Regretful Beijing Marriage

The air froze instantly.

Ji Shu, who was standing nearby, immediately exploded and started cursing into the phone receiver.

"Zhou Xubai, have you no shame! Taking advantage of someone in distress!"

"I used to think you were gentle and refined, but now it seems you're a despicable person!"

Zhou Xubai on the other end of the phone completely ignored the accusations and persistently asked Jiang Yining.

"Yi Ning, can you tell me your choice?"

Jiang Yining remained calm and did not give a direct answer, but instead asked a question in return.

Even if I've never loved you, even if I'll never love you in this lifetime, you still insist on marrying me?

Zhou Xubai remained silent for a moment, his voice carrying a hint of stubborn hoarseness.

"I do, Jiang Yining. I've never cared about anyone in my life."

"You are the first and the only one."

"I don't ask you to fall in love with me immediately, I only ask for the right to stay by your side."

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Ji Shu quickly stepped forward to open the door, and her face fell immediately upon seeing who it was.

"Ye Tang, what are you doing here!"

Ye Tang ignored her and looked directly at Jiang Yining.

"Don't agree to Zhou Xubai's request. I can help you find Fu Huaiyan."

"The premise is that you completely sever ties with Zhou Xubai and never contact him again."

Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Yining responded.

"it is good."

A single word plunged Zhou Xubai into a deathly silence on the other end of the phone.

Upon seeing this, Ye Tang immediately roared at the person on the other end of the phone.

"Zhou Xubai, did you hear that? They don't need your help at all!"

"Jiang Yining is so cold-blooded, why do you insist on going after her? Is it really necessary?"

Zhou Xubai suddenly chuckled softly.

"I'm sorry, Yi Ning, I forced you and made you suffer."

Jiang Yining remained calm.

"Xu Bai, you've helped me a lot, so consider this repayment."

"So, you're going to completely sever ties with me?"

Zhou Xubai asked with a bitter expression.

"We're just friends."

Jiang Yining made a clean and decisive decision.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the door was pushed open again.

Shen Sinian walked in hurriedly and looked at Jiang Yining immediately.

"Yi Ning, we've found Fu Huaiyan."

Jiang Yining suddenly stood up.

"But his condition is very bad, you must be mentally prepared."

Shen Sinian gave them a heads-up in advance.

Jiang Yining ignored everyone else and rushed to the hospital immediately.

At the entrance to the operating room, Wen Junshan was changing his clothes and preparing to go in.

Upon seeing Jiang Yining rushing over, he bluntly told her the worst possible outcome.

"The situation is very bad. Even if he is saved by chance, he will most likely go blind. More importantly, he may be paralyzed and bedridden for the rest of his life."

After he finished speaking, the surroundings fell into dead silence.

For a proud person like Fu Huaiyan, paralysis is worse than death.

Jiang Yining, however, remained unusually calm.

"Elder Wen, please do your utmost to save him."

"These days, staying alive is more important than anything else."

"As long as people can survive, there is still a chance for everything to turn around."

Wen Junshan gave her a deep look and nodded solemnly.

The operating room lights remained on for a full 12 hours.

Ji Shu, her eyes red from staying up all night, gently offered her words of advice.

"Yi Ning, go lie down over there and rest for a while."

"We've been keeping watch here. We'll call you immediately if we get any news."

Jiang Yining gently shook her head.

Fu Huaiyan saved her time and again, so she had no choice but to stay, both morally and logically.

Xie Xingzhou felt a mix of emotions. After struggling for a long time, he walked up to her and apologized in a low voice.

"I'm sorry, Miss Jiang."

"We misjudged you before because we didn't know you well enough."

Lu Yunshen sighed softly and took over the conversation.

"Before Huaiyan married you, your mother met with him alone once."

"At that time, we all mistakenly believed that your mother was forcing him to marry you."

"Later, his rejection became obvious, which is why we concluded that he had no feelings for you."

"Now it seems he carried the burden alone and deceived all of us."

Jiang Yining grasped the key words.

"My mom went to see him? What did they say?"

"have no idea."

Lu Yunshen shook his head.

"Only after Huai Yan regains consciousness can he tell you in person."

The operating room lights went out as soon as he finished speaking.

Everyone crowded around.

Wen Junshan pushed open the door and walked out, his expression complex.

"His life has been saved."

"But as I said before, the situation is not good; the injuries are far more serious than anticipated."

"Go in and check on him, and prepare for the worst."

The group paused and entered the ward.

Fu Huaiyan lay quietly on the hospital bed.

His eyes were wrapped in gauze.

Both legs were also tightly secured and bandaged.

He tilted his head slightly, quiet and still.

"No matter what, we've survived, and there's still hope."

Lu Yunshen tried to comfort him.

But no one responded.

After all, everyone knows that a proud person like Fu Huaiyan would never be willing to be taken care of for the rest of his life.

After a long silence, Fu Huaiyan finally spoke slowly, his voice hoarse and dry.

"You all go out first."

The group exchanged glances and wisely left, leaving Jiang Yining alone.

The ward quieted down, and Jiang Yining walked to the bedside.

Without saying anything more, she simply raised her hand gently and carefully pressed on Fu Huaiyan's bandaged calf.

"Does it hurt?"

Her voice was very soft, almost silent.

Fu Huaiyan stiffened slightly and responded in a low voice.

"It doesn't hurt."

Jiang Yining nodded.

"Well, you can't see, and you can't feel your legs for the time being, but you can feel my touch and hear my voice, which means that your nerves haven't completely died and there's still a possibility of recovery. It's not bad."

Fu Huaiyan turned his head and asked softly, with a hint of probing that was barely perceptible.

"You came all this way just to tell me this?"

Jiang Yining's voice was flat.

"Otherwise what? You've kept a secret for seven years, hidden the truth from me for seven years, refusing to say anything. Do you expect me to keep pestering you for answers?"

Fu Huaiyan pursed his lips tightly, his Adam's apple bobbing several times.

"I'm sorry, your mother did come to me back then. I owe her a favor, and she begged me to protect you for the rest of your life."

"At that time, the Fu family was in turmoil, beset by internal and external troubles, and the only thing that bound me was your mother's favor."

"I'm sorry for hurting you for so many years."

He gave a self-deprecating smile.

"I know that saying all this now sounds like a lame excuse."

"In the end, it's because I was useless and couldn't protect you, causing you to suffer so much injustice."

The room fell silent again.

It was so quiet that they could hear each other breathing.

Fu Huaiyan hesitated for a long time before slowly raising his hand, wanting to touch Jiang Yining.

The moment her fingertips moved, Jiang Yining grasped them.

Her fingers were slightly cool, and her tone was calm and firm.

"Let's not dwell on the past. From now on, cooperate fully with the treatment."

"As long as a person is alive, there is hope."

"You don't want Jiayu to see you like this when he comes to visit, do you?"

This statement precisely hit Fu Huaiyan's weak spot.

His body stiffened, and warm tears welled up in his eyes.

"Get some rest."

The effects of the post-operative medication kicked in, and Fu Huaiyan quickly fell asleep again.

Jiang Yining got up, intending to go out and ask Wen Junshan for details about the follow-up treatment plan.

As soon as he stepped out of the ward, Fu Chengxuan came over.

"Grandma is in the next room; she wants to see you."