Chapter 304 Domineering Female Doctor Skilled in Gu Poisoning VS Distressed Laborer and Prodigal Son 31
"A mute?" Jiang Zhiyi found the situation truly strange. "You saved me?"
The person wrote in her palm—No.
Jiang Zhiyi frowned and asked him again if he knew Cui Lian's whereabouts.
The two of them fell off such a high cliff. Although she had given Cuilian a highly nourishing pill that night, Cuilian was pregnant, and her chances of survival were slim...
Someone suddenly pushed the door open and entered.
"Miss Jiang, you're awake?"
Jiang Zhiyi recognized Cui Lian's voice.
“Xiao… Little mute, you go out first, I will take care of Miss Jiang.”
The door was gently closed, leaving only Jiang Zhiyi and Cui Lian inside.
Jiang Zhiyi had many questions in her mind, "What exactly is going on? Where am I now? Why are my eyes..."
Cui Lian: "Don't rush, I'll explain it to you slowly..."
That day, the two of them fell off a cliff. There happened to be a waterfall below the cliff, and they were swept ashore by the current, where they were rescued by a passing woodcutter.
Both of them were seriously injured.
Cui Lian had lost her child, but fortunately she took Jiang Zhiyi's medicine that day, which kept her alive and saved her life.
Jiang Zhiyi hit her head and has been in a coma for two months. As for her eyes... the doctor said that her eyes will only recover after the blood clot in her head is completely cleared, and it won't be a while before they recover.
"Am I in my own yard now?" Jiang Zhiyi asked.
Cui Lian: "Yes, the medical staff have been helping to take care of you these days. As for Duan Yunzhi... the government had already imprisoned him, and the case had been resolved, but he hanged himself in prison. The Duan family only took his body back a few days ago..."
Cui Lian deliberately omitted some things.
Actually, it wasn't the woodcutter who saved them that day, but rather the guards of the Xiao family.
Xiao Che had been secretly protecting Jiang Zhiyi. On the day she left the city in the Duan family's carriage, the guards were worried that something might happen to her, so they secretly followed her.
Later, the guards realized something was wrong, but they were outnumbered and unable to act, so they had to go back to get reinforcements. This back and forth wasted a lot of time, and they couldn't rescue them before they jumped off the cliff. Fortunately, the two women were lucky and were not seriously injured.
Upon learning the news, Xiao Che rushed back from Jiangnan without stopping. He had been taking care of Jiang Zhiyi for the past two months.
The Xiao family also played a crucial role in mediating Duan Yunzhi's case, preventing the Duan family from sabotaging it.
The wicked were eventually punished, but it was pitiful for those innocent women who suffered such a calamity for no reason. Although all of this was the work of the Duan family, the Zhou family, upon learning of the matter, out of compassion, arranged for the women who died unjustly to be given a proper burial and sent some relief money to their families, simply as a way to accumulate merit for their deceased daughter, Zhou Yue.
Xiao Che knew that Jiang Zhiyi would not want to see him after waking up, which is why he asked Cui Lian to conceal his existence.
He would leave once Jiang Zhiyi recovered and her eyesight was restored.
Now he understands that some things cannot be forced, and he will not bother her.
Cui Lian: "Take good care of your injuries. That little mute is someone sent by the medical hall to take care of you. You can order him around as you please."
"Okay." Jiang Zhiyi nodded without asking any further questions.
...
After that day, Jiang Zhiyi stayed in her small courtyard to recover from her injuries. The mute boy who served her was very diligent and efficient, and took good care of her.
only……
Jiang Zhiyi wasn't stupid; she had guessed who the little mute was from the very beginning, and as they spent more time together, she became even more certain of his identity.
Sometimes she even felt that Xiao Che probably already realized that she had seen through his disguise.
However, the two remained silent, tacitly understanding each other.
That night.
Jiang Zhiyi: "My eyes can feel some light now, and I should be better by tomorrow. You don't need to take care of me anymore, so you can leave tonight."
The little mute boy was stunned for a moment, then wrote the character "好" (good) in her palm.
Around midnight, Jiang Zhiyi got up to drink tea. Her eyesight had improved, though it was still a little blurry.
She saw a tall figure standing outside the house. Because she was blind and had difficulty moving around, he had been watching over her like this every night these past few days.
Jiang Zhiyi initially intended to pretend she didn't know, but as she sat there, she felt inexplicably irritated. For some reason, she suddenly smashed the cup in her hand on the ground.
Hearing the commotion, the people outside quickly pushed open the door and came in.
"Why haven't you left yet?" Jiang Zhiyi didn't look up, but just stared at the table in front of her.
Xiao Che was originally going to leave, but he was still worried about her, so he decided to stay one more night and leave the next day when he was sure she was alright.
He approached her, wanting to write in her palm, but Jiang Zhiyi pushed his hand away and said, "I can already see it, I know it's you."
The room was quiet for a while.
“…I’m leaving tomorrow morning,” Xiao Che said directly.
"oh."
The two remained silent.
If they were all pretending to be ignorant before, then now that veil of pretense has been completely lifted.
Jiang Zhiyi: "I can't sleep. I heard you went to Jiangnan. Did anything fun happen to you?"
While cleaning up the broken cups and saucers, Xiao Che began to recount what he had seen and heard.
After listening for a while, Jiang Zhiyi nodded, "It is indeed quite interesting."
Xiao Che continued, “You once told me that there is a strange beast in Jiangnan called Gou Xiao. Its habits are similar to those of an ordinary dog, except that it is extremely ugly. It has six legs, four ears, and three eyes… Although it is fast and extremely strong, it is stupid and dull-witted, and is often used as a source of amusement… I thought it was true, but I never expected that you lied to me. There is no such strange beast in Jiangnan at all.”
Jiang Zhiyi didn't know how to refute it. It was true that it wasn't true; she had made it up to deliberately insult him.
"If I say it exists, it exists; you're just unlucky that you haven't seen it."
“…Alright.” Xiao Che was used to her domineering manner and didn’t say anything more for the time being.
Jiang Zhiyi: "I'm also going to Jiangnan in a few days..."
Xiao Che looked at her, hesitant to speak.
Seeing him fidgeting and remaining silent, Jiang Zhi made a move to send him away, saying, "Fine, you can go."
"Okay." Xiao Che obediently stood up and took a few steps towards the door. He knew that perhaps after today, they would never see each other again.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally turned to her and asked, "Could I... go to Jiangnan with you?"
His voice wasn't loud, probably because he lacked confidence and didn't dare to speak too loudly.
No one answered him from inside the room, and Xiao Che's heart sank to the bottom.
After a long silence, he broke the silence and said, "I'm leaving. You get some rest."
Watching his figure disappear, Jiang Zhiyi kicked the corner of the table, "Beg me... beg me and I'll take you there."
His eager and delighted gaze immediately fell upon them.
"Please!" Xiao Che said without hesitation, "Please!"
Jiang Zhiyi snorted, then said with satisfaction, "Then I'll reluctantly take you there."
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