0182 Bowing head
When Xiang Nannan arrived at the hospital, the first thing she saw was Jiang Jifan lying on the hospital bed, looking extremely weak. Her bare neck was covered with hideous, dark purple hickeys.
No wonder she was always wearing a high-necked top and covering herself up completely the last few times I saw her; it turns out she had so many wounds hidden in places that couldn't be seen...
Xiang Nannan finally understood where her strange behavior came from, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes. She couldn't help but step forward and grab Tantai Qing, pleading in a tearful voice, "Brother Taiqing, please let her go!"
Tantai Qing sat on the edge of the hospital bed, looking exhausted, head bowed and silent.
At this moment, Cheng Jing pushed open the door and entered, standing solemnly in front of Tantai Qing.
Even he, who usually doesn't like to interfere in their relationship, couldn't help but criticize, "Taiqing, you've gone too far."
He threw the medical record in front of him, his tone harsh: "Do you know this is abuse!"
Cheng Jing glanced at Jiang Jifan on the hospital bed and lowered her voice, saying, "If I hadn't stopped her just now, her attending physician would have already submitted this medical record."
Jiang Jifan's attending physician, Lin Luwei, was his college classmate. After learning that the patient and his family were his friends, Lin Luwei specifically sought him out to discuss the matter.
"Old Cheng, take a look for yourself." Lin Luwei clicked the mouse a few times and opened the half-finished electronic medical record for him to see.
After reading the details of the "physical examination" section in the medical record, Cheng Jing's expression changed drastically.
Looking at the medical records, Jiang Jifan's condition can be described as "covered in wounds".
Having lived in the cutthroat environment of the hospital for many years, Cheng Jing had long since developed a keen ability to read people's expressions. Seeing this, she immediately tried to smooth things over with a forced smile, saying, "The two of you are just joking around."
How could Lin Luwei possibly believe it? Based on his years of medical experience, the other person had clearly suffered long-term abuse, and it was highly likely to be sexual abuse...
He leaned back in his chair, looking at him with a neutral expression, and said bluntly, "Old Cheng, as you know, our hospital has explicit regulations..."
However, before he could finish speaking, Cheng Jing interrupted him, his face flushed with embarrassment as he pleaded, "Old Lin, please, for my sake, I'll talk to him properly later..."
In recent years, cases of domestic violence against women have been frequent. In order to protect women's interests, their hospital stipulates that any suspected cases must be reported quietly to cooperate with the police investigation and evidence collection to the greatest extent possible.
Despite his eloquent explanation, Lin Luwei could only console himself that perhaps it was just a peculiar quirk of wealthy people. In the end, he gave him face with a skeptical attitude and did not report it, instead altering the medical record slightly.
As a doctor dedicated to saving lives, Cheng Jing couldn't bear to watch Tantai Qing treat a healthy life so lightly. So she earnestly advised, "If you continue like this, her health will collapse! She barely escaped with her life after the car accident, how can you bear to treat her like this?"
Tantai Qing was startled, her eyes bloodshot as she looked at Jiang Jifan, who was lying on the hospital bed, barely alive.
Yes, how could he be so heartless?
Tears silently streamed down his face as he lowered his head, falling into his hair.
Cheng Jing stepped forward and pressed down on his shoulders, whispering, "Tai Qing, wake up! If you truly love her, you shouldn't be tormenting her like this..."
It's unclear how much he actually listened to. He spent a long time earnestly advising Nannan and Cheng Jing, but in the end, he shook his head, exchanged a glance, and left.
Because of pneumonia, Jiang Jifan had been running a high fever repeatedly. Even after receiving intravenous fluids and taking medication, the fever was still not effectively reduced. Tantai Qing could only follow the nurse's instructions to use physical methods to lower her temperature.
He took off her hospital gown, half-huddled her in his arms, and wiped her body with warm water.
Amidst the sound of water, Jiang Jifan groggily opened her eyes. She was delirious with fever and knew nothing but instinctively resisting.
Upon hearing his voice, she cried and said, "I don't want you, go away..."
Tantai Qing stopped what she was doing and said softly, "You're sick, Ji Fan."
Jiang Jifan raised her hand to push him away, crying out, "I don't want you! Waaah, you're bullying me! You're only bullying me because I'm blind!"
Tantai Qing was speechless.
She was telling the truth.
Despite her seemingly indifferent demeanor, she was actually quite aggrieved inside, and the emotions she had been accumulating for so many days finally erupted when she was weak and ill.
Jiang Jifan's tears streamed down her face, a mixture of sobs and snot. In her struggle, she suddenly gained strength, frantically tearing at him, pounding on him, and desperately questioning him, "Why, why are you doing this to me! What did I do wrong!"
Why did I have to meet you! Why! I hate you! I hate you so much!
Tantai Qing felt as if her heart was being torn apart, and tears streamed down her face. While wiping away her tears and snot with tissues, she sobbed and coaxed, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it won't happen again, it will never happen again..."
Jiang Jifan slapped his hand away and roared in a hoarse voice, "Get out! I hate you! I want to go home! I want to go home!"
As she spoke, she cried and cursed as she tried to crawl forward.
The IV drip in her hand jingled as she moved, and Tantai Qing quickly pulled her into his arms, coaxing her, "Okay, okay! Ji Fan, we'll go home as soon as you're better!"
Upon hearing the word "go home," she immediately calmed down, leaning her naked body against his chest and sobbing as she said no.
Perhaps she had been struggling a lot, because after a while she mumbled again, "It hurts! I feel like I'm on fire..."
Her body temperature is now nearly 40 degrees Celsius; how could she not look like she's been burned?
Tantai Qing held her on his lap like he was coaxing a child, gently soothing her: "You're sick, be good, let me help you cool down, okay?"
Jiang Jifan didn't say a word, but just nestled in his arms and sobbed softly.
Tantai Qing seized the opportunity to wring out a towel to wipe her body, and everything the towel touched was scalding hot.
He skipped over the fever patch on her forehead and carefully wiped away the tear stains on her face.
Jiang Jifan nestled comfortably in his arms, her eyes half-closed, a wave of exhaustion washing over her from crying.
The water had gotten a little cold. Tantai Qing tossed the towel aside and looked up to see that she was already asleep.
Her skin was already delicate, and coupled with his lack of restraint, he left many marks on her body, including two red marks around her wrists and dense bruises of purple and dark red on her waist and legs.
No wonder Cheng Jing scolded him; he really deserved it.
Filled with regret, Tantai Qing lowered his head and kissed her red and swollen eyes, then gently helped her get dressed.
He had just finished washing her underwear when he received a call from Xu Yan.
Over the phone, she inquired about Jiang Jifan's health, and Tantai Qing could only answer truthfully.
Xu Yan asked him if he had a conflict with Jiang Jifan.
"Taiqing, don't blame Nannan. I only asked her a few questions because I saw her crying on her way home..."
She then suggested that if the conflict between the two could not be resolved, Jiang Jifan should go home and rest for a while.
Tantai Qing knew in her heart that Xiang Nan Nan had come to get reinforcements for Jiang Ji Fan, but they still underestimated his persistence towards her.
"I'm sorry, Aunt Xu, I cannot comply."
"I can never go back to the Dan family, but I can't live without her." He expressed his determination with a firm attitude.
Seeing his firm attitude, Xu Yan, who was trying to act as a middleman, felt helpless. After all, she was only Jiang Jifan's nominal "godmother," and in the end, she was not as close to him as Tantai Qing, who was her boyfriend.
Seeing this, Xu Yan didn't say much, and just comforted herself by saying that she should let the young people handle their own affairs.
However, she still gently reminded him in the end, "Taiqing, any problems can be resolved through communication. Aunt Xu doesn't want to see any of your children get hurt..."
“I understand, Aunt Xu, this was an accident.”
After all, he was a child she had watched grow up, so Xu Yan still trusted his character completely. Hearing his assurance, she felt relieved and hung up after saying a few more words.
After hanging up the phone, Tantai Qing returned to the ward and saw that Jiang Jifan had kicked the blanket to the foot of the bed. He quietly went over and picked up the blanket to cover her up again.
Jiang Jifan was suddenly startled in his sleep, and his body trembled slightly.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid..." Tantai Qing immediately patted her body and gently comforted her.
Only after she calmed down did he sit down by the bed.
A sleeping face is peaceful and serene, a style completely different from the unruly demeanor of a waking person.
In this relationship, he was the one who had to bow his head, and he could only be the one to do so.
Tantai Qing has gradually accepted this fact.
Cheng Jing is right. If he loved her, he shouldn't have tormented her like this.
Tantai Qing knew his actions were despicable. Faced with Jiang Jifan, who seemed to have no weaknesses and was fearless and unyielding, he could only use his only advantage as a man to suppress her, to torture her body to break her will and shatter her delusions, in order to achieve the effect he desired.
However, the result was not as expected. As Cheng Jing said, if things continued like this, she would soon completely collapse.
Tantai Qing was selfish, but all he ever wanted was her love, not her life...
He should wake up.
In front of Jiang Jifan, he could only bow his head unconditionally, otherwise the outcome would be a lose-lose situation.
Tantai Qing stroked her thin face and murmured, "Jifan, what should I do..."
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