Xu Ruantang pleaded with her relentlessly, but Jia Shuling didn't reveal a single further detail.
She could only sleep soundly, filled with unanswered questions.
It's probably from overusing my brain.
I didn't sleep well; I was terrified.
When she woke up again, it was broad daylight.
Jia Shuling had already gotten out of bed and was standing by the window combing her hair.
Because of an injury to her left arm, she has been wearing her hair loose for the past few days, and her once bright red lips are no longer red.
The makeup on her face was gone.
Without those things, Jia Shuling actually looks better.
Although she wasn't a stunning beauty at first glance, she possessed a dignified and elegant demeanor.
"Get up when you wake up and help me put on my hair clip."
Jia Shuling did not turn around, and spoke in a cold voice.
Xu Ruantang put on her shoes, stretched her neck, and walked over.
What are you going to do?
She asked as she helped Jia Shuling put on her hair clip.
Jia Shuling pursed her lips, lowered her eyes, and said, "Look at your second uncle."
Xu Ruantang nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
She hadn't planned to go, but Jia Shuling, contrary to her usual behavior, insisted that she come along.
As I left the ward, there were many sentries standing along the way.
Especially at the entrance to Chen Gang's ward.
Xu Ruantang supported Jia Shuling and could clearly feel her trembling slightly. She turned her head in surprise.
"Don't look at me, open the door."
Jia Shuling's voice trembled slightly.
In the ward, Chen Gang sat leaning against the headboard, holding a letter in his hands and reading it.
In just a few days, his entire demeanor changed.
He had become noticeably thinner, with dark circles under his eyes, and even his hair had turned quite a bit white.
Xu Ruantang was startled.
"sit."
Chen Gang's expression didn't change much when he saw the person who came.
Jia Shuling sat down opposite him, her hands clenched tightly, her voice filled with anger: "How did you agree to that in the first place? Have you forgotten so quickly?!"
Seeing that something was wrong, Xu Ruantang turned around and tried to leave the ward.
The topics they were discussing were probably not suitable for her to hear.
"Stay here."
As if she had eyes in the back of her head, Jia Shuling grabbed her and said in an unquestionable tone.
Xu Ruantang glanced at Chen Gang and replied in a low voice, "Oh."
Chen Gang looked like he had lost his soul, his eyes were empty.
"He died, I was injured. If we had known that the person Zhang Chao risked his life to save you would end up like this, would he still have risked his life to save you?!"
Jia Shuling's face was cold, and her voice was trembling as she tried her best to control it.
Xu Ruantang was stunned.
die?
Is Zhang Chao dead?
That's not right. Xu Hanli clearly said before that he was a medical miracle.
Not only did they wake up, but they also saw the faces of their attackers and even hired an artist to draw them.
Xu Ruantang's head buzzed.
So they started making plans from that time onwards?
No wonder, no wonder Chen Ji told her to ask about Zhang Chao's condition the next day when Xu Hanli arrived at the ward.
At the time, she thought Chen Ji had asked her to tell Jia Shuling.
It turned out that she was using her words to tell Shen Youyou.
Chen Gang stared at the letter in his hand, lost in thought. "If he hadn't saved me, I wouldn't have died."
He seemed to be trapped in a deep sorrow, and nothing anyone said could touch his heart.
Jia Shuling stood up and approached Chen Gang step by step.
She stared intently at the gaunt man on the bed.
The next moment, he slapped her across the face.
Xu Ruantang was startled, but Chen Gang still didn't react, not even covering his face.
He stared blankly at the envelope.
"Chen Gang, your life isn't your own!"
Jia Shuling shouted, "If you don't want him to die in vain, pull yourself together!"
She gritted her teeth and said, word by word, "From now on, half of your life will be lived for him."
Jia Shuling closed her eyes, turned around and walked out.
Xu Ruantang quickly followed.
As she reached the door, she stopped and said without turning her head, "I'll only advise you this once. I hope you won't forget what he said before he died."
Xu Ruantang helped Jia Shuling back to the ward because she was unsteady on her feet and her whole body was trembling.
They called the doctor, who said it was nothing serious and gave her an acupuncture.
Xu Ruantang originally wanted to go find Wang Xiuxiu to gossip about what had happened.
Although she could guess, she still couldn't connect many of the dots.
Seeing Jia Shuling like this, she didn't dare to leave.
"What's a bullet in my shoulder?"
Jia Shuling's eyes were red-rimmed, and she seemed to be talking to herself as she smiled softly, a smile filled with sorrow.
"There are countless bullet holes in his body."
"He acted as a human cushion, otherwise how could we have come back? Ha, how terrifying."
"He's gone, why am I so sad?"
Shouldn't I be happy?
As Jia Shuling spoke, she looked at Xu Ruantang with teary eyes, grabbed her arm, and kept asking, "Tell me, why am I crying?"
From Jia Shuling's fragmented descriptions, Xu Ruantang could roughly imagine the scene at that time.
That's true. The enemy is heading straight for them, and no matter how unprepared they are, they won't let them leave easily.
According to Jia Shuling, Zhang Chao used his own body to block all the bullets, thus saving their two lives.
Xu Ruantang stayed with Jia Shuling the whole time.
She cried for a long time before finally falling into a deep sleep after the IV drip was finished.
Xu Ruantang tucked the blanket around her and turned to leave.
She instructed the person guarding the door to wake her up when she woke up.
As she descended the stairs, she saw the figure ahead of her, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke: "Xu Hanli."
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