Chapter 40 [VIP] Jianghu (21)

Xie Yu asked other doctors to treat Nan Yan. After some diagnosis, the doctor concluded that the condition was not good.

This girl, I’m afraid...she won’t live long.

After hearing the doctor's diagnosis, Xie Yu suddenly felt dizzy and could not stand.

His body trembled and swayed for a few times. If he had not held on to the table beside him in time, he would have knelt down on the spot.

Yanyan...is a sign of dying young.

Maybe... I only have a few months left to live?

How is this possible? His Yanyan was clearly alive and well, how could it be that...she only had a few months left?

The blood in Xie Yu's chest surged, and the wound on his back opened again. He turned pale from the pain, and his clothes were soaked with blood. His forehead was covered with cold sweat, as if it had just been washed out of water, and his entire body was soaked with sweat.

The old doctor looked at his serious injuries and thought his condition was more urgent than that of the woman lying on the bed.

This woman was already weak and sickly, with a weak pulse. This kind of constitution is most afraid of excessive mood swings. The ups and downs are too much of a shock and are most likely to cause illness.

Originally, I was taking tonic medicine and was fine. Maybe I could live a few more years. But I don’t know what happened recently. After great joy, I was greatly sad. My spirit suddenly dissipated.

This kind of situation is hard for an adult man to endure, let alone a frail girl like her. Once she got sick, her energy was depleted and her will was depressed. I'm afraid she will never recover.

After hearing this, Xie Yu stumbled to the bedside without keeping his balance, and hurriedly grabbed her pale and cold fingertips, pressing them tightly against his face.

"No..."

It was obvious that this quack doctor was not good at medicine and was talking nonsense. How could Yanyan die for no reason? Wasn't it just that after the quarrel, she was so angry that she vomited a little blood? He would just buy her more delicious food to take care of her in the future. How could she die?

Xie Yu burst into tears. He held Nan Yan's fingers tightly and repeated over and over again, "It's okay. I won't let anything happen to you..."

It seemed that only in this way could the pain in his chest be slightly relieved, and only in this way could he not be so panicked and afraid.

Seeing this, the doctor shook his head helplessly, sighed, and then, as usual, prescribed some nourishing tonic for the woman, then turned and left.

When Nan Yan woke up again, it was already the next morning. It was just dawn and the light blue sky was faintly lit.

Xie Yu saw her eyelids twitch slightly, and felt the fingertips in his palm tremble lightly. A look of joy immediately appeared on his face. He hurried over and called a few times, "Yanyan, you are awake. Are you feeling better? Does your chest still hurt? Do you want me to call a doctor?"

Nan Yan was a little dazed by this series of questions. She blinked blankly and happened to meet Xie Yu's eyes, which were slightly red from crying. There were some wet marks at the corners of his eyes.

Nan Yan stretched out her hand and touched the corner of his eyes. Her fingertips felt some residual moisture. She was about to retract her hand when someone suddenly grabbed her finger.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she opened her lips and said, "Brother Yu...did you cry? Why...are your eyes so red?"

The sound was so soft that it was almost inaudible.

When Xie Yu heard that she was still teasing him, his expression suddenly softened. He held her fingers tightly and put them on his cheeks and said, "You just cried. Brother Yu was scared to death by you."

"Do you know that you vomited so much blood? Brother Yu was thinking about how much pig blood he had to feed you to make up for it?"

Nan Yan seemed amused, and the smile on her face became more genuine. She shook her head and refused, "I don't like eating that stuff..."

Xie Yu let go of her fingers, turned around and picked up the medicine that had been warming on the table, and coaxed her, "It's okay if you don't like eating pig blood, then just drink this medicine obediently. When you get better, whatever you want to eat, Brother Yu will take you to buy it, okay?"

Qingmei, who was always well-behaved and obedient, did not behave obediently this time. She drooped her eyelashes slightly, tilted her head, and slowly leaned back, keeping a certain distance from the porcelain bowl in his hand.

Xie Yu's eyes dimmed slightly.

He knew that she was sad and heartbroken. He had never seen Yanyan so heartbroken. Even when she broke off the engagement with him, she had never been so miserable.

Xie Yu touched her head and thought, all of this was caused by him. If he hadn't left her, hadn't met Xiao Guanxue and Su Mo, and hadn't brought her out, wouldn't all of this have happened? Wouldn't she be so miserable?

Xie Yu really regretted it, and was filled with remorse, especially after learning that she only had a few months left to live. He no longer wanted anything else, and would not force anything...

As long as she gets better, she can like whoever she wants, and he won't bother her anymore from now on. He will just be her brother and take good care of her. After all, it won't interfere with his love for her.

As Xie Yu thought about this, he suddenly felt his eyes a little sore. He rubbed them gently and said with a smile, "How can your body get better without taking medicine? If you are not well, how can you go home? Doesn't Yanyan want to go home? You have been out for so many days, your uncle and aunt must be worried."

"Take the medicine obediently. When you are well again, I will take you home. Let's go home to find uncle and aunt to cancel the engagement, okay?"

When Nan Yan heard the words "cancel the engagement", she was stunned for a moment. She looked at him blankly, not knowing how to react.

Nan Yan thought, could it be that the fact that she vomited blood was too much of a shock to him and it upset him?

Xie Yu knew what she was thinking from her reaction. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand to scratch the tip of her nose, "Yan Yan, your reaction will make Brother Yu think that you are reluctant to part with me."

Nan Yan's eyes widened even more.

Although he remained calm on the surface, he was thinking in his heart that this person was indeed not normal.

Could it be that he wants to retreat in order to advance?

Xie Yu took a deep breath, and his smile became even gentler. "After the cancellation of the engagement, Brother Yu will be your brother from now on."

"Brother knows that what you said that day were all words spoken in anger. Everyone talks nonsense when they are angry. If there is any misunderstanding, why don't we explain it clearly?... Once the misunderstanding is resolved, I will let him come to Mingyue Villa to propose marriage openly. If he dares to bully you again in the future, brother will not forgive him." He was referring to Xiao Guanxue.

Xie Yu thought that he was actually very stingy and vindictive.

I wanted to take her home and hide her away, so that I could only see her by myself from now on.

He originally thought that as long as he explained it clearly, Yanyan would come back and forgive him, but he no longer had the qualifications because the person she liked was not him.

It was he who kept clinging on and refused to give up.

Now seeing how miserable she was because of Xiao Guanxue, how could he possibly bear to make her sad again?

As he was talking, he suddenly laughed. He didn't know why, but he felt that the wind in the room was too strong. Otherwise, how could the sand have blinded his eyes?

…It hurts so much.

Nan Yan listened in a daze, her long eyelashes seemed to be covered with a layer of moisture. After hearing those words, she suddenly smiled at him tenderly, and tears instantly fell from her eyelashes.

It dripped onto the back of his hand and melted into a small piece. Xie Yu only felt a slight tremor in his fingertips.

She asked with tears and laughter, "Really? As long as I explain it clearly to him, will he forgive me?" Her voice was a little hoarse and uneasy.

As expected, my heart and eyes are filled with him.

Xie Yu covered his eyes helplessly, mist lingering between his fingers. He chuckled, quickly adjusted his facial expression, and then said:

"Of course it's true. You don't know that Xiao Guanxue likes to put on airs. Besides, this incident can't be blamed entirely on him. People like to vent when they are angry. As long as the misunderstanding is resolved, he will forgive you..."

Xie Yu touched her head to comfort her.

As long as she is happy, from now on, as long as she is happy, he doesn't want anything else.

After hearing his assurance, Nan Yan's smile became more obvious, her smile hidden in her tears, and her expression instantly became obedient, "Okay, I understand, Brother Yu, I will definitely take the medicine obediently. When I get better, I will go to explain to him. Please give me the medicine quickly, I will drink it now..."

Xie Yu felt a pain in his heart as if it was being cut by a knife when he saw this scene, but he still smiled gently.

He reached out and carefully helped her up, holding the medicine bowl and passing it to her. Seeing her lower her head and drink it in big gulps, he quickly reminded her, "Drink slowly, don't be so anxious, it's easy to choke."

Seeing that she didn't listen, he added: "Xiao Guanxue can't run away. Even if he runs away, I will catch him back for you."

Nan Yan couldn't help laughing out loud when she heard this.

This smile also added a touch of vitality to the originally pale face.

Her cheeks were flushed with red due to the heat, and she looked much more energetic than the sickly look she had yesterday.

Xie Yu also laughed, and was happier than her. He reached out and touched her head, thinking that it would be good if she could recover. With Xiao Guanxue's medical skills, he would be able to slowly cure her. As long as she was happy, he would be satisfied, and nothing else mattered.

He used a handkerchief to wipe the corners of her mouth. "Take the medicine and have a good sleep. I'll keep an eye on Xiao Guanxue for you. When you wake up, I'll take you to find him."

Nan Yan nodded obediently after hearing this, then lay down to rest, while Xie Yu watched her sleep peacefully. After the person fell into a deep sleep, he packed up the empty bowl and turned to leave.

By the next day, Nan Yan couldn't bear it any longer.

Her mission was urgent, this body wouldn't last much longer, and the mission was about to end.

So she pretended to be impatient and got up early, with a hint of nervousness on her face, thinking of going to Xiao Guanxue to explain the misunderstanding.

When Xie Yu came with the medicine, Nan Yan had already put on her clothes. She was sitting in front of a bronze mirror combing her hair, carefully tidying up every wrinkle on the corners of her clothes.

He moved cautiously, as if he was very much looking forward to meeting the next person.

Hearing the door being pushed open, Nan Yan subconsciously turned her head to look at him, "What should I do, Brother Yu, do I look ugly now?"

The girl in the mirror had a pale face, with almost no blood on her cheeks and pale lips. One could tell at a glance that she looked sick.

Nan Yan frowned slightly, as if she was worried that she wasn't pretty enough, and her face was full of anxiety and uneasiness about meeting her lover.

Xie Yu was slightly startled when he heard this, then he walked over with a smile. He handed the porcelain bowl in his hand over and said, "How could that be? My Yanyan has always been the most beautiful. Brother Yu has been traveling around the world for so long, and he has never seen a woman prettier than you."

"But I'm so sick that no one would like me. Will Brother Xiao... dislike me too?"

Nan Yan shook her head bitterly, but this time she was not amused by his words. She looked at the pale girl in the mirror with a worried look on her face.

"He wouldn't dare. If he dares to dislike you, I will beat him up for you. Although his medical skills are great, his martial arts skills are not as good as mine. At most, he will stab you with a few needles. Anyway, you have your brother to support you. What are you afraid of?"

As he spoke, he pulled out a box of rouge that he had just asked someone to buy from his pocket, and smiled to comfort her, "Besides, your face is just a little pale, and I was worried that no one would want this rouge that I just bought. If Yanyan is willing to call me good brother a few more times, maybe I will be happy to give it to you."

Nan Yan smiled unconsciously when she heard this.

Her eyes fell on the box of rouge and she called him softly a few times. Xie Yu immediately handed the box over with satisfaction.

After Nan Yan finished dressing up, she immediately turned around and asked him, "Does this look good?"

Xie Yu looked towards her. The girl in front of him had curved eyebrows and eyes like spring water. Her face, which was lightly painted with rouge, was no longer pale as before. Her beauty was pure and charming, like a gorgeous crabapple blossom in full bloom.

But when the flowers bloom most vigorously, they are also about to wither. For some reason, Xie Yu's heartbeat suddenly accelerated for a moment, and he subconsciously held her hand.

Nan Yan looked at him in confusion, "What's wrong? Doesn't it look good?"

Xie Yu came back to his senses then. He shook his head and his eyes fell on Yanyan's face. For some reason, he felt a little uneasy when he saw Yanyan like this. He looked at her carefully and made sure there was nothing wrong.

Then he reached out his hand and gently wiped her lips with his fingertips, wiping off some of the rouge, and smiled, "The lip color is too bright, it will look better if it's a little lighter."

Only then did Nan Yan reveal a happy smile.

On the other hand, Xiao Guanxue had not been living a peaceful life these days. The more he tried not to think about her, the more her figure appeared in his mind. He felt resentful and hateful. He hated her for using him for Xie Yu, and he also hated her for never liking him from the beginning to the end.

His finger bones were creaking from being squeezed, and Su Mo was startled by the noise. She subconsciously asked, "Brother Xiao, what's wrong with you?"

Xie Yu came to his senses after hearing this, lowered his eyes, and said expressionlessly, "Sorry, I thought of something..." Then he treated the wound on her arm again.

This wound was left when he was assassinated by the Demon Sect that day. Perhaps because the wound was too deep, it has not healed even after several days of rest.

Su Mo raised her eyes to look at his profile. The more she looked, the hotter her ears became. After learning about Xiao Guanxue's feelings for her that day, it would be a lie to say that she wasn't moved. Besides, the person she liked from the beginning was Brother Xiao. If it weren't for Xie Yu, they wouldn't have missed each other...

She knew that he was in a bad mood. No one would feel good if they were taken advantage of in such a shameless way.

At this moment, she felt quite resentful towards Gu Nanyan. She just thought how could there be such a woman in this world who could play with people's hearts, was full of bubbles and calculations, and seduced other men to avenge her fiancé. She was really... shameless.

If Brother Xiao had not already had someone in his heart, he would have been deceived by her and suffered terribly.

No wonder Brother Xiao’s attitude towards her was a little different during those few days when she woke up. It turned out it was all because of her.

Thinking of that, she felt a little sour and sweet in her chest, "Brother Xiao, I'm sorry, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to be with her..."

Before Su Mo could finish her words, Xiao Guanxue interrupted her, "Okay, your wound has been treated. If you are fine, go back quickly. It is not good for a woman like you to stay in my room."

Xiao Guanxue put away the medicine on the table. He was in no mood to talk to her about nonsense anymore, and his eyes became increasingly cold.

Su Mo thought he was concerned about her reputation, her face slightly reddened, and she said a little embarrassedly, "Brother Xiao, don't worry about me. You know my character. I don't usually care about these things."

After she finished speaking, she thought of something and continued, "By the way, Brother Xiao, is the wound on your forehead better?"

Speaking of this, Xiao Guanxue's body stiffened.

Thinking of what happened that day, his eyes unconsciously drooped, and he said "hmm" expressionlessly, "Nothing."

The wound had indeed scabbed over, but whenever I thought of what the woman had said, I felt an indescribable sharp pain drilling into my skin.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door. Xiao Guanxue was distracted and the medicine box in his hand became unstable, and immediately fell all over the floor.

He frowned slightly, a hint of annoyance emerging in his heart. Looking at the bottles and jars scattered all over the floor, he did not clean them up for the time being. Instead, he rubbed his eyebrows, then turned around and went to the outer room to open the door.

Su Mo, who was originally sitting, took the initiative to clean up when she saw these. She picked up all the gauze and needlework scattered on the ground and put them away. As she was picking up, she saw an exquisite palm-sized purse scattered on the ground, with the word "Xiao" embroidered on the edge of the purse.

She felt around and found a very beautiful jade pendant in the purse. She thought it must be something that Brother Xiao had accidentally dropped.

At this time, Nan Yan was standing at the door and glanced at Xie Yu who was leaving. He smiled at her, signaling her not to be nervous, and then turned and left.

Xie Yu had never thought that this scene would be so painful. He just felt a sharp pain in his chest, but he still had to smile and comfort her.

He thought to himself, no wonder he had an inexplicable hostility towards Xiao Guanxue when he first met that person, it must have been predestined, he was destined to snatch away the treasure that I have treasured for many years.

As soon as Xiao Guanxue opened the door, he saw Nan Yan standing outside. His eyes fell on her face which seemed to be carefully made up. His expression paused. He wondered what she was doing here.

"It's you."

Nan Yan paused when she heard his voice, her eyes unconsciously fell on the wound on his forehead, her eyelashes trembled slightly, Xiao Guanxue seemed to see what she was thinking, and a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes, "Why did you come to me?"

Did something happen to Xie Yu? So she came to ask him for help. Well, if she really came for Xie Yu, he would definitely not help her and would watch him die, unless...

Unless what? He himself didn't know, he just felt more and more irritated. Why was he always distracted by the woman in front of him?

"That day, I was with Brother Yu..."

Before she finished speaking, she saw the other person's face quickly turned cold. When Xiao Guanxue heard Xie Yu's name, she decisively interrupted her voice, "If you came here for Xie Yu, then leave quickly. I won't help you anymore."

He was about to close the door when Nan Yan subconsciously raised her hand to stop him and said anxiously, "No, I'm not here for him. Yes, I have something to tell you."

Xiao Guanxue looked at her anxious expression, his expression unchanged, and he said coldly, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Nan Yan pursed her lips. Thinking of what happened that day, her face seemed a little nervous. "I'm sorry, I admit that I did use you, especially after I learned that Brother A Yu liked Su Mo, I was so angry that I wanted to take revenge on him. I did use you to take revenge on Xie Yu at the beginning..."

"Brother Xiao, who is outside?"