Chapter 137 Determination
Shi Jin woke up on the second day after being transferred to a regular ward.
Bai Zhenzhu stayed by his bedside the whole time, even though she was chased away by Shi's mother several times, she stubbornly refused to move an inch.
As soon as Shi Jin opened his eyes, he saw Bai Zhenzhu in front of him, her face so tense that she wanted to shove it right in front of him.
He weakly tugged at the corner of his mouth and breathed a sigh of relief. The white pearl was still there; that was good.
Just now, in his dream, he dreamed that because of his illness, Bai Zhenzhu disliked him and decisively abandoned him again. He was very sad and tried desperately to keep her, but she still left without looking back.
Fortunately, it was all a dream, and he saw her as soon as he opened his eyes.
He felt like the happiest man in the world.
"Pearl, thank you..."
He was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes. He held Bai Zhenzhu's hand tightly and wouldn't let go, afraid that she would leave him like she had in his dream if he wasn't careful.
Bai Zhenzhu choked up with emotion, "Shi Jin, what are you saying? I should be thanking you, thanking you for saving me..."
She buried her face in Shi Jin's wrist, sobbing uncontrollably. Thinking about everything that had happened over the past five years, and about the knife Shi Jin had taken for her, she could no longer control her emotions.
Shi Jin raised his weak hand and touched the back of Bai Zhenzhu's head. "Zhenzhu, don't cry. I said I wouldn't let you cry anymore. If you do this, I'll feel like I'm incompetent."
Bai Zhenzhu then raised her tear-streaked face, picked up a tissue from the side, and wiped away all her tears.
Then, with red eyes, she gazed intently at him, making a very obedient face as if she wanted him to check that she had stopped crying, "Okay, I'm not crying anymore, I'm not crying anymore."
Shi Jin raised his hand and touched her slightly swollen face. Looking at the bloodshot eyes, he said with heartache, "Pearl, haven't you been sleeping at all?"
"No, I slept well."
Bai Zhenzhu lied again.
"You're lying, you must not have slept much."
Bai Zhenzhu looked a little aggrieved, but finally nodded, "Yes, I didn't sleep much. I wanted to see you wake up as soon as possible..."
This was the first time Shi Jin had ever seen Bai Zhenzhu so obedient, so honest, and so cheesy.
He was a little uncomfortable, but he really enjoyed it.
"Pearl, why are you so good to me? I'm really falling more and more in love with you, and I can't live without you anymore. Promise me you won't give up on our relationship, okay? If I do anything wrong, just tell me, or even hit me or yell at me, just don't leave me..."
In this relationship, Shi Jin truly lacked a sense of security.
Those who are anxious about gains and losses are always afraid that the white pearl will run away.
Shi Jin stubbornly held Bai Zhenzhu in his arms, bracing himself against his body.
Bai Zhenzhu shook her head, worried that his wound would reopen, but Shi Jin immediately frowned and became unhappy.
Seeing Shi Jin so upset, Bai Zhenzhu got up and gently hugged him.
She whispered in his ear, "Shi Jin, I love you. I will never leave you again. You are the kind of passionate and pure love I've been looking for—love that would make me live and die for me..."
"Pearl, what did you say? You said you love me?" Shi Jin was so agitated that his wounds felt like they were about to tear open, but he still couldn't easily believe that Bai Zhenzhu said she loved him.
Bai Zhenzhu smiled, then gently kissed him on the cheek and said sweetly, "Shi Jin, I love you~"
"Am I dreaming? Or am I injured and disabled, and you're only saying this out of pity?"
Shi Jin suddenly panicked and raised his hand to touch his waist, arms, legs, and then his whole body.
It's still there, everything is still there!
Do you think I, Bai Zhenzhu, am the kind of kind-hearted woman who would pity others?
Shi Jin thought about it carefully and realized that Bai Zhenzhu was the most selfish person; she would never wrong herself.
But he liked her selfishness; women should love themselves first.
So you really love me?!
"Hmm, how many times do I have to tell you before you believe me?"
Shi Jin stopped asking; he believed it!
The two embraced tenderly, without uttering any sentimental words, yet their silence spoke volumes.
But when Shi's mother opened the door to the ward, she found the scene particularly jarring.
What are you doing?!
Both of them were startled when they heard Shi's mother's voice, especially Bai Zhenzhu, who guiltily stepped aside and then looked at Shi's mother awkwardly.
"Aunt……"
"Xiao Jin just woke up, his wounds haven't healed yet, how could you hold him? How much more do you want to hurt Xiao Jin before you're satisfied!" Shi's mother scolded loudly.
"Mom, what are you saying? I'm the one who wants to hold Pearl, it has nothing to do with Pearl."
Shi Jin immediately took Bai Zhenzhu's hand and intertwined their fingers, his protective intent was obvious.
"Also, please speak to Pearl more gently in the future. Pearl is my girlfriend, and we will be getting married soon. As her mother-in-law, don't scare my daughter-in-law away."
"What did you say? Marriage?!" Shi's mother felt as if she couldn't catch her breath and was about to faint.
She strode to the bedside, glared fiercely at Bai Zhenzhu, and said angrily, "Bai Zhenzhu, why are you still bothering my son? You should have left four years ago, why did you come back? You and my son are simply incompatible. Can't you leave my son for the sake of how good I was to you in the past?"
A hint of hurt flashed across Bai Zhenzhu's eyes. Although her feelings for Shi's mother in the past were mostly deceptive, she had genuinely come to like her mother's kindness and compassion in their later interactions.
But now, with Shi's mother holding such a strong grudge against her and only wanting her to leave Shi Jin, she was truly heartbroken.
But she couldn't agree to Shi's mother's request, and she couldn't live without Shi Jin now.
"Auntie, I'm sorry, I can't leave Shi Jin."
Shi Jin smiled with satisfaction and relief. Bai Zhenzhu's declaration to her mother seemed more pleasing than any promise.
"Mom, I can't live without Pearl either. If Pearl really leaves me, you just want to see me die in front of you!" Shi Jin retorted, continuing to administer the harsh medicine to his mother.
Shi's mother stared in astonishment at the child she had carried for ten months, who was about to die in front of her for the sake of a woman.
"Son, are you threatening me for her sake?"
"Mom, I'm not threatening you. I just want to express my determination. I'm determined to have Pearl in this life."
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