Chapter 54: After the Rain, I Said I Love You, So Don’t Say I’m Sorry…
A faint cry dissipated in the mountain wind.
Song Jili stopped and looked back, only Chen Cheng was standing in his sight.
So...it was an auditory hallucination?
Following Song Jili's actions, Lin Fangxian noticed that Chen Cheng was squeezed 20 meters away, and quickly said, "Sorry, that's my daughter-in-law, please make way."
"Get in the ambulance first." Lin Fangxian pushed Song Jili forward and went back to find Chen Cheng.
Chen Cheng stood there in a daze, and could still feel his vocal cords trembling in his throat.
She...spoke?
He grabbed his collar in disbelief, unable to recover for a long time.
It is not the sound imagined in the mind, but the sound produced by the vocal cords.
She had tried secretly several times, but she just couldn't express what was in her mind.
Just now, because she was afraid that Song Jili would disappear again, she tried her best to call him.
"Xiao Cheng, are you okay?" Lin Fangxian pulled Chen Cheng over, "Let's go, let's go to the hospital first."
Chen Cheng walked out of the crowd closely with Lin Fangxian, holding hands tightly, fearing that they would be separated. If they were delayed for a second, they would be a second late in meeting Song Jili.
Song Jili was sent back to the hospital by ambulance, and Chen Cheng and Lin Fangxian followed closely in a private car.
Song Quan was already waiting in the hospital and had completed the admission procedures for Song Jili in advance.
When we arrived, Song Jili had already treated his wounds and was temporarily staying in the observation room, and would be transferred to the ward half an hour later.
Both sons were safe and sound, and Lin Fangxian finally felt relieved.
She also had time to figure out what was going on.
Chen Cheng stood aside and watched quietly as Lin Fangxian angrily accused the Liao family to the police officer.
"Officer, this matter must be thoroughly investigated. I suspect Liao Zhiyuan did it on purpose. He denied knowing anything because he was afraid of causing death. Go retrieve all the surveillance footage and find out the truth!"
"I only have two sons, and they have just started their own families, and they tried to frame both of them at once. If they are not found today, my family and theirs will be broken up."
"We don't have any relationship with them. I don't understand why they are targeting us. You must give us justice."
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Song Quan held Lin Fangxian and coaxed her, "Don't worry, Xian. I will find someone to investigate. Don't get excited. What if you get hurt?"
"My family is about to be gone, and there's no point in living." Lin Fangxian grabbed Song Quan's sleeve and wiped her tears.
Song Quan's distress was written all over his face, and he said softly, "Okay, stop crying. This accident will definitely not be forgotten like this."
After getting Song Quan's assurance, Lin Fangxian lowered her voice.
Chen Cheng has witnessed Lin Fangxian's fighting ability and her adaptability.
He can catch someone and scold him, or he can pretend to have suffered a great injustice and cry out for justice.
However, growing up under the protection of someone like her must have made one feel safe and happy.
The assistant walked up to Chen Cheng and said to her, "Second Madam, the doctor and I have made the application. You can go in to see the Second Young Master now."
Chen Cheng nodded and thanked him.
She walked alone to the observation room at the end of the corridor.
Passing by the floor-to-ceiling mirror in the stairwell, she stopped and saw a woman with disheveled hair and dirty clothes. She hurried into the bathroom next to her, wiped off the dirt on her body, rinsed the black marks on her skin with water, and finally washed her face and let her hair down, not wanting Song Jili to see her messy appearance.
After confirming that the image was acceptable, she walked out of the bathroom and hurried to the observation room.
Late at night, only one bed's light was on in the observation room. Song Jili was lying on it with his eyes closed. He must have fallen asleep.
He changed into a clean striped hospital gown, but it was ill-fitting and a little too small for him, with the cuffs only covering his radius.
Chen Cheng walked lightly and sat down on the stool beside him.
The warm yellow light from the bedside lamp fell on his upper body. Chen Cheng saw the scratches on Song Jili's face and the bruises at the corners of his lips, and even more tiny scratches on his hands.
Her eyes became hot again and tears welled up in them.
"Why are you crying?"
The man who should have been asleep on the bed let out a soft laugh, first opened one eye to peek, and when he noticed her surprised expression, he opened his other eye.
Chen Cheng realized that it was a prank played by the man, and her tears stopped immediately.
"Are you not crying anymore? I am very happy to see you crying for me."
"How could I deserve Xiao Chengzi to cry for me?"
Song Jili spoke in a light tone, and you couldn't tell that he had been to the gates of hell and came out with injuries all over his body.
Chen Cheng raised his hand and wanted to hit him on the shoulder, but then he thought of the painful expression on his face when he was rescued, so he withdrew his hand.
"Don't you want to hit me? I made you anxious. Can you let off some steam by giving me a slap?" Song Jili grabbed her wrist and put it against his chest.
During the tug of war, his sleeve flipped up, revealing a horrible scratch, which was very close to the scar on his forearm, almost in the same place.
Chen Cheng caressed her gently, and his heart ached.
It must have been very painful for him to be lost in the forest for eight hours.
I couldn't sense the direction. The trees blocked the sky, and even the moonlight couldn't get in. When I opened my eyes, it was pitch black. I could only rely on my intuition to feel my way and move forward.
She pulled down his sleeves and put her hands under the quilt, not daring to touch anything for fear of accidentally pressing on a wound.
Before she raised her hand to sign, he grabbed her wrist.
"Just now, you called my name." His tone was firm.
Lying in the ambulance, he thought over and over again and came up with only one answer.
——She spoke.
Chen Cheng's lips trembled slightly and he nodded.
The corners of Song Jili's lips curled up and his smile deepened.
"Baby, call me again."
Chen Cheng didn't expect that he knew she could speak, and his first reaction was to ask her to call his name again.
She felt embarrassed, perhaps because she hadn't spoken for a long time and was used to silence, so she was too embarrassed to make a sound.
"Just call me once, okay?" Song Jili propped himself up, moved closer to her, and coaxed her in a soft voice.
Chen Cheng pursed her lips tightly.
She was a little flustered. She had not spoken for more than ten years and her impression of her own voice had become vague. She did not write it down just now because she was afraid that her voice would not sound good.
Song Jili felt her pressure but did not force it.
He held her face in his hands, stroked her delicate cheeks with his thumbs, and looked at her with fondness.
I couldn't ignore the redness in her eyes; she must have not slept all night.
"Don't worry, if you don't want to say it, then don't say it."
"It's good to be able to speak. Let's take it one step at a time."
"At least you're no longer resisting talking."
Song Jili gently comforted and enlightened Chen Cheng.
Chen Cheng finally understood that he had always known that she was resisting him by not speaking, but he had never forced her to do anything, and even told her that it was okay to not speak for the rest of her life.
Chen Cheng spoke, and seemed to have made up his mind, and slowly read out his name:
"Song...Jili."
Song Jili's eyes flashed and his eyebrows raised slightly.
Her voice is warm but not soft. It feels like the warm sunshine shining on the snow in winter, making the snow sparkle like diamonds.
Suddenly, the sky and the earth became bright.
He likes it very much.
"Yeah, I'm here," he replied.
"Song Jili."
She called out again, faster than before.
"I am here."
He was not annoyed. She called him several times and he responded several times.
"Song Jili."
This time, her voice was trembling and her crying became more intense.
"I'm here, baby. I'm always here." Song Jili gently rubbed her cheeks.
"I love you."
After she said this, Song Jili was stunned and stopped moving.
"I don't know what I would do if you didn't come back."
"I think you're back. I should learn to respond to you and tell you that I really love you, not just depend on you."
“I should apologize to you.”
"I'm sorry, I responded too late."
Chen Cheng said this with tears in his eyes and cried softly.
During the waiting time, she suppressed all her emotions.
The moment he returned to her side, she could no longer bear it and vented all her fear and love.
Song Jili raised the corners of his lips, wishing he could treasure every word, every syllable she had just said. This would be the most sincere and passionate confession he had ever received in his life.
"I love you, too, baby."
He tilted his head slightly and kissed her on the cheek.
Chen Cheng hesitated, his hands in the air, not knowing whether he should raise them.
Song Jili hugged her tightly, as if he wanted to rub her into his bones.
"Baby, I said I love you, so don't say I'm sorry."
“I did it all willingly.”
Chen Cheng burst into tears.
Song Jili hugged her tighter again.
"It will hurt," she said softly.
Song Jili didn't want to say it hurt. After hearing what she said, it didn't matter how much it hurt. He just wanted to hug his good girl.
"It's okay, just don't move, I'll hold you."
Chen Cheng lowered her hands and let Song Jili hold her tightly.
"Baby is so good." Song Jili said softly.
How could there be such a good and obedient child like her?
Chen Cheng blushed and let him whisper dirty words in her ear.
It was not until Lin Fangxian entered the room that Song Jili reluctantly let go of Chen Cheng.
Lin Fangxian said, "I have arranged a ward for you. Please stay here for two days and have a full body check-up."
"Two days?" Song Jili frowned. "It's been too long. I don't have any serious problems."
"You don't have the final say on what's wrong with you. Listen to the doctor." Lin Fangxian said sternly, "Just listen to what I tell you to do. Why are you talking so much?"
Song Jili: "Got it, I'll listen to you."
Medical staff came and transferred Song Jili to the ward upstairs.
Song Jili kept holding Chen Cheng's hand tightly, fearing that she would hide at the back again and he would not be able to find her.
Lin Fangxian pushed open the door of the ward, and Song Jili saw the structure inside at a glance.
Double room, one of the beds is already occupied.
Song Jili's face darkened, and he said unhappily, "Mom, I want to stay in the high-class VIP ward. The beds here are too small."
"When you were a special forces soldier, you even slept in the wild. Now you're picked?" Lin Fangxian asked her assistant to step back without saying a word, and she pushed Song Jili into the room.
Song Jili pulled the door frame and said in protest: "I don't want to share a room with Song Qiaoli!"
Song Qiaoli, who was sitting on the bed processing work documents, raised his head calmly and saw that Song Jili looked a little unhappy.
Song Qiaoli looked at Lin Fangxian and said, "Mom, I don't want it either."
Liang Yanling, who was sitting nearby peeling an apple, was speechless.
The two of them even had a quarrel.
"Stop messing around!" Lin Fangxian ruthlessly slapped Song Jili's hand away and glared at Song Qiaoli again.
I thought to myself, I’m already thirty years old, why am I still the same as when I was a kid?
She said: "This is not a private hospital. This is the best room available. I am just staying in the hospital for observation. I will stay here for two days."
With no other choice, the two brothers were forced to share a room for two nights.
After Lin Fangxian settled her son down, she said to her two daughters-in-law, "Mom will send someone to take you home. Go back and have a good sleep first, and come back later."
Several of them hadn't slept all night and were visibly tired.
Chen Cheng wanted to stay, but Song Jili urged her: "Go back, take a shower, have a good meal, and then have a good sleep."
Then, Song Jili complained: "If we lived in a single room, Chengzi could stay and rest, and wouldn't have to run back and forth. It's so tiring."
Lin Fangxian glared at her troublesome second son.
Chen Cheng hesitated for a while and didn't say anything, for fear of scaring everyone. He said in sign language: I'll go first, don't quarrel with mom, she is worried about you and your brother and hasn't had a rest all night.
"I understand." Song Jili reluctantly let go of Chen Cheng's hand.
Lin Fangxian: "Ah Ling, take Xiao Cheng and go first."
Liang Yanling put the peeled apple on a plate, cut it into four slices, put down the knife and said to Song Qiaoli, "Remember to eat it."
Song Qiaoli: "You live in a house nearby, go to bed early and play less on your phone."
"I get it...you're such a nagging guy." Liang Yanling muttered and trotted away.
After seeing the two off, Lin Fangxian closed the door of the ward and turned around to stare at her two sons lying on the bed.
"Who will confess first?" she asked.
Song Qiaoli picked up an apple, took a bite, and looked at Song Jili.
Song Jili, who pretended to be busy without eating, felt ashamed and glanced at his elder brother who was not responsible.
Song Jili confessed honestly: "Liao Zhiyuan did have evil intentions, and we saw it, but it was too late when we found out. We accidentally ran into a trap, so the accident happened."
Song Jili did not reveal that it was Liao Zhiyuan who threatened her with the matter of Chen Cheng and Cheng Hezhu, so Song Jili got out of the car with him.
The matter has been resolved smoothly, there is no need to mention it again. Lin Fangxian has already worried enough.
"What were you thinking by following me into the deep mountains and old forests?" Lin Fangxian said, "There's an area dedicated to hunting right next to us, and you guys didn't even bother to be careful."
"Mom, you should go back and have some rest." Song Jili sat up and motioned to Song Qiaoli, who was more agile than him, to stand up and help him.
Song Qiaoli lifted the quilt: "I have contacted the assistant, he is waiting for you downstairs, go back and take a nap first."
Lin Fangxian pressed Song Qiaoli's shoulders and pushed him back: "Don't move if you are a patient. I will go down by myself and have a good rest."
After seeing Lin Fangxian off, the two brothers looked at each other and saw disgust and reluctance in each other's eyes.
However, they had to sleep in the same room, otherwise if Lin Fangxian knew that they were making a fuss about sleeping in separate rooms, she would definitely turn back and punch them both.
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The next afternoon, the results of the morning's examination came out, indicating that there was no major problem with the body and that he just needed to rest more. Song Jili and Song Qiaoli parted ways, and neither of them wanted to stay in the ward for even a minute longer.
Chen Cheng, who was about to go out, was stunned when he saw Song Jili coming home.
Song Jili hurried back, wearing only a coat without even changing into the hospital gown underneath.
"Baby, come here and give me a hug." Song Jili stood at the door with his arms open.
Chen Cheng signed: Why are you back?
"Speak." Song Jili took off his annoying coat.
Chen Cheng is not used to speaking and will subconsciously use sign language.
Song Jili walked up to her, pulled her into his arms, tightened his grip, and asked with a tender smile, "Do you want to say something to welcome me?"
Chen Cheng patted his arm and said softly, "It's too tight."
Song Jili eased up a little, kept a short distance between them, and looked at her with an unconcealable smile on his face.
"Baby, the sound is beautiful."
“It sounds really nice.”
He came too close, Chen Cheng lowered his head, not daring to look him in the eye.
Chen Cheng was still unfamiliar with her own voice, and he kept praising her, which made her feel embarrassed.
Chen Cheng shook his hand away: "Now that you are discharged from the hospital, take a good rest. I have to go to the art gallery."
Song Jili pulled her back and asked for a kiss on the cheek: "Come back soon."
Chen Cheng's face turned red: "Hmm..."
"Hmm" sounds nice too, he said.
Chen Cheng was so angry that he said, "Don't say that again! You're so annoying!"
I wondered if he did it on purpose.
Song Jili, who was praising sincerely, was stunned.
Realizing that the little girl was embarrassed, she laughed out loud.
Chen Cheng slammed the door, ran to the elevator, and pressed the down button several times in annoyance.
The Song family blocked the news, and no one outside knew about the accident that happened yesterday, otherwise it would affect the stock of Song's enterprise.
Song Jili also returned safely. Chen Cheng couldn't turn down Qiao Qiaoyu's invitation, so he arrived at the gallery before four o'clock.
There was a sign hanging outside the gallery that read: No rain today.
This means there will be no exhibition today.
Pushing the door open, Qiao Qiaoyu was wearing a mask, standing on a high place, with her hands on her hips directing the staff to move things.
"What is this for?" Chen Cheng asked puzzled.
Qiao Qiaoyu glanced at Chen Cheng and said, "We need to prepare for the new exhibition. The original exhibition area needs to be removed. These paintings will be packed and delivered to the customers tonight. I invite you to come and see them for the last time."
"Wait a minute." Qiao Qiaoyu turned her head and stared at Chen Cheng with wide eyes.
Her eyes frightened Chen Cheng, and he stood still.
"I was so busy that I suddenly imagined your voice in my head." Qiao Qiaoyu hugged her head, looking as if the sky had fallen. "No way? Brother Jin told me last night not to stay up late all the time, what if I got stupid? I scolded him, now it seems that there might be something wrong with me."
Chen Cheng smiled.
"Do you make a sound when you laugh?" Qiao Qiaoyu scratched the back of her head, unable to remember what Chen Cheng's laugh was like in the past.
Chen Cheng didn't intend to hide it: "You heard it right."
Qiao Qiaoyu took a deep breath and said, "You...said something? Oh my God, you said something?"
Chen Cheng: "In fact, I have been talking all the time, but I resist speaking, which has caused me to have a psychological barrier and cannot make any sound."
In the past, she always thought that not speaking was no big deal. On the contrary, she gained Chen Ao Shuang's love for not speaking, and she was not guarded by the Shen family. People around her were more tolerant of her, so she didn't take it seriously. She went to see a psychologist more to adjust her panic disorder, and she was not too eager to speak.
After Song Jili disappeared, she couldn't argue for it, couldn't refute those who had evil intentions, and felt that her silence was too cowardly to protect herself.
She also doesn't want people to misinterpret her words easily and misunderstand her intentions.
"Oh my god." Qiao Qiaoyu trotted over to Chen Cheng and circled around her, "We have to celebrate! Call A Ling and Xiao Yi."
"I'm not used to it yet, let's wait for a while." Chen Cheng would unconsciously raise his hands and gesture when he spoke.
Qiao Qiaoyu hugged Chen Cheng and praised her: "I said you were a treasure. You are indeed a talented girl that I fell in love with at first sight."
Chen Cheng managed to stand still: "How come you are just like Song Jili... you are so boastful."
"Is Second Uncle just bragging? If my sweet and soft wife could speak, I would show off to the whole world." Qiao Qiaoyu's voice kept rising.
Chen Cheng suppressed the restless Qiao Qiaoyu: "Didn't you say you had something important to talk to me about?"
"Oh, yes. Look, I'm so happy I forgot about it." Qiao Qiaoyu took Chen Cheng to the director's office inside.
Qiao Qiaoyu passed the tablet to Chen Cheng and walked around the small bar to mix drinks, saying, "Wang's milk tea shop wants to do a joint venture with your paintings. Because your works have been sold, I re-selected a few pictures. Can you take a look?"
Chen Cheng was surprised: "Me and milk tea collaborating? What a novel way."
"It's common for milk tea shops to do collaborations nowadays. They are all looking for new IPs to collaborate with. People are curious about you, so collaborations will attract a lot of attention and can also increase your popularity. It's a win-win situation for both parties." Qiao Qiaoyu opened the plan given by Wang.
The designed paper cups, bags and surrounding items are all ready.
It's really beautiful.
"I've thought about it. After the joint launch, we will announce the next solo exhibition." Qiao Qiaoyu was very satisfied and couldn't help but raise a glass to herself.
After reading the plan, Chen Cheng found no problem with it and handed it to Qiao Qiaoyu to move forward.
Qiao Qiaoyu made an appointment at a restaurant and put away the documents. Before she could invite Chen Cheng, her assistant knocked on the door.
"Have you packed?" asked Qiao Qiaoyu.
"Mr. Song came to pick up Mrs. Song." The assistant said awkwardly, "At the door, he met Ms. Cheng who came to pick up a painting. The atmosphere between the two was a little tense..."
Qiao Qiaoyu was just about to complain.
Chen Cheng stood up first, walked out quickly, and asked, "Why is she haunting me?"
Qiao Qiaoyu's eyes lit up and she became excited.
I thought, is this rabbit preparing to support my husband and bite someone?
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