To marry into the family in place of his brother? Impossible!

Chen Ran was stunned for a moment, then said innocently, "Uncle and Aunt, didn't you come here this time to warn Jiang Jinhuan to stay away from Qinghan?"

I think you did the right thing this time, really. Jiang Jinhuan has an ambiguous relationship with other women, he really doesn't deserve Qinghan..."

Mr. Shen sneered, "Chen Ran, stop trying to sow discord here. We don't believe you anymore. Get out of here!"

Chen Ran's face stiffened, somewhat annoyed, but she suppressed her anger, then sneered and turned to leave.

Watching Jiang Jinhuan's departing figure, Chen Ran sneered, "What I can't have, you can't have either!"

Leaving aside this, there was the angry rebuke of Chen Ran by Shen's parents.

Jiang Jinhuan's expression was not good at this moment.

Jiang Jinhuan was unaware that Shen Qinghan had driven Chen Ran away.

In Jiang Jinhuan's view, they still preferred Chen Ran, and were even willing to kick him out of the house for Chen Ran's sake.

Their sudden, joint visit serves as a warning to Jiang Jinhuan.

He was warned to stay away from Shen Qinghan.

He didn't have many feelings for Shen Qinghan.

Taking this opportunity to leave doesn't seem like a bad idea.

When Shen Qinghan got home from get off work, she saw her parents sitting in the living room, and they didn't look too good.

She didn't bother to ask, changed her shoes, and headed back to her room.

"Qinghan, sit down," Shen's mother said, her voice hoarse.

Shen Qinghan stopped in her tracks and turned to look at her mother.

Shen's mother's eyes were red, as if she had been crying.

"What's wrong?"

Shen's mother took a deep breath and recounted what had happened that afternoon.

They said they originally wanted to explain to Jiang Jin Huan, but Chen Ran showed up unexpectedly.

This seems to have caused Jiang Jinhuan to have an even bigger misunderstanding.

Shen Qinghan's face gradually turned pale.

Her fingers gripped the hem of her clothes, her nails digging into her palms, but she felt no pain.

"What...what did he say?" Her voice trembled.

Shen's mother lowered her head, not daring to look at her: "He said he won't come looking for you again..."

Shen Qinghan swayed, and her vision went black for a moment.

She opened her mouth, as if to say something, but it was as if something was blocking her throat, and she couldn't make a sound.

Seeing that her complexion was off, Shen's father quickly stood up: "Qinghan, are you alright?"

Shen Qinghan did not answer.

Her lips moved slightly, then her body went limp and she fell backward.

"So cold and desolate!"

"Cold and desolate—"

The gasps of Shen's parents exploded in his ears, but Shen Qinghan couldn't hear anything.

She felt herself falling, falling and falling, into an endless darkness.

There was nothing in the darkness.

Without Jiang Jinhuan, there was no misunderstanding, and nothing was left unexplained.

She was all alone, standing there all by herself.

Shen Qinghan is sick, very sick!

It was as if all their energy and spirit had vanished.

Shen Qinghan grew thinner day by day, her cheeks sunken, her eyes deep-set, and she looked like a flower withering away.

The IV fluid dripped in, but it seemed like nothing could be retained.

Xiaoyue sat on the edge of the bed with a bowl of porridge in her hand. "Qinghan, eat something, just one bite."

Shen Qinghan lay on his side, his back to her, motionless.

"Qinghan, please..."

no respond.

Xiaoyue bit her lip, her eyes red like a rabbit's.

She tried everything: coaxing, persuading, begging, and even crying and cursing.

But Shen Qinghan seemed to have locked herself in a transparent shell, where no one could get in and she wouldn't come out.

Standing at the door, looking at her daughter like this, Shen's mother couldn't stop the tears from falling.

"It's all our fault...it's all our fault. We shouldn't have come. We shouldn't have arranged this marriage without asking questions first..."

Shen's mother leaned against the door frame, as if she might collapse at any moment.

Mr. Shen sat in the living room, smoking one cigarette after another, until the ashtray was piled high with cigarette butts.

The next morning, Xiaoyue finally couldn't take it anymore.

She picked up her phone, found Jiang Jinhuan's number, hovered her finger above the screen, hesitated for a long time, and finally pressed the button.

The moment the call connected, her voice trembled slightly: "Jiang Jinhuan, Qinghan is dying."

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone, followed by the sound of a chair overturning. "What? What happened? What do you mean he's about to die?"

Jiang Jinhuan's voice contained shock and a hint of disbelief.

Xiaoyue quickly replied, "Ever since your parents came back from your place, she hasn't eaten anything for three days, and she can't even get an IV drip. She's lost a lot of weight, and the doctor said that if this continues, her health will collapse."

"Could you please try to persuade her? Just once, even just to get her to eat a bite of food..."

Jiang Jin Huan said, "Send me the address."

Xiaoyue breathed a sigh of relief, and tears welled up in her eyes.

……

Jiang Jin Huan arrived at 3 PM.

He paused for a moment at the door of Shen Qinghan's bedroom.

Pushing open the door, the room was still somewhat dark.

The room was quiet, and the curtains were drawn tightly, which explained why it looked somewhat dim.

Shen Qinghan lay on the bed, wrapped in a blanket, curled up in a ball, looking nothing like the strong career woman she used to be.

Looking at Shen Qinghan's current appearance, he frowned slightly.

What exactly is going on? Why did it turn out like this?

Xiaoyue whispered behind him, "Jin Huan, I don't know what happened between you two, but I want to say that Qing Han and that Chen Ran have no relationship whatsoever."

Your words, "You said you would never look for Qinghan again," hurt her deeply.

Jiang Jinhuan frowned and remained silent; he couldn't understand it.

After all, from his perspective, the letter was written for Chen Ran, the clothes were bought for Chen Ran, and even Shen Qinghan's parents were on Chen Ran's side.

Therefore, there is a high probability that Shen Qinghan used herself to provoke Chen Ran.

Furthermore, the money Shen Qinghan spent on clothes for him was also transferred to her card, so it shouldn't be a matter of money.

But how could things have turned out this way?

Logically, he shouldn't have come; Shen Qinghan should have been looking for Chen Ran.

Then Xiaoyue continued, "Her doctor said she doesn't have any major physical problems, it's just... it's just that something's on her mind, and she doesn't want to get better."

Jiang Jinhuan walked to the bedside, bent down, and looked at Shen Qinghan's tightly closed eyes.

Her eyelashes were long, but they were trembling slightly.

She wasn't asleep; she knew he was coming.

"Sister Qinghan?" Jiang Jinhuan asked softly.

Shen Qinghan's body trembled slightly, but she still did not open her eyes.

Jiang Jinhuan sat down by the bed and gently patted her shoulder.

"Qinghan, I've come to see you. Did I go too far? If I'm apologizing, you can't skip dinner!"

Shen Qinghan did not move or answer, as if she had not heard.

Jiang Jinhuan looked at her, then turned to Xiaoyue and asked, "Is there any more porridge?"