Chapter 75 Are you hiding something from me?
After Xiao Shi entered the operating room, the nurse found me some clean clothes to change into.
I took a shower, changed my clothes, wrapped myself in a thick cotton jacket, and sat at the door of the operating room, sneezing constantly.
The nurse who was standing by went to the nurses' station and poured me a glass of warm water and brought me some cold medicine. I turned around and said thank you to her.
After a while, Yan Yun came over and asked me if I wanted to go and rest first. I shook my head and said no, then turned around and looked at the operating room worriedly, hoping that Xiao Shi would be lucky, otherwise, I would never be able to pay it back.
I turned to look at Yan Yun and asked how far this place was from South City.
Yan Yun said that this place still belongs to the south city, only two hours away from the city, but it is in a remote mountain village.
Xiao Shi is currently seriously injured and can only undergo surgery in the county town.
"This Liu Xu was very cunning. After kidnapping you, he put you in a suitcase, which made our investigation much more difficult. He then deliberately took detours to mislead us police, wasting a lot of our time. We police officers really thought you had left South City, and when Xiao Shi called, we couldn't get here in time."
"The place he chose is too remote, and the comrades from the county couldn't get there in time. It seems that Liu Xu planned it carefully, and he wanted you and Xiao Shi dead."
Thinking of this, a trace of hatred flashed across my eyes. If Tian Rong had not instigated Liu Xu, how could Liu Xu have wanted to kill Xiao Shi and me? When I go back, I will definitely settle this account.
Time passed by second by second. I sat on the chair and suddenly remembered the scene when Jiang Ruohe injured Liu Xu. At that time, I clearly saw worry in his eyes.
At this moment, the door of the operating room was opened, and when the doctor came out, I hurried forward to ask him how Xiao Shi was doing.
"The bullet has been removed and he is no longer in danger of death. However, he is still in a coma and I don't know when he will wake up."
"Thank you, doctor."
After a while, Xiao Shi was pushed out of the operating room to the ward. I stood in front of the bed, looked at Xiao Shi who was still unconscious, walked over and held his hand.
"I hope you wake up soon."
The next morning, Yan Yun found a car to send the unconscious Xiao Shi to the city hospital. I also returned to Nancheng. Han Ming and Xiaoyu rushed to the hospital. Xiaoyu hurriedly took my hand and asked me if I was okay.
I glanced at Xiaoyu, retracted my hand, and said lightly that it was okay. Xiaoyu saw this, and a trace of hurt flashed across her eyes. She stood quietly aside. After a while, Kailin also hurried over and found out that Xiao Shiren was still in a coma. She turned around, walked up to me, raised her hand and slapped me.
"Yu Xiaowan, why don't you just die sooner? You're always hurting others. Brother Xiao Shi has been injured three times for you, and this time he almost couldn't wake up. How dare you stand here? Get out of here."
Kailin looked at me with resentment and raised her hand to slap me. Xiaoyu rushed over, grabbed Kailin's hand, and glared at her fiercely.
"If you continue to bully Xiaowan, I will be rude to you."
Han Ming also came over and looked at Kailin coldly, saying that this was a hospital and Xiao Shiren was still in a coma, so Kailin should stop making trouble.
Kailin glared at the three of us and broke free from Xiaoyu's hand.
"Yu Xiaowan, don't be so proud."
After Kailin left, Han Ming's cell phone rang. He walked to the side and answered the call.
I looked up at Xiaoyu.
"You're obviously in the same group as Kailin, why are you pretending in front of me?"
Xiaoyu trembled, and there was more pain in her eyes. She looked up at me.
"Xiao Wan, actually I..."
"Enough, from now on, we are no longer friends." I glanced at her coldly and entered Xiao Shi's ward.
After a while, Han Ming walked in and asked what happened between Xiaoyu and me.
"When I came back from the call, I saw Xiaoyu crying in the corridor. I asked her what she was saying, but she didn't say anything and just ran away."
"How would I know?" I said unhappily.
Han Ming looked at me and asked me if there was any misunderstanding between Xiaoyu and me.
Misunderstanding. A hint of self-mockery appeared in my eyes. I had just told Xiaoyu that Kailin might be the one who changed the dressing, but she immediately went to tell Kailin that I had already suspected Kailin and told her to be careful.
I saw this with my own eyes, how could it be a misunderstanding?
I really consider her a friend, but what does she think of me? She is clearly in cahoots with Karen, and she even deliberately stopped Karen's hand just now. Her behavior only makes me hate her even more.
"But I don't know why Xiaoyu has been so restless these past two days." Han Ming muttered.
Seeing that Xiao Shi was still in a coma, and thinking that my phone was lost by Liu Xu, I had to buy a new phone and replace the SIM card as soon as possible to check Tian Rong's recent whereabouts.
I stood up and looked at Han Ming, asking him to help me take care of Xiao Shi. I was going out to buy a cell phone and would be back soon.
I went to the business hall to buy a new mobile phone card. After installing the card in my new phone, I found that Xiao Shi had called me many times yesterday, as well as Yang Ru, Yan Yun, and Liu Ma, but not that person. I smiled bitterly in my heart.
I walked into the hospital with my cell phone, and coincidentally, I ran into Jiang Ruohe in the corridor. When Jiang Ruohe saw me, he just glanced at me indifferently. His expression was as if he had never appeared in that small hotel last night.
When he walked past me, I reached out and grabbed Jiang Ruohe's hand, but Jiang Ruohe shook it off impatiently. I was so angry that I quickly walked up to him and stopped him.
"If you hate me so much, why did you save me last night? I was drunk at the bar before, and you took me home?"
I clearly remember running into Jiang Ruohe when I was drunk. He pulled me into his car and bit my face, but Aunt Liu didn't tell me the truth.
"Jiang Ruohe, are you hiding something from me?" I suddenly looked up at him.
Jiang Ruohe's expression was still cold, and he gave me a sarcastic look.
"I was in North City that day and didn't have time to take care of you."
"If it wasn't you that day, then it must have been you yesterday, right?"
"I'm not blind." I added, afraid that he would deny it.
Jiang Ruohe smiled faintly and looked up at me.
"I'm just repaying you for saving my life in Qingcheng. You know, I don't like others taking advantage of me, nor do I like to owe others favors."
"But don't ever think that I still have feelings for you. Ever since you hid your pregnancy from me and lost the child, things have been..." Jiang Ruohe's voice became a little colder. He glanced at me and walked past me.
I stood there with a pale face. Looking back at Jiang Ruohe's back as he strode away, I felt a pang of pain in my heart.
Some things are really missed once and can never be restored to the way they were before.
When I turned around and walked forward, I saw Mu Yan not far away. Mu Yan was standing there in a white coat, quietly watching Jiang Ruohe's back as he left. When he saw me staring at him, he came back to his senses and walked towards me.
"I just came down to get medicine. I didn't mean to see it." He looked at me apologetically.
I didn't say anything, walked to the elevator door with a somewhat lonely look, and got on the elevator.
As soon as I arrived at the ward door, Han Ming walked out quickly and told me happily that Xiao Shi had woken up and wanted to see me. I hurried in.
Xiao Shi, who had just woken up, was still a little pale. When he saw me come in, he reached out and took my hand, moving his lips as if he wanted to say something.
I sat down and told him that he had just woken up and asked him to talk less. I smiled at him.
"I promised you, I still remember."
When I said this, I felt extremely depressed, but I knew that Xiao Shi had saved me several times, and this time, he almost lost his life. I couldn't let him down again.
Didn't I have no feelings for Jiang Ruohe at the beginning? It was a feeling that developed slowly. I believe that after spending more time with Xiao Shi, I will slowly fall in love with him.
Xiao Shi held my hand tightly and fell asleep happily.
My relationship with Xiao Shi was thus confirmed.
At night, I asked the nurse for a bed and quilt and slept on the bed next to Xiao Shi, but I found that I couldn't fall asleep.
I turned over, facing away from Xiao Shi, opened my eyes, and looked out the window in a daze.
I don’t know why, even though Jiang Ruohe said so many hurtful words to me, I still think of his cold face in my mind.
Early the next morning, Han Ming came over and said that I was feeling weak, so he asked me to go back and rest and come back in the afternoon to take his place.
When I got home, Aunt Liu saw me and excitedly hugged me.
"Xiao Wan, we were all worried sick about you. Fortunately, God blessed you and brought you back. You don't even know how worried the Master and Master were."
I looked up at Aunt Liu and asked if Grandpa also knew that I was kidnapped?
"I know, and you're here, almost scolding the young master..."
Aunt Liu suddenly stopped talking and looked up at me, while I lowered my head, thinking about what Aunt Liu said before.
I felt a little touched. Ever since I had a miscarriage, I thought my grandfather no longer cared about me, but I didn't expect that he still cared about me.
Seeing that I didn't care, Aunt Liu quickly changed the subject, saying that she had made a lot of food and asked me to eat more.
After breakfast, I went upstairs and turned on the computer. I checked Tian Rong's movements over the past two days. Strangely, Tian Rong was not in the house bought by Jiang Nianhao these two days. Even Jiang Nianhao had not come to visit.
What did Tian Rong do while I was not in Nancheng?
I didn't care about that anymore, so I copied the video of her affair with Jiang Nianhao and sent it to Wang Yingzhi who was far away in Africa.
In the afternoon, I went to the hospital. As soon as I arrived at the door of the ward, I heard Xiao Shi and Han Ming talking about something, so I didn't go in.
"How are things going in Africa?"
"It's been done. We're just waiting for her to come back." Han Ming replied.
Seeing that the two of them stopped talking, I opened the door and walked in. Xiao Shi saw me and smiled at me.
I placed the thermos on the bedside table, sat down on a chair nearby, and poured a bowl of soup for Xiao Shi. Seeing this, Han Ming hurriedly said he was going back to the bar.
I was carefully feeding him soup with a spoon. Xiao Shi looked at me with some satisfaction and said that he didn't expect my cooking skills were so good.
I don’t know why, but I thought of Jiang Ruohe again. He was injured in Qingcheng at that time. I said I cooked for him every day, but in the end I only cooked two farewell dinners for him.
I came back to my senses and continued to feed Xiao Shi the soup. After he finished drinking the soup, I let Xiao Shi lie down. Xiao Shi held my hand and kept looking at me with his eyes open.
I asked him puzzledly why he hadn't rested yet.
"Happiness came too quickly, it seemed a little unreal. I was worried that you would be gone as soon as I closed my eyes." Xiao Shi looked at me.
I smiled faintly and said I would not leave and would stay here with him.
"Go to sleep now."
Xiao Shi nodded and closed his eyes. After Xiao Shi fell asleep, I sat in the chair for a while and wanted to pour myself a glass of water, but found that there was no water in the kettle.
I stood up, took the kettle and prepared to go to the tea room, when Xiao Shi suddenly grabbed my hand. I turned around and saw Xiao Shi's face full of pain.
"Mom, I beg you, don't leave me."
It seemed like he was having a nightmare, so I hurriedly comforted him and told him I wouldn't leave.
"Mom, don't worry, I will make them pay for their crimes with blood. I won't let any of them go." Xiao Shi grabbed my wrist tightly, squeezing it so hard that it hurt.
I looked at Xiao Shi in confusion. I only knew that his mother died when he was in his third year of high school, but I didn't know how his mother died. Now it seems that his mother's death may not be that simple.
"Don't worry, I won't leave. I will always be by your side." I whispered to comfort him, and he finally let go of my hand.
After covering Xiao Shi with a blanket, I went out with the kettle. When I came back, I saw Kailin entering Xiao Shi's room, so I walked over quickly.
Kailin stood in front of Xiao Shi's ward, reached out and gently stroked Xiao Shi's face with some heartache.
"Brother Xiao Shi, why have I loved you for so many years and given up the wonderful life in France for you, but you have never looked me in the eye? It was like this when I loved Zuo Wei, and now Zuo Wei is dead. I have been with you through three difficult years, and I thought you would accept me, but you fell in love with Yu Xiaowan..."
"I really can't accept it."
When Kailin squatted down and wanted to kiss Xiao Shi, I opened the door of the ward.
When Kailin saw me at the door, a cold look flashed across her eyes. She walked out of the ward, stood in front of me, and said she had something to talk to me about.
I put the bottle of boiled water in the room and followed Karen out. We walked to the rooftop. The cold wind blew over from the rooftop, and Karen turned around and looked at me viciously.
"Yu Xiaowan, I advise you to go back to Jiang Ruohe. If you insist on staying with Xiao Shi, you will definitely regret it."
"Kaylene, you were the one who instigated little Anna to give me laxatives before, right?"
Kailin's eyes were filled with panic, and she simply admitted it, saying that Xiao Shi used to like Zuo Wei so much, so she couldn't bear to see me getting close to Xiao Shi.
"You said it as if it was all for Zoey, but in fact, it was just for yourself. You used to say that your relationship with Zoey was so good, but in fact, you were jealous of Zoey who was in a relationship with Xiao Shi from the beginning. Kailin, am I right?"
Only now do I realize that Kailin is just like Tian Rong.
My words hit home with Kailin, who quickly grabbed my throat. It looked like she had practiced reaching.
"Yu Xiaowan, don't force me."
I snorted coldly.
"I might as well provoke you again. I'm already Xiao Shi's girlfriend. Kailin, you killed my child, so you should know that I will take away your beloved."
"Yu Xiaowan, what nonsense are you talking about? What did I do to kill your child?" Kailin let go of my neck.
"I'm telling you, I did follow you to the hospital and into the doctor's office. I just went to check the medicine the doctor prescribed for you. I didn't change it at all."
Thinking of the call Xiaoyu made to her that day, I looked up at her.
"Do you think I'll believe it?"
"If you don't believe me, then forget it. But Yu Xiaowan, I'm telling you, it's best to stay away from Xiao Shi, otherwise you'll be the one crying. Don't say I didn't warn you." After saying this, Kailin turned and left.
I came down from the roof and entered Xiao Shi's room.
Half a month passed, and on New Year's Day, Xiao Shi was discharged from the hospital. I completed the discharge procedures for Xiao Shi and went to his home.
Several employees from the company came to celebrate his discharge from the hospital. Yang Ru and Han Ming also came. I don’t know if Xiaoyu came because I exposed her, but she didn’t come.
I was busy in the kitchen when Xiao Shi walked in and put his arm around my waist. He leaned his head on my shoulder, and I shuddered. I was still a little unaccustomed to such an intimate gesture.
I turned to look at him and told him to stop making trouble because I was busy.
Xiao Shi released his hand on my waist, said he would stop teasing me, and asked if I needed help. I shook my head and said no, and asked him to go out and greet his colleagues.
After Xiao Shi left, I was cutting vegetables alone in the kitchen. Somehow I thought of Jiang Ruohe again. I didn't know how his relationship with Cai Qing had progressed in the past half month.
The kitchen knife cut my hand, and I quickly put down the knife, looking at my injured finger with some pain. Xiao Shi hurried in, and when he saw that I was cut, he looked distressed. He pulled me out of the kitchen, took the medicine box, and helped me bandage it carefully.
Seeing this, Yang Ru hurried into the kitchen.
I originally thought that I would slowly forget Jiang Ruohe, but in the past half month, I have thought of him every night. I even dreamed of him, dreaming that he was standing in front of my bed and talking to me a lot.
When I came back to my senses, I was annoyed and blamed myself. Since I had become Xiao Shi's girlfriend, I shouldn't think about that person anymore. I had to force myself to forget Jiang Ruohe.
"what's on your mind?"
After bandaging my wound, Xiao Shi looked up at me.
I shook my head and said it was okay. Xiao Shi looked at me and said nothing. I also looked at Xiao Shi, thinking he would be angry, but his eyes were still as calm as usual.
He looked at me, reached out and hooked my nose, and told me to be more careful next time.
I nodded and said okay, then stood up and said I would go into the kitchen to help Yang Ru.
"I'm cooking at my boss's house. I won't talk to you anymore." Yang Ru hung up the phone and looked at me with a smile on her face.
I asked Yang Ru who she was talking to on the phone.
"Yan Yun. We've been together a few times, and I think he's pretty good. Isn't it almost the end of the year? He's afraid his mom will kick him out if he goes back to his hometown, so he wants me to help him pretend to be his girlfriend..."
"Why pretend? Just take it seriously." I joked.
Yang Ru blushed and quickly changed the subject, asking me how I was getting along with Xiao Shi.
"It's okay."
"Xiao Wan, you are not still thinking about your ex-husband, are you?" Yang Ru asked me in a low voice.
"Don't even think about it. Jiang Ruohe is a piece of shit. He's been hanging out with Cai Qing every day. The media are saying they're together. If he had you in his heart, he wouldn't have hated you so blindly..."
"That's enough." I couldn't help but raise my voice a little.
Yang Ru's face froze. I quickly apologized.
"I'm sorry, I lost control of my emotions. I'm so sorry."
Yang Ru patted my shoulder.
"It's okay, I understand you. We're friends after all. But your current situation worries me. You've already promised Mr. Xiao, but your attitude has been so lifeless for the past half month. Have you ever thought about how Mr. Xiao feels? He must feel bad seeing you like this, but he's still so nice to you."
Yes, even I know that I have not been in a good mood in the past half month. In front of Xiao Shi, I began to become silent and taciturn, and I always think about Jiang Ruohe in my mind. This seems to really hurt Xiao Shi.
"Xiao Wan, I'm not talking about you. I'm just helping you as a friend. You and Jiang Ruohe have already lost hope. Now that you've accepted Mr. Xiao, you should be his girlfriend."
I lowered my head in silence, thinking about what Yang Ru said. It did make sense. There was no possibility for Jiang Ruohe and I to go back, and I had promised Xiao Shi, so I had to stick to my promise to him.
"I know what to do."
After listening to Yang Ru's words, they felt much better. The two began to busy themselves in the kitchen. An hour later, they gathered around the dining table and happily started eating.
I sat next to Xiao Shi and reached out to pick up some dishes for him. Xiao Shi was stunned for a moment. I smiled at him and asked him to eat more. Xiao Shi was very happy and kissed me on the face in front of everyone.
The others were all excited. They all looked at Xiao Shi and me happily. My face turned red and I lowered my head to eat.
After dinner, Xiao Shi took me home and stopped at the door. Xiao Shi turned and looked at me.
"Xiao Wan, when will you move in with me?"
I was stunned for a moment. I had never thought about this question before. At this moment, the door opened and I saw Liu Ma. I turned to Xiao Shi and said that Liu Ma was used to living with me. If she moved away, she would be very lonely.
When Aunt Liu came out and saw Xiao Shi, I couldn't help but feel a little worried that Aunt Liu would have something against Xiao Shi.
"It's Mr. Xiao, come in and sit down."
I was a little surprised by Liu Ma’s enthusiasm.
Xiao Shi smiled at Liu Ma and nodded in agreement.
Xiao Shi and I sat on the sofa. Aunt Liu enthusiastically brought two cups of tea and handed one to Xiao Shi.
"You guys chat. I'll go upstairs first."
There were only Xiao Shi and I in the living room, which made me feel particularly awkward. Xiao Shi calmly finished his tea, stood up and said he would go back first. I also stood up and said I would see him off.
After sending Xiao Shi to the gate, Xiao Shi turned around, took my hand, and looked up at me.
"Can I give you a goodnight kiss?"
I paused, thought for a moment, and nodded.
Xiao Shi was a little happy. When he came closer to me, I closed my eyes. But after waiting for a few seconds, there was no response, so I opened my eyes with some confusion.
Xiao Shi covered his stomach and frowned.
"I think my stomach hurts."
Xiao Shi rushed away in the car.
I turned around and caught Liu Ma standing in the middle of the stairs. Liu Ma covered her mouth and laughed muffledly. When Liu Ma saw me, she hurriedly turned around and tried to run away, but I stopped her.
"Auntie Liu, Jiang Ruohe and I are divorced. We both have new choices. Please don't do this again next time."
Thinking of how good Liu Ma was to me before, I really couldn't bear to blame her.
Seeing Aunt Liu nodded and said yes, I went upstairs.
After taking a shower, I lay down on the bed feeling a little tired.
The next morning, I went out early. Not long after I walked on the road, I heard someone calling me. I turned around and saw that it was Wang Yingzhi who had returned from Africa.
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