69 Catalyst
"Brother, you're hurting her, let go."
The shrill sound of sirens came from far away, breaking the dead silence of the port, and red and blue flashing lights quickly surrounded the chaotic area.
He Chifeng and the police arrived at the same time.
When he was checking Chen Lin, he also found that there was an abnormality in the funds on Jiang Suiyun's card. Thinking that Jiang Suiyun had been out of shape during this period, it was obvious that he was hiding something from him. He wanted to question Jiang Suiyun, but he didn't expect to find that he was missing when he returned.
Thinking that she might go to see He Mingyuan like Shen Lin, he broke out in a cold sweat.
With the lessons learned from last time, He Chifeng called the police without hesitation.
Keep the accelerator pressed down all the way.
However, when he rushed out of the car and saw the scene before him, his breathing almost stopped.
What caught my eye was a wrecked vehicle, debris strewn all over the ground, and a few men in black who looked like bodyguards not far away, who were dragging the unconscious He Linchuan out of the sea. His legs were covered in blood and his face was as pale as paper, and it was obvious that he was seriously injured.
But what stung his eyes even more was Jiang Suiyun, who was sitting on the edge of the cold sea, soaking wet and with a pale face.
She seemed to have lost all her strength, her eyes were empty and her body was trembling slightly.
"Jiang Suiyun!" He Chifeng rushed over and hugged her tightly. Feeling her cold and trembling body, his heart felt like it was being clenched tightly. Fear and heartache instantly overwhelmed him. "How are you? Are you hurt? I'm sorry... I shouldn't have gotten angry and left this morning. I'm sorry I'm late..."
His voice was very hoarse, full of regret and self-blame.
Jiang Suiyun seemed to have just come back to his senses. He slowly raised his head and saw He Chifeng. His eyes instantly turned red. Tears mixed with seawater flowed down his face. His voice choked with sobs: "He Chifeng... I shouldn't... I shouldn't..."
She couldn't say anything more, but just grabbed his clothes tightly, as if grabbing the only driftwood.
Looking at He Linchuan who was carried on the stretcher, his face was pale and lifeless, and his expensive suit was tattered and wet and stuck to his body. The most shocking thing was his legs. There was a bloody mess below his knees, and the wounds were white and turned outward due to being soaked in sea water, and blood was still oozing out.
Jiang Suiyun's vision blurred.
The huge regret and self-blame overwhelmed her like a huge wave, and she held the USB drive tightly in her hand.
She remembered the strange text message, the edited video, and the terrible suspicions she had about He Linchuan... She actually believed what He Mingyuan said and believed that her mother's affairs were related to He Linchuan.
But he...he became what he is now in order to save her...
"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have come here, and I shouldn't have believed this..."
She was incoherent and her body was shaking even more violently.
He Chifeng looked at her, then looked at his elder brother who was seriously injured and unconscious, and his mood was extremely complicated.
He had no idea what "this matter" Jiang Suiyun was talking about, but seeing her sobbing and collapsing, he had no time to think about anything else. He could only hold her tightly, stroking her back over and over again, comforting her with a heavy heart and helplessly: "It's not your fault. Did that bastard He Mingyuan threaten you? It's his fault. I didn't protect you well..."
However, beneath the overwhelming heartache and self-blame, there was a dark emotion growing wildly in He Chifeng's heart - jealousy.
He was gone for just a few damn minutes...
When the police came over for routine questioning, He Chifeng suppressed all his turbulent emotions and explained in a clear and organized manner what he knew and why he called the police, his eyes never leaving the frightened person in his arms.
Jiang Suiyun also handed the USB flash drive in his hand to the police.
The police said they would notify her when the identification results came out.
Medical staff sent He Linchuan to the ambulance.
Jiang Suiyun broke free from He Chifeng's arms and staggered to catch up with the ambulance, but the extreme mental tension and physical exhaustion made her faint after losing her support and rushing forward a few steps.
It was called a coma, but it was more like a nightmare.
The horrific scene recurred in his dreams—the glaring headlights, the violent collision, He Linchuan's leg trapped in the deformed car with blood gushing out, his pale face as he said, "If I die, you will be free," and finally, the image of the two of them falling into the sea and being swallowed by darkness...
"No——! He Linchuan!"
Jiang Suiyun suddenly woke up from his dream, sat up, his heart pounding, cold sweat almost soaked his pajamas, and he muttered subconsciously.
He Chifeng had been guarding her bedside, not daring to close his eyes. He was in a tense state. When he heard her calling his brother's name as soon as she woke up, his face instantly darkened.
But when he saw Jiang Suiyun's panic-stricken and pale face, and remembered the doctor's advice that "the patient has been greatly frightened and needs to rest and avoid emotional excitement", he swallowed back the question that was about to come out of his mouth.
Finally, he reached out and gently touched her cheek, squeezing out a few words from between his teeth: "Are you having a nightmare?"
Jiang Suiyun seemed not to hear his question. He suddenly grabbed his wrist, his eyes filled with fear and anxiety: "Where's He Linchuan? How is he?"
He Chifeng took a deep breath, trying his best to suppress the raging anger, his voice hard and dry: "...He's not dead, he's also in the hospital."
Jiang Suiyun breathed a sigh of relief, but then her worries surged up again. She threw back the quilt and was about to get out of bed: "I'll go see him..."
"You're not allowed to go!" He Chifeng pressed her shoulders hard, his voice filled with suppressed anger and jealousy. "Why are you going to see him? Don't you think you're scared enough? The doctor told you to rest!"
"I'm fine now." Jiang Suiyun was extremely persistent, struggling to get out of bed, his eyes slightly red, "It's because of me that he was injured like that... I have to go..."
Seeing her so anxious and even pleading for another man, He Chifeng felt like he was being roasted on fire.
I feel pain and anger, but I can't vent my anger!
He would rather it was him lying in the hospital bed now.
The regret in his heart was even more overwhelming. He should have been with her all the time, otherwise someone would have taken advantage of her!
Just when the two people were in a stalemate, there was a knock on the door outside the ward.
Assistant Chen walked in with the injury diagnosis in his hand. Feeling He Chifeng's almost murderous gaze, his scalp tightened.
"How's my brother?"
He Chifeng spoke first, his tone unfriendly.
Assistant Chen coughed twice, his tone becoming slightly heavier. "Mr. He is... temporarily out of danger, but he's still in a coma."
He paused, then, under immense pressure, continued, "The doctor's initial diagnosis is that the leg injury is extremely serious, with multiple comminuted fractures, nerve and blood vessel damage. Even with the best treatment, there may be sequelae."
Upon hearing the news, Jiang Suiyun's heart immediately became nervous.
Assistant Chen hesitated for a moment, glanced at He Chifeng, whose face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and added, his voice lowered a little: "Also... Mr. He was unconscious and kept calling Miss Jiang T's name..."
These words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Jiang Suiyun's heart hard, but also made He Chifeng's face extremely ugly in an instant.
"I've already contacted the best doctors and therapists for my brother. Money isn't a problem." He Chifeng's voice was as cold as ice, forcibly interrupting Assistant Chen. "As for my girlfriend, she just had a shock and needs to rest. She doesn't have time to go over. You go back and take good care of my brother."
He Chifeng emphasized the word "girlfriend".
While issuing the order to expel the aliens, they also did not forget to declare their sovereignty.
However, just as he finished speaking, a slightly cold hand gently pulled the corner of his clothes.
He Chifeng's body stiffened and he looked down.
He met her pleading gaze and pale face.
Jiang Suiyun tilted his head and said nothing, yet it seemed as if he had said everything.
Everything that happened today made her feel guilty, especially when she heard Assistant Chen say that He Linchuan's leg might not recover and would leave sequelae. This emotion reached its peak. Guilt, worry, and a complex emotion that even she herself could not explain drove her. At this moment, she just wanted to see He Linchuan safe with her own eyes.
"I want to go."
"..." In an instant, all of He Chifeng's words of refusal were stuck in his throat.
He knew that Jiang Suiyun's current mood could not withstand any stimulation, and he also knew that if he refused firmly, it might put her into a state of stress.
Hold!
He cursed fiercely in his heart, jealousy and anger surged in his heart, but he couldn't say a harsh word to Jiang Suiyun.
Finally, he was extremely frustrated and almost gritted his teeth as he squeezed out a word from his throat: "...Okay."
…
In the VIP ward on the top floor of the hospital.
As she stepped into the ward, Jiang Suiyun paused. Seeing the pale and unconscious person lying on the bed, she almost subconsciously broke free from He Chifeng's hand and quickly walked to the bedside.
He Chifeng's hand was shaken away, and his back teeth were almost broken.
He resisted the urge to pull Jiang Suiyun back, and leaned against the wall at the door with a gloomy face, like a demon god, emitting a cold aura that kept strangers away.
I don’t know how long.
Time passes by little by little.
Jiang Suiyun just sat on a chair beside the bed, watching over him motionlessly, carefully moistening He Linchuan's chapped lips with a cotton swab dipped in water from time to time, or tucking in the corners of the quilt for him.
All her attention seemed to be sucked away by the person on the hospital bed, and she completely ignored the other man at the door who was almost spitting fire.
He Chifeng tried to take Jiang Suiyun away by force several times, but when he saw her tired eyes, he swallowed back all the harsh words. He could only pace back and forth outside the ward angrily, looking as if someone owed him eight million, and the nurses were so scared that they didn't dare to approach him.
…
Until the evening of the next day.
He Linchuan showed signs of waking up.
The man's eyelashes trembled and he slowly opened his eyes.
"You're awake?!" Jiang Suiyun noticed it immediately and came forward in surprise, his voice trembling. "How do you feel? Does your leg still hurt? Doctor! Doctor, he's awake!"
He Linchuan's vision was a little dazed at first, but soon focused on her face full of worry.
The gold-rimmed glasses were removed, and the eyes lost their usual sharpness and disguise, revealing a deeper, almost engulfing paranoia underneath.
He didn't answer her question, but instead struggled to raise his hand that wasn't receiving the IV and gripped her wrist with such force that it almost hurt.
"You..." His voice was dry and hoarse, as if he was confirming something, "Why... didn't you leave?"
The intermittent nightmares he had while in a coma were all about her turning away and throwing herself into the arms of another man.
Jiang Suiyun was gripped by him so hard that it hurt, but he didn't struggle. Instead, he gently covered the back of his hand with his other hand and slowed down his voice: "Well, I'm not leaving. You just had surgery. Don't move around. Be careful of the wound."
Such tolerance and gentleness are like the most effective catalyst.
In an instant, there was a hint of obscurity in He Linchuan's eyes.
He looked greedily at Jiang Suiyun who was so close to him, and rubbed the delicate skin on the inside of her wrist with his fingertips, as if to confirm her existence in this way.
"Leg..." He uttered the word slowly, his eyes fixed on hers, not missing any subtle expression on her face. "What did the doctor say?"
Jiang Suiyun's heart sank slightly, and he tried to sound relaxed and hopeful. "The doctor said the operation was successful. As long as you cooperate with rehabilitation, you will gradually get better...it just takes some time."
She concealed the worst-case scenario of "potential permanent damage."
He Linchuan was so perceptive that he naturally did not miss the guilt and heaviness that flashed across her eyes.
But he didn't expose it, he just curled the corners of his mouth slightly.
"Really?" He whispered, but his fingers tightened, pulling her closer. There was a hint of hope in his slightly hoarse voice. "Then until I get better...will you stay here with me?"
Jiang Suiyun looked at his bottomless eyes and felt a little sad.
Of course she knew how obsessed He Linchuan was with her, even paranoid.
Looking at his pale lips and the slight uneasiness that flashed across his face, she felt a surge of guilt and responsibility. Without hesitation, she nodded, "I'll accompany you in rehabilitation until you get better."
………
Outside the door.
Through the glass window on the ward door, He Chifeng took in the entire scene.
He looked at Jiang Suiyun's cautious expression, full of heartache and tolerance, looked at his brother's hand that was tightly holding hers, and looked at the damn atmosphere between the two of them that was difficult for others to intrude!
A violent jealousy instantly overwhelmed his reason.
He was so angry that his eyes turned red and his fists were clenched so hard that they made a creaking sound. He wished he could rush up and pry the two people's clenched hands apart!
Then, he carried her away.
But he can't.
His brother's self-torture tactic was really costly, and the effect was remarkable.
If he lost his temper now, it would be unreasonable and would only push her further away.
All the anger and jealousy had to be suppressed in his heart, burning his internal organs so much that they ached!
He turned around suddenly and punched the cold wall of the corridor with a dull and terrifying sound. Just when he was so angry that he wanted to tear down the hospital corridor, an idea suddenly flashed into his brain which was almost burned by jealousy.
etc!
Now, in name only, he is Jiang Suiyun's real boyfriend!
Although he had coaxed and deceived his way into the identity of "boyfriend", so what?
His brother knows nothing.
The depression in He Chifeng's heart that was almost suffocating him to death strangely dissipated a little bit.
A twisted, sour sense of superiority quietly emerged.
He took a deep breath, trying to suppress the sour jealousy and put on a calm and composed expression.
He straightened his collar, which had been wrinkled by his grip, raised his head, and, thinking he looked like a victorious rooster, he opened the door of the ward again.
The sound of the door opening made both of them look over at the same time.
He Chifeng walked straight to the bedside, ignoring He Linchuan's instantly cold gaze and the hand that was still holding Jiang Suiyun. He stretched out his hand very "naturally" and put his arm around the shoulders of the person in front of him.
Before Jiang Suiyun could react, He Chifeng had already pulled her into his arms, and the man's actions were clearly filled with possessiveness.
He Chifeng looked down at the person on the bed and tried to keep his tone calm: "Brother, I'm glad you woke up. Thanks to you for saving me this time. Thank you."
He paused, emphasizing his words, each word as if deliberately emphasizing: "My girlfriend has been guarding you for a whole day and night. I'm almost heartbroken. Now that you're awake, I'm relieved. I'll take her back to rest. She needs to take it easy."
As he said this, he was about to pull Jiang Suiyun away.
He Linchuan's eyes instantly became cold and sharp, and the fingers that were holding Jiang Suiyun's wrist not only did not loosen, but tightened even more.
Jiang Suiyun cried out in pain and was in a dilemma.
He Chifeng looked at He Linchuan's undisguised possessiveness and Jiang Suiyun's painful expression.
The false sense of superiority just now was instantly replaced by anger. His face darkened a little, and he narrowed his eyes and stared at He Linchuan's hand: "Brother, you hurt her, let go."
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