Soon after that, Han Qing came back to the ward, and Yan fell back into the chair next to the bed. The ward became silent again.
Xu Yanwan raised her head and looked at Han Qing. “You didn’t have to come to the hospital since we have everything here, including all sorts of facilities and medical professionals. You guys should go home soon.”
Han Qing pursed his lips and walked up to her. He then looked at her wound for a while before commenting callously, “If you happen to run into the same situation again, you should just stay away from it. If nothing else works, you should call the police; there’s no need for you to go up to them and resolve it yourself. How am I supposed to explain to the late Mr. and Mrs. Xu if something bad happens?”
Xu Yanwan closed her eyes, stunned. “I’m sorry. I wasn’t expecting this to happen.”
As Yan was silently listening to their conversation, she decided to take out her phone to browse through it.
“They were arguing endlessly. In the heat of the moment, I couldn’t help but to go up to them; I didn’t expect this to happen. If I knew that it would bother you two to get here, I wouldn’t have gone up to them to try and stop them.” At this juncture, Xu Yanwan touched her forehead and let out a bitter smile. “The doctor told me that if I don’t take good care of this wound, it might leave scars.”
Scars? Yan took a quick look at her forehead, thinking, Having scars on a woman’s forehead might not be something that a woman could accept. As such, she began to sympathize with her. Ah, I’m sympathizing with her again. I shouldn’t have been so harsh on her earlier. Fine then—if she does something or say something pretentious to me again, I’ll go easy on her.
“Both of you should be busy, right?” Xu Yanwan smiled gently, looking sweet. “I can be here by myself; you guys should go. You don’t have to stay here to accompany me.”
Han Qing silently stared at Xu Yanwan for a while before taking out his phone and making a phone call outside the ward.
Lin Xuzheng was surprised when he received Han Qing’s phone call. “Look who’s calling! You normally only give me a call once every few years. What’s the matter?”
“Xu Yanwan’s injured and is in the hospital now.”
The mention of Xu Yanwan’s name startled Lin Xuzheng, whose eyebrows immediately went up. “Oh. So?”
“Didn’t she used to be your favorite when you were little?” Han Qing frowned.
Lin Xuzheng responded, “That was many years ago, and she was a little girl. What’s wrong with a big brother caring for a little girl? Besides, she’s no longer a little girl now. Why are you telling me all these?”
Han Qing kept quiet, pursing his lips. Did he call the wrong person? Lin Xuzheng followed up after hearing the moment of silence, “What’s wrong? Weren’t you also like a big brother to her back in the days? Can’t you take care of her in the hospital?”
“Yan’s here.”
Lin Xuzheng finally received Han Qing’s message after hearing these few words. He was surprised before he chuckled in a deep voice.
“Alright. You’re finally making some sense. And here I thought that you’d be stringing both Yan and Xu Yanwan along. Did you recently come to this realization?”
Realization? Han Qing inquired subconsciously, “What’re you talking about?”
“Xu Yanwan likes you. She’s been following you around since we were little, but you never seemed to realize how cold you’ve been toward her. Nevertheless, this girl still stuck around.”
Han Qing was at a loss for words. “I’ve never noticed that.”
These words rendered Lin Xuzheng speechless. “Look at how hurtful you are. She’s been going after you for so long, and you haven’t even noticed that? No matter how heartless you are, this is a little too much, isn’t it, Han Qing?”
Han Qing kept quiet.
“Fine. Let’s treat this as a favor for you. Which hospital are you in?”
Finally, Lin Xuzheng came. The moment Xu Yanwan saw him, her countenance changed; she felt embarrassed and insulted, and she was so frustrated that she could not say anything. She kept biting her bottom lip while looking down at her knees. Hold it in. I have to hold it in. There’s nothing to be upset about.
Yan was also surprised to see Lin Xuzheng. So, she went up and greeted him, “Hi, Xuzheng.”
Lin Xuzheng simply waved them off. “All of you can leave. I’ll be here.”
At this point, Yan came back to her senses and realized that Han Qing was actually giving Lin Xuzheng a call earlier when he left the ward. Prior to this, she was wondering how long they had to stay here; fortunately, it did not take long for her to figure that out. After they left the hospital, Yan grabbed Han Qing by his hand and asked softly, “Are you really going to let Xuzheng stay there? Are there going to be any problems? Will Xuzheng think that you’re not loyal to your friends? Will Xu Yanwan hate you because of this?”
Hearing this series of questions, Han Qing looked at her helplessly. “She can hate me if she wants.”
Yan thought, It seems impossible that Xu Yanwan would hate him. If she’s ever going to need an outlet, I’ll be her target. After all, she came to visit her with Han Qing. Surely Xu Yanwan would dislike her even more because of this.
“Let’s go back to the bridal shop to continue picking your wedding dress, shall we?”
“Aren’t we a little heartless? After all, she’s injured and can’t do anything else.”
“So, do you want to go back there?”
“Not a chance!”
Han Qing chuckled. “So, do we go back to the hospital or to the bridal shop to look at wedding dresses?”
“Wedding dress!” Yan insisted. “Just treat me as an evil woman then. I don’t like seeing you with her and the way she looks at you.”
“Well, I feel the same.” Han Qing squeezed her cheek. “You should avoid her more.”
“Sure.”
The two then disappeared from sight.
Meanwhile, in the ward, Xu Yanwan found herself quietly leaning against her knees, feeling devastated. Lin Xuzheng sat right there and stared at her. After a while, Xu Yanwan looked up and gave him a look. “You should go.”
Lin Xuzheng raised his eyebrows. Knowing what was on his mind, Xu Yanwan followed up in an upfront manner, “I know you’re forced to be here, so there’s no need for you to stay here. This is a hospital, and there are nurses here to look after me. You can go.”
“Really?” Lin Xuzheng straightened his body and chuckled. “The nurses aren’t going to look after you the whole time. If you feel uncomfortable with a man looking after you, would you like me to hire a caretaker?”
“There’s no need for that!” Xu Yanwan’s rejection had an element of rage. Then, she looked at him sideways. “I know you know what I’m thinking; he asked you to be here. And now, I don’t want to see your face anymore. Are you happy now?”
“Tsk, tsk.” Lin Xuzheng shook his head and laughed. “Little girl, did you already forget how much I used to take care of you when you were little? Now, because of a man, you no longer want to see the big brother who used to take care of you?”
Xu Yanwan did not respond. She kept quiet for a moment before she continued, “You’re right. I’m sorry… I was being too unreasonable earlier. I’m sorry, Xuzheng.” At this moment, tears began to well up in Xu Yanwan’s eyes. She had been wanting to find someone to confide in but had not been able to find any. Since her parents had passed, she had never had any good friends. Now, she was left by herself with no one to speak to. She was delighted to meet Han Qing today, but he had brought Yan along, and they both left too soon. In the end, Han Qing decided to call Lin Xuzheng, which to Xu Yanwan, meant that Han Qing was pushing her away to someone else. This felt worse than if Han Qing did not want to be here.
Facing Xu Yanwan and her helpless look while she sat on the bed, Lin Xuzheng let out a sigh. “What’s this for? Didn’t I tell you to let go of him before? Why haven’t you given up?”
Give up? I’ve loved him for so many years. How can I just give up like this? Xu Yanwan forced a smile in her heart and looked Lin Xuzheng in the eye. “Xuzheng, you’ve loved your wife for so many years. If someone told you to give up on her and marry some other woman, would you do it?”
