Pei Zhuo was jolted awake by a slap and hurriedly had Xu Nian carried into the castle, where there were basic first aid facilities that could save her before the emergency helicopter arrived.
After giving all his instructions, Pei Zhuo turned his gaze to the instigator. He took a few steps to Zhou Lingjing and said fiercely, "Zhou Lingjing, if anything happens to her, I will make the entire Zhou Group and you pay with your lives."
Pei Zhuo's cold, sharp eyes resembled those of a grim reaper. Having lost his beloved, he was like an emotionless machine. Without any mercy, he kicked Zhou Lingjing in the chest and then stomped half of his face into the mud.
Zhou Lingjing trembled violently in pain, and he sneered, "It's good that Niannian is with me; I won't be alone on this journey."
"Dream on. Nian Nian will always be mine. You are not worthy to lay a finger on her." Pei Zhuo sneered, Zhou Lingjing's delusional wishful thinking fueling his anger.
"Pei Zhuo, if anyone should hate someone, it should be me who hates you. Why did you have to appear? Why did you have to disrupt my life? Why did you have to take Niannian from me? Why did you say I don't love her?" Zhou Lingjing was unwilling to accept that he had lost so inexplicably.
"What makes you lovable? What makes you seem like someone who loves others?" Pei Zhuo squatted down, pinched Zhou Lingjing's jaw, and looked directly into his eyes.
"I do like her. You lied to me, and she lied to me too. What makes you think my feelings aren't true feelings?" Zhou Lingjing stubbornly believed that he did have feelings for her.
If even one's feelings for another are a delusion, then one's entire life has become a joke.
“Zhou Lingjing, I’m not going to discuss this with you. Niannian’s life is still hanging in the balance, and I have to go and protect her. As for you, you’ll spend your next life in prison!” Pei Zhuo didn’t not want to kill Zhou Lingjing, but he remembered what Xu Nian had said, so he could only suppress the murderous intent surging in his heart.
This is a society governed by the rule of law. If someone makes a mistake, it should be handed over to the relevant authorities for handling. He cannot take matters into his own hands.
Inside the castle, Xu Nian had already lost consciousness. The bullet that hit her in the waist and abdomen had saved her life.
Pei Zhuo grasped Xu Nian's pale, cold hand, his icy expression vanishing, tears streaming down his face. "Wife, don't be so foolish next time. There's no one in this world worth risking your life for, including me."
The emergency helicopter was very fast; as soon as it arrived at the castle, it pushed all the blood bags and surgical instruments inside.
Pei Zhuo was not allowed to stand by and watch, and could only wait anxiously outside the medical room.
He was already secretly planning what to do next if Xu Nian couldn't be saved.
The world had already wronged him in his previous life, and if the outcome was the same in this life, he didn't want to be a good person anymore.
If good deeds don't bring good rewards, then why bother being a good person?
Perhaps it was because Pei Zhuo's expression was too frightening that Fan Xixi couldn't help but hide behind her boyfriend.
She secretly groaned inwardly. Why did this man suddenly turn on her like this? Could it be that he was holding a grudge against her for slapping her and wanted to kill her?
During the long and agonizing wait, the door to the medical room opened, and the surgeon came out, smiling easily at Pei Zhuo: "Mr. Pei, your wife is very strong. The bullet has been removed, and she will be fine as long as she gets through the critical period."
"Thank you!" The doctor's words were like a ray of dawn, saving Pei Zhuo from the darkness.
He rushed excitedly into the medical room and, seeing the person on the hospital bed whose breathing had stabilized, felt for the first time the urge to pray and burn incense.
Thank goodness, his longing has been returned to him.
Pei Zhuo stood beside Xu Nian, his expression a mixture of tears and laughter. Even just sitting there watching her felt more beautiful than ever before.
Xu Nian woke up in pain, and the first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was Pei Zhuo's bloodshot eyes, which startled her.
"Pei Zhuo, what are you doing sitting here? You haven't been resting properly again." These few words exhausted all of Xu Nian's strength.
Although the voice was barely audible, Pei Zhuo still clearly heard what Xu Nian was saying. He shook his head and said, "Nian Nian, you can't sleep for so long in the future. You scared me half to death."
"I didn't mean to." Xu Nian moved her lips, her apologetic look causing Pei Zhuo to lower his head.
He hooked his finger around hers, his voice nasal. "It's not Niannian's fault, it's my fault for being useless, needing Niannian to protect me."
"Pei Zhuo, are you crying?" Xu Nian twitched her fingers and scratched the man's palm.
"Niannian, you are still very weak. Don't talk. I'll go call the doctor." Pei Zhuo couldn't bear to see Xu Nian like this, and even more so, he couldn't bear to see her like this because of him.
When the doctor was called over, he only dared to watch from the doorway.
After confirming that Xu Nian was alright for the time being, the doctor recorded the data and left, leaving only Xu Nian and Pei Zhuo in the room.
"Niannian, you can't eat right now. Just bear with it. Once you're better, I'll take you to eat whatever you want." Pei Zhuo's promises only made Xu Nian feel hungrier.
"Pei Zhuo, stop talking, the more you talk, the hungrier I get." The voice, barely audible, made Pei Zhuo's straight shoulders slump.
"Pei Zhuo, how is Zhou Lingjing?" Xu Nian was puzzled. Firearms are strictly prohibited by the state. Where did Zhou Lingjing get the gun?
How did he know they were getting married today?
How did he get to this island?
And wasn't he locked up? Did he escape from prison?
"Zhou Lingjing has gone where he belongs; he has been preliminarily sentenced to life imprisonment." Pei Zhuo hoped that Xu Nian's mood would improve upon hearing this news.
"It's good that he's received the punishment he deserves." Xu Nian was afraid that Zhou Lingjing would escape and get away with it!
"Alright, don't worry about him. Taking good care of your injury is the most important thing." Pei Zhuo didn't want Xu Nian to focus her attention on Zhou Lingjing at all.
That person is rotten to the core, what's there to think about?
The days of recuperating were very boring. Apart from the doctor's routine check-ups, Xu Nian mostly stared blankly out the window by herself.
To cheer Xu Nian up, Pei Zhuo brought over a whole bunch of books for her to read.
If she doesn't want to see it, he can read it to her.
Xu Nian casually flipped through a few books and was attracted by a book with a variety of covers.
Xu Nian took the book, looked at its contents, and immediately slapped it into Pei Zhuo's arms with a mischievous grin, saying, "This is the one. If you're so capable, read it to me."
Pei Zhuo took the book with a puzzled look and flipped through it. When he saw the person inside, his face turned red instantly. He stammered, "Niannian, believe me, I didn't bring this book."
"I don't care where it came from, I just want to hear what's on it. If you're so capable, then read it aloud." Xu Nian smiled slightly, her deliberately difficult manner making Pei Zhu both annoyed and amused.
"Don't be angry, Nian Nian, I'll read it." Pei Zhuo began to read the contents of the book in a gentle tone.
His expression remained unchanged, but Xu Nian couldn't help but blush.
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