Chapter 128: You Must Repay Her For Saving Your Life
Su Wanyuan hurriedly looked over.
She saw Jiang Yan’s eyelashes trembling lightly as he slowly opened his eyes. He stared at the white ceiling, feeling his head extremely dizzy.
“A Yan, you finally woke up. You worried us to death, but fortunately you’re okay.”
Jiang Yan’s pupils weren’t focused, somewhat scattered. His mind was very chaotic, with fragmented memories flashing by—night, heavy rain, mountain top, cold wind—forming an incomplete picture.
He slowly turned his head, looking toward Gu Lanli whose gaze was full of joy, then his sight fixed on Su Wanyuan.
Last night… he seemed to have gone to Phoenix Mountain to rescue Su Wanyuan, and later because the mountain top was too cold, he fell asleep. When he woke up again, he was in the hospital.
His colorless lips opened and closed, wanting to say something, but he found he had no strength at all in his body, and his head was extremely dizzy.
Su Wanyuan hurriedly stepped forward, touched Jiang Yan’s face with her hand, and said worriedly, “A Yan, if there’s anything, wait until you’re better to talk about it. The most important thing for you now is to rest.”
Gu Lanli agreed, “Yes, rest well. This time it’s all thanks to Wanyuan who saved us. A Yan, when you’re better, you should repay her for saving your life.”
Jiang Yan’s pupils began to dilate.
Su Wanyuan saved him…
Last night she told him to wait for her.
So he waited?
But… why did he feel such strong rejection in his heart.
Jiang Yan stayed awake for only a few minutes before falling asleep again.
Su Wanyuan pushed Gu Lanli out: “Let’s not disturb him. Let him rest. Wait for me at the entrance. I’ll tuck in his quilt for him.”
Gu Lanli nodded.
Su Wanyuan gently closed the door and began rummaging in the cabinet beside the hospital bed.
Then she found Jiang Yan’s mobile phone.
The mobile phone was well protected by him and hadn’t gotten wet.
She connected it to the charger, and the mobile phone screen lit up quickly.
Su Wanyuan calmly unlocked it with his fingerprint, went to check Jiang Yan’s chat history, and viewed the call records.
At twelve-thirty last night, he made an outgoing call that lasted one minute.
Su Wanyuan looked down at him coldly. There was no signal on that mountain, so no call could be made, and with the thunderstorm weather, seeking rescue was almost impossible.
So this call saved his life?
No need to think, Su Wanyuan knew this unmarked phone number was Jiang Ning’s number.
She silently memorized the string of numbers, then deleted this distress call.
Su Wanyuan slightly hooked the corner of her lips, turned off Jiang Yan’s mobile phone again, gently placed it back in the cabinet beside him, and then closed the door and left.
As soon as Su Wanyuan pushed Gu Lanli back to the hospital room, the Jiang Family rushed hurriedly toward Jiang Yan’s hospital room.
Su Wanyuan turned back and saw Jiang Ning’s figure through the slightly open gap of the hospital room door.
She indifferently lowered her eyelashes. Heaven was on her side. What did Jiang Ning have to fight her with?
Now she just needed to get rid of Jiang Ning, and her future would be smooth sailing, right?
……
Father Jiang pushed open the door first.
He immediately saw his son lying on the hospital bed.
His expression anxious: “What exactly happened? We just went to the countryside, and Xiao Yan almost died.”
When they received Jiang Ning’s notification, they had just entered Jin Cheng and rushed to the hospital without stopping.
Even Madam Jiang, who didn’t like Jiang Yan, upon seeing him covered in tubes, with a breathing tube, IV drip on his right side, no color in his face, and looking so serious, stood in place actually a bit afraid to approach.
This was the first time she saw her son so vulnerable, as if a light touch would turn him into a butterfly and fly away.
Her mind went blank.
Her long-term indifference toward Jiang Yan led to her now not knowing what mood to face her own son with.
But just thinking that Jiang Yan might die made her heart ache sharply, as if sliced open by a blade, with cold wind pouring in.
Madam Jiang moved her feet, wanting to reach out and touch Jiang Yan’s hand, but stopped abruptly in mid-air.
Her fingers clenched tight, and she returned to her usual noble indifference, turning around and directly leaving the hospital room.
Jiang Ning glanced over, then pulled Jiang Li aside and asked, “Was the countryside trip smooth this time? Did Grandmother make things difficult for Mom?”
Jiang Li shook her head: “No, Grandmother broke her leg and is recuperating in bed. Mom… she hardly goes to Grandmother’s place. Grandmother calmed down upon hearing about Jiang Yan and didn’t make trouble anymore. We should have come back earlier, but Grandmother clung to Dad, saying if he dared to leave, she’d jump from the building, forcing us to stay with her for a week.”
Thinking of Old Madam Jiang, Jiang Ning also felt annoyed.
She really was an unlikable old lady.
Jiang Ning continued asking: “How did it feel getting along with Mom? She didn’t lose her temper randomly again, right?”
Jiang Li couldn’t help but smile: “No, although she still doesn’t quite like me, she prepares bowl and chopsticks for me at meals now. Does that count as progress?”
Joy welled up in Jiang Ning’s eyes: “That’s a good sign. I thought you’d hate her too. No matter how much I try to mend your relationship, as long as there’s resentment in your heart, the rift can’t be repaired. Older Sister, you’re much braver than I imagined.”
To set aside the huge childhood trauma and accept the person who brought unhappiness to her life—Jiang Ning thought, if it were her, she might find it hard to let go.
In the original world, she was loved by Grandmother from childhood, so her heart was warm. Even though the time being loved was short, Jiang Ning felt it was enough. She wouldn’t hate the world anymore.
Jiang Li lightly exhaled, her voice very low: “It’s fake to say I don’t resent her. I clearly had a dad and a mom, but lived like an orphan. I’ve complained, hated, and cried in pain after being rescued from jumping into the river. I originally planned never to set foot in this place that cast a shadow over my entire life, but now it’s different. Ning Ning, you personally pulled this thread, and I also know Mom’s changes are due to psychological illness. Not being loved is indeed regrettable, but in this life, no matter when, one can’t lack the courage to start over. I’m willing to accompany her in healing until she recovers.”
“I’ve let it go, and thank her too, for giving me a safe harbor when I was desperate.”
The conversation in the hospital room continued.
Madam Jiang stood at the door, tears streaming down her face.
She really was an unqualified mother.
Venting her own pain on her child.
Yet despite her being so terrible, Jiang Li was still willing to accompany her in healing.
Madam Jiang covered her face, letting tears flow through her fingers.
She could no longer hold back her emotions and fled from the hospital room entrance.
Jiang Ning chatted idly with Jiang Li.
Finally, her gaze fell on Jiang Yan, and she suggested: “When Jiang Yan improves, let’s find time to have a family gathering to liven things up and strengthen our family bonds.”
Jiang Li smiled faintly: “I have no opinion.”
The next second, her mobile phone rang, and she took it out from her bag.
Upon opening it, she saw the pinned message.
The color drained from her face inch by inch.
She saw a message pop out above.
Huo Yu: [I’m in Jin Cheng, right outside the hospital where you are. Xiao Li, come out and see me.]
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