Jiang Nanshu: “…”
Lu Qingyan was only separated from them by a single door.
She nodded, “He has been very good to me.”
Jiang Nanshu wasn’t lying. Except for the occasional bouts of madness where he only harmed himself, he was quite good most of the time.
Mr. Jiang sighed in relief but then felt quite dissatisfied with Lu Qingyan.
Marrying his daughter without clarification was one thing, but not even having a wedding, and prohibiting them from seeing her, was simply unreasonable!
He sighed in relief, “As long as you’re fine.”
Then he turned his head to look at Mrs. Jiang’s body, his voice somewhat hoarse, “Then… do you want to come with us to the crematorium? Your mother has passed away.”
Jiang Nanshu remained silent and finally shook her head, “I’ll stay here and see her off for the last journey. Lu Qingyan is sick, I need to take care of him.”
Mr. Jiang exhaled deeply, let it be.
“I’ll send someone to pick you up tonight, you must come home for a visit.”
Jiang Nanshu didn’t refuse again and agreed, “Alright.”
Jiang Leyi stepped forward to hug Jiang Nanshu, “See you tonight.”
Jiang Zhouye hesitated to speak and, in the end, nodded at Jiang Nanshu.
Jian Hemian’s hair was cut short, turning from a decadent beauty to a refreshing one, his face still very handsome.
He was head down all the time, not making eye contact with Jiang Nanshu.
Jiang Yisen just gave a cold glance at the door to Lu Qingyan’s hospital room.
The encounter was brief, and they quickly disappeared around the corner of the hospital corridor with Mrs. Jiang’s body.
A female nurse came in with a new IV drip.
Jiang Nanshu stepped aside, and soon a panicked voice came from the room, “President Lu, stay calm, you need to stop the bleeding; your body hasn’t fully recovered, not having the drip won’t do; your organs may get infected.”
“Get out.”
“President Lu…”
“Go away!”
The female nurse was terrified.
She had never dealt with such a patient and was so scared her eyes turned red.
When Jiang Nanshu entered, she saw Lu Qingyan sitting on the bed’s edge, stepping on glass shards, the corners of his eyes slightly red, his black hair hanging down to his eyelashes, and his hands and body covered in blood, creating a chaotic and broken beauty.
The female nurse, as if finding her mainstay, said, “Mrs. Lu…”
Jiang Nanshu looked at him with a bit of a headache.
She immediately dismissed the thought of leaving Lu Qingyan.
She couldn’t abandon him anymore, no matter how difficult his mental illness was to treat, she should be by his side. Even if he never got better for his entire life, then she would accompany him for a lifetime.
She, ah, finally admitted to herself that she had fallen in love with Lu Qingyan.
The room was in a mess, and he, as if without a sense of pain, was covered in fresh blood from the self-inflicted cuts.
Jiang Nanshu told the female nurse, “Clean this up first, I’ll handle the rest.”
Relieved, the nurse quickly swept up and fled as if escaping.
The female nurse didn’t dare to approach Lu Qingyan.
So Jiang Nanshu cleaned up the glass pieces herself, making sure there were no shards left.
Lu Qingyan kept his head down and silent.
Until Jiang Nanshu stepped in front of him.
His cold black pupils looked at her, “Why did you come back?”
Jiang Nanshu looked down, meeting his gaze, and raised her hand to hold his face, “Don’t you want a child? How are you supposed to have one when you’re sick like this?”
Lu Qingyan’s pupils contracted slightly, taking a while to regain focus, “You, are you willing to have a child with me?”
“Weren’t you very opposed to it…”
“I wasn’t prepared before, I didn’t know how to take care of a child. Anyway, once it’s born, you’ll take care of it. If you’re happy, we’ll have one, if not, let’s not. I quite like children, actually.”
The subject of having a child miraculously stabilized his emotions.
As if her having a child meant she wouldn’t leave.
Jiang Nanshu couldn’t understand his way of thinking.
Finally, when his IV drip was over, Jiang Nanshu let out a sigh of relief.
It was already dark outside.
Jiang Nanshu tucked the quilt around him, “I’ll have Ye Yuan bring you some food later, I need to go back to the Jiang Family for a while.”
Lu Qingyan was staring at her intently.
“I’ll come to pick you up and take you home later.”
He nodded, “Okay.”
Jiang Nanshu raised her hand and ruffled his black hair.
She thought to herself that the quiet and obedient Lu Qingyan was endearing.
She couldn’t resist pinching his face again.
Then she quickly left the hospital and took the car Mr. Jiang had sent to go back to the Jiang Family.
Ye Yuan arrived at the hospital half an hour later.
He was holding a warm bowl of white porridge in his hand.
Seeing Lu Qingyan sitting on the bed in a daze,
He was overwhelmed with emotions.
Surely their boss was too bored, even learning to daydream. If this keeps up, would he start handing out money to the staff on his own?
He lifted the briefcase in his hand, which contained documents to be signed that day, as well as Lu Qingyan’s work computer.
Without working properly, how could he pay them?
“President Lu, I’m here. This is the white porridge Madam asked me to bring you. Also, there are some documents that need your review and signature. There was supposed to be a meeting with the overseas company tonight, but I’ve postponed it until tomorrow. Is that okay?” Ye Yuan said all in one breath.
Hearing it was something Jiang Nanshu had asked to buy,
The words of refusal that Lu Qingyan was about to say, he swallowed down and reached out his hand, “Give me the porridge.”
Ye Yuan asked again, “What about these documents?”
Lu Qingyan, sipping his porridge, said in a faint voice, “Put them aside, I’ll look at them in a while.”
He felt that he was already much better.
His diet needed to be light recently, and then he just needed to recuperate for a few days.
Apart from his attending doctor and Jiang Nanshu, no one knew he was hospitalized for eating expired birth control pills.
His face… should still be salvageable.
“President Lu, I heard you took the wrong medicine. How can someone your size still read the wrong label?” Ye Yuan rambled on beside him.
Lu Qingyan paused with his porridge, “Ye Yuan, your salary this month…”
Ye Yuan, “…”
Okay, okay, so you’re holding my lifeline, huh!
“I heard wrong. You’re just sick as usual. If you’re upset, you can hurt me, but you can’t hurt my money,” Ye Yuan pleaded pitifully.
Lu Qingyan shot him a glare, “It’s best not to let me hear any rumors or gossip in the company.”
Ye Yuan nodded obsequiously, “Understood, I’ve got a tight lip, I’m as silent as a clam.”
Lu Qingyan glanced at the time, seven o’clock.
“I’ll be waiting at nine to go to the Jiang Family to pick up Madam and take her home,” Lu Qingyan said as he reached for the documents on the bed.
A table immediately rose up from the hospital bed, and he began to work right there.
Ye Yuan replied, “Yes, I got it, President Lu.”
Jiang Nanshu had gone to the Jiang Family, so from now on, it was his job to accompany Lu Qingyan here.
…
Jiang Family villa.
Jiang Nanshu arrived there and found that not much had changed, only that the outer wall had been renovated.
Housekeeper Qian, who came to greet her, had completely white hair and a beaming smile, “Welcome home, Miss.”
Jiang Nanshu got out of the car and noticed that the villa of the Shang Family next door was brightly lit.
She asked, “Uncle Qian, is someone living next door?”
Housekeeper Qian respectfully answered, “It’s the young master of the Shang Family; he and his mother are currently living there, and it’s been five years now.”