At this moment, Zhong Misu was too hurt, and he had completely forgotten his original intention.
However, he still hadn't forgotten why he had come today, and he asked again, "Why didn't you save me?"
At this moment, Su Ruyi's heart was already heavily guarded. There was no way she would take the initiative to say that she had gone to ask General Shen for help. But after being turned away, she simply said coldly, "Who do you think you are? Why should I save you?"
Zhong Misu laughed self-deprecatingly: "Yes! Who am I? I am nothing."
Su Ruyi said again, "That's it. I can't plead for you, and my personal relationship with General Shen isn't as good as you think. Besides, the evidence against Su Qiaoqiao for giving false testimony and extortion is irrefutable, and General Shen can't disregard the law to overturn her case."
Zhong Misu panicked and blurted out, "I can give you money, I can give you lots of money!"
At this moment, although Su Ruyi was extremely disappointed in Zhong Misu, she was still concerned about Zhong Misu's safety.
She quickly retorted, "Still talking about money? Have you forgotten why you were in jail?"
Zhong Misu shrugged indifferently, as if she had nothing left to lose: "I have nothing else but money. You know how I got my money—it's the result of five lifetimes of good deeds."
Su Ruyi frowned and said, "I won't plead for you. Especially not for Su Qiaoqiao's sake. Even if you give me all your money, I can't do it. I'm not a saint."
Su Ruyi and Zhong Misu were locked in a stalemate.
Just then, the brigade's accountant, a young man named Wang Jiaqiang, arrived.
He was out of breath from running and clutching his back—clearly he had pulled a muscle.
He said to Su Ruyi weakly and urgently, "Quick! Go answer the phone, it's the hospital!"
What is the hospital's phone number?
Who could it be?
Su Ruyi was starting to get a little anxious.
She ignored Zhong Misu, casually pressed Wang Qiangjia's chest and waist twice, and then ran off to answer the phone.
Wang Jiaqiang stood still, and the pain from his stitch instantly disappeared.
He stared in disbelief at Su Ruyi, who had already run far away...
The caller was Ji Xuchang, whose voice carried an indescribable meaning: "Ruyi, aren't you going to come and see your brother Ping?"
How could she have completely forgotten about this? Su Ruyi's face immediately turned bright red: "Then I... I'll ask for leave and go, right now!"
Ji Xuchang said, "Okay, I'll wait for you."
Zhong Misu was left standing there.
He was trembling with anger, but there was nothing he could do.
He couldn't save Su Qiaoqiao, and the only person he thought could save her was so cold-hearted that he refused to help.
He couldn't help but doubt himself again—was choosing Su Qiaoqiao and giving up Su Ruyi the right or wrong decision?
Why is it so difficult for him to do anything?
What trials await me in this life?
Can he... pass the trial?
Su Ruyi went to Su Youliang to ask for leave.
Then, he rode his bicycle towards Tieshi.
Now, no jeeps are coming to pick her up anymore, and the motorcycle has been taken by the newlywed Mrs. Shen, Zhang Xiaozhen. She can only ride her bicycle under the scorching sun, heading towards Tieshi.
After riding for about an hour and a half, and in the hot weather, she arrived at Tieshi People's Hospital, drenched in sweat.
Shen Heping was playing cards with a room full of other patients, his face covered with long strips of paper.
He looked thinner and a bit weak, but his spirits were good.
Su Ruyi placed the canned goods and snacks she had taken out of her spatial storage on the bedside table.
Upon seeing Su Ruyi, Shen Heping was naturally very happy: "Ruyi, what brings you here?"
Su Ruyi glanced at Ji Xuchang beside her and said, "Brother Changzi asked me to come and see you."
Ji Xuchang coughed a few times: "Uh... I need to go to the restroom!"
Shen Heping put on his shoes, got out of bed, and led Su Ruyi into the corridor.
He took a deep breath and said, "Ruyi, thank you for making this trip. I'll talk to Changzi about it later. Ruyi, you saved my life! I can't thank you enough—I, Shen Heping, swear that if Su Ruyi ever asks me to go through fire and water, I will never blink an eye!"
As he spoke, he held up three fingers.
Su Ruyi was amused: "Brother Heping, do you have to be so serious?"
Shen Heping said seriously, "Ruyi, I've come to understand things after these days in the countryside—you're not just an ordinary, pretty girl in my mind. You're truly capable, and you're destined to be an extraordinary person. I feel... I'm probably not good enough for you."
Su Ruyi was touched by the despair that turned into calm in his eyes. She recalled everything that Brother Heping had done for her, and how she hadn't even come to see him after sending him here, even though she knew he was seriously ill and hospitalized. She felt extremely guilty.
She said, "Brother Heping, I'm sorry."
Shen Heping interrupted her: "No! Ruyi, I'm the one who should apologize. I was stubborn and insisted on going to the countryside with you, thinking that this would move you. In the end, you had to risk your life to save me. Actually, I'm just like a clown."
Su Ruyi gently shook her head: "No, Brother Heping, I never thought that way. Your illness was just an accident."
No, that's not it.
Shen Heping chuckled self-deprecatingly, “Especially after I fell ill this time, and had a brush with death… Ruyi, I’ve come to realize many truths about life—you are a fairy from heaven, while I am nothing more than an ant on the ground. We are destined to be mismatched. Even if you were born into such a quagmire-like family, it still cannot overshadow your dazzling brilliance. Ruyi, I was presumptuous.”
Su Ruyi didn't know what to say, so she remained silent.
Because every word Shen Heping said was the truth.
The truth always has extraordinary power.
Shen Heping may have limitations, but for most girls, he is the perfect match.
However... Su Ruyi's memories contain five previous lives with Zhong Su, too many fragments. Although those fragments are all blurry, they have already raised her threshold for love to a level that is difficult for ordinary people to reach.
She may be destined to be alone for the rest of her life.
Shen Heping continued, "I really should have given up the first time you warned and tried to dissuade me. I was too presumptuous. Ruyi, if you can still treat me like an older brother and get along with me like that... I... I would be very happy."
Looking at Shen Heping's somewhat weak and sickly appearance, Su Ruyi felt a pang of pity: "Brother Heping, don't say that. You are a very outstanding person! You are an upright, kind, brave, and excellent person. There is no question of whether we are a good match or not. It's just that you know I am still very young, and this is not the time to think about these things. Besides, my ambitions lie elsewhere."
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