On the other side.
Led by a nurse, Shen Lin arrived at Ye Xinning's ward. "Mrs. Shen is inside. Mr. Shen, please come in. What is it that you called us for?"
After the nurse left, Shen Lin stepped into the ward.
On the hospital bed, Ye Xinning's face was still so pale. She was wearing a hospital gown, and her thin body looked particularly small inside the gown. Her wrists were wrapped in gauze, and there were wounds on her neck.
Shen Lin sat down by the hospital bed and gently held Ye Xinning's hand, as if it were a precious treasure, not daring to exert any force.
If I had arrived earlier, would this have prevented it from happening?
He was filled with self-blame. If he had gone to the Ye Group with her, perhaps she wouldn't have gotten into this accident.
Shen Lin looked at Ye Xinning, who was lying on the bed with her eyes tightly closed, took her hand, and lowered his head to kiss it gently.
That night, Shen Lin did not leave the ward and waited inside for Ye Xinning to wake up.
Outside the ward, Huo Yanzhi's face was unnaturally pale. After giving Ye Xinning a blood transfusion, he had been waiting there, telling himself that he would leave as soon as he saw her wake up.
But a whole night passed, and the person in bed still hadn't woken up.
Huo Yanzhi was filled with worry and didn't sleep all night; his complexion was even worse than before.
When the woman's voice sounded beside him, Huo Yanzhi's gaze remained fixed on the face of the person in the ward.
"Can't you let her go in your heart?"
Upon hearing the voice, Huo Yan paused and turned around. The person in front of him was Mu Yinjing, whom he had not seen for a long time.
Mu Yinjing had been away from the country for so long, and her sudden appearance took Huo Yanzhi a few seconds to regain his composure. "Why are you back?"
“I didn’t want to come back either. I wanted to completely ignore you, but Huo Yanzhi, even when I went abroad, all I could think about was news about you. I asked my parents, my friends, and everyone who knew about you. Even though I tried everything, I still couldn’t let you go. So I came back.”
Mu Yinjing's heartfelt confession did not change Huo Yanzhi's expression at all. His gaze remained fixed on the person in the ward. "You don't need to waste your time on me. I can't fall in love with anyone but her."
"I know."
"Since you know what you're doing here."
"Just consider me stubborn. I don't ask for anything, I just want to be there for you when you need me."
Huo Yanzhi didn't speak again. He looked into the ward. Shen Lin suddenly stood up and looked at the person on the bed. He had already opened his eyes and woken up.
After waiting all night, Huo Yanzhi finally saw what he wanted to see. Without lingering any longer, he turned and headed outside.
But perhaps because he had been standing for too long, he almost fell to the ground the moment he turned around, but fortunately Mu Yinjing reacted in time and caught him.
Huo Yanzhi steadied himself, brushed Mu Yinjing's hand away, and strode towards the hospital exit.
Mu Yinjing felt a pang of pain in her heart, but still followed after him.
...
In the ward, Shen Lin's tightly clenched hand suddenly moved. His eyes flashed, and the next second he stood up and stared intently at Ye Xinning on the bed.
The next second, the person on the bed opened their eyes, and their own reflection appeared in those clear, cold eyes. Shen Lin excitedly hugged the person.
"Ningning, you're awake."
Ye Xinning had just woken up, her lips were very dry. She could clearly see that the person standing in front of her was Shen Lin, and she could also see the worry in Shen Lin's eyes.
"I want to drink water," she said weakly, her lips barely moving.
Shen Lin's eyes were filled with uncontrollable joy. When he heard Ye Xinning say that she wanted to drink water, he quickly got up and poured her a glass of water.
"Can you sit up?" Shen Lin asked, looking at her on the bed.
Ye Xinning nodded.
With one hand holding a water glass, Shen Lin carefully helped her up with the other, letting her lean against him, and personally fed her water.
After she drank the water, Chen Lin asked her if she felt any pain anywhere.
"It hurts everywhere."
Upon hearing this, Shen Lin's expression tightened again. "I'll go find Nan Xing."
He was about to get up when Ye Xinning grabbed his hand, saying, "Don't go."
"But you said your whole body aches."
"I just woke up, this is normal. Would you believe me if I told you that I don't feel any pain anywhere?"
Shen Lin tightened his grip on her hand, lowered his head, and kissed the tip of her hair. "Please don't scare me anymore, okay?"
These words carried a plea, lingering fear, and tenderness.
Ye Xinning initially thought it wasn't a big deal, but upon hearing Shen Lin's words, her eyes instantly reddened.
"I'm sorry for making you worry."
Shen Lin kissed her face again, wiping away her tears. "I'm the one who should apologize. I promised to protect you."
Ye Xinning leaned against his chest, and whenever she thought of the scene where Shen Lin rushed towards her without regard for anything when Xia He wanted to jump into the sea with her, she couldn't calm down for a long time.
"Shen Lin, if... I mean if, someday in the future, I leave you behind, what will you do?"
"Don't say such unlucky things. People say that evil deeds live for a thousand years. You little troublemaker are going to bring me trouble for a lifetime."
Ye Xinning originally wanted to hear Shen Lin's answer, but after hearing what Shen Lin said, she felt that the answer was no longer important.
She leaned against Shen Lin's chest. Even though the pain from her wounds was unbearable, she felt fortunate and content to be in his arms at this moment.
—Shen Lin, thank you. Thank you for saving me without hesitation when I was in danger. Thank you for letting me know that there are people in this world who are willing to risk their own safety for me time and time again.
...
Upon learning that Ye Xinning had woken up, Shen Yu and the others came to visit her.
Everyone was very happy to see that Ye Xinning had woken up. Xi Yuan brought a lot of tonics from the Shen family's old house and told Ye Xinning to eat them so that she could recover quickly.
Ye Xinning agreed to each request, deeply moved that she had met so many people who cared about her.
Xi Yuan and the others did not stay for long. Considering that Ye Xinning had just woken up and still needed to recover from her injuries, they left quickly.
Not long after they left, Shen Nanxing came in alone, carrying fruit and flowers.
"Big brother and sister-in-law."
Shen Lin hummed in agreement. "Where did you go? Why are you only arriving now?"
Shen Nanxing smiled awkwardly, "It's nothing, I just ran into a little trouble."
Shen Lin wasn't one to ask many questions, so he didn't press further about what it was about.
Just then, his phone rang. Shen Lin took it out and glanced at it; it was Director Chen calling.
"I'll take this call." He lowered his head and placed a light kiss on Ye Xinning's forehead. "You talk to Nanxing for a bit."
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