward expressionlessly and kicked "Mother" off the steps. Blood flowed from "Mother's" body, and she rolled on the ground in pain. Jiang Zhao and Jiang Mingzhuo stood behind their mother, looking at her arrogantly.

No one in the entire family paid any attention to the "mother's" wails and miserable condition.

Mrs. Jiang was intolerant of any wrongdoing and immediately wanted to divorce her husband. With such a large family fortune, no one would back down when it came to the division of interests between the groups. During that extremely chaotic period, I began to realize that danger was approaching.

A few days later, "Mother" miscarried and left the Jiang family in disgrace. I never saw her again. I will never forget the cold look in their eyes that day. I think because of "Mother's" incident, the original family was torn apart, and everyone hated me.

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First was Jiang Zhao.

He called me to his room that night, looked at me with malice, and questioned me in a deep, arrogant voice.

Jiang Zhao asked me if I was like my "mother," secretly flirting with other men. He saw me studying with a senior at school and asked if I wanted to have a child with him.

I felt scared and wronged. I wasn't sure if my actions were inappropriate, but I did have a vague feeling of affection for my senior. However, I didn't dare to cry because I knew what kind of girl Jiang Zhao disliked.

He would be particularly averse to girls who either cry incessantly or disobey him.

I treated him like an older brother, but Jiang Zhao unceremoniously pulled me to the bedside and kept asking me to admit that I was a girl who liked to get close to boys at school, and even cheated on him. I never did any of those things, and could only tell him that some boys at school had given me flowers and gifts and confessed their feelings to me, but I had rejected them. I had only been close to senior students who were very kind to me.

Jiang Zhao walked slowly to me, looking down at me. "Xiao Fu, I'm not good to you, why don't you get close to me?"

“…I hate you,” I said. If it weren’t for him, at least in this family, there would still be a “mother” who loved me, but he drove “mother” away. He also made me feel like a pitiful wretch in this family, isolated and helpless. After that incident, Mrs. Jiang never wanted to see me again.

Jiang Zhao raised an eyebrow slightly. The gloom and coldness in his eyes were unfathomable, and a sinister aura rushed towards you.

"You dare to hate me?"

Then came Jiang Mingzhuo. We broke up a long time ago, but he still wouldn't let me go.

...

The terrifying memories almost suffocated me; it felt like every bone in my body had been dismantled, and I trembled with fear.

I subconsciously raised my hand and felt a thin layer of sweat on my forehead. I looked at Yu Xu, who was still unconscious, again. If I had been more assertive and had not let Yu Xu attend tonight's party or take Ye Fenglin home, would everything have been different?

It was my fault that I hurt him. The moment I realized this thought, I felt deflated and knelt down on the ground again.

"Miss Jiang, Mr. and Mrs. Ye would like to see you." The elevator doors opened, and a nurse appeared.

She invited me to the ward downstairs. As we walked, she looked at me silently, a hint of sympathy on her face. "Don't worry, Mr. Yu just lost too much blood. We have done everything we can to save him. He will wake up soon."

"Really?" I asked her, then quickly picked up my phone, afraid she wouldn't understand.

She smiled and said, "Don't worry, the wound is on his abdomen, it didn't hit the most vital parts... He'll wake up in a few days."

The nurse chatted with me for a while in front of the private room before opening the door for me.

The ward was spacious and not at all like the stereotypical blue and white room. It was like a presidential suite in a five-star hotel, with a brown bed, classic floor lamps on both sides, and carpets under the sofa and coffee table not far away. In addition to the bed area, there was also a bedroom specially prepared for family members to rest.

The room was crowded with people: doctors, nurses, and his parents, as if they were surrounded by stars.

I remembered that Yu Xu was still unconscious there, while Ye Fenglin was lying there without any burden, being taken care of by the people beside him. There was even an unfinished strawberry milkshake next to him, which was probably bought for him late at night.

“Miss Jiang,” Mr. Ye said to me, “Ye Fenglin’s mother and I are very grateful to your boyfriend for stepping forward in such a dangerous situation to save our son. He is my only child. If he had been injured, his mother and I probably wouldn’t have survived.”

What about Yu Xu? I held back my tears and clenched my fists tightly.

Mother Ye whispered to the doctor beside her, "You've all worked hard, please rest first. We have something we'd like to discuss with Miss Jiang privately."

After a busy night, the doctors and nurses were exhausted. Hearing this, most of them breathed a sigh of relief and left the ward one after another.

The vast space suddenly became even quieter, and time seemed to stretch out due to the subtle atmosphere.

“Miss Jiang, this is our thank-you gift. I had someone quickly draft it. If you are not satisfied, we can discuss it further.” Mr. Ye handed me a printed document. I looked down and glanced at it briefly. It was a transfer agreement for a three-story townhouse in the wealthy eastern district.

Ye's mother smiled gently, "You and your boyfriend haven't graduated yet, and you're renting a place in Empire State, right?"

I:"……"

“We thought about it and realized that nothing could express our gratitude better than this tangible reward. This is a property under our name, which we are giving to you and Yu Xu unconditionally. Thank you for your help to Ye Zi.” Ye’s mother smoothed out her skirt and stood up. “I know your boyfriend is graduating soon. Fortunately, I have a good relationship with the CEO of Google, and he has arranged a job for Yu Xu. Once he wakes up and has rested, he can start working at the company.”

I took a deep breath and looked at Ye's parents.

They were condescending and adopted the negotiating style of businessmen. If I refused at that moment, I would seem extremely tactless.

Yu Xu needs these: a job, a house, and the cost of follow-up treatment...

I took the pen and silently signed the agreement.

I took out another piece of paper, wrote a sentence, and handed it to Ye's mother.

"What if Yu Xu doesn't wake up?" I asked.

Mother Ye took the paper and read it aloud. Her expression stiffened for a moment, then she smiled and said, "Miss Jiang, don't worry, it won't happen. The best medical professor in the entire prefecture will be coming by private jet tomorrow, Yu Xu will be fine."

"If he doesn't wake up, I'll be your boyfriend and take care of you for the rest of my life, okay?" Ye Fenglin said, leaning against the pillow. His tone was very calm.

Even in his somewhat comical dark blue hospital gown, his handsome and superior appearance was impossible to ignore. However, his usually aristocratic and nonchalant face appeared pale, and his lips had lost their color.

Ye's mother glanced back at Ye Fenglin before turning to me and speaking earnestly.

"His father and I have a favor to ask. Could you please keep Ye Fenglin company during this time? You and he are both eyewitnesses in this case. Being together will help us protect you better. Of course, we would also appreciate it if you could take care of our son as well."