Chapter 85 Ex-husband deliberately plays the victim
After giving Jing Heng the threatening order, he hung up the phone.
Yu Yan held her phone, her brows furrowed, a vein throbbing wildly on her forehead, making her scalp ache.
Something's wrong!
After seeing the surveillance footage in the Wenju office today, showing Xiang Jingheng deliberately provoking Shao Muyan to hit him, Yu Yan felt that Xiang Jingheng seemed to have some kind of serious mental illness.
How could a normal person do something so outrageous?
After a busy week on the ferry, Yu Yan's body hadn't recovered yet; she was exhausted, and even her phone felt heavy in her hand.
She closed her eyes and leaned back on the sofa for a while to recover.
If it weren't for Xiang Jingheng causing trouble, she would be home to a warm meal prepared by Uncle Yan.
She wanted to eat Uncle Yan's braised fish and sweet and sour pork ribs...
Yu Yan opened her eyes.
The house was empty, the kitchen was devoid of cooking smoke, and the desk in the living room was spotless. Once again, she was all alone in the world.
A gust of wind blew through the crack in the window, lifting the paper on the table, which had writing on it.
Yu Yan was taken aback, then got up and walked over.
Uncle Yan left her a note!
—I'm sorry, Yu Yan, I couldn't pick you up. Are you tired? Take a good rest when you get home. Get some sleep, I'll be back in a few days.
Looking at the familiar and beautiful handwriting, Yu Yan couldn't help but smile.
A warmth filled my heart, followed by a pang of sadness.
The doorbell rang. Yu Yan folded the note and put it in her palm before going to open the door.
"Xiao Yan," Shao Min said, carrying several bags, "lend me a hand."
Shao Yun was holding a round watermelon in his arms.
Yu Yan quickly took it from her.
An hour ago, Shao Min dropped Yu Yan off at home and then drove out with Shao Yun, but it turned out they were going to make dinner.
"Sister Min, you don't need to take such good care of me."
Yu Yan could tell from the packaging that Shao Min had specially brought back food from the Lin family's courtyard, and she felt quite embarrassed. "If I'm hungry, I can just cook something myself. We have everything at home."
Shao Min said, "You've been in meetings all week, you must be exhausted. Ayan specifically told me to have meals with you these next few days."
He added, "It's also because I'm afraid Xiang Jingheng will cause you trouble."
Shao Yun washed his face, his hair was wet from the water, and Yu Yan used a soft cotton towel to wipe his face. Looking at the little guy's handsome and delicate face, she seemed to see Shao Muyan.
"Sister," Yu Yan said to Shao Min, "I'm going to the hospital after dinner."
Shao Min and Shao Yun exchanged a glance and then looked at Yu Yan together.
"Didn't Ayan tell you not to go?"
Yu Yan led Shao Yun to sit down at the dining table and said calmly, "I spoke with Xiang Jingheng on the phone. As long as I go there, he will agree to a settlement."
Shao Min, however, was still uneasy. "Can he really be that easy to talk to?"
"If that doesn't work, beat him up again."
Yu Yan said very seriously, "I also really want to beat him up."
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Shao Min and Shao Yun accompanied Yu Yan to the hospital.
Xiang Jingheng's private hospital room was guarded by bodyguards at the door, who stopped Shao Min and Shao Yun, allowing only Yu Yan to enter.
"Sis, you and Yunyun wait for me a moment, I'll come out after saying a few words."
Shao Min leaned closer to Yu Yan, "I'll wait for you here and won't leave. If anything happens, just call us. Don't worry, I brought a lot of people with me. We're not afraid of a fight. At worst, we'll just tear this ward apart."
The bodyguards heard it clearly, “…”
Yu Yan carried the fruit basket inside.
Xiang Jingheng lay on the hospital bed with a laptop on the small table and a pile of documents next to him, indicating that he hadn't been idle.
"You've arrived."
Upon seeing Yu Yan, a gentler expression softened Xiang Jingheng's usually cold and stern face.
Although it had only been about a week since they last met, that week felt like an eternity to Xiang Jingheng. She suddenly disappeared from his world without leaving a single word.
This week also made Xiang Jingheng realize that if Yu Yan really wanted to sever ties with him, he would never be able to find her.
...Just like three years ago, when she suddenly left.
Xiang Jingheng now understands all too well how ruthless and decisive this woman is.
He never wanted to experience that feeling of being torn apart yet powerless again!
He stared at Yu Yan for a full minute before Xiang Jingheng reacted when Yu Yan frowned. He quickly closed the laptop and put away the small table, saying, "Sit down, please sit down."
He patted the edge of the bed, gesturing for Yu Yan to move closer to him.
Yu Yan put down the fruit basket expressionlessly, sat down on a round chair, and looked at Xiang Jingheng's bruised and swollen face, not knowing what to say for a moment.
You can't just say...
It hurts, doesn't it? Serves you right.
Feeling a little embarrassed by Yu Yan's gaze, Xiang Jingheng coughed lightly and touched the injury on his face with his thumb.
"Do I look ugly like this?"
Yu Yan ignored his expression and simply asked, "How are your ribs?"
She was concerned about his injury!
Xiang Jingheng was secretly pleased and wanted to say that he was fine, but the words that came out were, "...it still hurts quite a bit. Shao Muyan beat me to death, and I didn't fight back."
"If you fight back, it will turn into a fight between us."
Yu Yan said calmly, "How else can you play the victim?"
One sentence extinguished all the warmth in Xiang Jingheng's heart.
Even though they were only a step apart, he could feel the coldness and indifference in Yu Yan's eyes. It was as if there was a barrier between them, a barrier that was very hard.
Seeing that Xiang Jingheng had returned to normal, Yu Yan finally spoke up, "You asked me to come, so I'm here. Just say what you want to say."
A slight curve appeared at the corner of her lips, as if she were smiling, but there was no smile in her eyes.
"Don't worry, I can tolerate you talking badly about me to my face and spreading rumors about me. I won't get angry like Uncle Yan did."
Xiang Jingheng looked embarrassed, as if his face had been exposed on the spot.
"I didn't... I didn't mean to." His voice sounded weak.
Yu Yan just looked at him quietly.
Xiang Jingheng felt completely exposed under her gaze. For some reason, he had never felt that Yu Yan's eyes were so sharp before, and he had never been afraid of her. But now that she was so calm, he was a little afraid of her.
He knew in his heart that this fear stemmed from the fear that she would leave him again without a word.
He was afraid he wouldn't be able to find her.
Xiang Jingheng leaned forward slightly, touching the injury on his ribs, and winced in pain. He quietly looked up to observe Yu Yan's reaction.
In the past, if he had a minor headache or fever, Yu Yan would be even more worried than he was. If he frowned, she would know he wasn't feeling well and would ask him with concern, "What's wrong? Where does it hurt?"
One year, after returning from a business trip abroad, he contracted viral rheumatoid arthritis. He developed red rashes all over his body, and his joints ached, making it impossible for him to do anything.
His family thought it was some kind of infectious disease, and no one dared to approach him, so Xiang Jingheng isolated himself in his room.
After Yu Yan settled the child, she went into the room to take care of him. He couldn't get rid of her no matter what he tried, and he didn't have the energy to do so either.
Later, Yu Yan searched for various information online and consulted a doctor to confirm that it was not an infectious disease, and then took him to the hospital for treatment.
He couldn't walk, and no one dared to help him. It was Yu Yan who supported him and slowly moved him down the stairs. When his whole family avoided him because they didn't want to see a doctor, only Yu Yan stayed by his side firmly, never leaving him.
However, when Yu Yan was being harassed, he never seemed to stand up for her or say anything in her defense.
Xiang Jingheng felt ashamed and wanted to change.
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